Chapter 428 Xiao Yan: Think less about others, think more about me
Canglang said with a smile: "The Second Prince also woke up in the middle of the night yesterday, but when he learned that he had been conferred the title of Prince, he fainted again out of joy."
Tang Ning laughed even louder, and Xue Ru also squinted her eyes.
Di Tao swallowed the bun in his mouth and said, "You guys are really mean."
Xiao Yan looked at Di Tao, who had finished most of the breakfast on the table in a short moment as if he was going to eat something hungry. He quickly put the plate of golden red bean rolls that Tang Ning was about to reach out for in front of him, and quickly scooped a bowl of corn milk paste and handed it to Tang Ning.
"Didn't I tell you not to come here unless necessary?"
"The Emperor told me to ask Governor Xiao if I have any questions. I have found a clear path."
The inn doesn't provide breakfast, but the food at Tang Mansion is so delicious that he came here early in the morning to eat.
Di Tao stared at the plate of golden red bean rolls in front of Tang Ning, holding his chopsticks with a look of grievance on his face.
"Uncle, I'm hungry."
Xiao Yan: “…”
He doesn't want to be this uncle anymore!
Xue Ru couldn't help but chuckle while holding the bowl. Seeing Di Tao's bright eyes looking at her, she quickly suppressed the corner of her mouth: "There are still some noodles in the kitchen. If General Di doesn't mind..."
Di Tao: "I don't mind, I want it!"
Hua Wu's mouth twitched. Did the Governor find a good-for-nothing from the northwest?
She hurriedly retreated, but came back after a while with a large bowl of vegetable and egg noodles. The bowl looked as big as two faces. After putting it on the table, Di Tao glanced at Xiao Yan and the others.
"Uncle, can I give you some?"
Xiao Yan's mouth twitched.
Tang Ning quickly said, "We don't want it anymore, you eat it."
Xue Ru also waved her hands quickly: "I'm full."
Upon hearing this, Di Tao took the bowl and started eating.
He had a big appetite, but his eating manners were not ugly. He sat there with his legs spread out, lowered his head, and scooped up noodles from the bowl with his chopsticks and fed them into his mouth one by one, without making any unpleasant sounds.
The amount of food in the basin became visibly smaller, and in just a moment, it was empty. I watched Di Tao pick up the basin and drink the soup in one go. When he put it down, the basin was cleaner than if he had licked it.
Even the knowledgeable Xiao Yan couldn't help but twitch his lips: "When you were traveling with me, I never saw you eat so much."
Di Tao muttered, "Then I don't dare to eat too much. I was just being shameless to get on your carriage. What if I eat too much and you abandon me halfway?"
Talking about the hardships along the way, he said pitifully: "Uncle, you don't know, I didn't have a full meal in those days. I was so hungry in the middle of the night that I wanted to chew on the bed."
When he returned to the northwest, he had lost a lot of weight.
Grievance
Xiao Yan was speechless.
Tang Ning covered her mouth and laughed secretly.
Xue Ru: Good-for-nothing...
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After breakfast, Xiao Yan naturally planned to send the guest away, but Di Tao continued to insist: "Uncle, His Majesty wants to reward me with a new house."
"I know."
"Then help me pick one."
Xiao Yan looked at him: "I'm not your father."
Di Tao said roguely: "You are my uncle, I am unfamiliar with this capital city, uncle, you can't just ignore me."
Xiao Yan: “…”
Take a deep breath. He was the one who tricked people here. He was the one who deceived them. You can't hit him. It will only cause trouble if you kill him.
"Canglang, go with him."
Di Tao refused: "I don't want him!"
His fist hardened, Xiao Yan looked directly at Di Tao: "Did I give you the illusion that I'm easy to talk to?"
Di Tao's scalp tightened, and he quickly flattered: "I just think Cang Lang is a grown man who doesn't know anything, so it's better to let Xiao..."
Before he could even utter the word "little aunt," he met Xiao Yan's gaze and quickly swallowed it back: "Let the princess help me."
"Tang Ning doesn't have time."
"Then Miss Xue!"
Di Tao speaks very fast.
Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes instantly.
Di Tao felt a little guilty: "Mrs. Xue has been in the capital for a long time. She must know where the best location is. Since His Majesty has given me a house, I must choose the best one, otherwise I will suffer a lot."
