Chapter 782: Don’t Remember to Be Punish
Xiao Yechen arrived at Four Seasons Villa at an unfortunate time. He happened to meet Daohua, Prince Ping and Gu Jian who were out inspecting the autumn harvest in various villas.
After Gu Jian moved into the Four Seasons Villa, except for a small number of tenants who were good at farming, most of the people were replaced by the emperor's people.
Dongli and Caiju had repeatedly told the head of the village that no outsiders were allowed to enter the village at will, so Xiao Yechen was ruthlessly stopped outside the village.
Xiao Yechen was quite angry about this.
Looking at the tightly closed door, Xiao Yechen's personal eunuch Gao Fang was furious: "The Princess of Shengping hasn't even married into the palace yet, and she already doesn't take you seriously, the eldest young master. She won't even let you into the manor."
Xiao Yechen snorted coldly: "Xiao Yeyang has never tolerated my mother and me since we were young. Yan Yiyi is his fiancée, so she naturally has to follow her husband's lead."
Gao Fang hesitated and said, "Sir, the prince is not here. What should we do now? Go back?"
Xiao Yechen frowned, wondering if Yan Yiyi had deliberately concealed the news of his coming in order to keep his father in Four Seasons Villa so as to further win him over.
You know, a big part of the reason why the relationship between my father and Xiao Yeyang has become so distant over the years is because they rarely have contact and communication, which has led to growing conflicts and misunderstandings.
He was really worried that if his father continued to stay at Four Seasons Villa, Yan Yiyi's matchmaking would gradually ease the relationship between his father and Xiao Yeyang, and his father would lean towards Xiao Yeyang again.
"No, we won't leave. Go tell the people in the manor that I must see my father today." After saying that, he turned around and went back to the carriage.
Gao Fang told the village head what he had said.
The head of the manor was the emperor's manor, so he was very confident and said directly: "The prince is really not in the manor. Young Master Xiao can wait if he wants."
This attitude made Gao Fang very angry. He returned to the carriage and talked about Daohua again, adding fuel to the fire.
"This Lady of Shengping County is truly from a humble family. She thinks she can look down on everyone once she gains power. My Lord, she treats you so lightly. When I return home, I will have a serious talk with the princess. When she marries into the palace, I will have her set some rules for her."
Xiao Yechen's eyes were sinister: "Yan Yiyi dares to be so arrogant, she is just relying on Xiao Yeyang's power, Xiao Yeyang..."
This guy is so annoying! Why didn't he drown in the icy lake? He was abducted by human traffickers, and he came back to compete with him for the title of the palace and his father's favor.
Gao Fang looked around and said, "Master, are we just going to wait here on the roadside?"
Xiao Yechen: "Just wait! It's a good opportunity for everyone to see how the daughter of the Yan family treats guests." He must take his father away today.
The old prince Yong's manor is next to the Four Seasons Villa. The old prince is old and feels that there are too many things to do in the palace, so he lives in the manor on the Tangyu Mountain side for at least half a month every month.
The servants immediately told the old prince that Xiao Yechen was stopped outside the Four Seasons Villa.
"I really don't know where the confidence of this Princess Shengping comes from. It has only been a few months since she came to Beijing, but she has offended so many people." The emperor said with a sneer.
In the past two years, the eldest prince has been secretly trying to win over Prince Yong.
Because the emperor respected the old prince very much, the eldest prince noticed this and hoped to get his support so that he could speak more on his behalf in front of the emperor.
Knowing that Prince Yong was staying in the manor during this period, the eldest prince came over when he was free today.
Old Prince Yong glanced at the eldest prince and continued to tease the bird in the cage. Although there was no reaction on his face, he was thinking about it in his heart.
If the painting he saw in the Palace of Heavenly Purity was really as he guessed, then the Princess of Shengping would have a strong backing.
The eldest prince felt annoyed and confused when he saw that Prince Yong ignored him again. Logically speaking, he was his father's eldest son and had good abilities. Why couldn't the old prince support him?
Around noon, Old Prince Yong saw that the eldest prince was still refusing to leave. After thinking for a moment, he called the steward and asked, "Is Yechen still waiting?"
The steward nodded: "Yes, Your Majesty."
Prince Yong said: "It's almost time for lunch, go and invite him to the manor."
After hearing this, the eldest prince felt a little anxious. Xiao Yechen was the third brother's man, and he came here without telling anyone else. Now that Xiao Yechen was here, the other brothers would definitely know soon that he was trying to win over the old prince.
Looking at the steward who was quickly retreating, the eldest prince opened his mouth but didn't dare to stop him.
After a while, Xiao Yechen was invited over by the manager.
