Chapter 131 The Love Rival is Coming
Old Eunuch Xiao had supported the old emperor all the way and had both merits and hardships, and her death magnified all her merits.
The old emperor valued the two brothers but was also wary of them. He was happy to see them at odds, but he would not tolerate any of them being unfilial to Old Xiao.
As soon as Xiao Ling saw that the emperor's eyes were not right, he knelt down and apologized.
"It's not that I don't want to find a decent family for my sister to enjoy the happiness of family life.
In fact, it was Qinglan herself who fell in love with Xiao Yuan.
Besides, the girl is already 23 years old and I don’t know if she can still have children. If she really marries someone else, I’m afraid she will be wronged.”
Xiao Yuan was afraid that the old emperor would be persuaded and quickly refuted it.
"How many men has a girl seen in the palace since she was a child?
The royal nobles didn't dare to even think about it, but their eyes were always on the eunuchs.
What do you mean by like or dislike? She doesn't know what's good for her, why are you joining in the fun?"
After Xiao Yuan finished speaking, he kowtowed to the old emperor again.
"I dare not attempt to receive a reward, but now I have the audacity to ask the Emperor for mercy on my sister's behalf.
23 years old is not too old. If she can leave the palace now, she may find a good family.
Besides, she has two brothers, Nuwei and Xiao Ling, who will definitely not let anyone wrong her.
It would be a great injustice for such a good girl to be a concubine of a slave like me. I am afraid that my adoptive father will be upset in his grave."
These words immediately touched the old emperor's heart. He didn't care whether Xiao Yuan had many wives or few concubines, but he did care whether his servants were loyal and righteous.
In addition, he looked down on eunuchs from the bottom of his heart, and he did not think that it was a good idea for a woman to marry a eunuch.
Xiao Ling was thinking about Qinglan's request and wanted to say a few more words, but when he saw Xiao Yuan's hateful look, his heart skipped a beat and he swallowed back his words.
He also knew that Xiao Yuan didn't want to marry Qinglan at first. He used to support it. After all, marrying a eunuch was not a good ending.
But Qinglan is such a stubborn girl that she has wasted her time until now. It seems like it would be nice for her to marry Xiao Yuan.
But he didn't understand why Xiao Yuan was so resistant. Could it be that he was really interested in his new wife?
But even so, having one more woman wouldn't make a difference. Why bother arguing with him and risk being disliked by the emperor?
Xiao Ling thought that Xiao Yuan was unhappy but he didn't expect him to resist to such an extent. He thought he could just go with the flow but ended up capsizing.
Xiao Yuan looked at him with an unfriendly look, which made him regret not informing Xiao Yuan in advance.
The old emperor was persuaded by Xiao Yuan not to act as a matchmaker. He rewarded Xiao Yuan with some jewelry and gave an oral order allowing Xu Qinglan to leave the palace.
After saying this, he glared at Xiao Ling with amusement.
"Let young people deal with their own affairs. Maybe they will fall in love with each other someday.
You, you are a villain in vain. "
Xiao Ling repeatedly said that the matter was over, but later Xiao Yuan secretly found him and had a big fight with him.
After taking the reward, Xiao Yuan still had a bad feeling in his heart. He always felt that Xu Qinglan would cause trouble for him this time.
But after all, she is the little sister he has watched grow up, so Xiao Yuan still has feelings for Xu Qinglan.
When someone tried to match him up with Xu Qinglan, he didn't agree because he had no intention of getting married.
There is also a part that hopes Xu Qinglan can live a happy and normal life with many children and grandchildren.
After Xiao Yuan rejected her, Xu Qinglan was sad but didn't take it too seriously.
At that time, Xiao Yuan often came to the palace and they could often eat and chat together. Except for sleeping, there was not much difference between them and ordinary couples.
Xiao Yuan was aloof by nature and treated all the palace maids without saying a word. Xu Qinglan thought she was special and no longer insisted on finalizing the relationship.
But no one expected that the emperor would suddenly arrange a marriage for Xiao Yuan.
Xu Qinglan panicked at once, but she was far away in Nanshan Temple and could not return to Beijing. She could only inquire about the news through Ye Xiao's connections in the Governor's Mansion.
The more information she learned, the colder her heart became, and she couldn't suppress the panic in her heart.
