After the old man's reminder, everyone understood that this time the trouble was likely to be big, and it would probably not work to use the method used to deal with Yu Xianrong to deal with the Princess of Beijin.
"Why are you overthinking it so much? She might even be planning to enter the palace! How could the Emperor of Northern Jin allow his niece to marry someone like me, a man without any achievements or abilities?"
"Don't forget that if Prince Jing hadn't stepped in, you would have been captured and taken to the Huaiyang Palace of Northern Jin to be a son-in-law." Xiao Jingtai ruthlessly exposed his brother's embarrassing moments. This guy still talks nonsense shamelessly. Xiao Jingtai dared to guarantee that this princess must be coming for his brother.
"Then let's ask King Jing for help this time." Xiao Jingyan's relationship with King Jing is now so deep that they are inseparable (so he thinks). One trouble is still a trouble, and one more time will definitely not be a big deal.
"I really don't know where you got such a thick skin from. Prince Jing has more than one or two things to do every day, and any one of them is definitely more important than yours. He has already done his best to tell us in advance, and you actually want a prince to clean up your mess. Not to mention that the prince doesn't have the time, even if he did, we would be embarrassed to repeatedly trouble him!"
Old Marquis Xiao felt a headache when he saw his youngest son who didn't care at all about the upcoming visit of the Princess of Northern Jin. The whole family was anxious to help him find a solution, but he acted as if nothing had happened and didn't take it to heart at all. It was true that the emperor was not anxious at all, but the eunuchs were anxious to death.
"Well, what do you think my son should do?" This person hasn't arrived yet! What's the point of thinking more? Xiao Jingyan even thought that if Princess Xiyue dared to stay in Tianyu and marry, he would dare to marry her. After all, it doesn't matter who he marries!
"Since you don't care at all, what's the point of us worrying about it? Just handle it yourself! But you have to keep this matter a secret from your mother first and see how the situation develops. Also, you'd better find a way to deal with that princess yourself. If you leave Tianyu, your mother will go crazy." Old Marquis Xiao said tiredly. He had four sons, but the first three combined were not as worrying as his youngest son.
"Son, I understand. If she insists on marrying me, then she should stay in Tianyu. If you want me to go to Beijin, I will never agree. Now I finally understand how biased you are. You should have asked the Emperor for permission to marry on your own behalf. Ping'an and Ruyi were still so young, why were you so anxious? Now, my son is about to die, and your request has not played its due role. You have wasted a precious opportunity."
"Whatever you say, even if I have to choose again, I will still choose my granddaughter. You, a grown man, can live well even if you go somewhere else and don't have relatives around you. But it's different for Ping'an and the others. They have been pampered since childhood, what if they get bullied after entering someone else's house? What if the son-in-law they find in the future is not good to them?" When Old Marquis Xiao said the first half of the sentence, his tone was so matter-of-fact, but when he talked about his granddaughter, his tone was full of heartache.
Xiao Jingyan regretted his words. He should not have said anything. After listening to his father's explanation, he felt even more upset. It did nothing. Xiao Jingyan secretly decided that when he got married, he would have daughters too. He would have lots of them. Then he would see how his father would love his little granddaughters. He would make up for all the neglect and injustice he had suffered over the years.
The family meeting was not successful and almost no problems were solved. Men often focus on external things that are closely related to the future of the family, while women in the harem pay more attention to family harmony and whether the new member can get along with everyone.
"Sister-in-law, if the princess really comes home, do we have to greet her every day?" Li Jiaoying was worried. Her brother-in-law's ability to stir up trouble was getting worse and worse. He could even attract Tianyu to the royal princess of Northern Jin. It was impossible not to admire him.
"I don't think the princess is willing to stay in Tianyu. Even if she does, she'll need a princess's residence, given her status. She won't live with us." Tong Mingyu knew her sister-in-law was worried about getting along with the princess, so she helped her analyze the possible scenarios. This matter didn't just involve Xiao Jingyan and Princess Xiyue; the Northern Jin and Tianyu royal families would also be involved. Tong Mingyu believed her family had little say in the matter; everything depended on the wishes of the Tianyu Emperor and the Northern Jin royal family.
"I hope this princess is easy to get along with, otherwise..." The house will be lively in the future. After being used to a peaceful and leisurely life, Li Jiaoying was really afraid that she, who had almost no skills in house fighting, would be caught in the vortex of struggle.
"It's late, let's go back and rest! We can discuss everything after the princess arrives. After all, she didn't say clearly what Tianyu is here for, so it's useless for us to think too much now."
