The Xiao family did not expect that the princess of Prince Jing's Mansion would actually agree to the suggestion of going to escape the summer heat together, and this information was personally conveyed by Prince Jing. He also promised that on the day of departure, he would personally lead a team to escort several people to the villa.
What a great honor this is! Qin really wanted to seize this rare opportunity to spend time with the princess.
"I'm staying home with you, do you still want to leave me alone?" Old Marquis Xiao thought to himself, "I'd rather give up accompanying my granddaughter and choose to stay home with you. What's the reason? Isn't it just to comfort you? You actually want to go with me now, but you don't know that the more proactive you are, the more worried I am."
"Sister, you promised me that you would never leave home again. Why are you leaving again?" Xiao Jun has now become the representative of the resentful faction among the younger generation of the Xiao family. He wishes he didn't have to go to school, or take his sister to school with him. He can only feel at ease when he sees his sister often and knows that she is by his side.
Xiao Yao remembered that she had indeed promised her fifth brother that she would not leave home. Now she went back on her word, which was wrong of her. However, she had already made an appointment with the princess, and it would not be good if she did not go. What should she do?
"It turns out that Ping An also has times when he's at a loss! How rare, how rare." Xiao Jingyan quickly opened his fan and deliberately fanned Xiao Yao's face.
"Put down your broken fan. Ping'an is weak. If you make her sick, I will throw all your fans away." Old Marquis Xiao hated his youngest son the most because he fanned himself with a broken fan regardless of winter or summer. He was simply sick.
I've never heard of anyone getting sick from the wind from a fan. The old man is now at a point where he doesn't know how to recover. You really have to! He elevates his granddaughter and belittles his son. His attitude towards his own son is blatant and undisguised.
"Jun, listen to Grandpa. The princess is going to our villa for the summer, so Ping An and Ru Yi must go with her, otherwise the princess will be angry." Old Marquis Xiao patted his grandson's shoulder. He didn't want his granddaughter to leave either! The long-awaited trip to the villa was ruined. The princess couldn't stay at her own villa for too long. After that, the granddaughters would be theirs again. Where to go next? They had to make a careful plan.
"It's Prince Jing's Mansion again." Are they going to stop there? First, a prince who only cares about irritating his grandfather came, then he detained his sister in the palace for two months, and now a princess has appeared out of nowhere. Xiao Jun wanted to say that his sister's surname was Xiao, not Yun, so why did their family hold on to her?
Isn't Ruyi a relative of theirs? Just let her deal with it!
The convoy of Prince Jing's Mansion and the Xiao family's team met at the city gate. Yun Yichen was surrounded by a large number of people in a luxurious carriage, while the Xiao family had Xiao Jingkang and Xiao Yi escorting three female relatives.
"Greetings, the Crown Prince." Xiao Jingkang and Xiao Yi dismounted and greeted Yun Yichen. Although Xiao Jingkang was the future Crown Prince, the difference in rank between the two was not even a little bit.
"Master Xiao, you don't have to be polite. Please get up quickly. My sister wants to invite my two cousins to ride in the same car. What do you think, Master Xiao?" Yun Yichen asked.
"Of course." Xiao Jingkang went to his wife and her friends' car, leaned close to the curtain and repeated the princess' request.
"You two should go over and keep the princess company!" Tong Mingyu neither objected nor forced her daughter and the princess to become friends. Everything depended on the fate between the two girls, and she did not want to interfere deliberately.
"Ruyi, you go and accompany the princess. I want to stay with my mother." Xiao Yao didn't want to make any trouble, and she didn't want to see Yun Yichen. It was really depressing to think about it. She didn't dare to offend Yun Yichen in front of Prince Jing's family; in front of her own family, in order to avoid conflicts, she had to avoid him as much as possible. If this happened in modern times, why would she do that? She would have scolded him to death a long time ago, which was not nice. She should teach him a lesson on behalf of Prince Jing and his wife.
"Ping'an, you should come with me. I just need a nap. I haven't had such a relaxing time in years. Don't disturb my sleep."
Being rejected again, Xiao Yao pouted and climbed out of the carriage.
"What's wrong?" Xiao Jingkang approached his daughter and gently touched her warm little face. His doting eyes could melt the ice.
"I was abandoned by my mother, so I have no choice but to go to the princess for help. Dad, please comfort me quickly." Xiao Yao stretched out her hands and asked for a hug.
If it were at home, Xiao Jingkang would be willing to fulfill his daughter's wish, but this was outside and there were outsiders around, so Xiao Jingkang could only shake his head gritted his teeth.
Ever since she was inexplicably scolded by Yun Yichen; ever since the two of them glared at each other; ever since she embarrassed herself in front of Prince Jing's family... Xiao Yao never thought about leaving a good impression on this prince again, because there was no need anymore.
"Come down quickly." Xiao Yi picked up his sister and put her on the ground, then hugged Xiao Yuan and carried her out of the car. It was not that Xiao Yi was partial, but his own sister could get up with just a slight lift, while his cousin had to use all his strength to carry her down.
