490 Grandfather and Grandsons Meet (1)
After a few consecutive days of drizzles, the morning in the Imperial Capital became slightly cold. The Prince Consort sat in the colorful pavilion and quietly looked at the painting on the stone table.
The man in the painting was in his early twenties. He was wearing a crescent white robe. His black hair was like satin, and his facial features were like jade. His eyes were arrogant and cold, and there was a trace of impatience between his eyebrows, as if he could kill someone at any time.
… He needed a beating.
“Father!” The Little Commandery Princess quietly walked over and called out to the Prince Consort.
The Prince Consort had long heard her footsteps, but he could not bear to see this girl being boring. He raised his head and revealed a stunned expression. “You scared me.”
“Hehe.” The Little Commandery Princess smiled happily and smugly. She sat down beside the Prince Consort and held his arm. She rested her little head on his shoulder. “Father, what are you looking at?”
“A painting,” said the Prince Consort.
The Little Commandery Princess straightened her body and took the portrait to take a look. She exclaimed, “Why is it him?”
“You know him?” This time, the shock in the Prince Consort’s eyes was not fake.
However, the Little Commandery Princess was not good at reading people’s expressions. She did not see any difference in her father’s gaze. She said angrily, “Of course I know him! I know him even if he turns to ashes! He was the one who colluded with the Helian family to snatch my Lingzhi!”
That day, the Little Commandery Princess had only seen Yan Jiuchao and Yu Wan traveling together in the Biluo Villa, but she did not know that he was Yu Wan’s husband—the young master of the Helian family who had come to the countryside to acknowledge his family.
“You’re talking about the people who snatched your Lingzhi…” The Prince Consort murmured thoughtfully.
“Isn’t that so?” The Little Commandery Princess rolled her eyes.
In the past, the Prince Consort would have teased her that a girl shouldn’t make such faces. However, today, the Prince Consort did not say anything. He only looked at the portrait in a daze and said, “So he’s also from the Helian family?”
The Little Commandery Princess still did not notice the Prince Consort’s abnormality. She only said angrily, “I’m not sure about that. It’s most likely true. That woman is a peasant woman from the countryside. She only knows the Helian family in the Capital, but I don’t think he’s a guard. He looks like…”
Like a master.
The Little Commandery Princess had such an illusion the moment she saw the other party, but this was definitely impossible. After all, she knew all the masters of the Helian family. The Little Commandery Princess would not believe that he was a young master from the countryside.
Could a merchant in a small town raise the temperament of a noble? Or is he a guest of the Helian family? The Little Commandery Princess thought about it and gradually became confused.
“Xi’er, Xi’er, wake up.”
In a daze, the Little Commandery Princess felt that someone was calling her. She raised her head and rubbed her eyes. She looked at the person and said, “Mother?”
The Queen put on a shirt over her shoulders. “Why did you fall asleep in the pavilion? Where’s your father?”
“Isn’t Father…” The Little Commandery Princess was halfway through her sentence when she realized that her father, who was originally sitting in the pavilion, had ended up somewhere. She scratched her head. “Aiya, have I been sleeping for a long time? Father has already left? Why didn’t he wake me up?”
“He can’t wake you up, right?” The Queen glared at her in anger and amusement. “Why did I raise a little pig like you?”
The Little Commandery Princess chuckled and snuggled into the queen’s arms. She said coquettishly, “I woke up too early.”
The Queen said dotingly, “Alright, go back to your room to sleep if you want. It would be inappropriate for the servants to see you lying in the pavilion.”
“Got it. It’s all Father’s fault for not calling me,” the Little Commandery Princess muttered bitterly.
The Queen tapped her forehead. “If you dare to say anything bad about your father again, I’ll punish you!”
The Little Commandery Princess curled her lips. Alright, in her mother’s heart, her father was always first. She and her brother had to stand aside. But then again, where did her father go without a word?
On the busy street, a spacious carriage slowly drove past and entered a clean and long alley. Although the Imperial Capital was a place where the rich and powerful gathered, if one paid careful attention, it was not difficult to notice that such cramped alleys were often a little messy. However, this was not the case here. Not to mention every alley, even every corner was so clean that it was as if there was no dust.
The commoners did not know who cleaned these alleys and streets and when. They only knew that when they passed by every day, they had already become extremely clean. This area was protected by the Helian family, so the security was good.
The carriage stopped on a quiet road. The coachman asked, “Prince Consort, the Helian Manor is ahead.”