After this day, Ye Xia became a frequent visitor to Prince Wang Mansion, and each time she came, she mostly encountered Duan Huaijin, who changed his way of addressing her from initially 'cousin' to the now 'Qiu.'
Although this wasn't Ye Xia's real name, it marked a shift in his feelings towards her, intending someday to turn the appellation of Qiu into Xiaxia.
"Sister, see you don't like me, but I can still come to the Prince Wang Mansion every day!" Ye Xia blatantly said to Ye Qiu.
"You seem quite pleased with yourself." Ye Qiuqing glanced at her lightly and then turned her head away as if she were some untouchable plague.
Ye Xia was not at all offended, instead, she became more boastful: "Of course, I'm pleased. Guess what I found out? Your husband does not seem to like you much!"
"What does it have to do with you?"
"Of course, it's my business, sister. Do you know? Next month at the West Mountain hunting trip, your husband even agreed to take me along!"