"Also, I heard that Miss Xue is helping the princess take care of many things in the Tang Mansion. Everything seems to be in perfect order. My house is in need of renovation after I choose it, so it's perfect for Miss Xue to go there..."
There are sufficient reasons, and each one is reasonable.
Xiao Yan glanced at the woman sitting next to Tang Ning. Compared to when she first came to the Tang Mansion, she looked much better. Her frail appearance had faded, and her cheeks were plump.
Although her appearance is not as bright and beautiful as Tang Ning, she is also pretty and good-looking. Perhaps because she followed Tang Ning to the academy, she met more people.
Xue Ru is no longer the petty and timid person she was when she was in the Song family. There is more poetry and scholar in her eyes and eyebrows, and she is confident and calm. Moreover, Xiao Yan knows that she is not stupid but very smart. No wonder Di Tao likes her.
Xiao Yan doesn't care much about others, but Xue Ru is different. She is someone Tang Ning cares about, and she once risked her life to save Tang Ning.
"If you want someone to help you, just go and ask them. If Aju is willing, I have no objection."
It was the first time that Xue Ru heard Xiao Yan call her like this. She never stayed with Xiao Yan alone. Most of the time, she would take the initiative to avoid him when he was around. She didn't want to make her sister unhappy in any way. If she and her sister hadn't been together when Xiao Yan came today, and Di Tao hadn't come too, she would have left long ago.
Xue Ru looked at Tang Ning: "Sister, do you want me to go?"
Tang Ning laughed: "Why are you asking me about your own affairs? General Di invited you. If you want to go, go. If you don't want to go, just refuse. I'm sure General Di won't make it difficult for you."
Di Tao quickly expressed his opinion: "Yes, whatever you wish."
Although he said that it was up to Xue Ru to decide, Di Tao looked at her with longing eyes, almost wagging his tail and saying "Go, go".
Xue Ru lowered her eyes for a moment before looking up again: "Then go ahead. But if you make a bad choice, don't blame me, General Di."
Di Tao was delighted: "No problem, no problem, any choice is fine!"
Di Tao led Xue Ru away, and Tang Ning asked Yue Jian to go with them. After they left, Tang Ning said to Xiao Yan, "Is Di Tao interested in A Ru?"
Xiao Yan said: "Why, unhappy?"
"No, of course I'm happy."
Tang Ning was really happy. Xue Ru's identity was there. Although she had separated Xue Ru from the Song family and asked her to change her surname to her mother's, everyone in the capital knew who she originally was.
It is impossible for a wealthy family to marry Xue Ru as their principal wife. Most of the families with good backgrounds who are willing to marry her have some problems in their own homes, and most of them are after her and Xiao Yan.
The most important thing is that Xue Ru is in poor health. The hardships she experienced in the Song family when she was young have left her with hidden dangers. Although she looks like she has recovered, she cannot give birth before the age of 20, otherwise she will have a short life.
Xue Ru is already fourteen years old and will be coming of age in a few months. Although Tang Ning doesn't mind keeping her in the mansion, she will have to find a husband in the future.
She had gotten to know Di Tao quite well these past few days. He had a good personality and a good family background. Xiao Yan had once said that Di Shuangcheng was a loyal, intelligent, and loyal man. Di Tao was naturally not bad either. Besides, he was not much older than Xue Ru. Even if she waited until Xue Ru was 20, got married, and had children, he wouldn't be too old after a few years.
Tang Ning thought clearly: "Given A'ru's situation, she will inevitably be wronged when looking for a husband in the capital. If Di Tao really likes her and is willing to wait for her, then it would naturally be the best."
"But it also depends on whether A-ju likes Di Tao. After all, it's her own marriage, and she has to agree to it. A-ju is still young, so there's no need to rush. Let's see how Di Tao performs first. What if he's just acting on a whim and finds it interesting?"
"Brother, let's just pretend we don't know..."
ah.
The sudden warmth that came close startled Tang Ning.
Turning her head to see Xiao Yan suddenly approaching, Tang Ning blushed: "Brother, what are you doing?"
"What do you think?"
Xiao Yan pulled her and said, "Think less about others and more about me."
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