The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket! novel Chapter 746

Chapter 746: Chapter 668: Stepmother Arrives_1

Xiqu City was recaptured, and news of the victory spread quickly throughout Daxia, with both officials and commoners alike eagerly celebrating the event.

The commoners cared about the outcome, but it was the process that garnered more attention from the officials.

As a result, that mysterious Mr. Xiao from the Jinling Guard once again came into the public’s eye.

Ningmen Prefecture, Guo Family.

Madam Guo and Guo Xueming were also discussing the matter.

Guo Xueming, "Mother, when Chen Jiarou came to see me yesterday, she mentioned—casually—that many people outside are saying the Mr. Xiao from the Northern Frontier is our cousin."

Madam Guo almost blurted out that it was impossible, but thinking of her husband’s proud and self-satisfied manner whenever he spoke of Xiao Yeyang, she quietly swallowed her words.

Guo Xueming continued, "Mother, I remember that we haven’t seen cousin for about half a year, have we? Even if he’s been busy, he wouldn’t just vanish without showing himself. Do you think the rumors could be true?"

Madam Guo glanced at her daughter, pondered for a long while, and then said, "We’ll have to ask your father about this, he’s bound to know."

Guo Xueming looked doubtful, "Father, he probably won’t discuss these matters with us."

Madam Guo smiled faintly, "Asking him directly definitely won’t do." Saying this, she immediately instructed the kitchen to prepare some food and had the house’s servant deliver it to the barracks.

Watching curiously, Guo Xueming didn’t quite understand what her mother was doing.

By that same afternoon, the servant had returned.

Madam Guo called the servant over for a lengthy inquiry before letting him leave.

After the trusted aide had gone, Guo Xueming came in and, seeing the wistful look on Madam Guo’s face, couldn’t help but ask, "Mother, did you find out anything?"

Madam Guo looked at her daughter and sighed, "I truly didn’t expect that the unruly Xiao Yeyang of our childhood would grow into someone so accomplished."

Hearing this, Guo Xueming’s expression brightened, "Mother, you mean cousin is really that Mr. Xiao?"

Madam Guo nodded, "One hundred percent certain."

Guo Xueming puzzled, "How did you find out?"

Madam Guo smiled, "Didn’t I send food to your father today? Two of the dishes were for Xiao Yeyang. The servant came back saying your father and Xiao Yeyang finished all the food."

Guo Xueming was even more confused, "What’s wrong with that?"

Madam Guo explained with a smile, "The two dishes I sent Xiao Yeyang are the ones he dislikes the most, yet your father claimed they finished them anyway. What does that tell you? It suggests your father is covering for Xiao Yeyang, who wasn’t actually there."

Guo Xueming’s face showed realization, then she looked at Madam Guo with a smile, "Mother is truly clever."

Madam Guo smiled proudly, "I may not understand Xiao Yeyang very well, but your father? I know him like the back of my hand, and I’m hardly ever wrong." Saying this, the smile slowly faded from her face.

"I had thought that without anyone in Zhongzhou to teach or constrain him, Xiao Yeyang would grow up to be a wastrel. I never expected that without those people in the palace to influence him, he would actually get better and better."

Guo Xueming smiled, "Isn’t that a good thing?"

Madam Guo shook her head, "Silly girl, if Xiao Yeyang were a bit more of a dandy, perhaps fewer people would pay attention to him. Now that he’s so accomplished, do you think the number of families interested in him will decrease? The Jiang Family would be the first."

Marrying into the Imperial Family is also a competition and a strategic maneuver between families. The more outstanding Xiao Yeyang becomes, the more families that will get involved, and the more likely the Guo Family will face defeat.

Guo Xueming’s face became still, "Perhaps, we never had a chance to begin with. Cousin already has someone he cares for."

Madam Guo huffed, "Yan Yiyi can never be Xiao Yeyang’s lawful wife. The Yan Magistrate is but a fourth-rank official; do you think the Emperor would arrange a marriage with the Yan Family?"

Guo Xueming fell silent for a while, "But it’s also unlikely for the Emperor to choose his daughter."