Shang Ruoyi heard this, her face turned stern, and she whispered, "What are you talking about?"
"Hahaha, no more talking, no more talking."
Shang Ruoyi rolled her eyes at him and said, "You are disrespectful to the elderly, always talking about life and death. Although my mother is gone, as your grandson, I can still control you."
When the old man saw her, all his illnesses were cured. After Shang Ruoyi gave him many instructions, she took Li Xia Xia away.
Shang Ruoyi took her to another place and asked her about it. She learned that the Li family began to decline after she left, and they didn't have many Dongzhu in their hands. Although several of them had been made into hairpins, they still needed her to decide the prices.
"Sister, although Dongzhu is still a rare item, its value is not as high as before. On top of that, a noble family suddenly appeared out of nowhere and started selling Dongzhu. Their methods are despicable and our business has been robbed a lot."
Their Li family has been running the Dongzhu industry for generations, but now it is starting to go downhill.
"No problem." Shang Ruoyi smiled. Dongzhu was previously collected by dignitaries from various countries and regarded as a symbol of wealth and status, but in her eyes, Dongzhu was just an ornament and should be affordable for ordinary people. As for the person who stole her business, he should be an old acquaintance.
"I had someone buy a shop before I left, and it should be ready by now." Shang Ruoyi's eyes flashed with a deep smile: "Since he wants to steal the business, let him do it. As long as he can win, let him fight with his life and property."
Li Xia Xia looked at Shang Ruoyi with admiration. Just being around her would make people feel inexplicably at peace and in control of everything. This was probably what she meant.
Shang Ruoyi noticed the way she looked at her, and smiled and said, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Sister, it's great that you're back."
"Silly child." Shang Ruoyi rubbed her head: "I should stay here for a few days in the next few days."
"Really?" Li Xia Xia said in surprise: "That's great!"
As soon as He Jingheng returned to the mansion, he was invited to the study.
"Father, what happened?"
Prince Ding frowned slightly and whispered, "Where have you been recently?"
"Why do you ask this, father?"
"You little bastard, you have grown wings now! You dare not take your father's words seriously?"
"I dare not."
At this moment, there was a sound of stringed instruments coming from the backyard. A dangerous look flashed across He Jingheng's eyes: "Are there guests?"
This tune doesn't sound natural, but rather has a sense of foreignness.
"Shu Yang has been coming to the mansion every day these days." Prince Ding said coldly, "What are you going to do about this trouble? Your mother has been annoyed by her these days."
"What does the emperor mean?"
"He told us to play the role of host in Dingguo Palace and ordered you to take Shuyang for a walk."
He Jingheng sneered: "As expected, you are getting older and your brain is not enough."
Prince Ding glared at him without saying a word.
"Father, is there anything else?"
"No, no, get lost." He watched He Jingheng turn around and leave neatly, and called him back, "Where are you going now?"
He Jingheng didn't look back, and said coldly: "I'll go and deal with this trouble." He walked a few steps, stopped, and said with his head tilted: "I'll deal with this trouble, and I'll ask you to deal with the trouble in the suburbs. If you disturb the peace of the palace, don't blame me for not giving you face."
Prince Ding was startled when he heard this. He didn't expect that he had been hiding for so long and was still discovered by him.
"She has been with me for so long, and she is also my aunt in this mansion. She also loves your brother. How can I let them stay out in the cold?"
"When we were exiled, my grandmother had already driven them out of the He family, and He Qi had also been removed from the family tree. If my father insists on taking them back, I'm afraid he will ask my grandmother if she agrees, and whether I will allow it."
He Jingheng was never unreasonable, and he wouldn't ask too many questions about the affairs of the mansion on weekdays, but he knew his son's temperament best. Now that he said this, it would not be so easy for him to bring Aunt Zhao and the other two back.
He Jingheng strolled to the backyard, only to see a tall stage in the yard. His mother and Yunyi were watching the show with Shu Yang with smiling faces.
He Yunyi's eyes fell on He Jingheng: "Brother."
Hearing this, Shu Yang hurriedly stood up, with a smile on his face, and nodded slightly to He Jingheng: "Greetings, Prince."
He Jingheng didn't even glance at her, and walked straight to Princess Ding: "Mother, are you tired?"
“Somewhat.”
"Why are you watching this boring thing here? You might as well go back to your room and get some sleep."
"I wanted to see it, so I begged the princess and sister Yunyi to come here with me. I didn't expect to disturb them." Shu Yang stepped forward and exposed herself to He Jingheng's sight as much as possible. She thought that with her looks, He Jingheng would take a few glances at her anyway. Unexpectedly, he ignored her and continued to talk to Princess Ding and the others.
Shu Yang's face looked a little ugly, but she thought of what her master had said that day, so she continued to bite the bullet and said, "Where has the prince been these days?"
"What's with you?"
"I..." I didn't expect that he would stop me from saying anything with just one word, and my face turned red.
“If you don’t have anything to do, go wherever you want. If not, come to our Dingwang Mansion.” The coldness in He Jingheng’s eyes almost solidified into substance: “Countless people from Southern Xinjiang have died in the hands of Dingwang Mansion. If you don’t want to be one of them, don’t hang around in the mansion. After all, the guards in the mansion feel itchy when they see people from Southern Xinjiang.”
Shu Yang took a step back. Ever since the last battle on the border, she had been completely frightened.
The look in He Jingheng's eyes when he looked at her was exactly the same as it was at that time. He was really murderous.
Looking at her fleeing back, He Yunyi breathed a sigh of relief.
"What a pleasure!" She bent her waist, raised her chin and said, "I've wanted to do this for a long time! She wants to be my sister-in-law in this state? Shame on her!"
He Jingheng patted her head and said with a smile: "You are right."
Speaking of Shang Ruoyi, He Yunyi couldn't help but feel a little sad. She looked up at He Jingheng and said, "Brother, my sister-in-law has been gone for so long. Have you ever thought about marrying a new wife?"
He Jingheng was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Yes."
After getting his affirmative answer, He Yunyi's face instantly sank, and she puffed up her little face and said loudly: "I really didn't expect that my brother would be such a heartless person. You actually forgot about my sister-in-law, such a wonderful woman, in such a short time. What kind of kindness has she shown to our He family, to you, and to all of us? You actually said so straightforwardly that you would marry someone else. It turns out that men are no good!"
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