Yun Yichen still hadn't figured out Xiao Yao's personality. You might say she was slow! No one could match her speed of reaction to certain things. Or you might say she was smart! She was completely clueless about relationships. She could offer advice to her brothers, but when it came to her own affairs, she wouldn't even think about it. It was frustrating, and she felt like she had no energy to use.
Without mentioning herself, Yun Can's behavior was obvious enough! Every time she looked at him, her eyes were unfamiliar, without a trace of emotion, as if Yun Can was clamoring to marry someone else. She only saw the top scholar surnamed Tang as her brother's good friend. Many people knew what Tang Hao was thinking, but she was the only one who saw the two of them as more than just ordinary friends greeting each other.
She gave people the impression that she didn't consider herself a young girl who was ready to talk about love and marriage. Instead, she considered herself a child who hadn't grown up yet and was not old enough to talk about those romantic things.
After everyone returned to the Xiao family, the women went to their respective courtyards to rest. Tong Mingyu didn't care about her physical fatigue, and asked someone to quickly find Xiao Jingkang and describe to him what happened in front of the Prince's Mansion.
"The Crown Prince... No way! He is more than ten years older than my daughter!" Xiao Jingkang said in shock. In fact, he knew in his heart that in the eyes of the princes and grandchildren, as long as the two parties were not related by blood, everything else was not a problem.
"If he didn't mean that, how do you explain what happened today?"
"this……"
The couple looked at each other in silence, both knowing in their hearts that they were probably in big trouble this time.
Prince Qi was also very angry. His elder brother was about the same age as Xiao Jingyan, yet he still coveted the younger sister. Others might not know how the Crown Princess had an accident, but as a brother, he knew all about the troubles in his brother's house.
With the innocent character of the little apprentice sister, it wouldn't take long for her to be gnawed away in the Prince's Mansion, where there were so many tigers and wolves around. Yun Yifan would rather trust his cousin to take good care of and protect Xiao Yao than trust his own brother.
Yun Yichen was also preparing to go to the palace to file a complaint against the prince. Anyway, the emperor had already tacitly acknowledged Xiao Yao's position as the Crown Prince's Consort of Prince Jing's Mansion. Even if the prince's cousin didn't know about it before, he should know it from today.
The two cousins chose to enter the palace together in tacit understanding.
"Did you make an appointment today? Don't wander around for no reason. Go to the Prince's Mansion and see if you can help!" The Emperor felt a headache looking at the two "ignorant" guys. His son had many women in the palace, but so far he had only one legitimate son. His nephew was even more outrageous, insisting on waiting to marry a young girl, making his younger brother unable to even be a grandfather at his age.
"We just came out of the Prince's Mansion. We came to the palace to see you because we missed you." Yun Yifan sat down without hesitation. His father's place was the same as his own place, so there was no need to be polite.
"Go away, who is old?" The emperor was so angry that he threw the imperial brush at his son. He didn't know how to speak! He was in the prime of life, vigorous and energetic, how could he be old? How could he be old?
"I admire my elder brother for this. He is so old but still thinking about a little girl. If you are not too busy, shouldn't you ask him to come to the palace? It's not good that he starts to have bad ideas just after my sister-in-law has just gone there!" Yun Yifan exposed his brother mercilessly.
"What happened?" Among the emperor's sons, Yun Yifan has the mildest temper. It must be no small matter if it can make him angry.
"The women of the Xiao family went to the Prince's Mansion to pay their respects today. My eldest brother... just look at Achen's face and you'll know what happened." Yun Yifan didn't want to be too blunt, but now that he had said this, he believed that his father would understand.
"It's the Xiao girl again. Ah Chen, when are you going to make your move? Uncle really doesn't know how much longer I can hold you back." The Queen Mother spoke for the Han family. Her own concubines acted as matchmakers for the Qijunwang family, and now even the Crown Prince... nephew! If you don't make a move now, Uncle will have exhausted all his excuses to get rid of people.
"I'm not in a hurry to get married, so why are you?" Yun Yichen said this, but in fact he was more anxious than anyone else. However, the only thing he could do now was to wait for the opportunity. If he wanted to snatch the girl from the old man, he must not act rashly without a foolproof plan and full confidence.
"If you don't take action now, your uncle will be questioned and will be speechless. Otherwise, just listen to your grandmother and marry Han Yueting, and let Miss Xiao marry into the Han family. This way all the problems will be solved." The emperor deliberately teased Yun Yichen.
"The little girl can only be mine. It's useless for others to think about it. I don't believe they dare to snatch her away without your approval. The Jing Palace has one concubine, Han, which is enough. The Han family will never think of sending a woman to the palace again. The little girl has already been recognized by our whole family. You can do whatever you want!"
"As expected of my good brother's son, you've even learned to threaten others. Believe it or not, once I issue my decree, you'll regret it."
"You are my uncle, you would never do that."
