As soon as Uncle Pingchang returned home, he saw Yan Qinglian coming. He instantly smiled and said, "Lian'er, do you miss your dad when you come to see him at this time?"
Pingchangbo was extremely satisfied with his second daughter. She was very smart since she was a child and was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. She was also known as the most talented woman in Jokhang.
This is no small honor, and it brings a lot of face to him as a father when he goes out.
"Daddy has worked hard these days. This is tea brewed by my daughter. Please try it."
Uncle Pingchang took the tea cup, took a sip, and praised repeatedly: "The tea is fragrant and the aftertaste is endless. Lian'er's tea-making skills have improved a lot. My Lian'er is so versatile. I don't know which boy will be so lucky in the future.
Can I marry you?"
Yan Qinglian leaned on Ping Changbo's knees with a shy look on her face, "Dad, my daughter still wants to stay with you for a few more years. Are you so impatient for your daughter to get married?"
Pingchang Bo laughed twice, "Are you anxious for your father, or have you already lost your heart to Lian'er? My father came to the palace today and deliberately talked with Duke Zhuang for a long time.
From Zhuang Guogong's words, it was revealed that Concubine Zhuang had recently planned to meet the concubine for His Highness Prince Dingbei. His Highness is now in his twenties, and the princes in front of him have long been married at his age.
Already there are many wives and concubines,
Your Highness is the only one who keeps himself clean. At this age, let alone a princess, you don’t even have a common roommate. Even if Concubine Zhuang is not in a hurry, Your Majesty will be too. Lian'er, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"
Yan Qinglian wants to marry Qi Jue and become the noble Princess of Dingbei. Everyone in the family knows it very well.
Hearing the news, Yan Qinglian was overjoyed, but she still had to pretend to be reserved on the surface, "Dad, although my daughter has been pleased with His Highness for a long time, Your Highness is the prince of the Tian family after all, and he has outstanding abilities. He wants to be a noble daughter of Dingbei Palace.
We are like crucian carps crossing the river, and my daughter is afraid that His Highness will look down on her."
Uncle Pingchang immediately showed a disapproving expression, "My daughter is extremely smart, but she is known as the most talented woman in the imperial capital. Who else in this world, except you, can match His Highness King Dingbei?"
But Yan Qinglian looked worried, "Before yesterday, my daughter had this confidence, but yesterday... my daughter embarrassed her father, and I'm afraid she won't have much chance in the future."
As she spoke, Yan Qinglian burst into tears. It can be said that I felt pity for him.
When Uncle Pingchang saw his precious daughter crying, he immediately felt heartbroken and hurriedly wiped her tears, "What's going on? What happened yesterday? Who is this blind person who made my precious daughter sad?"
"Yesterday at the eldest princess's residence, my daughter carefully prepared an ink dance. Her Royal Highness, the eldest princess, praised her daughter for her beautiful heart and an amazing dance. However, His Royal Highness King Dingbei said... He said that my daughter's dance was dull and boring.
Originally, my daughter recognized him. After all, His Highness has a distinguished status. He has never seen anything before. It is normal not to think it is strange. But what the daughter never expected was that the third sister later came on stage and performed a blindfolded archery performance.
What was even more daring about her was that before shooting the arrow, she asked His Highness for his close-fitting headband to blindfold her eyes. After the performance, His Highness publicly praised the third sister for her excellent performance. Comparing before and after, her daughter... her daughter became the whole
A banquet joke.”
When Uncle Pingchang heard this, he was immediately angry and said in disbelief: "Did His Highness King Dingbei hurt his eyes on the battlefield, so he couldn't tell the difference between beauty and ugliness? With Yan Mingzhu's face, when you married Pei for Lian'er,
When we got home, Pei Zhuoran was very dissatisfied and came to the door to make trouble.
If it hadn't been for marrying Gaotang, it was a done deal, and Yan Mingzhu would never be able to get married in this life, and would have to live in the Earl's Mansion for the rest of his life. How could His Highness praise her alone and turn a blind eye to Lian'er?"
Uncle Pingchang kept calling him "Yan Mingzhu" and seemed to have no memory at all. Yan Mingzhu was also his biological daughter, and she also had the blood of the Yan family flowing through her.
Yan Qinglian wiped her tears with a handkerchief and said with grievance: "After all, my daughter is not as bold as my third sister. In order to attract His Highness's attention, she asked for His Highness's headband in public.
His Highness was so kind-hearted that he was afraid that she would not be able to get off the stage, so he gave her the hairband. Perhaps it is for this reason that he looks at her differently."
As soon as he finished speaking, Uncle Pingchang said angrily: "Lian'er, you are so kind-hearted. How dare she be? She is just using coquettish tricks. To achieve her goal, she even went to the girl's house."
I don’t need to lose my face anymore, I’ve really brought shame to the Earl’s Mansion!”
"Dad, my daughter also heard today that after the third sister got back the dowry from the Pei family, she went to the drug store to collect the bill, and made a lot of noise. Even the Jingzhao Mansion was alarmed.
I'm afraid that tomorrow, the matter between her and the Pei family will cause uproar in the city again. In the past few days, because of the matter between the third sister and the Pei family, my daughter always feels that when she goes out, she is being criticized by outsiders and cannot be lifted up.
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If this matter reaches the palace and Concubine Zhuang knows about it, will she think that the Yan family girl has behaved inappropriately and think that her daughter is the same person?"
Yan Mingzhu reconciled with Pei Zhuoran and had Pei Zhuoran castrated, so forget it. Afterwards, she went to Pei's house with great fanfare and blatantly asked for dowry.
One after another, it can be said that the whole city became aware of it, even Emperor Zhao knew about it.
Because it didn't affect the Earl's Mansion, Uncle Pingchang simply married off Yan Mingzhu and was no longer the daughter of the Earl's Mansion, so he didn't take care of it.
But now when he heard what Yan Qinglian said, his heart suddenly skipped a beat. In this family, he was most satisfied with his second daughter. He only hoped that she could marry into a high-ranking family, so that she could honor her ancestors and bring glory to the entire Earl's Palace.
But if Yan Qinglian is affected by Yan Mingzhu's incident and misses Yan Qinglian's marriage, this will be a big deal!
Uncle Pingchang frowned and said: "Lian'er, your worries are not unreasonable, but Yan Mingzhu is already married. Although she was kicked out by her husband's family, she has not returned to the Earl's Mansion. What should we do?"
Yan Qinglian took advantage of the situation and continued: "Dad, it is safest to keep her under your nose. The third sister was divorced by the Pei family and is left alone. If we take her back, won't we also gain a reputation for kindness?
Dad and you are watching, as long as the third sister is not given another chance to leave the house, she will no longer be able to cause trouble. Once the Pei family's incident is over, my daughter's reputation will no longer be affected."
After thinking about it, Uncle Pingchang felt that Yan Qinglian's idea was quite reasonable, "Lian'er, you are more thoughtful. It's too late today. Tomorrow, my father will send someone to take care of this careless evil girl."
Come back and give me a good whipping!"
Yan Qinglian then showed a satisfied smile and hugged Ping Changbo's arm coquettishly, "Daddy treats his daughter the best!"