Wu Xuening was utterly speechless, rolling her eyes inwardly.
Clearly, ever since Imperial Prince An had begun overseeing the realm these past few decades, he had handled every matter with painstaking diligence. As the nation's strength flourished by the day, the old ancestor had ended up with nothing much to do.
And so, bored out of his mind, the old ancestor had begun indulging in every kind of jealous pique. Especially where Family Head Shouzhe was concerned, he never stopped muttering about him, finding all manner of faults with the man.
"And another thing, Xuening. You seem to be in rather frequent contact with Anye. Watch your position. Before long, Yiluo and Anye will be getting married," Emperor Longchang said earnestly. "Our Wu Clan marrying one commandery princess into the Wang Clan is already an immense honor for them. Don't you dare send them another one."
Wu Xuening flushed at once, stamping her foot repeatedly. "Grandfather, what nonsense are you talking about? Anye and I—we have nothing going on. We're just friends. It's perfectly normal for us to exchange letters."
By seniority, Emperor Longchang was her great-great-grandfather. But on this trip abroad, the Emperor insisted on posing as a "commoner." Since he did not look particularly old, calling him Grandfather was the safer choice.
What left Wu Xuening most speechless was that her ancestor claimed this trip was an incognito inspection tour, when in truth, he was simply out having fun. From Qing'an Prefecture to Lingbei Prefecture, he had spent virtually the entire journey playing games of pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger.
Whenever they encountered some injustice or something that displeased him, he would either send Old Yao forward to stage a scam or have Wu Xuening act as bait. Then, using a single point to