Chapter 157 Suitable candidate

Xiao Xia nodded, "I understand!"

Xiao Xia returned to his room. A Chu poured hot water for him to wash and combed his hair.

Combing hair has always been a very troublesome problem for Xiao Xia. He can only tie his hair into a simple bun, and his hair is loose and always uncomfortable on his head. He always feels that his hair will fall apart at any time. The important reason why Xiao Xia wants to find a maid is to comb his hair.

Ah Chu had very deft hands, she had been combing her father's hair since she was young and was very skilled at it. She tied Xiao Xia's hair very tightly and put a flat scarf on him.

Xiao Xia's hair no longer felt loose, which made him feel relieved.

"Ah Chu, you are very skilled at combing hair. Did you learn it from your mother?"

Ah Chu was a little embarrassed and said, "I started combing Daddy's hair when I was six years old. I combed his hair every day and became skilled at it. My dad said that practice makes perfect."

"You're right. It's the same with anything. The more you do it, the more skilled you become."

After combing her hair, Ah Chu smiled and said, "I'll go get breakfast for you, young master!"

Xiao Xia nodded and watched her carry the basin of water out. This little girl was really good, diligent, sensible, and dexterous.

After breakfast, Yang Zhao came with Yang Feiyan.

"Third brother, you actually bought such a big house without telling anyone, how much did you spend on it?"

Yang Feiyan is completely opposite to her elder brother Yang Zhao who is quiet. Yang Feiyan is very lively and has a loud voice, which makes the originally dull house suddenly become full of vitality.

Xiao Xia smiled and said, "It was originally 10,000 strings of cash, but then the seller gave me another 1,000 strings of cash, so I got it for 9,000 strings of cash."

Yang Feiyan's eyes widened. "Only nine thousand guan, you got a great bargain. This is the first time I heard of a ten-acre house for less than ten thousand guan, especially in a location like Qinrenfang. Third brother, who sold it to you?"

"It's the Yuan family!"

Yang Feiyan frowned, "The Yuan family is paying homage to the prince, how could they sell it to you at a low price? More importantly, how could the Yuan family sell the house to you? Don't they know who you are?"

Xiao Xia smiled slightly and said, "They know, and they are also worried. What if it is my father who will take the throne in the future?"

Yang Feiyan suddenly realized, "These people are really old foxes!"

Yang Feiyan praised it all the way, and when she arrived at the backyard, she liked it even more.

"I like this piece of grass, Third Brother. You have so many houses here, leave one for me. I'll stay here for a few days if I have nothing to do."

Xiao Xia smiled and said, "You can choose whichever one you like!"

"Then I'll choose!"

Yang Zhao couldn't hold it in any longer and coughed twice, "Second sister, where's the gift?"

Yang Feiyan then remembered the gift and quickly said with an apologetic smile: "I forgot it in the carriage, I'll go get it now!"

She turned and ran towards the door, and A-Chu quickly followed her and got her things.

Yang Zhao asked with a smile: "No one has come to trouble you these two days, right?"

Xiao Xia smiled and pointed at the high wall, saying, "Last night, two warriors were watching me from the top of the wall. I stabbed them with a flying knife, and they ran away!"

Yang Zhao was startled, "Who is monitoring you?"

"I guess it's the prince! I can't think of anyone else except him."

"You have no official position, why would he monitor you?"

Xiao Xia shrugged, "I'm confused too, what else do I want to ask, big brother?"

Yang Zhao thought for a moment and said, "In fact, Yang Ling and I were also monitored by someone sent by the prince. To be more precise, it was the prince's sons who were responsible for monitoring us. I guess it was Yang Yu who monitored you. He was the one who went to Jiangdu last spring." "What are their intentions?"

"The intention is to find something to hold against father from us. The prince used your identity to overthrow father back then. I guess he will use the same trick again."

Xiao Xia sneered and said, "I won't give him any chance!"

"I know!"

Yang Zhao sighed, "I'm not worried about you now, but the second son Yang Ling. He has been hanging out with a bunch of bad friends in recent months. Father has warned him many times, but he has always turned a deaf ear to it. I'm really worried that he will fall into a trap carefully set by others."

At this time, Yang Feiyan hurried in with gifts and said to her eldest brother Yang Zhao: "Daddy sent someone to ask you to return to Prince Jin's Mansion immediately. It seems that something big has happened."

Eldest brother Yang Zhao left in a hurry, and Yang Feiyan relaxed all of a sudden.

She blinked and smiled and asked, "Your little maid Ah Chu is pretty, very well behaved and pretty. Does she also live in the backyard at night?"

Xiao Xia shook her head. "She lives in the front yard at night with her mother and sister. Her mother also teaches them to read and write."

"Oh! Is Third Brother engaged or has a girl he likes?"

Women's way of thinking! Xiao Xia smiled bitterly and shook her head, "Sister, I won't consider it for now."

"You are already sixteen years old, so you can consider it. Why don't I be your matchmaker?"

"Sister, I don't even have a future of my own, so I really don't have time to think about my daughter's love."

"That's true. Boys are not in a hurry. They are still fresh until they are twenty. Unlike girls, they are old after sixteen."

Xiao Xia laughed in silence, "Sister, do you have a suitable candidate?"

"Not yet, but I want to find one myself. Mom promised me to find someone I like."

"How are the Dou brothers?" Xiao Xia asked with a smile.

"No! Dou Deming is too old, I don't like him. Dou Dexuan is not only rude, but also a bit stupid. I prefer smarter ones, preferably those who are both civil and military."

Yang Feiyan sighed and said, "Mother said that she wanted to find a suitable one for me among the children of the Xiao family."

Xiao Xia's eyes lit up, and he suddenly thought of a person who was both civil and military, wasn't he the perfect fit?
At noon, Xiao Xia accompanied her elder sister Yang Feiyan to the East Market to buy cosmetics, and then invited her to dine at the famous Wang Xiaoshi Restaurant in the East Market. The Sui Dynasty was deeply influenced by the customs of the Xianbei people. It was normal for women to show their faces in public, and it was also very common to dine in restaurants, which was no different from later generations.

"Third brother is the best. Big brother never takes me out for dinner. He always says that young ladies shouldn't show up in public so often. What's the big deal about having a meal?"

Xiao Xia poured her a glass of sake and asked with a smile: "Won't Second Brother take you to the restaurant?"

Yang Feiyan shook her head. "I don't like his bad friends. I won't go even if he takes me with him."

At this time, Xiao Xia heard someone at the next table whispering, "Did you hear that a big case happened last night?"

"What happened?"

Although their voices were very low, Xiao Xia could still hear them clearly.

"It seems that Chen Shubao was assassinated."

"I've heard that Chen Shubao is shameless and licentious, fooling around with prostitutes every day. Even if he wasn't assassinated, he would have died in a woman's belly."

"It's not the same thing, okay? It's not surprising that Chen Shubao died. The key is his sister, Chen Guiren. She was the emperor's first favorite concubine. How could she let it go when her brother was assassinated?"

Xiao Xia suddenly understood in her heart that her elder brother hurried back to Prince Jin's Mansion probably because of this case, and someone was trying to make enemies with Concubine Chen.

(End of this chapter)

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