Over an hour later, Shao Mingyi and Chu Dieyi left with the medicine pills and the pastries personally made by Yang Mengchen.
Long Xuanmo and Yang Chengning were not drunk, but Yang Mengchen still had them take Hangover Pills, waved for Sister Jin and the others to leave, and directly asked Yang Chengning, "Second brother is not young anymore, when do you plan to start a family? Do you have someone in mind?"
"Yes," Yang Chengning didn’t hide it from his sister, "General Ye once mentioned that he would like to promise his granddaughter Ye Yunqian to me. I plan to go back to Yangliu Village tomorrow to discuss it with our grandparents and then go to the Ye family to ask for her hand."
"Has second brother met Miss Ye?" Seeing a touch of tenderness in Yang Chengning’s eyes, Yang Mengchen’s mind stirred.
Yang Chengning nodded, "After your and brother-in-law’s wedding, I met Ye Yunqian on the way back to the border. She said her name was Ye Yun, and she was going to the border to look for her brother in the Huwei Army. I didn’t realize she was in disguise as a man and, since it was on the way, I took her with me back to the border;
However, we didn’t find her brother, and General Ye didn’t recognize her, so I had to keep her by my side as a personal soldier until we subdued the Taji Chang Tribe and returned to the garrison. It was then that General Ye recognized her, and I found out she was his granddaughter."
"You spent nearly half a year together every day and night, yet second brother didn’t realize she was a woman?" Yang Mengchen was astonished.
Hua Mulan had people to cover for her when she joined the army, while Ye Yunqian was right by second brother’s side, and for such a long time he didn’t notice. Should I say second brother is too dull, or that Miss Ye’s ability to hide is too clever?
And General Ye, perhaps he didn’t fail to recognize his own granddaughter, but had already taken a liking to second brother, and smoothly allowed his granddaughter to spend time with second brother to cultivate their feelings, right?
Yang Chengning’s handsome face blushed slightly, "I did find her quite odd at times, especially when changing clothes, bathing, and resting alone. I always thought she was just accustomed to being independent, so I didn’t think much of it. How was I to know she was a woman."
"The future second sister-in-law is really interesting, ha ha..." Yang Mengchen couldn’t help but double over with laughter: second brother and second sister-in-law are really a pair of treasures.
With his arm around his beloved wife, Long Xuanmo glanced at his brother-in-law, the corners of his perfect lips curling up in a minute, ambiguous smile.
Lifting his teacup, Yang Chengning used the act of drinking tea to cover up the awkwardness on his face. Once he was sure that Ye Yunqian had no ulterior motives for approaching him, he overlooked everything else, resulting in a huge misunderstanding.
After a moment, Yang Mengchen stopped laughing, "Since second brother and the future second sister-in-law are fond of each other, second brother should go back early to inform the elders and ask for her hand from the Ye family, fulfilling our wishes." The Ye family is a family of military officers and loyal to the country, and Ye Yunqian is educated, sensible, and straightforward, making her an ideal match for second brother.
Yang Chengning nodded. The Emperor had granted him permission to return to the border after the spring, which was the perfect time for him to marry Yunyun.
The next day, after sending off Yang Chengning, Yang Mengchen quietly took Hai Tang, her four companions, and Mo Mei to the manor near the big mountain.
Last night, she had someone secretly bring over Feng Lin and gave him a blueprint, instructing him to remodel the training ground. Feng Lin and those craftsmen were from Wende, and the manor was run by Death Contract Servants from her dowry, so there was no need to worry about them leaking any secrets.
Yang Mengchen and her group wandered around the manor, then went up the mountain to take a look. Feng Lin and the others were busy at work. Yang Mengchen did not disturb them, and later she visited the Imperial manor given to her by the Emperor. This manor seemed ordinary at first glance, but actually had hidden depths, impermeable to ordinary people and even difficult for martial arts experts to enter with ease.
"Commoners pay respects to the princess," the workers stopped their labor and bowed respectfully upon seeing Yang Mengchen and her party arrive.
"You all have worked hard," Yang Mengchen responded with a smile, nodding and signaling them to continue their work. She followed Steward Zhang to the storehouse and upon seeing the piles of high-quality black coal and honeycomb coal briquettes, she was very satisfied, "Tomorrow I will send someone to transport these items."
Two months ago, Beiyue Country had paid tribute with 500,000 tons of Black Stone (coal). Yang Mengchen had inspected it and found it to be of excellent quality, burning without smoke or odor and lasting a long time. The Emperor entrusted her with full authority over it and gave her this Imperial manor, so she selected a group of workers to start producing black coal and honeycomb coal briquettes.
With the large amount of Black Stone contributed by Beiyue Country and the Taji Chang Tribe, and her development of blackwood charcoal, the people of Dong Chu no longer needed to fear the severe cold of winter.
Steward Zhang respectfully acknowledged.
After leaving the Imperial manor, Yang Mengchen and her group headed to a dowry restaurant on Jinhua Street, where Nangong Lingfei and Yang Chenghong were already waiting.
Pointing at the oddly shaped table, Nangong Lingfei asked eagerly, "Ninth sister, what is this for?"
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