Chapter 637, Doubts
"Everyone's gone, what are you still looking at?"
Seeing Daohua still staring at the street, Xiao Yeyang had to speak up to stop her.
Daohua silently withdrew her gaze and frowned, saying, "Yuan Yao is acting strangely today. She seems a little absent-minded, as if she's holding something back."
Xiao Yeyang didn't take it seriously: "Really? I think it's fine." Seeing Daohua frowning, he laughed and said, "Alright, don't overthink it. If Miss Dong really encountered any problems, she would definitely tell you. If she doesn't tell you now, it probably means she doesn't want you to know. It's useless to think too much. Don't you want to choose Liuli? I'll choose with you."
Daohua thought about it and nodded, then followed Xiao Yeyang to the second floor.
Xiao Yeyang: "What kind of glass do you want to choose? I'll ask the shopkeeper to get it for you."
Daohua thought for a moment and said, "I want to choose a set to give to Brother Dong."
Hearing this, Xiao Yeyang's expression suddenly changed: "Why did you give a gift to Yuan Xuan?"
Daohua looked at Liuli and said, "Yuan Yao said that Brother Dong is engaged, and they may return to Beijing before the New Year. When he gets married, I definitely won't be able to attend, so I can only give him the wedding gift in advance."
Hearing this, Xiao Yeyang's expression brightened: "Is that so? Then we should choose carefully. Let's choose together and give it to him together when the time comes. We can congratulate him on his wedding together."
Daohua thought of Dong Yuanxuan she had seen yesterday and sighed, "Brother Dong has lost a lot of weight. When I saw him yesterday, I almost didn't recognize him. Yuanyao said he wasn't happy with the marriage his family had arranged for him. He fought Uncle Dong and the others for several months, but in the end, he couldn't prevail."
Xiao Yeyang's eyes flashed, and he looked at Daohua. In his mind, he thought of several times in the past when he saw Yuanxuan looking at Daohua with eyes full of admiration. His lips were pressed into a line.
Daohua continued, "I used to envy Brother Dong and Yuan Yao. From the moment they were born, they were at a destination that others might never reach even after a lifetime of struggle. They could do whatever they wanted and have whatever they wanted. They were free and unrestrained, doing whatever they wanted."
"But now I think about it, there's no such thing as enjoying without giving anything in return. When they were young, they enjoyed the splendor and wealth brought by the Marquisate. Now that they've grown up, they have to sacrifice themselves to repay the Marquisate. They can't break free even if they want to."
Xiao Yeyang: "Isn't this the inevitable fate for all the sons of nobles and officials?"
Daohua turned to look at him: "What about you?"
Xiao Yeyang immediately said: "Of course I am different from them. They can't break free because they don't have the ability or the determination, but I do, and I dare to do it."
Daohua couldn't help but laugh: "You are quite confident."
Xiao Yeyang looked at Daohua: "It's not self-confidence, but I have that person in my heart who can make me give up everything."
Daohua was stunned and looked at Xiao Yeyang intently.
The two looked at each other for a while, and Daohua was the first to look away: "What kind of glass do you think we should choose for Brother Dong as a wedding gift?"
Xiao Yeyang pondered for a moment, called Defu over, and whispered a few words in his ear.
Defu nodded, turned around and left quickly. After a while, he came back holding a big box.
Xiao Yeyang opened the box, revealing a set of exquisite glass tableware: "Is this okay?"
Daohua picked it up and took a look at it, nodding repeatedly: "This is good."
Xiao Yeyang smiled and said, "Tomorrow your two brothers and I will take some time to go see Yuan Xuan, and then we will help you give this set of glass tableware to him."
Without thinking too much, Daohua nodded in agreement.
Seeing that Daohua agreed to let him deliver it, Xiao Yeyang's smile deepened, and then he talked about their business trip.
Daohua also told Xiao Yeyang about the Fifth Master.
"What did you say? A few days ago, Fifth Master went to Taohua An to visit Master Gu and Grandma Gu?" Xiao Yeyang looked at Daohua in surprise.
Daohua: "Yes, he said he was on some errands and stopped by to see Master and the others."
