The more Ye Jiu thought about it, the more upset she felt, and at the same time, there was a deep sense of melancholy that lingered in her heart, refusing to disperse.
By the time she returned to the Royal Residence, the sky was already darkening, just in time for dinner.
At the dinner table, Lord Jing spoke, "The War King will return to the capital tomorrow. There will be a palace banquet in the evening. I won't be coming back, so you all don't need to wait for me for dinner."
Since the Princess Consort went to the temple to pray three years ago, Lord Jing subsequently ordered that the concubines and attendants in the rear courtyard of the residence would no longer join the main table for meals but would dine in their respective courtyards.
However, the young masters in the household, including Ye Jiu, were still required to eat in the main hall every day.
Ye Jiu had raised this issue many times, but Lord Jing ignored her.
She genuinely envied the concubines like Bai, who could dine comfortably in their own courtyards. If it weren't for the fact that Lord Jing had actually been quite considerate of her these past few years, she would have suspected that the old man was deliberately making life difficult for her.
Like now, it's freezing in winter and scorching hot in summer. It would be much more comfortable to dine in one's own courtyard with attendants serving, yet she had to endure the elements to dine in the main hall. It was truly not worthwhile.
But at this moment, Ye Jiu couldn't care whether it was cold or hot because Lord Jing mentioned that Sikong Mo was returning, and it was happening tomorrow?
"How could it be, Sikong Mo coming to the capital, and I didn't know?" Ye Jiu blurted out the words without even thinking.
What followed was a suspicious glance from Lord Jing, "The frontier border has been pacified, and Sikong Mo, as the War King and the commander overseeing the border, naturally must return to the capital to report. You're a Commandery Princess, not concerned with state affairs, so why do you have to know?"
As soon as she spoke, Ye Jiu realized she had been too abrupt.
With a couple of awkward laughs, Ye Jiu said, "I was just too shocked, so I spoke without thinking. Why is Father being so serious with me?"
Ye Jiu spoke indifferently, but Lord Jing took it to heart.
Suddenly, he recalled that back in the day, before this girl returned, she seemed to have had quite a connection with Sikong Mo.
Apart from their unusual interactions during the journey from Nanchang back to the capital, later on, in the capital city, he seemed to have once overheard Sikong Mo mentioning that he and this girl had already promised each other for life.
Time had passed, and since then, Sikong Mo had been stationed at the frontier border, never returning. So even after Ye Jiu came back, Lord Jing had long forgotten about this matter. Newest update provıded by 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹✶𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲✶𝗻𝗲𝘁
Upon hearing Ye Jiu's words, Lord Jing couldn't help but feel uneasy.
The meal was tasteless until it ended, when Ye Jiu suddenly spoke again, "There's a palace banquet tomorrow, will there be a lot of people attending?"
"Ah, yes, a lot of people will come. Aren't you usually not fond of such banquets? Fortunately, tomorrow's just a banquet to welcome the War King, so it doesn't matter whether you attend or not," Lord Jing replied.
Ye Jiu was struck dumb. This old man really let her down at a crucial moment. Could he not see that she wanted to go this time!
"Oh, I originally thought I was supposed to attend, but since it doesn't matter whether I go or not, then never mind," Ye Jiu said through gritted teeth.
Suddenly, Lord Jing spoke again, "The War King is not young anymore. Back in the day when I was still young, I used to roam the capital as brothers with him, and now, in the blink of an eye, I already have a lot of children, yet he still doesn't even have a Princess Consort."
Lord Jing's words sounded somewhat sentimental, while Ye Jiu suddenly felt a tightness in her heart.