When Tong Mingyu returned to the backyard, she saw her daughter eating fruit and reading a book. No matter how hard she looked, she couldn't see any sign of hurt or discomfort.
"Didn't you say you sprained it? How come you healed so quickly?" Tong Mingyu sat opposite her daughter and waited for her answer.
"Hehe, mom, have an apple, it's very sweet." Xiao Yao held up an apple and handed it to Tong Mingyu. She didn't want to lie to her mother, but she couldn't tell the real reason, so she had to pretend to be stupid and act cute.
If someone hadn't said Yun Yichen was coming, how could he not go and see the princess off? It was all because he and the eldest prince Yun had different auras. They really hated each other, so not meeting was the wisest choice.
For example, today, and the last time she sent her grandfather off, turning a blind eye and avoiding him was what Xiao Yao thought was the most correct attitude towards Yun Yichen.
"I really don't know what you think about in your little head all day." Because he was busy entertaining Princess Jing, a lot of things at home were put aside. Now that he saw that his daughter was fine, Tong Mingyu asked the maid to take good care of her and hurried back to Yayuan.
"My aunt is gone. I'm so scared. It would be terrible if she found out I was lying." Xiao Yuan walked out from the inner room and patted her chest. It was all her sister's fault that she turned an innocent, sincere and kind girl into a bad kid who loved to lie.
"I owe you a favor. Here, have an apple."
"Don't repay favors like this." Xiao Yuan was determined not to accept the idea of getting rid of him with just an apple.
"What do you want?"
"I want a dress exactly like the one you gave the princess."
The little fox's tail finally showed up, fortunately I was prepared.
"Go get it from the sewing room. It should be ready."
"Really, when did you let them do that? I love you so much, sister." Xiao Yuan kissed Xiao Yao's face hard several times regardless of her resistance.
"Go quickly! If you keep making trouble, I'll regret it. I just happened to have run out of that one, so how about..."
"Don't even think about it. Once you give it to me, don't even think about asking it back." Xiao Yuan really let go of Xiao Yao and ran out with "da da, da da".
After a while, Xiao Yuan came back.
"What's wrong?" Xiao Yao asked.
"I'm here to tell you, sister, that you can choose any gift the princess sends you today, and you can give me the rest. I can't let you lose the skirt and the beads. After all, I am the most considerate sister!" After Xiao Yuan said this, she made a face, turned around and ran away with "da da, da da".
Those beads? Grandmother had probably already carefully stored them away. She certainly didn't intend to embezzle the jewels and jewelry, but rather to preserve her dignity. She certainly wouldn't be stingy with her two granddaughters and would definitely make amends. Only the younger sister naively believed that the jewels and jade ornaments would belong to the two sisters.
After lunch, Qin sent Chunye to give each of her two granddaughters a jewelry box. Inside was a dazzling array of gems, pearl flowers, and jade pendants. Among them were small ornaments, small jade ornaments and some beads sent by Princess Jing.
"The old lady asked me to tell the two young ladies that the remaining jewels and colored glass from the gifts sent by Princess Jing will be kept by her for the time being. When the two young ladies grow up, they can use them to make jewelry and accessories. You can play with the things in this box. There are also bracelets that have been strung together. Please take a look and see if you like them."
Chunye carefully stated her purpose and silently prayed in her heart that the two young ladies would not be angry. The old lady actually had good intentions. After all, the items sent by the palace were all treasures. If the young ladies did not know how to cherish them, they would be wasting such good things.
"Thank you, Grandmother, for us. Please tell her that my sister and I really like the jewelry she gave us." Xiao Yao's smile remained unchanged, and she looked very happy and happy to accept it. The things Grandmother gave her were no less than the gifts from Princess Jing, so why would she care? In Xiao Yao's eyes, it made no difference whether the jewelry was given by the princess or by her grandmother.
"We made a profit." Xiao Yuan was delighted that one box turned into two. She didn't care about the origin of the things. As long as someone was willing to give them to her and they were good things, everything else could be ignored.
While the two sisters were admiring the jewels with great joy, a nanny sent by the Tong family arrived at Yayuan.
"Master asks Miss to return to the mansion. The uncle is already waiting for you there."
"Are you saying my husband is here too?" Did something happen at home? Tong Mingyu no longer had the heart to do anything else. She hurriedly changed her clothes, got in the carriage and went to her parents' home.
When she arrived at her parents' home and saw that her parents were safe and sound, the house was peaceful, Tong Mingyu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Father, Mother, what's the matter that made you so anxious that you made me leave without even telling my family?"
The nanny who went to pick up Tong Mingyu smiled apologetically at the young lady. The master had specifically instructed that she was only allowed to tell the young lady that her son-in-law was at the Tong family, and not to mention anything else. She could only obey orders. Young lady, please don't blame me!
Tong Mingyu was in no mood to pay attention to her at this moment. She had a premonition that her father must have called her and her husband here today to discuss taking Ping An to Suzhou.
