Chapter 19 (Revised) Chapter 19 Preparing to move into the Grand View Garden...
"Do you want to go back to the Jia family so much?" Looking at the little girl sitting on the chair in front of him with tears in her eyes, Wu Tianyue was almost going crazy. How come she looked like Daiyu and had the same personality, stubborn and crybaby, and she didn't seem to be in good health either.
Lingguan lowered her head and wiped her tears, saying nothing. She was suddenly sent to the palace by her master. She was frightened and uneasy. Everyone in Lixiangyuan envied her for climbing up the social ladder, but she was living a good life in the Jia Mansion and did not want to come to this unfamiliar place.
Then she thought that it was Jia Qiang, who usually obeyed her in everything, who dragged her into the car. All the sweet words and promises made in the past were gone in an instant. She felt even more sad and tears kept flowing.
Hearing her crying more and more, Wu Tianyue felt his scalp tingling: "Stop crying first and tell me what you think, okay?"
Seeing that he still couldn't persuade her, Wu Tianyue lost his patience. He had never felt that coaxing people was a difficult thing when he was humble in front of Daiyu, but now he just felt it was too terrible, so he decisively threw away this mess, stood up, ordered someone to serve him well, and left.
Lan Ye also had a headache. Seeing that he was about to run away, she hurriedly asked, "How do I serve you?"
"What do you mean by 'how should I serve her?'" Wu Tianyue asked, then came to his senses and said casually, "I only wanted her to come because she looks like Sister Lin, not because I want her to sing. I'll set up a courtyard for her and serve her well. When she stops crying, I'll ask her what she wants to do."
Lan Ye understood and arranged two little maids to keep him as a mascot.
When Wu Tianyue walked out of the courtyard, he felt that the world was beautiful. He happily went to the martial arts field to practice martial arts. When he came back from the field, he saw the carriage of Rongguo Mansion leaving from the corner gate.
Why are you here again? Wu Tianyue thought as he entered the mansion. He was hesitating whether to go to Lingguan to take a look when he returned to the yard to wash up. Fortunately, Xia Jin came to invite him, so he decisively went with her to the courtyard of Princess Zhongshun.
"But what's the news about Sister Lin?" Wu Tianyue asked Xia Jin casually, "Why did Rongguo Mansion send someone here last night and again today?"
"Yesterday, the Empress learned about what happened the day before and sent someone to ask the young lady. She said it was nothing serious, just a quarrel between sisters. But Second Madam Lian from the mansion must have heard about it and came to apologize." Xia Jin replied with a smile, "The prince will know about today's incident later."
Hearing her keeping it a secret, Wu Tianyue became even more curious. He hurried to Princess Zhongshun's room and saw tea on the table. He poured it himself without calling anyone, and asked as he drank, "What does my mother want from me?"
"What did you do in the palace yesterday?" Princess Zhongshun saw him sweating profusely and hurriedly ordered water for him to wash. "Today, I was inspecting the bamboo planted in Xianyun Tower. Someone from the palace came and asked you to move into the villa with the young masters and young ladies from the Jia family. As soon as they left, the Jia family came with blueprints for you to choose a room."
Wu Tianyue took the handkerchief, washed his face, and thought for a while before replying, "I didn't say anything. I didn't even see Concubine Jia yesterday. Why would she suddenly let me stay there?"
Princess Zhongshun shook her head. "If you're not from Concubine Jia's palace, even the beloved concubine wouldn't be able to overstep her authority and arrange accommodation for you. Moreover, in her current situation, she's lucky to be able to protect herself."
"The Emperor?" Wu Tianyue was even more puzzled. "He usually dislikes the Jia family, so why did he suddenly let me move in?"
Princess Zhongshun was also confused. After a moment of contemplation, she suddenly remembered something and stood up. She checked Wu Tianyue from head to toe and asked, "Nothing happened today, did you? Did you tell your uncle the emperor about the ghost?"
"No." Seeing his mother panic, Wu Tianyue obediently let her pull him around and said comfortingly, "I won't say anything about that. Don't worry, mother."
"Then why?" Princess Zhongshun frowned and asked, "Your Majesty has no reason to do this, right?"
"I don't know either." Wu Tianyue suddenly remembered the jokes the emperor often made. He understood and wanted to watch the fun again, but it was not easy to tell Princess Zhongshun about this. So he helped her sit down and said with a smile, "But it would be better if you could move in. It would be more convenient for you to find Sister Lin."
Princess Zhongshun felt something was wrong when she heard this. She stared at him for a moment and asked, "Tell me honestly, mother, how do you feel about your sister Lin? Have you ever thought about marrying her?"
"What are you talking about, mother?" Wu Tianyue's eyes widened and he shook his head in denial. "I don't want to get married. The Crown Prince has to report to the Crown Princess every time he goes out. He has no freedom at all."
Princess Zhongshun looked at him suspiciously for a few times. Thinking of his usual humble appearance, she didn't quite believe what he said. But he was still in danger and she couldn't stop the two of them from contacting each other. It would be better not to bring it up first, let him stay like this, and wait until Daiyu was 17, then she would find an excuse to separate the two of them.
My son will probably have to assist the prince just like his father assisted the emperor. If Daiyu came in and lived a life like mine, where she was scheming all day long and even sisters became enemies, she would be so lovely and lovable that even if there were no ghosts, I would not be willing to let her suffer such grievances. It would be better to find someone I can control for her so that she can be protected by me and not be bullied by her in-laws.
