Chapter 101, Ending
Aunt Lin saw that Daohua had silenced everyone in the room with just a few words, and she was anxious. She had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "Miss, there are only two spots. The young prince is of such noble status that it would only take a word from him to get this done."
Hearing this, Yan Zhiyuan immediately came to his senses: "That's right, this is not a big deal for the young prince at all, not as serious as you said!" He was almost bypassed by the girl Daohua just now.
“Heh~”
Daohua sneered, "Since you're talking so lightly, why don't you go to the academy and ask for a place yourself?" Without even looking at the other two, she turned to Yan Zhigao and said, "Dad, what do you think?"
She could have flatly rejected them, but why should a junior like her do such a thing? Why should she offend others? One of these two people was his stepfather's younger brother, and the other was his concubine. Shouldn't he be in charge?
Yan Zhigao's eyebrows twitched. Looking at his brother and concubine who were looking at him expectantly, he found it difficult to say no.
He didn't stop the two of them before because he hoped that Wenjie and Wenbin could both go to Wangyue Academy to study. Although he had some selfish motives, in the long run, it would be beneficial to the development of the family.
Yan Zhigao looked at his eldest daughter who was standing beside his wife with a calm expression, his eyes flashed. The young prince only gave three places, and the three places were specially designated for Wen Xiu. It should be related to the eldest daughter, right?
Seeing her adopted father looking at her, Daohua looked back without any guilt and said with a smile, "Father, asking the young prince for help is not difficult. As long as you tell me to, I will do it. However, if I do this, the young prince might think that our Yan family is getting too greedy and insatiable."
Upon hearing this, Yan Zhigao's expression changed, and he immediately made the decision: "It's settled that Wenxiu, Wentao, and Wenkai will go to the academy to study. No one should say anything else."
"master!"
“Big Brother!”
Aunt Lin and Yan Zhiyuan both screamed in surprise.
Yan Zhigao interrupted the two people who wanted to speak again: "You don't need to say anything more!"
Seeing Yan Zhigao like this, Aunt Lin knew that it was useless to say more. She changed her mind and turned her gaze to Daohua again, begging, "Miss, please help the Second Master and Wenbin. This is not a difficult task for you. If the Second Master and Wenbin have a good future in the future, they will definitely not forget your kindness."
"Wenbin, hurry up, beg your big sister." As she said that, she was about to pull Yan Wenbin over to beg Daohua.
Seeing this, Daohua's face darkened: "Auntie Lin!" Her voice suddenly doubled in volume, startling everyone in the room.
Daohua was already extremely fed up with being used as an excuse by Concubine Lin and her third wife twice. This time, she didn't bother to consider her stepfather's face anymore. "Concubine Lin, do you think I'm easy to bully? Every time something happens, you use me as a scapegoat to achieve your ulterior motives!"
"I'm too lazy to talk about what happened before today, let's just talk about today."
"You broke the rules earlier and called yourself my daughter-in-law in front of Grandmother. Grandmother was angry and asked you to leave, but you shifted the topic to me because of Yan Wenbin's visit to Wangyue Academy, making others think that I was bullying you."
"Just now, Father had clearly made a decision not to allow you to mention the academy again, but you suddenly changed the subject and brought it all on me again. Not only did you drag my second brother into this again, but you also asked Yan Wenbin to beg me. What on earth are you thinking?"
Aunt Lin was frightened by Daohua's sudden rage. When she came to her senses, she immediately cried, "Miss, you misunderstood me. I didn't..."
Daohua interrupted her and said sarcastically, "Mrs. Lin, you are a person who is used to showing weakness. When you shed tears, coupled with your pitiful expression, it is impossible not to feel pity for you. If you say a few more words to retreat in order to advance, you will achieve your goal."
"You first put the future of my second brother and Yan Wenbin on me, as if I didn't plead for mercy, I would be disregarding the relationship between brother and sister."
"After that, you dragged Yan Wenbin to me and begged me, acting very servilely. If I still refused to agree, it would be cold-hearted."
"It would be best if I agreed to these two things. Everyone would be happy, and Yan Wenbin would be able to go to the academy to study."
