Although the decision had been made, Anqing did not put Xiaosong Lingzi into the house immediately.
The desire to win between women made An Qing feel that even when she was young, her appearance was no worse than that of Komatsu Reiko. But after all, she is older than Osomatsu Reiko. Perhaps in the eyes of a man, being older or younger is not important at all, but An Qing doesn't think so. She doesn't want to lose to a foreign woman anywhere.
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In the inner city, there is a quiet five-entry mansion.
Being able to have such a five-level house in the inner city, where land is so valuable, is an unattainable dream for many people who have worked hard for their entire lives.
Even the second-rank officials above the court would never be able to afford it if they only relied on their salaries.
What's more, as soon as you walk into this house, you feel like you have stepped into a quiet green mountain path. Once you walk out, you are instantly back to the most prosperous place in the world.
It is extremely rare to find tranquility in the midst of chaos!
A vermilion sedan came quietly outside the gate of the house.
The maid lowered her head and listened at the window for a moment, then stepped forward alone to the outside of the house door, grabbed the copper ring on the door, and knocked three times in succession.
Wow~chi~
The heavy door slowly opened, revealing a small face shaped like a melon seed.
After taking a look at the maid's luxurious clothes, the woman at the door asked in a somewhat solemn tone: "Excuse me, who are you looking for?"
The maid casually took out a golden order and said proudly: "Give this to your master and ask her to come and see you immediately."
The woman inside the house is just a commoner, and she doesn't know what the token represents. However, her master has very few friends. She has been here for so long, and has only seen two of her master's friends come frequently, and no one else has come here again.
"Please wait a moment, your distinguished guest. I will go and report to the master right now."
After saying that, he closed the door with the token and hurriedly went to report.
Yao Yue was in the yard, looking at her daughter's eyes full of happiness. Her daughter is already five years old. Yao Yue is very pleased to see her grow from an infant to now being able to not only run around but also overturn pots and jars in the garden.
Although she was quite critical of her daughter's restlessness and mischief, thinking that it might be because of her father's whim, she frowned and was reluctant to blame her.
Looking at the flower in her daughter's hand, Yao Yue sighed with her forehead, and asked in confusion: "Why did you pinch the flower again? Even if you insist on pinching it, you should pinch it to look good. Why do you choose to pinch it?" Do you want to pinch off these unsightly things?"
My daughter was already able to speak clearly and coherently. She curled her lips and said, "I'm not here to read it, so why pinch something that looks good?"
Yao Yue was stunned and asked even more puzzledly: "If it's not just to see, then why are you pinching it?"
"There is no room for useless waste in my garden. Since it doesn't look good, it must be cut off!" My daughter threw away the flowers in her hand like a grown-up and put her short hands behind her back.
Yao Yue tilted her head and thought for a while, but did not understand her daughter's words deeply. She just felt that what her daughter said was a bit strange.
But then she threw her daughter's words behind her, smiled and waved to her daughter, "Come, come here. You have been playing for so long, you must be tired, right? Come here and have something to eat."
At this moment, the maid hurried over with the token.
Yao Yue saw the maid running from the door of the courtyard from a distance. Before she could speak, she asked, "What's the matter?"
"Reply to the girl, someone wants to see the girl. The slave girl saw that she was dressed in an extraordinary way, so she didn't dare to neglect and came to report it immediately." The maid leaned over and bowed, "Oh, by the way, she gave this to the slave girl."
Yao Yue didn't care at all at first. Since she moved here, many neighbors wanted to visit her. But apart from Yanxue and Xiangxue, she didn't see anyone else.
Just as he was about to ask the maid to send someone away, he suddenly saw the token handed over by the maid.
Yao Yue's face was suddenly startled, and she stood up subconsciously. He took the token over at once and saw the words "Princess Anqing Order" engraved on the golden token.
"Where is the person?" Yao Yue suddenly raised her head and asked the maid in a stern voice.
In the memory of the maids, the master has always been very gentle to them, the maids. How could he be so harsh now?
Startled, the maid quickly pointed in the direction of the door and stammered: "Just outside the door."
"Let's go, follow me and invite you!" Yao Yue took her daughter and a group of maids and hurried to the gate.
When Yao Yue saw An Qing's maid, she took a deep breath, stepped forward to the sedan window, and whispered: "Folk girl Yao Yue, pay homage to Her Royal Highness the Princess."
The maid helped An Qing get down from the sedan chair. An Qing looked at Yao Yue who was bowing her head in front of him and couldn't help but sigh: "Sister Yao Yue, it's been a long time since we last met. Have we already grown up?"
Yao Yue subconsciously raised her head and looked at An Qing but didn't know how to answer. She and An Qing were once as close as sisters, but she greedily drugged Han Du, so that although the two did not fall out in person, they had no contact with each other since then.
