Chapter 851, Autumn Hunt
The day after the treasure was sent to the national treasury, Xiao Yeyang had several heavy boxes moved back to Pingxi Hall.
When Daohua saw it, she quickly asked, "What did you bring back?"
Xiao Yeyang smiled and said, "See for yourself."
Daohua went forward and opened all the boxes.
The box was filled with exquisite porcelain, jewelry, calligraphy and paintings, and there was even a box of rare books.
"A reward from the Emperor's uncle?"
Seeing Daohua's eyes light up, Xiao Yeyang smiled and nodded, "Although Xiao Yechi has moved most of the treasures in the abandoned imperial mausoleum, the remaining ones still fill nearly one-fifth of the national treasury."
"You have made a great contribution in finding the treasure so quickly this time. Otherwise, given the secrecy of the abandoned imperial tomb, by the time we found it, the Jiang family and the Third Prince would have emptied it of all the gold, silver and jewelry."
"Uncle Emperor remembers your contribution, and he asked me to pick these out from the storehouse."
Daohua smiled and picked up an ivory statue of seated Guanyin, examining it carefully. "Uncle Emperor is quite generous. After my grandmother came to Beijing, she got to know many old ladies and followed their example by setting up a Buddhist altar at home. I'll give her this statue of seated Guanyin next time I go home."
Xiao Yeyang had no objection: "Pick two pieces for my father-in-law and mother-in-law that they like."
Hearing this, Daohua paused, walked over to Xiao Yeyang and sat down: "What does mother like? Let's get her a couple of things."
Xiao Yeyang hugged Daohua: "She has all the necessary things. The fresh fruits and vegetables you usually send her are enough."
Daohua continued, "Mother usually lives alone in the farm and never returns to Duke Dingguo's mansion. She's quite lonely. When you're free, why don't we go have dinner with her?"
Xiao Yeyang buried his head in Daohua's neck, and after a while he mumbled "OK".
Daohua smiled, stood up, and told Wang Man'er to register the items in the box and move them to the storeroom for safekeeping. Thinking that the seventh day of September was Yan Yile's wedding day, she said to Wang Man'er, "Pick out two decent-looking headpieces for Yile to wear."
Seeing Daohua’s indifferent expression, Wang Maner immediately understood how to choose something to add to her makeup.
At the same time, the third prince was in a state of panic.
All the treasures from the abandoned imperial mausoleum have been moved into the national treasury, but there has been no movement from my father's side.
Does the emperor not intend to pursue him, or does he simply not know that he and the Jiang family already knew the location of the treasure and have already taken away some of the gold, silver and jewelry?
Soon, the third prince learned that the people he sent to dig and move the treasure were arrested and thrown into the Ministry of Justice prison, and the little hope in his heart disappeared immediately.
With the torture methods used by the Ministry of Justice and the Jinling Guards, his people will definitely confess him.
When the emperor finds out, he will definitely dislike him even more, and then there will be no possibility for him to succeed to the throne.
The third prince sat in the study all night. When he came out the next day, he agreed to the proposal that Duke Cheng'en had made to him before.
On the seventh day of September, Yan Yile got married. Daohua did not go back early, but waited until the day of her wedding before going to Yan's house with Xiao Yeyang.
When Sun looked at the two sets of head ornaments and makeup gifts that Daohua brought, she almost couldn't hold back the smile on her face.
She was just waiting for Daohua to send more gifts to make her little daughter's dowry look better, but she didn't expect to get only two sets of headwear.
Daohua ignored Sun's expression. The dowry she gave to Yan Yile was not as generous as that given to Yan Yihan and Yan Yishuang, but it was definitely the most among her relatives and friends. She knew very well that with the personalities of Second Aunt and Yan Yile, no matter how much she gave them, they might not be satisfied.
Daohua smiled and explained to Old Lady Yan, Madam Li, and the relatives and friends who had come to the wedding why she didn't return early: "The Emperor will be going to the Southern Enclosure for the autumn hunt tomorrow. Since my father and Yeyang will be accompanying him, I have been busy preparing for this for the past few days."
