Chapter 440, Mountain
The gold mine was found by the Jiang family, and Jiang Wanying was named a county lady. To be honest, Daohua was extremely dissatisfied, but after learning that the Jiang family was assassinated, she instantly came to her senses.
The injustice in my heart disappeared in an instant.
The gold mine made a great contribution, but many people were involved. If she was the one who was conferred the title of county lord, then it would probably be her family that was assassinated.
Yan Wenkai and Yan Wentao returned home on the third day after the Yan family received the imperial edict, followed by Xiao Yeyang, Dong Yuanxuan, Su Hongxin and others who came to congratulate them.
Xiao Yeyang had just greeted the elders of the Yan family with Dong Yuanxuan and others. Before he finished his cup of tea, he saw Daohua wink at him.
After Daohua left the house, Xiao Yeyang sat for a while and chatted with the old lady for a few words before finding an excuse to leave.
Dong Yuanxuan watched the two people leave one after another with a somewhat gloomy expression.
Just now, Sister Yan winked at the young prince, and he saw it. The intimacy and tacit understanding that naturally revealed in their eyes made him a little stunned.
What happened in the past two months?
It was obvious that when Wenxiu passed the imperial examination, Sister Yan was still deliberately avoiding the young prince. Why did their relationship become so close after not seeing each other for a while?
Dong Yuanxuan lowered his eyes slightly. Ever since the Liulichang was built, the little prince had obviously spent much less time with them. As he grew older, he began to help his father with things within his ability and didn't go to the military camp often anymore.
The less you interact with each other, the less you know about each other.
Now that he had met the young prince, he found it increasingly difficult to guess his thoughts. Even Wentao and Wenkai had become much more cautious in their words.
Some time ago, the two of them had not been to the military camp for a while, but no matter how much he and Su Hongxin asked, they just clenched their teeth and did not reveal any information.
Alas, my former friends have all grown up and matured in their own ways.
In the pavilion in front of the back garden of Yan's mansion, when Wang Man'er and Xiao Yeyang arrived, Daohua had already made the tea.
Xiao Yeyang walked into the pavilion and carefully observed Daohua's face. Seeing that she looked calm and not angry, he felt relieved. He sat down beside her and whispered, "Regarding the gold mine, the emperor's uncle has his own considerations. He didn't reward you, but it's only temporary. I will find an opportunity to bring it up with him later."
Daohua shook her head and said, "No need for that. The Emperor has already conferred the title of Imperial Consort on my grandmother and mother, which is a reward to me. It would be rude of me to ask for more."
Not to mention that this is the ancient times when imperial power was supreme, even in modern times, there is no absolute fairness.
Through this reward of the gold mine, she also clearly felt the imperial power of giving and taking away. Even if the emperor did not reward her grandmother and mother this time, what could she do?
As he spoke, Daohua's expression straightened and he looked at Xiao Yeyang: "Did you know about the assassination of the Jiang family?"
Xiao Yeyang nodded: "I know." After the incident, he went to visit the Jiang family. Mrs. Jiang was seriously injured, and cousin Wanying was also very scared. Both of them are still unable to get out of bed.
Daohua: ".Were they assassinated because they found a gold mine?"
Seeing Xiao Yeyang nod, Daohua's heart suddenly tightened.
The killer even dared to target the Jiang family, her in-laws. If they knew that she was the one who found the gold mine, she really couldn't imagine what would happen to the Yan family.
After a moment of silence, Daohua asked again, "Are they the same people who assassinated Master Wu before?"
Xiao Yeyang nodded again. Seeing Daohua's frown, he explained to her carefully to reassure her, "Uncle Duan wanted to return to the court by handing over the gold mine, but was intercepted by the Jiang family. The loss was too great, and he was naturally unhappy, so he planned the assassination."
Daohua pondered for a moment and asked tentatively, "The Emperor's relationship with the Jiang family isn't very good, is it?"
Xiao Yeyang glanced at Daohua and was surprised at her sensitivity. It was only through this incident that he realized clearly that his uncle the emperor disliked the Jiang family so much.
