The Humble Family’s Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket!
Chapter 709 - 637: Rising Doubt_1

Chapter 709: Chapter 637: Rising Doubt_1

"Everyone has left, what are you still looking at?"

Seeing Daohua still gazing at the street, Xiao Yeyang couldn’t help but speak up to stop her.

Daohua silently withdrew her gaze and said with furrowed brows, "Yuan Yao was acting strangely today, she seemed distracted as if she’s holding back something on her mind."

Xiao Yeyang was unconcerned, "Really? She seemed fine to me." Seeing Daohua’s furrowed brows, he laughed and said, "Alright, don’t think too much about it. If Miss Dong had really encountered any problems, she would definitely tell you. If she’s not saying anything now, she probably doesn’t want you to know, and all your guessing here won’t help. Weren’t you going to choose glass? I’ll accompany you."

Daohua thought it made sense and nodded, following Xiao Yeyang upstairs.

Xiao Yeyang: "What kind of glass do you want to choose? I’ll ask the shopkeeper to fetch it for you."

Daohua thought about it, "I want to choose a set to give to Big Brother Dong."

Hearing this, Xiao Yeyang’s expression changed, "Why are you giving a gift to Yuanxuan?"

Daohua, while looking at the glassware, said, "Yuan Yao mentioned that Big Brother Dong has gotten engaged, and they might return to the capital before the New Year. By the time he gets married, I definitely won’t be able to attend, so I can only send him the wedding gift in advance."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yeyang’s expression softened, "I see. In that case, we should choose carefully. Let’s both pick something to give him together and wish him happiness in his marriage."

Daohua, thinking of Dong Yuanxuan whom she had seen the day before, sighed, "Big Brother Dong has lost a lot of weight. When I saw him yesterday, I could hardly recognize him. Yuan Yao said he was unhappy with the arranged marriage his family had set up and fought against his father for months, but in the end, he had no choice but to yield."

Xiao Yeyang’s eyes flickered, and looking at Daohua, he remembered several occasions when he had seen Yuanxuan gazing at Daohua with eyes filled with adoration, his lips pressed into a thin line.

Daohua continued speaking, "I used to envy Big Brother Dong and Yuan Yao. From birth, they stood at a height that others may never reach even after a lifetime of struggle; they could do what they wanted, have whatever they wished for, and live without restraint or care."

"But now I think about it, there’s no way in the world to enjoy such things without paying a price. As children, they enjoyed the glory and wealth of the Marquis Residence. Now that they are grown up, they have to exchange their personal interests to repay the family’s, and they can’t escape even if they wish to."

Xiao Yeyang: "...That’s probably the fate all nobles and their children cannot escape, isn’t it?"

Daohua turned to look at him, "What about you then?"

Xiao Yeyang immediately said, "Of course I’m different from them. They can’t break free because they lack the ability and the resolve, but I have both, and I dare to."

Unable to help it, Daohua chuckled, "You sure are confident."

Xiao Yeyang, looking at Daohua, "It’s not about confidence, but about the person in my heart who makes me willing to risk everything."

Daohua was startled and stared at Xiao Yeyang fixedly.

After a moment of eye contact, Daohua was the first to look away, "What do you think would be a good set of glassware for Big Brother Dong’s wedding gift?"

Xiao Yeyang pondered for a moment, then summoned Defu and whispered a few instructions in his ear.

Defu nodded and quickly turned to leave; after a while, he came back holding a large box.

Xiao Yeyang opened the box, revealing a set of exquisite glass tableware, "Will this do?"

Daohua picked it up for a closer look and nodded repeatedly, "This is good."

Xiao Yeyang smiled, "Tomorrow, I’ll take some time with your brothers to meet Yuanxuan and give this set of glass tableware to him on your behalf."

Without overthinking it, Daohua agreed with a nod.

Seeing Daohua agree to let him deliver the gift, Xiao Yeyang’s smile deepened, and then he brought up their recent official business trip.

Daohua also mentioned something about the Fifth Master to Xiao Yeyang.

"What? The Fifth Master went to Taohua Temple to visit Master Gu and Granny Gu a few days ago?" Xiao Yeyang looked at Daohua in surprise.

Daohua: "Yes, he mentioned that he went to visit the master and granny en route while out attending to official duties."

Xiao Yeyang, frowning, wondered why the imperial uncle had left the capital again and also visited Master Gu and Granny Gu a second time? Even if Master Gu had saved the imperial uncle’s life, it didn’t warrant repeated visits.