"But if I don't agree, the first ones to get angry at me will be my uncle, aunt, and brother. Plus, if I get a little more assertive, my father will probably be upset watching me."
"Look at you, you're so calculating! If I agree, you gain, your son goes to the academy; if I don't agree, I'll offend my family, but you won't lose anything. Aunt Lin, sometimes I really admire you."
After saying this, Daohua turned to look at Yan Zhigao and said, "Father, if I had known that I would suffer so much because of the academy incident, I would never have asked the young prince for a place."
Yan Zhigao's expression changed.
The other people in the room also changed color.
When Aunt Lin saw that Daohua had told her all that was in her mind, her face turned pale and she didn't dare to say anything else. She could only lower her head and wipe away her tears.
Seeing her like this, Yan Wenkai said impatiently, "Mrs. Lin, why are you always crying every time I see you? Besides crying, can you do anything else?"
“Bang!”
Old Madam Yan slammed her hand on the table. "If you want to cry, go out and cry!" Then, she pointed at Yan Zhigao with a trembling finger and said, "Is this the well-educated and well-mannered concubine you mentioned?"
Seeing the old lady was furious, Yan Zhigao immediately looked at Aunt Lin and said, "What are you still standing here for? Get out of here!"
At this time, Aunt Lin didn't dare to say anything more. She bowed to the old lady and hurriedly left with Yan Wenbin and Yan Yishuang.
As soon as she left, the old lady glared at Yan Zhigao fiercely: "I can't enjoy the blessing of your concubine. Go and tell her not to let her hang around me in the future. I'm afraid she will be angry to death!"
Yan Zhigao: "Ms. Lin is just too concerned about Wenbin's future."
"Pooh!"
The old lady spat at him. "If she cares about Wenbin's future, then why would she go to you? Why would she come to harm my Daohua? I'm warning you, this is the last time. If your concubine dares to cause trouble again, I'll take Daohua back home with me!"
Hearing this, Daohua stepped forward, took the old lady's arm, and buried her head in her shoulder, not letting others see her expression: "Grandma, it's my fault. If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have asked Xiao Yeyang for a nomination. In the future, I will definitely not make such a mistake again."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the room felt uneasy.
Madam Li thought Daohua was truly heartbroken and immediately stepped forward, "Good child, this isn't your fault. The young prince's decision is not yours to influence."
Even Yan Zhiyuan and Sun Shi hurriedly followed suit, saying, "That's right, it's not your fault."
Although their son was unable to enter the academy, the Yan family benefited greatly from the arrival of the young prince, and they also benefited from it.
Yan Zhigao also wanted to say something, but he couldn't lose face, so he had to look at Old Lady Yan and his wife.
Unexpectedly, both of them ignored him.
Daohua buried her head and didn't come out. She said in a muffled voice, "I'm also very sorry that my second brother couldn't go to the academy. Now my second uncle and aunt must hate me!"
Yan Zhiyuan and Sun immediately denied it: "That's not true. In fact, your second brother is studying in the provincial school."
Yan Wenjie curled his lips and wanted to retort that it was different, but seeing that his parents were staring at him, he had to purse his lips and remain silent.
Old Lady Yan glanced at the rice flowers on her shoulder and waved her hand impatiently to send them away: "Okay, don't eat here today, it makes me upset!"
After everyone had left, Old Lady Yan said to Daohua unhappily, "That's enough, everyone's gone!"
Daohua raised her head and looked at the old lady with a smile, not looking sad at all.
"You devilish girl!"
The old lady nodded at Daohua's head, looking helpless.
Daohua sighed and said, "Mrs. Lin has figured out my Second Uncle and Second Aunt's psychology. If I hadn't done this, my Second Uncle and Second Aunt would definitely be upset. Even my Second Brother would blame me."
"Grandma, I'm really afraid of Aunt Lin."
Old Mrs. Yan just looked at the rice flowers silently, as if she was watching her performance.
Daohua felt embarrassed and shook the old lady's arm.
"snort!"
The old lady snorted coldly: "You said so many things this time, your father will make her restrain herself." She knew her son valued his family and his career, and would not delay the Yan family's closeness to the young prince for the sake of a concubine.
(End of this chapter)
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