The Salty Little Cannon Fodder Was Targeted By the Prince

Chapter 408 There is no love in his eyes

Pei Hao took Du Wan to play for a day and didn't send her back home until evening.

As soon as Du Wan left, Pei Hao's carriage was stopped by Du Qian. Then Du Qian entered the carriage. Pei Hao asked the driver and others to stay away. No one knew if there was any further movement inside.

Finally, Du Qian got out of the car with satisfaction. When Pei Hao returned home, except for his face, his body was bruised and purple. It was obvious that he had been beaten badly.

Pei Hao didn't want to lose face when he returned home and had to apply the medicinal wine himself.

Today, Du Qian warned him again that he should not go too far before getting married.

Pei Hao wanted to go overboard, but the little girl wouldn't allow it.

 So, Du Qian didn't know that he was worried in vain. The most he could do was take advantage of it. But now he knows that the price of taking advantage is not small, and he has to face the iron fist of his brother-in-law all the time.

 Du Wan knew nothing about this matter.

Du Qian was in a good mood when he went back, and he had a big smile when he saw her.

 “Brother, have you encountered something happy?” Du Wan was curious.

Du Qian laughed and said, "Yes. Sister, do you want to go back to the clan? The clan leader is urging the elder brother to go back. The elder brother wants to go back but doesn't want to practice without his sister."

"What's the matter? I'll go back with my eldest brother."

“Then thank you sister.” Du Qian was very happy that his goal was achieved.

Du Wan still doesn’t know that she has fallen into the plan of the cheap brother.

Du Qian didn't believe that Pei Hao could bear it, so he could only try to isolate the opportunity for the two of them to get along in private before getting married. Now that my mother is pregnant, she can't always keep an eye on her sister. My father is very busy with official duties and is rarely at home during the day, leaving him as the elder brother to worry about things.

　　It’s not easy being a brother, it’s really heartbreaking.

Du Wan didn’t know that his brother was being moved by himself and invited him to practice together in a quiet room.

Du Qian agreed immediately.

 Xie Zhang, who had returned to the palace, met the emperor.

 When he was about to leave the palace, he saw Qin Yuyu waiting not far away.

Xie Zhang's return this time was very low-key, unlike the fuss he made last time when he came back.

 But the credit cannot be covered up, and he will definitely be promoted this time.

 “I have seen the princess.” Xie Zhang was very polite.

Qin Yuyu's eyes flashed slightly, "I learned that Mr. Xie has returned from disaster relief, so I came here to say congratulations. It's been a hard journey."

“I can relieve the emperor’s worries and contribute to the people, and I will not feel hard at all when I am a junior official.”

 “Thank you, sir, for your high moral integrity.”

 The two of them spoke very officially due to the presence of palace officials.

Qin Yuyu asked the palace people to step back and said that he wanted to talk to Xie Zhang alone.

Xie Zhang did not refuse and followed Qin Yuyu unhurriedly.

Originally, he wanted to use Qin Yuyu's return to destroy the marriage between the princess's mansion and the Zhenguo's mansion. The situation in the capital has changed again after returning from disaster relief this time. From the moment he saw Du Wan's optimistic look, he knew that his plan had failed. No matter how scheming Qin Yuyu was, he could not defeat the princess and Pei Hao.

 At best, it just adds some obstruction and cannot play a key role...

 Two people meet in private.

 The news reached Pei Hao that day.

Pei Hao has always made people stare at Xie Zhang.

 The spies did not hear the content of the conversation between the two men. After leaving the palace, Xie Zhang went directly back to his residence. The next day, Xie Zhang also met with Qin Miao. Pei Hao knew that Qin Miao had people's lives in his hands and he obeyed Qin Yuyu's orders.

Pei Hao wanted to talk to the little girl about these things.

 The little girl should know something, but unfortunately her brother-in-law was on guard and took her back to the clan. Pei Hao could only write the matter as gossip and wrote a letter at the end, implying that the emperor would speed up the engagement for Qin Yuyu.

