"Princess, the young master and Uncle Ma have arrived. They’re in the front hall," Yingsu blurted out excitedly, forgetting to knock and barged into the study.

"Really? Hurry, let’s go have a look." Just a moment ago I was thinking about it and unexpectedly, brother and Uncle Ma suddenly visited. My heart is somewhat anxious, and without caring about my bulging belly, I quickly stood up and headed swiftly toward the front hall.

When I saw the dust-covered brother, rushing here, and Uncle Ma showing a face of fatigue from the hurried journey, seeing my kinsfolk made all the pain and grievances in my heart spill out.

"Big brother," with a nasally voice, I called out to Feng Xi, throwing myself into his embrace and burst into tears. Soon, the front of Feng Xi’s robe was soaked. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Feng Xi’s eyes were red as he put his arms around his little sister, his large palms patting her back now and then, too choked up to utter a word.

Uncle Ma stepped forward, pinching Feng Xuxu’s shoulder, "Stay strong, Chen that kid won’t die so easily. You have to believe in him."

Leaning on big brother’s chest, Feng Xuxu nodded vigorously. After venting all the grievances in her heart, she calmed down and left the embrace of her brother.

"Big brother, Uncle Ma, please sit," I said, wiping away my tears, addressing Uncle Ma and my big brother.

"How did you come here? Is everything at home okay?" I asked with somewhat swollen eyes, looking at Uncle Ma and big brother.

Big brother nodded, looking at his sister with an expression full of heartache, "How could I, as your brother, not be here when such a big thing has happened to my sister?"

"Humph, girl, such a big thing happened, and you didn’t even tell the family, making us worry." With a puffed-up face and pouting lips, his mustache twitching, he looked at Feng Xuxu with a look of resentment.

"Isn’t it because I was afraid you’d worry that I didn’t tell you."

"Girl, what do you plan to do next?" Although Uncle Ma no longer served as the butler in the residence, having served the Prince for many years, he was well-versed in the tricks of changing dynasties. Surely Feng Xuxu’s situation wouldn’t be easy either.

"I’ve roughly thought about it—I’ll keep searching for the Prince while starting to cultivate the land." These past few days, I’ve been frantic over this matter. The Prince Residence can’t be without income. If there were to be a war in the future, I’d have to take precautions. With silver, everything is negotiable; without it, one can hardly move an inch. After all, I have an unborn child to consider. Everything needs to be planned for as soon as possible.

Feng Xi listened quietly, nodding from time to time.

"Sister, tea trees have been planted at home, and though there are some that didn’t survive, it’s not many—all within the budget."

"With big brother at home, I am very relieved. Thank you, big brother," I said, gratified to see that he had indeed put in a lot of effort for me.

"Silly sister, what’s there to thank? If you say that again, I’ll be angry," he said.

"Hehehe, I won’t say it then." Seeing my brother’s feigned anger, Feng Xuxu had no choice but to surrender and soften up to him.

The three of us talked until it was time for dinner, and only then did we stop.

After dinner, seeing that Feng Xuxu, despite being thinner, was otherwise fine, they felt relieved enough to return to their rooms to wash up. Having not rested or eaten well during the night’s travel, they were finally able to sleep soundly after seeing their sister.

After Feng Xi fell asleep, Uncle Ma rose, dressed, and left the room to the back courtyard. Seeing Yingsu on night duty, he quietly started speaking to her.

"Is the Princess still in the study?" Seeing the light still on in the study, he turned to ask Yingsu.

"The Princess knew you would come, so she has been waiting for you in the study specially," said Yingsu, pushing open the door of the study to let Uncle Ma in.

"Girl," he said, looking at Feng Xuxu, who was buried in paperwork at the desk late into the night, his heart ached for her.