Late in the evening, Xiao Anzi, accompanied by a team of guards, carried a jade screen and a box and walked towards the Mansion of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery in the afterglow of the setting sun.
The prince's heart and eyes are now filled with Miss Xiao. Just because Miss Xiao said she liked the jade screen, he sent the best one in the palace. When he saw Miss Xiao was injured, he went to the palace to find ointment in person and collected all the queen's collection.
In the end, she didn't dare to say that she was the one who sent it. She either used the name of the princess or the name of the princess. It was really pitiful.
After the items were delivered, he looked at his father-in-law who kept nodding and praising Yun Yichen for his increasing ability to handle affairs. He also asked his daughter if the screen was really a gift from the princess, and then ran to the side to admire it.
Tong Mingyu sighed quietly. Her husband had already told him that King Jing had invited him for tea again. She believed that they would invite a matchmaker after their son's wedding. Her family had not yet figured out how to persuade her father-in-law. It was really worrying!
The family has held several weddings before, so all things need to be done according to the established procedures. Although it is a bit troublesome, Tong Mingyu has become familiar with it and is no longer as flustered as she was at the beginning.
Xiao Yao, who originally thought she could help, can now only watch the whole process. There is someone watching her at home every day, telling her not to do this or touch that.
After a few days of rest, Xiao Yao felt that her hand was fine, but unfortunately no one listened to her. Xiao Yao thought that this couldn't go on. When would Yun Yichen complete the task assigned to her? If the other party was getting married by then and she still hadn't finished her work, it would be embarrassing.
After my third brother gets married, I will take the wedding dress to the hot spring villa and live there for a few days. I will come back during the Chinese New Year. I guess it should be almost done by then!
However, the wedding dress had to be sent away secretly first. If it was discovered by my grandfather or mother, they might ask who it was embroidered for. It would be very difficult to explain because I didn't know who its owner was and how could I tell others.
Tong Mingyu and her husband are busy with their son's marriage during the day, and get together at night to discuss how to solve their daughter's problem. The most important thing is how to get over the old man's problem!
"Through this incident, father will also understand that in Kyoto, either send Ping An to the palace or marry her into Prince Jing's mansion. Otherwise, everyone will have to be prepared to live in fear." Xiao Jingkang said frankly. Since they were the only two of them, there was no need to beat around the bush.
"That's what I said..." If only my father-in-law would listen to my advice, then we wouldn't have to worry so much.
"Let's try to persuade him first. If that doesn't work, we can ask Uncle Yuan and Uncle Li to reason with him. If that really doesn't work, we can ask King Jing to come in person. He agreed to this in the beginning."
"Should we ask what peace means?"
Xiao Jingkang knew how his daughter would answer without asking. She would only marry if her parents and grandfather agreed. This was what she always said.
After the busy and lively wedding ceremony, Xiao Yao found a quiet time and told Tong Mingyu about her idea of staying at the hot spring villa for a while. Xiao Yao thought it would take some effort to get the opportunity, but she never expected Tong Mingyu to agree so readily. This was completely different from what she expected. It was too smooth!
Xiao Yao pinched her thigh and it hurt. It seemed that she was not dreaming. When she cast a puzzled look at Tong Mingyu, she was glared back mercilessly.
Okay! I misunderstood. Maybe mother wanted me to leave for a while so that she could have some peace and quiet.
Tong Mingyu looked at her daughter, who looked aggrieved and pouting like an abandoned puppy, and smiled, but didn't explain. Even if her daughter didn't mention it, she would have wanted to send her away for a while. If she had to confront her father-in-law about it, who knows how many days the family would have to fight over it!
On the night when Xiao Yang brought his new wife back home and Xiao Yao and Xiao Yuan set off for the villa, Xiao Jingkang sent away all the younger generations and Xiao Jingyan, and mustered up the courage to talk to his father about his daughter and Yun Yichen.
"If you have something to say, say it quickly." The old man was a little drunk and squinted his eyes as he said that he needed to rest early and get enough rest so that he could go and accompany his granddaughter in a few days.
"A while ago, Prince Jing invited me to have tea and mentioned the prince's marriage. He said he wanted to marry Ping'an from our family as his daughter-in-law." Xiao Jingkang took a deep breath and finished his words quickly with his eyes closed. He didn't dare to pause, for fear that if he stopped, he would never have the chance to talk about it again.
"Burp!" The old man suddenly burped, as if startled. Qin, who was about to applaud, frightened her and put away her excitement. It was too late to pretend to be sad, so she might as well shut up. Whoever spoke first at this moment would be the one her husband would vent his anger on.
Xiao Jingtai and Xiao Jingmin also looked at their father nervously, fearing that the old man would get angry and something bad would happen to him.
The daughters-in-law were even more afraid to express their opinions. Even Tong Mingyu, the mother, did not have the courage to speak, let alone others.
The door was slammed open from the outside, and a figure rushed in with a roar of "I don't agree, I don't agree."
