Liu San and his n didn’t care how Ms. Chen shouted, nor how those two children pleaded. They directly picked them up and walked out.
Because their noise was too loud, Liu San felt his ears hurt from the clamor, so he simply gagged them as well.
Dong Da stood in the Manor, with a sullen face, watching Liu San take Ms. Chen and the three people onto the carriage, driving all the way to Liu Zhou.
Watching the carriage go farther and farther away, Dong Da then turned around and rode back to the city.
He rode his horse into Duke Dingbei Mansion, and the old housekeeper greeted him: "Marquis, the people have been sent to the Manor."
Dong Da nodded: "I’ve been to the Manor and have seen them."
"What does the Marquis plan to do?" The old housekeeper was also a bit worried.
He knew Dong Da valued emotions and righteousness, fearing he might still be fond of Ms. Chen. If Dong Da decided to keep Ms. Chen, Princess Le Yang would surely be heartbroken.
If by any chance things went wrong and the good engagent was ruined, that would be a grave sin.
"The people have been sent away."
Dong Da said coldly, "I told Liu San to send them back to the Xu Family. Since Ms. Chen has entered the Xu family’s doors with her children, she’s their person for life. If she wants to leave, as long as I’m here, it’s impossible."
Only then did the old housekeeper relax, grinning: "The Marquis planned well. Doing it this way is indeed swift; according to the old slave, that’s how it should be done. Not to ntion Ms. Chen, even those two children are ungrateful wolves, Marquis. If you truly keep them, they would be trouble."
As Dong Da walked towards the house, he said: "I understand. The Chen Family and the Xu Family were originally close to the people on Da Qi’s side, especially the Xu Family. They have officials in Da Qi. This ti when they sent Ms. Chen to Suzhou Prefecture, who knows what plans they have. If they let Ms. Chen and the children beco spies, and I were to shelter them, Your Majesty would not spare ."
Dong Da was considering it rightly.
The Chen Family and the Xu Family are longti noble families, very close to Da Qi’s court; if Ms. Chen were sent as a spy, it would indeed be a major disaster.
Such a hidden danger must definitely not be kept; it must be dispatched cleanly and swiftly.
Dong Da went into the house, washed up and changed his clothes, then said to the old housekeeper: "I rember ordering a set of jewelry from the Silver Tower so ti ago. Could it have been delivered?"
The old housekeeper smiled and said: "It has been delivered, the whole set of ruby jewelry, and it’s excellent."
Dong Da then said: "Go get it. I will bring it to Princess Le Yang."
The old housekeeper quickly brought the jewelry over, and Dong Da took the box and went out: "No need to make dinner today; I will probably be dining inside the palace."
He rode to the palace and handed his waist card at the palace gate, requesting to see Your Majesty.
Soon, an attendant led him inside the palace.
Xiao Yuan t Dong Da at Lishui Pavilion in the palace.
By this ti, it was already late autumn, and the weather gradually turned cold. Lishui Pavilion’s surroundings were all lakes, the rippling water appearing even chillier.
Xiao Yuan was sitting inside Lishui Pavilion, playing a board ga. He was moving the white and black pieces himself, playing happily against himself.
Dong Da went over and stood by, waiting.
Xiao Yuan picked up a white piece, thought for a while, and then placed it. As soon as the white piece fell, the situation that was almost a dead-end under the black pieces imdiately resolved itself, creating a way out for the white pieces.
Dong Da was a rough man and did not understand playing chess; but he excelled in warfare, and after watching for a bit, he discerned so patterns.
Xiao Yuan put down the chess piece and turned to look at Dong Da: "How did you handle the matter?"
Dong Da promptly bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, I sent those three people away, fearing soone might impersonate and act as a spy, hence taking precautions."
Xiao Yuan smiled and said: "Taking precautions is well said, as it should be done. In the current world, impersonation is widespread. That woman claims to be Ms. Chen; what evidence does she have to prove herself? Maybe she’s a spy sent by soone; we must be cautious in all matters for it’s the correct principle."
Dong Da understood now, Xiao Yuan was warning him, ensuring he must not soften.
Furthermore, Xiao Yuan was indicating Princess Le Yang’s stance; Princess Le Yang certainly cannot accommodate those three.
"I understand."
Dong Da quickly declared his loyalty: "I see those three do not resemble them. Moreover, I’ve heard Ms. Chen fell sick while in Liu Zhou and likely can’t get up; how could she have the strength to co to Suzhou Prefecture."
Xiao Yuan laughed lightly: "If the illness worsens, the doctor can’t cure it; maybe she might pass away from it any mont."
He picked up the chess pieces one by one, packed them away: "Alright, go see Le Yang."
Upon hearing this, Dong Da smiled: "I take my leave."
As he walked, he contemplated that Xiao Yuan implied that if Ms. Chen sought trouble, there would be no need to keep her alive.
Dong Da decided that once he left the palace, he would aim to send a ssage to Liu San to threaten the Xu Family once the people were delivered; this matter must be entrusted to the Xu Family.
Walking and thinking through all this, he soon encountered Princess Le Yang.
"I pay respect to the Princess."
Dong Da quickly saluted, Princess Le Yang smiled and approached: "What a coincidence, to run into the Marquis. Does the Marquis have so ti; I have a few words to say to you."
"I have ti."
Dong Da followed Princess Le Yang to the garden.
As they walked, he explained how Ms. Chen was handled to Princess Le Yang: "Princess, rest assured. Since they broke all ties back then, they are completely severed. In my mind, they already died long ago; there won’t be any more entanglent."
Le Yang glanced at Dong Da: "That’s your business. Why tell ; what am I to you... Also, I’m still not married to you, so your family affairs are beyond my purview."
Dong Da chuckled: "Sooner or later, once the Princess is married over, whatever the Princess says will be law, and I am still waiting for the Princess to keep well-disciplined."
Just as he finished these words, he heard laughter from behind the rockery beside him.
Then looking again, it was Prince Gong and Princess Fengyang hiding there, laughing in secret.
"Both of you co out promptly."
Le Yang, blushing, called out.
Prince Gong and Princess Fengyang erged from behind the rockery, first paying respects to Le Yang, then conversing with Dong Da.
"I truly didn’t expect Duke Dingbei to be such an amiable person."
Princess Fengyang jokingly said: "If my sister forbids the Marquis from taking concubines, prohibits stashing private money, and demands the Marquis always prioritize my sister, and never deceive her, can the Marquis comply?"
"Fengyang."
Princess Le Yang felt Fengyang was going too far, glaring at her: "Stop talking nonsense."
However, Dong Da said, "In response to the Princess, I can comply. The Princess’s marriage itself is an imnse grace from heaven, I am grateful and love the Princess with all my heart; naturally, I will prioritize the Princess in all things, ensuring she won’t suffer the tiniest grievance. Moreover, I am originally a rough individual, unable to handle courtyard strife and discord. I favor tranquility, and all concubines or concubine matters, I entirely do not need; a single Princess suffices."
Princess Le Yang’s face turned even redder, so she could no longer stay, pulling Fengyang along and running off.
Fengyang turned back and made a playful face at Dong Da: "I hope the Marquis can indeed do it in the future."
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