Ye Shihan really stayed in the palace for a whole month, staying behind closed doors, with Liu Hai conveying news from outside to him every day.
He also learned from Liu Hai that Su Muer had rented the entire street of Wutong Lane except Tingyu Pavilion and divided it into storefront-sized shops, which were being renovated. It was not clear what the details were.
In any case, as long as you know that Su Muer did not leave here with Doudou.
He felt much more at ease now. He had already asked Liu Hai to send a message to Bai Chen. No matter what store Su Muer opened, the procedures could not be delayed, otherwise he would not let him go.
Tomorrow is the day when his one-month punishment period expires, and the emperor has also issued an imperial edict that he must go to court as scheduled tomorrow.
In the past month, Xiao Yuanyuan and Sun Mengmeng have tried their best to please Ye Shihan every day. Fortunately, Princess Jiaoyue stood in front of him, otherwise, he would have been pestered to death by the two of them.
He was taking a nap in the west wing, thinking about good things, and was awakened by the announcement of the arrival of the dowager.
He stood up hurriedly, but the concubine had already walked in.
"Concubine, didn't you take a nap at noon?" He hurriedly sat up on the bed and looked at her puzzled.
The concubine sat down on the stool next to his bed and frowned at him,
"Han'er, you can't delay any longer. Who do you choose between these two girls?"
"Concubine, why are you mentioning this again?" Concubine's unfounded words made him stunned.
The concubine sighed sadly, "Look at what the palace looks like now. You are already very old. You don't even have a formal princess. If you don't choose, my mother-in-law will take the blame and choose for you."
"No." He hurriedly spoke to stop her, "Absolutely not, my concubine, to be honest with you, I don't like either of these two women."
"Not interested?" The concubine looked at him in surprise, "Then what do you think? I have been living in your house for two months, and I serve him every day, but you say you are not interested?"
"Mother Concubine." Ye Shihan sat on the bed in annoyance and came to the bedside, put on his shoes, walked to the table, poured a glass of water, and drank it.
"I don't want them here, but they won't leave. As you can see, in the past month, people from the Xiao and Sun families have come to pick them up, but they refuse to come back. What can I do?"
He shrugged in embarrassment, "Otherwise the mother-in-law will persuade them to leave?"
The concubine glared at him helplessly, "That's nonsense, the emperor's decree, how can I persuade you? Besides, you have reached the marriageable age, and no matter what, you must choose someone to be the principal concubine."
"No choice. They don't choose either one. They can live here if they like. I will move out as soon as tomorrow is over."
He frowned stubbornly, and Su Muer's face suddenly flashed in his mind.
"you dare?"
The concubine was a little angry. She stood up with wide eyes and looked at him angrily, "If you dare to do that, I will ask the emperor to give you any one. If you don't obey, you are disobeying the decree."
Ye Shihan walked to the window and stood still with his arms folded, "Mother, concubine, do you think that if the emperor can settle this matter, he will still throw this big problem to me?"
His words made the concubine fall into deep thought. It took her a while before she spoke,
"Then what do you think we should do? This matter can't be delayed any longer. Now the rumors in the market have changed drastically. In the past, others praised you, His Majesty Seventh Prince, for your wisdom and prowess, but now they say you are a villain."
Alas, she couldn't help but feel angry when she thought about what happened a month ago.
"Mother, I don't need others to praise me. I, Ye Shihan, don't need others to judge what I have done. And I think what I did is right."
"You..." The concubine raised her hand helplessly and pointed at him, but then put it down.
"Forget it, just take care of yourself. I will return to the palace with the Queen Mother tomorrow."
"Really?" He suddenly became excited when he heard this, "Sister Jiaoyue will go back too?"
"If she doesn't come back, the emperor is choosing a husband for her. Let her live a free life first."
It seems that as soon as the children of the royal family reach adulthood, they will have to face the issue of marriage.
If it weren't for the fact that both the Xiao and Sun families fell in love with him, I'm afraid he would have gotten married by this time.
The two women fought back and forth, but somehow they succeeded him.
It's just that he has made up his mind not to marry one of them, but he already has a plan for what he will do in the end.
Just now the concubine mentioned the matter of choosing a concubine, and the shadow of Su Muer suddenly appeared in his mind, as well as Doudou, his lovely face. He hadn't seen him for a month, and he really missed him.
Thinking of Doudou, he actually smiled to himself.
The concubine frowned and looked at him with puzzled eyes, "What are you laughing at?"
After hearing the concubine's words, he realized that his mother-in-law was still in the room, so he raised his eyebrows and said:
"It's nothing. Tomorrow, I will send my mother-in-law and the imperial aunt back to the palace in person."
"Isn't it because you heard that we are returning to the palace that you are so happy?" The concubine narrowed her eyes and glared at him.
"I don't dare." He bowed and saluted, "I just thought of something."
If the mother-in-law knew that Doudou was her biological grandson, would she wake up laughing in her dreams?
However, he couldn't tell her about this for the time being. He had to wait until Su Muer could accept him.
At that time, even if the emperor does not allow it, even if the royal decree does not allow it, as long as she agrees, he is willing to give up the position of prince for her, even if he and her live a life in the countryside where men farm and women weave.
Once he made up his mind, he began to beat a small drum in his heart. Over the years, he had never been so nervous about a woman, and he had never cared about a woman.
Maybe it was because of Doudou, but he really liked her stubborn and strong character.
Su Mu'er, I, Ye Shihan, would not marry you two.
Su Mu'er has been extremely busy this month. Since Wutong Lane is not a main street, business has been slow. When the store owners here heard that she wanted to rent a store, they simply gave her all the money.
She also spent all her savings over the past few years. She had decided that if she wanted to do something big, she would not hesitate to put all her money into it this time. Anyway, the chicken farm in Sujiazhuang was her last resort.
Qing'er was also brought back to the city by her, and she wanted to teach her a craft alone. For this, Qing'er was happy for a long time.
Yuan Min went to school during the day and helped in the shop when he came back at night. He no longer thought about exams, so he had more free time.
Doudou still goes to school every day, but every day after school he will sit in front of the braised egg shop and look at Tingyu Pavilion. He hasn't seen the handsome brother for a long time, and he really misses him.
It's just that his mother won't let him see his handsome brother again.
Thinking of this, he pursed his lips and kneaded the little fingers of his two hands together, feeling helpless.
Grandma and great-grandmother have also returned to the countryside. My uncle and aunt are helping my mother with the shop. He is the only one who has the most leisure time. He has nothing to do but sit here and watch people coming and going on the street.