eople.Under the Emperor's decree, Xiaoqin was betrothed to the Ye family, but Ye family's eldest son was accidentally killed by Xiaoqin. To prevent the Anle Houfu from suffering, Xiaoqin had already a...As for what Lord Anle and Lady Anle were after, or what they were plotting, Xiaoqin didn't know, nor did she want to guess anymore.

This puts them in a position to do such excessive things, as it affects both of her two older brothers' interests.

But what it was exactly, she didn't want to guess. Anyway, no matter what the purpose was, it couldn't erase the grievance in her heart.

Shou'er took Xiaoqin away from the Anle Hou Mansion. She didn't immediately send Xiaoqin to the Ye Mansion. After the three of them got into the carriage, she said:

"Actually, we didn't have the maidservants send the Miss to the Ye residence. The Miss should be following me back to the Beijang Wangfu now"

"Not to mention anything else, our princess is still able to protect the county lord. After the county lord settles down in the Prince's Residence, we can send someone back to the Marquis's Mansion to let them know. I think the Marquis and his wife wouldn't dare to go to the Northern Border Prince's Residence to ask for anyone."

Xiaoqin knew that Shouer was considering her reputation. Even though she and Qingya had secretly moved into the Ye Mansion today, they were still two living people after all.

How could they possibly avoid the people at Ye's residence

Once the servants of Ye Fu accidentally revealed this matter, it would spread throughout the entire capital city and become a hot topic of conversation for people to discuss during their leisure time.

So now Shou'er hopes that she and Qingya can return to Beijiang王府 together. As long as she needs help, the Beijiang princess won't stand idly by.

She also knew very well that as long as she returned to the Beijiang Prince's Mansion with Shou'er, her parents would not dare to ask the Beijiang Princess for someone.

But she just wasn't willing to do so. For her now, her reputation was already like this, what else did she have to fear

Anyway, she couldn't rest assured about Ye sir's injury. As long as he agreed to let her stay, she would.

Thinking this way, Xiaoqin smiled and shook her head at Shou'er, "Forget it, let's go to the Ye Mansion."

"But..."

Shou'er instinctively wanted to say something more, but seeing Xiaoqin's determined gaze, she ultimately swallowed her words.

She sighed inwardly. The county princess had already made up her mind, what else could she say

After a moment of silence, she instructed the coachman to drive to Ye Mansion.

......

When Ye Er heard that Xiaoqin had been brought over by Shou'er, he was stunned for a moment. But then he quickly recalled what Daliang had reported to him earlier, and he seemed to have guessed something.

After a moment's thought, he arranged for Xiao Qin to be given a courtyard and have her stay there.

Last night, Xiaoqin didn't sleep well. Ye Er told the housekeeper to tell her that he needed a good sleep now and she should wait until at least after Wushi (around 3 am) to find him no matter what.

Xiao Qin didn't think much of it, since Lord Ye had already given the order, she naturally had to do as he said.

She hadn't rested well last night either, and now that she was relaxing, sleepiness came over her. She also wanted to take a good nap.

Shouer knew that Yier arranged things this way because she guessed Xiaqin hadn't slept well last night, so she felt sorry for her and wanted her to have a good rest first.

Although she knew, she didn't actively try to expose Ye Er's intentions to Xiaoqin.

Now that she saw that Xiaoqin had settled in, she curtsied to her, "Then, Princess, please rest well here. This servant will return to the Duke's Mansion first. The Duchess said that if the Princess needs anything, she can visit the Beijang Duke's Mansion at any time."

Xiao Qin nodded slightly, "Good. Please tell the Princess I thank her. For any matter, it's thanks to the Princess' help."

"I understand."

"Be careful on the road."

"Yes."

......

After Shou'er left Xiao Qin's courtyard, she didn't go straight back to the Beijiang王府. Instead, she was invited by the steward to Ye Er's courtyard.

Needless to say, Ye Er must be asking about the county princess. After all, she accompanied Xiao Qin back to Anle Hou Mansion.

Upon seeing Ye Er, Shou'er didn't wait for him to ask. She directly told him everything she had seen and heard at the Duke of Anle's mansion that day.

Ye Er listened to Shou'er's words, his expression never changing from beginning to end. Xiao Qin insisted on coming to Ye Mansion for the reason he guessed.

Shour saw that he had been silent for a while and couldn't help but ask, "Master Ye, do you have anything else you need to ask"

Upon being asked this, Ye Er immediately came to his senses. "I apologize for keeping you for so long. Thank you for informing me. I have no questions. I'll send someone to escort you back to the palace."

"That won't be necessary. Since Lord Ye is fine, this servant will take her leave."

"Okay."

After finishing his words, Ye Er turned to Daliang beside him, "Please escort Miss Shou'er."

The several maidservants by the side of the Princess of Beijang always called themselves slaves, but he was very clear that the Princess of Beijang did not regard them as maidservants. Their skills were not those of ordinary people.

So he had to call her "Miss," even Xiaoqin hadn't dared to address her as "Princess" before them.

"He finished speaking and looked at Shou'er, "Please, young lady."

Shou'er nodded slightly and turned to leave.

After Daliang and Shou'er left, Ye Er turned to the steward in the room, "Do you have any news from Doctor Chen"

"My lord, before dawn today, someone from the Chen family arrived with a message. They said that the matchmaker you need is ready and available whenever you require them."

Ye Er wanted this outcome all along. Now that the matchmaker is ready, it's up to him to prepare as well.

"So now he turned to the steward, "Is the dowry ready"

Although preparations only began yesterday, the steward had indeed already gotten everything ready. “My lord, the dowry has been prepared according to your wishes, one hundred and twenty carriages worth. In addition, there is also the ten thousand taels of gold and ten thousand taels of silver bestowed by His Majesty recently, as well as four jade Ruyi pendants. Right now, these are all that my subordinate has prepared. Is there anything else my lord requires”

This is already the standard dowry for marrying a princess, but he wasn't quite sure what their superiors thought of Miss Xiao Qin. He was also unsure if his family would be satisfied with these preparations.

If Ye Er hadn't seen through the favoritism of Marquis Anle and his wife before, he might have let the steward send all the good things owned by the Ye family as dowry to Marquis Anle's residence.

Despite these events, he still found that the Anle Marquis and his wife were more partial to their son. The gifts he had sent to the Marquis's mansion might not necessarily end up in Xiao Qin's hands.

If so, he might as well keep some more at Ye Mansion and wait for Xiao Qin to enter the mansion. They will all be hers then.

Thinking this way, he nodded to the steward, "That's all. Since everything is ready, you should send someone to find that matchmaker today and go to Anle Houfu to propose marriage."

“...”

The steward was taken aback, obviously not expecting the betrothal to be so hasty. This... wasn't it a little too rushed

Let's not talk about anything else, shouldn't the day of hiring be carefully calculated At least choose an auspicious day, right

Thinking this way, the steward still cautiously asked, "Sir, shall we calculate the date for the betrothal first"the three immediately bowed, then retreated.An Xuetang had already gotten used to this man's behavior. Normally, when he was around, Ning'er and the others would be driven away by him.Mo Yun looked at...