The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket!-Chapter 912 - 784, Bima Wen

Xiao Yeyang arrived after the Crown Prince and the others had left.

"How come you’re so free today?"

Daohua stood up and handed Xiao Yeyang a wet towel that she had prepared, for him to wipe the sweat off his face.

During this period, unless he was really too busy, Xiao Yeyang almost rode his horse to Tangyu Mountain every day, joining Gu Jian and Prince Ping for both lunch and dinner.

Daohua spoke indifferently, "Your father followed Xiao Yechen away. I don’t need to teach him how to use the glass instruments anymore, so naturally, I am free."

Xiao Yeyang’s smile immediately disappeared, "Xiao Yechen came today?"

Daohua nodded, "Not only him, but also the Crown Prince, the Second Prince, the Third Prince, and the Fifth Prince came." Her expression became serious, "Right, and Old Prince Yong is here too. He’s currently at the master’s courtyard."

Hearing this, Xiao Yeyang’s expression also turned somber, and he carefully inquired about what had happened that afternoon.

Learning that Old Prince Yong had been invited by Gu Jian relieved Xiao Yeyang.

However, after listening to the words Xiao Yechen had spoken, relayed by Daohua, his expression turned grim again.

Daohua said, "It took so much effort for the master and your father to get acquainted. Now, because of Xiao Yechen and what he said, your father probably won’t be able to come here often." freēnovelkiss.com

Xiao Yeyang’s eyes grew cold, "I’ve neglected Xiao Yechen. I’ve always been indifferent to him, but now it’s time to really teach him a lesson."

Daohua quickly asked, "What are you planning to do?"

Xiao Yeyang smiled, "Don’t worry, I won’t need to intervene personally. As long as Dongli reports today’s matters to the Emperor Uncle, I’ll find an opportunity to enter the palace tomorrow, and I’ll suggest to the Emperor Uncle that the Yuanma Garden’s stables lack manpower, and recommend Xiao Yechen to take charge of the horses there."

Handling horses certainly isn’t an easy job!

Upon hearing this, Daohua couldn’t help but chuckle, "You want Xiao Yechen to serve as Bi Ma Wen?" She clapped her hands, "That’s a great idea, but will your father agree?"

Xiao Yeyang, "The Emperor Uncle’s command is absolute; my father can’t refuse. Anyway, enough about that. Today when I arrived, Wentao asked me when you’ll be returning?"

Daohua smiled, "Prince Ping is getting married, so naturally, I should go back a few days in advance."

That evening, Old Prince Yong stayed for dinner at Four Seasons Manor.

Daohua and Xiao Yeyang, seeing that Gu Jian appeared untroubled, decided not to mention anything.

Since then, whenever Old Prince Yong came to the manor at Tangyu Mountain for a stay, he would always visit Four Seasons Manor to chat and have tea with Gu Jian.

The two men were of a similar age and had connections from earlier in life, which eventually led their relationship to grow friendlier.

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At Prince Ping’s Residence.

Princess Consort Ma was delighted to see that Xiao Yechen had brought Prince Ping back, feeling that Prince Ping still valued them, his mother and son, somewhat more; otherwise, he wouldn’t have brought him back so readily.

However, before she could enjoy her happiness for long, her joy turned to sorrow.

The next day at noon, a eunuch from the palace arrived to announce that Xiao Yechen was appointed as the manager of Yuanma Garden’s stables.

Hearing this decree, Princess Consort Ma was stunned on the spot.

Of course, she wasn’t the only one shocked; Xiao Yechen and Prince Ping were as well, not to mention Luo Qiong, who was also completely taken aback.

The manager of Yuanma Garden’s stables was only a minor ninth-rank official. Xiao Yechen, being the legitimate eldest son of the Prince Residence, being appointed to such a low-ranked position, was undoubtedly a slap in the face—and a double one at that.

It was bad enough to be demoted, but the manager was specifically in charge of the breeding and care of horses, assigning the pampered Xiao Yechen to such a dirty and tiring job was akin to torture by slow slicing.

The moment Princess Consort Ma regained her senses, she rushed towards Prince Ping with tears in her eyes, "Prince, Chenchen can’t do this. Please, go to the palace and ask the Emperor to rescind the decree!"

Prince Ping was staggered by the force of Princess Consort Ma’s onslaught and quickly motioned Huai En to hold her back, before turning to Xiao Yechen, "What’s going on? Why would the Emperor assign you such a job?"

Xiao Yechen was both aggrieved and confused, "I don’t know, Father." He had always been somewhat invisible to the Emperor.

Suddenly, Xiao Yechen remembered his visit to the Four Seasons Manor the day before, and his face flushed with shame as he looked at Prince Ping, "Father, it must be Xiao Yeyang’s doing. I went to Four Seasons Manor yesterday; he must be angry that I brought you back and is now seeking revenge."

