As soon as Hua Qin and his wife left, Liu Xiang came in and whispered, "Miss Shaoyao is here, bringing the young master with her. I heard that you were meeting guests, so you went to the next room. In addition, the old housekeeper has also returned and is waiting outside."
Zeng Han really couldn't be seen by others for the time being, so she nodded and said, "Ask the housekeeper to come in."
"yes."
The old butler came in and handed over the reply with both hands. "Since Lord Jiang has already gone to the yamen, the chief steward of the Jiang family went to get the reply from Lord Jiang himself, and said that Lord Jiang would definitely come on time."
Hua Zhi opened the name card, looked at it, and then put it in the drawer. "Butler, you have worked hard. Go and have a rest. If there is anything, let Li De handle it."
The old butler responded with a smile.
Hua Zhi didn't say much, just stood up and walked out.
The door of the next door was closed. Hua Zhi opened it from the inside before she knocked, and Shaoyao's head was almost touching her face.
He pushed his face away, and the door opened, revealing a child sitting quietly inside. The child, dressed in plain clothes, seemed to have lost some weight, and his eyes showed a slight ripple when he saw Hua Zhi.
He stood up, walked to Hua Zhi without saying a word, hugged her waist, and rested his head lightly on her belly. He did not show any emotion, did not cry, but clearly expressed his closeness.
Hua Zhi was also stunned for a moment, but after she reacted, she immediately patted his shoulder and touched his head in response.
Shaoyao felt a little jealous, "He doesn't talk to me more than ten sentences a day."
Hua Zhi ignored her and took the child to sit at the table. She pulled a round stool in front of her and sat the child on it.
"I've asked someone to clean up your room. From now on, you will live with me. Are you willing?"
Zeng Han's eyes suddenly widened. He thought that after the family's house and property were returned to him, he would go back to his own home. Is this person still willing to take him with him
"Don't want to? Then..."
Before he could finish his words, he saw the child nodding vigorously, like a chicken pecking at rice.
Hua Zhi smiled and stroked his head again, "Okay, your family has many children, and the clan school is in the front yard. When your case is settled, you will go to school with the Hua family's children. By the way, when your house is returned, you have to ask someone to get a spirit tablet for your parents. You need to go back to offer incense on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month and other festivals. As for your family's property, I mean to sell everything that can be sold, and convert it into cash for you to keep. But if you need a lot of money, I still hope you can tell me. I am much older than you and understand the world better. I can't say that I can help you, but I will definitely not harm you."
Zeng Han pursed his lips and nodded.
"You're fine now, but how come you've lost so much weight in just a few days?" Hua Zhi looked at Shaoyao, "Are you sick?"
"He's not sick. I don't know how he can eat so well the food at Yinshan Pass. But living with me in the Prince's Mansion with the fine rice and noodles has made him thinner." Shaoyao pouted. She could guess the reason to some extent. No matter how well others treated him, they were not as close to him as Huahua, who was entrusted to him by his father before his death. Without Huahua by his side, the child must be a little nervous, even though he looked no different from usual.
"Maybe it's because he's not used to the local climate. Maybe he'll be fine in a few days. It's a good idea for him to come to my house so we can all mourn together." Hua Zhi smiled, turned around and ordered, "Ask Lan Qiao to make some food that the child likes. It has to be vegetarian."
"yes."
"You can't guard it for a year. You are still young and your body can't handle it. So you can guard it for three months. I think your father won't blame you."
Zeng Han naturally did whatever Hua Zhi said. He was still taciturn and his expression was indifferent, but children couldn't hold themselves back after all, and the peace of mind in his expression was obvious at a glance.
Hua Zhi straightened his collar, thinking that he was still wearing the two sets she bought before, so she pulled him up and motioned Liu Xiang to come over to measure his size. "My mother and aunts have nothing to do now, so let them make a few sets for Xiaohan. Oh, by the way, after the mourning period, everyone can change into brighter clothes. Yingchun, remember this, and when the time is right, ask Madam Ji to bring some cloth to the mansion for everyone to choose from, and buy everyone a few sets of winter clothes."
"yes."
When Huahua finished her work, Shaoyao came over and whispered, "The steward from Prince Ling's Mansion came to the Prince's Mansion early this morning."
Hua Zhi was now very familiar with the book in Prince Ling's mansion. When she heard this, she knew that it was not a good thing. "What do they want to do?"
"Brother Yan is here to arrange a marriage with his parents and matchmaker's words." Shaoyao's eyes were almost filled with sarcasm. "Brother Yan didn't even show up, and he just asked Chen Qing to throw him out of the house."
"Aren't you worried that Prince Ling will report Yan Xi for being unfilial and unfraternal?"
"It's not like he hasn't intervened before, and who will suffer the consequences in the end?"
Yes, with Yan Xi's great favor from the emperor, it's impossible to accuse him with this reason. The emperor knows all about this mess very well. Seeing him protecting Yan Xi like this, we know that he is dissatisfied with Prince Ling who did this. If all the other brothers had not died, Prince Ling might not be able to live so arrogantly with this one in the open to silence the public.
"Whose marriage is Prince Ling going to arrange?"
"Wei's daughter."
"..." What a coincidence! After snatching the Hua family's literary gathering, they are also trying to snatch her man? Hua Zhi tapped her fingers lightly, took note of this in her mind, and then asked Yan Xi to go to Haoyue to get some information to see what would happen to the Wei family. No, she should first know which side the Wei family stood on.
However, "Prince Ling should have known what Yan Xi's attitude towards him was. Why did he suddenly think of arranging a marriage for him? Who is causing trouble behind this?"
Shaoyao gave Huahua a thumbs up, "Brother Yan also said so. He has already asked someone to investigate. The only good thing about Prince Ling is that he knows himself well. He knows very well how much Brother Yan hates him. Over the years, he has never bothered Brother Yan unless it was necessary."
Shaoyao suddenly sneered, "Thinking carefully, it seems that those times were all for his sickly son. The father and son really have a deep affection."
Hua Zhi pinched her face and turned away the words that might easily irritate her, "It's been a while since you've had the food made by Fu Dong. Before the seafood business gets going, ask her to make more food for you. She'll be busy soon."
"Huahua, you are the best. I will really go then." Shaoyao's eyes lit up, just as Huazhi wished, and she didn't even remember those trivial things.
"Go quickly, don't bother me here."
Shaoyao cheered and ran away happily. After being away for so many days, what she missed most was Fudong's food. Moreover, not only would Fudong be busy in a while, but she would also be tied up. The master insisted on leaving the palace, and she had to take over, otherwise the master would not be able to leave.
Alas, she really didn't want to stay in that broken palace. Everyone looked glamorous and beautiful, but none of them was cleaner than anyone else at heart. All the innocent, soft-hearted and kind-hearted people were dead, either at their own hands or at the hands of others. Those who were left behind were all dark.