Chapter 1106: The Tenderness of Prince Xiao (XVIII)
"We'll be arriving in the capital soon!"
On the official road, a team of carriages and horses was moving rapidly towards the capital.
In the carriage, Ye Yueying carefully fed Mrs. Wang the medicine.
First, it was said that the marriage for her granddaughter was snatched away, and then her son and daughter-in-law wanted to send her granddaughter to Juechen Temple. Old Madam Wang had suffered two consecutive illnesses, and her body had not fully recovered. Now she had to travel in the cold winter, and her body naturally could not bear it.
During the time of traveling, I never stopped taking medicine.
After drinking the medicine, Madam Wang lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked outside: "We are finally here."
Ye Yueying was also watching. As she looked at the tall city wall in the distance that became clearer and clearer, her heartbeat seemed to quicken.
When she parted ways with Xiao Moxi in Liaodong, Xiao Moxi said that she would report her father's murder to the Crown Prince. She originally thought that it would be good enough to clear her father's name, but she didn't expect that she would be summoned to the capital.
Xiao Moxi must have spoken well of her in front of the Crown Prince. Otherwise, how could the Crown Prince, who was so busy with state affairs, think of meeting an orphan girl?
Xiao Moxi.
Ye Yueying lowered the car curtain and looked down to hide the complexity in her eyes. This person always broke into her life so unexpectedly, making her lonely heart unable to help but feel hopeful.
But, is it possible?
A self-deprecating smile flashed across Ye Yueying's face, and then she shook her head. Don't expect too much. The greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment.
Just as the Wang family's carriage drove into the capital, Prince Ping's Mansion.
Xiao Moxi had just returned from outside and stepped into the palace when he was hit in the face by a feather duster, which was not painful at all.
"Ouch, it hurts so much!"
Xiao Moxi screamed exaggeratedly and ran towards the yard.
Prince Ping, clutching a feather duster, huffed and puffed as he chased after him: "Stop right there, you little brat! When are you going to bring my granddaughter-in-law home?"
"All you do all day is run errands. Why don't you learn from your father? Your father knew how to find a wife for himself. Why didn't you inherit his ability?"
"Your grandfather got married at seventeen, and your father got married at twenty, but look at yourself. You'll be twenty-two after the New Year. If you don't get married soon, you'll be single at an advanced age. You've brought shame to our palace!"
Xiao Moxi, who was running ahead, replied, "Grandfather, don't talk nonsense. I'm very famous outside, and everyone praises me!"
Prince Ping caught up and gave Xiao Moxi another compliment: "I'm not praising you, my foolish grandson. You don't even understand what others are saying, good or bad?"
"In the eyes of outsiders, they will only think that if you are really a good person, why haven't you gotten married yet? Maybe those people are saying behind your back that you have a hidden illness."
Xiao Moxi: “.”
Prince Ping continued, "Look at those people your age, look at your cousins. Which one of them hasn't married? They have sons and daughters everywhere. What about you?"
"I'm asking you, where is my great-grandson?"
Xiao Moxi groaned in frustration and quickly ran behind the rockery to avoid Prince Ping's feather duster.
He is still thinking about his great-grandson even though his grandson and his granddaughter-in-law are nowhere to be found. If he hadn't said it, his grandfather would have been too ambitious.
intolerable!
Prince Ping stopped waving his feather duster, but he was still cursing, "Don't you think your parents are really outrageous? They only care about traveling around and don't even care about their own son's marriage. There are no parents like them in the world!"
Xiao Moxi poked his head out: "Grandfather, don't say that. My parents let me choose the wife I like, and I think that's fine."
Prince Ping was furious again: "Then you can pick one. You stay in Jinling Guard all day long, surrounded by men. What can you pick out?"
Xiao Moxi smiled and said, "Grandpa, don't be angry. I will go and pick a granddaughter-in-law for you right away!" After saying that, he ran away.
Looking at his grandson running away, Prince Ping felt both angry and amused.
What do you mean by "dancing for him as his granddaughter-in-law"? This brat is getting more and more annoying as he grows older.
Prince Ping threw the feather duster at Huai'an beside him and walked towards the study angrily: "I have to write a letter to my brother and uncle. If Mo Xi doesn't get engaged, I won't return to Taohua Village."
In the past two years, Prince Ping, the Emperor, and the Crown Prince have been living in Taohua Village with Gu Jian. Earlier this year, Prince Ping returned to Beijing because he was concerned about Xiao Moxi's marriage.
Not wanting his ears to be damaged, Xiao Moxi left the palace and went straight to the palace. When he arrived at the Qianqing Palace, the crown prince was still reviewing memorials.
