Chapter 492, Strange
Prince Ping wants to make Concubine Ma his legal wife!!!
Upon hearing the news, Daohua couldn't help but start to worry about Xiao Yeyang.
Originally, Prince Ping's preference for Concubine Ma and the eldest son out of wedlock had already hurt Xiao Yeyang a lot. Now that Concubine Ma was promoted to the legitimate wife and the eldest son out of wedlock became the eldest son, the situation of Xiao Yeyang, the legitimate son of the former princess, would become very embarrassing.
That guy has a very strong sense of self-esteem. If he knew this news, how would he bear it?
Seeing Daohua pacing anxiously in the room, Wang Maner couldn't help but say, "Girl, don't worry. Maybe this news isn't true."
Qin Xiaoliu also quickly said: "Yes, young lady, I only heard it once, and I still don't know whether it is true or not."
Wang Man'er continued, "The young prince must have had some contact with the capital. If this had really happened, he wouldn't have received any news at all. Didn't he come to our house a few days ago? He didn't act unusual at that time and he didn't know anything about this. In my opinion, this is most likely a rumor spread by outsiders."
"Also, young lady, think about it. Prince Ping and the former princess have been divorced for so long and he hasn't made Concubine Ma his official concubine. How could he make her his official concubine when the young prince has grown up?"
Daohua slowly calmed down. Yes, why would Prince Ping suddenly make Concubine Ma his official concubine?
This doesn't make sense.
Xiao Yeyang has grown up and is so outstanding. Prince Ping promoted Concubine Ma to be his legal concubine at this time. Does he want his eldest son and Xiao Yeyang to compete for the throne?
Isn’t this an act of ruining the family?
No matter how stupid Prince Ping is, he wouldn't do such a thing, right?
Moreover, there is the emperor in the capital. From Xiao Yeyang's usual words, it can be seen that the emperor is quite good to him. Not to mention that Xiao Yeyang has made great contributions in the gold mine and Sishan Village. Just for this reason, the emperor will not agree to this matter.
After a moment of silence, Daohua said to Qin Xiaoliu, "Go to the front yard and tell them that if the Third and Fourth Masters come back, have them tell me immediately."
After returning from Sishan Village, Xiao Yeyang and his third and fourth brothers rarely went to the Ningmenguan military camp again. Most of the time they were busy in the provincial capital.
The third and fourth brothers follow Xiao Yeyang all day long, so they must know about Xiao Yeyang. She will have to ask them later.
"By the way, whether this is true or not, don't tell anyone else."
Qin Xiaoliu nodded, then turned and walked away.
After everyone left, Daohua no longer had the heart to continue checking the accounts. She left the study and asked Bishi to take the seven puppies to the side room. She began to train the puppies absentmindedly.
At noon, everyone was having lunch in the old lady's yard. During the meal, Yan Wenxiu noticed that Daohua was a little absent-minded, so he followed her out when she left.
"Big sister, what's wrong with you? Why do you look so absent-minded? You barely ate two bites of your meal just now."
Daohua stopped and forced a smile on her face: "I'm fine, I'm just upset these past few days looking at the accounts."
Yan Wenxiu looked at Daohua. He had personally witnessed his elder sister's ability to read and keep accounts, and he didn't believe that the account books would bother her at all. However, since she didn't want to say more, he didn't ask any more questions. He just smiled and said, "The accounts are complicated and a bit of a headache."
Daohua nodded and said, "Isn't it?" Then he quickly changed the subject and said, "By the way, big brother, have you read the book I gave you?"
Hearing this, Yan Wenxiu's face was slightly uncomfortable. He didn't expect that his eldest sister would send people to inquire about the second daughter of the Han family, and incidentally, to check the situation of several branches of the Han family. "I saw it."
Daohua quickly asked again: "Brother, do you have any thoughts after reading this?"
Yan Wenxiu was stunned: "Do I need any ideas?"
Daohua was speechless: "Of course it is necessary. For example, do you like the Han family? Would you be willing to have such a family as your in-laws? And is the second daughter of the Han family your type?"
Yan Wenxiu looked helpless: "Big sister, you are a girl, why do you always talk about love?"
Daohua rolled her eyes and said, "What's the big deal? I'm asking this because you're my eldest brother. My sister-in-law is going to be with you for the rest of your life, so of course she'll find someone you like."
Yan Wenxiu smiled and said, "Brother, I know what you mean. I met the second daughter of the Han family when I went to the capital last time. She's a nice person."
Daohua smiled: "So, big brother likes the second daughter of the Han family?"
Yan Wenxiu raised his eyes and looked into the distance, his eyes somewhat deep. "Marriage is a serious matter. It's decided by parents and matchmakers. It's not a matter of like or dislike. However, given the Han family's second daughter's background and upbringing, she's quite suitable to be our eldest daughter-in-law. As long as she marries into our family, is filial to her parents-in-law, friendly to her younger siblings, and does what a wife should do, I will treat her well."
Daohua moved her lips, but finally said nothing.
Her eldest brother was a typical scholar-official in ancient times. To him, love was far less important than his future and the prosperity of his family.
Well, the Han family weighed every aspect of their family before deciding on theirs. The two families get what they need, and they complement each other.
