Although her family didn't suspect anything, Xiao Yao couldn't calm down. She didn't know how the man surnamed Xie would react, and whether she would cause trouble for her family, Prince Jing's Mansion, and the Lingnan Palace. Xiao Yao took her nephews to play near the gate, actually waiting for her eldest brother, the palace guard, to see if she could get any useful information from him.
"You are here, Prince." The doorman greeted Yun Yichen respectfully.
"Well, are the old marquis and Mr. Xiao here?" Yun Yichen threw the reins to the person behind him and strode towards the Xiao family's yard. To his surprise, he saw Xiao Yao as soon as he walked through the gate.
The two of them stared at each other in surprise. Yun Yichen thought, what is fate? This is it! Xiao Yao's heart skipped a beat. She was thinking, could something really have happened? Her heart was in turmoil and had nothing to do with romance.
"Your family has so many boys." It's not enough that she already has six brothers, plus a little perverted younger brother. Now there are two little brats pulling at the hem of their little girl's skirt. The two of them hid behind Xiao Yao, looking at Yun Yichen timidly and curiously.
"They are my nephews." Xiao Yao reached out and gently touched her nephews' heads, gently comforting them not to be afraid.
Inexplicably, Yun Yichen felt less irritable than before, and his emotions gradually calmed down. Xiao Yao seemed to have some magical power that made him relax and calm down.
"Um..." The two people spoke at the same time.
"You speak first!" Yun Yichen showed an imperceptible faint smile. He could guess what Xiao Yao wanted to ask.
"Okay, then I'll tell you first. What happened yesterday? Did that guy surnamed Xie cause trouble for you and Prince Kong? If he doesn't give in, just blame it on me. I don't want anyone to be implicated because of me."
"Do you know what he wants? Are you really willing to agree to all the demands of a scoundrel?"
"I can't let the Xiao family be implicated because of me, but I won't bring shame to the family either. The men in the Xiao family are upright, and the girls are not bad either." After saying this, Xiao Yao smiled calmly. She would rather die than let that kind of person get what he wants.
"You..." After hearing these words and seeing her expression, Yun Yichen had nothing to understand. This girl looked weak, but her heart was crueler and harder than anyone else.
"I'll take care of everything, don't worry. The Xie siblings have already been sent back to their residence by my uncle, father... and my cousin and I. You should go out less recently. If you absolutely must go out, remember to bring more people with you. I'll send some secret guards to protect you."
Xiao Yao looked up at Yun Yichen in surprise, then said something that came to her mind: "Did the aunt ask you to help me?"
"Huh" He was already slow enough, Yun Yichen didn't expect that there was someone who was even more stupid and unromantic than him.
"If Prince Jing's Mansion hadn't intervened, I think this matter would have been difficult to resolve! Thank you, I will remember this kindness."
"Really? Then how do you want to repay the palace and me?" Yun Yichen laughed twice and asked Xiao Yao leisurely.
"Ah...how about I give you a screen when the prince gets married?"
Yun Yichen thought about it and shook his head to refuse.
"Shall I help you embroider a quilt for a hundred children and a thousand grandchildren?"
Yun Yichen still shook his head.
"Then what do you want?" Xiao Yao frowned, unable to understand what the usually aloof Yun Yichen wanted.
"I heard you're very good at embroidery now. How about helping me embroider two wedding dresses?"
"Are you going to marry two...crown princesses?" Royal relatives are different. They can marry two wives at once. I wonder if Ruonan knows the other one?
"What are you thinking about!" Yun Yichen really wanted to reach out and slap her.
"It's my wedding dress with the Crown Princess."
"Your princess doesn't know how to embroider a dress?"
"Not as good as yours."
Xiao Yao wanted to roll her eyes. You care about your wife so much that you treat others as embroiderers!
"I don't know her, how do I know what she likes and what her figure is like? I, the prince, can't solicit her, so you should find someone else!"
Yun Yichen also guessed that Xiao Yao would most likely reject him, so he let her embroider his own.
"She's a little taller and fatter than you. A year and a half should be enough!"
"Can I meet her? I want to ask her what kind of style she likes."
"Choose the best. Don't you have an embroidery workshop and accept custom orders? Think about the design these few days. I'll go to the workshop in five days to deliver the fabric and see the pattern you drew. If you don't want to embroider it for me, you can at least draw a pattern for me, right?"
"no problem."
"It's agreed that you will embroider the Crown Princess's dress yourself."
"Actually, there are several embroiderers in my workshop who are better than me. How about I recommend one to you?"
"Need not."
"Okay!" This guy is targeting me, right? After all, I owe him a favor! I could only bite the bullet and agree.
"I'm looking for the old man and your father. Are they here?" Yun Yichen really wanted to keep chatting with Xiao Yao, but he was afraid that if the two of them were alone together without any status for a long time, it would be detrimental to her reputation. So Yun Yichen had to reluctantly tell her the real purpose of this trip.
"My father is not at home, and I don't know if my grandfather is in the study or the backyard. I'll ask someone to look for him. Please go sit in the living room first!"
