Chapter 781, Compromise
The consequence of being drunk was that Daohua slept until noon the next day.
"Miss, are you awake?" Guyu smiled and went forward to help Daohua wash and dress.
Wang Man'er did not come with them this time. Last month, Qin Xiaoliu proposed to Madam Li. After asking Daohua's opinion, Madam Li betrothed Wang Man'er to Qin Xiaoliu.
Considering that Wang Man'er and Qin Xiaoliu would accompany Daohua as companions when she got married, Mrs. Li looked at the date and set the wedding date for the end of this month.
During this period, Daohua exempted Wang Man'er from her duties and let her stay in the house to embroider her dowry.
Daohua rubbed her still heavy head and looked at the sun outside the window: "It's so late, why didn't you call me?"
Guyu smiled and said, "Miss, you were drunk last night. When the young prince sent you back, he specifically instructed us not to disturb you this morning."
"I'm drunk?" Daohua looked suspicious. "I can drink quite well!"
Guyu smiled and didn't respond.
The girl's alcohol tolerance is limited to fruit wine and grape wine. If she drinks them, other people will definitely get drunk.
After getting dressed and having breakfast, Daohua went straight to Gu Jian's yard. Halfway there, she saw Xiao Yeyang coming towards her and immediately smiled brightly.
Xiao Yeyang looked at Daohua and saw that she looked good. He asked, "Does your head hurt?"
Daohua shook her head: "I didn't drink much."
Xiao Yeyang did not mention the fact that she drank strong liquor last night. She smiled and said, "The old man took my father to the medicinal field. He said he wanted to teach him to identify medicinal herbs. Let's go and take a look."
Daohua nodded, and suddenly stopped while walking. She tilted her head and looked at Xiao Yeyang: "Is there something you didn't give me?"
Xiao Yeyang looked puzzled: "No."
Daohua frowned and tried to recall: "No, last night when you and I went to get the fireflies, you seemed to want to show me a picture book or something."
When Xiao Yeyang heard this, his eyelids couldn't help twitching: "You remembered it wrongly. It was you who saw the drawing paper on my desk and asked me to draw for you."
"Yeah?"
Daohua looked suspicious.
Without waiting for her to ask more questions, Xiao Yeyang directly pulled her forward and, as they walked, he tried to divert her attention: "Mid-Autumn Festival is over, and my vacation is over. I have to go back to the city this afternoon, and my father may also have to go back."
Daohua really didn't ask about the album anymore: "Your errand is an important one, but your father doesn't have any errands. Let's find a way to let him stay a few more days. Look how happy the master was yesterday."
Xiao Yeyang was silent for a moment: "Do you have any ideas?"
Daohua pondered for a moment. "Doesn't your father love tinkering with rouge? I plan to teach him how to use glass instruments. It will take at least a month or two to become proficient in those equipment."
Xiao Yeyang smiled and said, "That's a good idea. My father likes new things. If there's something to attract him, even if he can't live in the villa permanently, he won't come here often."
Prince Ping was indeed planning to return to the city with Xiao Yeyang, but when Daohua took him to the laboratory and showed him how Daohua extracted perfume, he immediately expressed his desire to stay for a few more days.
Gu Jian already knew how to use various glass instruments, so he took over the task of guiding Prince Ping.
After Daohua sent Xiao Yeyang away, she returned to her own yard. She also wanted to embroider a wedding dress, and she planned to embroider Xiao Yeyang's as well.
Because there were new things to learn, Prince Ping lived happily in the farm, but the mother and son of Ma in the palace became more and more anxious.
"What's going on, Your Highness? Even when he went to the farm to make rouge, he wouldn't stay out for such a long time. It's been so many days, and he still hasn't come back?"
"Chen'er, this won't do. Yan Yiyi hasn't even married into the palace yet, and your father has already been won over!" Princess Ma was extremely anxious.
Luo Qiong glanced at the silent Xiao Yechen, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "How about my husband go to Four Seasons Villa in person to bring my father back?"
Xiao Yechen: "Father loves to have fun the most. I asked the people around him and found out that Yan Yiyi has come up with some new and interesting things that have attracted Father. He is very excited now. Even if I go, Father will not come back with me."
