When Yin Qianhua saw her cousin and her daughter coming to visit instead of the two sisters as originally agreed, her first reaction was that Xiao Yao had health problems again.
"Is Ping'an feeling unwell again?" Yin Qianhua asked hurriedly after her cousin sat down.
Yuan Yutong thought that only her cousin and the princess were at home. Seeing Prince Jing and his son sitting there quietly drinking tea, she became a little hesitant and didn't know how to start.
King Jing had finally sent off the guests from Northern Jin, so he took the initiative to give himself a day off. Yun Yichen happened to have a day off today, and Mu Fengwu wanted to invite him out, but Yun Yichen declined, citing an appointment. He had been pacing around the living room since breakfast. As for why he was acting so strangely, he explained that it was a rare day off, and taking a walk around the house to recuperate was the right thing to do.
"Aunt, please help my sister!" Xiao Yuan looked like he was about to cry and begged Yin Qianhua.
"What happened to her? Tell me slowly." Yin Qianhua hugged Xiao Yuan in her arms. She felt like she was holding a piece of flesh, soft and fragrant. However, Yin Qianhua's heart was now focused on Xiao Yao's affairs, and she had no other thoughts.
King Jing quietly shifted his attention to his son. Although he pretended to be calm, his stiff expression and paused movements clearly showed how much he cared about the little girl from the Xiao family.
"My sister has been under house arrest again, and she has to copy Buddhist scriptures. She won't be released for several months. My sister was crying. I saw it secretly." Xiao Yuan ignored his mother's disapproving eyes and coughing, and spoke quickly. Everyone in Kyoto knew that King Jing was very powerful. Maybe he could release his sister with just a word!
"Why is he under house arrest?" Yin Qianhua subconsciously glanced at her son. Could it be that this kid had caught him seeing something he shouldn't have seen again?
Yuan Yutong glared at her daughter. The child was usually not a quick-witted person, but today she acted without restraint in order to help her sister.
"My sister-in-law wrote a letter to you. After you read it, you will understand the whole story." Yuan Yutong pretended to take out the letter to show her cousin Yin Qianhua.
"Why don't you tell me what happened, aunt? If there really is a problem that the Xiao family can't solve, maybe the Prince Jing's Mansion can help!" It takes a long time to read a letter. Yun Yichen wants to know what happened to that little girl now?
King Jing was secretly happy. Has this kid finally lost his patience? Why don't you continue to pretend to be deep?
"Cousin, please tell me what's going on first, then I'll read the letter." Yin Qianhua also stared at Yuan Yutong and asked anxiously. The anxious look on her face made King Jing feel sour. He could understand his son's anxiety, but if his wife was so concerned about their future daughter-in-law, would he still have a place in this family in the future? The little girl of the Xiao family was definitely a beauty. Not only had she captured his son's heart, but even his wife and daughter were bewitched by her. His future in this family was not optimistic!
"This is what happened..." Yuan Yutong was talking about the bet between Xiao Yao and the Northern Jin prince. As soon as she finished her words, she saw Yun Yichen suddenly stand up and slam the table hard. Then she heard him gritting his teeth and saying, "Your Xiao family should send her to a temple to practice. She dared to do such a thing. Isn't house arrest too light a punishment?"
King Jing took the opportunity to drink tea and shook his head and sighed. His young wife was almost lost. No wonder his son was so angry and crazy. It seemed that he and his wife had to prepare to have their grandchildren a few years later.
"What are you doing! How did my sister offend you? You hate her so much. It was my sister who came up with the idea to drive away the Prince of Northern Jin, but not only did you not praise her, you all act like you want to eat her. My sister is right. If she were a man and did something like this, she would only be praised. As a girl, you shouldn't do this or say that. You clearly meant well, but in the end you ended up being punished. It's not fair, not at all fair." Xiao Yuan snuggled up to Yuan Yutong and sobbed softly.
Yun Yichen realized that he had lost his composure and quietly returned to his seat. He had no idea what his mother, aunt, and cousin said later. By the time he came to his senses, it was already time for dinner.
"Qiuying, please pack some more freshly made snacks for Ruyi to take to Ping'an to try." Yin Qianhua instructed Qiuying while having someone set up the dishes.
"Apart from the princess, the princess cares the most about the two young ladies of the Xiao family." Qiu Ying did not forget to praise her master in front of Yuan Yutong.
"My eldest sister-in-law also said that I don't know how much blessing these two children must have accumulated in their previous life to have won the favor of the princess. Cousin, please don't pamper them too much. Our old man alone is enough to give us a headache." Anyway, everything that should and should not be said had been said. Yuan Yutong simply told the story of her father-in-law playing tricks and preventing the family from punishing Xiao Yao.
