The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket!-Chapter 1192 - 1015: It’s Discourteous Not to Reciprocate

Since Xiliao’s submission, Xiliang has stabilized, coupled with the gradual eradication of sand thieves within the territory, the public order in Xiliang has leapt forward significantly.

With personal safety guaranteed, more caravans are willing to come to Xiliang for business, especially after the official roads and post stations have been renovated, the number of people coming and going has substantially increased.

With more merchants, goods exchange became cheaper, which further improved the quality of life for the people.

After entering December, camel caravans at the gates of Liangdu City have been incessant.

Camels carrying large quantities of goods enter Liangdu, and after trading, they leave with a new batch of purchased materials.

Under the deliberate promotion of Xiao Yeyang, Xiliang now has its own specialties, such as woolen fabrics, cattle, sheep, camels, and Ganzhou cotton, all of which are favored by merchants from other regions.

Merchants also brought goods from other places to Xiliang, enriching the clothing, food, shelter, and transportation of the residents.

After the Laba Festival passed, the festive atmosphere of Liangdu began to thicken, with lanterns and banners everywhere, and the streets bustling with noise and excitement.

While outsiders were happily preparing for the New Year festivities, a gloom hung over the An Residence.

After An Zhihang was discovered to have secretly excavated the Wei Family’s buried gold, he was suspended by Xiao Yeyang. In response, the old Madam An repeatedly visited the Prince Residence to see Xiao Yeyang, to no avail—she was refused an audience each time.

On the fifteenth of December, the old Madam An directly came to the front of the Governor’s Office, intending to cast aside her pride and kneel in public to beg for Xiao Yeyang’s leniency.

Unexpectedly, before she could take any action, Xiao Yeyang himself came out to meet her.

Xiao Yeyang didn’t avoid others and stood directly on the steps of the Governor’s Office saying: "Old Madam An, you needn’t force this Prince. The crime committed by Minister An is too grave. I have already reported the matter to the Emperor, and now I am awaiting His Majesty’s command."

Upon hearing these words, the old Madam An felt a darkness before her eyes. It took her a while to recover before she tremblingly pointed at Xiao Yeyang: "Xiao Yeyang, are you trying to completely sever ties with our An Family!"

Watching the flustered appearance of the old Madam An, Xiao Yeyang’s face remained impassive: "Old Madam An, considering your advanced age, this Prince will not pursue your impertinence."

"However, I must remind you, even if you are the mother of the Princess Consort, you must abide by the laws of Daxia. If Minister An has committed a crime, he must be punished."

The old Madam An, furious to the point of laughter, said: "Good, good, Xiao Yeyang, you are ruthless indeed!" She gave Xiao Yeyang a sinister look for a long while before being helped away by her maid.

Xiao Yeyang watched expressionlessly as the An Family’s carriage drove away, then calmly turned and went back into the Governor’s Office.

As soon as he left, the surrounding officials began to discuss in hushed tones.

Ministers Du, Chang, and Yuan exchanged glances, each silently admonishing themselves to keep a low profile in the future.

They believed that if they made a mistake and were caught, the outcome awaiting them would not be much better than that of the An Family, given how Xiao Yeyang showed no mercy in his actions today.

"Xiao Yeyang has really slapped the faces of the Princess Consort and the Crown Prince harshly this time."

"What do you think, how come Xiao Yeyang dares to show no regard for the Princess Consort and the Crown Prince at all?"

"By doing this, he is avenging the Prince Consort on the one hand, and on the other hand, he is proving to the Emperor that he is a staunch member of the Imperial Loyalist Faction, and also making it clear to everyone that he will not ally with any Prince."

"Prince Wei Yuan has earned everything he has today through his own efforts, he has more confidence and boldness than other noblemen, and neither threats nor temptations work on him."

The An Family, it seems, has paved the way for them.

...

On the twentieth of December, the An Family received an urgent letter from the Crown Prince.

Upon learning that the Emperor has dismissed him from his post, and his carelessness has also involved the Princess Consort and Crown Prince being reprimanded by the Emperor, An Zhihang collapsed dejectedly into his chair.

Even gloomier than him was Madam An the Third, who had managed to obtain an opportunity for her husband to be assigned abroad, and just less than a year after leaving Beijing, they had to return.

And in such an embarrassing way.

Even before returning, she could already imagine how the people of An Residence would ridicule and mock their household.

What worried her even more was the matter that the Crown Prince was currently scheming—truly like a sharp sword hanging over her head.