Xiao Yeyang frowned. Why did the Emperor's uncle leave the capital again, and even went to see Granny Gu and Master Gu again? Even if Master Gu had saved the Emperor's uncle, it wasn't worth the Emperor's uncle visiting him again and again.
Xiao Yeyang had a hunch that there must be something here that he didn't know.
Seeing him silent, Daohua asked tentatively, "Is it because the task you're carrying out is very difficult and the Emperor is worried that he has sent more people over?"
Xiao Yeyang shook his head, was silent for a moment, and called Defu: "Get ready, we will go back to Ningmen Mansion later."
Daohua heard this and asked quickly, "Do you want to go back and see Master Wu? If that's the reason, then there's no need to rush, because he's already gone."
"Gone?" Xiao Yeyang looked regretful.
Daohua nodded. "Think about it yourself. The Fifth Master is the Emperor's spy. How could he possibly stay in Ningmen Mansion for too long? Before I came to the provincial government, I asked Yan Shouhou to deliver something to Master and Mother-in-law. When I came back, Yan Shouhou told me that the Fifth Master and the others had left."
As he said that, he looked at Xiao Yeyang.
"Why do you want to see Master Wu so much?"
Xiao Yeyang glanced at Daohua and said, "Fifth Master is the person that Uncle Huang trusts the most, so naturally I still want to be on good terms with him."
The rice flowers looked enlightened.
Xiao Yeyang looked at Daohua, walked over to her and sat down beside her: "Do you get along well with Fifth Master?" After saying this, he looked a little nervous. After all, he was going to marry Daohua in the future, and he was relying on his uncle the emperor to arrange the marriage.
Daohua raised her chin. "Of course. I took Master Wu to farm for five days and taught him a lot of farming skills." She shook her head in disdain. "As for him as a spy, he's really a bit incompetent. He's tall and strong, but he can't do much farm work. He's not even as good as me."
Hearing this, Xiao Yeyang was a little stunned. Defu, who was standing next to him, also opened his mouth in shock and looked at Daohua in disbelief.
Miss Yan asked the emperor to farm the land. Does she still want to marry her master?
Xiao Yeyang swallowed hard and said, "Master Wu didn't give you any trouble, did he?"
Rice Flower smiled and said, "How could I possibly give him a hard time? You underestimate me too much." He raised his eyebrows complacently and said, "I have given him a hard time several times, and even made him apply fertilizer barefoot."
Xiao Yeyang was stunned for a moment, then covered his face with his hands with a worried look on his face.
Looking at the still proud rice flowers, Defu was also very worried. Miss Yan was madly seeking death.
Seeing the two of them like this, Daohua asked: "Have I done that?"
Xiao Yeyang and Defu nodded at the same time.
Daohua curled her lips and said, "But I don't think so. When he lived in Taohua An, Master made medicinal food for him every day, and he used the thousand-year-old Polygonum multiflorum we collected earlier. So of course I can't help but think that if he doesn't do some farm work, he will eat for free."
Xiao Yeyang was once again filled with doubts. Could it be that Master Gu knew the true identity of his uncle? Otherwise, why would he be willing to prepare such a good herbal medicine for his uncle?
Be good to the emperor's uncle, and be good to him too.
It seems that after returning, he needs to carefully investigate the identities of Master Gu and Grandma Gu.
Daohua had lunch with Xiao Yeyang at Liulipu, and then took a carriage back to Li's house.
As soon as she left, Xiao Yeyang glanced at Defu.
Soon, Defu brought Sun Changze over.
Xiao Yeyang looked at Sun Changze expressionlessly, and after a while he sneered, "You are quite courageous. You even dare to provoke the daughter of the Marquis's family."
Sun Changze raised his eyes and looked at Xiao Yeyang without any fear: "Is it wrong to like someone?"
Xiao Yeyang looked at Sun Changze quietly for a while: "There's nothing wrong with liking someone, but if you don't have the ability to give her a future, you shouldn't mess with her."
Hearing this, Sun Changze's eyes showed pain: "I don't want this to happen, but I just can't help wanting to see her. I don't know what to do."
Xiao Yeyang was silent for a while: "I don't want to bother with your affairs, but please don't come to the Liuli Shop to meet me again in the future."
(End of this chapter)
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