After I got into the drama, I led the plot astray

I smiled and said to Yingchun, "You girls are almost ready to get married. If you find anyone you like, please tell me. If not, I will help you keep an eye out and find a good family for you when the time comes."

Yingchun's face turned red with shame because of what I said. She had made so many mistakes in the past few days and she hadn't recovered from the panic yet. How could she still have the mind to talk about getting married?

Yingchun blushed and said, "We will always stay with our two masters and not marry anyone else."

After Yingchun finished speaking, she turned around and ran out just like Yiping did.

I stood up with a smile and put on my outer robe. I had to wear something thicker since I was going out today.

I was still eating breakfast when suddenly there was a bustle outside. As soon as I put down my bowl, Zheng Bang walked in carelessly, saying as he walked in, "I knew that Ah Man was hiding and eating alone. You all ran away yesterday, leaving me without food for the whole day. You are really annoying."

There are so many eunuchs and maids in the palace, and we can't let a prince go hungry. But since Zheng Bang became stupid, he refused to eat unless he saw me and Yi Ping. Even Zheng Xian couldn't do anything about him.

I swallowed the millet cake with great effort and asked in confusion, "How did you find us?"

Zheng Bang sat down at the dining table, reached out to pick up a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake and stuffed it into his mouth, saying as he stuffed it in his mouth: "You only have this one house, it must be difficult for me to find you, right?"

Zheng Bang didn't seem stupid when he was with us, but when he left us, he was just like a mentally retarded child, so Zheng Xian never forbade him to come to see us.

I took a sip of porridge and said, "You have to change your bad habit of refusing to eat when we are not around."

Zheng Bang might be very hungry. He ate quickly and anxiously, panting like a pig.

He finished a plate of osmanthus cake, a bowl of shredded chicken porridge, and a large bowl of scallion oil noodles before pausing to wipe his mouth and saying, "I can't change because the food made by the imperial chef is too disgusting. I can't eat it at all."

The imperial chefs are the best cooks in the world, but in Zheng Bang's mouth, they are worthless. I wonder if those imperial chefs will vomit blood and die after knowing this?

I was full, and Yingchun, who was serving me, quickly handed me a white handkerchief to wipe my mouth and hands.

After wiping my hands, I took a big sip of tea and said, "After Yiping gets married, you can't just go to her house as you please. Her husband will mind. What will you do then? Are you going to starve to death?"

Zheng Bang was stunned when he heard this. He was still young and had never thought about what he would do after Yi Ping got married.

After thinking for a long time, he suddenly burst into tears and said, "Sister Yiping, why can't you marry me? Why do you want to marry someone else? If you marry someone else, she will have to cook for me instead of me. I will be hungry in the future."

I......

Boss, you are a prince, you don't have the final say on your marriage, your father has the final say, you can't let my sister be unable to get married just for food...

I looked at Zheng Bang with a frown on my face, not knowing how to continue the conversation with this idiot.

At this moment, Yi Ping hurried in, shouting, "Is the Seventh Prince crying? What made him cry?"

As soon as Yiping walked to Zheng Bang, Zheng Bang hugged Yiping and cried, "Sister Yiping, please marry me. I don't want you to marry someone else and cook for others in the future."

Yiping...

Yiping was also left speechless by Zheng Bang and looked at me helplessly.

I shrugged and said, "I'm full and I need to go out for a while. You watch this ancestor and don't let him run around or talk nonsense. If His Majesty knows about the nonsense he said, I'm afraid neither of us will end up well."

Yi Ping tried to pull Zheng Bang down for a long time but failed. He said to me, "You can't leave. This ancestor is relying on me now. How can I marry someone if the news gets out? You should send him back to the palace as soon as possible."

I looked at Zheng Bang, who was holding Yiping like a koala, and said, "If you send him back to the palace, he will find a way to escape. You'd better take good care of him. Maybe he won't be stupid anymore and won't bother you anymore."

After saying that, I ignored them and quickly slipped away.

I have a lot of places to go today, so I have to leave early.

I went to the Du Mansion first, but when I arrived, Du Feilong had not returned from court yet. I waited for a while but he didn't show up, so I had to leave.

When I left, Mrs. Du followed closely behind me, saying nice things to me nonstop, fearing that I would regret my decision and disown them when I returned.

But in order to let Yiping learn how to manage household chores, I still cannot break off the engagement with the Du family. Moreover, I have to send Yiping to the Du Mansion as soon as possible and let her learn how to manage the household from Madam Du.

So I promised Du Fu that I would send Yiping to accompany her in the next few days, which made Mrs. Du so happy that her mouth was almost crooked with laughter.

But wherever Yiping goes, Zheng Bang will follow. I have to talk to Mrs. Du about this first, otherwise it will be bad if Zheng Bang goes to the Du family and makes trouble.

Who would have thought that after hearing this, Mrs. Du did not dislike Zheng Bang at all, and even said that she would take good care of the Seventh Prince.

Unexpectedly, this silly boy Zheng Bang has good luck. As the Seventh Prince, no one dares to neglect him and everyone has to serve him wholeheartedly.

After leaving the Du Mansion, I planned to ask a gentleman from the market to help me write a petition.

I have to do what I promised those ghosts, otherwise they will bother me every day.

But when we got to the market, there wasn't a single person to be seen on the snowy streets.

After some inquiries, I found out that because it was too cold, the gentlemen who used to sit on the street helping to write letters and petitions all took jobs at home, or went to work as odd jobs in stationery stores.

As the weather was too cold, except for restaurants and some food shops, almost all other businesses were closed or half-closed.

I really didn't know where to ask a gentleman to help me write a complaint, and finally I thought of a suitable person, that is my good brother Zhao Jinping.

Now that Zhao Jinping can write articles, this simple lawsuit should not be a problem for him.

So I told Zhang San and Li Si to hurry to Changlu Bookstore.

The carriage had just driven out a short distance when I suddenly remembered that the New Year was approaching and I wondered if the homeless children in Changlu Academy had the money to buy new clothes. So I asked Zhang San to find a cloth shop and went in to pick out some fine cotton cloth and high-quality cotton.

These cloths and cotton filled almost half of the carriage. Just as they were about to leave, they saw a snack shop selling melon seeds, peanuts, and sesame candies not far away, so they went there and bought a big basket, which was enough for the children in the academy to have a happy New Year.

Most of the shops on the street were closed, but there was one shop with its door wide open. The heat was so intense that even if you didn't buy anything inside, you would want to go in and warm up - that was the blacksmith's shop.