Chapter 849: Payment and Delivery

lder and knows things from over a decade ago better than young people like Yun Chen. So he volunteered: “When the Fourth Prince was still in the capital, the late emperor doted on his mother and wante...The son of the King of Pingxi was clever and had a mischievous mind. In order to hear more stories, he led Ye Wenyan around half the palace, making Ye Wenyan feel like his legs were about to be worn thin by the child.

The servants who attended to the young master had noticed him as soon as he left the kitchen. However, since the young master was in high spirits and only took a cook along to hear stories, and still wandered around his own courtyard, those servants did not stop him. They just followed him. As long as their ancestors didn't cause trouble, it was better than anything else.

Ye Wenyan was willing to be tricked like this in order to see more of the Pingxi Wangfu and hear more from the people inside.

Thus, the two of them, one willing to fight and the other to endure it, got along very harmoniously.

Ye Wen's journey yielded quite a few gains. For instance, she overheard someone say: "The father of the concubine will arrive in Shuicheng early tomorrow morning."

"I heard that the concubine's mother would also be coming, to take the young master away."

Another person chimed in, "The concubine loves the young master so much. How could she bear to let him leave her side She'll definitely follow him."

Then some people started to speculate: "Is our house going to change again With the concubine gone, who will be in charge of the inner courtyard The princess No, no, the princess hasn't been involved for too long. There are so many women in the house, and even the princess can't control them!"

"When Ye Wen occasionally heard these words, his storytelling pace would slow down. Slowly, the child noticed something amiss and asked her, “Are you bothered by idle chatter from outsiders Don't listen to them; I won't leave Shuicheng."

Ye Wen listened to this and asked him, “Do you know that you're going to leave here”

The child nodded, "I know! Mother concubine, originally only my grandfather was coming tomorrow, but my grandmother missed me very much and wanted to take me to Guiyue to live for a while. She was afraid that I would be tired from traveling with my grandfather, and he wouldn't be able to take care of me, so she would come too. Mother concubine packed over twenty carriages worth of things for me to bring. I thought to myself, I'm only going to stay at my grandparents' house for a while, where would I need so many things Unless mother concubine doesn't want me anymore."

Ye Wen felt that his analysis made sense. Bringing over twenty cars' worth of stuff wasn't a visit, it was a clear-cut move.

But she couldn't treat the child like this, so she comforted him: "Don't worry, young master, you're so adorable. How could the concubine empress not want you Besides, your father wouldn't agree either."

"Hmph, my father wouldn't even bother with me." The sound of his 'hmph' was incredibly mature. "My father can't even control the women in the mansion, so he wouldn't have time to worry about me! It's always my mother who looks after me. As for my father... well, I haven't seen him in a very, very long time. Oh, beautiful elder sister, do you think he might be dead"

Ye Wen thought the child was very imaginative, but King Pingxi's death was definitely not a real death. It was just that this prolonged lack of paternal love had made him feel like he was dead to the child anyway!

"I heard from people in the palace that Pingxi Wang dotes on his concubine, so shouldn't he also love you since he loves her"

The child shook her head, "I don't see how he could be so good to my mother. It's all fake, just for show, you know For my grandfather's sake. After all, he still needs money from him!"

"Taking silver Prince Pingxi is actually eating off his in-laws"

"What does it mean to 'eat soft rice from one's mother's house'" Finally, I touched upon this child's knowledge blind spot.

"It means asking for money from my family."

“Oh, well, that’s not quite it. It seems he wanted to sell my great-grandfather some things. The kind where you pay and get the goods right away. Hey pretty sister, let’s not talk about this anymore. Tell me a story! What happened to that little girl who was only the size of your thumb”

Unfortunately, the story ended there. Someone came walking towards them, greeting the children warmly as they approached: "It's young master! How did you end up here"

Ye Wen listened to the sound, and it felt so familiar. Looking closer—

"Hm Isn't this the Night Crimson Makeup"

She knew that the red makeup of the night wouldn't die, but she definitely didn't expect to meet her here.

Take another look at Yèhóngzhuāng's attire. It's clear she's dressed as the wife of the Pingxi King in this household.

She was sizing up Ye Hongzhuang, but Ye Hongzhuang had no interest in looking at her. She was just a kitchen maid, and she still smelled of oil smoke. Just the smell made people feel nauseous.

Then Ye Hongzhuang pulled the child to the side, saying, "Young Master, you are of noble birth. How can you be with someone who smells of engine grease Where are your maids and female attendants"

It's obvious that the child knows about Ye Hongzhuang and doesn't dislike her. But hearing Ye Hongzhuang say this, he became a little unhappy: "Where is the smell of oil smoke I didn't smell it at all! I only smell a nice fragrance on her body, all the scents I like. And she tells great stories, I love listening to her."

"Ye Hongzhuang smiled, "I have delicious food in my room too, and I can tell stories. Would the young master like to come to my room The pastry we ate together the other day, I had someone make more, it's still warm!"

The child, with Ye Wen by his side, turned half the palace before reaching the kitchen. The food they had eaten there was long since digested.

So when Ye Hongzhuang invited him to dinner, he immediately agreed. Then he turned back to Ye Wen and said, “You go back first. Our story ends here for now. I’ll find you later and ask you about the ending of the Thumbelina.”

And just like that, the two parted ways. Ye Wen looked at Ye Hongzhuang carrying the child away, and as she walked, she asked, "What is Thumb Princess Is it a person"

The child then told the story that she had just told him to Ye Hongzhuang.

Without a child leading the way, she couldn't stay here any longer, but the child followed Ye Hongzhuang, and she was somewhat uneasy.

Then, he walked up to the servants following behind him and said to a matron: "The young master went with a master from the mansion to eat pastries. I don't know who that master is. You should quickly follow and take a look! It's not too early now, and the young master is probably tired. Bring him back to rest early."

"Grandma glanced at her and nodded, “Thank you for your trouble. Since Young Master no longer needs you, go back to the main kitchen. Don't linger in the front yard anymore. Also, whether Young Master is going to rest or not isn't something you should worry about. Just do your own duty and mind your own business.”

These servants were very disrespectful to her. Ye Wenyan didn't bother to pay attention, just giving a responsible reminder: "The young master is of high status, he's now following others, I'm just reminding you all to protect the young master well. Since I've been nosy, then I shall be, farewell."ith him: "You only know how to hit me! If you weren't so stingy, would I have to go outside and buy things on credit I dress well and use good things just to save face for you! We clearly have so muc...