The letter passed through Du Qian's hands, and then he turned to Du Wan, "Will my sister care about my brother reading the letter?"

Du Wan said cheerfully that she didn't care, "...there's no big secret, I'm not afraid of my eldest brother knowing about it. But the gossip in the letter is quite interesting. What does the cousin in the palace want to do?"

 “She must have a relationship with Xie Zhang.”

“Eldest brother, why didn’t you say they were a couple?” “Xie Zhang has no love in his eyes.”

“…” Du Wan almost believed it.

 Brother Cheap spoke so firmly, as if he was an expert in relationships.

Du Qian noticed his sister's strange gaze and his handsome face darkened, "What are you thinking about in your head?"

“Hehe, I didn’t think anything of it.” Du Wan was stupid enough to expose her elder brother, but thinking about the current situation in the DPRK, the emperor still lacked an heir. “Brother, didn’t uncle ask someone to teach Qin Yuyu?”

 “There are female officials who teach me.”

 “Just invited a female officer?”

“Yes.” Du Qian narrowed his eyes when he answered.

Du Wan smiled like a little fox, "Uncle, didn't you raise her as a heirloom?"

"I haven't seen it yet." Du Qian couldn't understand the emperor's thoughts, "But don't forget, sister, our mother can get pregnant, and my uncle is one or two years younger than my mother."

Du Wan immediately understood that the emperor could still live.

 The only strange thing is that he never got his concubine pregnant.

 The two brothers and sister talked about Qin Yuyu again.

The Queen has held several banquets this year, usually inviting young men and noble ladies of suitable age. Anyone with any brains can guess what the queen means. Qin Yuyu is over seventeen, which is the right age for marriage. The Queen began to pay attention to the young talents in the capital.

 Everyone knows that this is about choosing a prince-in-law.

 Just choosing back and forth, it took nearly half a year, but I haven’t made a decision yet.

　　This matter has not been settled for a day, and Du Qian will be worried all day long.

Du Qian said half-jokingly: "My sister must have some ideas."

“Brother, do you really not want to marry Qin Yuyu?” Du Wan asked seriously.

"In no mood."

 “Then let me help you solve this matter.”

 “Okay.” Du Qian felt inexplicably relieved.

　　　It was not that he was suspicious, but that the emperor asked Du Ma about his marriage not long ago. The emperor had brought together Pei Hao and Du Wan, and had just given Du Yunrong a marriage, so he was eyeing Du Qian again.

Qin Yuyu's marriage will definitely be remembered by many people.

 The emperor's only Miaomiao, whoever marries her is equivalent to marrying back half of the family. No one with a bit of ambition would want to let it go. Only the Princess Mansion could not be avoided.

After separating from Du Qian, Du Wan went back to the house and began to reply to Pei Hao. He briefly mentioned what he had been doing these days. It was all about casual chat, but he wrote several pieces of paper, and the reply was a thick stack.

 The next day.

Du Wan got up at midnight and took Du Qian to practice together.

 The brother and sister did not finish their practice until daybreak and the sun rose in the east.

 The two of them had breakfast together and then started doing their own business.

Du Wan took his personal guards and went to inspect the farm first. After walking around for a while, seeing that there were no problems, he rode straight to the Huguo Temple.

 Haven’t been to Huguo Temple for several months.

 The monks guarding the bell tower are not the two we were familiar with before.

Du Wan stood in front of the bell tower. The two monks were inexplicably nervous.

 They were repeatedly warned by the host earlier to be wary of Du Wan going up to the bell tower.

Du Wan unexpectedly did not ask to go up to the bell tower, but just looked at the bell tower with a smile and left.

 When people come to the temple, they usually come to offer incense.

Du Wan came here with a very clear goal and found Master Yuantong. There was no need to find anyone to ask. She walked along as if she knew where Master Yuantong was and found him straight away.

 (End of this chapter)