Three days later, according to the agreement, the two families met at the city gate, and then set off together for the villa outside the city. In order to reduce unnecessary misunderstandings, Xiao Yao deliberately chose an ordinary carriage, and the coachman was not wearing the clothes of a servant of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery.
After walking some distance out of the city, Xiao Yao spoke through the curtain to Yin Qianhua and her daughter, who were riding in the carriage of Prince Jing's mansion.
"Aunt Princess, Ruyi and I brought a little tail today. I hope you don't mind." Xiao Yao apologized first.
"Who is it?" Yin Qianhua gave a teasing smile to the person next to her, thinking that it's not just your carriage that has an extra person, the person in our family who should have been riding a horse outside is sitting quietly next to you just to hear your voice and stay close to you for a while!
"It's my cousin Xiao Yu." Xiao Yuan pouted, his dissatisfaction obvious.
"Is he the son of your fourth uncle and Princess Xiyue?" This surprised Yin Qianhua. Did something happen to the Xiao family?
"My fourth aunt has been very busy recently. The baby in her belly has prevented her from eating and sleeping well, so she had no choice but to send Ayu to our place. Today, he heard that Ruyi and I were going out to play, so he followed us. Ayu, hurry up and pay your respects to the princess and the princess." Xiao Yao patted Xiao Yu, who was lying on her legs and refused to get up.
"My beautiful sister, I will greet the princess and the county lord. Can you let me lie on your legs and sleep for a while? I got up too early today and I'm so sleepy." Before getting up, Xiao Yu rubbed Xiao Yao's legs again.
"I shouldn't have brought you here, you little brat. If you keep staying around my eldest sister, believe it or not, I'll throw you out the window. Fourth uncle is such a jerk. He doesn't do anything, so why did he leave this little rascal to the two of us?" Xiao Yuan's dissatisfied and complaining voice spread from his own carriage to the carriage in Prince Jing's mansion.
Yun Yichen sat up abruptly, staring fiercely at the curtains, wishing he could punch a hole through them at that annoying boy. The joy he'd felt at hearing his beloved's words had been replaced by jealousy. He found himself increasingly intolerant of others getting close to Xiao Yao, even if they were her family, even if they were just a child.
"Ayu pays his respects to the princess and the princess." Xiao Yu obediently asked for greetings. People who didn't know him would definitely think he was a sensible and obedient child.
"Ayu is so good." Yin Qianhua praised him.
What are you talking about being good at?! What a little pervert! Who knows how many times he's taken advantage of my little girl along the way! Yun Yichen then realized with great sadness that up to now he hadn't even touched a finger of the little girl, let alone those erotic dreams that only appeared in dreams and could not be described to others. For him now, it was even more of a luxury.
In another year and a half, the little girl will be of marriageable age. I have to speed up and marry this little thing that has tortured me so much that I can't eat or sleep well. At that time, if anyone dares to touch her again, I can do it with a clear conscience. The old man and father-in-law can pat their heads, but the rest of the people like Xiao Jun and Xiao Yu can just wait to be punished!
"There's a fresh smell outside the city, which is much better than the smell of fireworks everywhere in Kyoto. Sister, come and smell it too. Otherwise, let's stay outside for a few days before going back! As soon as Xiao Yuan goes out, he is like a wild horse that has broken free from its reins, wishing he could run all the way to the end of the world.
"I agree." Xiao Yu temporarily forgot about the beautiful woman and moved closer to Xiao Yuan to discuss how many days to play and how to play.
"Do you two want to travel around the world together? I have to tell you in advance that I don't care about anything at home. You can handle everything on your own." Xiao Yao leaned against the wall of the car, admiring the scenery through the gap in the curtains that were occasionally blown by the wind.
"I'd better choose to be with my eldest sister. If my second sister runs out of money, she might sell me out." After Xiao Yu came to his senses, he decided to turn over a new leaf.
"It's not maybe, I will definitely sell you. But apart from being a pervert, what other notable traits do you have? I doubt they will even make me pay for it! That would be a huge loss." Xiao Yuan glanced at his cousin with disdain. Where should he sell him to?
"This young master is handsome and elegant, and will definitely be able to fetch a good price." Xiao Yu has a very high opinion of himself. Although he is young, he is just as confident as his father was in the past.
"These were taught to you by your fourth uncle, right? Think about your father, my fourth uncle. He used to talk about being handsome and unparalleled all the time." Xiao Yao couldn't help but shake her head and chuckled when she thought of her fourth uncle's past.
"Sister Beauty, your smile is so beautiful that even Ayu is intoxicated by it."
"You must have learned this from your mother, my good Fourth Aunt!" Xiao Yuan rolled his eyes at his cousin. Will this guy be able to surpass his mother when he grows up?
"Ayu, if you keep talking nonsense, I will ignore you." Although Xiao Yao didn't care about what the child said, she was a grown-up girl and had to be careful about her words and actions. She couldn't let her cousin go on making trouble.
Yun Yichen finally felt less suffocated when he heard Xiao Yao gently scolding her cousin. He had just calmed down and taken two breaths of fresh air when he heard Xiao Yu's excited voice.