Luo Qiong smiled faintly: "My husband, no matter what, it's not good to say that my father-in-law lives in his future daughter-in-law's manor. My father may not have thought of this. As a son, you should remind him."
Upon hearing this, Princess Ma immediately applauded, "Yan Yiyi is the most unscrupulous. To marry into Prince Ping's mansion, she first seduced Ye Yang, and now she's rushing to please your father. She truly doesn't care about her reputation at all. Chen'er, quickly go and fetch your father. We can't let Prince Ping's mansion become a laughing stock in the entire capital because of her."
Xiao Yechen also thought this reason was feasible, so he asked his servants to prepare the carriage.
Because Luo Qiong made a good suggestion, Princess Ma's attitude towards her improved a lot. But when she thought that Yan Yiyi would be marrying into the palace in three months, she couldn't help but bring up the issue of offspring again.
"Luo Qiong, why is your stomach still not moving?"
Luo Qiong's face changed and she couldn't help but tighten the handkerchief in her hand.
Princess Ma looked at Xiao Yechen again and said, "Chen'er, you should stay in Luo Qiong's room more often in the future. Don't run to the concubine's room every day. Give me a legitimate grandson first. You can't lose to Xiao Yeyang in this matter."
Xiao Yechen glanced at Luo Qiong. He actually had a lot of complaints about his wife who had been married to the palace for more than three years but still hadn't been happy. "Mother, I will."
After a while, when the carriage was ready, Xiao Yechen left.
Princess Ma glanced at her daughter-in-law who was always so formal and waved her hand to let her leave.
On the way back to the courtyard, Luo Qiong's maid Xue Qiao looked at her daughter worriedly. After hesitating for a while, she finally said, "My daughter, I see that the princess and her husband are really worried. How about we stop giving them the medicine?"
A trace of disgust flashed across Luo Qiong's eyes. She was not willing to marry Xiao Yechen, but for the sake of her family, she compromised.
Now that she was married, she was prepared to be a good wife and mother, but Princess Ma and Xiao Yechen disappointed her greatly.
Only a month after she married into the palace, her kind mother-in-law started to send people into her room.
Her husband didn't say a word about this.
These things didn't matter. She had never thought about being in love with Xiao Yechen anyway. As long as he gave her enough respect, it would be fine.
But Xiao Yechen is a person who looks good on the outside but is actually rotten on the inside. His talent is far less outstanding than his reputation.
What a great talent in the capital, he is just seeking fame and reputation.
What she could not tolerate the most was that he would tell his mother-in-law everything that happened in their room, big or small, and follow her advice.
It would be fine if the mother-in-law was sensible and polite, but she is just a concubine who got to the top by currying favor and flattering others. What effective suggestions can she make?
After being married into the palace for so many years, she finally understood that her mother-in-law was promoted to the position of legitimate wife not because of her powerful means, but because the Empress Dowager and the Emperor needed her.
Xue Qiao glanced at her daughter's expression and knew that she was unwilling in her heart, so she had to persuade her: "Girl, we don't know anything else, but for the sake of a better life in the future, you should also consider this."
"If Princess Shengping gets pregnant before you, the pressure you'll face will be even greater. By then, I'm afraid the princess will have to keep stuffing people into your room."
Luo Qiong was upset after hearing this and his face looked very bad.
Xue Qiao continued stubbornly, "The Princess and the Son-in-law have never stopped fighting against the young prince. They definitely don't want to lose to the young prince in terms of offspring."
"My dear girl, while the princess and her husband haven't stopped giving those people in the backyard the contraceptive soup, you should get pregnant with a little prince first. Otherwise, when the little prince gets married, I'm afraid."
Luo Qiong turned to look at Xue Qiao: "What are you afraid of? Are you afraid that Mr. Shuzhangzi will come out?"
Xue Qiao pursed her lips and said nothing. This was not impossible. You know, her son-in-law was born as the eldest son of a concubine, and he himself might not care about this.
Also, the princess is not so particular about rules and face in many things. If the contraceptive soup for those vixens in the backyard is really stopped, her daughter will have no choice but to bear it.
Luo Qiong sighed, a bitter smile showing that he had to compromise with his fate: "Stop it!"
(End of this chapter)
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