Chapter 574: A Day Without Seeing Me Is Like a Year
"How could I dare to send for you when you have two powerful maids living in your house?"
Daohua glanced at Xiao Yeyang, and when she thought of what Aunt Jia said about her being "good-looking" at the Jiang family banquet, she felt very uncomfortable. She couldn't help but pout and complain to Grandma Gu.
After hearing this, Granny Gu's face turned a little cold.
Seeing this, Daohua quickly added, "Don't worry, mother-in-law. I didn't let her get away with anything. I didn't force her to kowtow and apologize to me in public."
"She's just a servant, what's the point of kowtowing and apologizing?"
Gu Jian walked in from outside with a sullen face: "To deal with such a self-righteous slave, just poison him to death with a pill."
Upon hearing this, Daohua was stunned for a moment.
It seems like Master is quite angry!
Before Daohua could respond, Xiao Yeyang spoke up.
"It's easy to poison them, but if this one dies, there might be another one. It's better to lock them up in the mansion and let them wash clothes for my men."
Gu Jian glanced at Xiao Yeyang and said, "The women in the palace are full of sinister tricks. This time she dared to tarnish Daohua's reputation in public. Who knows what she will do next time."
As he said this, he frowned.
"I heard that the Jiang family has also moved to Ningmen Mansion. This Jiang family, relying on the old queen mother in the palace, acts without scruples. If they join hands with the maid in your mansion, even you will have to be careful of being plotted against."
Xiao Yeyang smiled and said, "Master Gu, don't worry, something like that will never happen."
Seeing Xiao Yeyang's confident look, Gu Jian pursed his lips and said, "Don't think that everything is under your control. You should know that there are many things in this world that are hard to guard against."
As he spoke, a look of self-blame appeared on his face.
"If I hadn't been careless back then, my sister wouldn't have suffered for decades."
Upon hearing this, Daohua and Xiao Yeyang looked at each other quickly, and their expressions became serious.
Seeing the regret in her brother's eyes, Granny Gu sighed, "It happened so many years ago, and you're still bringing it up? Besides, it's not your fault for what happened back then."
As he said that, he looked at Xiao Yeyang and Daohua.
"Xiao Jian's point is that you shouldn't be careless, especially you, Yeyang. The maid Jia sent by the Queen Mother showed hostility towards Daohua the moment she arrived. You have to have someone keep a close eye on her and don't let her do anything to hurt Daohua again."
Xiao Yeyang's expression straightened. "Mother-in-law, Master Gu, don't worry. I will definitely protect the rice flowers." As he spoke, his eyes narrowed. "That Aunt Jia, I won't let her have any contact with the outside world in the future."
Seeing that he had taken their words to heart, Granny Gu and Gu Jian didn't say anything more.
Daohua, who was standing aside, remained silent and did not interrupt. She didn't know if it was her illusion, but she felt that her mother-in-law and master seemed to be particularly afraid of the Jiang family and the Aunt Jia sent by the Queen Mother.
Soon, Caiju came to tell us that it was time to eat.
At the dinner table, Gu Jian asked Xiao Yeyang: "Did your trip to the border go smoothly this time?"
Xiao Yeyang nodded, "Everything went smoothly." He then briefly recounted what had happened at the border. Finally, he looked at Daohua with a smile, "The ginseng tonic pills you gave us were very useful in our successful capture of the Tatar prince this time."
They chased the Tatar prince for several days and nights without stopping for a moment on the road. If it weren't for the ginseng tonic pills to replenish their energy, they might not have been able to capture the Tatar prince alive.
Daohua smiled and said, "I was just wondering if my ginseng tonic pills could be useful. Since they're useful, I'll make more in the future so you can wear them in case of emergency."
Xiao Yeyang was not polite at all, and nodded with a smile: "Okay."
Granny Gu kept serving food to Xiao Yeyang: "You've been traveling back and forth to the Northern Frontier for the past two months, capturing Tatars and spies. You must be exhausted. Come, eat some more food to replenish your energy."
