"Dad!" Yu Nianchu knelt down in front of Yu Chengguang as soon as he entered the door. His face turned red from suppressing the pain and he looked extremely aggrieved.
"Hey, what are you doing? Get up!"
Yu Chengguang anxiously wanted to help his little daughter up, but she refused to get up no matter what.
"Dad, if your daughter wants to ask you something, please let her kneel down and say it..."
Yu Chengguang sighed and had no choice but to give up. He was a little curious. This Chu'er had always had no desires and demands. What could make her kneel down?
"Then tell me. As long as it's not too much, Dad will agree to it."
Unexpectedly, after Yu Nianchu said that he did not want to marry Fu Zhao, Yu Chengguang's expression froze.
He thought for a moment and then issued a veto order, "Chu'er, my father can't agree to this."
Originally, he planned to keep Chu'er for a few more years. She was only sixteen, so there was no rush.
It's just that Shuer's incident happened. If she doesn't get a marriage arranged, it will be difficult to prevent her from being taken into Cheng'an Prince's Mansion.
Yu Chengguang originally wanted to beg the emperor, but then he thought that the Queen Mother favored King Chengan, and her relationship with the emperor was already tense.
How could we embarrass the emperor about his daughter?
In addition, there is also the matter of entering the palace for the draft. Only an engagement can solve Chu'er's troubles.
Looking at the men of the right age in the court today, Fu Zhao is the best choice. Not only is he an excellent man, but he also knows everything.
He felt that Fu Zhao would definitely be good to Chu'er.
"Chu'er, don't be willful, okay?" He stepped forward and helped his thin daughter up.
Her hands were cold and she was obviously wearing too little.
"Be good, go back to your room to rest, and get along well with Zhao'er. Dad will arrange an engagement for you and Zhao'er before your eldest sister comes into the house."
Yu Nianchu originally wanted to say something more, but Marquis Dingyuan had already made a shushing gesture towards her.
If he really kept talking, he might be really angry.
She sighed and had no choice but to give up.
If you don't want to marry Fu Zhao, I'm afraid you'll have to rely on outside help.
After returning to the room, Yu Nianchu thought carefully about how much she could guess what her father was thinking.
The reason why I chose Fu Zhao was, firstly, because I thought he was good, and secondly, because of the current situation, I needed to get engaged quickly.
Otherwise, it would be a serious sin to wait for the imperial edict of the draft to get engaged.
Just as she was thinking about it, Ayun pushed open the door and came in with a bowl of steaming chicken soup.
"Miss, what are you thinking about?"
"Master asked the kitchen to stew ginseng chicken soup for you, drink some quickly to calm down the shock~"
Yu Nianchu turned around and found that Ayun was particularly happy today, and even had an extra silk flower tied in her bun.
In the past, when Li Xianglan was the housekeeper, the most taboo thing was for the slaves to be out of line, especially for the maids to dress up and seduce the marquis.
I don't know if the housekeeper's power now fell into his hands, so Ayun started to become a little impetuous.
Yu Nianchu didn't say it clearly, but she always felt that this girl had other things on her mind.
"Okay, let me drink some."
She took the chicken soup from A-Yun, and at that moment, she seemed to catch a glimpse of something hidden in A-Yun's sleeves.
Looking at the current situation, it is a velvet flower.
Yu Nianchu recalled it carefully, and felt more and more that she was not a velvet flower worn by a woman, but more like...
She took a careful sip of the chicken soup and asked softly, "Ayun, are you nineteen? Do you have a man you like?"
If there was, she would have fulfilled her wish. After all, Ayun had been by her side for all these years and was quite loyal.
Who knows, Ayun's expression is also a bit difficult to understand.
She was startled at first, with a smile on her eyes and brows, but she seemed to think of something again and quickly shook her head.
"No, I just want to stay with you."
Yu Nianchu had been observing words and emotions for so many years, and could easily see the reluctance on Ayun's face.
She has someone she likes but she doesn't want to say it, plus she looks unwilling to do so, which probably means there is a huge difference in status between her and that person.
And Ayun only started to look like this today...
Yu Nianchu swallowed a mouthful of chicken soup and already had the answer to this matter in his heart.
If nothing else, Ayun likes Fu Zhao.
It's just that there is a huge difference in status between the two of them, and since he doesn't know Fu Zhao's thoughts, Yu Nianchu didn't break through this layer of paper.
If given the chance, she would be willing to help Ayun.
Putting aside the matter of Fu Zhao, the deeper knot in Yu Nianchu's heart was still about Li Xianglan.
Although she is now abandoned by her father, there is no guarantee that she will not make a comeback in the future.
We have to find a way to make it impossible for her to stand up again.
The hatred of killing one's mother will last until death.
She looked at the steaming chicken soup in the bowl and had another idea in her mind.
"Ayun, do you have this Chicken Soup Sister and Madam?"
Ayun shook his head decisively, "The master ordered the kitchen to prepare this for you alone. How could they have it?"
"Besides, the eldest lady and madam are both on lockdown."
Yu Nianchu curled his lips and said softly, "Then go to the kitchen and fill up two more bowls of chicken soup. I'll go visit them."
Although Ayun didn't know what his lady wanted to do, she still followed the instructions.
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The courtyard of Madam Hou and the eldest lady was originally the busiest place in the Hou's mansion, but now, it is under martial law, and there are servants stationed everywhere with sticks.
It's scary to watch.
Yu Nianchu held up the hem of her skirt and walked step by step to the room where Li Xianglan was detained. She politely said to the guard,
"I'm here to deliver some chicken soup to Madam. Can you let me in?"
Several guards looked at each other, they did not dare to disobey the master's orders, but now the second young lady was the housekeeper, and the second young lady was the master's favorite.
This makes things difficult for them.
After discussing for a while, they finally nodded.
Appropriately pleasing the current family members will only do them good and no harm.
"Okay then, but Miss Second, please come out as soon as you finish delivering the things."
On the other side, Ayun also followed Yu Nianchu's instructions and sent chicken soup to Yu Shuen.
The moment the door opened, Yu Nianchu caught a glimpse of Li Xianglan sitting in front of the dressing table.
Even though she was down and out, she still dressed neatly and maintained her demeanor as just the matron of the house.
"Hey, little bitch, are you proud of yourself? Are you still in the mood to come see me?"
Yu Nianchu smiled softly, gently placed the food box in his hand on the table, took out the chicken soup inside, and served it to Li Xianglan respectfully.
"Madam, you wrongly accused me, how dare Chu'er do that?"
"No, I knew Madam had misunderstood Chu'er, so Chu'er brought ginseng chicken soup to apologize to you."
"I hope you will be more generous and intercede with the Queen Mother and the Prince on Chu'er's behalf. Chu'er does not want to be a concubine..."
Her tone became more and more pitiful, and even the guards outside felt soft-hearted.
But Li Xianglan didn't like her, so this little bitch had tricked herself and Shu'er. Now that she was being courteous for no reason, what good could come of it?
As for the chicken soup in her hand, Li Xianglan gave it a sudden push without even thinking, and the hot chicken soup fell to the ground, shattering the white porcelain bowl as well.
"Go away! I don't want to see you! Why are you drinking chicken soup? I think you want to poison me to death!!"
