Even if Tao Shi'an is now in the first rank, the tribute fabrics are not what he wants.
What's more, the fabric on Aunt Zhao's body is still silk from Jiangnan. The entire Jiangnan can only get three pieces every year, and all of them are sent to the palace.
Over the years, His Majesty has only rewarded three ministers, and the one with the most rewards was General Chu.
But that was twenty years ago.
It is said that the Chu family put the fabric in Miss Chu's dowry. Could it be...
"Yao Yao has good eyesight, this is indeed the tribute silk."
Princess Zhou also has a piece of silkworm silk, but she is reluctant to use it. Now she is preparing to make a dowry for her daughter.
As long as she thinks about her daughter being treated like this, she will get angry.
"Aunt Zhao, what else do you have to say now?"
Aunt Zhao only knew that this piece of fabric was good, but she didn't know exactly why it was so good, let alone that it was a tribute. Otherwise, even if she had a hundred courages, she wouldn't dare to use it to make clothes.
What should we do now?
In broad daylight, so many people saw it...
"Yaoyao, I know you don't like me, but my sister died early. I worked hard to bring you up these years. I have no credit for you, but I have worked hard for you. How could you unite with outsiders to harm me like this?"
Aunt Zhao tried to divert everyone's attention, but Tao Yaoyao refused.
"I've seen thieves shouting to catch thieves, but I've never seen you so careless." Tao Yaoyao turned to look at the crowd, her eyes red, and told her what her life was like in the Tao family these years.
Tao Yaoyao was already prepared to plot against Aunt Zhao, but when she talked about it now, she spoke with emotion and emotion. After just a few words, she felt sad and cried.
Even the men on the side began to feel sorry for Tao Yaoyao when they heard what Aunt Zhao had done.
"I really didn't expect Master Tao to be quite fair and selfless on weekdays, but he turned out to be such a person in private."
"This Aunt Zhao is really going too far. I am just a concubine. She actually wants to lie on top of my legitimate daughter. She is simply overestimating her abilities."
"What she went too far was to seize Mrs. Tao's dowry. She didn't even think about who she was. She dared to wear anything on herself, and she wasn't afraid of whether she had this blessing."
Men are more gossipy than women, and their words are more unpleasant than women.
These words seemed to have taken off Aunt Zhao's fig leaf and made her stand naked in front of everyone. Ever since Mrs. Tao died and she was the master of the Tao family, she had never suffered such humiliation.
So she glared at Tao Yaoyao fiercely, then pulled Tao Yanyan and ran away.
Someone wanted to chase her, but Princess Zhou stopped her and said, "Yaoyao has to go back later, so give her some face."
Everyone: I’m afraid she was the one who gave the least face to Aunt Zhao just now.
The servants came over to report that the banquet could begin. Princess Zhou was going to greet the guests. After telling Tao Yaoyao to find Wen Hanyan, she took the servants to the front yard.
After Tao Yaoyao waited for Princess Zhou to leave, she was about to leave, but was stopped by a cold voice.
"Little fox, you are very lucky today."
You are the fox, and your whole family is a fox.
Tao Yaoyao didn't like this title very much, so she turned around and said, "Compared to the prince's methods, I am really ashamed of myself."
Xie Lan frowned, why did this girl act like he had offended her?
"Your Majesty, you are such a noble man and you forget things so much. Why, you just robbed a few of my shop a few days ago, and you don't remember it so quickly?"
shop?
Xie Lan turned to look at Chang Geng.
Chang Geng immediately lowered his head.
After understanding what was going on, Xie Lan raised her peach blossom eyes and asked, "Did Miss Tao buy from those shops?"
Tao Yaoyao frowned.
"Since Miss Tao didn't pay for it, why can't others buy it? If you didn't buy it in the end, you have to find your own reasons instead of yelling at me here."
Why does this sound so...bastard?
It's unreasonable, right?
Okay, he has a high status and she is justified.
If she can't afford to offend him, can she still afford to hide?
"Guizhi, let's go."
Tao Yaoyao gritted his teeth and looked at Xie Lan before turning around and leaving.
She was obviously skinny, but she looked untouchable. She didn't know who she wanted to see by doing this... Xie Lan thought of something, and the smile in his eyes slowly dissipated, replaced by an indescribable complexity. .
"Chang Geng, you are so brave."
Chang Geng was so frightened that he knelt on the ground, "Master makes atonement. This subordinate just wants to teach Miss Tao a lesson, and the master also agreed to this in the first place."
Yeah?
Xie Lan thought for a while, raised his forehead and said, "You have been with me for so many years. When did you see me doing it secretly when I wanted to take revenge?"
Chang Geng was stunned for a moment, then stood up, "I understand what my master means. I will avenge my master on the spot next time."
"What are you two talking about?" Although Wen Qi didn't hear clearly what they were talking about, he understood the general story.
I really didn’t expect that the prince would be so petty.
