Chapter 141 Yao Manman's Reluctance
Chapter 141 Yao Manman's Reluctance
Yuanman had nothing to do in the afternoon, so he took the children out.
Yuanman took the children for a walk on the street and told them to buy whatever they liked. Before, he only took them to play and didn't buy much for them, but today his main focus was on buying things.
Xiao Yaer saw a colorful headband that was cheap, so she bought one for each person.
Sixia took a fancy to a rabbit lamp and bought it.
Yanbei took a fancy to a sepak takraw ball and bought it.
"I've met the Crown Princess."
Yuan Man was looking down at the bamboo weaving in her hands. When she heard the voice, she turned around and said, "Miss Yao, there's no need to be so polite."
Yao Manman glanced at the children surrounding her and asked, "Are they all your brothers and sisters?"
"Yes." Yuanman nodded and bought a bamboo weaving for each child.
"You have so many brothers and sisters, and they look about the same age." Yao Manman said, looking at the children.
Yuanman glanced at her, not wanting to talk to her anymore, so he left the bamboo weaving stall and continued walking forward.
Yao Manman was about to follow him, but Yuan Man said without even turning his head: "Miss Yao, I don't care what your purpose is, but don't use it on me, otherwise no one can protect you."
Yuan Man turned around and looked at her coldly, "Including your father."
Jinnan looked at her with bright eyes. This was good. He had to learn it.
Yao Manman looked at Yuan Man's back as he walked away, her face flushed with anger.
"I want to see what you can do to me."
Yuan Man took the children back to Leshanhou Mansion. Seeing that Hui Chengyuan had not returned yet and Yuan Bao was also in the palace, she entered the palace again.
"Mother."
The queen was looking at the account book in her hand. When she heard Yuan Man's voice, she immediately raised her head and said, "Arilaizi, come and sit down."
"Mother, where is Yuanbao?" Yuanman thought Yuanbao was with the Queen.
The queen pulled her to sit next to her and said, "Where else can he be? At his grandfather's place."
"I wanted to bring it back, but he wouldn't let me."
"Now that you're in the palace, how about we have hotpot tonight?" She hadn't eaten it for a long time and was thinking about it.
"Okay." Yuan Man naturally had no objection. Since she loved hotpot, how could she refuse?
The family had a lively hotpot meal before Hui Chengyuan took Yuan Man back to the Prince's Mansion.
"Aman, is there anywhere you want to go?"
Yuan Man was about to shake his head when the system's voice came.
[Ding, next check-in point, Qiaocheng.]
Yuan Man's mouth twitched and he said, "Qiaocheng."
"What is your plan? It's okay for us to follow your plan."
Hui Chengyuan held her in his arms and smiled, "I don't have any travel plans, just go wherever you want to go."
We have only decided on the county town where the granary will be built, but we can move it as we please.
"Okay then, let's go to Qiaocheng." Yuan Man narrowed his eyes slightly, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised.
"When will you leave?"
"Anytime is fine. You can set off once you have made your arrangements." Hui Chengyuan said with a smile.
"I have already discussed this with my father, so you don't have to worry about anything else."
Yuan Man nodded. She had been worried that the emperor and empress would have objections if she traveled everywhere right after getting married, but now that it was agreed, she decided to go.
"Then wait two days. I'll send Grandma and the children back to Pinghe City, and then we'll set off."
She also wanted to see how the sugarcane and watermelon were doing, and whether they had sprouted.
When she left after the New Year, she gave the watermelon and pumpkin seeds to Hongxiu and asked her to give them to Yang Pingping. Yuanyue said they had all been planted.
After they entered the palace and accompanied the emperor and empress for a day, they left Kyoto the next day.
And they didn't know that Prime Minister Yao also went to the palace to meet the emperor on that day, and the emperor then issued an edict to marry Yao Manman to Lin Xiao, the son of the Duke of Anguo.
The moment Yao Manman received the imperial edict, she looked at Prime Minister Yao in disbelief, "Dad, what's going on?"
Yao Jing looked at her and sighed, "I mentioned to His Majesty that you were interested in the Crown Prince."
Yao Manman met the emperor in the morning, and the emperor granted her marriage in the afternoon. The meaning was obvious.
"Why is this happening?" Yao Manman couldn't understand. Could it be possible that the fact that she was interested in the prince would cause His Majesty to be wary of her?
Your Majesty has only one son. Shouldn't you hope that the Crown Prince will have children as soon as possible?
Yao Jing shook his head and said, "You should just wait and get married. No one can understand your majesty's thoughts."
Yao Manman threw the imperial edict away, "No, I won't accept it."
"What can you do even if you are unwilling? The prince has no interest in you. His Majesty does not want you to enter the prince's mansion. Whether you are unwilling or not, you have to lead him here." Yao Jing said sternly.
"Prince An is a good person. He never seeks pleasure from women and has the talent of a great general. He is a good candidate."
Yao Manman lowered her head and stopped talking.
Yao Jing said a few words of comfort and then left for the study.
The reason why he accepted it so easily was because the person the emperor arranged for him to marry was not bad. The prince of Anguo was handsome and talented, and with Concubine Lin in the palace, his glory would not last long.
Mrs. Yao glanced at Yao Manman, raised her eyebrows, stood up and left.
She is the second wife, and since she married into the Yao family, Yao Manman has never taken her seriously.
Knowing that she wanted to marry the prince, she burned incense and prayed to Buddha every day, begging him not to let her marry successfully. Unexpectedly, her wish came true.
We'll have a good meal to celebrate later, and call my son back to join us so he can be happy too.
Mrs. Yao returned to her yard with a smile on her face.
Yao Manman waited until everyone had left before she got up and returned to her own courtyard. With a gloomy face, she asked her maid to start packing her luggage.
The head maid wanted to say something but stopped herself. When she saw her look, she immediately arranged for someone to clean up.
Then Yao Manman sent people to inquire about Hui Chengyuan's whereabouts. When she learned that he and the Crown Princess went to Pinghe City, she immediately took her maid to chase after them.
After looking at the watermelon seedlings and telling Yang Pingping some precautions, Yuan Man went up Qinhe Mountain and stayed in Pinghe City for only one day before setting off for Qiaocheng.
It’s not that they were in a hurry to leave, but Yuan Yi told her that after Yao Manman was granted marriage, she had been inquiring about Hui Chengyuan’s whereabouts, and now she was chasing after Ping Hecheng.
You don't have to think too much to know what she wants to do.
It’s not that Yuanman was afraid of her, but she had just gotten married and didn’t want to kill anyone now.
And there was nothing else for them to do here, so they just set off.
Yuan Man handed the ingot to Hui Chengyuan, got out of the carriage and rode on horseback, "Yuan Yi, tell Qinglong that starting from April, the Hanging Palace will start selling intelligence."
"As for how to charge, let Qinglong decide for himself."
"Then tell the prince of Anguo that Yao Manman had been trying to find out the prince's whereabouts since she was granted marriage, and that she has now fled."
The sudden decision to let Qinglong sell information was, firstly, to give Prince Anguo a point to verify his doubts, and secondly, to let everyone know the existence of the power of the Hanging Palace, so that before some people do something, they would think carefully about whether their actions would be exposed.
Next, it depends on what the Prince of Anguo does.
"Yes." Yuan Yi agreed, looked back at the carriage and asked, "Master, do you need to erase our traces?"
"Of course, otherwise it would be disgusting to be chased by a fly all the time." Yuan Man said and returned to the carriage.
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