"Auntie and Yile have come to Xiliang..."
Daohua smiled somewhat reluctantly. Having Yile here was virtually synonymous with trouble now. "Auntie and Yile have come for what reason?"
Yan Yihuan gave a helpless smile: "Mainly for Yile’s marriage arrangement."
Daohua’s expression paused for a moment, and after quickly calculating in her mind, she realized that it had already been three or four years since Yile’s divorce.
"Second sister, all of us would definitely support Yishuang getting remarried, but why didn’t she choose someone from Beijing? How come to Xiliang?"
Yan Yihuan’s face showed a hint of bitterness: "Mainly because there’s no suitable match in Beijing."
At this point, Han Xinran spoke up, her words somewhat unkind: "Second sister, Yishuang doesn’t even favor the men in Beijing, could she possibly favor those from Xiliang?"
"We’ve been in Xiliang for many years now, you know the situation here. Compared to other places, the conditions are quite inferior. Yishuang isn’t someone accustomed to hardship, would she be willing to stay here indefinitely?"
Daohua showed agreement, thinking that if Yile could endure hardships, she would have accompanied Feng Shuo to Xiliang when her eldest brother came here, and perhaps she wouldn’t have divorced.
"Second sister, auntie might not understand the situation in Xiliang well, thinking that since both you and I are here, it must be a nice place. You should make things clear to her, to prevent auntie and Yishuang from making a wasted trip."
Yan Yihuan’s face showed extreme helplessness: "My mother and Yile were already on the road when they sent me the letter. I didn’t know beforehand that they would come."
Daohua raised an eyebrow: "What about second brother? Why didn’t he stop them at all?"
Yan Yihuan: "Second brother and sister-in-law probably didn’t know about this either. Otherwise, they definitely would not have been at ease with mother and Yile traveling alone."
Daohua and Han Xinran exchanged a quick look, thinking their clever auntie had pulled off a fait accompli.
Daohua was deeply aware of auntie Sun and Yile’s high standards. She said to Yan Yihuan: "Second sister, although Xiliang has developed quite well in recent years, whether it’s officials who’ve come here to serve or local gentry and aristocratic families, none can match the heritage of other places."
"When auntie and Yile arrive, you’d better well inform them of these circumstances."
Han Xinran nodded in agreement: "Indeed, we can’t let auntie claim we’re not attentive or deliberately shirking."
Yan Yihuan’s face showed embarrassment, it seems she had recognized the attitude of her elder sister and sister-in-law; neither of them wanted to deal with Yile’s situation.
Alas, it wasn’t anyone else’s fault. Even she herself felt a headache and annoyance upon hearing that her mother and sister were coming over.
Daohua asked again: "When will auntie and Yile arrive?"
Yan Yihuan: "Judging from the time, they should arrive in the next two or three days."
Daohua nodded her head.
Han Xinran said to Daohua: "Second sister, you can stay at our house for the next few days. Once auntie and Yile arrive, I’ll bring them to you."
This was decided upon discussion with her husband last night; her elder sister now had to take care of three children and manage the vast Prince Residence, where would she find the time to deal with Yishuang’s marriage matters?
Once auntie and Yishuang arrive, they would just perform their duty as hosts and then have second sister take them to Lanwu Prefecture.
Issues of the second branch should be solved by its own members; they couldn’t always turn to the main branch for every problem.
Daohua did not object. Previously, when Yan Yihuan and Yan Yishuang came to Liangdu, she had them stay at the Prince Residence, first to show closeness, and second to give them face in front of their husbands’ families.
However, this time she would let it be.
Otherwise, if auntie Sun and Yile came, they would likely stay at the Prince Residence as well.
She welcomed relatives for an occasional short visit, but for someone like Yile who was coming to seek a marriage and whose departure date was uncertain, better not; she didn’t want to trouble herself.
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