Chapter 843, Learning of Life
At the palace gate, Daohua looked at Kang Naixin apologetically and said, "I'm sorry for causing you trouble. Next time you see me in front of the Queen Mother, don't greet me again."
Being embarrassed in public by the Queen Mother, Kang Naixin was not as ashamed as one might imagine. She shook her head, blinked, and chuckled softly, "Don't blame yourself. Maybe this time I've turned a disaster into a blessing."
Wu Dingbai is a slow-witted person. This time she expressed her feelings in public, let's see how he can continue to play dumb.
Daohua understood what she meant and said with a smile, "Then I wish you all the best."
On the second day after the birthday banquet, the Queen Mother announced that she was ill again.
Watching Prince Ping packing up to stay at Four Seasons Villa, Daohua looked at Xiao Yeyang in confusion: "Usually, when the Queen Mother fell ill, my father would immediately go to the palace to visit her. What happened this time?"
Xiao Yeyang's expression was a little complicated.
He didn't expect that after the palace banquet ended yesterday, his father would return to the Cining Palace to argue with the Queen Mother on his behalf.
"Why else? My previous understanding has been overturned. Father didn't expect the Queen Mother to not care about his feelings at all. I guess she doesn't want to please him anymore."
Daohua: "I think this is a good idea. Instead of trying to please the Queen Mother, I should go to the farm and spend more time with my master."
In the next few days, Xiao Yeyang became busy again.
The emperor began to work on dismantling the power of the Jiang family. Because he could not guarantee that there were no people from the Jiang family in the Jinling Guard, he sent Xiao Yeyang to secretly deal with some people and things.
On July 22, the Wu family proposed marriage to the Kang family.
Because of the Empress Dowager's behavior, every family in the capital knew that Kang Naixin liked Wu Dingbai.
Princess Huijia was popular in the capital, and the Kang family never got involved in messy affairs, so they were a good marriage candidate. After asking his son, Wu Jingyi saw that he was also interested in Kang Naixin, so he set a date and brought a matchmaker to propose marriage.
When Daohua heard about this, she immediately picked out two pots of lilies and took the flowers to the Princess's Mansion to congratulate Kang Naixin.
It was not until the evening that Daohua returned to the palace. As soon as she came back, she heard Guyu say that Prince Ping had returned.
Daohua was surprised. "Father has only been at the farm for two days. How come he's back so soon? Did Master scold him?"
Guyu shook her head: "I don't think so. If the old man really scolded him, the prince would definitely be unhappy, but from what I see, the prince seems to be worried about something."
Upon hearing this, Daohua was puzzled. Her father-in-law was not one to keep secrets. After thinking for a while, she ordered the kitchen to prepare a few dishes that Prince Ping liked, and then personally delivered them to Pingxi Hall.
After Princess Ma's death, usually Concubine Jiang or Concubine Ji would bring their respective children to accompany Prince Ping for dinner. It would be very lively here at dinner time, but today Pingxi Hall was quiet.
When Huai En saw Daohua coming over with a food box, he looked hesitant, as if he didn't know whether he should let her in.
You know, both concubines came just now, but the master didn't see either of them.
Seeing this, Daohua asked, "What happened to my father?"
Huai En was also very puzzled. It was obvious that his master had been living happily in the manor for the past two days, but soon after Prince Yong arrived this morning, his master returned home with a gloomy face and no word.
Prince Ping heard Daohua's voice in the room, thought for a moment, and said, "Is that Yan girl? Come in."
Daohua entered the room carrying a food box. Seeing Prince Ping's brow furrowed, she placed the food on the table and asked with a smile, "Father, have you offended my master?"
Prince Ping glanced at Daohua. He finally understood why his brother treated this girl so differently. He said unhappily, "Do I dare to offend him? That old man has an even worse temper than I do."
Daohua smiled and said, "So you are angry with my master?"
Prince Ping looked at the rice flowers and said nothing.
Daohua put the dishes in order and advised, "Father, my master is old, and as an old man, he has a bit of a bad temper. You are a magnanimous person, so please don't take an old man seriously."
