Chapter 89, Meet Again
In June, the earth was baking under the scorching sun, and the heat was boiling. Even the grass and trees on the roadside looked listless, and people were even more irritated by the sultry weather.
In the living room at the backyard of the provincial government office, even though there were more than a dozen basins of ice, the people in the room still felt a little hot.
There were quite a few people sitting in the living room. Among them, Yan Zhigao sat restlessly in the main seat, glancing from time to time at the two young men in gorgeous clothes sitting on his left, and at the same time, he kept looking towards the door.
At this moment, he was very uneasy because he just learned that the person his eldest daughter saved was actually Prince Ping's legitimate son.
Although he had long guessed that he was a member of the royal family, he was still caught off guard when it was confirmed in person, and he didn't know how to talk to him.
For the Yan family, this person's status is really too high.
It was so high that he had to treat it with great care, fearing that he would anger the other party by carelessness and bring disaster to the Yan family.
He is not afraid of offending people in officialdom. At worst, he will quit his job as an official. But he really does not have the courage to offend the royal family. Not only can he not offend them, he also has to serve them well.
Yan Zhigao wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked towards the door again.
Oh, I really shouldn’t have agreed to let my mother and Daohua go to the farm yesterday.
The distinguished guest specifically asked to visit the old lady, but unexpectedly he came to see nothing.
I don’t know if Wentao has arrived at Zhuangzi?
In the living room, Zhou Chengye, the eldest grandson of the Zhou family, was in the same anxious state as Yan Zhigao.
The Zhou family has been operating in Xingzhou for several generations, and their connections are spread all over the place. To put it bluntly, if anything happens in Xingzhou, it is almost impossible to hide it from the Zhou family.
Therefore, as soon as the young prince and the son of the governor entered Xingzhou, the Zhou family received the news.
Grandpa immediately urged him to come and pay a visit, and it would be best if he could invite him to the Zhou Mansion for a visit.
Zhou Chengye took a subtle look at the royal descendant in front of him, who was favored by the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, but was a very controversial figure in the capital.
How favored is this legitimate son of Prince Ping in the imperial palace?
There are many princes in the entire capital, and even more princes' descendants, but this is the only one who dares to call himself the little prince.
You must know that the royal rules are strict. If the prince's son wants to inherit the throne, he must wait until the prince abdicates due to old age before he can ask for the title. Only then can he call himself the prince. Before that, even if he adds a small word in front of the title, it is considered an act of usurpation.
It is said that this person is only a few years old, but people in the palace already call him the little prince. The emperor and the empress dowager still indulge him. This shows how favored he is.
Zhou Chengye looked at the prefect, Lord Yan, again. Seeing his reserved look, he was very confused. He thought that since the young prince could come to him in person, his relationship must be very strong.
But from the time they entered the door until now, Lord Yan and the young prince have not said a few words to each other, and they seem to be very unfamiliar with each other.
This made him a little puzzled.
The Zhou family also inquired about the fact that there was a nobleman behind the Yan family, but the results of their investigation were cut off when they reached the governor. They really didn't expect that the Yan family could get to know the royal family.
The living room was a little quiet. After waiting for more than an hour, Xiao Yeyang, who was already in a bad mood, looked even more gloomy.
He has never been a tolerant person, and there are few people in this world who can make him control his temper. If he is unhappy, he will usually show it directly.
To the extent that people in the capital said that his temper was worse than that of the prince and that he was unruly.
He never took it to heart and continued to do as he pleased.
It's really ridiculous that he, a mere prince, has to tolerate those who are lower in status than him.
Seeing Xiao Yeyang's tense face and impatience, even Dong Yuanxuan, the son of the governor who followed him, couldn't help but feel anxious.
He brought the little prince out to relax, not to make him more angry.
The Yan family really doesn't know how to receive distinguished guests. They can take so long to call someone by their name. He is really impressed.
Looking at the empty tea bowl again, Xiao Yeyang lost his patience to wait any longer. He could get off the boat despite the hot weather and ride his horse to the provincial government office in person, just because he remembered the rice flowers that had brought him some novelty.
