jdhmnovel Chapter 116 Perhaps they look alike
Chapter 116 Perhaps they look alike
The capital city, the residence of the Earl of Xing'an.
"Why are you back?" Chen Xueyan looked at her travel-worn daughter, her brows furrowed. "Do you know..."
"Mother," Han Lian'er interrupted Chen Xueyan, "If I stay in that godforsaken place, I'll die."
"But...but you hit Ning Wushuang, the daughter of the Eldest Princess, the Princess Wushuang, personally bestowed by the Emperor." Chen Xueyan lowered her voice, "Do you know how your father and I went to apologize so that they wouldn't pursue the matter further?"
Han Lian'er pouted: "But who told her to steal the spotlight? My cousin's wife can only be me." She paused for a moment, "Anyway, she's disfigured now, so my cousin won't like her anymore. Mother, why don't you go to the palace and beg Aunt to arrange for me to be her daughter-in-law? It would be a perfect match, strengthening family ties."
"you……"
"Mother," Han Lian'er suddenly knelt down, "I beg you, if I don't marry my cousin, I'll die too."
Chen Xueyan sighed, "I owe you this."
"Mother..." Han Lian'er hugged Chen Xueyan's leg and started shaking her.
"Fine, I'll go to the palace tomorrow."
"I knew Mother was the best." Han Lian'er smiled through her tears.
"But you must promise your mother that you will stay at home for the next few days and not go out. Otherwise, if Princess Qiaochu's people find out, your grandfather may not be able to protect you either."
"I know, I will definitely be good."
Chen Xueyan breathed a sigh of relief, instructed the maids to take good care of her, and then left Fuqu Courtyard. She then sent someone to deliver a token to the palace.
"Mother!" Han Lian'er suddenly chased after her.
"what happened?"
There's something I forgot to tell you.
"what's up?"
“When I was in Longxi, I met someone who looked a lot like the missing Fang Yunyi. That person was also named Yunyi.”
"Fang Yunyi isn't dead?"
"At first I also thought it was her, but I had Ah Kuan test her out. That Yunyi is skilled in martial arts, she's not the Fang Yunyi from before at all, and she's also a young widow. Maybe it's just that she looks similar."
"Alright, I understand. Just keep this to yourself and go back now."
Han Lian'er then returned to her own courtyard.
Chen Xueyan pondered for a moment, then summoned a trusted aide: "Send someone to Longxi to check on that young widow named Yunyi. If possible, bring her back."
"Yes," the confidant replied, then turned and left.
The Cheng'en Earl's Mansion, Qingli Courtyard.
"Are you sure you saw it clearly?" Sun Qingli stared wide-eyed at her trusted maid, Pearl.
Pearl nodded: "Madam, I saw it clearly, it really is Miss Han who has returned."
"Hehe." Sun Qingli couldn't help but laugh. "It's good that you're back. Otherwise, I wouldn't know how to fight for my Duo'er." She paused for a moment, then said, "Pearl, have someone tell the Princess something."
Pearl nodded, "Yes." Then she turned and went out. Just as she reached the door, she met Fang Yunduo, who was about to enter, and hurriedly bowed.
Fang Yunduo waved her hand and went into the house: "Mom, the Treasure Pavilion just released a new hairpin, and I want to buy it. The Mid-Autumn Festival banquet is coming soon, and I can't be outdone."
"Don't worry, Mother has prepared everything for you. Jewelry from the Treasure Pavilion and dresses from the Rainbow Pavilion will be delivered tomorrow."
"Thank you, Mother." Fang Yunduo smiled happily. "By the way, I saw Pearl rush out just now. Where did she go?"
"Duo'er." Sun Qingli touched her daughter's little face. "Now that you are the legitimate daughter of the Marquis's family, you will definitely marry into a high-ranking family."
"Then can I become the Third Prince's principal wife?" Fang Yunduo pouted. She had previously thought that with that bitch Fang Yunyi gone, the marriage contract with the Third Prince would definitely fall to her, but now it seemed that it wasn't that simple at all.
Sun Qingli frowned, she really didn't dare to answer this. Although Ning Wushuang was disfigured, there was still Han Lian'er, the Third Prince's cousin. They were still blood relatives. However, she would still make plans for her daughter.
"Duo'er, the one who is engaged to the Third Emperor is our Cheng'en Earl's Mansion. Sometimes things can be done by human effort."
"Hmm." Fang Yunduo nodded. "But Mother, the Third Prince praised Ning Wushuang before."
"So what? Ning Wushuang and Han Lian'er are cousins, one on her paternal aunt and the other on her maternal aunt, while we can be the mantis behind the oriole."
"I knew Mother was powerful."
Sun Qingli smiled. How could she have made her children legitimate heirs and daughters of the Earl's Mansion if she wasn't capable? How could she have made that little bitch Fang Yunyi disappear?
This mansion belongs to her son; no one can take it away from him.
As for Yunyi, after she and Lao Quan left White Tiger Mountain, it was already dark. When they returned, everyone hadn't had dinner yet and was obviously waiting for her.
"What if I don't come back? Won't you all go hungry?"
"Wait and see. If you don't come back later, we'll eat then." Xia Songshi smiled. "You..." She then noticed the monkey being held. "What happened to Sixteen?"
The kids also noticed Sixteen's unusual behavior and gathered around.
"Sixteen is sick." Yunyi put Sixteen down. "But don't worry, she'll be fine in a few days."
The real Sixteen is now in her consciousness. However, once Sixteen has more energy, she can give a portion of her consciousness to the monkey, and then the monkey can continue to live.
After all, he is the new monkey king. If he were to disappear all of a sudden, the monkeys would be leaderless, which would be very troublesome.
Upon hearing that Sixteen would be alright, everyone was relieved. They probably didn't even realize that they now had an inexplicable confidence in Yunyi.
The next morning, Lao Quan went to find the village chief, while Yun Yi was giving her first lesson. She didn't say much, just gave a few examples and then asked everyone to memorize the multiplication table.
Everyone found it quite novel and enjoyed learning it, since just writing characters and learning classical Chinese would be quite boring.
After the class ended, Lao Quan came over with the village chief. After all, buying the mountain was such a big deal, and the village chief felt it was best to talk to the person in charge directly.
"Yunyi, you want to buy the mountain?"
Everyone was stunned when they heard this.
"Yeah, is it possible to buy that White Tiger Mountain?"
"Yes," the village chief nodded. "However, our village only occupies a portion, just these two hilltops. The rest..."
“These two hills will suffice,” Yunyi nodded. “The others are too much trouble, and I don’t plan to take them.” The gold mine is on this hill, so the others are useless to us.
Of course, if we buy this hilltop and start excavating it in the future, even if there's something there over there, if we dig from below, no one will know, right?
"Alright, I'll go to the yamen and ask today."
"Uncle Quan, why don't you go with Uncle Village Chief?" Yunyi took out ten thousand taels of silver and handed it over. "If it's suitable, just buy it."