Chapter 59 We Two Will Get Married Too
Tang Xinuan rolled up her sleeves, revealing a jade bracelet. "Aunt, we got engaged last night. This is a token of our love that he gave me. He won't marry anyone else. He told me to wait and he'll give me an explanation."
The quality of the jade was superb; the translucent bracelet contained swaying green grass, like a vibrant painting. Lady Hou recognized it at a glance, as if she had seen it somewhere before.
Chu Yanqing was the first to recognize it; she could hardly believe her eyes.
"Did the prince give you this bracelet?"
Tang Xinuan only thought it was beautiful and didn't know its origin.
"It was given to me by Erlang."
Chu Yanqing explained to Madam Hou, "Mother, the Empress Dowager made a total of four bracelets back then. One was given to the current Empress, and the other three were given to the Regent, Prince Duan, and Chao Li, one each."
The jade was a tribute from the vassal kings when the regent pacified the foreign tribes.
The Empress Dowager was extremely fond of them and ordered four bracelets to be made, which she displayed to everyone at her birthday banquet.
It was given to my son, and will be given to my daughter-in-law later.
Regardless of the bracelet's monetary value, its significance is profound.
Whoever gets this bracelet will become the mistress of the royal household.
When her daughter mentioned it, Lady Hou also remembered it. "I thought it looked familiar. It turns out it was left to my daughter-in-law by the Empress Dowager. Back then, when the Regent Prince won a battle, the Empress Dowager was especially happy. I saw the four bracelets placed together with my own eyes, and the Empress Dowager gave one to the Empress."
Since the Regent Prince gave the treasure left by his mother to his niece, he must have been truly sincere in his feelings for her.
Lady Hou was finally relieved. "As long as the Prince treats Nuannuan well, your parents in heaven can rest in peace."
Tang Xinuan had something else she hadn't said: "Aunt, there's something else I came here for today. I want to take back the inkstone that Grandpa left me. Erlang gave me such a valuable gift, I can't be stingy."
My niece's consideration is good.
Lady Hou's expression, however, was rather unpleasant.
"A girl barged into the study last night. Did you send her?"
Tang Xinuan had nothing to hide, "I originally intended to take it secretly..."
Lady Hou sighed: "Your cousin hid the inkstone. If we hadn't alerted him last night, we might have had a chance. Now... I'm afraid no one but your cousin can find it."
Tang Xinuan was not giving up, "Then I'll look for it myself in a bit."
Lady Hou naturally wouldn't stop her, "Alright, maybe you know his habit of hiding things and you can find it."
Thinking of the things her brother had left at the Marquis's residence, she instructed Chu Yanqing, "Go to the storeroom and get the things your uncle left here years ago."
Chu Yanqing soon returned.
He placed a box of jewelry and 20,000 taels of silver notes on the table.
"Mother, it's all here."
Seeing the objects brought back memories, and Lady Hou shed tears again.
“Nuan Nuan, this is what your father brought with him when he sent you here. Now that you’re all grown up, you can decide what to do with it yourself.”
Tang Xinuan no longer remembers these details.
At the moment of life and death, her parents devoted all their thoughts and energy to settling her and her brother in.
Fortunately, God had mercy, and she and her brother survived.
The hatred for her parents is irreconcilable; she will avenge them sooner or later.
"Aunt, do you know who my enemy is? Has my father told you?"
Lady Hou: "..."
The nephew and niece recognized each other, but the niece didn't know who the enemy was, which shows that the nephew had no intention of involving his niece.
As her aunt, she only hoped that her niece would be safe and sound; she couldn't bear to see her in danger.
"Nuan Nuan, your aunt has been sending people to investigate, but they haven't found any clues yet. Once your aunt finds something, she will definitely tell you."
She gestured to her daughter to help cover it up.
Chu Yanqing kept her eyes downcast and changed the subject, "Cousin, what's the story behind your engagement, Your Highness?"
Tang Xinuan's attention was indeed diverted.
"Neither of us had parents to arrange our marriage, so we found a godfather to be our witness, and we will get married on an auspicious day chosen by the Imperial Astronomical Bureau."
Lady Hou asked in surprise, "Should we have a grand celebration?"
Tang Xinuan hadn't thought about this. "Erlang said it would only be held at the manor, so probably only people in the manor would know. He won't invite Aunt to the wedding banquet."
Lady Hou understood the prince's predicament.
The Empress's family, being high and mighty, would certainly want to keep the Regent firmly in their grasp to maintain their wealth and status.
How could they possibly allow him to marry the Wang family's enemy?
Should she tell her niece the truth so she can be on her guard...?
