Duke An didn't directly answer Ye Xinyan's question but asked very seriously, "Tell your grandfather honestly, how long do you plan to stay in Yuyuan Prefecture this time?"
Huh? He hadn't asked this before, so why is he asking now? What does it mean? Could there be changes?
"Why are you asking this?" Ye Xinyan asked.
Duke An said, "Before, with your mother in the capital, there was always a tie, so I wasn't afraid that you wouldn't return. This time, you're taking your mother with you. If you don't return, do you expect your grandfather to send someone to tie you up and bring you back?"
So that's what it was about.
"No, sooner or later, I will always come back." She had indeed thought about not returning, but that was her initial thought. Being tied together with Jinrong on the same rope like a grasshopper, whether to return to the capital was no longer just her decision to make.
