When Qin and Tong Mingyu returned to the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery's mansion, only Xiao Jingyan, Xiao Jun, and Xiao Qi were there. Where were the others? Could they have already gone to the Yu or Cao families? Xiao Yao secretly thought, if only she could go and see the excitement.
"Don't be sad, sister. Fifth brother will help you get revenge once he has mastered his skills." Xiao Jun hugged and patted her, fearing that Xiao Yao would be sad.
Xiao Yao unkindly imagined that if she said now that she was not sad at all and was not affected at all, would her grandmother faint again?
"Sister, you are the best. We don't need to listen to others." Xiao Qi spoke slowly. He was very upset that he was not as good at studying as his third brother, and his kung fu was not as good as his fourth and fifth brothers. When he was a child, he promised his parents that he would protect his sister, but now he can do nothing.
"Don't worry, I'm fine." In order to prove that what she said was true, Xiao Yao smiled deliberately.
"Forced smile."
"Find joy in suffering."
It seems that she can't help but feel sad. Xiao Yao really feels like crying now. She is angry because of the two boys in front of her.
"Fourth brother, you mean that my father-in-law and the others went to find the Yu family." Tong Mingyu sent the doctor away before taking the time to ask about the whereabouts of the other men in his brother-in-law's family.
"Dad went to the Yu family, third brother went to the Cao family's main home in Kyoto, and eldest brother went to the government office." Xiao Jingyan looked at the three children standing under the osmanthus tree and chatting, and his little niece showed no signs of decadence or sadness, so he finally felt relieved.
Grandfather must be really angry this time! With such a large force being mobilized, it seems this matter will not be over until Yu Xianrong and the Yu and Cao families give an explanation.
The next day, the story of Yu Xianrong causing a disturbance at the Liu family's birthday banquet and the men of the Xiao family coming to the door to demand an explanation spread throughout the streets. Two days later, the story had spread to the point that the Xiao family despised the poor and loved the rich, and in order to get close to the Jingwang Mansion, they sent their granddaughter to be the Crown Prince's Consort, even breaking off the engagement with the Fang family.
Suddenly, all the blame was directed at Xiao Yao, which made Qin feel guilty and Tong Mingyu devastated. Xiao Yao... well, she was now completely oblivious to the world outside and was only focused on learning how to make clothes!
"How can these people spread rumors everywhere! How can Ping'an get married in the future?" Yin Qianhua was so anxious that her teeth ached and her face was swollen. She was almost unable to eat.
"Why are you making yourself so embarrassed? If all else fails, we can just go to the Xiao family and jointly declare that the two families have no intention of becoming in-laws. Why make things difficult for yourself? Achen, what do you think?" Son, now is the time to test your feelings for the little girl. You should be able to see how much she means to you this time!
"How could you do this! Ping An is already having a hard time. It's already unreasonable for us not to help him. Now you are making things worse. It's too cruel!" Yun Ruonan said sadly with tears in her eyes.
"I don't agree with this either. If we do this, what's the difference between us and the daughter of the Yu family?" Yin Qianhua stood up to object.
"What does Achen mean?" Of course, what King Jing wanted to know most was his son's answer.
"I can't bear to see the old man laugh at his joke." Yun Yichen answered the question in another way. His meaning was very clear. He also did not agree with this approach.
"If it really doesn't work, wait until Achen marries a wife, and then leave the position of concubine for Ping'an. It's because the old man saved me back then, and it's because Xiao Jingyan and I are friends!" King Jing said this like a rich man giving alms to a beggar. His attitude surprised Yin Qianhua, Yun Yichen was stunned, and Yun Ruonan ran away in anger.
"Do we really have to do this?" Thinking of such a good child having to live a life of inferiority, Yin Qianhua really wanted to say, "Let's just marry Ping'an off to be our daughter-in-law." She knew she had little say in her son's marriage; the Emperor, the Empress Dowager, and her husband were the decision-makers, and her opinions could only be expressed in front of her husband.
"This is the best outcome I can think of." Prince Jing said calmly. If his son changed his mind, this was really the best solution he could come up with. At least in Prince Jing's mansion, he had his wife to love him and his daughter to accompany him. For the sake of the Xiao family, he would not be harsh on him. Xiao Yao should have a good life.
If you say that something like this has no impact on a girl's reputation, you are deceiving yourself. Fortunately, the girl is still young, and everyone will forget about it after three to five years.
Prince Jing believed that there must be people with ulterior motives behind this matter. Seeing that the little girl was becoming more and more outstanding, and that Prince Jing's Mansion and the Xiao family were interacting more and more frequently, they were afraid that she would seize the position of the Crown Prince's Consort, so they spared no effort to slander a little girl who was less than ten years old.
If this matter is really related to the He family, I have to be more cautious towards Lord He in the future. No one would entrust important matters to a person with bad intentions.
Yun Yichen hadn't considered marrying yet, nor had he considered Xiao Yao, but he rejected the idea in his heart the moment King Jing proposed it. He couldn't bear to see such a lively and intelligent person become inferior to others, and he didn't want her to have to look down on others every day. Moreover, based on his understanding of the old man and the little girl, the Xiao family would rather the little girl remain single for life than allow her to become someone else's concubine.
