It looked like the person was about to crash into them.
Yuan Yao was so shocked that she forgot to blink.
The Ninth Prince remained expressionless. The moment someone approached, he protected Yuan Yao, dodged, and stepped aside several paces.
"Thump!"
"Hmm..."
Behind him, a man let out a muffled groan.
Xu Yunzhi never expected that instead of falling into the arms of the Ninth Prince, she would fall into the arms of a guard.
Yes, at some point, two imperial guards had infiltrated a group of palace women...
The guard who was hit was wearing armor that was hard and rigid, like a wall of copper.
Xu Yunzhi bumped her forehead and a bump instantly appeared, the pain almost bringing tears to her eyes.
At this moment, the Ninth Prince, carrying Yuan Yao, turned around and coldly asked, "Minister of Revenue, who are you to me?"
Xu Yunzhi was stunned for a moment, and almost forgot to get up while nestled in the guard's arms.
The Ninth Prince looked at her coldly: "What? Have you become mute?"
Xu Yunzhi quickly left the guard's embrace and knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, the Minister of Revenue is my father..."
"My daughter's surname is Xu, and her given name is Yunzhi..."
The daughter of the Minister of Revenue?
Yuan Yao opened her eyes wide and looked curiously at Xu Yunzhi on the ground.
Xu Yunzhi was petite with fair skin and delicate features, but her eyes were particularly striking—round and bright, like those of a fawn.
At this moment, her eyes were red and she looked frightened, making her all the more pitiful.
This face...
Yuan Yao frowned.
No wonder they resorted to such tactics.
This Xu Yunzhi, they must have found her based on her appearance!
The Ninth Prince dotes on his adopted daughter, so he wants to find a woman who resembles her and marry her.
What do they take the Ninth Prince for?!
The Minister of Revenue, in this context, was the official in charge of the nation's finances, equivalent to a modern-day finance minister.
No wonder, today behind the artificial hill, Xu Yunzhi's sister said that the weather this year is abnormal, and if the Ninth Prince wants to allocate funds for disaster relief, he would be very happy to arrange a marriage between their families...
How could a mere Minister of Revenue dare to use disaster relief funds to influence the marriage of the Ninth Prince?
How naive!
Who is the Nine Thousand Years Old?
Anyone who dares to use something like this against him is probably going to lose their head!
The Ninth Prince glanced disdainfully at the person on the ground and ordered his attendants, "Someone, take Miss Xu back."
"Your Majesty!" Xu Yunzhi hurriedly spoke, her voice trembling with tears, "Your Majesty, Yunzhi got lost while taking a walk and twisted her ankle."
Yun's feet hurt so much, she can't walk..."
Unable to walk?
This little trick is probably only enough to fool the emperor.
You're still not quite there yet to fool him.
The Ninth Prince curled his lips into a smile, though the smile didn't reach his eyes: "Someone, bring the sedan chair."
If we can't walk, then we'll carry it back!
Xu Yunzhi was stunned when she heard that there was a sedan chair.
In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the sedan chair was brought over.
A young eunuch politely said to Xu Yunzhi, "Miss Xu, please."
The fact that a sedan chair carried four people to carry Xu Yunzhi, the daughter of a high-ranking official, was already a great honor for her.
If it were any other family's daughter who did such a despicable thing, she would probably have been dragged away and beaten to death long ago...
Before being helped onto the sedan chair, Xu Yunzhi looked at the Ninth Prince with teary eyes, mustered her courage, and said softly, "Your Highness, Yunzhi has long admired you, and today I could not help myself, which is why I offended you..."
Yunzhi is devoted to Qiansui, only wishing to stay by his side forever…
The Ninth Prince scoffed.
With a flick of his sleeve, the sedan chair was carried away.
Yuan Yao had hoped to see some good drama, but unexpectedly, it was over.
She gazed in the direction the sedan chair had disappeared, her expression one of disappointment: "Father, you just took them away like that?"
"Hmm?" The Ninth Prince looked down at her.
Yuan Yao pursed her lips: "Father, the young lady from the Minister's family said that she loves you and wants to stay by your side all the time!"
And you, you just sent her away in a sedan chair!"
"Otherwise what?" The Ninth Prince smiled. "You want her to stay at my villa tonight?"