However, the person must be a good person with a good family background, and the age must be similar. It would be best if they had common topics to talk about. These are not easy to find. Fortunately, Daiyu is not very old, so she can look for him slowly and get married when she is eighteen or nineteen.
In this way, it was a good thing that the emperor came here unexpectedly. At least the Jia family would not dare to arrange a marriage for Daiyu easily in the future, and it also gave me the opportunity to interfere in her marriage in the future.
Wu Tianyue saw his mother was silent, alternately worried and thoughtful. He thought she was reluctant to leave him and was making plans for him. He quickly washed his face and sat beside her. He took her arm and comforted her, saying, "Don't worry, mother. It's just a place to live. Rongguo Mansion is not far from the prince's palace. A fast horse will get there in a minute or two. I will come home to see you often."
"I can't count on you coming to see me." Princess Zhongshun came back to her senses and smiled, "Just don't cause trouble there."
Wu Tianyue refused to listen and retorted, "When did I ever get into trouble?"
"You didn't?" Princess Zhongshun looked at him with a half-smile. "Then have you settled the actors you brought yesterday? What's the next step?"
Wu Tianyue choked up instantly and quickly changed the subject, "Didn't mother ask me to choose a courtyard? Let me see where to live. I want to choose a place close to Sister Lin."
"How dare you choose? As a man from outside, you naturally have to live somewhere far away from the girls." Princess Zhongshun poked his forehead. "Luckily, there's a courtyard called Yihongyuan in the southeast corner of the garden. It's right next to the exit. Although it's not as big as where you live now, you won't disturb others there, and it's convenient for coming and going."
"That's fine." Wu Tianyue smiled and raised his head to avoid Princess Zhongshun's hand. He then asked, "What about my daily studies if I move in? I won't have to ask the teacher to live with me, will I?"
"You still want to live there permanently?" Princess Zhongshun laughed. "Your uncle is busy. After this period, when he no longer remembers you, you can move back. During this time, I will have someone build a house next to the Jia family. You can go there for your daily literary lessons. You can still ride to the martial arts arena in the mansion for martial arts lessons. The martial arts arena is not far from Rongguo Mansion. But you must remember that you will assist the crown prince in the future. Martial arts training is only for physical fitness. Liberal arts are the most important."
Living with Mr. Tong is no different. Wu Tianyue sneered inwardly, curling his lips. After hearing Princess Zhongshun's advice, although he accepted the idea of pursuing a career in literature rather than martial arts, he didn't want to listen. He nodded perfunctorily and stood up to leave: "I know, I know. I'll go back and take a shower first."
Princess Zhongshun shook her head and stopped nagging. She stopped him and asked, "What are you going to do with the actor you asked for yesterday?"
Speaking of this, Wu Tianyue began to have a headache again: "She has not eaten or drunk since she came yesterday, and has been crying all day. I don't have any way to deal with her now. I will make arrangements after she stops crying."
"She looks like your sister Lin. You have to make a proper arrangement for her." Princess Zhongshun also felt a little tricky. What she did yesterday was a warning to the Jia family. They probably wouldn't dare to make such jokes again. As long as they didn't make a fuss about it, and waited for the storm to pass, she could find a time to remove the actress from the family and promise her a good future. That would be the end of it.
But his own son suddenly asked for her back. Although he felt relieved and let people know that Daiyu was not someone to be trifled with, it also became known to everyone. He had to think of a safer way.
We can't praise her too much and involve Daiyu in gossip, but we can't ignore her and let her continue to be an actress. If people with ulterior motives find out and do something bad to her, it will have a great impact on Daiyu.
Princess Zhongshun lowered her head and thought for a moment. Then she came up with an idea and asked Wu Tianyue, "Where is she now?"
"It's right in my yard." Wu Tianyue saw her expression and knew she had a plan. He asked curiously, "Does mother have a plan? Is there anything you want me to do?"
"I'll go and try to persuade her. If she listens to me, there's a solution." Princess Zhongshun glanced at him, a little troubled by why her son had been so nosy since he was little. She refused, "There's only one thing you need to do: go to class."
Having said that, he stood up and went to Wu Tianyue's courtyard. Seeing that he was still unwilling to give up and followed him into the courtyard, he hurried him away, saying, "Go wash up and go to class. You've kept the teacher waiting for a long time. Be careful of your father's whip."
Wu Tianyue curled his lips: "If you don't want to listen, then don't listen. You are so stingy."
After saying that, he went back to the room, washed up, had some snacks, and hurried to class.
When she came back in the evening, I don’t know what Princess Zhongshun said to her peers, but she seemed to have figured it out. She stopped crying and moved into Princess Zhongshun’s yard obediently.
Lan Ye and the others kept their mouths shut, so Wu Tianyue didn't get to know the gossip, which was a pity. But when he saw her leave and was no longer tormented by her crying, he breathed a sigh of relief.
The next day, he found an excuse to look after the yard and went to Jia's house with Lan Ye and others who were there to clean up and arrange things.
After saying hello to Lady Jia, Lan Ye took her people to Yihong Courtyard, while Wu Tianyue stayed here to talk to Daiyu.
Grandmother Jia guessed what the emperor meant and knew that she could not disobey him. She persuaded herself to accept it and naturally would not keep him for long. She said she was tired after just a few words and asked Daiyu to accompany her for a walk in the garden.
Wu Tianyue and the other man were unaware of all these twists and turns, and happily went out together towards the Grand View Garden.
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Thanks to the little angel "waiting for the flowers to bloom" for watering the nutrient solution, and "not wanting to go to work" for throwing the mines~
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