"This is the most beautiful thing I have ever heard from you. If you don't obey me in the future, I will mention the Xiao girl to see if you are honest or not."
This move is really... outrageous. Yun Yichen didn't dare to openly oppose the emperor before he even got married. Was he being exploited? This was the most frustrating moment in Yun Yichen's nearly twenty years of life.
"If you can help me settle this matter with the old man before the little girl reaches marriage, I'll be at your service for two years, no, how about three?" Yun Yichen's daily thoughts were focused on how to overcome the hurdle of Old Marquis Xiao, but he was still unable to find the answer. Seeing his little girl becoming increasingly dazzling, and time running out for him, the only solution he could think of was to seek help from his father and uncle.
"What? Are you at your wit's end? To tell you the truth, not only are you helpless against Xiao Hu, his stubborn uncle is also a real headache. But everything depends on human effort. You can gather ideas from those in the know, and perhaps you'll get something unexpected!"
What kind of solution is this! Yun Yichen felt that his uncle was far less reliable than his biological father. Even if he gathered ideas, it would be limited to the palace. If the news leaked out, it would be bad. The old man would never let him enter the Xiao family again.
"That new number one scholar..." Up to now, Yun Yichen only regarded Tang Hao as his opponent. People like Yun Can and Tong Jintang were not taken seriously by him at all.
"His great-grandmother passed away, and the memorial of mourning for Judge Tang arrived just a few days ago. Now you can rest assured, right?" His greatest rival retreated without a fight. Wasn't his nephew just too lucky? That wasn't quite right. In fact, his nephew's strongest rivals had never been elsewhere, but within the Xiao family.
"I can only blame his bad luck. I didn't do anything." Yun Yichen acted like a gentleman and amused both the emperor and Prince Qi.
"I have things to do in the palace. Ah Chen, do you want to stay for dinner?" The things that needed to be done were done. Listening to his father and cousin talking about his junior sister, Prince Qi felt a bittersweet feeling in his heart. What could be more depressing for a man than watching his beloved drift further and further away, about to marry someone else? So Prince Qi didn't intend to listen any further. He made up an excuse and prepared to leave.
"I'm going back too. Uncle Royal, can I have someone notify the Xiao family that they don't need to bring the little girl to the Prince's Mansion anymore?" After filing a complaint and asking for some interest, Yun Yichen has become more and more adept at doing such things. However, such tricks have never worked in front of Xiao Yao. That girl is just a stubborn person.
"Okay, okay, but you have to remember your promise. If your uncle helps you realize your wish, you have to let me command you for three years." The emperor was afraid that Yun Yichen would default on his debt, so he did not forget to remind him.
"What I said always counts. As long as you can do it, I will definitely fulfill my promise."
This kid is a capable man, brave and resourceful. I'll find some things for him to train for a few years. When Prince Jing's Mansion is handed over to him in the future, my brother and I will feel more at ease.
Just when Xiao Jingkang and his wife were at a loss and didn't know what to do next, Yun Yichen sent Zhao Hai to deliver a message that Xiao Yao didn't have to go to the Prince's Mansion anymore.
"Please ask Lord Zhao to thank Prince Jing and Princess Jing on my behalf for their great kindness. My wife and I will definitely come to their house to express our gratitude in person someday." Xiao Jingkang's worry disappeared and a smile appeared on his face. The Prince Jing's Mansion really helped him a lot, and he would definitely thank them properly when he had the chance.
Zhao Hai, who was about to leave, hesitated for a moment, then stopped and said, "This is the favor our prince personally requested for Miss Xiao in the palace. The prince and princess still don't know about this!"
Zhao Hai looked at Xiao Jingkang's eyes wide with surprise and thought to himself: "You're surprised! Our prince has done so much for your daughter. Look at it! Where can you find such a good son-in-law? Why don't you quickly agree to marry your daughter into the palace?"
He didn't dare reveal too much, in case he accidentally exposed the prince's evil ambition, bah, his true purpose, the prince would have to skin him alive.
Xiao Jingkang was stunned for the next few minutes. He was completely confused by Zhao Hai's news. What was going on with Prince Jing? He was the one who personally delivered the imperial edict; and now he was the one who came forward to plead for his daughter. It was not that Xiao Jingkang was being sentimental, but Yun Yichen's behavior was too strange and hard to figure out.
If Xiao Yao knew that her father was so troubled, she would definitely tell him that Yun Yichen helped her only for the sake of the princess and the county lord. It's not that Yun Yichen suddenly became strange, it's that he has never been normal at all, okay?
Judging from his experience of fighting with Yun Yichen for so many years, this guy is not a normal human being. Apart from looking at the princess and the princess differently, the way he looks at that woman is normal.
Now, the one who can make him look at her with new eyes is the future Crown Prince Consort of Prince Jing's Mansion! Not to mention that despite his countless shortcomings, this guy is actually very good to his sweetheart. He will go to his friends to find out more about her someday. He is very curious about the Crown Prince Consort!
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