Xiao Yechen was not surprised to see the eldest prince. When the steward invited him, he casually told him about this matter. As the eldest prince expected, he immediately sent someone to deliver a letter to the third prince.
That afternoon, when Daohua brought Prince Gu Jianping back from outside, the eldest prince, the second prince, the third prince, and the fifth prince had already drunk several pots of tea in Prince Yong's manor.
Xiao Yechen had been sending people to watch outside the manor, so he knew Daohua and the others had returned the first time: "Old Prince, my father is back, so I will take my leave first."
Old Prince Yong was thinking of the master of Shengping County Lord who had never been seen, so he smiled and said, "I didn't even know Xiaojiu was at Tangyu Mountain. Come on, I'll go with you to take a look."
After hearing this, the princes had no choice but to follow.
On the other side, before Daohua and his companions' carriage entered the Four Seasons Villa, they heard Xiao Yechen's shouting from behind.
"Father!"
Prince Ping and Gu Jian were riding in one carriage, and Daohua was riding in another. When Prince Ping heard Xiao Yechen's voice, he immediately lifted the curtain, exposing Gu Jian in the carriage to everyone. Dongli was too late to stop him.
When Prince Yong saw Gu Jian, even though he had some guesses in his mind, he was still shocked and stunned on the spot.
Gu Jian also saw Prince Yong and couldn't help but frowning. He reached out and tapped Prince Ping's elbow, and the curtain fell down again.
"Old man, why did you hit me?"
Prince Ping rubbed his numb elbow and looked at Gu Jian in confusion and disbelief.
He is a prince, how dare this old man hit him!
And why?
They've been getting along pretty well these days.
Gu Jian glanced at Prince Ping calmly and said, "I don't like to see strangers."
Prince Ping was about to speak when Daohua, who was in the carriage in front, got out with her veil on. She walked up to Old Prince Yong and the other princes and bowed. "Shengping greets Old Prince Yong, the other princes, and Young Master Xiao."
Old Prince Yong had come to his senses by now, suppressed the turmoil in his heart, and smiled as he asked Daohua, who was bowing, to stand up: "Is the county lady going out?"
Daohua smiled and replied, "Everywhere is busy with the autumn harvest recently, so I took the elders from my family to visit other farms and relax at the same time."
Old Prince Yong was the elder, so Prince Ping couldn't stay in the carriage any longer. He got out and saluted Old Prince Yong, then looked at the eldest prince and asked with a smile, "Uncle, why are you with Ye Heng and the others?"
Old Prince Yong glanced at the carriage and said with a smile, "It was just a coincidence."
Prince Ping looked at Xiao Yechen again: "Chen'er, why are you here too?"
Xiao Yechen looked at Prince Ping with admiration: "Father, you haven't been back to the palace for a long time. I miss you."
Prince Ping was stunned for a moment: "I haven't been back to the palace for a long time?"
Xiao Yechen said quietly, "Father, it will be September in two days."
Prince Ping exclaimed, "It's already September! Time flies!"
Xiao Yechen looked at the carriage. The Third Prince had already told him that the person sitting in the carriage was Yan Yiyi's master. He immediately said, "Father, who is that person in the carriage? The old prince and several princes are here, but why didn't you come down to greet them?"
Prince Ping quickly looked at the carriage and felt that it was a bit unreasonable for Gu Jian not to get off the car to greet him. He opened his mouth to call him down, but when the words were on the tip of his tongue, he thought of the creepy look Gu Jian occasionally gave him, and swallowed them back silently.
The Third Prince had been ignored by the Emperor for a long time and had long been dissatisfied with Xiao Yeyang and Daohua. Seeing that Gu Jian was unwilling to get out of the car to greet him, he snorted coldly, "Shengping County Princess, what's the matter? Does your master think that the old prince and this prince are not worthy of him getting out of the car to greet us?"
Before Daohua could react, Old Prince Yong scolded the Third Prince, "Ye'er, be careful with your words. The old man is old, so it's understandable that he doesn't want to get out of the car. There's no need for so many formalities when you go out."
Upon hearing this, the eldest prince and the others were a little puzzled.
Just because you’re older, you don’t have to get out of the car to greet people?
What is the rule?
Daohua glanced at the third prince and thought to herself that this man really didn't remember being beaten and was courting death. Even the emperor wouldn't let his master salute, but he dared to speak.
However, the words still need explanation.
Daohua smiled at Old Prince Yong and said, "Your Highness and the other princes, please forgive me. My master is not very convenient to get off the carriage."
Prince Yong immediately said that everything was fine.
In the carriage, Gu Jian hesitated for a moment, then said, "Old Prince, I'm sorry for being so rude. If you don't mind, please come sit in the manor."
(End of this chapter)
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