"That girl is having a hard time. When the prince sees her in the future, can he be more tolerant?" Wen Qi added one more sentence out of pity for Tao Yaoyao's experience.
But in exchange, Xie Lan gave him a warning.
"Have you investigated all the things I asked you to investigate?"
Wen Qi almost cried in anger, "Your Majesty, today is my sister-in-law's happy day, is there anything I can do..."
"cannot."
Wen Qi knew his temper, and when he saw that he was serious about it, he reluctantly called someone to prepare the carriage.
"No wonder Miss Tao is so afraid of the prince. With the prince's petty temper, that woman will dare to marry you in the future."
Wen Qi complained.
Xie Lan frowned, "You said she is afraid of me?"
"Otherwise, she was holding back just now. If she wasn't afraid of you, could she be happy?"
Wen Qi held the mentality of not making things easier for others even if he didn't respond. After successfully making Xie Lan frown, he ran away happily.
Xie Lan narrowed her eyes and looked at his back, "It seems that his work is still too leisurely, Chang Geng."
"yes."
Not long after Tao Yaoyao left here, she met the third prince.
unlucky.
She turned around and planned to change her route, but the third prince ran over and blocked her path. When Tao Yaoyao saw this, her face turned dark.
"Third Prince, what are you doing?"
"Tao Yaoyao, don't think that this prince doesn't know why you are doing this. This prince is here to warn you. Don't think that you are doing this deliberately. After attracting my attention, you can be lawless on my side.
What happened this time is that I was wrong first. I can tolerate your retaliation, but remember, there will be no next time.
Also, don’t talk about canceling the engagement in the future. Do you know what your grandfather gave my mother-in-law back then in order to get her to agree to our marriage? "
Tao Yaoyao frowned. According to the memory of the original owner, her grandfather asked for this marriage because of his kindness to the imperial concubine. This was what the original owner had thought for so many years.
But from what the third prince meant, there was something else she didn't know about?
"Then tell me what my grandfather promised." Tao Yaoyao looked at the third prince with a half-smile.
She was obviously smiling, but the third prince felt a chill on his back.
I must have worn too thin today.
"Want to know? I won't tell you, but Tao Yaoyao, remember, only I can decide whether to continue this marriage. If I don't want to let go, you can only be my prince's concubine."
"Does Tao Yanyan know these words?"
What kind of bitch is this? She obviously doesn't like the original owner, but because of her damn pride, she actually runs to her and acts like a rogue. That's fine, that's fine.
"Her? Just a woman."
Therefore, the third prince was not sincere towards Tao Yanyan at all.
Poor, pitiful.
Tao Yanyan looked like she had found a golden husband, but she didn't know that in the eyes of the third prince, she was just a dispensable woman.
The man in front of me is even worse.
"What about this young lady? In the eyes of such a noble person as the Third Prince, what does she mean?" Tao Yaoyao almost said this through clenched teeth.
The third prince stood aside triumphantly, immersed in his own nobility, and did not notice anything wrong with her at all.
"You are naturally different from her."
I understand, she is just another woman.
"Third Prince, where does your confidence come from? Is it because of your noble bloodline, or is it because you have bad eyesight that you think everything can be figured out?
I would like to advise you to keep a low profile when going out in the future, and be careful of getting beaten. "
After Tao Yaoyao finished speaking, she turned around and looked around. After making sure there was no one else around, she quickly kicked the third prince's knees, then dragged Guizhi and ran to Wen Hanyan's residence.
"Yaoyao, come quickly, I'm waiting for you."
Princess Zhou set up a table in Wen Hanyan's yard, and those present were all wealthy ladies who had a good relationship with Wen Hanyan.
Tao Yaoyao had been working hard all morning and was already hungry. Now that she saw the table full of food, she washed her hands and sat in front of Wen Hanyan. "I saw the betrothal gift sent by the Zhao family. It was very heavy. Everyone was praising Zhao." Your family values you.”
"Yaoyao, why are you making fun of me?" Wen Hanyan is a little girl after all. Being told this in public, she immediately blushed, "My marriage is settled, yours..." Thinking of the third prince just now Wen Hanyan was very angry about what he did outside, "The Third Prince dares to do this to you now, I'm afraid it will get worse in the future."
"You are right, so I plan to break off the engagement."
Tao Yaoyao spoke about this matter very calmly, as if he was just talking about a very ordinary thing.
The woman in yellow opposite looked at her in surprise, "Are you telling the truth?"
Tao Yaoyao didn't recognize her.
Wen Hanyan introduced, "She is my cousin, Ye Rou, the youngest daughter of the Ye family."
He really lives up to his name, he looks weak and easy to bully.
"Yes. The third prince's heart is not with me. When my grandfather asked for this marriage for me, he originally wanted to make me feel better in the future. But if this marriage cannot make me feel better, it is better to give up on this marriage."