Yuan Yao: "..."
She doesn't want to!
She was aware of Xu Yunzhi's plan.
She just wanted to take the opportunity to jump into the Ninth Prince's arms and have him carry her back to his villa...
Whatever happens tonight, tomorrow, the news will spread: the Ninth Prince favored the daughter of the Minister of Revenue at his palace villa...
The Minister of Revenue held a very important position. He could take this opportunity to plead his case before the Emperor, and surely the Emperor would grant him the marriage for the sake of stability in the court...
As expected of someone in charge of finances, they're really good at calculating!
Moreover, judging from the Ninth Prince's attitude towards Xu Yunzhi, although it wasn't good, it wasn't bad either...
Could it be... that he really wants to marry Xu Yunzhi?
So, does that mean she's going to have a stepmother?
Thinking of this, Yuan Yao became angry.
She struggled in the arms of the Ninth Prince: "Father, put me down!"
Her tone was very unhappy.
The Ninth Prince chuckled slightly: "What's wrong now?"
"snort!"
Yuan Yao snorted angrily, struggled to get out of his arms, and walked towards the courtyard on her own.
Watching the little boy's retreating figure, the Ninth Prince chuckled.
Why are you angry again?
After entering the villa and washing up, Yuan Yao fell asleep fuming.
The palace is near the water, and it gets very cool at night.
In the middle of the night, Yuan Yao, half asleep, rolled over and ended up in a warm embrace.
She muttered something and then stormed out in a huff.
She heard the Ninth Prince chuckle softly: "You little dumpling, you're not that big of a person, but you have quite the temper..."
Yuan Yao thought to herself: Are kids not allowed to have tempers?
snort!
The next day.
Yuan Yao was picked up early.
She opened her eyes and saw a familiar face.
She rubbed her eyes, and when she saw the face clearly, she exclaimed with delight, "Danqing!"
Xie Ning has finally returned Danqing!
Danqing said gently, "Princess, it's time to get up. This servant will help you wash up and change."
"good!"
Yuan Yao yawned and obediently let Danqing wash her face, rinse her mouth, and dress her...
After she was fully dressed, she asked, "Where is my father?"
Danqing replied, "Assassins entered the palace yesterday, and this morning His Highness went to the Lotus Pond to supervise the construction."
Supervisor?
Yuan Yao yawned again: "Let's go take a look too."
Since it's a rare opportunity to leave the palace, I must take this chance to stroll around!
Danqing smiled and said, "Princess, please have breakfast first. After you finish breakfast, I will take you there."
"Um!"
After breakfast, Danqing gave some instructions and then led Yuanyao out of the villa.
The scenery of East Lake in the early morning is exceptionally beautiful.
A thin mist shrouded the lake. A morning breeze stirred the water, creating ripples. Every now and then, a fish would leap out of the water to kiss the willow leaves that had fallen into the water...
Yuan Yao was in a great mood and had someone bring her fish food. She sat behind a rockery and fed the fish.
While I was feeding them, I heard a burst of laughter—
"Have you heard? Late last night, the youngest daughter of the Minister of Revenue was carried out of the Ninth Prince's villa in a sedan chair."
"Such a thing is true?"
"Yes! I heard that she was carried out in a sedan chair carried by four people! Ordinary concubines can only ride in a sedan chair carried by two people. Miss Xu is really lucky..."
"So, it seems the Ninth Prince is going to get married?"
"Shh... I heard from afar that the daughter of the Minister of Revenue dared to confess her feelings to the Ninth Prince, and he didn't say anything, but just had her carried back!"
"Just now, when I returned from my duty, I saw the Minister of Revenue looking very happy. He said he had gone to see the Emperor. I'm afraid he went to ask the Emperor to bestow a marriage upon him..."
Yuan Yao couldn't listen to what was going to happen next.
Her father is about to be betrothed!
no!
She needs to go and see what's going on.
Yuan Yao scattered the fish food, walked around the artificial hill, and stood in front of several gossipy palace maids.
Upon seeing her, the group of palace maids were terrified, as if they had seen a ghost, forgetting all their manners: "Princess...Princess..."
Yuan Yao looked up, narrowed her eyes to hide the coldness in them, and asked, "Where is the Emperor? Please show me the way."
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