Xiao Moxi took the teacup from the eunuch, walked over with a smile and placed it on the crown prince's desk: "Fourth brother, stop reviewing memorials, have a cup of tea and take a break."
The crown prince glanced at him, put down his red brush, picked up his tea and took a sip before speaking: "Why are you entering the palace at this time?"
Xiao Moxi's face fell, and he sighed, "Grandfather is just missing his great-grandson again."
Hearing this, the crown prince laughed out loud, "Is the old prince urging you again? If I were to ask you, the old prince is not wrong. It is indeed time for you to get married."
As he said this, he looked at Xiao Moxi with a smile.
"Tell Fourth Brother, what kind do you like? I'll ask the Crown Princess to help you choose one."
Xiao Moxi shook his head in horror. He couldn't even handle a grandfather, and now there was a Crown Prince's Consort. Would he even want to live? "No, no, I'll find one myself."
The Crown Prince smiled, then thought of something and said, "The Ye family's daughter came to the capital today."
Hearing this, Xiao Moxi's eyes suddenly lit up: "Really?!"
The prince looked at Xiao Moxi and asked, "Why are you so happy?"
Xiao Moxi paused, "I'm not happy. I just think that General Ye is doing this for the sake of the court. He wants his entire family to be destroyed. Now Miss Ye is the only one left in the Ye family. If she gets the reward from Fourth Brother soon, her life will be better."
The Crown Prince looked at Xiao Moxi inquiringly, until Xiao Moxi looked away with a guilty conscience. Then he smiled and said, "I haven't figured out how to reward the Ye family girl yet. What are your opinions?"
Xiao Moxi suddenly became serious: "Fourth brother, Miss Ye has no family to rely on, so rewarding her with gold, silver and jewelry will not help her much. In my opinion, Fourth brother should make her a county lady."
The Crown Prince looked at Xiao Moxi speechlessly, "How dare you say that? County Lord? I admit that Ye Jingwu did make some contributions in the Ren Feng case, but this contribution is not enough to reward the Ye family girl with the title of County Lord, right?"
Xiao Moxi subconsciously wanted to fight for Ye Yueying: "But the Ye family was wiped out because of this. Rewarding Miss Ye can also show that Fourth Brother loves his loyal subjects."
The Crown Prince raised his eyebrows: "You seem to be quite protective of the Ye family girl."
Xiao Moxi touched his nose and said, "Isn't this what you asked me for, Fourth Brother?"
The Crown Prince snorted, put down his teacup, and continued to review memorials.
After the morning court session the next day, the Crown Prince was planning to summon several ministers to discuss state affairs, but Prince Ping arrived.
The Crown Prince looked at Prince Ping, who was refusing to leave, with a headache: "Old Prince, did you get the wrong person? Mo Xi doesn't want to get married, so go find him!"
Prince Ping snorted, "That brat doesn't listen to me at all. What's the point of looking for him?" Then he started to play the victim.
"Grandson, Moxi has listened to you since he was young. You should persuade him. It would be best if he stopped his job. Look at him. He has been away from home for months on end. It would be a wonder if he could find a wife."
The Crown Prince was helpless in the face of Prince Ping. Thinking of the news he had just received, an idea struck him: "Old Prince, the reason why Mo Xi is not in a hurry to get married may be because he has a sweetheart."
As soon as these words were spoken, Prince Ping, who was still thinking about how to play the victim to convince the Crown Prince to help, widened his eyes, opened his mouth slightly, and looked at the Crown Prince in astonishment.
Prince Ping looked really funny, and the Crown Prince's shoulders twitched when he saw it.
Prince Ping took a moment to come back to his senses, then stood up with a look of ecstasy on his face, walked to the Crown Prince's desk, and asked anxiously: "Is it true? Mo Xi has someone she likes, and which girl is she?"
The crown prince smiled and said, "I heard, it seems, it seems that his surname is Ye!"
Soon after he finished speaking, Prince Ping disappeared from the palace.
The Crown Prince smiled and shook his head: "Finally, we've gotten rid of this old prince."
The chief eunuch beside him asked in confusion, "Grandson, does Prince Xiao really like Miss Ye?"
The Crown Prince paused. He was actually a little unsure, but he quickly smiled and shrugged, "With the participation of the old prince, perhaps it will be soon."
Upon hearing this, the chief eunuch could not help but mourn for the young prince Xiao. It was obvious that the crown prince was using him as a shield in order to get rid of the old prince Ping.
The Grand Prince glanced at the Chief Eunuch and said, "What's that expression on your face? Maybe Mo Xi will have to thank me in the future."
(End of this chapter)
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