"What sister-in-law said makes sense. I will follow you from now on. Please don't leave me behind." Li Jiaoying tugged at Tong Mingyu's sleeve like a little girl, intending to find a protective umbrella for herself in preparation for a rainy day.
"You!" Tong Mingyu patted her sister-in-law's hand to comfort her. If the princess was easy to get along with, everyone would not be sad. If she was not easy to get along with, not to mention herself, even her mother-in-law would inevitably suffer from it in the future. What can be done now? Let's take it one step at a time!
Qin naturally wanted to know what happened and how it was handled, but Old Marquis Xiao evaded the question by saying, "We were just discussing who would be the Crown Prince."
Qin's biggest wish was for her youngest son to be the heir. Partiality was partly the reason, but she was even more worried that after she and her husband died, her other three sons would all hold official positions, while her youngest would remain in a lower position and lack ambition. How would he survive? But she couldn't bring herself to say such things.
When people in the streets and alleys began to talk about the news that the Lord of Beijin was coming to Tianyu, Xiao Jingyan was lobbying Xiao Yao to stay in King Jing's imperial farm for a few days.
"You couldn't go the last time Ruyi went to Huangzhuang to play." After saying this, Xiao Jingyan sighed in a fake manner, but Xiao Yao could hear a clear hint of gloating in his words.
The imperial farm of Prince Jing's Mansion was a shadow in Xiao Yao's heart. Every time someone mentioned it in front of her, Xiao Yao would think of who had caused her to be confined to her house and punished to copy books. How could she be interested in such a place!
Seeing his niece shaking her head, Xiao Jingyan became anxious. He had finally managed to borrow the imperial manor as a shelter. Yun Yichen had said that the reason he agreed to lend him the manor for a few days was entirely because he owed his niece a favor and wanted to find a chance to make up for it. He hoped to bring his two nieces with him to live there.
If Ping'an doesn't go, Ruyi won't go either. Xiao Jingyan knows in his heart that the person Yun Yichen wants to invite the most is Ping'an, and he and Ruyi are just supporting roles.
"Uncle, go by yourself, or ask Ruyi. I won't go anyway."
"Fourth Uncle will buy you the latest travelogue."
"No."
"How about having your fourth uncle get you some overseas pigments? That way you can paint more vivid characters in the future."
"If you make any other request, we can exchange it, but this one won't do. And to tell you the truth, I don't want to see the prince of Prince Jing's family. From now on, I will try my best to avoid any occasion where he is present."
"You...you and the princess aren't friends?" Xiao Jingyan asked in surprise.
"The princess is the princess, and others are others. I also like the princess, and I have a good impression of Prince Jing." The only person she doesn't want to see or mention is Yun Yichen.
Xiao Jingyan is not a fool. The meaning of his niece's words is very clear. She will never accept the prince's goodwill. It seems that there is no hope of reconciling these two little enemies. Where should he go for refuge?
"It's just a quarrel between children, so why hold a grudge like that? Actually, the prince is a good person, polite and capable..."
"He's kind-hearted, isn't he, because he's willing to lend you the Royal Manor? That's your business, not mine. Don't mention him in front of me anymore. I don't want to hear it." Regardless of what agreement Yun Yichen and his fourth uncle had reached, or what Yun Yichen meant, Xiao Yao didn't want to hear anyone mention him in front of her. Call her petty or willful, Xiao Yao simply didn't want anything to do with Yun Yichen. Not at all.
Yun Yichen had been waiting for Xiao Jingyan's reply, but after two days he didn't see her. He knew what was going on. He hadn't expected that after so long, the little girl still wouldn't forgive him. What should he do next?
Whether it was because his mother liked that girl, or because she was one of his sister's only two friends, Yun Yichen didn't want to become enemies with Xiao Yao. He could tolerate bickering, arguments, and occasional fights, but he couldn't accept them becoming enemies who ignored each other and would never speak to each other again. If he refused to bend this time, would the little girl never talk to him again?
Yun Yichen paced back and forth in the study, not knowing what to do. Since when did he become unlike himself? Whenever he saw the little girl, he couldn't help wanting to quarrel with her. He hoped that she would notice him when she saw others, instead of ignoring him and turning a blind eye.
Whenever I see her lively and vivid appearance, my heart feels as comfortable as a spring breeze, but when I see her hurt and crying, I also feel uncomfortable.
Yun Yichen wanted to find someone to ask if he was sick, which was why his mood was so good for a while and then so bad the next. Any person or thing that had even the slightest connection with the little girl would make him hesitate. That time at the villa, he really didn't want to do anything to the little girl, nor did he want her to be punished. He just wanted to see her embarrass herself.
The current situation was definitely beyond Yun Yichen's expectations, and this result was really not what he wanted to see.
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