Whose little lady is so crazy?

Chapter 697 The Prince Consort's Dilemma

During a rest stop along the way, Hong Xiaoduo noticed a few unusual things, and upon closer inspection, she saw signs that the person had been crying.

Looking at Feiyan, who had obviously touched up her makeup and seemed completely unaffected, Hong Xiaoduo had a pretty good idea of ​​what was going on, so she pretended not to know anything.

I don’t know if it’s because of the fiefdom of Prince Yi, but this place is relatively peaceful. We arrived in Luohua Prefecture smoothly in the evening.

The princess and her consort were given a separate large mansion here. Because someone had been arranged to return early, the rooms where Hong Xiaoduo and the others stayed were already prepared when they arrived.

Dinner was at a restaurant on the street. During the meal, the prince consort frequently toasted Quan Jinghuai and Hong Xiaoduo, and the atmosphere was very pleasant.

However, Xiao Yaoguang had a vague feeling that her older brother and sister were acting strangely, as if there was something she didn't know.

Yao Guang was a little annoyed because she hadn't been with them along the way and that's why she didn't know.

But she had no choice. She was trying to persuade her father and mother to agree to let her continue following her mother and master.

So, try to spend as much time as possible with your mother and father.

Although she didn't know what had happened, there was one thing that made Yao Guang feel uneasy.

She hadn't been with her older siblings for just over a day, and she already felt like something was wrong that she didn't know about. This feeling made her very uncomfortable.

What if we go back to our own homes and then meet again after a few months or years?

Would they become estranged? The thought made Yao Guang even more frightened.

She wanted to ask her older brother and sister what had happened and what was wrong.
But I didn't dare to ask, because I felt that even if they told me, the answer might not be what I really wanted to know.

If it were a good thing, how could her older brothers and sisters, who are so good to her, not tell her or let her know?
With uncertain thoughts in mind, Yao Guang refrained from asking for the first time.

That night, she didn't sleep in the room her mother had arranged, but instead asked to sleep in the same room as Zhaohua.

After reuniting with her father and mother, Yaoguang said that she would only change her surname, and the princess and her husband did not object.

The maid Biyu brought over the child she was pretending to be and offered to continue being their daughter. She said she was already content and couldn't keep the name Zhaohua any longer, so she asked the princess consort to give her a different name.

After discussing it with the princess, the prince consort decided to still have her call Zhaohua.

"Speak, what is it?" After lying in bed for half an hour, Zhao Hua listened to Yao Guang tossing and turning beside him several times, and sighed before asking.

"Huh? You know I have something to tell you? Well, you're so smart, how could you not know?" Yao Guang said sullenly.

It was too dark to see Zhaohua's expression clearly, but Yaoguang could guess that she must be looking quite speechless.

"If you don't tell me, I'm going to sleep." Zhao Hua was indeed speechless.

"Alright, alright, I'll tell you then. You know about what happened between us and my mother, right? You also know that my brothers and Sister Yuheng have found their own homes and are still following Mother and the others, right?" Yaoguang said.

"So, you want to sleep with me tonight to tell me that you also want to continue following your mother and master? Do you want me to act as your intermediary to your mother?"

I'm telling you, it's impossible.

You know how I became your mother's daughter. You can ask anyone to help you fend off those gossips, but you shouldn't have asked me. My position is to act as your go-between, to get your mother's consent to continue following your mother and the others, so you don't have to worry about what others say about you, right?" Zhao Hua said.

She didn't care about other people's misunderstandings, saying that she was scheming and that by letting the real princess leave, she, the imposter, could continue to enjoy the princess's mother's favor.

She refused because she felt sorry for her mother and didn't want her to be sad because of Yao Guang's departure. "No, no, I actually have something to ask you. I think Mother will agree to let me continue to go with them. I want to say that after I leave, sister, you should spend more time with Mother and Father, and take care of mine too." Yao Guang reached out and touched Zhao Hua's arm, hugging her affectionately and pleading.

