Oh no! Seven kids at the start, all yellow and skinny.

Chapter 429 Pick Up My Man

Fang Tang hasn't had a good rest these past few days. The palace banquet didn't go well, so he didn't achieve his goal. If Master Taichu could have used her, he could have gotten rid of the title of Earl of Chengen and been ennobled.

Unfortunately it failed.

Of course, this failure is a failure, but the youngest daughter fell ill after returning from the palace and hasn't recovered yet. She's about to get married, and if she doesn't get better or her appearance is ruined by the illness, it would be even more of a loss.

Unexpectedly, news came from the Third Prince that he wanted to continue the previous marriage agreement.

In other words, Chen Rui's options are completely unavailable, and the Third Prince's consort needs to be chosen again, and the candidate is his eldest daughter, Fang Yunyi.

Today, the steward from the Third Prince's residence came to deliver a message from the Third Prince: he wants to meet with the Third Prince before fulfilling the marriage agreement.

Yunyi frowned: "Didn't we already break off the engagement? Besides, the Emperor has already bestowed a marriage upon Miss Chen. Why are you suddenly going to insist on fulfilling the engagement with me again?" Does he really think that the Third Prince is some kind of hot commodity? Can he just choose whomever he wants and discard whomever he doesn't want?

"Hehe, actually, my prince has always had Miss Fang in his heart, but..."

“Steward Liu, you can’t say that. I also want to be a prince’s consort, but unfortunately, I’m not destined for it.” Yunyi sighed, interrupting Liu Hai. “Everyone knows I was sold as a child bride, right? My husband went into the mountains saying he was going to die, leaving me with the child. But later, my husband came back alive. After I returned to the capital, they were worried and sent a letter saying they were coming after me. Oh, right, they’ll be here today, so I have to go pick up my husband.” With that, she turned and ran off.

Liu Hai: ...

He looked towards Fangtang.

Fang Tang: ...

what's the situation?

He got up and followed her out.

Liu Hai hurriedly followed, and also sent someone to inform his master.

Yunyi boarded the carriage prepared by Yunlu as soon as she left the house, and headed towards the city gate.

Outside the city gate, Zhou Jinghan, with a slightly weathered face, tugged at his worn-out hemp jacket, glanced back at Er Ya and Qi Bao, and quickly looked away.

The two boys were dressed up by Hong Yi and Yun Yuting in the style of the village children.

Er Ya was wearing a red jacket and trousers, her hair was tied in a topknot with a red ribbon, and her cheeks were painted red with rouge.

Qibao's original design was to wear a bellyband that exposed his buttocks, but Xiaoqi firmly disagreed. So, he wore a red bellyband and shorts that exposed his calves, and his head was tied up in a topknot with a red ribbon.

In short, the two kids' outfits are just awful to look at.

But Yun Yuting said that all the children in the village dress like this, and they only have the chance to have their cheeks painted red during the New Year.

Luo Yu, Zhou Jinghan's cousin, followed him into the city. His name was Xia Changsuo, and he dressed like Zhou Jinghan: a linen jacket, a straw hat with holes, and straw sandals with his toes showing.

"Second sister, will Mother be disgusted if she sees me like this?" Qibao whispered to Erya, "Will it scare her?"

Er Ya also disliked her outfit, but still comforted her younger brother: "No, Xiao Qi is so cute, Mommy will like him no matter what."

Qibao laughed happily.

"Seventh Master," Luo Yu leaned closer to Zhou Jinghan, "What will the boss think of us like this?"

Zhou Jinghan rolled his eyes at the other person: "What else could you be thinking? I definitely really want to."

Luo Yu: ...

Before he could say anything more, he saw a carriage coming out of the city. He recognized the driver as an acquaintance and quickly nudged Zhou Jinghan, saying, "The boss is here."

Zhou Jinghan hurriedly looked over and saw Yun Lu driving the carriage. His eyes lit up and he took two steps forward.

Yunlu also saw the donkey cart, reminded Yunyi, and then drove the carriage over. However, when she saw their attire, the corner of her mouth twitched uncontrollably.

"Sister-in-law, we've come to find you." Luo Yu waved his arms vigorously at Yun Yi. His straw sandals were damaged, and the soles had fallen to the ground, leaving only a ring of dry grass wrapped around his ankles.

"Wife," Zhou Jinghan hurriedly greeted.

Yunyi touched her nose and suddenly regretted coming to pick them up.

"Mother!" Qibao climbed off the donkey cart and rushed towards Yunyi.

Yunyi quickly assumed a lunge stance to avoid being knocked down.

"Mom, I miss you so much, boohoo, I've gotten so thin from missing you." Qibao hugged Yunyi tightly and wouldn't let go.

Yunyi pinched his chubby little bottom: "Really? Why doesn't it seem like he's lost weight much?"

Qibao: ...

Er Ya, who had followed, pouted and said, "Mom, every time Xiao Qi says she misses you, she eats half a bowl more rice."

Qibao: ...

Second sister, are you here to cause trouble?

"Wife." Zhou Jinghan came over and pulled Qibao out of Yunyi's arms, tossing him to Luo Yu behind them, then hugged Yunyi tightly. "I missed you so much too."

Yunyi: ...

Is this person also three years old?

However, I still reached out and patted him on the back to comfort him.

Qibao looked indignant, but knowing she couldn't beat Uncle Qi, she could only pout and roll her eyes at Zhou Jinghan's back.

Meanwhile, Fang Tang, who was following behind, felt his blood pressure soar and urged Fang Zhong to speed up.

Fang Zhong cracked his whip twice, and the carriage quickly stopped next to Yun Yi's carriage.

"Let go." Fang Tang jumped out of the carriage and went over to pull Zhou Jinghan.

Zhou Jinghan pulled Yunyi aside, avoiding the other person's hand: "Wife, who is he?"

Yunyi gave Zhou Jinghan a meaningful look, then gestured for him to let go: "Dad, this is my man."

"What kind of man?" Fang Tang glanced at Zhou Jinghan with disdain. "How could a country bumpkin be worthy of my eldest daughter, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis's mansion?"

"This is my mother, and this is my father." Upon seeing this, Er Ya hurriedly stepped forward and shouted, "You old man, you're so wicked! You're trying to separate my parents!"

"That's so mean!" Qibao shouted back, his voice both cute and fierce.

Yunyi originally wanted Qibao to come over so that she could annoy these people. Now it seems that Erya coming over was the right thing to do. She secretly gave Erya a thumbs up and said, "Well done, daughter."

Er Ya grinned and then quickly closed her mouth again. There was no way around it; she was at the age where she was losing her baby teeth, and she had just lost a front tooth on the way here. Now she had a lisp, and it didn't look good. Sigh, her image was ruined.

Fang Tang frowned. His own daughter was going to become someone else's stepmother?

At this moment, another carriage stopped. This carriage was much more luxurious; it was the Third Prince's carriage.

"Lord, Sister Yunyi, what are you doing here?" Zhou Jingxuan stepped out of the carriage, fanning himself with a folding fan, looking quite dashing.