Thinking of Yuan Zixuan's embarrassed appearance, Yuan Rui smiled, it seemed like he was too.
He thought that women were weak and docile and needed protection from men. He subconsciously forgot about Wen Yao slapping Yuan Zixuan twice.
"I still want to thank you for my mother's illness."
Yuan Rui was very grateful, but he didn't expect that Wen Yao could really treat his mother.
"It should be, but..."
Wen Yao was about to speak but stopped, looking at Yuan Rui hesitating, Yuan Rui said: "It doesn't matter if you say so."
"I think you should pay more attention to the princess. Although the prince is personally involved, there are some things that you still need to pay more attention to."
Yuan Rui frowned, what was she doubting?
Wen Yao lowered her eyes. She remembered that Yuan Rui and King Jing had a falling out in her previous life, and they were still at Princess Jing's mourning hall. However, she had too much time to take care of herself at that time, and the affairs of the palace were not something she could know, so she just listened.
In a word, I don’t know the specific reason.
But the sense of disobedience left her lingering.
"I understand. Wherever you are going, I will accompany you."
Yuan Rui suppressed the doubts in his heart. Since Wen Yao had said it, there was no harm in him paying attention.
Wen Yao blinked her eyes and said, "No, I'm going to clean the room. It's not appropriate for you to accompany me."
Yuan Rui blushed, as if he had forgotten the way to the cleansing room.
Wen Yao saw that the tips of his ears were red. Are you so innocent?
"One more thing, if it comes out of my mouth or into your ears, please don't spread it."
"you say."
Yuan Rui asked his servants to step back, made a gesture, and the secret guard warned before Wen Yao could speak.
"All the men in Duke Liang's palace are being escorted to Beijing. If something unexpected happens, we really can't defend ourselves. We still have to be careful."
Wen Yao thought of her previous life, when Duke Liang was assassinated on the way, and all the men in the family were killed, leaving only an illegitimate son with only a little blood left. Several generations of loyal people met a miserable end.
"This is being escorted by the Ministry of Punishment and the Imperial Guards together. Can anything unexpected happen?"
Wen Yao said: "What if someone doesn't want Duke Liang to come to Beijing? Duke Liang wants to prove his innocence and will not resist. Everything will be handed over to the court, but not everyone wants to be as upright as Duke Liang.
And you also avoided suspicion, didn't dare to send people to protect you, and didn't even ask more questions. Didn't you give some people an opportunity to take advantage of you?"
A layer of cold sweat broke out on Yuan Rui's back. Yes, he and his uncles all believed in the justice of the emperor, but they forgot that there was a villain behind it. The report letter has not yet been found out.
"Thank you for reminding me. I'll take my leave now. If you need anything, please see my sister!"
"It doesn't matter, you can go and do your work."
Yuan Rui left, and Wen Yao thought for a while before walking to the clean room.
Could it be that Yuan Zixuan looked at them from a distance with an angry look on his face. This shameless woman must have hooked up with his uncle. He must get rid of this scourge and cannot let her harm his uncle.
When Wen Yao came back from the cleaning room, she had finished singing on the stage and went to say goodbye to Yuanhua. Yuanhua personally sent them to the hanging flower gate and gave them small gifts. The Wen sisters also participated, and the other ladies' eyes were red with envy.
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Yi Junyue and Zhao Siyu also said goodbye and walked with Wen Yao. The three of them walked side by side. Wen Yao did not feel inferior to them because of his low status. Yi Junyue was also impressed by his calm and generous temperament.
"Miss Wen, you are not an ordinary person to be Yuanhua's guest. I have never heard of Miss Wen before. The Wen family is quite low-key."
Yi Junyue wanted to find out about her relationship with the royal family, so she knew how to get along with her. As the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister, she was very cautious in everything she said and did.
Wen Yao: "Of course I have to keep a low profile. I am not as good as the eldest lady of the Yi family. Miss Yuan and I only met by chance. There are some fates that are hard to tell. Miss Yi forgives me."
"I'm being rude. The day after tomorrow the eldest princess is holding a tea party. If Miss Wen is willing to attend, I can give you a post."
"Eldest Princess? Sorry, Miss Yi. It's Wen Yao's honor to attend the eldest princess's tea party."
"Okay, I'll wait for you then."
Since Wen Yao is determined to integrate into this circle, this kind of banquet is the best way.
The three of them separated at the door. Wen Yao and her sisters crowded into a carriage, and their excitement was finally vented. "It's so nervous and exciting. Sister, you can chat and laugh with the daughter of Zaifu's family. If it were me,
I’m sure I can’t even say anything.”
Wen Yuan held her arms and kept twisting her buttocks as if there were lice.
Wen Yao was helpless: "We are all just human beings, why should we be nervous? She doesn't have an extra nose, just come here a few more times. As you can see, people have factions, and they are also divided into good and bad. It just depends on how we do it."
Dealt with it.”
Zhao Siyu and the others were nice, but Xu Jiaoru was overbearing and unreasonable. The sisters nodded one after another, they really had seen more than they had in the past few years.
"Look what gift the eldest princess has given us? Is it the latest tribute? There are many materials that are not allowed to be sold outside except the palace."
Regardless of the scale of the Wen family's business, tributes were not allowed to touch. Some of the best tea, the latest silks and satins, and many food specialties were all taken over by the imperial merchants, sent to the House of Internal Affairs, and then distributed to the empresses of the palaces.
When the imperial merchants got their hands on these tributes, they could sell some of the second-class goods themselves. That was a whole way to make money. It was also prestigious when it came to public speaking. With the imperial title attached to it, the social status would naturally be different.
Just when they opened it and saw it, their jaws dropped. Wen Yuan was a dagger, delicate and small, with a cold light and a sharp edge.
Other sisters have whips and hand crossbows, which are not the things that young ladies like. Miss Yuan really doesn't treat them as outsiders.
"Keep them all, but there are good things, especially your hand crossbow, Fifth Sister. You can't buy it outside. It's the best for self-defense. But don't expose it unless you have to. It will cause trouble."
Fifth sister Wen Lan held it tightly as if she had found a treasure, "I know, this gift is really precious."
"Sister, don't you have any gifts?"
Wen Yao didn't care, "It doesn't matter whether I have it or not, it's enough for you."
"Sister, you are so kind. Apart from my mother, you are the best person to me. It's a pity that my sixth sister is always robbing you. It's so heartless."
Wen Yuan hugged her arm and rubbed her, like a kitten.
"You are a conscientious big sister and you are happy. You don't care what others do? Can you still give her half of it?"
Fourth sister Wen Qian rolled her eyes and asked: "Sister, Miss Yi invites you to the eldest princess's tea party, can we come together?"
The other sisters were silent with expectant looks on their faces. Although Xu Jiaoru was as annoying as that, but with the protection of their eldest sister, they did not suffer. It would be of great benefit to them to attend more banquets like this.
When a noble prince fell in love with them and married into a good husband's family, their destiny was completely changed and they became masters.