Zhao Hua wasn't used to this kind of intimacy and tried to break free, but Yao Guang was holding her too tightly. She struggled a few times and then gave up: "Now you know to call me 'sister'? Who said I was the younger sister before?"

After questioning the maid Biyu, the people at the nunnery were not very clear about Zhaohua's background, and naturally did not know the exact time of her birth.

Yuheng and the others joked with Yaoguang, asking her who was the older sister and who was the younger sister between her and Zhaohua.
Yao Guang firmly stated at the time that she wanted to be the older sister.

“Alright, alright, your personality is more composed than mine, so it’s obvious you’re more suited to be the older sister,” Yao Guang said frankly.

Whether Yao Guang's words were flattery or ingratiation, Zhao Hua didn't care. After thinking for a moment, she said, "It's not that I don't want to help you, I just don't want my mother to be sad."

I know your mother is very important to you, but there are many ways to be filial and repay kindness. You don't necessarily have to stay by her side. Zhao Hua sighed inwardly, still wanting to try to persuade her.

“We must continue to follow her, not just because she is important to us, nor because of any obligation. Her identity is special; she left home for something very important to do.”

Once things are done, she'll go back to her own home. After that, we may never have the chance to see each other again.

The older brothers all knew this, which is why they were so determined to continue following her, thinking that even one more day would be good.

Master, Sister Feiyan, and Big Brother all think this way. They probably think I'm the youngest and don't know, but actually, I guessed it.

"I'm the youngest, but I'm not unreasonable. I won't cry or make a fuss. I also want to continue following her..." Yao Guang's voice grew softer and softer as she spoke, and she couldn't continue, her voice trembling with sobs.

After a moment of silence, Zhao Hua thought of her own feelings for her mother and father, and immediately understood Yao Guang. She raised her other arm and hugged Yao Guang: "Okay, I promise you, after you leave, I will take better care of my mother and father, and carry on your filial piety towards them, waiting for you to come back."

"Yes, thank you, dear sister," Yao Guang said quietly, leaning her head on Zhao Hua's shoulder.

"Get away, don't get your snot and tears on me." Zhao Hua said with disgust, but her body didn't move away at all.

This younger sister is kind and has a pure and innocent heart. She herself is an imposter who came to the princess's mother's side because of a maid. After everything comes to light, she can still be the daughter of her mother and father, and she even has a lovely younger sister.

"Why do you think Yaoguang wants to sleep with Zhaohua tonight? Is she trying to find someone to help her?" Yu Rui asked the person beside him softly.

"Well, maybe we should tell her tomorrow, so she can feel more at ease," Yuening suggested.

There was no hint of helplessness in her tone. In fact, after talking with her aunt at Prince Yi's residence, and after her aunt made her decision, she had also made her own.

Once I understood that, I felt much better.

Her little girl is doing well, happy and healthy, which is what she, as a mother, wants most.

Besides, it's not like we're not coming back, or that we'll never see each other again.

After she finished speaking, she sensed that her husband beside her seemed to have something on his mind: "I, as the mother, have figured it out, but you, as the father, can't? You don't want to agree anymore?"

"No, I'm worried. Tomorrow I'll take Miss Hong to the Water Conservancy Department. Several of those officials are inflexible old fogies. I wonder what their attitude will be when they find out that Miss Hong is here to help."

"Didn't you already send someone to make arrangements?" Yue Ning asked, turning to the side.

She had met those people from the Water Conservancy Department before; they were all very methodical in their work. However, her husband's concerns were not unfounded. After all, the stubborn ones among them wouldn't listen to suggestions from younger people, let alone Hong Xiao Niangzi, who was an outsider and an unmarried girl.
"Otherwise, let's wait until the expert in water conservancy that Miss Hong invited arrives, and then bring him along?" Yue Ning suggested.

"I've thought about that too, but Miss Hong said she wanted to go and take a look first, how could I refuse?" Yu Rui said, looking quite troubled...