Looking at the bowl full of food, Xiao Yeyang was a little amused, but he still started eating seriously. After he had almost finished, he continued.
"Sishan Village's weapons were used on the battlefield. The Eighth Prince's men would definitely know about it. Once they knew, they would inevitably go to Fenxi to investigate. That's why we hurried back to prevent them from finding out about us."
The Emperor's uncle wanted him to secretly investigate the power of the Eighth Uncle, so his identity as a Jinling Guard should not be exposed yet.
Daohua interrupted, "Jiang Canzheng has been asking about my third and fourth brothers lately. Is he investigating you too?"
Xiao Yeyang smiled faintly: "Go ahead and check it out. I'm back now, so he won't be able to find anything."
As early as when he was searching for gold mines, he knew almost all the people of the Jiang family in Zhongzhou and had arranged people to keep an eye on them. Now, although he didn't know everything about the Jiang family's movements, at least most of them could not be hidden from him.
During the days that Councillor Jiang was in Ningmen Mansion, apart from meeting Uncle Yan, there was no other progress.
Daohua: "When you left before, you used the excuse of going to the military camp for training. I'm afraid this matter can't be hidden from Governor Guo."
Xiao Yeyang smiled and said, "As soon as I came back yesterday, I went to Ningmen Pass to see my uncle. He will help cover for me."
Daohua was relieved now. As long as they were not targeted by the Eighth King, their family and Xiao Yeyang would not be assassinated by a sudden killer like the Jiang family.
After dinner, Daohua and Xiao Yeyang chatted with Granny Gu and Gu Jian in the yard for a while. When the two elders went back to their rooms to rest, Xiao Yeyang approached Daohua and asked, "Where's the peach blossom wine we brewed together?"
Daohua tilted her head to look at it and said with a smile, "You still remember this?"
Xiao Yeyang: "Of course, we brewed it together."
Daohua: "Do you want to drink now?"
Xiao Yeyang nodded: "I want to taste it."
Daohua glanced at him and walked towards the kitchen, and Xiao Yeyang followed closely.
Soon, Daohua took out a small jar of peach blossom wine from the corner of the kitchen, looked at Xiao Yeyang and said, "You've been running around outside for more than two months, and you didn't even ask for a good rest. How about we drink tomorrow?"
Xiao Yeyang took the wine jar with a smile, opened the lid, smelled the aroma of the wine, and took Daohua's hand: "We haven't seen each other for more than two months. The night is so beautiful tonight, let's go out and sit and talk for a while."
Daohua glanced at him, said nothing, and followed him out.
The weather was already a bit hot at the end of April. The two walked out of the yard and felt the mountain breeze, which was quite comfortable and cool.
Soon, the two arrived at the corner pavilion on the mountain. After Defu put the glass lamp away, he took Wang Maner away.
"The master and Miss Yan haven't seen each other for such a long time, let them have a good chat."
"What took so long? It's only been two months."
"Haven't you heard the saying 'a day apart feels like three autumns'? Count for yourself, how many autumns have passed since the Master and Miss Yan last met?"
The conversation between the two drifted into the pavilion with the wind. Daohua glared at Xiao Yeyang after hearing it and said, "You didn't even say Guan Guan Defu, look at what he said."
Xiao Yeyang walked to the pavilion and sat down, smiling and saying, "What he said is of course what I really think." Then he glanced at Daohua and said, "I have been thinking about you every day recently, thinking about finishing my business trip and coming back to see you. So, don't you miss me?"
Daohua was stunned by the straightforward question. She glanced at Xiao Yeyang, turned around and walked out of the pavilion, sitting on the swing outside the pavilion.
Seeing this, Xiao Yeyang quickly walked over and said, "Come over here, I want to sit on the swing too."
Daohua didn't move: "No, if you sit on it and the swing can't bear it, what if I fall?"
Xiao Yeyang laughed: "With me here, how could you possibly fall?"
(End of this chapter)
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