Chapter 383: A Lonely Man
In the carriage returning to Ningmen Prefecture, Dong Yuanyao looked at the rice flowers with a strange expression, then looked at Su Shiyu. He was silent for a while, but he couldn't help it.
"What's wrong with you two? One of you is playing with lotus flowers, and the other is playing with lotus seeds. What's so fun about these lotus flowers and lotus seeds that keeps you playing for so long?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he reached out to grab the lotus in Daohua's hand, but Daohua quickly dodged him.
Dong Yuanyao was stunned for a moment, and changed the direction of his outstretched hand, reaching towards the lotus seeds in front of Su Shiyu. Unexpectedly, Su Shiyu also hurriedly moved the lotus seeds away.
This time, Dong Yuanyao became completely famous.
"What are you doing?"
Daohua quickly placed the lotus in a basket beside her and looked at Dong Yuanyao with a smile: "I'm going to take the lotus back to put in a vase for my grandmother and mother, so I'm being careful."
Su Shiyu also quickly said: "You also know that I like to eat lotus seed porridge."
Dong Yuanyao looked at the two of them angrily.
Daohua immediately sat down next to her and said with a smile, "Tell us quickly, who won the horseback riding competition between you and Brother Su today?"
Su Shiyu also looked at Dong Yuanyao with an interested smile.
Seeing this, Dong Yuanyao snorted coldly, glared at the two of them, crossed his arms, and said angrily: "You guys are just fooling me."
Daohua and Su Shiyu both smiled awkwardly. They knew it was not good to hide it from Dong Yuanyao, but they really didn't want to say what was in their hearts now.
So the three of them remained silent.
Outside the carriage, Xiao Yeyang and others were a little surprised that they did not hear the three girls' laughter. Daohua and Dong Yuanyao were people who could not sit still. As long as they were around, their laughter could be heard.
Yan Wenkai asked in a low voice: "What happened to them? Are they having a conflict?"
Xiao Yeyang glanced at him and said, "He must be tired. He's been out playing all day."
Yan Wenkai nodded: "That's right, then let's not talk too loudly, so as not to disturb their rest."
In the carriage, Su Shiyu's expression changed slightly when she heard this, and she thought to herself, this Fourth Brother Yan usually looks careless, but I didn't expect that he has such a meticulous side.
Thinking of his meticulous care and efforts to make her happy while boating and picking lotus this afternoon, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise.
This scene happened to be seen by Daohua and Dong Yuanyao.
Daohua: Fourth brother and sister Su. The Yan family may not be as powerful as the Su family now, but if the two of them really fall in love, it is not impossible for them to be together.
Dong Yuanyao widened his eyes, as if he had discovered something extraordinary.
After a while, the group returned to Yan Mansion.
When getting off the carriage, Dong Yuanyao widened her eyes again. It would have been fine if the young prince had just reached out to help Daohua get off the carriage, but why did Fourth Brother Yan also run over to help Shiyu so actively?
Daohua was about to take Su Shiyu into the mansion, but found that Dong Yuanyao did not follow. When she turned around, she found that the man was still standing in the carriage without moving.
"Yuan Yao, what are you doing standing on the carriage? Get off now!"
Dong Yuanyao looked at Daohua and Su Shiyu with resentment: "No one helped me get off the carriage, how could I get off?"
When these words were spoken, Daohua was stunned, Su Shiyu's face also froze, and everyone else looked over.
Yan Wenkai laughed and said, "Sister Dong, you can even get off a horse, so why are you afraid of a high carriage?"
Dong Yuanyao was not happy with this and asked, "Why do others have help getting off the carriage, but I don't?"
Daohua walked to the carriage with an embarrassed look on her face and held out her hand: "Miss Dong, can I help you get off the carriage?"
Dong Yuanyao patted Daohua's hand lightly, then jumped off the carriage and snorted, "If you don't take the initiative sincerely, I don't want it."