"Will you pour me a cup of tea?"
"Oh! It seems that we really can't owe favors to others." Xiao Yao no longer had any worries and was in the leisurely mood to joke.
You owe me more than just this one favor, there will be more in the future, and you don’t need to repay me in other ways. Just stay by my side for the rest of your life, Yun Yichen thought happily.
Xiao Yao had just made tea for Yun Yichen when the sound of the old Marquis Xiao's powerful footsteps came.
"Whenever I hear the old man's footsteps, I can't help but think of the days in the Imperial College. He bullied me a lot." Yun Yichen shook his head as he recalled.
"My grandfather is the kindest and most reasonable person." What Xiao Yao can't stand the most is people saying bad things about Old Marquis Xiao.
"Haha, haha... to say that the old man is kind depends on who the other person is." Yun Yichen laughed out loud. He never had to worry about being bored when he was with the little girl. She just had the ability to liven up the atmosphere.
"Boy Yun, are you bullying my granddaughter?" Before Old Marquis Xiao even entered the living room, a loud voice came over.
"Now you know how your grandfather treats you and others!" Yun Yichen said to Xiao Yao. The old man will be here soon and the little girl will leave. Time passed too quickly. It seemed that the "third party" appeared in the blink of an eye.
"Xiao Ping'an, why are you here? Your third aunt and Ruyi are going to see a play, aren't you going?" Old Marquis Xiao held his granddaughter's hand and asked her about her well-being. Not only did he ignore Yun Yichen, but he also put his two great-grandsons behind Xiao Yao.
Only after the grandfather and grandson had finished being intimate with each other did Xiao Bingwen and Xiao Binghong call him "great-grandfather" in a baby voice.
"You two naughty boys are pestering your aunt again. Why don't you go play with Aunt Yuan, but your Aunt Yao!" The little granddaughter is strong and has no problem playing with two children at the same time. Ping An has a lot of things to do and is weak, but the children still have to pester her. It's really strange.
"My aunt is spanking me." Xiao Lang's son Xiao Bingwen said with a look of grievance, covering his little butt with both hands.
"Auntie bit Hong'er's face." Xiao Yi's son Xiao Binghong rubbed his face and complained. He was more daring than his brother.
"Aunt is close to you because she likes you. She won't beat you every day, so what are you afraid of? Besides, boys are not allowed to be spoiled. Those who are about to start practicing martial arts should take this as early training." Old Marquis Xiao did not intend to blame his granddaughter at all. Instead, he blamed his great-grandson for being spoiled.
Xiao Yao couldn't bear to listen any longer, so she comforted her nephews: "Auntie will talk to your aunt tomorrow, let's go back to the backyard!"
"Grandpa, let's go to the study. I have something to give to you and the Xiao family." Yun Yichen said after Xiao Yao nodded and said goodbye to him. His sweetheart left, taking away all his tenderness. It was time to get down to business. It was a pity that his future father-in-law was not at home, otherwise he would definitely look at him with admiration.
Arriving at the study, Yun Yichen took out the imperial edict drafted by King Jing and handed it to Marquis Xiao personally.
"Young man Yun, why didn't you tell me earlier that you were here to deliver an imperial decree? I'll have someone set up the incense table right away. Please wait a moment." After the old marquis finished speaking, he wanted to go out and call for help.
"There's no need to make a big fuss to receive this decree from the old man. It's enough for the elders in your family to know what's going on. No matter who asks, just tell them that the decree has been in place for a long time and was not delivered today." Yun Yichen stopped Old Marquis Xiao and explained to him.
"Why?"
"Do you still remember that my uncle promised you that the daughter of the Xiao family could marry on her own?" What a joke! Is there anything more ironic and ridiculous than having someone who wants to marry their granddaughter deliver this decree?
"The emperor has such an oral order, could it be..." Could it be that the emperor regretted seeing Ping An grow up like this? Old Marquis Xiao looked at Yun Yichen nervously, his hands tightly gripping the armrests of the chair.
"It's good news, absolutely great news. Don't be nervous." Yun Yichen had never seen Old Marquis Xiao like this before. He had always known that the person in front of him loved Xiao Yao the most in the Xiao family, and today this understanding was refreshed. Yun Yichen dared to say that if it came to a life-or-death situation, and Old Marquis was forced to choose between him and Xiao Yao, he would definitely give his granddaughter the chance to live without hesitation.
"Can you please finish what you want to say in one breath? Don't you know that old people can't stand stimulation! I thought... you were sure it was a good thing!" Old Marquis Xiao was still worried and confirmed again.
"It's really a good thing. Not only will the Xiao family decide on the marriages of your two granddaughters, but they can also stay in Kyoto and don't have to marry far away. When they marry, they will be the legal wife."
"Show me the imperial edict quickly." Old Marquis Xiao's hands were shaking with excitement. This was definitely good news, and it was necessary to share it with everyone in the family.
Look... look at the imperial edict. Yun Yichen remembered that the old marquis was illiterate. This... are you sure you can understand it!
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