Chapter 929: Chapter 929: Bring Up the Past Chapter 929: Chapter 929: Bring Up the Past Thus, Marquis Di and Eunuch Xiao walked and chatted leisurely at the front, while Liu Sisi followed silently far behind, not uttering a word.
Fortunately, after passing through the long corridor and turning past the shadow wall, they arrived at the mansion’s gate of the Marquis Mansion.
Since Eunuch Xiao was there today to deliver the Imperial Decree with His Majesty’s rewards and oral ssage, Liu Sisi had specially ordered the central doors to be opened wide to respectfully send off Eunuch Xiao.
Eunuch Xiao, cunning from years of experience, soon bid farewell to the two and left on his horse.
As for what he would report to His Majesty after returning to the palace, that was another matter altogether.
No sooner had Eunuch Xiao left than Liu Sisi turned her head and departed without another word, not even casting a glance at Di Yelei.
Di Yelei had been thinking about how to strike up a conversation with Liu Sisi, but seeing her turn and leave so suddenly, he hurriedly followed after her.
“Sisi, Sisi! What did Eunuch Xiao say during his visit to the mansion? Did he co for so matter?”
This was purely making conversation for the sake of it!
Liu Sisi didn’t engage with him, maintaining her brisk pace forward.
Undeterred, Di Yelei reached out and grabbed her hand, “Sisi, listen to , I really didn’t lie to you…”
“Let go of !”
Liu Sisi forcefully shook off his hand and snorted coldly, “Di Yelei, before you start lying, you’d better wash off all that perfu you’re drenched in. Don’t tell that it’s the kind I use. I won’t believe it!”
Having said that, she shook off his hand forcefully and glared fiercely at him before striding away.
Naturally, that perfud scent wasn’t left by Liu Sisi! Sisi wasn’t interested in these powders which contained high amounts of lead. Apart from special occasions, she always appeared with a bare face when at ho in the mansion.
Di Yelei, too, was well aware of where that perfud fragrance ca from and at the mont truly didn’t know how to explain.
He could only watch as Liu Sisi quickly disappeared from his sight.
On the other hand.
Liu Sisi had hurried so distance away, and not noticing any movent behind her, she sneaked a look back only to find that Di Yelei had not followed. This imdiately made her flop over in frustration.
This detestable Di Yelei, she had resolved to give him a chance to explain himself, yet he obviously didn’t care at all.
So it turned out that she was the only one anxious about the issue, while he didn’t care in the slightest!
Thinking of this, she changed her course from heading to the small courtyard to heading straight for Di Ying’s room instead.
In the past few days, Di Xuan had attained the rank of first-rank scholar, and since Di Yelei’s Marquis title could be inherited for three generations, there was no longer any need for him to take part in the imperial examinations. Still, his achievent was the talk of the entire capital city.
After all, one title was gained through military rit, walking the path of a warrior, while the other was earned through scholarly talent, taking the path of a scholar. The father and son, one in the arts of war and the other in letters, beca a rare and laudable tale in the imperial court — of course, all of this was before the past two days.
Today, Di Xuan also left the manor, and not having gone far, he was recognized, with onlookers pointing and whispering which made his trip quite unpleasant. Coupled with soone’s instigation, he had gotten into a verbal dispute with them. Even though he had returned to the manor now, his heart was still tightly clenched with discomfort. After sitting in the courtyard for a mont, he went to Di Ying’s place to calm his mind.
The siblings were in the midst of a conversation when Liu Sisi arrived.
Seeing that Di Xuan was also there, she raised her eyebrows in surprise, “Xuan’er, you’re here too? Good, it’s been so days since we’ve all had lunch together. Today at noon is the perfect ti to try YingEr’s cooking.”
Di Xuan and Di Ying hastily stood up to greet her, with YingEr directly clinging to Liu Sisi’s arm.
“Mom! What would you like to eat? Just tell , and I’ll go to the kitchen myself. You’ll just have to wait a mont.”
“There’s no need, I was just saying. It’s enough for Xue Yi to make a round in the kitchen.”
Liu Sisi really had no appetite, and her ntion of a al was rely a casual remark.
Di Ying naturally noticed that Liu Sisi’s expression was off, and with the recent flurry of gossip, the perceptive Di Ying understood so things.
“That’s fine then, let Xue Yi prepare the food, and YingEr will stay and chat with mom.”
During the conversation, she turned her head and instructed Xue Yi, “Prepare a few dishes. Sweet and sour ribs, starch-stead at, stir-fried chicken, dry-fried green beans, braised eggplant, Mapo Tofu, vinegar-flavored bok choy, seaweed egg-drop soup… and also bring up so pastries.”
Hearing Di Ying list a bunch of dishes, all of which were Liu Sisi’s favorites, made Liu Sisi feel embarrassed, and she quickly called Xue Yi back to remove half of the dishes before letting her go.
“Xue Yi is also getting older, in two more years she’ll probably have to consider marriage.”
Liu Sisi’s words carried a more roundabout aning.
Xue Yi was not even two years older than Di Ying, and once Xue Yi got married, Di Ying’s own wedding day would probably not be far off.
Speaking of marrying off his younger sister Di Ying, as her elder brother, Di Xuan’s own matrimonial concerns should be brought to the agenda even sooner.
“Mom! What are you saying? Xue Yi is only thirteen years old, how could she be considering those things now? If we’re talking about age, big brother is the one who’s older. Heehee!”
As she spoke, Di Ying covered her mouth and giggled at Di Xuan.
Di Xuan, who had been quietly sitting on the side with his own concerns, was listening to their conversation and had not expected the topic to suddenly shift to himself, which made his cheeks flush red imdiately!
With an air of nervousness, he gestured with his hands, “What are you saying, YingEr! Big brother is still young, how could it be ti to consider such matters?”
Liu Sisi also started laughing, her mood relaxing considerably.
“You are also fifteen, sixteen in terms of nominal age, and that’s not young! While it’s true that marriages should follow our parents’ orders and the matchmaker’s recomndation, if you really have soone you like, rember to tell mom first. I will definitely ask the chief matchmaker to make an approach. But there’s one thing! You must not engage in conduct that goes against morality before the grand ceremony is completed. Do you understand?”
Di Xuan’s face reddened, and he looked utterly flustered as he stood there. Upon hearing this, he quickly promised, “Mom, please rest assured, Xuan’er has read the saints’ books for several years and will absolutely not do anything inappropriate. As for the rest… I will follow mom’s decisions.”
Although he said this, a familiar and affable image swam into his mind. However, within a mont, his expression darkened, and he said nothing more.
Mothers knew their children best.
Seeing Di Xuan’s expression, Liu Sisi understood what he was thinking and turned to casually ask Di Ying.
“By the way, has there been any correspondence from Prefecture Princess Luo recently?”
Prefecture Princess Thirteen had gone to the countryside to guard the coffin and mourn for three years. Counting the days, her mourning period had ended, and it was ti for her to return to the capital city.
“A letter ca a few days ago. She plans to stay at her hotown for a while longer and won’t be entering the capital any ti soon.”
Di Ying glanced at her brother and replied softly.
“I see. That’s truly a pity.”
Liu Sisi voiced her feelings while her mind started to churn. The marriage between Di Xuan and Prefecture Princess Thirteen hadn’t materialized back then. Bringing it up again now, who knew what the chances were?
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