I haven't seen my little niece for two months, and she's grown up quickly, but she still can't face such a strong opponent.
Forget it, let's wait and see.
"Nuan Nuan has grown up. She should take care of her own affairs. If she has any trouble, she should remember to come to her aunt. Her aunt will do her best to help."
"Thank you, Aunt," Tang Xinuan said sincerely.
Tang Xinuan ate lunch at the Marquis's residence that noon.
I left the Marquis's residence in the afternoon when the weather wasn't so hot, planning to wander around outside before returning to the Prince's residence.
Lady Hou was worried about her leaving on her own, so she instructed Chu Yanqing to send her back.
The aunt and niece hadn't seen each other for a long time, and naturally couldn't help but feel sad when they parted.
The Lady of the Marquis wanted her to stay at the Marquis's residence for a few days, but Chu Yannuo was going on a business trip to Jiangnan and would definitely not be back for at least ten days or half a month.
Tang Xinuan has already made the Prince's Mansion her home and can't bear to leave Erlang alone at home.
"Aunt, I will come back often when I have the chance."
Lady Hou watched her carriage leave with a heavy heart.
Baihe had finally managed to get out with Tang Xinuan, and she was determined to find something to take back with her.
Persistence pays off, and she actually discovered a strange person.
A man whose face was obscured lay in the corner, covered in blood, barely breathing.
"Miss Tang, look over there."
Tang Xinuan looked in the direction she was pointing, and the scene was too tragic. She subconsciously grabbed Xiaoqian.
What happened to that person?
Lily jumped off the carriage. "Miss Tang, I'll go take a look."
Xiaoqian tried to stop her, but Baihe moved too quickly and didn't give her a chance.
Lily returned quickly, but she didn't come back alone; she was also carrying a blood-stained gourd.
Xiaoqian said unhappily, "This person is about to die, and you don't even know if he's a good person or a bad person. Why did you bring him back?"
Lily argued logically, "Even a beggar can become a vice minister, how do you know he won't be the next vice minister?"
Tang Xinu reluctantly moved into the car, saying, "Then hurry up and help me up."
And so, the five girls picked up a blood gourd and returned to the Prince's mansion.
Inside the carriage, Blood Gourd groaned in pain, frightening several people who huddled tightly at the back of the carriage.
Xiaoqian grew increasingly unhappy: "It's fine if he's a vice minister, but I hope he's not a bad guy. Just wait for the prince to punish you."
Baihe retorted, "Why can Lianqiao be a vice minister while I might become a minister? Just wait and see how the prince rewards me... No, if I become a minister, it's because I picked her up. If I don't, you can all blame it on me."
The group chatted and joked all the way, and Chu Yanqing now truly believed that the Regent Prince treated her cousin well.
The carriage made its way into the Prince's mansion and into the inner quarters.
By this time, the Grand Tutor had already taken Miss Wang away.
Zhou Chuanxing had just met with several court officials when he suddenly saw a carriage rushing into the mansion. He asked Tao Guan, "What's going on?"
The pottery jar wasn't sure either, so he said, "I'll go take a look."
They returned quickly, saying, "Your Highness, Miss Tang has brought back a man."
Zhou Chuanxing's heart tightened. The young girl had just returned to the Marquis's residence; the man she brought back wasn't Prince Chu, was it?
No, the Crown Prince of Chu went to Jiangnan.
Who is it?
The earthenware jar: "It looks like a blood gourd, and the person is still unconscious. I don't know who it is."
Zhou Chuanxing instructed, "Go and invite Physician Zhang over. Just tell him that my old injury has relapsed."
The earthenware jar hurriedly went to carry out the order.
Zhou Chuanxing put down his errand and rushed to the back residence. He ordered someone to move the blood gourd to a secluded courtyard in the mansion, where it would be taken care of by a special person. He would wait until the person regained consciousness and his identity was cleared before returning to him.
Private contact with Tang Xinuan is strictly prohibited.
Tang Xinuan didn't want to get involved in the first place.
The man was covered in blood; she was terrified just looking at him.
Ever since Zhou Chuanxing arrived, she has been carefully observing his expression.
He didn't laugh, nor did he get angry; his expression was calm, and she couldn't tell what he was feeling.
"Erlang..."
Chu Yanqing bowed to Zhou Chuan and said, "Greetings, Your Highness."
Zhou Chuanxing gestured for her to dispense with the formalities, then asked Tang Xinuan, "Where did you pick her up?"
Baihe had just put on a magnanimous act, claiming that all the good deeds were done by Tang Xinuan and that she would take the blame for the bad ones.
At this moment, his mouth seemed to be glued shut, and he couldn't utter a single word.
