Chapter 287, Speechless
After applying the eye mask to Dong Yuanyao, Daohua and his group came out of the villa and went back to their homes.
In the carriage, Daohua looked at Yan Wentao: "Third brother, why did you come to the provincial government?"
Yan Wentao: "My eldest brother and fourth brother were not in the academy. The young prince saw that I was alone and pulled me over."
Daohua asked again: "Was it also his suggestion that you go to the brothel today?"
Yan Wentao shook his head: "It's not the little prince, it's Hongxin. He said that we are old enough and it's time to go to the brothel to experience some new things."
Daohua: "So what did you do after entering the brothel?"
Yan Wentao: "Nothing much. Hongxin asked for an oiran to accompany him, and also called a few top girls."
"Ahem~"
Li Chenyi started coughing madly and looked at Yan Wentao speechlessly.
Brother Yan, why does he answer whatever my cousin asks?
Is it okay to tell this kind of thing to a little girl?
Yan Wentao immediately shut up after receiving Li Chenyi's signal.
Seeing this, Daohua was silent for a moment, then looked at Li Chenyi with concern: "Cousin, are you sick?"
Li Chenyi smiled awkwardly: "No, my throat is just a little uncomfortable, a few coughs will be fine."
Daohua nodded and said seriously, "Although a sore throat isn't a serious problem, you still shouldn't take it lightly, cousin. Go back and find a doctor to check it out. It's okay for you to keep coughing and interrupting us, but what if there are elders present? It's not only disrespectful, but also impolite."
The smile on Li Chenyi's face froze, and he looked at his cousin who was implying something to him, speechless.
Everyone else in the carriage lowered their heads and snickered.
After that, Daohua didn't mention the brothel anymore, but asked Yan Wentao about family matters.
"The large gifts have been sent to Ningmen Mansion by my second uncle."
"My uncle will be returning to Xingzhou in the next two days. After handing over the work to the new prefect, he will go directly to Ningmen Prefecture to take up his post."
"After my aunt has packed up her belongings, she will go to Ningmen Mansion with my grandmother."
Daohua listened carefully. Soon, the carriage arrived at the restaurant where Li Zixin was staying. "I'll go call cousin Zixin. You guys wait here!"
After Daohua got off the carriage, Li Chenliang sighed, "Cousin Yiyi is really amazing with her words. Look how she just left my elder brother speechless."
Yan Wenkai looked over and said, "Just a reminder, don't mess with my eldest sister. She's not someone who will necessarily suffer a loss. Even if she has to give in at the time, she'll always get back at it later. When the little prince faces my eldest sister, he always loses."
Hearing this, Li Chenyi's eyes flashed, and he said casually: "The relationship between the young prince and cousin Yiyi is quite good!"
Yan Wenkai said proudly, "Of course, don't you see whose sister she is?"
Seeing him like this, Li Chenyi was speechless for the second time. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. It was really tiring to talk to his cousin Wen Kai.
You must express your meaning clearly and unambiguously. If you are a little tactful, he will not understand.
It would be fine if I just answered the question irrelevantly, but in the end I still have to talk nonsense with you.
Soon, Daohua came over with Li Zixin.
The two got on the carriage and drove towards Li's mansion.
Seeing the Li Mansion getting closer, Daohua couldn't help but remind them, "You better tell me about our fight at the theater, or I'll tell you about your visit to the brothel."
Seeing the threatening look on Daohua's face, Li Chenyi nodded helplessly: "Don't worry, I will tell Mom and Dad that we were the ones who took you to the theater. The fight was started by someone else. The injuries on your faces were caused by an accidental knock."
This set of rhetoric was agreed upon by Daohua and Dong Yuanyao.
There was no other way. The city patrol officers had arrested someone, which made quite a big noise. Moreover, they had injuries on their faces, so they couldn't hide it. So they could only downplay the incident so that they wouldn't be punished too severely.
Seeing Daohua occasionally lifting the curtain to look out, Yan Wenkai couldn't help but say, "Don't be nervous, big sister. Your uncle and the others won't punish you. How about this, I'll do it for you."
Before he could finish, Daohua raised her hand to interrupt him: "Fourth brother, I thank you for your kindness, but when we meet my uncle and aunt later, please don't say anything. I'm afraid that the words we worked so hard to come up with will be exposed by you in an instant."
"Puff~"
Li Zixin couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Cousin Wenkai is like this. Once he opens his mouth, nothing can be hidden.
Yan Wenkai snorted: "I don't want to say it yet!"
Soon, the Li family arrived.
After listening to Li Chenyi's explanation, Li Xingnian, Li Xingchang, and the Fan and Jiang families nodded and did not say much. They just asked Daohua and the others to go down and rest.
Seeing that they had passed the test so easily, Daohua was a little bit unconvinced and pulled Li Zixin: "Cousin Zixin, do my uncle and aunt believe us?"
Li Zixin was also a little uncertain, as her parents were too easy to talk to this time.
Daohua: "Forget it, as long as I don't get punished."
After Daohua and the others left, Li Xingnian looked at Li Chenyi and said, "Tell me, what happened?"
Li Chenyi sighed, he knew he couldn't hide it from his parents and his second uncle and aunt, so he told them everything that happened today.
After hearing this, Li Xingchang knew that Daohua went to the theater to test Fang Liangji. He immediately laughed and said, "I love Daohua for what she did."
Li Xingnian glared at him and said, "Don't interrupt me. A girl went to the theater and got into a fight. If my sister knew about this, she would definitely come to us and tell us about it."
Mrs. Fan smiled and said, "Alright, I think Daohua is still sensible in her actions, but what she did today was indeed wrong, so she needs to be punished."
Jiang took over the conversation and said, "Daohua likes to play, so as a punishment, she is not allowed to go out until Zixuan gets engaged."
Fan immediately agreed: "That's a good idea."
So, Daohua, who had just returned to Li Zixuan's yard, received a message from Fan.
"Cousin, the eldest lady told you not to go out these days."
Hearing this, Daohua fell directly on the table: "I knew I couldn't escape. My aunt is so cruel. She just grounded me!"
Looking at the rustling rice flowers, Li Zixuan and Li Zixin both found it a little funny.
In the blink of an eye, it was the day for the Fang family to propose marriage to the Li family.
Listening to the noisy and bustling sounds outside, Daohua and Li Zixin stood in the inner courtyard, watching the servants bring in loads of betrothal gifts.
"The Fang family is quite wealthy."
Li Zixin nodded. "How could they not be rich? The Fang family is considered one of the most prominent merchant families in Zhongzhou. My father was a little surprised that my eldest sister is getting engaged to their eldest son."
Daohua sighed, "What a pity! Last time I chased him to the opera house, I still couldn't find out what kind of person Fang Liangji was."
Li Zixin smiled and said, "You still remember this? My mother said that on the third day after we came back, Aunt Fang happened to meet my mother and Second Aunt in the jewelry store and explained in person why Fang Liangji appeared in the theater."
"He didn't go to the theater on purpose, but to pick up his uncle who was there to watch a play."
"My mother said that the Fang family comes from the Jiguang Fang clan, and they pay more attention to rules than other merchants. My second uncle arranged for my eldest sister to marry into the Fang family because he valued this."
Daohua nodded. This was a good idea. In this era of blind marriages, it was better to marry into a family that followed the rules than into one that did not.
(End of this chapter)
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