"Alright, as long as Second Auntie is determined to come in, you can't stop her. Go down and guard. Once all these items are put into the warehouse, you can be safe."

Ling Lang immediately said, "Yes!"

Ning Lezhu then said to Ning Xiaotang, "Tangtang, your second aunt is really putting you in a difficult position."

"Second uncle, this isn't a big deal. It's just that Second Uncle's wife likes these ornaments. They were all given to her by the palace or officials. I have to register them one by one so that we can reciprocate in the future."

"Second uncle understands, but your second aunt is ignorant. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you."

"Second uncle is in a difficult situation too. He should go back and talk to Second aunt. Now he has punished her by making her kneel. This can be regarded as a small punishment to serve as a warning."

"Okay, then you go ahead and get busy. Second uncle will leave first."

"Okay, take care, second uncle!" Ning Xiaotang bowed as a junior.

Quan Yue immediately stepped forward and said, "Miss, it will probably take a long time to count these items."

"Then you stay here and take inventory. I'll go back to the courtyard."

Ning Xiaotang walked back to her own courtyard. Because she didn't sleep well yesterday while taking care of Ye Jingxiao, she closed the door as soon as she entered the room and lay on the bed to catch up on her sleep.

It was noon when Ning Xiaotang sat up from the bed and saw Quanyue waiting outside the room.

"Quan Yue, have you finished the inventory?"

"Miss, I've counted all the ornaments. There are a total of 108 pieces!"

"That's a lot!" Ning Xiaotang washed her hands thoroughly with the warm water that Banyue brought in, and then wiped her face with a cotton towel.

At this time, Quan Yue said, "It's just that the storehouse is already full with the engagement gifts from the King of Chen, and there's no place to store these 108 items."

Ning Xiaotang heard this and said, "Ah! Prince Chen is back home?"

"My lady, the King of Chen is still in the main hall, chatting with the old lady and the third lady. He said he will wait until you wake up to see you before leaving."

"This Ye Jingxiao, does he know that he~! He's still injured, and yet he comes here with such fanfare to get engaged?"

"Miss, you haven't had your tea yet!" Quan Yue was frightened when she saw Ning Xiaotang running out quickly.

In the main hall, Old Man Ning, other men, Old Madam Ning, and Liu Lanqing were all there.

"Tangtang greets the Morning King!"

"Are you awake? Come and see if there's anything else you want to add to my gift list?"

"Ye Jingxiao, the imperial edict hasn't even been issued yet, yet you're rushing to come and offer the engagement gift. Aren't you too hasty?" Ning Xiaotang immediately said shyly in the main hall.

"I want to get engaged. Even without the imperial edict, it can't stop my determination!" Old man Ning immediately smiled so hard that his teeth were visible.

Ning Lenian was also grinning happily.

Liu Lanqing's face was slightly embarrassed.

But this did not affect everyone's joy.

"I refuse!" Although Ning Xiaotang had dreamed of marrying Ye Jingxiao, this engagement was a childhood one. What if he changed his mind when she grew up?

She knew that many people were engaged at the instigation of adults when they were young, but the older they got, the more they disliked the marriage. Some people even eloped with others to escape the marriage.

Ye Jingxiao's face suddenly felt hot, and he didn't know whether it was anger or rage, but his expression changed all of a sudden.

"Why?" Ye Jingxiao really couldn't believe that he would hear the word "rejection" from her little mouth.

“First, I’m only three years old, I can’t promise to get married in the future!

Second, although I have a good impression of you, I am still too young. We can discuss this matter later!"

Ning Xiaotang walked to her seat and sat down.

"Let's talk alone!" Ye Jingxiao immediately forced himself to walk over and said.

"Okay!" At this time, the people from the Ning family quickly left the main hall.

Old Man Ning said in great fear, "If Tangtang rejects His Royal Highness Prince Chen's proposal, who will dare to propose marriage to her in the future?"

Mrs. Ning, Luo Xiangqin, immediately said, "That depends on Tangtang's own willingness. This cannot be forced."

When Liu Lanqing heard this, he sighed and said nothing.

But Ning Xiaotang looked angry and turned her back to Ye Jingxiao.

"Tangtang, why would you reject my engagement?" Ye Jingxiao immediately squatted down and looked Ning Xiaotang in the eye.

"You were seriously injured yesterday, yet you're here today with all the fanfare to get engaged. Do you think your life is too long?"

When Ye Jingxiao heard Tangtang's worried tone, he immediately smiled: "Tangtang, I~!"

At this time, Ye Jingxiao reached out and grabbed Ning Xiaotang's small hand and said, "Brother Ye is really fine. He came from Prince Chen's Mansion and didn't get any injuries.

But, when I heard your rejection just now, my wound started bleeding again!"

"Ah~! Let me see?" Ning Xiaotang cutely reached out to take off her clothes.

"Tangtang, no, this is too rough!"

Ning Xiaotang pulled open Ye Jingxiao's bra and saw that the white undershirt had some blood stains on it.

"Go to the guest room and rest for a while! I'll wipe you off." Ning Xiaotang took some white wine and wiped Ye Jingxiao off.

"Tangtang, what do you think about this engagement?" Ye Jingxiao would not forget his main purpose just because Tangtang was wiping her wound.

"This engagement will have to be postponed for a while."

Ning Xiaotang immediately smiled mischievously in her heart.

Don't you think you're very capable? You dare to come here to get engaged without waiting for the imperial edict. What can you do if I don't agree?

"Tangtang, but if I go back with over a hundred bags of engagement gifts, I'll vomit blood."

Ye Jingxiao was not too nervous, because he had heard in the morning that the man was secretly preparing gifts and wanted to come to Ning's house to arrange a marriage.

"Then leave the hundred-ton gift with me. If you still want to marry me when you grow up, go through the three matchmakers and six engagements to formally marry me!"

Ye Jingxiao often thought about this sentence in his mind.

Although I didn't get the engagement letter, at least the engagement gift was placed in Ning's house.

In this way, if people outside don't inquire carefully, they will think that Ning Xiaotang has been ordered to King Chen.

After Xu Qingfeng saw Ye Jingxiao coming back, he was in a daze and fell into deep thought.

Ning Xiaotang sat on the swing, swinging and eating some cakes.

Quan Yue immediately asked in confusion, "Miss, why didn't you agree to the engagement proposal from the King of Chen? But you agreed to accept the engagement gift?"

"I didn't agree to it for a reason. As for the engagement gift, he wouldn't have anywhere to put it if he took it back. Why not leave it at the Princess's Mansion as a gift in advance?"

Ning Xiaotang did not tell Quanyue that not accepting it now did not mean that she would not accept it in the future. She was only a three-year-old baby. If she accepted the engagement gift too early, the emperor would probably set many difficulties for her.

So for the sake of her own life, she decided to refuse and be cautious!