Chapter 522, Change
Seeing Daohua and Xiao Yeyang still selecting colored glass, Dong Yuanyao didn't want to rush over. Seeing Sun Changze standing nearby, she said something else: "Um, are all your injuries healed?"
Sun Changze said nonchalantly, "Hey, it's just a minor injury. It's healed soon." He puffed out his muscular chest and said, "I'm in good health."
Dong Yuanyao rolled her eyes. "I wonder who was lying on the bed powerlessly before, unable to move."
Sun Changze smiled awkwardly, not knowing how to respond.
Dong Yuanyao glanced at him and asked, "How did you get involved with the young prince?"
Sun Changze knew that he couldn't tell anyone about the gold mine. After thinking for a moment, he said, "My family is involved in the grain transport business. Mr. Xiao has colored glaze. I will buy it from him and then ship it to various places to sell it."
Dong Yuanyao frowned, "Master Xiao? Did the young prince ask you to call him that?"
Sun Changze nodded and said, "I used to call him Little Prince, but after this meeting, he won't let me call him that anymore."
Dong Yuanyao glanced at Xiao Yeyang who was talking to Daohua, and a look of understanding appeared on her face.
Sun Changze also followed her gaze and whispered, "Miss Dong, do you know why?"
Dong Yuanyao glanced at him and said, "Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask."
Sun Changze touched his nose and didn't know how to respond.
Normally he was quite talkative, but when he spoke to Miss Dong, he felt his tongue was tied.
At this time, Defu came over with Wang Maner and Hongyu.
Seeing that it was getting late, Daohua walked up to Dong Yuanyao carrying two red glass lotus lanterns and gave her one: "Let's go back."
Dong Yuanyao nodded: "It's time to go back. If I'm any later, my mother will find out that I'm out."
Xiao Yeyang and Sun Changze sent the two men onto the carriage. After watching the carriage go away, they returned to the shop to discuss the development of the southern colored glass market.
In the carriage, Dong Yuanyao played with the glass lotus lantern while looking at the rice flowers and said, "Prince Ping made Consort Ma his official concubine a few years ago. Did you know about this?"
Daohua nodded.
Dong Yuanyao: "When my brother found out about this, he was worried that the young prince would be upset. But when I saw his complexion today, he seemed to be in good spirits, and he didn't seem to be affected at all."
Daohua: "It doesn't matter whether you are affected or not. Anyway, the matter cannot be changed."
Dong Yuanyao nodded and sighed, "When the young prince returns to the capital, he'll probably be in an awkward situation. It would have been fine if Concubine Ma's son was younger than him, but he's older. He used to be the eldest son of a concubine, but now he's the eldest son of the legitimate wife, putting him above the young prince."
"My father said that the succession to the title of Prince Ping's mansion will probably be a matter of contention in the future."
Daohua was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "What kind of person is Concubine Ma?"
Dong Yuanyao shook her head. "I was still young when I left Beijing, so I don't have much impression of Concubine Ma. However, as my grandmother said, she was a foxy woman who looked like a sick Xi Shi."
Daohua asked again: "Is the Ma family also a noble family?"
Dong Yuanyao sneered, "What aristocratic family? The current head of the Ma family was originally just a fifth-rank military officer. He only showed his face to the emperor because of his meritorious service when the late emperor passed away. Later, he relied on his two daughters, one of whom is the emperor's concubine and the other is Prince Ping's concubine, to gradually rise to prominence."
Daohua frowned. "Compared to the Duke Dingguo's Mansion, the Ma family is far from impressive. But under such circumstances, Concubine Ma was able to force Xiao Yeyang's mother to divorce Prince Ping and banish Xiao Yeyang to live in the palace. Her abilities and scheming are truly profound. Of course, no matter how powerful she is, Prince Ping still needs to be a scumbag."
Dong Yuanyao nodded in agreement. "That's right. When my grandmother came to Zhongzhou and met the young prince, she couldn't help but sigh several times, saying that it was fortunate that the young prince had left the capital. Otherwise, under the instigation of Concubine Ma, he might have become extremely rebellious."
As he said this, he sighed again.
"Over the years, the young prince has really changed a lot. I still remember when I first met him, he didn't give anyone face at all and had a very bad temper."
"However, at that time, he looked very tough, but I was not really afraid of him. I felt that he was just a paper tiger."
"But now that the little prince has calmed down and no longer shows his emotions, I feel uneasy. You don't know, the last time he came to rescue us, the little prince was riding on his horse. He said nothing and did nothing, but I didn't even dare to look him in the eye."
“Sharp, fierce, and full of oppression!”
Daohua looked at Dong Yuanyao in astonishment: "Is it really that exaggerated?"
Dong Yuanyao rolled her eyes at her. "The young prince is completely obedient to you, so naturally you wouldn't have such feelings. Even my father said that the young prince has grown amazingly. He used to only care about his status, but now he cares about him as a person."
Daohua was silent for a moment: "Xiao Yeyang's aura is getting stronger and stronger."
Soon, they arrived at a fork in the road. The Dong Mansion and the Li Mansion were not in the same direction, so Daohua and Dong Yuanyao had to go their separate ways.
Dong Yuanyao got off the carriage and got on her own carriage. She lifted the curtain and said to Daohua in the carriage opposite, "Come to my house early tomorrow."
Daohua: "Don't worry, I will go there early."
After returning to the Li Mansion, Daohua first went to the main courtyard to see her aunt and tell her that she was back, and then went back to the guest house to find Mrs. Li.
Yang Xiuyun and several girls from the Yan family lived with Madam Li. There were two side rooms on the left and right, with two girls living in each. Daohua lived in the upper room with Madam Li.
As soon as Daohua entered the yard, she saw Yang Xiujun coming out of the west wing. Just as she was about to say hello, she unexpectedly stepped back.
Wang Man'er immediately grumbled in dissatisfaction, "What does this mean, cousin? It's fine if she avoids me at home, but she's still like this when we're out for guests. Isn't this deliberately trying to make people think she and you have a conflict?"
Daohua frowned and said, "Remember to remind me to look for Yihuan later and ask her to pay more attention to Xiuyun these days." After that, she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Fortunately, she will be returning to the capital soon."
It is really tiring and exhausting to deal with such a sensitive and suspicious person.
In the main room, Mrs. Li saw her daughter coming back and asked with a smile, "Did you have a good time out there?"
Daohua smiled and showed Madam Li the glass lotus lantern: "Mom, does it look good?"
Madam Li took it, looked at it, and said with a smile, "It looks good."
Daohua handed the glass lotus lantern to Wang Man'er and sat down next to Madam Li. "Mom, let's go to the Dong family tomorrow. Will my aunt and the others be there too?"
Madam Li: "Of course, the Dong family's post clearly invites all the female members of our family and the Li family to attend. However, your second aunt and cousin Zixuan may not go. Zixuan has to prepare for her wedding and it is not suitable for her to go out, and your second aunt is also busy with matters for the wedding day."
Having said that, he paused.
"Tomorrow you must keep a close eye on your sisters. The officials attending the Dong family's banquet are all high-ranking. Don't let them make a fool of themselves, and don't let them cause any trouble."
Daohua nodded: "I will watch over them."
(End of this chapter)
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