Everyone looked closely and found that it was Xiao Jun. Following closely behind him was Xiao Yi with a gloomy face. Standing by the door were Xiao Yang, who was stunned, and Xiao Qi, who didn't understand the situation.
Haven’t those who should have left left?
"Um... I came back to catch these guys." By the way, he listened in the corner and realized that something big was going to happen at home. Xiao Jingyan regretted it so much at this moment! If only he could go back to the Princess's Mansion. Now it seems that no matter what he does, he will get anything back.
"I knew that Yun Yichen had no good intentions and wanted to take my sister away from home. I wouldn't agree." Xiao Jun's eyes were red. He was the one he swore to protect for the rest of his life, and he wouldn't trust her to anyone else.
What if Yun Yichen changes his mind in the future, what if he secretly bullies my sister... it will be useless to regret it then, so it is better to let him give up now.
No one expected that the first person to raise objections would be Xiao Jun. Everyone secretly glanced at the silent old man. It would be fine if he didn't explode for a while, but if he did, who could stop him!
"All of you go back to bed! No one is allowed to tell anyone about what happened tonight. As for Ping An..." Xiao Jingkang looked at his old father worriedly. He had known that this matter would be difficult to handle, but he had never expected it to turn out like this. Oh! I wonder what the old man is thinking at this moment?
What else could the old man think? He had a thousand reasons in his heart not to marry his granddaughter off. But after going through so much, he understood even more clearly that without a stable living environment to rely on, so-called happiness is like a fragile bubble that will burst at the slightest poke.
The Xiao family is simply unable to protect their granddaughter. In Kyoto, only the Prince Jing's Mansion and a few prominent families can allow her to live a stable life. In comparison, the Prince Jing's Mansion is the best among them.
When Old Man Xiao thought about how Yun Yichen had been hiding by his side for so long without revealing his true identity, he felt his teeth itching with hatred. He had never thought that he would misjudge someone. He wanted to marry Ping An, right? Without paying some price and making a satisfactory promise, he would not agree to it no matter who the other party was.
"You agreed to this matter!" The old man, who had been silent for a while, neither agreed nor objected when he spoke, but asked a seemingly irrelevant question.
"No, I told King Jing that nothing I said would be of any use until you nodded." Xiao Jingkang replied very readily, fearing that he would upset the old man if he was a little late.
Silence returned to the room. Seeing his grandfather's displeasure, Xiao Jun didn't dare say anything and was dragged out by his two brothers. Xiao Jingyan also took the opportunity to slip away, convinced that this matter would not come to a conclusion tonight. With the old man's personality, he wouldn't let this end until everyone was in chaos.
"You should all go away too!" The old man, feeling a little relieved after hearing his son's words, spoke calmly. He needed time to come up with a plan. The Jing Palace was not the Tang family, the Qijun Palace, or the like. A tough attitude and playing dumb were useless.
"Father..." The three brothers spoke at the same time. How could they dare to leave under such circumstances!
"What? Are you still worried that I'll come to Prince Jing's mansion in the middle of the night? Let's go..." A large group of men couldn't protect a girl, and they had to rely on Yun Yichen for help. Now that the person who helped has revealed his true face, his precious granddaughter is about to be snatched away and become someone else's. Just thinking about it makes him feel so pathetic!
The brothers stood outside the door and discussed in low voices, and decided to leave one person to live in the side room just in case.
Xiao Jingkang and his wife dragged their exhausted bodies back to Yayuan. Before they even walked through the gate, they saw three figures elongated by the moonlight, wandering and swaying outside the door.
Alas! Xiao Jingkang didn't know what it was like for other families to marry off their daughters, but in his own family, it was as if a disaster was about to happen, and there was no joy on his face at all.
"Didn't I tell you to go back to sleep?" Among the three sons, one's daughter-in-law is pregnant, one just got married a few days ago, and one... This son will probably stay in Yayuan tonight.
"Father, I promise you that I will protect my sister, okay? Don't send her to Prince Jing's Mansion. Yun Yichen is not an easy person to get along with. He will bully my sister. I don't trust him." Xiao Jun never had a good impression of Yun Yichen, but this time, Xiao Jun directly classified him as a bad guy.
"A few days ago, your sister was rumored to be a beauty who brings disaster. What did you do? And what did Yun Yichen do? What if something like this happens again? How can the Jingwang Mansion help Ping An when you have no status?"
"We can give them money and a villa..." Xiao Jun's voice became smaller and smaller. He knew in his heart that Prince Jing's Mansion did not care about these things at all.
"If Yun Yichen wasn't sincere to Ping'an, I wouldn't marry Ping'an to him." Xiao Jingkang patted his youngest son's shoulder. Even if his sons grew up to be independent men, there were still some people and things that his family couldn't solve.
Xiao Yi and Xiao Yang agreed with their father's words, but they also felt a little reluctant. Is their only sister going to get married?
The only response they received was the cold night wind and the rustling of branches.
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