Master, don't tease me, you can't handle three of them.

Chapter 195 It's not that he doesn't want to give us a proper status...

Bei Yan'an remained silent.

What can you say? That he just found out too? Saying more will only make things worse.

However, Song Yuanyuan didn't say anything else. She looked at Gu Meng gently and said, "Hello, my name is Song Yuanyuan. You helped me before, but I haven't had a chance to thank you yet."

"You're welcome~ I actually have something I need to ask Sister Song!"

Gu Meng could tell from Song Yuanyuan's words that this young lady was the Prime Minister's eldest daughter mentioned by the storyteller, but judging from her current appearance, she probably didn't like her.

"Speak freely, I'll tell you everything I know," Song Yuanyuan said with a light laugh.

So, Gu Meng happily took Song Yuanyuan's arm and went to pick out a gift for Gu Yue, leaving Bei Yan'an and Song Yuanyuan's maid behind.

Song Yuanyuan wouldn't let her follow, and Gu Meng wouldn't let Bei Yan'an continue following either. The two exchanged a glance, the maid bowed to Bei Yan'an, and then went to wait for her young mistress at the second-floor staircase alone.

Bei Yan'an watched the two chatting happily not far away, and felt that something was amiss...

"This purple tassel phoenix tail hairpin is quite nice, Xiaomeng, what do you think?"

Song Yuanyuan picked up the purple tassel phoenix tail hairpin, which shimmered with a captivating luster in the sunlight.

The hairpin is made of fine gold, while the phoenix tail is inlaid with countless tiny purple gemstones, each radiating a deep purple light.

The amethyst is surrounded by delicate silver tassels, which sway gently with the slightest movement, like wisps of purple smoke rising gracefully and ethereally. It truly lives up to the name of this hairpin.

Gu Meng nodded repeatedly in praise, "Very beautiful, absolutely perfect for Mother!"

Upon hearing this, Song Yuanyuan handed the hairpin to Gu Meng, saying, "Then let's go take a look at other jewelry."

Gu Meng held the hairpin and watched as Song Yuanyuan recommended other things to her one by one, even describing the intricacies of each hair accessory.

Gu Meng suddenly became curious and tilted her head to look at Song Yuanyuan, "Sister Song, you are so beautiful, have such a gentle personality, and know so much, why would you be so foolish as to fall for him?"

Song Yuanyuan paused, afraid that Gu Meng would misunderstand, and quickly explained, "Xiao Meng, don't worry, I didn't know he had a family before, so... I won't like him anymore. From the moment you put the butterfly mask on me, I decided that I would never like him again!"

"Hmm... Sister Song, there's nothing wrong with you liking someone, you don't need to explain to me."

"I'm just a little curious. I've only spent less than a day with him, and I already know he's not very good at charming girls. So, what did Sister Song like about him in the first place? Was it his face?" Gu Meng asked innocently.

Song Yuanyuan's face flushed instantly, and she finally nodded almost imperceptibly.

Gu Meng clicked her tongue. She had just said it casually, but it turned out to be true...

Seeing that Gu Meng remained silent, Song Yuanyuan tentatively asked, "Does Xiao Meng think I'm too superficial?"

Gu Meng shook her head and murmured, "I was just wondering, was my mother attracted to him because of his face?"

Song Yuanyuan hadn't expected Gu Meng to be thinking about this, and only vaguely replied, "...Maybe..."

Finally, Gu Meng also picked out a pair of earrings to match the hairpin, paid for them with her own spirit stones, and then prepared to say goodbye to Song Yuanyuan.

Before leaving, Song Yuanyuan put a peach blossom hairpin that she had specially chosen for Gu Meng on her head, which matched Gu Meng's pink dress perfectly.

Song Yuanyuan leaned close to Gu Meng's ear and whispered, "If the prince still doesn't intend to grant you and your mother status, come to the Prime Minister's residence and I'll have my father impeach him in court!"

Gu Meng was practically laughing until tears streamed down her face. She shook her index finger and said, "It's not that he won't give us a title, it's that my mother and I won't give him one!"

Upon hearing this, Song Yuanyuan's eyes lit up, and she secretly gave Gu Meng a thumbs up while her back was turned to Bei Yan'an.

Gu Meng winked playfully, and by the time Bei Yan'an walked over, Song Yuanyuan had already left.

"Why don't you use the jade token I gave you?"

Bei Yan'an didn't deliberately listen to their conversation, so he didn't know what they had just said, but he did see that Gu Meng used spirit stones to pay.

Gu Meng put the packaged items into her storage bracelet. "These are for my mother, so naturally I'll use my own money."

Bei Yan'an paused for a moment, then continued, "Let's go to the seventh floor; there are many rare and precious materials there."

"Maybe next time, it's getting late." Gu Meng glanced out the window.

"My senior brothers are still waiting for me to come back for dinner."

“Okay, I’ll take you back.” Bei Yan’an naturally agreed to everything Gu Meng said.

After sending Gu Meng back, Bei Yan'an returned to the Regent's Palace alone, where Bei Yuze was already waiting.

"Didn't my younger sister come back with you, Father?" Bei Yuze asked Bei Yan'an, who had just returned, as he sat down in front of a table full of dishes.

Bei Yan'an gave a faint "hmm," and then added, "She wants to eat the food her senior brother cooks."

Bei Yuze sighed helplessly. It seemed that his father hadn't even told his younger sister about his plan to bring her to the Prince's Mansion for a meal.

Bei Yuze had already heard from the housekeeper when he arrived that his father had instructed the kitchen to prepare dinner well, and also told the cook to prepare more of the things the children liked to eat.

It's a pity that there are only the two of them on this table full of dishes.

“Tomorrow, I will allow you to leave the palace to find Meng’er. You don’t need to sneak out again. As for those memorials… I will review them for you,” Bei Yan’an said suddenly as he sat down.

Bei Yuze frowned slightly. "Father, aren't you going to see my little sister tomorrow?"

“Go ahead, she seemed very uncomfortable around me today... but she might feel more comfortable around you, who is about the same age as her.”

“But…” Bei Yuze wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by Bei Yan’an.

“I know you want me to spend more time with Meng’er, but there’s no rush.”

"Aze, there's still a long time ahead. Both I and she need to take it slow," Bei Yan'an said earnestly.

"Well... alright then." Bei Yuze also knew the principle of moderation and didn't try to persuade him any further.

Of course, part of the reason was that he also wanted to spend more time with his younger sister.

Once the matter of the Nightmare Beast is settled, my little sister and the others will leave, and perhaps my father will leave too.

After all, now that the younger sister's mother has awakened, even if the father has no memory of her, he will definitely go and give her an explanation.

At that time, the vast palace will truly be left with only him.

As Bei Yuze ate, he thought to himself, and the light in his eyes dimmed...