Before she could speak, Jing Aotian continued, "Is it about the betrothal gift? Should it be two ounces of gold, pearls, or silver? Or perhaps..."
"stop!"
An Tingyu interrupted him, "Neither!"
"None of them? Then what is it?" Jing Aotian's sharp eyes suddenly darkened, a hint of loss flashed across his enchanting eyes. If it wasn't a material problem, could it be...
Be loyal.
An Tingyu replied secretly in her heart, but did not say it out loud.
Although she wanted to respond to Jing Aotian's feelings, she was also afraid to give, because she knew the men in this world too well. Men with a little wealth would have three wives and four concubines, not to mention a prince like Jing Aotian who wanted power and influence.
Moreover, she was an unmarried woman with a child. Although she didn't care what others said, what about Jing Aotian? Did he really not care about other people's gossip at all?
"The carriage outside the door is indeed yours." Feng Beijian's voice suddenly appeared, and the "you" in his mouth must be referring to Jing Aotian.
"What are you doing here?" Jing Aotian asked coldly when he saw the person coming. When two rivals meet, they are extremely jealous of each other, especially before he gets the answer. Feng Beijian came at the wrong time.
"If you can come, then this prince can come too." After saying that, Feng Bei changed the subject and said to An Tingyu, "Yu'er, I'll stay with you until the New Year's Eve."
"Everyone go back. I'm not the kind of person who would skip sleep just to stay up all night. Besides, sleeping is the best way for women to beautify themselves. Don't disturb me." With just these words, An Tingyu drove everyone away.
Outside the door, staring at the tightly closed gate of the prime minister's residence, Jing Aotian and Feng Beijian looked at each other, snorted coldly at the same time, turned around, and then went their separate ways back home.
"Brother, are we going back like this?" Jing Qingwu said in the carriage.
Jing Aotian looked at her and asked a question that was irrelevant to his answer, "Qingwu, tell me, big brother, why did you come to the Prime Minister's Mansion tonight?"
He hadn't planned to come tonight, but Qingwu mentioned coming along, so he came. But hadn't this girl always disliked An Tingyu? And she even called An Tingyu "sister-in-law"—had she changed her ways? Or was she up to something else?
"She hit me!"
"..." Jing Aotian was speechless for a moment, "Want to take revenge? Fight back?"
"No, I mean she was the first person who dared to hit me, and the first person who dared to point out my mistakes." After saying that, Jing Qingwu lowered her head slightly, a little disappointed, "Brother, sometimes I really hope you can be like an ordinary big brother, criticizing when you're wrong and beating when you're wrong. But even when I caused you to fall into the enemy's trap and your leg was almost crippled, you didn't blame me at all. Do you know how sad I am? If it weren't for Miss An, your leg would really be crippled."
Everyone knew that her brother was almost ambushed and his leg was broken, but they didn't know that it was because she secretly followed him out and her brother was injured to protect her. However, Liu Yunsheng didn't blame her brother for that incident, and her brother just said that as long as she was safe, it was fine. However, she would rather they scolded her or even beat her, but nothing happened. They were still the same as usual and did whatever she wanted, so she was angry, and she didn't know whether she was angry with them or with herself.
But she beat An Tingyu without hesitation.
Hearing this, Jing Aotian sighed and caressed her head lovingly, "You must feel very guilty about what Yunsheng said. I know that although you are a troublemaker, you are actually a good girl. I must feel sad, but you are my only relative. Your safety is more important than anything else, so how could I possibly blame you?"
"elder brother!"
"Okay, let's go home!"
"Um!"
That night, An Tingyu was woken up by the sound of firecrackers after just a short nap, and little Yunxi, who was sleeping next to her, was also scared and started crying.
"Xi'er, be good, don't be afraid! Mom is here!" An Tingyu's soft voice comforted her gently.
"Miss, what's wrong with the young master? Why is he crying like this?" Hearing the crying, Xing'er hurried in from outside without even putting on her clothes.
"It's okay, he was just scared by the sound of firecrackers." An Tingyu put two pieces of cotton in Xiao Yunxi's ears, then slowly rocked him, and patted his body gently with her little hands. After a while, Xiao Yunxi stopped crying and fell asleep again.
"By the way, have you seen Mei Zi? The girl I brought back." An Tingyu suddenly asked again. When she returned to the city yesterday, she asked someone to take Mei Zi back to the prime minister's residence, but she hasn't seen her since she came back!
"Miss, I heard that Mei Zi is from Yuyan Country, and is also the maid of Prince Can. Why do you want to bring her back?" Xing'er asked irrelevantly, seeming confused and worried.
Although the Longyan Kingdom and the Yuyan Kingdom have now formed an alliance, they are rivals who have been fighting for many years. If Mei Zi has bad intentions, then their entire prime minister's mansion will be in turmoil.
"She's just a little girl, don't take it too seriously." An Tingyu said lightly, seeming to understand Xing'er's thoughts.
"Miss, are you up this morning?" There was a knock on the door, and the person who came in immediately said, "The master asked you to come to the lobby immediately. Mr. Fu is here!"
"Mr. Fu?" Who?
An Tingyu was puzzled, wondering who this Mr. Fu was and why he asked An Donglin to call her as soon as she entered the Prime Minister's Mansion.
"Miss, Mr. Fu is the adopted son of the Fu family. His name is Fu Mo. He is your mother's younger brother, and your uncle. But even though he is your uncle, Mr. Fu is only eight years older than you." At this time, Xing'er solved the mystery for her.
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