The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket!-Chapter 573 - 524 Strive for _1

Chapter 573: Chapter 524, Strive for _1

Chapter 573 -524, Strive for _1

The Dong Family’s banquet, aside from the incident where Young Master He punished An Xi, didn’t have any other surprises. After a whole day, it could be said that both guests and hosts had enjoyed themselves.

After dinner, Madam Dong sent the female guests away, then helped Old Madam Dong back to her quarters and took the opportunity to talk about the day’s events at the banquet.

As she sipped her tea, Madam Dong sighed, “My daughter-in-law is becoming more and more useless these days. After a whole banquet, I felt as if my bones were falling apart.”

Old Madam Dong looked at her daughter-in-law with a smile, “You should hurry and find a wife for Yuanxuan. Once he has a daughter-in-law, you can relax.”

Madam Dong put down her teacup, “We’ve hosted several banquets at home. Mother, have you taken a liking to any prospects?”

The smile on Old Madam Dong’s face faded a little as she said with some dissatisfaction, “The daughters of the local officials have passable looks and family upbringing. However, their family backgrounds are lacking and some of them are not quite suitable for our Marquis Yongjia Residence.”

Madam Dong said, “…Mother, the Marquis title will be inherited by my eldest brother in the future. It’s not really related to our branch of the family. I think we can afford to lower our expectations regarding social standing slightly.”

Old Madam Dong immediately disagreed, “How could we do that? Precisely because our branch of the family cannot inherit the title, we must find a distinguished family to marry into, so Yuanxuan can also have support in the future.”

Madam Dong did not place much emphasis on social standing, but she also found her mother-in-law’s argument to be sensible. Marrying into a high and distinguished family would ease her son’s future considerably.

Old Madam Dong paused for a moment, “You need not be anxious. If we cannot find a suitable match locally, we shall go back to Beijing to choose. Last year, I already wrote a letter asking your grandmother to help us look.”

Madam Dong nodded and then brought up the matter of how Young Master He punished An Xi.

Having heard this, Old Madam Dong scoffed, “Causing trouble at someone else’s banquet, the He family really can do as they please. Do they really think that after moving to Beijing they can disregard our family? The He family may have some power locally, but in Beijing, what are they? I hope they never have to come begging for our help.”

Madam Dong quickly responded, “Mother, there’s really no need to get upset over such matters. We should just take it as a joke.” She smiled, adding, “That girl Yiyi, though, I really do like her. If it weren’t for her and Shiyu supporting Yuanyao today, who knows what commotion might have arisen.”

Old Madam Dong’s expression softened, “The Yan Family’s eldest daughter is indeed not bad.”

Madam Dong’s eyes twinkled as she tentatively asked, “Mother, what do you think about suggesting Yiyi to Yuanxuan?”

Outside the door, Dong Yuanxuan, who had come looking for his mother about something, was about to enter when he overheard this conversation. His heart trembled, and he involuntarily stopped, quietly standing outside the door to listen.

Old Madam Dong furrowed her brows, looking at her daughter-in-law, “Why would you have such an idea?”

Madam Dong laughed, “I genuinely like the girl Yiyi a lot — straightforward, generous, and capable. She’s been helping manage the household affairs for Madam Li for the past few years, she gets along well with Yuanyao, and she’s known Yuanxuan since they were young, inside and out…”

Outside, Dong Yuanxuan’s eyes grew brighter as he listened to this conversation. The joy on his face was irrepressible, drawing several glances from the page standing at his side.

However, inside the room, Old Madam Dong interrupted Madam Dong.

“The Yan Family’s social status is too low. Marrying into their family wouldn’t just fail to support Yuanxuan; we might even have to rely on Yuanxuan to support them. It won’t do.”

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Outside, Dong Yuanxuan’s brow furrowed upon hearing Old Madam Dong’s resolute refusal, and he couldn’t help but stride into the room.

Seeing Dong Yuanxuan enter, both Old Madam Dong and Madam Dong were somewhat surprised.

Madam Dong asked, “Have all the guests in the front courtyard left?”

Dong Yuanxuan nodded, and after entering, he calmed down, steadying his emotions before smiling and sitting down, “I just wanted to see how Grandmother and Mother are doing. You both must be tired after the banquet today?”

