It took half a month for Xiao Yao to recover her eyesight, but the old man couldn't wait any longer. He urged his wife to pack his luggage and asked his daughter-in-law to help his granddaughter check the luggage, wishing they could leave right away.
"It's already March. How long does my father-in-law plan to keep Ping'an outside?" Tong Mingyu held her husband back and wouldn't let him leave. She could only pour out her complaints to him.
"Arui is getting married on the sixth day of May. Are you still worried that they won't come back by then?" Xiao Jingkang wanted to say that he had no ability to stop his father from going out! Who made his eldest son give him a great-grandson instead of a great-granddaughter?
Fortunately, Ayang's wife is also pregnant. The daughter-in-law herself said that it is very likely to be a little girl. The whole family is now hoping that the unborn little one is a girl, so that they can distract his attention and he won't be too sad after the wedding is safe.
"Shouldn't we tell Prince Jing's Mansion about this?" Tong Mingyu had never met someone with the same temper as her father-in-law, and she didn't know how to explain it to her in-laws.
"There's no need to explain anything. We will send enough people to protect her. She lives in the manor and seldom goes out. There's nothing to worry about!" What Xiao Jingkang didn't say was that Prince Jing's Mansion also sent a large number of secret guards, and there were indeed a lot of people responsible for protecting his daughter!
The farm in the suburbs of Beijing is indeed smaller than other places. There are scattered cattle and sheep running happily on a natural grassland; three or five light boats are floating on the lake, and strong men are standing in front of the boats casting nets and collecting fish.
The few houses are hidden among the trees, and a few fields are scattered around. As soon as Xiao Yao arrived here, she thought of the words "holiday villa".
"Do you like it?" The old man also likes this place very much. It is close to the mountains and the water. If he wants to see the sheep, he can just open the window and see them. He is truly in the midst of nature.
"I like it. Can we go fishing, grazing and growing vegetables tomorrow?" Life like that must be wonderful, Xiao Yao asked impatiently.
"I'm going hunting." Xiao Yuan didn't want to grow vegetables because she couldn't even tell the difference between grass and vegetables.
"We're not in a hurry. You can do whatever you want here." The old man planned to live here for a while, and then... take his granddaughter home and tell her the "bad" news that she was engaged to Yun Yichen.
It is indeed not suitable to go out in the second half of the year. Once everything at home is ready, it is time for my granddaughter to put on her wedding dress and get married.
These two months are the last period of freedom for my granddaughter before she gets married. I must let her have fun and enjoy herself to the fullest.
Xiao Yao once again shed her fancy clothes for a cotton dress. Every day, she either played with the animals, fed the birds, or went fishing. The old man also changed into a short shirt and personally picked up a hoe to work diligently with his granddaughter. They worked for half an hour every morning, and after two weeks, they had cultivated a small vegetable garden.
"When our vegetables have grown, we'll send them back to Beijing for Grandma and the others to taste."
"Okay, the vegetables Ping'an grows will definitely be delicious, and they will all praise you then."
"Grandfather, you have made the greatest contribution. I must praise you first before I can praise myself."
"Hey! Hey! There's a living person here! Even though there are no vegetables, you can't pretend not to see it!" Xiao Yuan put his hands on his hips and squeezed between his grandfather and sister. He absolutely could not ignore the second young lady.
The three generations of grandparents and grandchildren are living a happy life, and there are a large group of people in Kyoto who are watching their movements every day!
Something like how the eldest daughter of the Xiao family almost fell into the pond while feeding the fish; something like how the two daughters of the Xiao family disguised themselves as servants and went to the nearby market, and how the second daughter almost got into a fight with someone over two buns... Yun Yichen read these reports every day, and the corners of his eyes and brows were wrinkled so much that they could kill a mosquito.
I should have brought this old man and two children back to Kyoto. They are causing me so much trouble.
Yin Qianhua kept trying to dissuade him, saying that Xiao Rui was about to get married, and they would definitely come back. The old man was not a reckless person, and this time he came back, he would not take the two sisters with him. If Yun Yichen hadn't heard these words, he might have taken action long ago.
That day, Yun Yichen was discussing something with Mu Fengwu and Kong Xuzhe in the study when he heard Tang Qianli asking Xiao Anzi in an anxious voice, "Where is the prince?"
"Let him in." Yun Yichen put down the letter in his hand and gently rubbed his twitching eyelids with his hands. Is something bad going to happen?
"Master, according to the spies, Northern Jin's reinforcements have arrived in Tianyu and have now crossed Songjiang. They will enter the capital in the evening." Tang Qianli finished the news in one breath, staring at Yun Yichen waiting for instructions.
"Come on! Who's afraid of him?" Kong Xuzhe had only heard of Luo Yan but never met him in person. He also had only a vague understanding of the rumors about him and Xiao Yao, and did not take Luo Yan seriously at all.
"Are the old man and the others still in the suburbs of Beijing?" Yun Yichen was more concerned about where Xiao Yao and the others were and whether they had the possibility of meeting Luo Yan.
"Yes, and the two young ladies went out hunting with me today and haven't returned to their residence yet." Tang Qianli didn't dare to lie and could only report truthfully.
