Splendid Twins

Si Yao did not stop the matchmaker from leaving. Her sharp eyebrows were as deep as ink: Is this all you can do?

"If you keep howling, I'll break his legs!"

Mrs. Si was suddenly silenced by Si Yao's threat, her face showing anger and fear.

Liu Niang pulled Si Laoer in and closed the door. She was very confident now.

Wang was originally waiting for her mother-in-law to make a big fuss so that she could get some benefits, but after waiting for a long time and seeing no one show up, she finally couldn't sit still and went out. Unexpectedly, she met the matchmaker who was walking in a hurry on the way.

"What are you..."

When the matchmaker saw Wang, she recognized her as Si Yao's biological mother and sneered with extreme contempt: "Humph, some people are so boastful that their tongues flicker!"

After saying that, he left without even looking back. Seeing this, Wang suddenly felt inexplicably panicked!

Quickening her pace towards Si Yao's house, Yao Ge'er suddenly came back with a matchmaker to propose marriage to the little girl. The mother-in-law took the money from the matchmaker and came to the door on her own initiative. She was afraid that her son would be implicated again...

When she arrived at the end of the village, she saw her brother Yao, covered in mud and limping. She was immediately shocked:

"Brother Yao, what's wrong with you?"

Si Yao remained silent with a very gloomy expression. Mrs. Si supported her beloved grandson with one hand and stared at Wang:

"You are a dead man, can't you see that Brother Yao is injured? Why don't you come over to help him?"

Si Yao really hated his grandmother's rudeness. She couldn't help but just argued!

He was so angry that he shook off his hand and walked forward alone. Behind him, he could hear Mrs. Si cursing Wang in a low voice.

It is said that as soon as the matchmaker left the village, she got on a carriage. In the carriage sat an old woman wearing a gray double-breasted waistcoat, her hair neatly combed, and she sat upright with her eyes closed.

"How is it?"

When the old woman heard the noise, she opened her eyes and looked at the matchmaker with an impatient look on her face. If the eldest lady hadn't ordered her to do so, she would not have been willing to come to this dirty country place!

"Don't mention it. That girl is so skilled that ordinary people can't even get close to her."

媒婆一想到司瑶揍人的狠劲儿不免一阵唏嘘，曹员外都是当祖父的人了，要是将这姑娘强嫁过去，不出两天估计曹府得办席面了……

"You're useless. You can't even do such a small thing!"

The old woman turned her face coldly towards the matchmaker. Didn't she boast that she had been a matchmaker countless times and had never failed?

The eldest lady instructed that she must find a 'good' marriage for Si Yao. If she messed it up, how would she report back?

"Please don't get angry. That girl just beat people without saying a word. Even her cousin who volunteered to do this was beaten so hard by her that he couldn't speak..."

The old woman's face changed slightly when she heard this, and she quickly asked:

"She knows martial arts?"

The matchmaker was stunned and immediately asked back: "You don't know?"

The old woman's face turned extremely ugly when she reacted. She was a maid bought by the Duke's wife to serve the eldest daughter. She had issued an order in the Duke's Mansion not to make Si Yaozhen known. How could she, a new maid, know that this former legitimate daughter could fight!

The matchmaker knew everything as soon as she saw her reaction, and secretly cursed her mother-in-law for being so cunning and knocking on the door without asking clearly. Fortunately, she slipped away quickly!

"What do you think of her parents?"

"The couple loves each other and dotes on their daughter. They are a good family."

The matchmaker reached out and took out three hundred taels of silver and handed it over:

"The job is not done, you should take back the money."

The old woman sneered and said, "Why, are you scared?"

"No, they don't want to marry their daughter off. I can't make an enemy of them as a matchmaker."

The matchmaker backed off in her heart. Somehow, she felt a little timid when she met the girl's cold eyes. Years of experience told her that the girl was not someone to be trifled with!

The old woman had a sullen face and said nothing. She reached out to lift the car curtain and looked towards the village, with resentment in her eyes.

