The smell of burning paper in Xu Yixing's yard did not alarm the front yard.
All the people who knew that she had violated the taboo during the New Year were nothing more than the maids in her courtyard, and these people had already kept their mouths shut under the rewards and the power of the future prince's wife. Some of them even went to the courtyard gate to keep watch for her.
It took more than two months for Xu Yixing to gradually unite the courtyard and gradually build a barrier to protect themselves.
Inside the palace, His Majesty the Emperor listened to the ecstatic voice of the Imperial Astronomical Observatory. It was an auspicious sign that a dazzling and bright image of a lucky star could be observed in the middle of the first month of the year. It was a great omen, great luck!
The emperor wasn't particularly concerned about the lucky star; what he cared about was the fact that snow had finally arrived. This year's snow had come so late, and he had been worried for a long time. Fortunately, it was a heavy snowfall, and next year would surely bring prosperity and peace to the people.
The emperor twirled his short beard, thinking that the marriage had just been granted today, and God had given him face by sending down an auspicious sign. Could it be that even God approved of the prince's marriage?
Very good, very good. If I had known earlier, I should have granted the marriage earlier. After all, the prince is already nineteen years old. No, it's already past the New Year, he's twenty. This is a very, very late age for marriage. I must tell Madam Jing and arrange the wedding as soon as possible.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, the grandson You was supposed to bring "Xu Yixing" back to the Xu Mansion. However, the Sun Mansion sent someone over early in the morning to say that the young lady was ill and therefore would not be returning. They only sent two carts of gifts as a token of filial piety.
Old Man Xu rarely expressed his opinion or got angry. He nodded and let the people from the Sun Mansion go back.
"Yan'er, since your sister isn't coming back, why don't you go see her?"
Huh? Are you kidding me...
Father Xu added, "Now that your marriage is settled, you should make your sister happy. Go ahead."
Why are you so happy? Isn't this just rubbing salt in the wound, using your own marriage to irritate her? Dad's way of comforting people is also quite unique.
Gu listened from the side and laughed in her heart. Happy? Hahahaha, that eldest daughter is so arrogant. Not only has her face been hurt, but she also lets her concubine sister use marriage to provoke her. Well, this damn girl will be pissed off to death!
Therefore, he also agreed and asked someone to quickly prepare the return gift and send the second young lady over.
Xu Yixing rolled his eyes a thousand times in his mind, but finally stood up and saluted. Rourou said okay and went out.
"Sister!" Xu Yiwen chased after her and took out an exquisite little dagger from his sleeve as if he were taking out a treasure. It was inlaid with gems and the tip of the blade was curved, which was very exotic.
"I found this on Antique Street last month. I thought my elder sister would like it. It's not convenient for me to go visit her, so please bring it to her for me."
Xu Yixing took the dagger, pulled it out and played with it for a few times. He really liked it.
"Okay, I'm here with you!"
Hehe, this younger brother is quite dedicated. He is still thinking about me at this time. I will accept it with a smile.
After leaving the Xu Mansion, the carriage did not move forward. Xu Yixing lifted the curtain and saw that it was the seventh prince's carriage that had also arrived.
"What are you doing?"
The seventh prince's driver drove his car next to Xu Yixing's, and the two cars were side by side. However, his car was much taller, so Xu Yixing had to look up at his window.
"I heard that the second young lady is going to visit the eldest young lady. I will go with you."
"I'm going to see my sister. What does it have to do with you?"
"Is it okay? But General Xu told me early in the morning that he wanted me to accompany you to the Duke's Mansion. Why didn't he tell you?"
Lu Anyuan deliberately didn't mention the arranged marriage, only saying that Old Man Xu had asked him to come, hoping to see Xu Yixing's angry expression. But after hearing this, he let go of the curtain and said nothing. The two carriages drove in silence towards the Sun Mansion.
Lu Anyuan: How can I not be angry... You really don't care about me at all.
Xu Yixing could hear the sound of car wheels rolling over the stone pavement next to him, and he felt very uncomfortable.
Yesterday, after she inherited Yi Yan's memory, she realized that the person Lu Anyuan liked was actually her? Oh my God, this is too late!
I swear to God, she hasn't looked at any other man since she got engaged to Sun Ziyou. How could she have known that she had such a secret admirer?
Moreover, this person is quite scheming. Take the time when he tested me, for example. Yi Yan clearly gave him a hairpin, but he chose to test me with a hairpin flower. Even if I had said that day that this thing was not hers, it would have been wrong. I had to say the key word "hairpin" accurately.
Moreover, he obviously likes me, but he pretends to like Yi Yan and threatens me to marry him. How shameless!
It can be seen that he is not an easy person to deal with.
Now it seems that borrowing his power to seek revenge is a bit like trying to get the skin of a tiger. Who knows what will happen in the future. Alas!
Dad must have been kicked in the head by a horse. Not only did he "humiliate" his eldest daughter, but he also asked her to bring her fiancé along? If this was really Xu Yixing, he would be so angry that he would vomit blood just lying on the bed. What on earth was he thinking!
When I arrived at the Sun Mansion today, before I even got out of the car, I saw Duke Sun and his family coming out to greet me. The main gate was wide open. It turns out that the etiquette of a prince is different.
Xu Yixing got out of the car and followed Lu Anyuan obediently, listening to the Duke's family's thanks and praise. He vaguely remembered that when he first got engaged, the people around him said the same thing. Even after so much time, the words hadn't changed.
Because Lu Anyuan was a man from outside the family, he was not allowed to enter the young lady's inner room. Instead, Sun Ziyou served him tea and water in the outer room, and Xu Yixing entered the inner room alone.
The room was a little dark, I don't know if it was because of the snow or because there was no light.
Following the path to the imposter's bedside, she found that the person serving was not Si Wen, but a little girl she had never seen before. She had noticed when she came in that the four guards in the courtyard that her father had given her were not there. Could they have been silenced by her grandson You?
"Yi Yan pays respects to my sister. Today is the New Year, and my father is worried about you, so he asked me to come and see you."
The little maid reached out and lifted the bed curtain. Even though Xu Yixing was mentally prepared, he was still startled:
This face, from the left corner of the forehead to the right of the chin, was covered with red marks, the skin was wrinkled, and there were even some pus scabs that could be seen that had just healed.
The scars ran from left to right, through the bridge of the nose and lips, forming a continuous piece on the face, except for the eyes, which was indescribably strange.
It's like someone deliberately splashed boiling water over your eyes, the human traces are too obvious.
Well, this time there really is no need for disguise. Xu Yixing finally understood why his father immediately shifted his training resources towards his second daughter after he came out of the room that day.
Dad was right, he only had one daughter left.
Although this sounded cruel, it was the truth. Even if the Duke's Mansion could remember their old friendship and ensure that her eldest daughter remained in the position of Young Madam, she would probably never be able to bear children or receive official titles.
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