"Are you my biological brother?" Xiao Yao glanced at her biological brother in reproach as he was being tossed around like a chicken, and also glared at Yun Yichen.
Although it was only a brief moment, Yun Yichen clearly felt Xiao Yao's unfriendly gaze, but when he wanted to take a closer look, Xiao Yao and Xiao Yuan were already walking hand in hand towards the carriage of the palace.
This little girl was getting bolder and bolder. She actually glared at him for no reason, and it had happened more than once. What had he done to offend her? Yun Yichen thought about it several times but couldn't come up with a reason. Should he find an opportunity to retaliate? Or should he just let it go for Mr. Xiao's sake? Yun Yichen, feeling so humiliated, became even more conflicted.
When they arrived at the villa, Yun Yichen settled his sister down and left a large number of people for her. The number of people serving her was no less than the three people of the Xiao family combined.
"Wow! Cousin Princess, you are so majestic." With so many people obeying her orders, and the servants could form a long line, Xiao Yuan kindly helped Yun Ruonan count the number of people.
"Are you envious?" Yun Ruonan and Xiao Yao asked at the same time.
Xiao Yuan shook his head desperately. Wherever he went, a group of people followed him. No matter what he did, someone was watching him. He was so annoyed. Only his cousin, the princess, had a good temper. If he had, he would have chased them away long ago.
"The princess is of noble status, so naturally she will be surrounded by people. We are just a pair of ordinary people. You take Qianyu and Qianxiang, and I take Xiaofu and Xiaohui. Let's just hang out!" Xiao Yao spread her hands and said jokingly.
Although Tong Mingyu came to the villa under the name of summer vacation, it was not an easy task for one person to take care of three children! Especially the princess, she could not be careless at all. To be honest, Tong Mingyu did not feel much more relaxed than at home, especially when her nerves were tense all day long. When the lights in the princess' room were turned off, Tong Mingyu dared to rest, for fear that Yun Ruonan would get into trouble.
Compared with Tong Mingyu, the three children did not have so many worries. Today they went to the fields to see how the tenants harvested the crops, and tomorrow they went to the lotus pond to watch the maids pick lotus pods and collect water chestnuts. Xiao Yuan was almost always covered in water or mud when she went back.
"You must never take the princess to the waterside, okay? The princess must not touch those dirty things." Tong Mingyu had to remind them several times a day. What made her happy was that although her two children were naughty and loved to have fun, they took good care of the princess. They neither let her go into the water nor let her act alone.
Therefore, Tong Mingyu selectively turned a blind eye to the behavior of her daughter and niece. As long as they ensured the princess's safety and took good care of her, and as long as the two sisters did not go too far, Tong Mingyu would not intervene.
One morning a few days later, Tong Mingyu, who had just been separated from her three children, sat down and had just taken a few sips of tea when she heard Xiying come in to announce, "Madam, the Prince of Jing has arrived."
"Let's go to the gate to welcome them." Tong Mingyu straightened her clothes, fixed her hair, and hurried towards the gate of the villa.
"This subject greets the prince."
"Mrs. Xiao, you're welcome. My mother asked me to bring some food to my sisters. She also said that once the manor house in the palace is renovated in a few days, we'll take them there to stay for a few days, so that Mrs. Xiao can rest."
"It is a blessing for our Xiao family to be able to look after the princess. Please tell the princess that everything is fine here. Those two little devils in our family have already bothered the princess, so we won't bother her anymore!"
"Then how about asking them?" What Yun Yichen hated most was being polite with others. He did not refute Tong Mingyu, thinking that it would be better to give the decision-making power to the parties involved. The little girl might not want to go, but his cousin must be willing. He could always find a way to ask his cousin first. In this way, he could easily complete the task arranged by his mother and avoid mutual shirking of responsibility.
"Prince, please come this way." Tong Mingyu had no choice but to take Yun Yichen to find the three little girls. When he saw them again, Tong Mingyu could hardly believe his eyes. This was completely different from the scene he saw half an hour ago.
The three little girls were all wearing hats woven from branches and wildflowers. The princess was sitting by the pavilion, feeling fine, but her two children were sitting on the ground, their shoes to the side, with their feet in the water, having a water fight! Not only were their skirts soaked, but even their upper bodies were barely dry.
"Ahem..." Yun Yichen shifted his gaze to the side. He really wanted to know how the little girl would argue this time after being caught red-handed!
Tong Mingyu took a deep breath and said to Yun Ruonan with a smile, "Princess, the prince is here to see you." Then she turned around and pointed at her two sisters who were already soaked like drowned rats and said, "Send them back to change clothes and bring them to the hall later."
His tone was unfriendly, and his expression was grim. Xiao Yao and Xiao Yuan both thought, "Today's test might not be easy. At best, I'll be punished with copying books, and at worst... I can't think of anything." In short, it was bad. If Yun Yichen hadn't bumped into them, it would have been fine. Unfortunately, he happened to see them...
Xiao Yao sighed deeply. What bad luck! What bad luck! This Yun Yichen must be her enemy from her past life, and she is here to collect debts from her in this life.
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