Chapter 21
Fortunately, the prince also favored her, which dispelled her anxiety.
Yao Chunying suppressed her usual impatience and instead learned a lot from her second sister.
Spreading the letter on the table, she held the pen in one hand and her sleeve in the other, and wrote two sentences slowly.
[I respect your Highness's wishes, and I hope Grandfather will forgive me. While attending to his illness, I happened to meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. We chatted briefly and received some praise, but since we already had an appointment, it would be inconvenient to refuse.]
With just two sentences, he brought up two princes to suppress him. Even his grandfather would not dare to say anything.
Yao Chunying folded a piece of paper into three and handed it to Taoer. Taoer was puzzled. If it was a reply letter, why didn’t it even have an envelope?
Seeing her rude appearance, Yao Chunying sighed.
She was a thoughtful and intelligent person, so naturally, she didn't like to be around someone who was too smart. Unexpectedly, this fool also had its drawbacks, causing her to worry all day long. Fortunately, he was loyal, otherwise she would have gotten rid of this half-idiot long ago to feel relieved.
"The letter was written in a hurry, so it can only reveal some information. Besides, I also need to let the elders in my family know that things are different now. Now they have to curry favor with me!"
Hearing this, Tao'er didn't dare to ask any more questions and hurriedly took the letter and sent it out.
Yao family mansion.
The letter was delivered directly to the old master of the Yao family. When Taifu Yao saw the letter, the order from the princess's mansion had already been delivered.
He was so angry that his face turned purple, and he slapped the armrest, asking his eldest son and daughter-in-law to come over immediately.
As the two hurriedly entered the house, a piece of paper was thrown directly in front of them.
"Look at your wonderful daughter! This is the candidate for Crown Princess you trained, and now the Yao family can no longer control her!"
Yao Huanye quickly unfolded the letter. Every word in it was his daughter's own opinion. It seemed that she had already hooked up with the prince.
He quickly knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly.
"Father, please calm down! Chunying's situation outside is not her responsibility. Besides, she did this for the sake of our Yao family, and she has no other intentions!"
The old tutor was so angry at his son's stupidity that he felt dizzy and wanted to hit him with his cane. How could he give birth to such a heartless thing?
His Majesty has always treated the Yao family very well. After serving the emperor for so many years, he has long understood His Majesty's temper. Many of His Majesty's actions have deep meanings. Since he did not have such intentions earlier, he must still have concerns about the prince.
These youngsters are disobedient and have acted recklessly, disrupting His Majesty's plans. Who knows how much unnecessary disaster they will have to endure.
But they still think they are getting the upper hand.
The old tutor took a deep breath, raised his cane and pointed at his son's nose and asked.
"Did you have any idea here? Chunying is your daughter. Do you dare to say that everything she did had nothing to do with you?"
Yao Huanye knew that his daughter went to the Princess's Mansion, but he didn't expect that she would be so bold as to ignore her family's wishes and try to curry favor with the Prince.
But it was too late to say anything now! His daughter had always been righteous and smarter than his second brother's daughter, Chunshan, but her stubborn character was beyond the reach of ordinary people, and even he couldn't change her mind.
Furthermore, why was his daughter sent to the Prime Minister's family, while his younger brother's daughter could become the Crown Princess?
Although he listened to his father on the surface, he was secretly dissatisfied.
Now, his daughter has become successful and married the prince, which has brought him honor.
Thinking of this, he seemed to gain some confidence and raised his head.
"Father, I really didn't know Chunying would do this. But since it's already like this, and the Crown Prince has already taken a fancy to Chunying, shouldn't we comply with his wishes? Don't go against his wishes."
Seeing that he didn't care and was complacent, the old tutor became so angry that his face turned even greener.
"You brainless thing! His Majesty is the most powerful person in the world. Whatever His Majesty says is the truth! Do you think His Majesty doesn't know about your little tricks behind his back?"
Besides, this prince is not the emperor as long as he has not ascended the throne. The lesson of the previous prince is still there, but he still hasn't learned his lesson!
Life and death are decided by the words of those in high positions. If you act with self-righteousness, the fate of your entire family may be at stake.
Ten years ago, after the death of the late queen, their Yao family had tried to send a daughter to the palace. However, no one could guess what His Majesty was thinking. He did not give the Yao family any face at all and directly chose a daughter from the Gong family of a foreign race and gave her to Rongyao.
From that time on, the Yao family began to decline. It was also from that time that he realized that even his clan members were not much different from each other. They were all subjects of His Majesty.
It took him half his life to understand the truth, and he told it thousands of times, but his descendants still didn't understand.
The old tutor sighed, his original plan was no longer feasible.
It now looked like the Crown Prince and Chunying were destined to be together, leaving Chunshan as a potential trump card. Fortunately, Chunshan still had two years until she could reach marriage, and the situation wasn't certain by then. For now, we could only take things one step at a time.
The old tutor calmed himself down and called the servants around him over.
"Go and send the clothes and jewelry you've chosen to Chunying. Also take the coral bracelet His Majesty gave her and tell her to serve His Highness diligently and not to slack off."
The two people kneeling below looked at each other and realized that their father approved of Chunying, and they couldn't help but show joy in their eyes.
My daughter is really smart. Otherwise, it would never have been their turn to be the Crown Princess.
The two of them thanked the old tutor and were about to leave, but he unexpectedly asked Chunying's mother Liang to stay.
The old tutor looked serious. He glanced at his daughter-in-law standing on the ground, then pointed to the chair next to him and asked her to sit down.
"I heard that the eldest princess went to visit three families. One is the eldest daughter of the Cen family, and the other is the eldest daughter of the Yue family. Have they ever met the princes?"