Yao Yue didn't expect that An Qing would take the initiative to come to her today.
Seeing Yao Yue's daze, An Qing glanced at the house: "This house is nice, and my sister really knows how to choose a place. What? Don't you want to invite your sister to come in and sit down?"
"No~" Yao Yue said subconsciously, "If the princess can come, the humble house will be full of glory. Princess, please come quickly!"
An Qing stood still, looked sideways at Yao Yue, and sighed: "It seems that you still don't want to recognize me as your sister anymore."
"People's daughters dare not...sister..." Under An Qing's gaze, Yao Yue could only bite her lip and call her sister.
An Qing immediately held her hand happily and said, "This is just right. No matter what happens, we will be as close as sisters as before."
Walking into the main entrance, An Qing saw a little girl kneeling in front of a group of maids.
She couldn't help but look at Yao Yue and asked, "This is..."
Yao Yue's expression changed, and she suddenly felt a little flustered. But after thinking about it for a moment, he nodded slightly.
"What's your name?" An Qing stepped forward, took the girl's little hand, and asked softly.
The girl was different from ordinary children. Even though it was her first time meeting An Qing, she was not afraid of anything. Facing An Qing's inquiry, she calmly did not answer, but looked at her mother first.
Yao Yue stood behind and nodded slightly towards her daughter.
The girl then replied childishly: "My name is Han Yao."
"Han Yao?" An Qing turned around and asked Yao Yue.
Yao Yue hurriedly stepped forward and wanted to explain in a voice that only two people could hear clearly, but suddenly she didn't know how to speak, so she could only stammer: "Princess...I..."
An Qing smiled, "Han Yao... a very good name."
This name obviously follows Han Du's surname, and then takes a word from Yao Yue's name.
"You've been away from there for so many years, why don't you use your original name?" An Qing asked curiously.
Yaoyue is just her name in Jiaofangsi, it is definitely not her real name, and Yaoyue has never said her real name.
Yao Yue shook her head when she heard the sound: "My family has long since disappeared. Even if we use the original name, it has no meaning other than adding sadness. Maybe in the eyes of others, the name Yao Yue always carries the meaning of Jiaofang Si Shadow, but in my opinion, it is my new life."
"...It's okay. Only by forgetting the past can you face the future. Now that you have a daughter, you will have someone to rely on in the future. It doesn't matter what it was originally." An Qing sighed and comforted.
Yao Yue is proficient in all kinds of music, chess, calligraphy and painting. This was not something she learned after joining the Jiaofang Division, but she had been educated by ladies before that. From the fact that she ended up in Jiaofangsi, we can know that she must be the queen of the guilty minister.
And such a serious crime as sending the female relatives of criminal officials to Jiaofangsi must have been approved by the emperor's father. Therefore, Anqing didn't know what to say.
Just when Anqing was feeling heavy, a crisp voice sounded in her ears.
"Who are you?" Han Yao was seen holding her little hands behind her back and looking at An Qing with furrowed eyebrows.
Seeing her daughter being so offensive, Yao Yue was immediately shocked and said quickly: "Yao Yao, don't be rude, this is..."
"I am your aunt." An Qing said before Yao Yue finished speaking.
Yao Yue glanced at An Qing in surprise, moved her lips a few times, and finally closed them quietly.
"What is auntie?" Han Yao was not afraid of An Qing at all, but asked cutely.
An Qing couldn't help but laugh when he saw Han Yao was so interesting, and talked to her patiently: "Auntie is your mother's sister."
"Are you my mother's sister?" Han Yao bit her finger, with a hint of sparkle at the corner of her mouth.
"certainly."
"Then why haven't I seen you before?" Han Yao continued to ask.
"Uh~" An Qing was speechless and didn't know how to answer.
She couldn't tell her child that she was very angry with her mother before, right?
Seeing that An Qing was silent, Han Yao had a suspicion in her eyes, "I have met Aunt Xiangxue and Aunt Yanxue, why haven't I met you?"
An Qing sighed, subconsciously touched Han Yao's hair, paused and said, "My aunt was... busy before, why don't I come to see you now?"
"Then have you met my dad?" Han Yao actually didn't care why this strange lady didn't come to see her. What she cared about was that other people had dads, so why she had never seen him before.
Yao Yue was immediately startled and quickly pulled her daughter over: "Don't talk nonsense..."
Han Yao blinked her confused eyes. She didn't understand why she was scolded by her mother as nonsense after just asking her a question. She was not talking nonsense!
Ignoring her mother, Han Yao turned around and continued to ask the aunt: "Auntie, have you seen my dad? Is my dad dead?"
As she spoke, two crystal beads suddenly slipped from her eyes.
An Qing felt soft in his heart, and quickly stepped forward to protect Han Yao, saying in a hoarse voice: "No, your father is not dead."