After returning to her yard, Daohua continued to walk the dog. In the afternoon, Zhao Yongwang came over with the account book.
Daohua took a look at the numbers he calculated and found them all correct. She raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "Your speed is not bad, and your calculation ability is also acceptable."
Zhao Yongwang secretly breathed a sigh of relief after receiving recognition.
Daohua was about to say something when she saw Guyu trotting in: "Miss, the Third Master and the Fourth Master are back."
Daohua stood up quickly and started to leave. After a few steps, she turned back and looked at Zhao Yongwang. "Go find Qin Xiaoliu and ask him to take you to the Rouge Shop in the city. You can be a bookkeeper there and submit a work summary to me every month."
After saying that, he left quickly.
Daohua went straight to the front yard and soon saw two people in Yan Wenkai's yard: "Third brother, fourth brother."
Yan Wentao looked surprised: "Daohua, why are you here?"
Daohua waved her hand, asking the servants in the room to leave, and then asked, "Third brother, fourth brother, have you seen Xiao Yeyang in the past two days?"
Yan Wenkai: "Of course, we have always been with the young prince, what's wrong?"
Daohua glanced at the expressions of the two men and saw that neither of them seemed unusual. She felt a little relieved and took a sip of tea to make herself appear less anxious.
Prince Ping's appointment of Concubine Ma as his legal wife was an embarrassing and annoying thing for Xiao Yeyang. He certainly didn't want this to be widely known.
Therefore, no matter whether the matter is true or false, she cannot inquire about it casually, and she cannot let the news spread from her.
Daohua took two sips of tea before casually asking, "Why hasn't Xiao Yeyang come to our house these past two days?"
Yan Wenkai said speechlessly: "Didn't I come here a few days ago?"
Yan Wentao glanced at Daohua and couldn't help but say, "Daohua, the young prince already comes in and out of our house frequently enough. If he comes in any more frequently, my aunt will probably have some complaints."
Daohua smiled awkwardly, "Really? I was just asking. The last time he came to our house, he said he'd bring me some newly made glassware, and I thought he'd forgotten." Then, she calmly asked, "By the way, has he been acting normally these past few days?"
Yan Wenkai looked puzzled. "Abnormal? What's abnormal? The young prince is still not the same as before. Well, there are some differences. Now that he is the pacification envoy, his authority is growing."
Yan Wentao looked at Daohua. As siblings who had grown up together, no matter how hard she tried to hide it, he could still sense the worry between her brows. He quickly asked, "Daohua, why do you say the young prince is abnormal?"
Daohua smiled awkwardly: "No, I'm just thinking about the newly made colored glaze."
Yan Wentao glanced at Daohua again and felt that she was a little strange today, but he still said, "There's nothing unusual about the young prince. He's just much busier now than before."
Hearing this, Daohua's heart relaxed a little.
It seems that the news may not be true.
Qin Xiaoliu took more than ten days to return from the capital. After such a long time, if there was any movement in the capital, Xiao Yeyang should have received the news.
There's nothing strange or abnormal about him now, so he probably doesn't know about this.
"Third brother, fourth brother, since there's nothing else to do, I'll go back!" He turned and walked out. After a few steps, he said, "I made some hot pot ingredients. If you're not busy next time, call Xiao Yeyang over and we'll have hot pot."
Yan Wenkai immediately smiled and said, "Okay, okay. I'll go talk to the young prince and make sure he comes as soon as he calls."
In the following days, Daohua was worried, so every day when Yan Wentao and Yan Wenkai came back, she would go to talk to them and find out about Xiao Yeyang.
Seeing that there was indeed nothing unusual about him, she gradually put her mind at ease and focused on helping Madam Li prepare the New Year gifts.
On December 22nd, Yan Wentao and Yan Wenkai had just arrived at Jinlingwei's office in Ningmen Prefecture. As soon as they entered, they saw Xiao Yeyang smashing a table with a gloomy face.
"What happened?" Yan Wenkai was startled and asked his colleague beside him.
"I don't know. When we arrived, we saw Eunuch Defu handing a letter to the young prince. After the young prince read it, he became furious."
Another person interjected, "I guess he received some bad news. Plus, the search that the young prince asked us to do these days hasn't made any progress, so he's a bit angry."
Yan Wenkai nodded without thinking too much: "Then let's be careful and don't provoke him."
When it was almost noon, Yan Wenkai saw Xiao Yeyang go out and immediately came over with a smile: "Little Prince, my elder sister prepared hot pot ingredients and invited you to eat hot pot at my house."
Xiao Yeyang paused, was silent for a moment, and said, "I'm busy recently and won't be going for the time being." After that, he left.
Looking at Xiao Yeyang's receding back, Yan Wenkai stood there in a daze. He was rejected?!
Doesn’t the little prince like the food made by the elder sister very much?
I'm always available on call!
"The sun rises from the west?"
Yan Wentao walked over with a frown on his face: "Do you think there's something wrong with the young prince?" The young prince has a bad temper, but he rarely gets angry, and it's even rarer for him to damage things.
Yan Wenkai touched his chin and said, "Don't say that. The little prince is indeed a little strange today. He even refused the hot pot from the eldest sister. I think we should go find Defu and ask him later."
(End of this chapter)
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