Yu Xiaoqiao waited for an incense stick of time before entering the house.

Yu Xiaoqiao placed the jade inkstone on the table with great respect and said softly, "Daddy, I have found a very good jade inkstone. Please take a look at it."

"Since when has Liuzhou become a major producer of jade inkstones?" Yu Wenrui's face was solemn, more serious than usual. He held the inkstone and looked at it carefully under the candle, with the corners of his lips slightly raised.

Yu Xiaoqiao's voice got smaller and smaller as she spoke, feeling somewhat guilty. "The jade inkstone is from the Shangfang Palace. This... is naturally the Shangfang jade inkstone... I happened to see it in Liuzhou, and I thought that my father would definitely like such a fine inkstone, so I bought it at a high price."

After a moment, he put on a smile and said flatteringly: "The jade inkstone has been used for years, and the bamboo slips have been used to carve books all over the world. Daddy is such a treasurer of inkstones, so he must have a fine jade inkstone."

"Is there something?" Yu Wenrui raised his head, and his solemn expression eased a little.

After saying this, he looked at Yu Xiaoqiao quietly in the candlelight.

Yu Xiaoqiao felt a little embarrassed. She crossed her hands in front of her and squeezed them together with a little force.

After a while, he cleared his throat and said, "Daddy...Wan'er's matter?"

"You know?" Yu Wenrui said in a cold voice with a blank expression.

Yu Xiaoqiao nodded and said softly, "It would be better if the marriage of this playboy was cancelled. However, my sister and the second aunt should not be insulted, and my father should not be insulted like this."

Yu Xiaoqiao gritted her teeth as she spoke the last part.

“Just say whatever you want to say!” Yu Wenrui took a sip of tea.

Yu Xiaoqiao said slowly: "Dad, will you...make the second wife your first wife? I think...Mother will not mind."

Yu Wenrui glared at Yu Xiaoqiao, suddenly filled with anger, and violently swept the documents on the table to the ground.

After a moment, he squeezed out a few words from between his teeth: "I - mind."

Yu Xiaoqiao trembled, and after a while she bent over to pick up the document and put it back.

He made the tea again and handed it to Yu Wenrui.

"Mother must have loved father very much. The brocade handkerchief in the sachet that she left for Mei Ruoxing and Mei Ruohai was embroidered with blue eucalyptus flowers, which were the blue eucalyptus flowers that you planted for her with your own hands..." Yu Xiaoqiao said lightly, handing the brocade handkerchief to Yu Wenrui.

Yu Wenrui's solemn face twitched twice. He picked up the handkerchief and looked at it carefully, with a layer of mist in his eyes.

Yu Xiaoqiao's eyes were red as she looked deeply at Yu Wenrui, "Dad must have loved mom very much. She has been gone for nearly seventeen years, but the Blue Eucalyptus Garden is spotless and the Blue Eucalyptus Forest is full of vitality."

"There are still twenty-six days... a full seventeen years." Yu Wenrui retracted his gaze and looked at the Duan inkstone on the desk.

Yu Xiaoqiao felt as if his heart was struck hard, and he looked at his father with more admiration and emotion.

After a moment of silence, Yu Xiaoqiao slowly said, "If mother knew about this kind of affection, she would rest in peace... She must know that father has been reluctant to make the second concubine his wife because he wants mother to be his only wife forever, right?"

Yu Wenrui did not answer, but just smiled faintly.

The solemnity is gone, and the eyes are full of tenderness.

Yu Xiaoqiao took Yu Wenrui's hand and said, "Mother has always been in Daddy's heart. She is the happiest woman in the world! I envy her so much, and I envy Daddy too. Mother must want you to be happy more than anyone else, and so do I. Why should I let my sister be looked down upon for the sake of worldly appearances?"

“But, but…” Yu Wenrui’s anger had subsided a little, and he said slowly.

Yu Xiaoqiao stroked Yu Wenrui's shoulder, leaned her head against him and acted coquettishly, "I know, Daddy loves us very much, and we love him too. I will definitely help Daddy vent his anger!"

Yu Wenrui's eyes suddenly filled with tears. He slowly stretched out his right hand and stroked Yu Xiaoqiao's hand on his shoulder.

After a long time.

Yu Wenrui slowly raised his head and looked at Yu Xiaoqiao, "You did a good job in Liuzhou! You should comfort Wan'er more. Go!"