"Go back, take the money first, I will come back to you for help."

The old woman closed her eyes again after she finished speaking. The matchmaker had no choice but to put the banknotes away again and told the driver to hurry on. She couldn't help but take the three hundred taels of banknotes from the old woman, and now she was in a dilemma...

At this moment, Zhou Wan and Prince Li looked at each other. The atmosphere between them had become even more ambiguous since their last meeting. Zhou Wan was wearing a snow-white fluffy cloak on the outside and a light pink long skirt on the inside. Her waist was unusually slender. Prince Li smiled faintly when he saw this:

"How is Wanwan these days?"

Now Zhou Wan is wearing gorgeous clothes and exquisite makeup, and her every move fully demonstrates the aura of a noble lady:

"Thank you for your mercy, Your Highness. Wanwan is very happy."

Prince Li looked at Zhou Wan very tenderly, his tone gentle and full of affection:

"As long as Wanwan is doing well, I will be relieved."

Zhou Wan keenly sensed that Prince Li might have something to say, so she said sympathetically:

"Your Highness, have you encountered any troubles?"

Prince Li seemed to be moved by Zhou Wan's kindness. He couldn't help but reach out and hold Zhou Wan's wrist, and said softly:

"This is my business. Why should I let you worry about it?"

Zhou Wan became more and more anxious. She held Prince Li's hand with her backhand and said in an extremely serious tone:

"I will always stand on your side, Your Highness. Your business is my business!"

Prince Li stared at Zhou Wan and smiled. The smile in his eyes stained the man's increasingly handsome face. Zhou Wan blushed when she saw it.

"Silly girl, I won't ask you to do anything. It's just that I have different opinions with your father on government affairs, and my words are somewhat harsh. In order to prevent the Duke from getting upset, I hope Wanwan can comfort him."

Zhou Wan frowned when she heard this and blurted out:

"You are the noble prince. How can your father, as a subject, contradict you? Are you still thinking about him?"

Prince Li did not refute when he heard this. Seeing that Zhou Wan was speaking in his favor, he sneered in his heart.

"Wanwan, don't be too obvious. Just follow the Duke's wishes."

Zhou Wan nodded: "I know what to do. The first thing my father did when he returned home was to make tea in the study. Wan Wan will do what he likes."

Prince Li smiled but said nothing: This idiot!

Seeing that his trick worked, Prince Li lost his patience. After sending Zhou Wan away, he called in a man named Tang Ren, the most outstanding strategist around Prince Li.

They smiled at each other:

"Your Highness made the right move. As long as Miss Zhou enters the Duke of Zhenguo's study, the rest can be done slowly."

"That old fox sent his son to the army to avoid suspicion, but I want to take action against Zhou Yu!"

Prince Li was annoyed by the Duke of Zhenguo's pedantry and stubbornness. No matter how he proposed conditions, he would not budge, forcing him to take a risk...

"Please think twice. Don't act rashly unless it is absolutely necessary!"

Tang Ren deliberately reminded him that it seemed that His Highness was really angry!

"I know this, I hope Zhou Wan can be trusted."

"Your Highness, what do you think about the border situation?"

Prince Li looked at Tang Ren calmly, and said casually:

"With General Shen guarding here, the barbarians from Xirong dare not challenge the prestige of our Great Yue!"

"Your Highness, as far as I know, His Majesty wants to expand the army. You can make plans early."

Tang Ren saw that King Li disagreed and his face became a little serious.

"How can the emperor expand the army when it is already the end of the year? How do you know?"

Prince Li's expression changed slightly and his tone became a little unfriendly.

"Your Highness, do you know that the King of England has been assigned to the Ministry of War a few days ago? Recently, someone saw him flipping through the household register. What do you think he was looking at?"

When Prince Li heard this, his face froze. After a moment, he directed the order outside:

"Come here, I want to go and pay my respects to my mother."