Xiao Yeyang felt there must be something he didn’t know about the situation.

Daohua saw that he was silent and tentatively asked, "Is it because the task you’re handling is so thorny that His Majesty is uneasy, which is why he sent another person over?"

Xiao Yeyang shook his head, fell silent for a moment, and then called De Fu over, "Get ready, we’ll be heading back to the Huining Sect shortly."

Upon hearing this, Daohua hurriedly asked, "Are you thinking of going back to see the Fifth Master? If it’s because of that, there’s no need for you to rush, as he has already left."

"He has left?" Xiao Yeyang showed a look of regret.

Daohua nodded. "Think about it for yourself, the Fifth Master is the emperor’s secret agent, how could he possibly stay in Ningmen Prefecture for too long? Before I came to the provincial capital, I had Yan Shouhou deliver things to Master and Mother-in-law. When I came back, Yan Shouhou told me the Fifth Master and his people had left."

As she spoke, she glanced at Xiao Yeyang.

"Why do you want to meet the Fifth Master so badly?"

Xiao Yeyang glanced at Daohua, "The Fifth Master is the most trusted person by Emperor Uncle, of course, I still want to be on good terms with him."

Daohua showed a sudden realization.

Xiao Yeyang looked at Daohua and sat down next to her, "You... You got along with the Fifth Master alright?" He looked somewhat anxious, for he would be marrying Daohua in the future and was still counting on Emperor Uncle to bestow the marriage.

Daohua lifted her chin, "Of course, I had the Fifth Master farming with me for five days, teaching him quite a bit about agriculture. Speaking of which," she shook her head disdainfully, "as far as being a secret agent goes, he’s not very competent. He may be big and strong, but he can’t do much farm work, and he’s not as capable as me."

Hearing this, Xiao Yeyang was somewhat dumbfounded. De Fu, standing beside him, also opened his mouth in shock, staring at Daohua in disbelief.

Miss Yan making the emperor farm the land, does she no longer want to marry his kin?

Xiao Yeyang swallowed hard, "The Fifth Master didn’t make things difficult for you, did he?"

Daohua smiled, "Would I let him trouble me? You’re underestimating me," she said pridefully, raising her eyebrows, "I actually made things quite difficult for him several times, even had him barefoot spreading manure on the fields."

Xiao Yeyang was taken aback for a moment and then covered his face with a sorrowful expression.

Watching Daohua who was still taking pride in her achievements, De Fu was also miserably worried, fearing that Miss Yan was recklessly courting disaster.

Seeing the two men like this, Daohua asked, "Did I do something wrong?"

Xiao Yeyang and De Fu nodded at the same time.

Daohua pouted her lips, "But I don’t think so. When he was staying at Taohua Temple, Master cooked him medicinal meals every day, even using the thousand-year He Shou Wu we had picked earlier. Naturally, I couldn’t let it pass without making him work a bit on the farm, allowing him to eat for free, right?"

Xiao Yeyang felt a renewed sense of doubt in his heart. Could it be that Master Gu knew Emperor Uncle’s true identity? Otherwise, why would he be willing to spare such a good herb for Emperor Uncle to consume?

Being good to Emperor Uncle would mean being good to him as well...

It seemed that when he returned, he would need to seriously investigate the identities of Master Gu and Granny Gu.

...

After eating lunch with Xiao Yeyang at the Glass Store, Daohua rode the carriage back to the Li Residence.

As soon as she left, Xiao Yeyang glanced at De Fu.

Soon, De Fu brought Sun Changze over.

Xiao Yeyang looked at Sun Changze emotionlessly and after a while, scoffed, "You’ve got quite the nerve, even daring to provoke the legitimate daughter of the Marquis Residence."

Sun Changze looked up at Xiao Yeyang, with not a hint of fear, "Is it wrong to like someone?"

Xiao Yeyang quietly observed Sun Changze for a while, "Liking someone isn’t wrong, but if you don’t have the ability to offer the young lady a future, then you shouldn’t provoke her."

Upon hearing this, a pained expression flashed through Sun Changze’s eyes, "I don’t want to be this way either, but I just can’t help wanting to see her, and I don’t know what to do."

Xiao Yeyang was silent for a moment, "I don’t want to meddle in your affairs, but don’t come to meet her at the Glass Store in the future."