"The old man in your family is so interesting. Fortunately, Ping'an has a good character, otherwise he might have spoiled her into a willful and capricious girl!" Yin Qianhua said with a smile.
Yun Yichen wanted to say that the little girl was already lawless enough. Over the past five years, the old man's principles and strictness had almost worn off on the three of them, leaving all his remaining warmth and affection to the little girl. No wonder she cried so hard when the old man left; no wonder she fainted when she saw him injured. Not to mention herself, even the Xiao family's uncle and aunt couldn't compare to the treatment the old man received. Why was she comparing herself to others? What was the point of comparing herself to this?
"Son, guess whether your cousin Ruyi will report you when she gets home." After Prince Jing and Yun Yichen came to the outer room, Prince Jing asked casually.
Ugh! Yun Yichen was just busy venting his anger and completely ignored this issue. What should he do now? Will she ignore him again or even refuse to look at him? Although he thought so in his heart, he said something else; "Who cares about the opinion of a little girl? What does her anger have to do with me?"
"Okay, son, you have to stick to your own idea. Even if she never talks to you again, even if she pays attention to others instead of you, we can't let a little girl look down on us. There's no need to give us gifts. There's no need to pay attention to a little girl like her, right?" King Jing saw that his son was just thinking with his head down, and he laughed silently and gloatingly.
Poor son, you just coaxed her with a box of gifts, but now you offend her again in just such a short time. How are you going to coax the little girl this time?
"I... who wants to coax her? If she wants to be angry, let her be angry! What does it have to do with me?" Yun Yichen said this, but he kept saying in his heart, it's over, it's over, my cousin will definitely tell the little girl what I did and said just now, what should I do!
After absentmindedly finishing a tasteless meal, Yun Yichen said listlessly, "I have something to do, so I'll leave first," and left. King Jing guessed that this kid must have found a place to hide and secretly regret his decision.
When Yuan Yutong and her daughter returned home, they brought back a lot of things, including food, drinks, and clothes given by Yin Qianhua to Xiao Yao; there were books and gadgets given by Yun Ruonan to Xiao Yao to relieve boredom. King Jing originally wanted to give his future daughter-in-law a set of jade Go to kill time, but was dissuaded by Xiao Yuan.
"My sister is good in every way except that she gets sleepy when she plays chess. She always takes a detour when she sees Go. Uncle, can you please change the gift?" Xiao Yuan said with his hands spread out.
"You kid, it's a good thing there's no one here. If someone heard you, wouldn't they laugh at Ping An?" Yuan Yutong scolded her. When will her daughter change her naive and straightforward habits? It really worries her to death!
"Ping An looks more vivid this way. Otherwise, I would have thought she had no flaws at all!" Yin Qianhua said with a smile.
"What shortcomings does your sister have?" King Jing ordered people to get some calligraphy and paintings by famous artists. He heard that Miss Xiao was very talented in painting, so it wouldn't be a wrong thing to give her such a gift!
"My sister...Is eating too little considered a shortcoming? She also doesn't like sleeping in the same bed with me, saying that I always kick her awake in the middle of the night. Actually, I think I'm quite honest, really." Xiao Yuan blinked innocently.
"Stop it now! Cousin, cousin-in-law, don't listen to what this kid says. I should also put you under house arrest when I get home to prevent you from talking nonsense everywhere." Yuan Yutong said angrily.
"I'm not talking nonsense. It would be great if my sister was here. When she doesn't want me to talk, she just needs to cough and gargle gently and I'll understand. You and I don't have a tacit understanding, so we don't cooperate well." Xiao Yuan choked Yuan Yutong again with an expression that said, "It's not my fault. It's the lack of cooperation between you and me."
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"Okay, stop blaming Ruyi. Do you know why I like Ping'an and Ruyi? It's because they are real, natural, and pure-hearted. Unlike some young ladies who are just children but have deep thoughts and speak in a roundabout way. It's really unbearable." Yin Qianhua said what was in her heart. Although she seldom dealt with the women of the royal family, and although the palace was already very quiet, she still could not completely get rid of the life of intrigue, infighting and fighting.
"Cousin, please stop praising her. My hair is turning gray with worry. How will I live when I get to live with my husband?"
"Grandfather said that my sister and I would not be allowed to marry."
"You...how did you know this?" She even learned to eavesdrop. This is unacceptable.
"You were talking to my aunt that day, and my sister and I overheard it accidentally. It wasn't eavesdropping." Xiao Yuan would never admit that he and his sister had been listening secretly for a long time!
"You...really want to be beaten." Yuan Yutong was extremely angry, but she couldn't really hit him in someone else's house.
King Jing was slightly taken aback. He knew that the Xiao family wanted to recruit a live-in son-in-law, and he was the one who facilitated it. He wondered if his son would blame him in the future.
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