If the old man wanted to curry favor with the powerful, he would have taken action long ago when he and his cousin were learning martial arts; if the Xiao family wanted to send the little girl to the palace, why would they ask for such an order from the emperor's uncle!
If he wanted to help the Xiao family and didn't want the little girl to be criticized, there was probably only one way to go.
"If... I mean if no one marries the little girl in the future, father and mother should... marry her off for their son! I... I have something to do, so I'll go out first." After leaving these shocking words, Yun Yichen walked out without looking back.
"What does he mean by this?" Yin Qianhua was stunned by her son and did not react for a moment.
"I wanted to find you a daughter-in-law! Why don't you want to be a mother-in-law anymore?" King Jing was very satisfied with the answer he wanted, even though it was a little different from what he had imagined. He knew that it was not easy for his son to achieve this with his personality. It just so happened that his son needed time to figure out his feelings, and Ping An also needed time to grow up. In a few years, if they were destined to be together, they would naturally be able to get together.
It seems necessary to change the environment for my son, a place where he can grow into a real man, avoid the arranged marriage by his mother, and wait for the little girl to grow up slowly.
"I never thought of letting Ping'an be our daughter-in-law. She is too young compared to Achen. My plan is to have a grandson within three years. Ping'an is too young, and I don't want to wait any longer." Yin Qianhua had no dissatisfaction with Xiao Yao. The only thing she couldn't accept was her young age. She had no right to propose a candidate, but she could ask for a daughter-in-law who was the same age as her son.
"Is there anything more important than our children's happiness? Isn't it so they can marry someone they love that we work so hard all our lives? We'll have grandchildren sooner or later. You and I are not old, and taking care of grandchildren for two years is a good time to go out for a walk. Ping'an might even give you twins in the future! Don't you want a granddaughter as beautiful and smart as Ping'an?"
"I want to be an aunt." Yun Ruonan trotted in and made a request with great anticipation.
"Didn't you run away in anger?" King Jing realized that his daughter was being led astray by her future daughter-in-law and had even learned to eavesdrop.
"You can't say this to anyone, especially not in front of the Xiao family. Your brother hasn't made up his mind yet, and Ping'an is still young. Who knows what will happen in five or six years!" What moved Yin Qianhua the most now was the topic of grandchildren. She had never thought about the possibility of twins, a boy and a girl, before. Her husband's words opened a brand new door for her. With such a huge temptation in front of her, how could she not be moved!
"My daughter, you understand. Among all the young ladies I know, Ping An is the best. She is pretty, smart, has no bad temper, is kind to others, speaks in an interesting way, and has many ideas..." Yun Ruonan excitedly listed Xiao Yao's advantages one after another.
"Okay, okay, stop counting. You must remember what your father and I said just now. Ping'an is still young. We can talk about the future later. Just interact with her as usual. We just need to be good friends, okay? Don't let any clues show up." Yin Qianhua kept instructing her daughter. She would not feel at ease unless she repeated a sentence two or three times.
"My daughter understands and will definitely not mess things up." A close friend becoming a sister-in-law, this is probably something all girls would like to see!
Prince Jing felt that he should do something. How could the future Crown Princess of the palace have any stain?
Within a few days, Yu Xianrong was driven out of the city. Lord Yu and the Cao family went to the Mansion of the Loyal and Brave Marquis to apologize. Even Fang Mingfu, who was far away in Xuzhou, came to Beijing in person to help clarify the rumors, saying that it was the Fang family that broke their promise first, and that was why the Xiao family asked to cancel the engagement. This matter had nothing to do with Miss Xiao from the beginning to the end.
"Is the wind direction changing too fast?" Xiao Jingyan felt dizzy. It was not that he didn't understand, but that the world was changing too fast.
"What? Do you still want this dirty water to be placed on Ping An's head forever?" Old Marquis Xiao had never been fond of his youngest son. He always managed to escape when things got bad, and it was always others who got implicated. And now he had the nerve to stand here and make sarcastic remarks. If it weren't for the fact that he was married and had a family, and if it weren't for the fact that his daughter-in-law was pregnant and couldn't be frightened, he would have taught him a lesson today.
"How could my son have such an idea! I just feel very guilty and want to take her to live in the Princess Mansion for a few days." Princess Xiyue has been looking forward to her niece living in the Princess Mansion again. How can a painting be as interesting as a lively person? It's just that the family has been busy with Xiao Yi's marriage recently, and then there was the incident of Yu Xianrong making a scene at the wedding banquet. Princess Xiyue had to endure it temporarily and hide her wolf ambitions.
Princess Xiyue was also busy. She wrote a memorial to Emperor Tianyu, telling him about the grievances she, a princess, suffered when a married woman spied on her husband. She almost had a miscarriage because of this incident, and that Prince Huaiyang of Northern Jin was going to lead the royal family to express her condolences.
The emperor attached great importance to this matter and demoted Lord Yu and sent him and Yu Xianrong's husband to a place where even birds would not dare to go to, to serve as a county magistrate and a minor official.
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