Harem Daily Life

Chapter 463 It’s Too Unfair to Gu Yi

Tao Yanyan reported to He Linzhang exactly what had happened in which Xiao Jinan had been instigated.

"The person behind this is so vicious that he actually started with a child. Don't worry, Yan Yan, I will send someone to investigate this matter. Maybe there are still some fish in the Yin family that have escaped the net."

A trace of murderous intent flashed across He Linzhang's face, and he hated the rebels of that year deeply.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, after waiting for many days without seeing the Yan State delegation make any more requests, Tao Yanyan knew that Princess Qinghe had thought it through and would no longer attempt to enter the emperor's harem.

Her morning sickness gradually improved. Now she can eat some steamed eggs, a little tofu pudding, some light vegetables and nutritious nuts, and she has gotten through it relatively smoothly.

The emperor's birthday was in September, but He Linzhang didn't want to hold a birthday banquet every year, so as not to waste time and money, so he didn't hold a birthday banquet this year. With such an enlightened and frugal emperor, the ministers had nothing to say, and many of them even followed suit and didn't hold birthday banquets. For a while, there were fewer banquets in the capital.

"Your Majesty, the full-moon gifts prepared for the little prince of Prince Jing's Mansion are all ready. Please take a look." Mingyue handed over the list with both hands.

Tao Yanyan took a quick look at it and handed it to her: "You have been helping me take care of these things over the years, and you have become more and more adept at it. Just send it according to the list, and remember to register it with the Ministry of Internal Affairs." All items awarded by the palace to the outside world must be registered, to ensure that they can be found in the future or stolen and sold, causing trouble for the palaces.

"Yes, I understand. Madam, the wife of Ningyuan Marquis sent a letter, saying that she wants to come to the palace to ask for an audience tomorrow."

Tao Yanyan changed her position and lay down sideways: "Isn't she preparing for Gu Ning's wedding recently? Does she still have time to enter the palace?" Although she was suspicious in her heart, Tao Yanyan finally agreed. She felt that the Marquis's wife might come here for something.

The next day, Tao Yanyan was shocked when he saw Mrs. Gu.

"Aunt, what happened? Your hand..." Mrs. Gu's arm was obviously broken, and it was bandaged and hung around her neck, looking very miserable.

Madam Gu shed a few tears, and then calmed down before she said, "Ah, it's really unlucky. Ning'er's wedding is coming up soon, and I wanted to go to the temple to ask for a lucky charm for her, but I didn't expect that the carriage startled the horses on the road, and the carriage I was riding in overturned. Now, I hurt my hand."

Tao Yanyan hurriedly asked: "What did the doctor say? Will I be able to move again in the future?"

Madam Gu sighed and said, "It is possible, but she needs to be nursed back to health for a few more days. The problem now is that the horses got frightened that day, and the carriage crashed into the carriage of the daughter of Lord Cai's family. She... hurt her head, and she said that she became stupid and idiotic, and doesn't recognize people anymore."

"Ah?" Tao Yanyan opened his eyes wide: "Have you asked the imperial physician to take a look?"

Madam Gu nodded: "The Marquis has invited him, but the imperial physician's diagnosis is consistent with that of the doctors outside. I'm afraid Miss Cai is..." Madam Gu finished speaking and started crying again: "It's all my fault. Now this matter cannot be resolved. The Cai family wants the Marquis' Mansion to be responsible and they say they must marry Miss Cai into the Marquis' Mansion."

Tao Yanyan frowned. If the other party's intelligence was impaired, she might not be able to take care of herself. No matter which young master of the Marquis' Mansion she married, they would probably become a pair of resentful couple.

When Tao Yanyan thought that the Mrs. Gu in front of him was not Gu Yi's biological mother, he suddenly felt something was wrong.

"The Marquis has scolded me severely several times, but what has happened has already happened and there is nothing I can do. Ning'er and Young Master Tao's marriage is imminent. If I can't satisfy the Cai family, I'm afraid they will come to our house and make a scene on the wedding day. By then, the Marquis's Mansion and the Yan family will lose face and might become a laughing stock in the capital." Mrs. Gu cried miserably.

"Then, aunt, did you come to see me today and ask me to mediate?" Tao Yanyan was helpless in the face of this situation. He couldn't just take advantage of his power and bully others, forcing the Cai family to keep quiet.

Madam Gu wiped away her tears and said a little embarrassedly: "Your Highness knows that I am not the prince's biological mother, so he never listens to me. The Cai family has specifically asked the prince to marry her in a formal ceremony. Even if I let your second or third cousin take over, the Cai family will not agree!"

Tao Yanyan's face was slightly cold: "Aunt, what you mean is that my cousin should take charge of this matter? Aunt, have you ever thought about it? My cousin is the prince of the Marquis's Mansion. If his princess consort is not clear-headed, how will she manage the affairs of the Marquis' Mansion in the future? And this is not fair to my cousin!"

The trouble was caused by Mrs. Gu, so why should Gu Yi be the one to settle it? Why should the innocent Gu Yi be the one to compromise?

Gu Yi had a miserable life since he lost the care of his biological mother when he was young. He has earned everything he has today through his own efforts over the years. Why should he bear the burden of a bad fate because of the trouble caused by his stepmother?

Tao Yanyan's question made Madam Gu feel ashamed: "What can I do? The Cai family won't give in. The Marquis came with money and wanted to spend money to settle it, but he was driven out. I... I really have nowhere to go!"

Tao Yanyan bit her lip and said coldly, "Aunt, please go back first. I know about this matter. I will send someone to inform you after I think of a solution."

Mrs. Gu immediately stood up to pay her respects, but Tao Yanyan stopped her: "It's impossible to persuade my eldest cousin to compromise. I can't bear to see him suffer. I will go to the Cai family and try to mediate."

Madam Gu choked and bit her lip and said, "Then your Majesty has to hurry. Ning'er's wedding is in ten days." After much difficulty in finding such a good marriage for this mute girl, Madam Gu didn't want any complications.

Tao Yanyan nodded and sent someone to escort Madam Gu out of the palace. She stroked her forehead, feeling upset.

Qingfeng handed her a plate of candied fruit. "The Cai family is really bold. They actually specifically asked for her to marry Prince Gu. Even if Miss Cai was a normal person, I'm afraid the Ningyuan Marquisate wouldn't look down on her family background, not to mention that she's now confused due to brain damage. Oh, this blackmail, there's no way to get rid of it!"

Tao Yanyan was stunned and looked up at Qingfeng: "What did you say just now? Repeat it again."

Qingfeng was instantly worried, afraid that she had said something wrong, and stammered, "I said, if you are blackmailed, you can't get rid of it."

"Not this one, but the one before it."

Qingfeng thought for a moment and said, "I think even if Miss Cai was a normal person, I'm afraid the Ningyuan Marquisate would not look down on her family background, not to mention that she is now confused due to brain damage."

Tao Yanyan slapped his thigh and said, "Yes, that's it!"

Qingfeng touched his head, not understanding what was going on: "What's wrong with this sentence?"

Tao Yanyan said seriously, "Logically speaking, Miss Cai was injured, it was not Madam Gu's intention, it was purely an accident. The Cai family is not as prestigious as the Marquis' Mansion, and Miss Cai should not insist on marrying her eldest cousin even if she enters the Marquis' Mansion. Isn't the Cai family afraid that the Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion will not buy into it, or the family background and power of the Marquis' Mansion? So, I always feel that this matter is very strange."

Qing Feng felt that it was too much of a coincidence after hearing her words: "Madam, do you mean there is something else going on?"