Chapter 279, Beauty Trap
"Zixuan is getting engaged on February 22nd. Mother has to pack her luggage and prepare for the trip to Ningmen Mansion, so she definitely won't have time to go. So, you can go to your uncle's house in her place."
Hearing what Madam Li said, Daohua nodded: "Then mother, when should I go to the provincial government? Will I go alone?"
Madam Li hesitated for a moment. She was worried about her daughter going alone. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Tell your fourth brother to take a few days off from the academy and go with you."
"Today is the eighth day of the first lunar month, and there are not many days left until the date of the appointment. So, go back to the yard and pack your things, and then go to the provincial government in two days."
Daohua had no objection. Mrs. Li and Old Lady Yan reported the matter, and the old lady did not object.
So, Daohua began to pack her luggage.
Looking at the yard where she had lived for three years, Daohua felt a little reluctant: "I'm afraid I won't be able to come back after leaving this time."
After cousin Zixuan got engaged, the Yan family should have gone to Ningmen Mansion.
Looking at the flourishing flowers in the yard, Daohua called Wang Maner over and said, "Go to Zhou's house and ask Jingwan to come over."
Soon, Zhou Jingwan arrived. As soon as she entered the yard, she saw the maids and servants packing their things. She immediately asked Daohua under the eaves, "Are you leaving now?"
Daohua shook her head: "My mother and the others will probably be a few days late, but I'm leaving tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."
Zhou Jingwan was surprised: "Why so fast?"
Daohua: "My cousin Zixuan is getting engaged, and my mother can't go, so my fourth brother and I are going."
Zhou Jingwan walked over to Daohua and took her arm: "Doesn't that mean we're going to separate soon?"
Daohua corrected him, "We are separated temporarily. We will meet again in the future."
Zhou Jingwan curled her lips: "It's easy to say, but you and I are getting older now, and it's not as easy to go out as when we were kids."
Daohua sighed.
It was very troublesome in ancient times. It was difficult for women to go out.
They are lucky because their families indulge them. If they get married, they will have to stay in the backyard for the rest of their lives without the permission of their husband and mother-in-law.
Without thinking about these troubles, Daohua pointed at the flowers in the yard and said, "You are in luck. You can take any of these flowers that you like."
Hearing this, Zhou Jingwan's eyes lit up immediately, and she no longer cared about her previous worries. "Really?" Seeing Daohua nod, she immediately said happily, "I like these climbing roses in your yard the most. I want to transplant them to my yard."
Seeing her so happy, Daohua smiled and said, "Do you want me to ask someone to help you?"
Zhou Jingwan nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay!"
In the next two days, Daohua was packing up. Wang Man'er and the others took care of the affairs in the house. Daohua met with the managers of the farm and the shop and told them to deliver the account books to Ningmen Mansion every three months.
"I believe you. Let me reiterate here: if anyone dares to use the power of the Yan Mansion to bully the people around them, and I find out, no matter what the reason, they will be expelled. In serious cases, they will be directly handed over to the authorities."
The managers of several farms and shops listened seriously and said they would never do such a thing.
They had no contempt for their master, the eldest daughter of the Yan family. Although she was young, she was very capable. Every farm and shop had its own rules, and anyone who violated them would be punished. No one could plead for her, as she was a man of her word.
After everything in the house was packed up and the farm and shop were arranged, on the tenth day of the second lunar month, Daohua boarded a ship to the provincial capital.
Zhou Mansion.
After Daohua left, Zhou Jingwan was depressed for several days.
Mrs. Zhou came to her daughter's room and saw her daughter holding the twelve zodiac cartoon dolls that Daohua had given her. She walked over with a smile and picked up the tiger doll. "Daohua is a very clever girl. She does good needlework."
My daughter doesn't like needlework, but since she became friends with Daohua, she has started to learn it. Now she can show her needlework to others and it is presentable.
Seeing her daughter looking unhappy, Madam Zhou said with a smile, "Look at you. It's not like we won't see each other again in the future. Why are you so reluctant to let her go?"
Zhou Jingwan nodded: "I feel at ease only when I'm with Daohua. I feel awkward around other girls. It's so boring."