"The Princess Consort Ma immediately took over the conversation, ’Yes, yes, yes, it must have been Yeyang. Yeyang has always disliked Chenchen, so he is using this opportunity for revenge. Prince, you must stand up for Chenchen.’"

Luo Qiong sat expressionless at the side, numb to her mother-in-law who could never prioritize issues appropriately.

If her mother-in-law had any sense, she should be trying to solve the issue of her husband not taking the stewardship at Yuanma Garden, instead of trying to cloud Xiao Yeyang’s eyesight here.

This time, the Prince did not follow the Ma Family’s lead in blaming Xiao Yeyang.

Firstly, even if the legitimate son was retaliating against Xiao Yechen, he thought it was justified. Helpless, it was he himself, who was still angry about Xiao Yechen’s reckless words yesterday.

From his understanding of the legitimate son during this period, Yechen dared to randomly slander Miss Yan’s reputation; that he didn’t come forward and kill him was already showing great restraint.

Secondly, he didn’t believe his son could have manipulated the Emperor, it must have been the Emperor himself who wanted to punish Yechen, otherwise, he wouldn’t have issued the imperial decree without a word.

Steward of Yuanma Garden...

It seemed the Emperor was quite displeased with Yechen!

Seeing the Prince silent, Xiao Yechen’s heart sank, ’Father, your son doesn’t want to be the steward of Yuanma Garden, please pity your son.’

The Prince sighed, ’The Emperor has already issued the decree, it means this cannot be changed. Alright, stop pleading to me, just take it as an experience of life.’

With that, he looked at the crying Princess Consort Ma.

’Stop crying, Yechen has to assume his position today, hurry up and pack some things for him.’

Seeing Princess Consort Ma stunned and not knowing what to say, Luo Qiong sighed and stepped forward to ask, ’Father, is there really no way to help your son avoid this post? After all, your son is your direct eldest son, and you are the esteemed Prince, having the Prince’s son serve as the steward of Yuanma Garden, could damage your reputation if spoken out.’

The Prince immediately hesitated.

Luo Qiong continued, ’Father, the Emperor always respects you. Perhaps, if you could visit the palace and inquire on behalf of your son, it would allow him to correct whatever faults he has.’

The Prince glanced at Yechen, who looked expectantly at him, and eventually could not stand by idly, ’Alright, I will visit the palace. However, you still need to prepare.’

Luo Qiong immediately smiled and bowed deeply, ’Thank you, Father.’

Once the Prince had left, Luo Qiong hurried to help the still kneeling Princess Consort Ma.

However, the Princess Consort Ma pushed Luo Qiong away, ’It’s all your fault! If you hadn’t suggested that Chenchen go fetch the Prince, how would Xiao Yeyang have retaliated against Chenchen?’

’Steward of Yuanma Garden... if Chenchen truly takes on this post, how would he stand among the nobility in the future? Anyone could mock him.’

Luo Qiong suppressed her anger with great effort and glanced at Xiao Yechen who sat quietly next to her, then spoke, ’Mother, Father has gone to the palace, maybe, for the sake of Father, the Emperor might reconsider the decree?’

The Princess Consort showed uncertainty, ’Will he reconsider?’ she said, then with a sorrowful face, looked at Xiao Yechen, ’My poor Chenchen, Xiao Yeyang is so ruthless, he just wants to make you unable to hold your head up in public.’

Luo Qiong no longer wanted to persuade this mother and son duo and bowed, saying, ’Just to be safe, I will go back to our room and pack some things for your husband...’

’Get out!’

Before she could finish speaking, Princess Consort Ma yelled at Luo Qiong.

Luo Qiong was stunned for a few seconds by the yell, glanced at the still silent Xiao Yechen, then turned and walked away.

’Look at her, Chenchen, look at her. That’s no way to be a daughter-in-law!’ Princess Consort Ma furiously watched Luo Qiong’s departing figure.

Xiao Yechen, exhausted, tried to soothe her, ’Mother, Luo Qiong comes from a strong background and her temperament is somewhat haughty, please be more patient with her.’

Princess Consort Ma snorted, ’Had I known she was like this, I might as well have let you marry your cousin.’

Meanwhile, as Luo Qiong left the main courtyard, her anger grew.

Encountering a problem, it was her idea initially, but once an issue arose, all blame was directed at her; she was really about to be laughed at by her mother-in-law.

Even more tragically, her husband did not say a word in her defense.

Xue Qiao looked worriedly at her young mistress, ’Miss, you know what the Prince and his wife are like; it’s not just been a day or two. Please don’t take it to heart and affect your health.’

While walking and breathing deeply, Luo Qiong had finally calmed down by the time she reached her own courtyard, looking at the Guanyin statue placed in the house, she said bitterly, ’Father indeed made the wrong choice!’

The Emperor was blatantly disadvantaging her husband, leaving no room for sentiment. In such a case, how could he possibly let him inherit the title of Prince Residence?