Chapter 641, Eloping
In the blink of an eye, it was December.
The weather is getting colder and colder. Daohua doesn't like going out and stays in the yard all day making and dispensing medicine.
Although there is a war in the northern border, there are still caravans going there. Sun Changze's family's fleet will make a trip every one or two months, and can help her bring some things to her two brothers.
"Miss, Yan Shouhou is here."
It's the end of the year again, and shops and farms have begun to hand in their account books for this year.
Daohua nodded and met Yan Shouhou in the living room.
"Miss, the harvests in all the farms are very good this year. The village heads are asking if you want to sell some grain?"
Daohua was carefully looking at the accounts of each farm. After hearing this, he was silent for a moment. Thinking of the war in the northern border, he said, "Keep all the grain and don't sell it."
Upon hearing this, Yan Shouhou immediately stopped talking.
Although he felt that there was too much grain stored in the farm and it would be better to sell some, he also knew that the girl was a very opinionated person. If she said she didn't want to sell it, then as a servant, it would be better for him not to object.
Afterwards, Daohua asked about the personnel situation in each farm.
Yan Shouhou cherished the opportunity to work for Daohua very much. He would not dare to be careless in the slightest in the tasks assigned to him. He was very familiar with the personnel in every farm and shop. Whenever Daohua asked anything, he could answer it immediately.
After listening to Yan Shouhou's report, Daohua combined the information she knew and changed the positions of some managers of the farms and shops, and then let Yan Shouhou step down.
As soon as the people left, Wang Maner came over and said, "Miss, I want you to go to the front yard."
Daohua raised her head in surprise: "Brother, are you looking for me?"
Wang Maner nodded.
Daohua felt a little strange, but quickly put down the account book and walked to the front yard.
As soon as she arrived at Yan Wenxiu's yard, Daohua saw Dong Yuanxuan sitting in the living room with a worried look on his face. She was surprised and asked, "Brother Dong?"
Seeing Daohua coming over, Dong Yuanxuan quickly stood up: "Sister Yan!"
Daohua entered the living room, greeted Dong Yuanxuan, and said with a smile, "Brother Dong, why are you here?"
Yan Wenxiu then spoke up: "Big sister, has Sister Dong corresponded with you recently?"
Daohua saw that the two of them looked solemn, and Dong Yuanxuan looked even more anxious. She straightened her face and said, "Yuan Yao and I exchanged letters at the beginning of last month, but I haven't written to you recently. What happened?"
Yan Wenxiu glanced at Dong Yuanxuan and waved his hand to signal the servants in the living room to leave.
After everyone left, Dong Yuanxuan said in a deep voice: "Yuan Yao eloped with someone."
"What?!"
Daohua stood up suddenly, her face filled with shock and disbelief. "Brother Dong, you must be mistaken. How could Yuanyao elope with someone else?"
In ancient times, elopement was a serious offense.
Dong Yuanxuan was furious and disappointed. He slammed his hand on the table and said bitterly, "I never thought Yuan Yao would do such a thing."
Daohua: "No, who did Yuanyao eloped with?"
Dong Yuanxuan's face was filled with resentment, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Sun Changze!"
Daohua's eyelids twitched, and Yuan Yao finally fell in love!
Dong Yuanxuan looked at Daohua and said, "Sister Yan, I came to you just to ask you, do you know where Yuan Yao might have gone? My grandmother, father, and mother are almost going crazy with worry."
Daohua shook her head: "When did Yuanyao leave home?"
Dong Yuanxuan: "He disappeared the day before yesterday morning."
Daohua: "Have you sent anyone to look for Sun Changze at his house?"
Dong Yuanxuan: "Why didn't you go? But the people in the Cao Gang said that they haven't seen Sun Changze recently. Since it concerns Yuan Yao's reputation, we can't look for him in a big way, so there is still no news."
Thinking of his previous experience with the Cao Gang, Dong Yuanxuan's face turned ugly. He couldn't understand why his sister would fall in love with Sun Changze, who could only make a living by selling labor: "Yuan Yao, she really disappoints us."
Daohua couldn't help but defend Dong Yuanyao, saying, "Yuanyao isn't someone who would abandon her parents and brothers. Maybe you're mistaken. She was just out having fun."
Dong Yuanxuan smiled bitterly: "In fact, in the past month or two, everyone in the family has noticed that something is wrong with Yuan Yao. Everyone has always thought that she was reluctant to leave Zhongzhou, but who would have thought that she would elope with someone else."
Yan Wenxiu looked at Daohua and said, "Big sister, can you ask the young prince to help find someone?"
Dong Yuanxuan's eyes suddenly lit up and he looked at the rice flowers eagerly.
Although he no longer worked with the young prince, he was aware of the young prince's abilities and could guess that the Lord Xiao, the assistant commander of the Jinling Guards who was specially appointed by the emperor and who everyone in the capital was guessing was the young prince.
With the Jinling Guards helping to find people, the search will definitely be quick and won't alert too many people.
Daohua pondered for a moment, feeling somewhat hesitant. After a moment, she looked at Dong Yuanxuan and asked, "What will you do with Yuan Yao and Sun Changze if you find them?"
Dong Yuanxuan's eyes instantly turned cold: "I am only responsible for bringing Yuan Yao back. As for Sun Changze, get out of here as far as you can."
Daohua was silent for a while, then asked tentatively, "Brother Dong, Yuan Yao was able to elope with Sun Changze, which shows that she really likes him. Is it possible for you to help them get together?"
Dong Yuanxuan said firmly: "It's impossible. My grandmother, father and mother will not agree." If the news of the Marquis's daughter marrying a gangster from the Cao Gang gets out, how can the Marquis's family face the public?
Yan Wenxiu looked at Daohua and said, "Big sister, let's talk about these things with someone."
Daohua also felt that they should find Dong Yuanyao first, so she nodded and said, "Okay, I'll send someone to find Xiao Yeyang."
Daohua directly asked Wang Maner to go to Xiao Yeyang's new house and asked the people there to notify Xiao Yeyang.
An hour later, Xiao Yeyang appeared at Yan Mansion.
Seeing Dong Yuanxuan looking tired and haggard, Xiao Yeyang patted him on the shoulder and said, "I have sent people out, don't worry too much." That afternoon, a secret guard came to report that Sun Changze and Dong Yuanyao were found on a tributary of the Grand Canal.
After saying something to Madam Li, Daohua and Yan Wenxiu followed Dong Yuanxuan and Xiao Yeyang to look for him.
When they arrived, Governor Dong had already arrived with his men.
Before he got close, he heard Dong Yuanyao crying and begging for mercy.
"Father, I'm going back with you. Please let him go."
Governor Dong's face was filled with rage: "Let him go! He dared to elope with the daughter of the Marquis's family. Even if he died a thousand times or ten thousand times, it would not be enough." After saying that, he looked at Sun Changze, who was put into a pig cage with his mouth blocked, with a gloomy face.
"Be a good person after your reincarnation, and don't try to trick other girls into eloping."
A fierce light flashed in Dong Buzhengshi's eyes. He raised his foot and kicked Sun Changze into the river with a "bang".
"No!"
There were stones in the pig cage, and in the blink of an eye, the cage sank into the river.
When Dong Yuanyao saw this, she cried out in despair, and fainted due to anger.
When Daohua and others arrived, they happened to see this scene.
(End of this chapter)
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