But this imperial edict really put the emperor in a difficult position.
"Will Ning Xiaotang disobey the emperor's order?" the emperor asked the eunuch beside him.
"Your Majesty, this princess should be very happy to be engaged to His Royal Highness Prince Chen. Once this royal engagement is confirmed, the princess's monthly allowance will increase significantly. In addition, Prince Chen will also give her a land deed and shop as an engagement gift."
The Emperor frowned, "Humph, this Prince Chen is too capricious. He has so many high-ranking officials and noble ladies, but he doesn't want them. He only wants a little peasant girl!"
The eunuch said, "Your Majesty, I heard that Princess Roujia is also a cultivator. Could it be that this is why Prince Chen chose her?"
The emperor frowned and said, "Could it be that my throne is not as good as Luo Yu's~!"
The father-in-law immediately stopped talking and lowered his head.
Yan Yuquan's top floor
"Thank you for your hard work, my three junior brothers!" Ning Xiaotang put the three bottles of pills on the tray again and asked Quanyue to deliver them to the three junior brothers.
Qi Shi, Lu Cheng, and Xin Yue immediately took a bottle each.
When it comes to elixirs, the more the better.
"Although there is a possibility of getting injured if I just attack some assassins, it's a great deal to get a bottle of pills in return for the hard work." Xin Yue said this immediately.
Qi Shi immediately bowed and said, "Thank you, Senior Sister, for the elixir!"
"Hey~ Don't say that! This time, I'm the one who's causing trouble for the three of you! If you hadn't come, I might have gotten into big trouble this time!"
"Fortunately, it is a blessing for the three of us to be able to help Senior Sister!" Xin Yue said sweetly again.
"Would you three like to rest in the Princess's Mansion or in the farmhouse?"
"Let's call it a farmhouse. We are used to being casual!" Qi Shi immediately spoke as a representative.
"Come here, please ask the three junior brothers to go back to Shangshui Manor to rest first!" Ling Lang immediately came out and led the three out, and left in a carriage.
Ning Xiaotang looked back at Ye Jingxiao and said, "You can't move yet. It's safer to hide on the top floor of Yan Yuquan now. No one else is following you. It's better for you to rest here for the time being!"
"Listen to Tangtang." Ye Jingxiao looked at the three men just now. They were all young and talented. They actually called Tangtang "senior sister". It seemed that Tangtang really impressed him.
Ning Xiaotang returned to Princess Roujia's residence
As soon as I entered the gate of the Princess's Mansion, I heard Hai Moying yelling at the top of his voice: "Tangtang! You didn't come home last night. What happened?"
Ning Xiaotang immediately frowned. Was this second aunt afraid that no one would know that she didn't come home last night?
"Second aunt, I didn't come back last night, but there's no need for you to scream at the top of your lungs!" Ning Xiaotang immediately retorted in great displeasure.
"I~Ning Xiaotang, I am your second aunt. This is not the first time you haven't come home at night. Little girl, you are not learning your lesson. You must be properly disciplined by the old lady!"
Hai Moying was very happy. As long as Ning Xiaotang was trapped in the Buddhist temple, she could steal some ornaments and sell them to make some flying money, so that her wallet would be full.
Sure enough, Liu Ayuan came with two maids after a while: "Miss Tang, the old lady wants to see you."
Ning Xiaotang's heart skipped a beat. "I'll go over right away."
Hai Moying immediately watched Ning Xiaotang leave excitedly.
"Great, Tangtang is finally in trouble!" Hai Moying immediately ran away stealthily.
Luo Xiangqin's courtyard
"Tangtang, come quickly and have some side dishes and porridge." Luo Xiangqin immediately coaxed Ning Xiaotang to drink the porridge with concern.
"Grandma, that Second Auntie must have been so excited when she heard Aunt Liu calling me!"
"Hey, that second wife is always afraid that you will be in charge of the mansion. She is always thinking about making money. What good things can she do?"
"Grandma, you seem to understand Second Aunt." Ning Xiaotang took the piece of celery handed to her by Luo Xiangqin and drank the porridge in small sips.
"This morning, the porridge here is the most appetizing."
"Is it delicious? Then eat more!" Luo Xiangqin immediately grinned with joy.
"Oh, it's so delicious!" Ning Xiaotang took another sip.
"Grandma, why don't you ask me why I didn't come back last night?"
"Tangtang, the people around you are all top-notch experts. Even though you haven't said anything, I believe you are definitely not the type to go out and play. My Tangtang is definitely the cutest and best girl in the world!"
Ning Xiaotang really wanted to laugh out loud three times because of Luo Xiangqin's blind trust.
"Haha~ Grandma, is there anyone who praises their granddaughter like this?"
"Yes, isn't this me?" Luo Xiangqin immediately smiled happily and picked up another piece of vegetable.
At this time, a person came in from outside
"Tangtang, go to the side hall and see what good things your second aunt has done?" The person who came in was old man Ning. He had a frown on his face and looked very ugly.
"Quanyue, let's go and take a look." Ning Xiaotang immediately stood up and went to the side hall.
Ling Lang was holding a very valuable ornament, and Hai Moying had a small ornament in his arms.
"Second Aunt, you were so anxiously yelling at me about why I didn't come home last night, but you sneaked over here to steal my birthday present?"
Hai Moying's face immediately turned red. "What do you mean by stealing? That's too harsh. I took things from my own home. I just felt that the decorations in the room were not very good, so I took them to change the appearance."
Hai Moying said as he put the ornaments into his arms.
At this time, Ning Lezhu heard the sound and immediately ran over angrily.
"Hai Moying, put down the ornaments quickly, otherwise I will have someone send you back to your parents' home today!"
When Hai Moying heard that she had to go back to her parents' home, she was immediately unwilling to do so. She had good food and drink in Ning's house and didn't have to work. If she went back to her parents' home, she probably would never be able to enjoy such a life again.
Hai Moying reluctantly put the ornament back to its original place, took a look at it and said, "I'll give it back now!"
Ning Lezhu said angrily: "When will you realize your mistake? Go back to your room and kneel in the Buddhist temple now! Reflect on yourself!"
When Hai Moying heard that he had to kneel in the temple, he immediately bit his lip and said, "So many people are watching me being punished to kneel. You are so cruel!"
"Second aunt, don't you want to go? Can you let me send someone to prepare a carriage to take you back to your parents' home?"
Hai Moying immediately changed his expression and forced a smile, saying, "I'll go and reflect on myself. Can't I just kneel down?"
Ning Xiaotang saw Hai Moying running to the Buddhist temple and ordered, "Quanyue, you guys sort out these items here today and record them one by one in the book. This will make it easier for me to check later."
Quan Yuefu bowed and said, "Yes, young lady!"
Ling Lang immediately bowed and said, "My dear lady, it was my fault that I allowed the Second Madam to enter the side hall."
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