The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket!-Chapter 1165 - 988, Jealousy

The Emperor received the news of Gu Jian’s critical illness at the end of May. After a journey of over a month, by mid-July, the sons of several Crown Princes had arrived in Liangdu.

At the gates of Liangdu City, the relatives of the Princes who got the news had been waiting early in the morning, and all of them were the heads of their respective families.

With the Princes and their sons holding such esteemed statuses, no one dared to show negligence.

However, only Deshou, the butler from the Prince Residence, came to receive them. This was because there was no representative from the fourth Prince’s side in Liangdu; it was only because Xiao Moreng, who seldom visited, did not come that he was sent to welcome them.

Regarding this, each family had some complaints in their hearts, and the An Family was the most dissatisfied among them.

The person the An Family sent to Xiliang was Empress An’s third brother An Zhihang, who held the title of third-rank Advisor, the highest official rank among the Princes’ relatives.

This time, the elder Madam An personally came to Liangdu for two reasons: first, to take care of the Crown Prince’s legitimate young son, and second, to vigorously promote the adoption matter.

With her presence, a mother of a higher-ranked Princess Consort, all parties had to give some courtesy.

Elder Madam An was assisted down from the carriage by a young lady wearing a veil hat. First, she excitedly exchanged a few words of greetings with her son An Zhihang, and then she received the salutations from the other families.

The Princes’ young sons, however, did not get off the carriages. On this trip to Xiliang, the children became exhausted, and at the moment, they were curiously peering out at Liangdu City from inside the carriages. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

After speaking with the representatives of various families for a while, Elder Madam An got back into her carriage and then entered Liangdu City with the Crown Prince’s legitimate young son.

When the An Family left, the other families all scoffed coldly.

"The An Family really puts on quite the show!"

"Yes, Elder Madam An has even come herself; the An Family is set on getting their way this time."

All the families were aware of the purpose of sending the Princes’ sons over, and seeing Elder Madam An’s arrival, they all felt uneasy.

Soon, each family took their respective Princes’ sons away.

After everyone had left, Deshou smiled and walked towards the carriage of the fourth Prince’s Residence, greeting Xiao Moreng, who was peering through the curtain: "Your Highness, the Prince and Princess Consort have instructed this servant to come and receive you."

Xiao Moreng was the oldest among the children who came this time. There was no helping it; he was the legitimate eldest son of the fourth Prince’s Residence, while the other families had sent their legitimate younger sons.

"Thank you, eunuch."

...

Inside the An Family’s carriage, Elder Madam An’s expression was not very pleasant: "Xiao Yeyang, having become a Prince, really does put on the full airs of a Prince."

It would have been fine with the other families, but the Crown Prince is the most likely candidate for the position of Crown Prince. Even if Xiao Yeyang did not cozy up to the An Family, when the Crown Prince’s son arrived, he should at least have shown his face as a sign of respect.

Even if Xiao Yeyang was too busy with official duties to come, he should have at least had the Yan Family lady come to receive them.

A sudden rise from humble beginnings truly lacks some propriety.

Madam An’s third wife glanced at Elder Madam An, knowing the domineering nature of her mother-in-law and that she disliked being contradicted, so she laughingly agreed: "Exactly, even when our lord wants to see him, he often finds ways to decline."

Elder Madam An snorted coldly: "Xiao Yeyang, being young and holding high rank and power, especially being away from Beijing without supervision, has become arrogant. It might be tolerable out here, but when he returns to Beijing, he will suffer for it."

While speaking, she glanced at her silent granddaughter and scoffed: "After all, marriage should match well in social status. If Xiao Yeyang hadn’t married a lady from the Yan Family, but an aristocratic family’s daughter, wouldn’t his wife have advised him accordingly?"

"As for that Yan Family lady, her upbringing is determined by her origin, and how could she think of these things? Having married above her station, she probably doesn’t have the confidence to manage Xiao Yeyang, and let him act on his own temperament. In this way, how can a family prosper and thrive?"

Madam An’s third wife did not respond, as her view of Princess Consort Xiao was different from that of her mother-in-law. Although she had rarely seen Princess Consort Xiao, she did not dare to underestimate her.

Introducing high-yielding crops, reconstructing terraced fields, making honeycomb briquettes, and teaching methods for knitting sweaters...

