C34 (1/2)
The guest hall's side door was the place where the girls served tea and water. At this moment, a few women were standing. They all quietly discussed: ”I didn't expect that the little prince of Beicheng would be so handsome. As expected of a prince, he sure looks impressive.” It was indeed a bit abrupt that he wanted to meet Sister Yuan by name. ”If it wasn't for the fact that Sister Yuan is still so young, we would have …”
”Yo, this little prince is currently only ten years old, and Sister Yuan is also only eight. But this child's family, it's alright to meet him.” ”Don't make wild guesses!”
”Say, if this little prince takes a fancy to our Sister Yuan, will our Sister Yuan become an imperial concubine?” ”There has never been a wangfei in our house. How glorious would it be if there were a wangfei.”
”Sigh, Beicheng is so far away that even the Crown Princess wouldn't do it, let alone a Royal Consort.”
”Don't randomly guess, this time the little prince came with ill intentions! A few years ago, he fell for Sister Yuan and was forced to call her 'elder sister'. This matter was known by everyone. Everyone said that elder sister Yuan had brought glory to our country, and they were all in high spirits. But they didn't think that by doing so, they'd offended this little prince. Now that he was here, it was probably to seek revenge. ”Don't be happy too early.”
When Li You brought the congratulatory speech to the side door, the female members of the staff hastily made way for him to pass. They asked quietly, ”Sister Yuan, are you having a headache? How did you get a red silk ribbon?” He heard a voice come out from the hall, ”His Highness the Prince came to our Nanchang Kingdom four years ago, and at that time, we met with Miss Yuan in the palace. When he returned, he still remembered, but he couldn't wait to report that the Emperor ordered us to enter the palace, so he brought someone with him to meet her. At this moment, they could only lead the way and bring it here … ”
When he raised his head, he saw that it was an Eunuch Chang who had been to the mansion before. He then looked over and saw a boy around ten years old sitting beside him. Hey, why do you look so rude when you called out your name?
At this time, Li You pulled the congratulatory hand and brought it to Matriarch He. He smiled as he said to the crowd, ”Sis had a headache today, so I came a little later.” ”Don't be offended!”
Old Lady He smiled as she accompanied Tang Zhi. When she saw Li You had come in with a congratulatory message, and saw that he was wearing a red ribbon on his head, he looked much less spirited than he usually was. She greeted everyone one by one and asked, ”You were fine this morning, but why did you get a headache?” Did you call a doctor? In that case, after seeing His Highness, you should go back to your room to rest! ” As he spoke, he told Tang Zhi, ”But unfortunately, Miss Jiao Yuan has a headache and is afraid that she might overdo it. Your Highness, what do you think …?
Who was Old Madam He? Naturally, she could tell with a glance that the one dressed as a woman in front of her was a congratulatory speech. However, she maintained her composure and used her eyes to help Li You to get back to their room quickly. In fact, Li You recognized Tang Zhi Li's message long ago. He just remembered that since Tang Zhi Li came, he had to let him see someone. He knew that Tang Zhi Li was sick, so he naturally wouldn't make things difficult for him.
What a joke. Since he had come looking for him, he naturally came prepared. He had to make He Yuan lose a lot of face. If it was He Yuan's own child who had lost face, then it wouldn't matter. It was just that this matter was different from the others. However, it was related to the nation's stature, so he couldn't let Tang Zhi Li succeed. Why did Eunuch Chang bring them to the Residence of He without letting them announce He Yuan into the palace? He knew that Tang Zhi Li was going to beat He Yuan, but the emperor didn't want to see He Yuan being held up in front of so many people at the national banquet, so he used a method to get Eunuch Chang to bring Tang Zhi Li to the He mansion. Otherwise, since he was a mere little prince and he said that he wanted to meet He Yuan, he would naturally announce that he was entering the Imperial Palace. Why would he need to wait for him? However, if the news were to spread that the young prince of Beicheng had made things difficult for the young lady of the Residence of He and made things difficult for her, it would cause the people of the Residence of He to lose face. If Tang Zhi Li were to return home and say that he had troubled the adopted daughter of the Eldest Princess, Beicheng would be very proud, but it would be very inappropriate. It would be a good idea to avoid him by getting sick.
He didn't expect that when he came to Nanchang that year, he would accidentally call her elder sister of a girl who was two years younger than him. This fact was a great shame and humiliation, and he would always remember this matter when he returned. Because this year's ambassador, Dr. Zhou, had come to Nanchang, he had followed him. He wanted to make things difficult for He Yuan, so that He Yuan could kowtow to him in front of everyone and call him Big Brother. Today, when he followed Eunuch Chang to the Residence of He, he saw that the He Yuan that he had imagined many times had appeared. The chubby and adorable little girl was now a beautiful little girl.
Tang Jingli was wearing two silk palace flowers the size of a fingernail with a coiled bun on his head. However, he wore a red ribbon on his forehead. Strangely, there was a valiant and valiant air to his charm, making him unable to take a closer look. After Old Madam He told her that she was sick, she had forgotten about the idea of showing her power when she was prepared to do so. Seeing that the other party was paying his respects to him, he turned around and prepared to leave. However, when he intended to force the other party to stay, he was overbearing. At that moment, she shouted, ”Miss He, wait!” With that, he called over a small box and said, ”This is a map that I made. I will keep it for fun, but if I am able to put it all together within three days, it will not be in vain for me to call you elder sister a few years ago. If I am unable to do so within three days, Miss He will have to kneel down and call me brother. ”
Isn't it just a form of address for my elder brother and elder sister? Why did it have to be so complicated? The congratulatory word stared at Tang Zhili and almost said, here, I'll just call you big brother this time.
Tang Zhili felt his heart tremble under the stare of the congratulatory speech, but he himself secretly shivered.
Shi Yi brought He Yuan and He Zhen out of the Mo Mansion, and just as they got into the carriage, they heard voices outside. Shi Yi lifted the curtain and looked out, and saw He Yuan's wet nurse, Li Mu, brushing her skirt as she got off the carriage.