Chapter 424, Injured
"What are you looking at?"
When Xiao Yeyang walked out of the house, he saw Daohua stretching her neck and looking around.
Daohua: "I'm looking to see where the secret guards are hiding."
Hearing this, Xiao Yeyang laughed out loud: "If the secret guard is easily discovered by you, then he will not be able to become a secret guard."
Daohua thought about it and agreed. She smiled and said to Xiao Yeyang, "I've given that secret guard a name. He will be called Yan Ying from now on."
Xiao Yeyang didn't care much: "He is yours now, you can call him whatever you want."
Daohua glanced at Wu Jingyi who was sitting in the room, thought for a moment and said, "Xiao Yeyang, is Master Wu here to look for gold mines on the orders of the Emperor?"
Xiao Yeyang nodded.
Daohua: "Since the emperor has sent people here to look for gold mines, you and my third and fourth brothers should not get involved in this mess."
Seeing the worry in Daohua's eyes, Xiao Yeyang smiled and said, "Two days ago, I learned that Uncle Duan's men were also looking for gold mines, so I sent your two brothers back to the barracks and didn't let them continue."
Daohua breathed a sigh of relief. She had just heard what Master Wu said. The gold mine involved the interests of the Jiang family and Prince Duan. If the Yan family got involved and was discovered, they would probably be in trouble.
"What about you? Are you going to continue searching?"
Xiao Yeyang nodded: "My uncle is in Kyoto and cannot take care of this side. As his nephew, I should share his worries."
Daohua said with some worry: "Prince Duan's men dared to assassinate Master Wu, so what about you..."
Xiao Yeyang smiled and interrupted: "Don't worry, I am the son of a prince after all, and Uncle Duan's men wouldn't dare to do that."
Daohua: "Don't be careless, be careful, it's best not to go looking for it yourself."
Xiao Yeyang laughed and said, "If I don't go and look for it myself, what will happen to your position as the county lord?"
Daohua shook her head and said, "Forget it. I don't dare to think about the position of county lord right now." Then she sighed and said, "Anything in this world that involves the royal family will become complicated."
"Searching for gold. Whoever finds it will be rewarded with a great achievement. Such a simple and straightforward matter, when it comes to the royal family, can become a bloody affair. Do I dare to get involved?"
Xiao Yeyang's expression faded: "This is because the interests involved with the royal family are too great."
With Prince Duan's involvement, the search for gold mines became urgent.
That afternoon, Wu Jingyi left with Xiao Yeyang despite his injuries.
Daohua sent the person away and stayed in Taohua An for a few days until Grandma Gu's cough eased, then she returned to Yan's Mansion.
In mid-October, the first snow fell in Ningmen Prefecture.
It was snowing heavily. That afternoon, at Yan Yile's suggestion, several girls in the family built a snowman in the old lady's yard.
Daohua was standing under the eaves, wearing a crane cloak lined with sky blue feather gauze and white fox fur. She stretched out her hands and let the snowflakes fall into them. Because she was worried about something, she did not participate in the play in the yard.
"It's so cold, Xiao Yeyang shouldn't continue to run around looking for gold mines, right?"
"Girl, what are you mumbling to yourself?" Old Mrs. Yan heard the laughter in the yard and walked out of the house wearing a thick cloak. Seeing Daohua standing alone under the eaves, her lips moving up and down, she couldn't help but ask with a smile.
Daohua walked over with a smile and supported the old lady: "I was just saying that the snow this year is really heavy."
Old Madam Yan glanced at the snow outside, smiled and nodded, "Auspicious snow indicates a good harvest. I hope the weather will be good next year." Then she looked at the girls in the courtyard and said, "You are unusually quiet today. Why don't you go downstairs and play?"
Daohua tightened her crane cloak around her body and said, "It's so cold."
Seeing that her granddaughter looked uninterested, Old Lady Yan didn't say anything more.
At this time, a maid came over to report: "Old Madam, the Third Master and the Fourth Master are back."
Old Madam Yan's eyes lit up, and she said to Grandma Sun, "Quick, tell the kitchen to make mutton soup for us today." She pulled Daohua's hand and said, "Your two brothers haven't been home for more than ten days. We need to nourish them well."
Daohua smiled and nodded.
Soon, Yan Wenxiu brought Yan Wentao, Yan Wenkai, and Yan Wenqi to Songheyuan.
The old lady liked the hustle and bustle, and soon the house was filled with laughter.
Seeing Yan Wenkai chatting and laughing with his grandmother, Daohua gave Yan Wentao a look, then walked out of the room and waited outside.
When Yan Wentao came out, Daohua immediately pulled him to a corner and said, "Third brother, regarding the gold mine, do you know how Xiao Yeyang and the others are doing?"
Yan Wentao looked at the rice flowers, looking a little hesitant, as if he didn't know whether he should say it or not.
Seeing this, Daohua frowned: "Third brother, what happened?"
Yan Wentao hesitated for a moment: "The young prince... he is injured!"
Daohua's eyes widened immediately, and she asked anxiously, "How could he be injured?"
Yan Wentao quickly pulled at the rice flower: "Keep your voice down."
Daohua asked anxiously, "Where is he injured? Is it serious?"
Yan Wentao lowered his voice and said, "I was stabbed in the back. I received treatment in time. It's not serious."
Daohua's brows knitted together tightly. "How can being stabbed not be serious? No, I have to go see where he is now. Is he in his mansion in the city?"
Yan Wentao quickly grabbed Daohua and said, "Don't worry, the little prince is indeed fine. This morning, when we left the military camp, we saw him leaving with his men."
Hearing this, Daohua became even more anxious: "This guy, he's injured, why is he still going out? Does he really think he's invincible?"
As he said this, he looked at Yan Wentao.
"Third brother, what happened? Xiao Yeyang was surrounded by so many people, how could he get hurt?"
Yan Wentao shook his head: "I don't know the details, but I found that the young prince's guards seemed to be injured." As he said that, he sighed.
"No wonder the young prince didn't let Wen Kai and I participate. Finding a gold mine is so dangerous."
Daohua's expression suddenly changed: "Third brother, you said Xiao Yeyang has been living in the military camp recently?"
Yan Wentao nodded.
Daohua: "If they're so anxious to find the gold mine, why would they stay in the barracks? Could it be that the gold mine is at Ningmen Pass?"
Yan Wentao nodded again: "I think so too. Judging from the appearance of the young prince and the others, they must have discovered something and have identified a range. However, the gold mine has not been found yet."
Daohua pondered: "Ningmen Pass"
If the scope is narrowed, she can make a trip.
After thinking for a while, Daohua pulled Yan Wentao and said, "Third brother, I want to go see Xiao Yeyang."
Yan Wentao suddenly felt a headache: "Daohua, Third Brother knows you are worried about the young prince, but you can't go to the military camp. So, I will send a message to the young prince and ask him to come see you."
Daohua shook her head: "No, he's so busy right now, how can I cause him more trouble?"
Yan Wentao was depressed. If he couldn't cause trouble for the young prince, he could cause trouble for them?
Is this elbow too crooked?
Yan Wentao had never been able to handle Rice Flower since he was a child. After being tormented by Rice Flower for a while, he could no longer withstand it and hurriedly said, "How about I call Wen Kai over to discuss this?"
Yan Wenkai was called out by the maid. As soon as he saw Daohua, he immediately knew what was going on. He curled his lips and said, "The young prince repeatedly told me not to leak the news of his injury. I didn't expect that you, Third Brother, told me first."
Yan Wentao scratched the back of his head.
There was no way. He never hid anything from Daohua.
(End of this chapter)
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