Liang replied timidly, "That... I haven't asked yet."
It took a long breath to calm the anger in his chest. The old tutor was very worried about his children's rebellious nature.
"As a woman in the inner palace, I have to know the secret news of the various mansions at all times. Many things are deduced from these secrets. How can I be so careless?"
Liang dared not refuse.
All the affairs of the family, big and small, are managed by the old man. Both the husband and wife are not very smart, but they unexpectedly gave birth to a smart girl. Things in this world are really unpredictable.
The other end.
As soon as she got home and relieved of her fatigue, Zhong complained of a headache and went back to her room, covering her head.
Yue Qingning knew that she was probably worried about her marriage, so he called a doctor even though it was useless.
He went back and forth, calling the doctor from Jiyuantang eight hundred times, and he wished he could open a branch of Jiyuantang in Yuefu.
Yue Qingning sighed and asked.
"Qingtang hasn't seen her mother yet, right? Don't ask her to come over yet. She's having a headache right now. It's better to ask the wet nurse to hold her for a while. If she sees her mother coming back, she'll make a fuss again."
Qingzhu was taking out the hairpin for her from behind while answering.
"Of course I didn't dare to disturb the lady. When I came back, I saw that both girls looked unhappy. The wet nurse was also sensible. She quickly took the children away, fearing that she would disturb the lady."
Xiao Qingtang is still young, and she must be making a fuss after not seeing her mother for such a long time. She just let her hair down and wanted to take a break, but she had to ask Qingzhu to tie it up for her again.
Thinking of his youngest sister, his younger brother also thought of her. Fortunately, Qingzhe has always been reassuring.
She pressed her eyebrows together and asked about her brother.
"Is Qingzhe doing well these days? Is everything okay at school?"
Qingzhu replied, "Young Master is doing fine! There's nothing going on in the academy. As soon as he comes back, he stays in his room reading and writing. You hardly ever see him coming out. Young Master has a calm personality. I've seen him for a hundred years without anyone having to worry about him."
That's true, Qingzhe is more like an adult than her.
After hearing the eldest lady asking everyone in the mansion one after another, Qingzhu went over to ask for their concern.
"That day, the young lady asked me to buy medicine. I had just left the house when the princess came to pick me up. I hurried as fast as I could but still couldn't catch up. I wonder if the young lady is doing well over there?"
Yue Qingning couldn't help but squint and smile when he heard her coquettish movements.
This girl, I guess she wants to visit the Princess's Mansion!
"What could possibly happen to me? This time it was urgent and I couldn't wait for you. If there's a chance next time, I'll take you there."
Qingzhu was about to thank the eldest lady when her wish came true, but suddenly she remembered that this time she was taking care of the sick, so she didn't dare to hope for a next time, and quickly shook her head.
"I dare not say that! May Your Highness, the Princess, live a long and blessed life!"
Seeing her shaking her head like a little quail, Yue Qingning couldn't help but frown.
I thought I would be able to control my emotions in my next life, so I devoted myself to revenge. But when I came back, I realized that even people in the mud can be moved by looking up at a downy bird in the sky.
People all yearn for peace and joy, so how can they trap themselves in hatred forever?
But when she thought of this, she couldn't help but think of Que Ming.
Is he living well?
"When we go out these days, who sends Qingzhe to school?"
Qingzhu immediately knew who she wanted to ask, "Old Five went to the Princess's Mansion with the young lady. Uncle Zhang is only waiting for the old master, so who else can be used? Naturally, it's the young master that Que Ming sent."
She had known that he would go. After all, there were only three grooms in the mansion. It was impossible for Zhang Bo, who was used to being employed by her father, to change. It was even more impossible for him to go to the Princess's Mansion.
She couldn't be sure whether anything would happen during the half hour she waited outside every day.
He is indeed a big trouble!
Seeing his daughter staring at herself in the mirror in a daze, Qingzhu came over and stared at her face in the mirror.
"What's wrong with the girl?"
She shook her head and used a smile to hide her uneasiness.
"It's okay, I was just distracted for a moment."
Her explanation was dry, and Qingzhu, who had followed the eldest lady for so long, naturally knew immediately that she was pretending.
The girl is now more and more worried. Normally, they are almost inseparable, but after only a few days of not seeing each other, the girl has become a completely different person.
Qingzhu was worried, but she couldn't share her burden at all. Every time she asked about it, the girl always smiled and said it was okay. She was anxious but had no way to help.
Looking at the pale face, Qingzhu suddenly remembered something and pushed a box to the girl's side.
Yue Qingning looked over and saw that the box next to him was smooth and exquisite, with a layer of peony inlays painted with gold powder on it.
This was the gift given to her by His Royal Highness Prince Shou. It was not only beautiful to look at, but also very heavy to hold.
Wonder what's inside?
She looked at Qingzhu who was holding her face with stars in her eyes at the table, she obviously wanted to see it.
"I heard this was a gift from His Royal Highness Prince Shou. Judging from your personality, you definitely haven't opened it yet, right? Aren't you at all curious about what the Prince Shou, who never leaves home, would give you?"
The impression of Prince Shou among people inside and outside the capital was that he was a sickly person who never went out. Yue Qingning knew a little more than they did after his rebirth.
Prince Shou was indeed in poor health, but his personality was completely different from the type one would imagine, hiding in the mansion and not daring to go out.
On the contrary, he is not only brave and knowledgeable but also scheming. He pretended to be indifferent to worldly affairs for more than 20 years and even dared to fight with Crown Prince Xiao Yan at the critical moment. How could such a person be an ordinary person?
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