Chapter 421, Gold Mine News Leaked
The seven puppies were all pure black. Because they were born not long ago, they looked thin and small. Daohua fell in love with them at first sight and immediately decided to take them back to Daohuaxuan to raise them.
"Let Bishi take care of these seven puppies from now on. When you return, distribute her work to others."
Wang Man'er nodded in agreement, then said with a smile: "Miss, I noticed that you seem to like jade very much."
Daohua smiled and said, "Bishi isn't a fussy person. She can complete anything you ask her to do without any compromise. Although she's not very flexible, she's very reassuring. These seven puppies are still too young. If we don't take good care of them, they might not survive. I feel at ease letting Bishi take care of them."
Hearing this, Wang Maner paid more attention to Bishi.
As a servant, what could be more important than making your master feel at ease?
In fact, among the new maids, she is more optimistic about Biwei. Biwei is more careful and thoughtful in her work, and is also a decent person. The four first-class maids around the girl are still missing one, and she always thought it would be Biwei.
But now looking at the girl's appearance, the possibility of it being jasper seems greater.
Not long after Daohua returned to the yard with her seven puppies, Yan Yunxi and Yan Yunyan came over.
Yan Yunxi looked at the puppies and smiled, "I didn't expect Uncle Tu to send all the newborn puppies to you. You know, his puppies are very popular."
Yan Yunyan smiled and said, "When Yiyi was still in her hometown, she often followed Brother Wentao to Uncle Tu's house. I think Uncle Tu also misses Yiyi and Brother Wentao."
Daohua asked Bishi to take the puppies downstairs and told her to go to the kitchen to get some milk to feed them. Then she smiled at Yan Yunxi and the others and said, "Thank you, Uncle Tu, for thinking of me. He gave me seven puppies. Please bring him something for me when you go back."
Yan Yunxi and Yan Yunyan agreed with a smile.
Daohua asked again, "Have you tried the clothes on? Do they fit you? If they don't, tell me and I'll ask the sewing room to alter them for you."
Yan Yunxi and Yan Yunyan both looked a little embarrassed. This time, they came with Brother Wenxiu to visit, and they had to eat and take things, which made them feel a little guilty.
However, both knew that this was the Yan family's way of entertaining guests, and they quickly thanked them: "We've tried it, and it fits. There's no need to change it."
Daohua smiled and nodded: "That's good. If there is anything you don't like, please tell me. If I'm not here, you can tell the maid and let her report to my mother."
Yan Yunyan quickly said, "Everything here is fine with us, nothing is to our liking."
Daohua smiled and didn't say anything else. She asked Guyu to serve some tea and snacks. The three of them sat in the room and talked about what happened in class.
Yan Yunxi: "Ms. Shen is truly knowledgeable. I've never heard of the things she talked about in class before."
Yan Yunyan: "Yes, she gave me some pointers when I was doing needlework, and the things I embroidered immediately felt different."
Yan Yunxi: "Now I understand why Grandpa went back and forth to the county several times to invite Master Zheng to teach in the clan. Having a good master here will really benefit the students."
Her family and Yun Yan's family are considered to be among the best in the clan. Their families specially invite embroidery ladies from the town to teach them needlework.
Compared with other girls in the village and town, their needlework skills were indeed good, but after coming to Yan's house, they realized how narrow-minded they were.
In fact, what Yan Yishuang and the others said when they first arrived was not wrong. The things they embroidered were indeed not up to standard. There were many maids in the Yan Mansion whose needlework was better than that of the embroiderers in town.
Daohua smiled and said, "The height and depth of a teacher's knowledge directly determines the height and depth of his students. Even those noble families would visit him three times in order to find a good teacher for their children. The clan leader, grandfather, is also very concerned about the future of the younger generation in the clan."
As they were talking, Wang Man'er walked in: "Miss, Sister Pingtong came over and said that the master is looking for you and asked you to go to the main courtyard quickly."
Daohua was surprised: "Father is looking for me?"
Wang Maner nodded.
Seeing that Daohua was busy, Yan Yunxi and Yan Yunyan quickly stood up and said, "Go and do what you want. We'll be back."
Daohua didn't keep the guests. She looked away from them. As soon as they left, she immediately asked, "What did father want to see me about?"
Wang Maner shook her head, also with a puzzled look on her face: "I don't know, Sister Pingtong didn't tell me."
Daohua hesitated for a moment and said, "Then let's go over there quickly."
Main courtyard.
When Daohua came over, she saw Yan Zhigao sitting on the kang by the window, drinking tea with a peaceful expression. She quickly walked over and bowed, "Father, are you looking for me?"
When Yan Zhigao saw Daohua coming, he pointed to the chair and said, "Sit down and talk." Then he waved his hand to let the maid in the room go down.
Seeing this, Daohua became more confused. It was bad enough that Madam Li was not there, but the maid was also being sent away. What was her stepfather trying to say to her?
After the maids had left, Yan Zhigao asked, "Have the young prince and your third and fourth brothers been looking for something recently?"
Daohua was shocked. Did her cheap father know about the gold mine? After thinking for a moment, she said carefully, "They seem to be looking for something."
Yan Zhigao asked anxiously, "Do you know what they are looking for?"
Daohua hesitated for a moment and lowered her head: "Xiao Yeyang won't let me say it."
Yan Zhigao was stunned at first, then said angrily, "Why are you so obedient when the young prince tells you not to? I've never seen you listen so well to anything your father has said to you before."
Daohua didn't respond, but asked, "Father, how do you know they are looking for something?"
Yan Zhigao said angrily, "Your father is the prefect of Ningmen Prefecture after all. If someone is looking for something in my jurisdiction and I don't know anything about it, then I shouldn't be the prefect anymore."
He paused and said with a sullen face.
"The Jiang family is also looking for something. Is what they are looking for the same as the little prince's?"
Daohua was stunned. The Jiang family also knew about the gold mine?
Before Daohua could continue, Yan Zhigao said, "Just yesterday, Master Xiao saw Prince Duan's followers at the dock." At this point, Yan Zhigao's eyes became extremely serious.
"Daohua, tell me honestly, what are the young prince and his men looking for? Why did they even bring Prince Duan here?"
Daohua was stunned: "Prince Duan? Who is Prince Duan?"
Yan Zhigao didn't mind Daohua's lack of direct response and explained, "Prince Duan is the late emperor's eighth son. After the late emperor's death, he was sent by the emperor to guard the imperial mausoleum. He stayed there for over ten years."
As he spoke, he glanced at his eldest daughter and spoke in a deep tone.
"There was once a rumor that the late emperor wanted to pass the throne to Prince Duan. Now that Prince Duan's people have come to the territory under my father's rule, I must know their purpose."
Daohua felt a little nervous. A gold mine actually involved so many people. The Emperor, Prince Duan, and the Jiang family were not people their family could afford to offend. Without hesitation, she said, "Father, Xiao Yeyang and the others are looking for a gold mine!"
"What?!"
Yan Zhigao stood up in an instant, staring at Daohua with wide eyes: "Why didn't you tell your father about such a big thing?"
Daohua was silent for a moment, then told Yan Zhigao about her encounter with Wu Ye and his men.
After hearing this, Yan Zhigao's temples throbbed. He stood up and paced back and forth in the room. After a while, he slowly calmed down and said, "Since the emperor knows about the gold mine and asked the young prince not to make it public, then I will continue to pretend that I don't know."
"However, your two brothers must also be withdrawn. How can our family get involved in the affairs of the royal family?"
(End of this chapter)
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