Seeing that he remained silent, Daohua knew that he had tacitly agreed. In an instant, the doubts in her heart were resolved. The reason why the Jiang family was able to find the gold mine was most likely because the emperor leaked it to them.
Yes, having two queens in one family is both an honor and a threat.
Xiao Yeyang picked up the teapot and poured two cups of tea. As he poured, he said, "Don't think about the gold mine anymore. I've already told your two brothers. Now the emperor's uncle has sent people to take over the gold mine. This matter has come to an end."
Daohua nodded and said nothing more.
Seeing that she was still looking miserable, Xiao Yeyang smiled and said, "I brought you a gift this time. Do you want to guess what it is?"
Daohua looked over and saw his relaxed look. She was speechless yet amused. The tension she had felt since the assassination of the Jiang family gradually relaxed. She asked with a smile, "What is it?"
Seeing her smile, Xiao Yeyang felt relieved. He leisurely picked up the teacup, took a sip slowly, and said with a smile: "I told you everything so you can guess."
Daohua pursed her lips. "Is it something to eat? Or something to use? Could it be a toy? Or is it some new product from Liulichang?"
Xiao Yeyang smiled and shook his head: "None of them are correct. Keep guessing."
Daohua's eyes lit up: "Could it be that you found some new seeds or something?"
Xiao Yeyang shook his head again.
Seeing that none of the answers were right, Daohua felt a little bored and too lazy to guess anymore. She picked up the tea and sipped it, then gave Xiao Yeyang a look: "Say it or not."
Xiao Yeyang felt somewhat helpless, and smiled at Daohua: "I have asked Defu to hand the things over to Man'er. You should be able to see them when you return to the yard later."
Daohua was curious and said, "Then I'll go back and take a look now." As she said that, she was about to get up and leave.
Xiao Yeyang quickly grabbed her and said, "You called me out here, so you should at least drink a few cups of tea with me before you leave."
Daohua replied directly: "Go back to the house and have a drink with my eldest brother and the others."
Xiao Yeyang: "I'm always with them, and I'm tired of drinking tea." He paused and looked up at Daohua, "But you, we haven't seen each other for a few days, and you didn't even say you would accompany me."
Rice flower: “.”
She found that Xiao Yeyang was becoming more and more outspoken.
Seeing Daohua remained silent, Xiao Yeyang hesitated for a moment and asked awkwardly, "Don't you want to see me?"
This was a bit abrupt. Xiao Yeyang was unsure and didn't know whether Daohua would be angry, so he spoke in a low voice.
Daohua heard it clearly, but she didn't know how to respond, so she changed the subject: "What did you say? Well, you've been out for a while, go back quickly, otherwise, my brother will come out to look for you again. I'll go back to the yard to see what good things you have given me?" After saying that, he quickly walked out of the pavilion.
Looking at Daohua's quickly disappearing figure, Xiao Yeyang smiled, but did not rush to leave. He continued to sip his tea leisurely.
On the other side, Daohua returned to her own yard and asked Wang Maner, "Where is the thing Xiao Yeyang gave me?"
Wang Maner pointed inside the house.
Daohua hurried towards the house. When she saw two boxes, each half a meter high, she immediately widened her eyes and asked, "What are these?"
Wang Maner shook her head: "I don't know, but it's quite heavy."
Daohua walked forward and opened the box. In an instant, her eyes were dazzled by the sudden golden light.
"Bang!"
Daohua quickly closed the box and looked around. Seeing that only Wang Maner and Bishi were in the room, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, she didn't like maids coming in and out of the house at will.
Otherwise, these two boxes of gold would be exposed.
Wang Man'er said excitedly: "Girl, what is this?"
Daohua curled her lips and said, "This is my reward, your daughter."
We found two gold mines and finally got two boxes of gold. That's a consolation, though.
Asking Bishi to close the door, Daohua opened the box again and picked up a gold ingot to play with it.
"Girl, here is a deed."
Wang Maner suddenly took out a deed from another box.
Daohua took it and saw that it was actually a mountain deed. She was stunned for a moment: "A mountain?" And it was a mountain in the suburbs of Beijing.
(End of this chapter)
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