When Wang's mother saw Wang Xiaojiang's faded clothes and straw sandals, she reached into his sleeve, thinking of taking out the one tael of silver so he could buy some clothes and shoes the next day. After all, working in a place like Yunlai Restaurant, he couldn't be dressed too shabbily.
But as soon as they reached into their sleeves, their expressions changed. Looking at the seven taels of silver they pulled out of their sleeves, they were all somewhat astonished, not understanding how the one tael they had put in had become seven taels.
Looking at the darkening sky outside, the Queen Mother's eyes filled with tears again. She knew that this must have been done by that kind person. So she pulled her son and daughter down to kneel in the courtyard and kowtowed three times in the direction of Zhushan Village.
As the weather gets colder, Han Yiyi is increasingly reluctant to go out. The chili peppers and the watermelons that Han Yiyi has been longing for will have to wait until next year to plant them. So now she plans to stay at home for the winter, and when she gets really bored, she will go for a walk in the back mountain.
As for the two little ones, they still happily practiced martial arts with Nangong Yuan every day. Seeing how persevering the two were, Han Yiyi let them be.
In the Imperial Study of the Kyoto Imperial Palace, the emperor, seated at the head of the table, stared intently at the memorials on his desk, his gaze vacant, lost in thought.
At this moment, a woman dressed in a very alluring manner walked in gracefully.
She wore a magnificent brocade robe, with exquisite patterns embroidered on the sleeves and pearls and gemstones adorning the hem of her skirt, shimmering in the light. Her hair was styled in a high bun, adorned with a vibrant peony, which made her appear even more beautiful and captivating.
The woman walked to the emperor's side and whispered in his ear, "Your Majesty."
Upon hearing the woman's voice, the emperor seemed to snap out of his daze, and his gaze returned to focus.
"Sifei, you're here..."
"Seeing that Your Majesty has been working very hard lately, I personally brewed some ginseng soup for you to nourish your body..."
"Fei'er, you've really worked hard..."
The woman took the soup bowl from the maid and, disregarding the presence of the eunuchs and palace maids, sat directly into the emperor's lap, scooping a spoonful and feeding it to him.
Upon seeing this, the eunuchs and palace maids inside the hall all lowered their heads and withdrew.
The emperor opened his mouth, put the soup ladle in his mouth, and looked at the woman in front of him with a kind of infatuation. This was his childhood dream, and now she had finally become his woman.
The woman named Sifei saw the emperor drink all the soup in her hand, and the corners of her mouth curled up imperceptibly. Her gaze towards the emperor became even more alluring. Before long, sounds that made people blush could be heard from the imperial study.
The eunuchs and palace maids at the door seemed to have long been accustomed to this sound, each of them simply bowing their heads expressionlessly.
On the other side, in the Eastern Palace, the emperor, sitting at the head of the table, praised a middle-aged man below.
"Ye Li is indeed worthy of being the eldest daughter of your Ye family. In such a short time, she has helped me get rid of a major threat. Have someone investigate further. If Nangong Yuan is really dead, we will attack the city. After taking Yanlang City, your Ye family will certainly reap the benefits..."
Upon hearing the emperor's praise, the middle-aged man quickly spoke up.
"It is a blessing for the Ye family that the Ye family can help the Emperor solve his problems..."
The Ye Li they were referring to was the woman named Si Fei who was serving the Emperor of Beichen at this moment. She was the eldest daughter of the Ye family of Dongli. Because she had learned seductive arts since childhood, she was highly regarded by the head of the Ye family, which is why she was sent to Beichen.
Meanwhile, Ye Yi and Ye Er felt very distressed looking at the oppressive atmosphere in General Nangong's mansion, especially the old lady's half-white hair.
I really want to tell them that my general is still alive and well, but the reason why the emperor issued that urgent secret edict has not yet been investigated. Therefore, for the sake of my general's safety, the fewer people who know that he is alive, the better.
Fan Ting recalled the things that Manager Tong had taken from Han Yi's family, and then he thought of her clean and tidy courtyard. He turned his head and looked at Ye Cuihua, whose belly was now swollen. His eyes flickered, and he decided to go to Han Family Village.
Han Family Village was the original owner's maternal home. In fact, the reason why the original owner married Fan Ting was because her mother valued Fan Ting as a scholar and wanted her daughter to marry a scholar. In addition, there was the dowry of ten taels of silver that he gave her.
However, the reason Fan Ting was willing to spend such a high dowry to marry the original owner was because he was attracted to her appearance.
Fan's father had some flower-growing skills and worked as a gardener for a wealthy family, earning a decent income. This was why Fan Ting was able to afford to study. However, just before Fan Ting's wedding, Fan's father was hit by a flower stand while working and died on the spot. The wealthy family compensated the Fan family with fifteen taels of silver.
Fan Ting then used ten taels of silver to marry the original owner of the body. This was one of the reasons why Fan's mother disliked the original owner from the beginning, feeling that marrying her was a waste of money.
Because of marrying the original owner, the Fan family spent most of their savings. Fan Ting's subsequent studies were almost entirely supported by the money the original owner earned from embroidery.
Fan Ting only said one sentence to Ye Cuihua, who was sitting in the room in a daze, before hurriedly leaving.
At this moment, Ye Cuihua couldn't care less about Fan Ting, because she discovered that Han Yiyi was still alive and well, but her cousin hadn't contacted her for a long time. Not only that, she had gone back to the Ye family several times under various pretexts but hadn't seen him, and her family didn't even know where he had gone.
Ye Cuihua recalled what her cousin had said before: that he had hired an assassin to deal with Han Yiyi. But now Han Yiyi was safe and sound, while her cousin had disappeared without a trace. Thinking of this, Ye Cuihua couldn't help but feel a sense of panic.
Meanwhile, Fan Ting, who had just left the Fan family, headed straight for the Han family village. This time, he was determined to make Han Yiyi his own again. She didn't want to be a concubine, so he could make her his equal wife, on par with Ye Cuihua.
Fan Ting is no longer worried about Ye Cuihua and her family's disapproval, because in his view, Ye Cuihua is already so heavily pregnant that she might leave him.
Zhushan Village is half a day's journey from Hanjiazhuang. By the time Fan Ting arrived at Hanjiazhuang, it was already past noon.
The Han family's courtyard was not large, but it was clean and tidy. However, the fact that they could live in this mud-brick house now was thanks to the ten taels of silver that Fan Ting had used to build it. When Fan Ting saw the house in front of him, his eyes flickered, and a sense of melancholy appeared in his eyes.
But when he saw Han's mother in the courtyard, he knelt down without saying a word.
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