frightfiction Chapter 608 The Oppressed Twin Brothers 4
Chapter 608 The Oppressed Twin Brothers 4
The eldest princess is the elder sister of the current emperor, so naturally others can only accept her rewards out of gratitude.
The county magistrate was also rewarded for his quick resolution of the case. He viewed this reward as an honor. Perhaps as a minor official of the seventh rank, he finally had a chance for promotion.
Among all the officials, the county magistrate could only sit in a remote corner, but he was still in high spirits.
Seeing the maid who had followed Princess Duan Ning coming over here, the county magistrate was about to stand up when he saw the maid coming to Yun Yi and said, "Master Yun, the princess wants to invite you to the pavilion in the center of the lake to appreciate the koi. Is it convenient for you?"
"Of course I cannot refuse the princess' invitation. Please lead the way, young lady." Yun Yi said as he stood up and followed the maid out of the table.
The county magistrate immediately became alert upon seeing this situation. Although the eldest princess's husband was from Jiangnan, they had lived in the capital for a long time, and as a county magistrate, he could not curry favor with them even if he wanted to.
If Princess Duan Ning really fell in love with the man from the Yun family and married him in Jiangnan, wouldn't it be easier for him to send gifts to the Yun family?
Thinking of this, the county magistrate immediately came to Master Yun with a wine glass in his hand and said, "Brother Yun, your son is handsome and has a good figure. This is all due to your good teaching."
Mr. Yun had experienced many ups and downs in the business world for many years. Now that the county magistrate had changed his mind, he could see what the county magistrate meant and quickly gave a humble reply.
His eyes couldn't help but look in the direction where Yun Yi left with the maid.
Princess Duan Ning met Yun Lang last night. Will she find out today that it was Yun Yi, not Yun Lang, who came?
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"Mr. Yun seems a little different from last night."
In the pavilion in the middle of the lake, Sheng Tang looked at Yun Yi in front of him and said with a frown.
It was clearly the same face, but the feeling it gave her was completely different.
Last night, Young Master Yun had a smile on his face, and every move he made revealed his boldness and unrestrainedness; but the Young Master Yun in front of her was more restrained, looking gentle and mild, lacking the high spirits that he had when he helped her catch the thief.
"The Princess's villa is extremely heavily guarded. Naturally, I dare not act as casually as I would on the street." Yun Yi said calmly.
Sheng Tang lowered his eyes, pursed his lips, and murmured, "So that's it."
As expected, under the strict rules, the young men who were so high-spirited like last night became silent.
"Tang'er."
Before Sheng Tang could say anything else, Ning Ruli's majestic voice sounded from behind him.
The two turned around and saw Ning Ruli walking towards them with a gloomy face. Her eyes lingered between the two of them for a moment, and finally fell on Sheng Tang.
"I know you want to thank Master Yun, but it's getting late now. What if you're alone together as a man and a woman and it gets out and your reputations are tarnished?" Ning Ruli scolded.
"I know I was wrong, and I won't do it again." Sheng Tang lowered his eyes and admitted his mistake obediently.
It just sounded perfunctory, but the eldest princess seemed quite satisfied.
"Remember the principle that 'a gentleman should not stand under a dangerous wall'. Be careful in what you say and do, and don't do anything that gives others an advantage."
Ning Ruli said, turning her gaze to Yun Yi, "I have always been strict with my daughter. After all, she is a member of the royal family, and her words and actions represent the royal family. Young Master Yun should be able to understand."
"Of course, Princess, this is also for the princess's sake." Yun Yi said with a smile.
As the eldest princess and the emperor's biological sister, Ning Ruli does have the capital to be high above and look down on all the people.
But the way she looks is really annoying.
"If there is nothing else, I will take my leave." Yun Yi clasped his fists and bowed, then walked past Ning Ruli and returned to the banquet.
"What's wrong? Are you turning your face away from your mother just because I disturbed the time you were alone with that boy?" Ning Ruli looked at her daughter's frowning brows, smiled and asked.
"Mr. Yun clearly helped me, mother, why are you so cold to him? Even my uncle often goes on incognito visits to understand the people's sentiments, why do you always put on your airs as the eldest princess? Can't you be kinder to others?"
The pavilion in the center of the lake was surrounded by water on three sides and was some distance away from the banquet. There were no servants around, so Sheng Tang finally asked the question she had always had.
In the palace, her grandmother and uncle were very easy-going towards courtiers, concubines and palace maids. Only her mother looked down on others all the time.
Ning Ruli couldn't help but laugh when she heard this, "Tang'er, you are still too young."
Those people don't put on airs because they are already in a high position. In order to win the hearts of the people, they must of course appear easy-going and kind, so that the people will praise them.
But she was just the eldest princess and didn't need to win the hearts of the people, so why should she try to please those who were of no use to her?
"Mother……"
Sheng Tang opened her mouth. She wanted to say that she was already fifteen years old and not young anymore.
"Okay, let's go back to the table." Ning Ruli adjusted the shawls around her arms, straightened her back and walked towards the banquet.
"Ah...Mother, be careful."
But maybe it was because the weather was getting darker and the dew was heavier, but there were actually dewdrops on the wooden bridge leading to the shore. Ning Ruli was not careful and fell down.
Fortunately, there was a fence on the side of the bridge, which prevented Ning Ruli from falling off the bridge. Sheng Tang hurried forward to help her.
"Don't touch me, I sprained my ankle." Ning Ruli was about to stand up when she felt a piercing pain in her ankle and had to sit back down.
Seeing this, Sheng Tang hurriedly called for help, and several maids came running over. They managed to help Ning Ruli up and sent her back to her room.
The eldest princess suddenly fell and sprained her foot. She needed to see a doctor and could no longer attend the banquet, so the banquet had to end hastily.
No one discovered that Yun Yi was pretending to be Yun Lang, and Master Yun breathed a sigh of relief after getting on the carriage back home.
"You have no idea how worried I was when Princess Duan Ning's maid called you away. Fortunately, you were not discovered."
"It is said that 'living with the emperor is like living with a tiger'. The one we met today is only the eldest princess, not the emperor, but she is already so scary. You can imagine that the emperor is even more majestic and unparalleled."
"It's good to be an ordinary citizen. There's not so much wealth and glory, but there's no need to worry about anything."
Relaxed, Master Yun talked incessantly.
Yun Yi now knew where Yun Lang's talkative nature came from.
"Father, spring is coming soon. Master Miao said that if we practice breathing, the air in the mountains in spring is the clearest. I would like to move to the temple and live there for a while. Is that okay?"
Master Miao was invited by Master Yun to teach Yun Lang martial arts. The original owner was too weak to practice martial arts, so he would usually follow him to practice some breathing exercises to strengthen his body.
"Go to a mountain temple? Aren't the conditions there too poor?" Master Yun thought carefully, "How about building a house for you in the mountains and having people serve you so that you won't be too poor."
Living in a room in a temple and eating vegetarian food like the monks is definitely not as comfortable as living in your own place.
"No need, it's very convenient to live in a temple."
The Yun family lives on a mountain, but it takes too long to build a house, so living in a temple would make it more convenient for him to do his own things.