"Are you afraid, beautiful sister, that someone will say something bad about you? Don't be afraid, those are not good people. When Yu'er grows up, he will deal with them and then marry you." Xiao Yu applauded his own clever mind in the car. His shouting just covered up the sound of someone banging on the carriage board with his fists coming from the carriage of Prince Jing's mansion.
Yin Qianhua helplessly watched her son grow increasingly angry. He was even jealous of a child. Should she praise him for prioritizing safety? Or should she criticize him for being petty? Surely his son would have to tie his wife to his waist in the future? His father was much more overbearing, allowing him to only like himself and not allow others to pry into his affairs.
As expected, Xiao Yao ignored Xiao Yu and leaned on the car mat to take a nap. Xiao Yuan held down Xiao Yu, who was about to crawl to his sister again, and pressed him down with one leg, making him swear that he would never talk nonsense again.
"No, Yu'er wants to be with beautiful sister for the rest of her life. It's useless for you to be jealous."
"I'm going to be jealous today. Where should I start?"
There were sounds of fighting coming from the Xiao family's carriage, mostly the sounds of Xiao Yu being beaten and Xiao Yuan teaching him a lesson. Yun Yichen decided to reward his cousin later. Of course, if he had the chance, he would also "reward" his future brother-in-law.
"Sister, don't lie down, let's sing a song! I especially like the song "Cang Hai Yi Sheng Xiao", how about singing together?" Xiao Yuan, who had made enough noise and rested enough, wanted to make some trouble again. She had a good voice and sang melodiously, so Xiao Yao chose some songs with strong ancient charm and taught her. It happened that she really liked the guzheng or flute pieces adapted from those songs. The two of them would sometimes perform for their family members, and received countless praises and compliments from their relatives, especially the old marquis.
"This is not at home. If there are other people on the road..." That's not good!
"Then I'll sing. Did you... bring your flute?" Xiao Yuan was so excited that he didn't care if he met anyone. Besides, the road to the villa passed through sparsely populated areas, so how could he run into someone by chance?
Yun Yichen touched his sister, wanting to tell them to stop singing, saying it was not appropriate for two ladies from wealthy families to do such a thing. However, Yun Ruonan misunderstood, thinking that her brother wanted to listen to the Xiao sisters, especially Xiao Yao's flute, and that as a sister, she had to help him fulfill his wish.
"Sing one for yourself! There aren't many people around here."
Yun Ruonan turned around, waiting for her brother's praise, but Yun Yichen gave her a look of disdain and helplessness. Had this younger sister been infected by her cousin, becoming increasingly simple-minded?
"Then I'll show you my ugly side, um, um." Xiao Yuan cleared his throat and prepared to sing.
"Second sister, can you do it? You must be incapable of it!" Xiao Yu had just escaped from the clutches of the devil and started to show off again.
Xiao Yuan glared at him and said, "Little guy, I'm busy now and don't have time to deal with you. Just wait a while and when I'm free, I'll beat you until you cry for your parents."
"The vast ocean laughs/The tide surges on both sides/The ups and downs follow the waves, remembering today/The heaven laughs/The tides of the world surge/Who will win and who will lose, only God knows..."
Xiao Yao's sweet and melodious flute sound also rang out at this time. The two of them cooperated tacitly, bringing people into a poetic and passionate mood.
The three people in Prince Jing's Mansion had never heard such a passionate and beautiful song. Even the cold-hearted Yun Yichen listened attentively.
The sisters had just stopped singing and playing the flute when they heard the sound of horses' hooves galloping towards them.
"Oh no, someone heard it." Xiao Yao was a little nervous. She hoped that the other person was just passing by.
"Let me see if it's someone I know." Xiao Yuan was about to lean forward when she was pulled back by Xiao Yao. If there was anything, Prince Jing's Mansion would handle it. Thinking of this, she realized something unusual today. Yun Yichen didn't come to see the princess and the county lord off.
"My master wants to know who sang that song just now. Could he come out and see her?" a young man, dressed unlike his native home, asked with a fist-clasp. He had been resting nearby with his master when he heard the melodious singing and the stirring flute music, and was deeply captivated. His master insisted that the singers must be two or more beautiful women, and asked him to come and see them.
"Who is your master?" The guards responsible for escorting Princess Jing and her entourage were carefully selected from the palace. The chief guard was named Zhao Hai, who was Yun Yichen's most trusted and relied upon subordinate.
"The eldest son of the Lord of Xuancheng." The man held his head high and chest out, as if his master was the most remarkable person in the world.
"Then do you know who we are?" Zhao Hai scoffed. A bunch of frogs in a well, the son of the city lord, yet he dared to act so arrogantly in front of Prince Jing's mansion. In the entire Tianyu, as long as they were outside the palace, there was no one that Prince Jing's mansion feared. Anyone who dared to show off in front of their own master was simply overestimating their own abilities.
"Jing...Prince Jing's Mansion...then we are no longer outsiders, we are family, family." If the young lady becomes the Crown Prince's consort, then we will no longer be family, right?
Yun Yichen's frown was so tight that he could pinch a fly to death. When did Prince Jing's Mansion and Xuancheng City Lord's Mansion become so close that they became his own people? How come he, the person involved, had no idea about it at all!
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