"Is it really like this?"
Ye Zi’an nodded, "I don’t plan to get involved in this matter, so I’m staying indoors these days, neither attending court nor going out. You all shouldn’t go out either, and whoever cos to visit, don’t entertain them."
"Alright, I’ll tell Mother later. She ntioned wanting to wander around the Capital City."
"Tell her to wait a few days before going out."
"Mother, Father, Daddy, hug !" Yueyue ca over, pulling along her maid, and upon seeing Ye Zi’an, she rushed over, clinging to Zi’an’s leg without letting go.
"What would Yueyue like for breakfast?" Ye Zi’an picked up the little girl.
"Dad, I want to go out for breakfast," Yueyue said, hugging his neck tightly, "I want to eat crab roe buns outside."
"Crab roe buns?" Ye Zi’an replied, "Alright, let Dad change clothes, then I’ll take you out. How’s that?"
"Great, I knew Dad is the best." Yueyue muttered again, "Dad, we’re not taking Brother."
"Okay, we won’t take Brother." Turning to Yang Chuxia, he said, "Dear, I’m taking Yueyue out for breakfast. You all eat yourselves."
Ye Zi’an carried Yueyue and walked ahead, leaving the four of them to exchange glances.
"Weren’t we supposed to stay indoors?" Yangyang asked.
"Isn’t he afraid of running into those ministers?" Lele touched his head, feeling puzzled.
Qingqing snorted, "Sure enough, I must have been adopted."
Yang Chuxia: ...Can she say she’s jealous of her daughter?
Regarding the matter of establishing the Crown Prince, Ye Zi’an guessed correctly. After court, quite a few people brought gifts to visit Prince An’s Mansion.
Moreover, these people are quite inford, knowing that people from Ye Zi’an’s hotown had arrived, each using it as an excuse to visit Yang Dachuan.
Fortunately, the gatekeepers were instructed early on to refuse them all, even those from the palace were not seen.
As for Ye Zi’an and his daughter, they returned from the main street through the back door.
Yang Chuxia shared with him about the visitors that had co earlier and asked, "Not seeing soone from the Empress might not be good?"
"Seeing them would be worse," Ye Zi’an said, "As long as we continue to stand by the Emperor’s side, that’s what’s important. It’s not just the Eldest Imperial Prince; if you et the Empress, do you also have to et the consorts who send people over?"
"These people, too, can’t decide who becos the Crown Prince. Why co to our house asking, it’s really troubling."
"Don’t worry, it’ll be better in a few days."
~~~
Inside the palace, the Empress was anxious in her chambers, even making the Eldest Imperial Prince tense.
Finally, the people who went outside the palace returned.
"How was it? Did Marquis Changning accept it? And what did he say..."
Her hurried questioning abruptly stopped when she saw the box in the young eunuch’s hand.
"He didn’t take the gift?" The Empress’s voice sounded a bit sharp.
"Your Highness, this servant is guilty, failing the task, please punish !" The young eunuch was sowhat frightened but also aggrieved. He couldn’t help but resent Marquis Changning for being so condescending; just a Lord Marquis, yet even the Empress’s favor was dismissed.
The Empress’s expression turned sour upon hearing this but she asked, "What did he say then?"
The young eunuch bowed his head, feeling troubled, "Replying to Your Highness, this servant, this servant did not see Marquis Changning. Your Highness, this Marquis Changning is really ungrateful. I went with your instructions to deliver sothing to him, yet he kept his doors closed, completely disregarding Your Highness."
The Eldest Imperial Prince by the side frowned deeply, the servant’s words were too inciting.
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