Old Madam Yan smiled and said, "There are many things to do in the palace. You have to take care of the family's food, clothing and expenses. It's not uncommon for you to be too busy. You have your mother and sister-in-law at home. You should just take good care of the palace."
The others present quickly agreed, and those who were fortunate enough to accompany the emperor to the enclosure all smiled and talked to Daohua, wanting to ask about the autumn hunt.
Daohua picked out what she could say and said some things to everyone, then said goodbye and went out to see Zhou Jingwan.
On the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th, Zhou Jingwan gave birth to Yan Wentao's eldest son and is now in confinement.
At the same time, in the bridal chamber, Yan Yile, dressed in a bright red wedding gown, was furious when she learned that Daohua had dismissed her with only two sets of headgear. She gritted her teeth and said, "Who cares about her extra makeup?"
Yan Yihan and Zhu Qiyun quickly stopped Yan Yile.
Zhu Qiyun looked at Yan Yile with a headache: "Fourth sister, you are going to marry someone else now. You have to change your temper. No one will indulge you when you go to your husband's house."
Yan Yile bit her lips tightly, her face full of displeasure: "Big sister is here to make things difficult for me. Second and third sisters have received a lot of makeup from her, but why is it that I only have two sets of headwear? She is clearly treating me differently."
Zhu Qiyun said indifferently, "When people get along with each other, it's always the case that if you treat me well, I'll treat you well. Who would treat someone well who is always against them? Fourth sister, tell me, would you do that?"
This statement was too blunt, and Yan Yile felt embarrassed, but she couldn't find any words to refute it, so she could only keep a sour face and remain silent.
Zhu Qiyun didn't want her sister-in-law to have a conflict with her on her last day at home, so she looked at Yan Yihan and said, "Second sister, please talk to Fourth sister."
The Fang family values rules very much, and her sister-in-law was able to enter the Fang family for dishonorable reasons. She was really worried about her married life, but when she saw that she didn't know the seriousness of the matter, she didn't want to interfere anymore.
Zhu Qiyun went out to take care of other things. Yan Yihan waited until she was far away before looking at Yan Yile with a worried look on her face.
Seeing her like this, Yan Yile said unhappily, "Second sister, do you also think I'm wrong?"
Yan Yihuan looked at Yan Yile and said, "Yile, listen to my advice. Big sister is now the Crown Prince's Consort of the Prince's Mansion. We have no choice but to be on good terms with her."
As he said this, he sighed.
"You'll soon find out that life at your husband's house is completely different from life at your parents' house."
The You family she married into was an official under her great uncle. Even so, she would suffer some grievances in the You family, both knowingly and secretly, not to mention that she was Gao's younger sister who married into the Fang family.
"Fourth sister, the Fang family has many descendants, and with more people, there will be more conflicts of interest. You married into the Fang family at a high position. If you want to gain a firm foothold in your husband's family, without the support of your natal family, you will have a hard time."
"Once you enter the Fang family, you will realize that having a sister who is the Crown Prince's Consort will make your life in your husband's family much easier."
Yan Yile was silent for a while: "Okay, Second Sister, I know everything you said. In front of outsiders, I will try my best to curry favor with Big Sister."
Listening to her sister's slightly angry words, Yan Yihan sighed.
Perhaps only after Fourth Sister has lived in her husband's family for a while, she will be able to truly understand what she just said.
On the eighth day of September, the emperor led a large number of civil and military officials to the Southern Enclosure.
In the carriage procession following the emperor's procession, Daohua asked Xiao Yeyang, "I heard from my father that the emperor hasn't held an autumn hunt in several years. Why did he think of holding one this year?"
A glint flashed across Xiao Yeyang's eyes, and he said meaningfully, "Every autumn hunt, there are always a few accidents in the enclosure."
(End of this chapter)
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