The grandson was filial, and Old Madam Dong’s eyes immediately crinkled with laughter, “Why tired? As long as I can help you find a wife to your liking, no matter how exhausting, your mother and I are more than happy to do so.”

Seeing his son’s embarrassed expression, Madam Dong and Old Madam Dong both started to laugh.

After the two of them laughed for a while, Dong Yuanxuan finally opened his mouth to ask, “What were Grandmother and Mother just talking about?”

Madam Dong glanced at Old Madam Dong and smiled, “Nothing much, we were just talking about Yiyi’s helping your sister out today.”

Upon hearing this, Dong Yuanxuan’s eyes flickered, and he struggled internally. He knew that the Little Prince liked Miss Yan, but he still wanted to try his luck for himself.

After all, the Little Prince couldn’t decide his own marital affairs, and Miss Yan couldn’t possibly become his concubine, so his aspiration to ask for Miss Yan’s hand wouldn’t be wronging the Little Prince.

After hesitating for a moment, Dong Yuanxuan smiled and said, “Miss Yan and my sister are close, they have always been inseparable like Jiao from Meng, and Meng from Jiao.” Then, he added nonchalantly,

“Speaking of which, the Yan Family has risen quite quickly over these years. I remember when I first met the Yan siblings; Mr. Yan was just a County Magistrate. Now, just a few years have passed, and not only has Mr. Yan become a Magistrate, even Old Madam Yan and Madam Li have become Commandery Madams.”

“After Wentao passed the imperial examination, he started working for Master Xiao. Today, Father tested Wentao and praised him several times, saying he is bound to be promising official material in the future.”

Madam Dong stole a glance at her son, her expression slightly surprised. Her son rarely discussed these matters with them. What was going on today?

Thinking about the conversation she just had with her mother-in-law, Madam Dong had a realization—could it be that her son overheard their talk and has also taken an interest in Yiyi?

With this thought, Madam Dong smiled and followed her son’s lead, “Indeed, the Yan Family has been doing quite well these past few years.”

Old Madam Dong was not very interested, simply saying, “For a family to last, it depends on whether their descendants are promising. Just looking at the present doesn’t reveal much.”

Dong Yuanxuan chuckled, “Grandmother, the Yan brothers are certainly promising. Not to mention Wentao, even Wenkai and Wentao are now working with the Little Prince. Their future prospects are definitely not bad.”

Old Madam Dong shook her head, “The Little Prince… After his mother is promoted to the main wife, his own future is still uncertain, let alone those who follow him?”

Dong Yuanxuan furrowed his brows, “That can’t be right. Although the Little Prince is not very close to Prince Ping, the Emperor still favors him a lot. Besides, the Little Prince is the legitimate son of the principal wife, and even if his mother is promoted, she would only be a stepmother. Xiao Yechen can’t possibly compete with the Little Prince for the title and property of the Prince Residence, can he?”

Old Madam Dong looked at her grandson disapprovingly, “You’re still too young. The Imperial Family always puts interests first. Maybe the Emperor has some affection for the Little Prince, but what does that affection count for when weighed against interests?”

“Moreover, don’t underestimate the women in the back court. If his mother could drive away the Princess Consort Guo and make the Little Prince’s life unbearable in the Prince Residence, to the point that even now the people of Beijing still cling to a bad impression of the Little Prince, you can imagine how formidable her means are.”

“She was already so aggressive before being made official, let alone now when she has proper recognition. Just wait and see, the struggle for the title of Prince Ping will be fierce.”

With that, she shook her head.

“Now that the Little Prince is in Zhongzhou, he can avoid some trouble, but if he returns to Beijing, hmph, he’s bound to be involved in troublesome matters.”

“A person’s energy is limited. If he’s entangled in all sorts of trivial matters, how can you expect him to strive for a good future?”

Dong Yuanxuan fell silent, “Grandmother, you don’t understand the Little Prince. If he does return to Beijing, his mother won’t be able to slander the Little Prince as she did when he was a child.”

Old Madam Dong replied with little concern, “Perhaps, but the Little Prince’s path forward will definitely not be an easy one. Alright, let’s not meddle in other family’s affairs.”