The Duke's Daughter is Reborn

Chapter 450 Leaving the Palace and Returning Home (3)

"Third girl, have you adapted to everything after staying in the Queen's palace for these days?" The old lady asked with a smile on her face and in a kind tone.

Yang Qi sat down slowly and responded with a smile: "The Queen is amiable and approachable, Princess Yuanyi is even more hospitable and caring towards her granddaughter. In addition, Aunt Rong Pei has arranged everything for her granddaughter in the palace in an orderly manner, and all kinds of items are very well prepared. My granddaughter will have no difficulty adapting to the situation."

The old lady listened to Yang Qi's answer and nodded with satisfaction. She was about to continue speaking, but at this moment, Song Hongwen, who had been silent all the time, suddenly spoke up, and his slightly stiff voice interrupted the conversation between the old lady and Yang Qi: "Since you have been in the Queen's Palace for several months, have you ever met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

Yang Qi's eyes flickered slightly, and she thought to herself, how could her father, who had been in the officialdom for decades, still be so impatient? However, she did not show it on her face, and still replied with a smile: "Father, my granddaughter did meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the Queen's Palace."

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is well known for his filial piety. Although he is busy with state affairs, he still goes to the palace from time to time to pay his respects to the Queen and "visit" himself.

Song Hongwen nodded slightly and continued, "Now, do you know why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince suddenly left the capital?"

Hearing Song Hongwen's question, Yang Qi couldn't help but want to laugh.

My cheap father doesn't know the true relationship between me and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Where does he get the confidence that he knows such a secret?

Shaking his head, Yang Qi pretended to recall something, then said, "Father, my daughter has a low status in the palace and does not have much interaction with the prince.

What I learned were just some superficial things, and there was really no valuable information.

This time, I was able to know that His Highness had left the capital because my granddaughter happened to see the Queen arranging for someone to pack His Highness's belongings."

After hearing Yang Qi's words, the old lady and Song Hongwen both felt a little disappointed. Although Yang Qi's words did not solve the confusion of the old lady and Song Hongwen at the moment, it was also within their psychological expectations.

The old lady leaned forward and then slightly leaned back, as if trying to relieve some of her physical discomfort. Song Hongwen, on the other hand, was silent and unwilling to speak. The whole scene seemed a little awkward and dull.

At this moment, Xu finally couldn't hold back her curiosity and asked, "I haven't seen you for a few months. I wonder what Yang Qi does every day in the palace?"

If Xu was Yang Qi's biological mother, she would probably have written a letter to Yang Qi every day, asking about her life in the palace, including food, clothing, housing, transportation, three meals a day, etc.

After finally waiting for his daughter to come home, he would definitely look her over carefully, wondering if she had lost weight or if she had been wronged.

However, as soon as Song Hongwen opened his mouth, he started to inquire about the secrets of the palace so directly that people couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

Not to mention that Yang Qi didn't have much close communication with the Empress and Princess Yuan Yi before. Even if she really knew something about the Eastern Palace, how could she easily reveal it to others?

After all, things in the palace are often complicated, full of various interests and secrets. From Xu's perspective, if Song Hongwen hadn't intervened and sent Yang Qi to Xiaoyu Manor, perhaps Yang Qi's relationship with the Queen and Princess Yuanyi would be closer now.

"Aunt, the Queen kept me in the palace this time just to keep Princess Yuanyi company.

During this period, the Queen Mother and the Crown Prince invited Mr. Li Lian to give lessons to Princess Yuanyi.

In order to help the princess better adapt to Mr. Li's teaching, the Queen kept me in the palace because I was taught by Mr. Yang."

Yang Qi's words were the reason that the Queen Mother later told others.

Hearing this, a look of joy immediately appeared on Xu's face, and she said excitedly: "If this is true, it would be great!

I have heard Yang Qing mention it before. Mr. Li Lian is the representative of Kongyang Academy. His knowledge is among the best in the entire Tianyuan Dynasty. He can definitely be called a great scholar!"

Xu thought to herself that Yang Qi was already well-known among the noble ladies in the imperial city because of her title as Mr. Yang's disciple.

Now, she not only became the princess's companion, but also studied with a great scholar like Mr. Li for several months, which would undoubtedly make her reputation even higher. In this way, more and more people would come to ask to marry Yang Qi in the future!

Due to An's passing, the management power of the Duke's Mansion fell into the hands of Xu again.

However, the Duke's Mansion is in poor condition today. Not only does it pale in comparison with other mansions, but even Xu's maiden family, General Xu's Mansion, has to openly maintain a certain distance from the Duke's Mansion.

Under such circumstances, Xu began to worry about the marriage of her children.

Yang Qing and Yang Yao are both men. They have the ability to gain a foothold in the Tianyuan Dynasty with their own abilities, so it is not unacceptable for them to get married later.

But Yang Qi is different. She is a girl waiting to be married. The best years of a girl's life are just a few short years. If she can't decide on marriage within these two years, it will be difficult to find a suitable partner in the future!

Xu couldn't help but think that Yang Lan was the best example. The old lady and the Duke were arrogant and wanted Yang Lan to marry into the royal family, so they had been delaying the arrangement of her marriage.

But now, seeing that Yang Lan is getting older, marriage has become a thorny problem.

Then, Xu asked about some details about Yang Qi.

Listening to what Xu and Yang Qi said, the old lady also became interested.

After all, in the old lady's eyes, the higher Yang Qi's value, the better it will be for the Duke's Mansion!

However, not everyone was as ecstatic as Mrs. Xu and the old lady about the fact that Yang Qi was appreciated by the noble.

Especially Yang He. When she learned that the Queen not only sent her personal nanny, Aunt Rong Pei, to personally escort Yang Qi back to the palace, but also gave her a large number of rewards, the jealousy and resentment in her heart surged like a tide.

Yang He tightly grasped the handkerchief in her hand, and due to excessive force, her knuckles turned pale and colorless. Her originally beautiful face now looked a little hideous due to extreme distortion, and her eyes were filled with jealousy and resentment towards Yang Qi.

"Hmph, it's just good luck, what's so great about that!" Yang He said gritting his teeth, as if every word was squeezed out from between his teeth.

She was full of resentment towards Yang Qi's good luck, and felt that she was equally outstanding. But why was it that all along, first Mr. Yang and then the Queen, it was Yang Qi who was appreciated?

First it was Yang Lan, and now it’s Yang Qi. Yang He felt that she had always been a forgotten concubine’s daughter. No matter how hard she tried, she could not get the attention and recognition she deserved.

This deep sense of frustration made her heart more painful, and her jealousy towards Yang Qi was infinitely magnified at this moment.

After witnessing An's death, the usually spoiled Yang Jing seemed to have grown up day by day and became much more stable, but she could not hide her loss at this moment. If she could be appreciated by the Queen, her father would surely value her and love her again, and her maternal family would be able to return to its peak.

"I didn't expect that this third sister, who usually keeps a low profile, would have such good luck."