Prince Ping remained silent. Thinking of the conversation he had overheard between Old Prince Yong and Gu Jian at Four Seasons Villa this morning, his expression grew complicated. He hesitated for a moment and then looked at Daohua: "Um... I heard that Old Prince Gu has a sister?"
Daohua looked at Prince Ping in surprise, somewhat surprised that he would suddenly mention Granny Gu. Although she was puzzled, she smiled and nodded, saying, "My master does have an older sister. When we were in Taohua Village, everyone liked to call her Granny Gu."
"Father, why do you think of asking this?"
Prince Ping paused for a moment, then quickly picked up his chopsticks to pick up some food. He said vaguely, "I just heard someone mention it, so I wanted to ask more about it, so as not to accidentally let it slip and upset your master."
Daohua noticed Prince Ping's discomfort and knew that he must have known something. However, he wanted to understand her mother-in-law, and she was eager to tell him more about her.
"Father, my mother-in-law is a very kind person. She is very good to me and especially likes Xiao Yeyang. It was she who facilitated my marriage with Xiao Yeyang."
Upon hearing this, Prince Ping suddenly understood why his brother had ignored the Queen Mother's opposition and didn't care that the Yan family's status was not compatible with the Prince's Palace, and insisted on arranging a marriage between Ye Yang and Yan Yatou.
It turned out that she was the one who nodded in agreement to the matter between Ye Yang and Yan Yatou.
"Grandma Gu must be very kind, right?"
Daohua nodded quickly: "Of course, even though grandma's face was burned by the fire, she doesn't make people feel scared at all. She has a pair of very gentle eyes."
Hearing that Granny Gu's face was burned, Prince Ping asked anxiously, "How did she get burned?"
Daohua shook her head: "It seems that she was trapped in a fire. If it weren't for Master's desperate efforts to save her, Grandma would have been buried in the sea of fire long ago."
Prince Ping murmured, "Fire."
He knew that his father's favorite concubine, Concubine Wan Guifei, had died in a fire, but he was too young at the time and had no memory of it at all.
Although the Queen Mother was not as kind to him as the Jiang family, and he needed to please her diligently to get her smile, he always thought that she was the biological mother of him and his brother.
I didn’t expect it to be the case!!!
All the doubts that had accumulated in my heart were answered at this moment.
Why did the Queen Mother sometimes look at him with eyes full of disdain, as if he were a lowly person;
Why was it that when he and Prince Jiang had a dispute as children, no matter what the reason was, the Queen Mother would always ask him to apologize to Prince Jiang, even though he was clearly a prince?
Why did the Queen Mother care less about his affairs than the Jiang family's?
She's not even a mother, how could she really care about him?!
Afterwards, Daohua chattered on and on about many things about Grandma Gu and Gu Jian, from how they lived in the temple and made a living by curing people's illnesses, to how they later fell into the water and were rescued by her and Xiao Yeyang, and then to how they settled down in Taohua Village.
"My mother-in-law fell ill when she was young. Even though Master tried his best to treat her, he still couldn't save her."
Daohua glanced at Prince Ping, who was caught up in some emotion, and said tentatively, "When my mother-in-law died, what she was most worried about were her two sons. She hoped that her Xiaowu and Xiaojiu would live a safe and smooth life."
Upon hearing this, Prince Ping stood up and strode out of the room.
When Huai En saw this, he quickly looked at Daohua. Seeing Daohua looking at him innocently, he immediately ran to chase her.
Daohua stood at the door, watching Prince Ping's quickly departing back, resting her hand on her chin, as if thinking about something.
When Xiao Yeyang came back in the evening, Daohua pulled him aside and told him what Prince Ping had asked Granny Gu: "I think my father seems to know something."
Xiao Yeyang was surprised: "How did he know?"
Daohua shrugged and said uncertainly, "That shouldn't be what Master said, right?"
Xiao Yeyang was silent for a moment: "It's good to know, so that he won't always get close to the Queen Mother."
(End of this chapter)
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