In Xiliang, the prestige of Princess Consort Xiao was no less than that of Prince Wei Yuan.

Which woman could achieve such feats?

The mother-in-law, having given birth to the imperial concubine, stands rather tall in the An Family, always adamant and nearly stubborn. She speaks with authority and seldom allows room for disagreement. To avoid friction with her, the best strategy is to echo her views or, if that’s impossible, to keep silent.

The old Madam An looked towards the third lady of the An Family, "I heard that the girl from the Yan Family is quite jealous. Does Xiao Yeyang not even keep a concubine or a servant girl?"

The third lady of the An Family nodded with a smile, "It seems to be the case."

She and the other principal wives couldn’t help but envy the fact that Prince Wei Yuan didn’t take concubines or servant girls. Whenever they thought of the group of vixen in their own back courtyards, they all felt choked with resentment.

And they can’t voice a single complaint, for to do so would be to be labeled as jealous and lacking in wifely virtue.

The old Madam An shook her head with a cold expression, "It’s really inappropriate, how can she manage the matters of the men of the household like that? But this is Xiao Yeyang’s own fault for marrying such an unruly wife, he’s asking for it!"

The third lady of the An Family: "..."

She really wanted to contradict her mother-in-law. From the few times she had met the Princess Consort of Wei Yuan, she felt that it wasn’t the Princess Consort who managed Prince Wei Yuan, but rather that he esteemed his wife from the bottom of his heart.

Several times she wondered if perhaps the way Prince Wei Yuan and the Princess Consort interacted was the proper way for a husband and wife to relate to each other.

The old Madam An did not continue to berate Xiao Yeyang and his wife any longer. She was well aware that to ensure that the son of the Crown Prince could be successfully adopted to the Duke of Fugu, it was essential to maintain a good relationship with the residence of Prince Wei Yuan.

"By the way, how does Xiao Yeyang deal with the other houses?"

The third lady of the An Family replied with a smile, "While Prince Wei Yuan is utterly indifferent to our overtures, he is equally detached towards the other families."

The old Madam An let out a ’hmph’, and although she didn’t say much, she was still somewhat resentful.

Her daughter was a prestigious imperial concubine, now even holding power over the harem. Although lacking the title of Empress, she effectively wielded the Empress’s authority. The Emperor may not have expressed anything explicitly, but didn’t his attitude say it all?

The Emperor values her daughter, as well as the Crown Prince. The position of the Crown Prince would sooner or later belong to him.

This is something that many in Beijing have come to understand. Privately, many people have started to seek ties with the Crown Prince and the An Family.

This Xiao Yeyang, now that he’s a prince, has started to put on airs.

However, not choosing any side is actually better than choosing another family, so let it be for now.

"Along this journey, Moreng has become a bit weary. After we return to the residence, we should rest for a couple of days, then pay a visit to the Duke of Fugu at the Prince Residence."

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Prince Wei Yuan’s Residence.

Seeing Xiao Moreng, who didn’t look too happy, entering the courtyard with Deshou, Daohua looked at Xiao Yeyang, perplexed, "What’s going on with the Crown Prince and the others? Why would they send a child to suffer in Xiliang for no good reason?"

While speaking, she glanced at the scorching sun above.

It was the hottest time in Xiliang, and she wouldn’t dream of traveling in such weather, not to mention a child.

Xiao Yeyang said indifferently, "Without a direct heir, what will become of Uncle Gu’s title after a hundred years?"

Daohua’s eyes widened, "You mean they came for the title?"

Xiao Yeyang snorted, "What else? Without significant benefits, how could they bear to send their sons in person? This time, even the mother of the imperial concubine has come."

Once those families entered Xiliang, Xiao Yeyang knew everything there was to know.

Daohua touched her belly that was not yet showing, "Then their trip is in vain." Aside from Master’s dislike for such scheming, why would they assume that Master would agree to adopt these kids into the Gu Family, with whom he has no emotional ties at all?

That’s rather presumptuous!

"I’ve noticed that you imperial family members are so used to being above others, never considering the feelings of anyone else, always self-centered, doing whatever you please."

Xiao Yeyang looked speechless; he was not accustomed to praise nor blame.

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