Although he couldn't find out what was going on in the inner courtyard, the fact that Xiao Yuan returned home every day showed that he cared about his wife very much.
The last thing Xu Qinglan wanted to see was Xiao Yuan having someone else in his heart.
No matter how much Ye Xiao tried to comfort her, she wouldn't listen.
It was also because Xu Qinglan went at the wrong time.
If she was in the palace when the emperor granted the marriage, she only needed to tell Xiao Ling to stop it and there would be no Li Mingyue incident, and Jiang Xinyu would not have been married in her place.
But she was not here, and Xiao Ling and Xiao Yuan both assumed that she would marry a normal man in the future and did not think of using her as a substitute.
One wrong step leads to another. It can only be said that she and Xiao Yuan are not destined to be together.
After returning home, Xiao Yuan did not mention the matter of Xu Qinglan. He firmly believed that he could handle it and felt there was no need to tell his wife about it and make her worry.
From the beginning to the end, he had always treated Qinglan as his sister. Besides, Qinglan might not still be thinking about him. Saying it out loud would only make it difficult for the lady and Qinglan to get along.
This is Xiao Ling's fault.
For the sake of Xu Qinglan's reputation, he took the blame on himself, saying that he wanted to make such a settlement because he was afraid that Qinglan would have nowhere to go after the concubine died.
He didn't mention a word about Xu Qinglan's letter to him asking for matchmaking.
Out of trust for his brother, Xiao Yuan did not delve into the matter further. He only said that his brother and his wife had a very good relationship and there was no need for him to interfere in other people's affairs, and asked Xiao Ling to be less self-willed in the future.
Xiao Ling agreed verbally but secretly felt sorry for Qinglan in his heart. He just hoped that his sister would not be too stubborn so as not to hurt their relationship.
Unfortunately, Xu Qinglan was not someone who gave up easily. After receiving Xiao Ling's letter, she locked herself in the room for half a day. A few days later, she packed her luggage and followed the team returning to the palace into the capital.
With the emperor's oral order, she no longer needed to enter the palace to be a maid, and at Ye Xiao's invitation, she moved her luggage directly to the governor's mansion.
Ye Xiao had his own courtyard in the Governor's Mansion, and Xiao Yuan respected him so much that everyone in the mansion called him "Young Master".
In Ye Xiao's view, Sister Lan has had a friendship with his godfather for more than ten years, so the Governor's Mansion is also her home.
You're not going home for a visit, so just arrange accommodation first. It doesn't matter whether your godfather is there or not.
As for the girl from the Jiang family who married his godfather by accident, he didn't take her seriously at all.
It's just a decoration. Do you really think you are the mistress of the Governor's Mansion?
The old butler was immediately overwhelmed when he saw the situation. He secretly asked someone to report the news to the governor while trying to comfort Ye Xiao in embarrassment.
It's not that he didn't arrange the courtyard immediately, but he knew how much the governor loved Madam Chong, so how could he dare to agree to a woman who came to live there permanently?
If it was a guest house, it would be fine, but the young master also said that he wanted to arrange it next to the governor's courtyard.
This is nonsense. The governor doesn't have any courtyard now.
Their lady is so troublesome. There is a training room on the left and a laboratory on the right. Almost the entire yard has been ruined by her.
The governor always sleeps with his wife. Apart from a study, he also has a washroom which is his exclusive territory in the morning to avoid disturbing his wife's sleep.
The young master insisted on arranging this Miss Qinglan to live next to the governor's courtyard.
How to arrange it? The governor has no yard anymore, so how can he arrange it?
Ye Xiao didn't know the inside story, and he became angry when he heard the housekeeper's excuse.
On the left, people say that one courtyard is occupied by the lady, and on the right, people say that one courtyard is occupied by the lady. How many heads does this lady have to live in so many courtyards?
Xu Qinglan smiled bitterly with a lonely look on her face, "I'd better go stay at the inn. Brother Yuan probably doesn't welcome me here."
Ye Xiao was young and hot-tempered. He could no longer suppress his anger when he heard this. He glared at the butler fiercely and turned away.
Since you say you are a servant and cannot be the head of the family, then go find someone who can be the head of the family.
Madam, madam, he wanted to see who this lady his godfather married was.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
