As soon as the words came out, everyone's attention was drawn to them. Mrs. Yao stepped forward two steps with a flutter, grasped Feng Yuexiang's hand and trembled.

  "Daughter." She glanced at Mrs. Yao, as if she had thought of something, and then looked at the carriage again. As expected, the curtain was lifted, and an old woman walked out of the carriage.

  Although this old woman looks like a servant at first glance, the fabric of her clothes is not ordinary. At least for the people in this mountain village, it's probably impossible to wear such clothes even if they save money for their whole life.

  Feng Yu Huan's memories churned up again, and Yao Shi's dowry servant, Sun Nian, who had been detained in the Feng manor after Yao Shi and her mother and daughter were sent to the mountain village, rushed to Yao Shi's side in a few steps and knelt down with a thud: "Madam, you've suffered!"

  Madam Yao felt as if this scene was from another lifetime. In the past three years, she had not been subjected to such humiliation again, nor had she come into contact with anyone related to the Feng family. In her mind, the Feng manor had long since abandoned her and her two children without regard for their lives or deaths. Now that she saw Granny Sun, the first thing that came to mind was: "Has Granny also been driven out of the manor?"

  "None, none! Madam, I've come to take you and the young master back to the mansion!"

  "Return to the mansion?" Not only Yao Shi, but also Feng Yuexiang and Feng Zirui were stunned for a moment. Feng Zirui asked first: "Which mansion are you returning to?"

  "Yao also asked closely: "Auntie, what's going on? How did you come to Xiping Village?"

  "Madam, Miss, congratulations! The Ninth Prince has won a great victory. The master and mistress have summoned you back to prepare for the young lady's marriage. Please get in the carriage and return to the manor!"

  The sudden news came down like a bombshell, and the three of them were shocked into silence for a moment.

  "Careful, daughter!" Feng Yu Heng quickly supported Yao Shi who was about to fall over in shock. With great effort, she controlled her emotions amidst the turbulent memories and calmly said: "This happened suddenly, my mother and I are not prepared at all. Please, nanny, give us a moment, let us tidy up before we leave!"

  The old lady wiped her eyes and bowed respectfully to Feng Yu Heng, "The ninth imperial son will return to the capital soon, please hurry up, madam and young miss."

  In the swaying carriage, Feng Yuexian couldn't help but lean against the window and close her eyes to rest, exhausted from the non-stop jolting since last night, yet she still managed to catch every word of what Yao Shi and Sun Nainai were saying.

  "This time it was the old lady who took charge and had Madame and Miss, as well as Young Master, brought back to the capital, but if one were to really get into it, it was actually thanks to the good fortune of the Ninth Prince."

  "But... " Yao said with some surprise, "Ah Huang was sent to the mountain village for so many years, that engagement is probably no longer valid, right?"

  "It's all because of the numbers! The old slave is overjoyed just thinking about it," said Sun Shunang, "If it weren't for the numbers, how would the mansion have sent me to pick you up? You don't know, these years I've been waiting every day in the mansion for the day when Madam can return." Sun Shunang's voice was choked with emotion, and Yao Shi also wiped away tears.

  "Feng Yu opened her eyes and asked Sun Nian: 'Since it was predestined, why did the Feng manor dare to send my mother and us siblings to this mountain village in the first place?'"

  Sun's expression changed, she looked at Feng Yuexiang and was shocked. Yao Shi quickly grabbed her hand and explained: "Auntie doesn't know, these years in the mountain were really too bitter, thanks to Ah Huan this child who followed her grandfather to read some medical books before, otherwise we two women would have no way to survive. But surviving is one thing, the child's temperament has become colder and colder."

  Madam Sun nodded and looked at Feng Yu Heng again. Was it just cold? Why did she feel that this young lady's gaze was piercing?

  But anyway, such a young lady is better than the one three years ago. Feng Fu is a place that devours people, if she still allows others to bully her, she might not even make it to her wedding day and would die an untimely death.

  "This old slave doesn't know either." Recalling Feng Yu Heng's question, Sun Mama said: "At the beginning, this old slave thought it was strange. Miss had been betrothed to a member of the imperial family since she was young, how could the Feng family be so bold? Now that I think about it, perhaps the Feng family didn't expect the Ninth Prince's power to reach such an extent."

  "What power does he have?" Feng Yuhan was very interested in this original owner's fiancé.

  "You don't know, Miss, that the Ninth Prince was appointed by the Emperor as the Grand Marshal of the Army two years ago to fight in the northwest border. Now that there is a great victory in the northwest, the Ninth Prince will return to the capital soon."

  So that's how it is!

  Feng Yu didn't ask any more questions and continued to close her eyes. On the surface, it seemed that the Feng family was afraid that the Ninth Prince would find fault with them for not bringing his fiancée back to the manor quickly enough.

  It's probably more complicated than that... She furrowed her brow, worried that things might not be so simple after all.

  From northwest to the capital is extremely far, and even if you rush day and night on a fast horse, it will take at least twenty days. Feng Yuexian was not familiar with the terrain of the Great Shun Dynasty, but she could still tell the difference between east, south, west, and north. After the carriage had traveled for about five days, she felt that something was off - they were supposed to be heading north towards the capital, so why did they suddenly turn south?