After saying that, she walked straight towards the gate. When she passed Yan Wenkai, she glared at him fiercely. She originally wanted to glare at Xiao Yeyang as well, but when she thought of his stern face, she didn't dare to do it. However, she still curled her lips.
Seeing Dong Yuanyao walking into the gate with her head held high like a proud peacock, Daohua felt a little amused and helpless. She trotted over and pulled Su Shiyu to catch up with her.
"Yuan Yao, wait for us."
After returning home, the group first went to Songheyuan to pay their respects to Old Madam Yan.
Coincidentally, Mrs. Li and others were also there.
After Xiao Yeyang and the others exchanged greetings, they followed Yan Wenkai and Yan Wentao to the outer courtyard.
After they left, Madam Li smiled at Daohua and the other two and said, "You've been quite obedient. You're not too late to come back today. Go wash up first. You can eat later."
Daohua nodded and pulled Dong Yuanyao and Su Shiyu back to her yard.
Watching the three of them leave hand in hand, Madam Sun said sourly, "Daohua, Miss Dong, and Miss Su have such a good relationship. They look like real sisters."
Madam Li glanced at Sun calmly. She knew that her second sister-in-law was upset because she didn't let Yihuan and Yile go out with her today. However, she didn't say much and picked up the tea and drank it slowly.
Sun was a little annoyed when she saw Madam Li didn't respond. When she saw the old lady glance at her, she didn't dare to say anything more.
Yan Yishuang sat below, playing with her handkerchief with her head down. She simply ignored Yan Yile's reproachful eyes that she looked at her from time to time.
"Humph, if Third Sister hadn't embarrassed herself in front of outsiders last time, we would have been able to go out and play with her this time."
Yan Yile couldn't help but complain to Yan Yihan in a low voice.
Yan Yihan glared at her sister and signaled her to stop talking.
No matter what, the third sister is the daughter of the eldest wife. Even if the eldest aunt dislikes her, she would not want to see anyone scolding the third sister in front of her.
After returning to the yard, Daohua asked Guyu and Lixia to take Dong Yuanyao and Su Shiyu to wash up, while she asked Bishi to bring a jade glass bottle, poured water into it, and put the lotus picked by Xiao Yeyang into it.
"This lotus is so beautiful and fragrant."
Bishi said with a smile.
Daohua smiled and said, "Yeah, I think so too."
Every time Xiao Yeyang chose one of these lotus flowers, he would ask for her opinion. She wanted these lotus flowers to bloom longer and not wither so quickly.
After sprinkling some water on the lotus, Daohua turned around and went to the ear room to wash and change clothes.
After Dong Yuanyao changed her clothes, she went to Daohua's room to look for her. As soon as she entered, she saw lotus flowers in a glass vase. When she saw Man'er enter the room, she immediately asked, "Who picked these lotus flowers? They are so beautiful."
Wang Man'er smiled and said, "The young prince picked it."
Dong Yuanyao said "Oh" and was about to go find Daohua, but she remembered what Su Shiyu had said to her before. After pondering for a moment, she turned around and went to find Su Shiyu.
"Is your girl done washing up?"
Dong Yuanyao asked the maid Wenfu who was standing outside the door.
"I have already washed up, and the girl is in the room."
Hearing this, Dong Yuanyao went straight into the house.
After entering, she saw Su Shiyu sitting in front of the window, unconsciously fiddling with the lotus seeds she had just picked today, with her eyes lowered and a silly smile on her face. She didn't even notice that she had come in.
Seeing this, Dong Yuanyao felt a little depressed. She turned and left the room and asked Wen Fu, "Why did your daughter pick so many lotus seeds?"
Wen Fu smiled and said, "It's because Fourth Master Yan rowed the canoe too far."
Dong Yuanyao's expression changed, and he suddenly understood why Su Shiyu had been acting weird today.
Then, there was another bout of depression.
Daohua has a little prince who is attentive to her, and now Shiyu has Fourth Brother Yan by her side. She is alone and has no one to help her get off the carriage.
(End of this chapter)
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