"Prepare the horses." After hearing his subordinates' report, Yun Yichen couldn't sit still any longer. He didn't want Luo Yan to see Xiao Yao, preferably not even once. He had a feeling that Luo Yan would be the most difficult of all his rivals.
"I'll go too." Kong Xuzhe, like Yun Yichen, also had times when he didn't see his sweetheart. He also felt that he was much more pitiful than Yun Yichen. At least Yun Yichen had a status, but if he wanted to enter the Xiao family, he had to find someone for help.
However, Xiao Ruyi treated her much better than before. Now, she would not refuse when she was given sketchbooks and snacks. Although she always demanded payment and would not accept anything unless she accepted the money, she should know in her heart that she was not giving things for the money.
"Or I can go with you." Mu Fengwu is going to be a father again. His biggest wish now is to have a son in his own family, and then Yun Yichen and his junior sister will get married and have a little girl, so that the two families can become in-laws.
"You don't have to go." Within a few words, the three people had walked out of the study. Yun Yichen sent someone to tell his father and mother that he had gone out for something. At the same time, he sent Tang Qianli to find Xiao Jingkang and tell him about the king's visit to Beijing so that the Xiao family could take precautions in advance.
It was almost noon when Yun Yichen and his companions left Beijing. They ate some dry food on the way and then rushed to the villa where the Xiao family's grandparents and grandchildren lived without stopping for a moment.
The road became more and more remote, and there were few people around, let alone people themselves, and even pedestrians.
"I really don't know what these people are thinking. Isn't it good to stay in Kyoto? Why do they have to come to a place like this? There is no popularity and no scenery." Kong Xuzhe shook his head and said that he could not understand the actions of the Xiao family, especially the thoughts of the old man and the beautiful sister, which could not be inferred by common sense at all.
Yun Yichen looked at Kong Xuzhe with disdain. His cousin Xiao Yuan also had a part in this. When it came to being naughty, the little girl was far worse than her now. Maybe it was her who came up with the idea of going up the mountain to hunt!
I just received a report from the secret guard that several people were barbecuing not far from the villa. The fire has been lit and even the prey has been cleaned up. It seems that they are preparing for a barbecue in the wild.
"Let's hurry over! The cold and hard dry food is too disgusting. I want to eat meat." When Kong Xuzhe heard that there was barbecue, he tightened the reins and squeezed the horse's belly, wanting to gallop and reach the destination as soon as possible.
"We can't go over there now." The Xiao family's location is relatively hidden. If Luo Yan takes the main road, the two sides should not run into each other.
If he brought so many people with him, plus Kong Xuzhe's men, and they all rushed to the villa, it would be hard to guarantee that they would not attract other people's attention. It would not be too late to show up again after Luo Yan and his group had gone far away.
When he was with Yun Yichen, Kong Xuzhe felt like he had no choice but to obey. The decision-making power was never his. This guy was now the official son-in-law of the Xiao family, and he still hadn't found a place to stay! What else could he do if he didn't continue to obey? The man in front of him was both the future son-in-law of the Xiao family and Xiao Ruyi's cousin. He couldn't afford to offend him, and he didn't dare to.
Their group hid around the villa, and Yun Yichen didn't plan to show up for the time being. If the Xiao family was fine, he would wait until the three of them returned to the villa. Then he would tell the old man about Luo Yan's visit to Tianyu. If he agreed to return to Beijing, he would be there to escort him. If he refused to leave... Yun Yichen curled his lips subtly. He now had a reason to stay and protect his fiancée. He believed that the old man and his father-in-law would not be able to say anything against it.
Luo Yan coming to Tianyu might not be a bad thing. If he used it well, he could accomplish many things, such as using the opportunity to announce his engagement with the little girl, or using this opportunity to make more trips to the Xiao family...
Yun Yichen was dreaming here, and the old man and the others were not idle either. Some were responsible for lighting the fire, some were responsible for collecting the game, Xiao Yao was only responsible for applying the seasoning, and Xiao Yuan's duties remained the same, he was only responsible for eating and drinking.
The seasoning that Xiao Yao brought is an ultimate recipe that has been experimented many times and is relatively mature and perfect. As time goes by, with the perfect heat and the fragrant seasoning, the delicious barbecue slowly emerges.
A convoy of vehicles, dressed in unique and ostentatious attire, moved in an orderly fashion along an official road not too far from the Xiao family's residence. In the largest and most spacious carriage, pulled by eight horses, sat a young man with his eyes closed, resting.
"What a nice smell, like someone is grilling meat."
“This smells so good.”
"Keep your voice down, don't disturb the prince."
The man in the car slowly opened his eyes. His handsome face was enough to make women jealous. He had phoenix eyes, long eyebrows, a delicate nose, and red lips. He looked domineering and evil.
Who would have thought that he was the overbearing and arrogant twelfth prince Luo Yan from six years ago? Even if Princess Xiyue was here, she probably wouldn't be able to recognize him at the first sight.
"Want to eat meat?" A cold and indifferent voice came from the carriage, and one could not tell whether it was calm or angry.
The subordinates who were talking non-stop just now fell silent in an instant. Who dared to say that in Northern Jin, anyone who displeased King Qin would see the sun the next day? Only those fools who thought they were smart would offend him.
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