Yu Xiaoqiao bowed and went straight to Yu Chuwan's room.

Yu Chuwan was staring blankly at her desk, her almond-shaped eyes swollen like walnuts.

Seeing Yu Xiaoqiao come in, she hurriedly wiped her tears and didn't dare to look at her.

"Oh my, what a promising thing! It's just right that such a domineering playboy has retired! Do you like it?" Yu Xiaoqiao sat on the armchair opposite Yu Chuwan, buried her whole body in it, and casually rested her legs on the handles.

She doesn't look like a lady from a noble family at all.

"How could I like it? My father and mother arranged an engagement for me without telling me. I just found out today and was broken off in public. It's so embarrassing!" Yu Chuwan said, tears falling like beads from a broken string.

Yu Xiaoqiao reached out for a piece of dessert, put it in her mouth and took a few bites before speaking.

"Wan'er, this is a good thing, not a bad thing. You should be happy, and so should Second Aunt! Let's put aside the face and the truth for now. Since you don't want to, it's a good thing to cancel the engagement. Otherwise, if you really marry her, your life will be ruined, and you will have nothing to do but shed tears!"

"It seems like I should be happy?" Yu Chuwan wiped her tears, her eyes glinting as she asked in confusion.

"Of course I'm happy! We're just about to beat the gongs and drums to celebrate!" Yu Xiaoqiao said with a smile.

"But Daddy and Mom are ashamed, and I feel embarrassed too." Yu Chuwan's eyes dimmed again.

Yu Xiaoqiao rubbed her hands together and said angrily, "I'll give you your face back. This An Yu prince is the same. If you want to cancel the engagement, just discuss it quietly and cancel it privately. It's embarrassing and bullying to do it in a public way!"

When Yu Chuwan saw that Yu Xiaoqiao was angry, she acted as if nothing had happened and started eating the plate of fruit.

Yu Xiaoqiao suddenly felt that she was being tricked, so she ran over and put her arms around Yu Chuwan's neck, pretending to be angry and yelling, "You stupid girl, you are playing tricks on your sister. Let me show you how I'm going to deal with you!"

"Sister, sister, I was wrong, I was wrong. I should have continued to cry and suffer!" Yu Chuwan begged for mercy.

The sound of the two men playing and laughing reached the ears of the second wife who had been standing outside the house for a long time.

The second wife's eyes were red and she thought to herself: Qiao'er, thank you.

Back in her room, Yu Xiaoqiao lay on the bed, playing with the small Yu Ding.

When this tripod was in the Nine-Curve Mysterious Formation, it was nearly 3 feet high and nearly 2 feet wide.

I didn't expect it to be so small after retreating.

The mouth of the tripod is the size of a palm and the height of the tripod is less than 5 inches.

"I heard that the engagement was broken off by the Duke of Anguo's Mansion?" Li Lingyan climbed over the wall and walked in as if he were entering his own home, carrying a bunch of grapes and nestling into the armchair that he sat on every time he came.

The lazy movements are exactly the same as Yu Xiaoqiao's.

Yu Xiaoqiao glanced at him helplessly, "Do you have super hearing? How come your ears are bigger than Zhu Bajie's!"

"If I were Bajie, I would carry you back to Gao Village. What do you think?" Li Lingyan ate a grape with a sly smile on his lips.

Yu Xiaoqiao threw him a bag of food and said, "Go to hell! You were on your way and suddenly came back early. What's the big deal in the palace?"

Li Lingyan said with a sigh, "I've been craving this Rongshui duck these past two days!"

As he spoke, he stood up, sat at the table, rolled up his sleeves, and ate as he spoke.

"Embassies from various countries will arrive at the end of next month. Princes or princesses from various countries will come to Beijing to study for half a year. It's called... "Juxuetang". It's held every three years, and each country takes turns to host it. This year it's Daxin's turn. My father asked me to do this. Do you want to participate? I'll open a backdoor for you?"

"No, you don't even have to open the front door for me! That big golden cage can only be viewed from a distance, not played with! As a girl, I aspire to be free and unrestrained, and I don't want to seek unhappiness!" Yu Xiaoqiao waved her arms and refused.

Li Lingyan knew that entering the palace was like a death sentence for her, so she deliberately said, "It seems that I have to get you into the palace. Otherwise, I will be trapped in a golden cage every day, and it will be so unbalanced to see you living a carefree life!"

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