Madam Zhou sighed, "If only Daohua were two or three years older, it would be great. Mother, I really want her to be your sister-in-law."
Zhou Jingwan's eyes lit up, then dimmed again: "Mom, you might as well not say that."
Madam Zhou stepped forward and pulled Zhou Jingwan up: "Alright, alright, stop being so depressed. Come and take a look at your brother's betrothal gifts with mother."
Provincial government, Li family.
As soon as the rice flowers arrived, Li Zixuan and Li Zixin surrounded her and pulled her towards the mansion.
Yan Wenkai was immediately frustrated when he saw his two cousins ignored him. He looked at Li Chenyi and his brother and said, "I'm such a grown-up standing here, why don't they even look at me?"
Li Chenzhi smiled and patted his shoulder: "Cousin Wenkai, this shows that you are not as charming as your cousin!"
After hearing this, Yan Wenkai was not unhappy at all. Instead, he looked proud and said, "Of course, don't you see whose cousin she is?"
The next day after arriving at Li's house, Dong Yuanyao came to visit.
"Why are you here?"
Looking at Dong Yuanyao sitting in the living room drinking tea, Daohua was surprised.
Dong Yuanyao glanced at her and said dissatisfiedly, "How dare you ask me? You came to the provincial government and didn't even tell me to come to my house to find me."
Daohua walked over with a smile: "Didn't I just get here?"
Dong Yuanyao stood up and greeted sisters Li Zixuan and Li Zixin.
Afterwards, the four of them went to Li Zixuan's yard to play.
In the afternoon, Dong Yuanyao got up and went back. As he left, he suggested to Daohua, "It's so boring to stay at home. Why don't we go for a walk tomorrow?"
Daohua nodded repeatedly, "Okay, okay." Just as she finished speaking, she suddenly thought of something and turned to look at Li Zixuan, "Cousin Zixuan, can you leave the house now?"
Li Zixuan shook her head: "I won't go out, you guys go walk around the street." She still had to embroider her wedding dress at home.
Daohua looked at Li Zixin again.
Li Zixin's face was moved: "As long as my mother agrees."
Daohua then looked at Dong Yuanyao and said, "Wait a moment. I'll ask my aunt. If she agrees, we'll go shopping tomorrow."
Fan did not object, and the next morning, Daohua and Li Zixin went out together and met Dong Yuanyao at the agreed restaurant.
After the three girls got together, they first went to the clothing store, then to the cleaning shop. After shopping for most of the day, they returned to the original restaurant, prepared to have lunch, shop for a while, and then go home.
Just as she was about to order, Li Zixin suddenly cried out in surprise.
Daohua quickly asked, "What's wrong?"
Li Zixin pointed at a young man in fine clothes downstairs and said, "That man is Fang Liangji."
Upon hearing this, Daohua immediately stood by the window and looked down, and Dong Yuanyao also came over with a curious look on her face.
"What does he look like? Is he handsome?"
"He's OK. He looks quite elegant and is barely worthy of Cousin Zixuan."
Looking at Fang Liangji walking down the street and talking to his friends, Daohua narrowed her eyes and said, "He's not bad looking, but I wonder what his character is like?"
Upon hearing this, Dong Yuanyao immediately said, "Just try it and you'll know."
Daohua instantly became interested: "How do we try it?"
Dong Yuanyao said sternly, "To test a man's character, of course you have to use the beauty trap."
Daohua's eyes lit up.
Li Zixin, seeing the two eager to try, stepped forward to stop them: "Don't mess around."
Daohua hesitated for a moment, but when she thought about the possibility that her cousin Zixuan might marry a scumbag, she said, "Cousin Zixin, you don't want your cousin Zixuan to marry the wrong person, do you?"
"While the two of them haven't made up their minds yet, let's test this person's character. If he's not up to par, we still have a chance to change our minds. Once we've made up our minds, it will damage my cousin's reputation if we want to change our minds."
Now, Li Zixin also hesitated.
Seeing her like this, Dong Yuanyao said, "Don't worry, we know our limits and won't let him find us."
(End of this chapter)
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