"Now that you two are here, I'll get straight to the point and tell you why I asked you to come here today. That's because I want to take Ping An to Suzhou. You two should express your opinions today."
"You still have to take Ping An to Suzhou!" At this time, Xiao Jingkang no longer had his usual elegant and calm appearance. His eyes were wide open, his voice was high, and he stood up quickly, as if he would lose his daughter if he sat on the chair in his father-in-law's house for a while longer.
Xiao Jingkang looked at his father-in-law and saw that he didn't look like he was joking. Then he turned to look at his wife. Tong Mingyu only responded with a helpless smile. He had already refused. Who knew his father would be so persistent? It was probably because his father-in-law was not at home, so he thought about peace again.
"Why, is it not possible? Yu'er, have you never explained the reason to your son-in-law?" Master Tong stared at his daughter with dissatisfaction. No wonder the Xiao family had no response to his proposal. It turned out that his daughter's elbow had never turned towards him at all.
"Father, you know that I can't mention this when my father-in-law is at home. You can forget about his reaction. My father-in-law went to the northwest so suddenly, and I have been too busy these days and forgot about it. Please don't be angry, I really didn't mean it." Who would have thought that you are still thinking about this matter. Now I am afraid I am in a dilemma.
"Then let me tell you something, son-in-law. There's a famous doctor in Suzhou. Although he's not as famous as the legendary doctor Lin You, he's very good at treating internal injuries. That's why your mother-in-law and I wanted to take Ping An to Suzhou. Do you think this is a good enough reason?"
"Thank you for your kindness, father-in-law and mother-in-law, but..." Xiao Jingkang still couldn't bear to let his daughter leave his side. Imagine how boring it would be without his daughter! But his father-in-law and mother-in-law had good intentions, and every word they said was for their daughter's consideration. Xiao Jingkang couldn't say no.
"You have the heart to let Ping An continue to suffer, not caring about her chest tightness in the summer or the cold in the winter. Ping An has attended countless banquets over the years. While other children were playing outside, where was my granddaughter..."
"Father-in-law, please don't say anything. If that famous doctor in Suzhou can really cure Ping An's illness, I am willing to take my daughter to Suzhou to visit him personally."
"Why, don't you trust your father-in-law and mother-in-law?" Who wanted to take you there? Master Tong turned his head and curled his lips in disgust, earning a glare from Madam Tong. "You're only allowed to worry about someone else's daughter, but I'm not allowed to worry about her?" This old man is getting more and more excessive.
"How could that be! But you have to let us go back and discuss it with our family!" Tong Mingyu wanted to give her husband a look, but unfortunately he was completely out of shape. There was no way, Tong Mingyu could only use a delaying tactic.
"Yu'er, at least you lived in Jiangnan when you were a child, and you know that it's completely different from Kyoto. Don't you want Ping'an to go out and see the world and broaden your horizons? I heard that Ping'an is very talented in painting, so she should go to Jiangnan to take a look. Although she has never drawn even a blade of grass or a flower for me, her grandfather, I can't argue with a child about these things!"
There was jealousy and dissatisfaction in these words. Tong Mingyu hurriedly explained on her daughter's behalf, "Ping'an wanted to wait until the painting was better before giving it to you. After all, her grandfather is the knowledgeable Shangshu Lord, and her uncle is a talented scholar well-read in poetry and literature!"
"Really?" Master Tong readily accepted his daughter's explanation. He also believed that with the level of his in-laws, they could only understand his granddaughter's works before she was ten years old. When her granddaughter's painting skills were perfected, only people of his level would be able to appreciate them.
"Of course my daughter won't lie to you."
"Where was I just saying? By the way, if Ping'an wants to paint a work with artistic conception, how can he not go to Jiangnan? What do you think?" Listen, I made this decision for Ping'an and your Xiao family.
Mrs. Tong felt that her husband had really put a lot of effort into kidnapping her granddaughter. Every word and sentence would move a parent. It seemed that there should be no problem with her granddaughter. Now she had to think about how to take Jiabao away with her daughter-in-law's willingness.
It wasn't that Madam Tong was unwilling to give up, it was that Master Tong and Master Tong were too persistent. They had already decided that Ping An would be the winner. Madam Tong had advised them several times, both openly and covertly, but the father and son simply wouldn't listen. If she hadn't stopped them, they would have gone to the Xiao family to propose marriage long ago.
Mr. Tong's last words moved Xiao Jingkang and his wife. Perhaps they should let their daughter go out for a walk. The Xiao family was not conservative, otherwise they would not have allowed Xiao Jingyan to not get married in her twenties.
"Go back and discuss it with your family, and don't forget to ask Ping'an and Nanny Ruan for their opinions." Seeing that the time was almost right, Master Tong began to chase people away.
"Okay, we will give you an answer as soon as possible." Xiao Jingkang said solemnly.
Master Tong raised his eyebrows and gave his wife a smug smile, feeling confident of victory, then walked leisurely towards the study.
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