The old Madam An, on the other hand, detested Xiao Yeyang and his wife to the extreme: "Xiao Yeyang humiliated our An Family to such an extent, disregarding the Princess Consort and the Crown Prince so blatantly. Let’s wait and see; there will be a day when we settle our scores."

Seeing that even at this crucial juncture, her mother-in-law was still spouting useless words, Madam An the Third was extremely annoyed. If her mother-in-law had not come, she was confident that she could persuade her husband to stay peacefully in Xiliang.

Unfortunately, all of this was ruined by her mother-in-law.

With such a stubborn old noble in the An Family, could they really expect to fare well?

Moreover, can the Crown Prince truly become the Crown Prince?

Outside the room, An Xin listened to the conversation inside, her face pale as a sheet. She hadn’t expected the Prince of Wei Yuan to be so merciless toward the An Family.

Heading back to Beijing again...

Staring blankly at the sky, An Xin wondered where her path would lead once she returned.

...

Prince Residence of Wei Yuan.

Xiao Yeyang learned about the An Family being summoned back to Beijing even before they did. He turned his head and told Daohua about it.

Daohua was in the room, helping Daozi with his painting. After hearing the news, she fell silent: "This time, we seem to have offended both the Crown Prince and the precious concubine An."

Xiao Yeyang appeared unconcerned: "Offended, so be it. If the An Family isn’t afraid to offend us, should we be afraid of offending them?"

Daohua: "It’s not a matter of fear. We are far from Beijing, and the precious concubine An is always by the Emperor’s side, and the Crown Prince is the Emperor’s son. The two of them occasionally saying a thing or two that hurts you and me, the unsuspecting against the crafty, it happens often enough, it can inevitably make the Emperor hold a grudge against us."

Xiao Yeyang fell silent. He understood better than Yiyi that serving the emperor was like accompanying a tiger, and emperors have always been most suspicious.

Daozi suddenly looked up, understanding his parents’ conversation. Someone was badmouthing his parents in front of the Emperor:

"Mother, if others can speak ill of you to the Emperor, you should find someone to speak ill of them to the Emperor as well."

"Didn’t you say that it’s only fair to respond when attacked? We’ll just return the favor, won’t we?"

Daohua and Xiao Yeyang: "..."

Daohua couldn’t help but laugh: "You think anyone can speak freely before your great-grandfather?"

Daozi tilted his head: "Not even the grandfather can?"

Er...

Daohua and Xiao Yeyang exchanged glances, it really hadn’t occurred to them to ask for help from Prince Ping, mostly because Prince Ping usually stayed out of such matters.

Seeing his parents not responding, Daozi spoke again: "Dad, Mom, you haven’t answered me yet, can grandfather do it?"

Daohua: "Your grandfather might be able to..."

Daozi smiled: "Then that settles it, I’ll write to grandfather straight away. This hungry wolf from the An Family has set its sights on dad as a piece of fat meat, and even bullied mom. I’ll ask grandfather to beat the hungry wolf."

Daohua looked at Xiao Yeyang: "What do you think?"

Xiao Yeyang: "..."

Understanding that Xiao Yeyang was somewhat reluctant to lose face, Daohua simply said: "I think our son has a very good idea." Turning to Daozi with a smile, she asked: "Can you write? Do you know how to write a letter?"

Daozi stalled, shaking his head: "Mother, teach me."

And so, Xiao Yeyang watched as mother and son huddled together and began to draw.

Daozi could write only a few characters but could draw many animals. Considering this, Daohua guided him in drawing a picture of a hungry wolf preying, briefly indicating the relationship between the characters.

"Have a look at this."

After the drawing was done, Daohua showed it to Xiao Yeyang.

Xiao Yeyang glanced at it. The drawing was not complicated; it depicted the An Family coveting him and bullying Daohua. The only flaw was that Prince Ping was drawn too grand and lofty.

The feeling it gave him was that their family was being bullied by the An Family, and in the end, needed the father king to come to their rescue.

"Dad, do you understand it?" Daozi asked anxiously.

Xiao Yeyang cast a sidelong glance at his son: "With your scribbles, you think you can perplex your dad?"

"As long as you understand it, that’s good enough."

Daohua took back the drawing, teaching Daozi to write some polite words inquiring about Prince Ping on the blank space of the drawing, while saying to Xiao Yeyang: "The year-end is approaching soon, you should also write a letter to father king to inquire about his well-being."

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