"Yes!"
Ruyun gritted her teeth.
Liu Wan took Xia Siheng's hand again and said gently, "Let's go, Your Highness!"
Xia Siheng followed obediently like a marionette, letting her lead him away.
Ruyun's face twitched, the flames of jealousy threatening to burn her to ashes. Beside her, her maid Lingling hurriedly offered her a bronze mirror.
"My lord, don't be angry."
"Anger gives you wrinkles!"
She knew that what her mistress cared about most was her age and appearance.
Just now, the princess consort had not only called her a nanny, but mocked her for being old.
Her mistress must have been furious.
Sure enough, after holding up the mirror and examining herself for quite some time, Ruyun desperately forced down her emotions.
"The prince still has some affection for me. Besides, I've worked diligently all these years without making any mistakes. He has even less reason to strip me of my authority on a whim."
"Even if I've handed over the Jade Seal, as long as the prince doesn't catch me doing anything wrong, I can stay in the Prince's Manor forever!"
As she spoke, Ruyun let out a small sigh of relief. She cared intensely about her face.
The divine physician had said that anxiety and anger would only make her age faster.
She was only in her thirties and could still bear children.
If she ruined her health through anger, she might not even be able to have a child. What future would she have then?
Yes, I mustn't get angry.
She recited the Calming Mantra over and over before finally suppressing her emotions.
Wasn't it just the steward's Jade Seal? What could Liu Wan do even if she took it?
Everyone in this manor, from top to bottom, was hers.
*And behind her stood the whole of