"I haven't heard of it. Ever since my father went to work in the west, my mother rarely goes out." Yuchi Shuang replied.
That was indeed the case. Su Hui seldom went out, especially after moving to Yuchi Mansion in the south of the city, she was further away from the officials' living circle, so she went out even less.
After thinking about it, Yuchi Shuang discovered the blind spot and asked,
"How did your mother know if it wasn't made public?"
“All wives of officials above the third rank who had daughters of marriageable age were summoned to the harem.
My mother is one of them. If your sister hadn't been married, your mother would have been summoned as well."
"Oh, no wonder, I'm still one year younger." Yuchi Shuang nodded to show her understanding, and then teased,
"Then our Miss Guo might become the princess. I must try to curry your favor."
"Come on, stop teasing me. I'm just trying to get a spot. Daughters of military officers are not very popular anyway."
"Who can say for sure? Maybe the Sixth Prince likes your type?"
"He also said, 'I'll kill you if I don't scratch you.'"
“Hehehe…”
The girls started playing around so easily, and bursts of silver bell-like laughter could be heard from the carriage from time to time.
The carriage entered the capital from the east of the city. After sending Guo Qianqian back home, it took Yuchi Shuang to the Yuchi Mansion in the south of the city.
In addition to Yuchi Shuang, there was also the maid Xiaomo in the carriage.
In the past, Yuchi Shuang basically didn’t bring any maids with her.
Since arriving at Qingyun Villa, she has been running back and forth frequently. Su Hui told her to bring a maid with her whenever she went out, so Xiaomo arranged to follow the Second Young Lady.
A maid similar to Cai'er, she knows some martial arts but not very strong.
"What a pity! If the Sixth Prince chooses a concubine again next year, maybe he can choose the young lady." Xiaomo said.
She was a maid with ideals, and everyone felt sorry for Yuchi Shuang.
"Tsk, Xiaomo, are you crazy? What's so good about the palace? It's a place full of intrigue and intrigue. I don't want to be here."
"What kind does the lady like?" Xiaomo became curious.
"My sister married well. Her brother-in-law is handsome, rich, talented, and willing to take her around.
Alas, it’s a pity that I’m afraid I don’t have that kind of luck.” The second young lady, who was a fan of her brother-in-law, sighed.
Xiaomo nodded, thinking that it made sense. Her brother-in-law was indeed great.
Take Qingyun Villa for example. They gave it to me right away. I’ve seen them many times in the mansion before. They are really like the eldest lady, making others envious.
Xiaomo saw Yuchi Shuang leaning against the carriage with a depressed look on her face, and smiled and comforted her.
"Miss, please don't sigh. After the coming-of-age ceremony at the beginning of the year, I think matchmakers will be knocking on our doorstep soon. Then, Miss, please carefully choose a good one."
What Xiaomo said makes sense. Yuchi Shuang is also very good-looking. She is a smaller version of Yuchi Ziling. The two sisters look quite similar.
She is just a few years younger and hasn't fully grown up yet, but she will be a real beauty in two years.
"Come on, I'm not as eager to get married as Miss Guo. Let mother worry about this. I'm also thinking of finding an opportunity to go to southern Xinjiang at the beginning of the year."
"What is Miss going to do in Southern Xinjiang?"
"Play, my brother-in-law said there are a lot of fun places over there. I asked my sister and it's true.
So, before we get married, I have to go anyway. I've already agreed with them." Yuchi Shuang looked expectant.
"Really? I always heard that place was very run-down. Isn't it different now?"
"I don't know either. It might be Binhai County, where my sister lives."
"That's great. I can see Cai'er then. That would be great." Xiaomo blinked and imagined that she could go to southern Xinjiang to play with Cai'er.
The master and servant chatted casually about their longing to go to southern Xinjiang, and after a while the carriage arrived at Yuchi Mansion.
In the house.
Now Cao Yuan and his team have completed their digging work and stayed here, temporarily dressed as servants in the mansion.
However, Cao Yuan still asked 007 to go to Prince Jin's Mansion from time to time to collect information, and did not completely lie down.
007 was also happy about it. After all, this job would be easy once he was familiar with it, and he would definitely get a bonus.
After spending some time together, the people in Yuchi Mansion have become accustomed to the presence of Cao Yuan and his group, and have become much more familiar with them. Ding Shang and his group will occasionally have a few drinks with Cao Yuan.
…
A few days later.
In the palace.
Yang Hongjin was summoned by the Queen to the harem. He knew that the meeting was about finding him a princess.
After paying his respects to the Queen, she showed him a list containing the information of some young ladies from official families whom she had screened.
The matter of selecting a princess was originally a very important matter for the royal family.
However, Yang Hongjin had already confirmed that he would go to the vassal state, so the old emperor did not pay too much attention to this matter and let the queen handle it.
The Queen was actually a pretty good person. She had taken care of the Sixth Prince before and knew that he was a worry-free person.
The marriage was not arranged for him directly, but he was asked to come and discuss it, which showed that he was more concerned about his feelings.
"Jin'er, take a look. If you find any that you like, tell your mother."
Yang Hongjin nodded and picked up the booklet to start looking through it.
After looking for a while, he found that he knew all the officials inside, but he had no impression of any of the young ladies from official families.
Yang Hongjin was very conflicted about the princess's operation of opening the blind box. What if he chose a ferocious one?
In fact, he was overthinking this a bit, after all, the queen had helped him screen the candidates.
Seeing that his expression did not change as he looked at the list, the Queen asked,
"No favorite?"
Yang Hongjin really wanted to tell the queen that there was no point in talking about liking or not, since he hadn't even seen what the other person looked like.
In the end, he could only bite the bullet and say, "I don't know any of them."
The Queen then realized her negligence and said with a smile,
"Oh, how could I have forgotten? The Queen Mother is hosting a banquet in the next few days and is inviting the ladies to bring their daughters to attend. You can come and take a look then and you will know."
Yang Hongjin nodded and said okay, then said goodbye and left the palace.
Return to the Prince of Yue's Mansion.
Yang Hongjin threw the list aside and went to check the information about Yuezhou, thinking that he had to learn a little about it before going to the fiefdom.
After a while, the maid from the palace brought tea. When she left, she accidentally touched something on Yang Hongjin's desk.
"I'm sorry, Your Highness. I didn't mean it." The maid who brought the tea was a little panicked.
"Just pick it up. Be more careful next time."
"Thank you, Your Highness."
The maid quickly tidied up the desk and left in a hurry.
Yang Hongjin took a look at the packed things. There was a cloth bag on top, and inside was the inner armor he had asked Jiang Hai for before.
After opening the cloth bag and taking a look, the inner armor reminded him of the showdown with the third brother and the assassination attempt.
I touched the place on my hand where I was hit by the arrow, and it’s almost healed now.
Thinking of this, Yang Hongjin picked up the list again and started looking through it, muttering to himself,
"Why not choose her? I'll take the arrow for her."
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