He had seen a lot of fawning people during this period, and he felt disgusted. Thinking of Daohua who dared to touch him and scold him when he made a mistake, he came over to take a look.
It was always others who were waiting for him. He was able to sit here patiently for nearly two hours because Daohua and Yan Wentao had saved him before. If it were any other time, he would have turned away in anger.
"Let's go!"
Without saying hello to Yan Zhigao or even glancing at Zhou Chengye, Xiao Yeyang stood up and walked towards the courtyard gate.
As soon as he moved, everyone else stood up.
Yan Zhigao wanted to keep him, but he also knew that the Yan family might have offended this noble young prince. He didn't know how to speak for a moment and could only follow behind silently.
Zhou Chengye wanted to say something, but except for the first time when the young prince came to pay his respects and said a few words to him, he didn't even have the chance to speak at other times.
But looking at Xiao Yeyang's stern face at this moment, he didn't dare to speak.
Dong Yuanxuan would not offend Xiao Yeyang for the sake of the two families with whom he had little relationship while he was still angry.
The group arrived at the gate in silence.
"Xiao Yeyang!"
As Xiao Yeyang stepped out of the gate, he heard a crisp voice that showed no concealment of surprise. When he raised his head, he saw a petite and agile green figure jumping down from a carriage that had just stopped outside the gate, and then trotting towards him.
The charming smile and the eyes as bright as stars were like the sun that split the dark clouds and shone into his gloomy heart.
Daohua came to Xiao Yeyang a little breathless and said excitedly: "It really is you, Xiao Yeyang, I thought I would never see you again in this life."
The words full of joy brought the slightly stunned Xiao Yeyang back to his senses. When he came to his senses, he saw the familiar yet unfamiliar girl in front of him and was stunned again for a moment.
Daohua stretched out her hand and waved it in front of Xiao Yeyang's eyes a few times: "Why, don't you recognize me? I am Daohua!"
"You, you, what kind of girl are you?" Xiao Yeyang was silent for a long time before he found his voice.
Daohua was surprised and said, "Xiao Yeyang, you didn't really think I was a boy, did you? Although I was wearing men's clothes at the time, my name is Daohua, and I can tell I'm a girl. Have you ever seen a man with a flower in his name?"
Xiao Yeyang immediately said, "I've seen it." Many actors have the word "hua" in their names, but it was difficult not to say this, especially to a young lady from an official family. Those who didn't know would think he was comparing her to an actor.
Daohua didn't dwell on this matter and smiled at Xiao Yeyang: "I'm so happy to see you again!"
Such straightforward words made Xiao Yeyang feel a little uncomfortable, but he was not disgusted at all. Instead, he was a little excited because he could feel that Daohua was really happy.
Afterwards, Daohua greeted Yan Zhigao and others, glanced at the bright sun above her head, and said, "The sun is too strong here, let's go inside and talk." Then she stepped into the threshold first.
When Xiao Yeyang saw this, he followed without hesitation.
The people who had just come out of Yan's house looked at each other silently, smiled at each other, and stepped into the Yan family again.
During this time, Dong Yuanxuan and Zhou Chengye looked at the rice flowers curiously.
The servants from various families who had been waiting outside the Yan family's door to inquire about the news immediately went back to report the news after learning the name of the Yan family's guest.
Tongpanjia.
When Wang Tongpan knew that the person who went to Yan's house was Xiao Yeyang, his face changed immediately. He walked back and forth in the study for a while, and immediately picked up a pen to write a letter to Councillor Du, offering to help ask for money to build the river embankment.
The home of Tongzhi.
When Qian Tongzhi heard the news, he was filled with regret. He had never imagined that the Yan family could have such a connection with the royal family. Fortunately, he did not do anything too extreme in the provincial government.
"Madam, doesn't Bilan like the eldest daughter of the Yan family very much? Let them visit more often in the future."
(End of this chapter)
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