She was so frightened by the prince's sinister face that she dared not even breathe.
Tang Xinuan dared not rely on her anymore. "On our way back, the person was lying on the ground covered in blood. Isn't saving a life a great achievement? So we brought him back."
Zhou Chuanxing wasn't there to investigate or assign blame.
"From now on, tell the pottery jar about these things and let him do them."
"Okay," Tang Xinuan replied obediently.
Chu Yanqing safely delivered her cousin to her destination and took the opportunity to finish up any unfinished business while she was out.
"Your Highness, Prince Duan..."
"What do you want with me?"
Before Chu Yanqing could finish speaking, Prince Duan swaggered into the end of the corridor.
The two had a big fight a few days ago and haven't spoken to each other since.
Chu Yannuo accepted the betrothal gifts sent by the young master. Prince Duan came to Chu Yanqing's door, intending to help her, but unexpectedly ended up going to see her make a fool of herself.
The two argued until their faces turned red, swearing that whoever spoke to the other again would be worse than a pig or a dog.
In the past few days, Prince Duan has been trying to run into the Marquis's mansion at the gate, but unfortunately, he has not seen anyone.
But I'm too embarrassed to ask someone for help.
I did manage to see them today.
Chu Yanqing was bright and flamboyant in beauty, but today she wore a pink butterfly dress and appeared more demure than she had a few days ago.
It's becoming increasingly captivating.
Prince Duan's chest was swollen.
He wanted to maintain a certain air, but was also worried about scaring people away, so his behavior was somewhat awkward.
Chu Yanqing waved to Tang Xinuan, then walked towards Prince Duan with lotus-like steps.
The dignified Prince Duan actually felt a bit guilty and at a loss.
His heart pounded like a drum, and he stopped in his tracks, waiting for Chu Yanqing to approach.
He didn't know what to say, and just stared blankly at the beauty he had been longing for day and night.
Tang Xinuan frowned as she looked at her cousin and Prince Duan.
She used to be slow-witted and didn't understand relationships, but recently she's been meeting more people and reading more books, especially her relationship with Zhou Chuanxing has been rapidly developing, and she's starting to see things more clearly.
"Erlang, those two..."
She fiddled with her fingers. "Is it... mutual liking?"
Zhou Chuanxing rubbed her little head. "Not bad, you noticed that."
Tang Xinu puffed out her chest, her proud little expression overflowing, and snorted, "What can escape my discerning eyes?"
Zhou Chuanxing loved her expressive face.
Lively, playful, and adorable.
"Our daughter is getting more and more amazing."
Tang Xinuan watched her cousin and Prince Duan leave together and asked, "Will they get married?"
Zhou Chuanxing was very confident about this, saying, "It definitely will."
Tang Xinuan asked the crucial question, "If they get married and we get married too, will they call you brother-in-law or sister-in-law?"
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Zhou Chuanxing laughed out loud.
His daughter is so adorable.
Tang Xinuan was embarrassed by his laughter. "What are you laughing at? Do you think my question is childish?"
Zhou Chuanxing replied to her seriously: "I am the third brother, while you and Miss San are only cousins. Of course, I am closer to the third brother, so they call you sister-in-law."
This explanation is quite reasonable.
Tang Xinuan was persuaded, "Okay, then I'll let him call her sister-in-law."
After examining the injured Blood Gourd and writing a prescription, Dr. Zhang also came to see Tang Xinuan.
Tang Xinuan had finally stopped taking herbal medicine, and refused to let him examine her no matter what.
"I'm all better now, I don't need any more tests, I don't need any more tests."
Zhou Chuanxing grabbed the man and coaxed him, "Since you're already here, let him investigate. Otherwise, all the salary we've been paying him will be for nothing."
Tang Xin felt bad about spending the money and hesitated before placing her wrist on the table.
"Doctor Zhang, let me make this clear first, I'm already better, so please don't prescribe any more medicine for me."
The usually stern Physician Zhang softened unconsciously when faced with such a well-behaved little girl.
"Don't worry, I definitely won't prescribe medicine for the girl if I can avoid it."
Tang Xinuan's health has indeed been well taken care of.
After examining her, Physician Zhang determined that no medicine was needed, but he prescribed a dietary supplement for her.
"The young lady is too weak. If she doesn't like taking medicine, then it's fine. But if she pays attention to her diet, it will be of great benefit to her."
As long as she didn't have to take medicine, Tang Xinuan's twisted face finally broke into a smile.
Zhou Chuanxing also breathed a sigh of relief.
Watching the little girl drink bowl after bowl of bitter medicine every day is even more unbearable than making her drink it herself.
Fortunately, the little girl recovered quite well.
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