The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket! novel Chapter 282

Chapter 282: Chapter 263, The Complicated Imperial Family_2

Dong Yuanyao curled her lips and said, “My grandfather might be a bit worried, but my eldest uncle, he wouldn’t be worried at all.”

Daohua asked with confusion, “Why?”

Dong Yuanyao did not hide anything and directly said, “My eldest uncle was born of the former Madam, my grandmother is just my grandfather’s second wife.”

“Ah?” Daohua’s face showed surprise.

This, she truly did not know. She had only heard Zhou Jingwan mention that Dong Yuanyao’s family came from the Marquis Yongjia Residence in Beijing. The Marquis was still there, and the princely heir was Dong Yuanyao’s elder brother, the Provincial Governor.

Dong Yuanyao continued, “My grandmother married my grandfather when my eldest uncle was already in his teens. At first, my grandmother wanted to form a good relationship with my eldest uncle, but he was very wary of her, especially after my father was born, he always felt that my grandmother would harm him.”

“Their relationship, I as the younger generation should not say too much—after all, it has always been lukewarm. My grandmother came out this time not only to worry about me and my brother but probably also to take her mind off things.”

“Now the Marquis Residence is managed by my eldest uncle’s mother and, although my grandmother is the mother-in-law, she is, after all, the second wife and it’s not her place to meddle too much in many affairs. When my father was assigned to an external post, he wanted to bring my grandmother along, but considering my grandfather, she didn’t come.”

“This time, as my brother and I were trapped in Xingyun Prefecture, it actually gave my grandmother a chance. Otherwise, with my grandfather around, it would not be right for her to travel far.”

Daohua: “…Your family is also quite complicated!”

Dong Yuanyao smiled, “Our family is still okay. Although my eldest uncle inherited the title of the Marquis Residence, my father is capable on his own, securing an official post and being assigned to an external position isn’t bad either.”

“In other noble families in Beijing, with many children and no capabilities, each one of them eyeing the title, they fight like cocks every day, those families are truly troublesome.”

After thinking for a moment, Daohua asked curiously, “What about Prince Residence in Beijing?”

Dong Yuanyao paused, “…As for the Imperial Family, the relationships are naturally even more complicated.”

Daohua leaned on the edge of the bath: “Tell me, Xiao Yeyang would rather stay away from home than return, is the Prince Residence particularly troublesome?”

Dong Yuanyao was silent for a while, “It’s no secret, but you mustn’t tell anyone else, after all, these are the affairs of the Imperial Family and we should not discuss them too freely.”

Daohua nodded her head quickly.

Dong Yuanyao: “The affairs of the Prince Residence are known to all the old aristocratic families in Beijing. The Little Prince is reluctant to go home for reasons including the maidservant mother and son, and also because his birth mother, the former Guo Princess Consort, divorced Prince.”

Daohua’s eyes widened in astonishment, “Xiao Yeyang’s mother divorced his father?!”

Dong Yuanyao nodded, “That’s right.”

Daohua was stunned for a moment, swallowed hard, and marveled, “Xiao Yeyang’s mother is remarkable, to dare divorce a member of the Imperial Family! Not to mention anything else, just for this courage alone, she is worthy of admiration.”

Dong Yuanyao: “Yes, whenever my mother mentions the former Guo Princess Consort, she also admires her tremendously, saying that a woman as decisive and willing to let go as her is almost unique in this world.”

“However, the Guo Princess Consort also had the confidence to do so; the Duke Residence didn’t need the marriage with Prince as a reliance.”

“The Guo Family men have guarded the frontier for generations, and it was only during Governor Guo’s generation that they gradually stepped back. Even so, the Guo Family is still highly regarded by the Emperor. Governor Guo oversees the military affairs of three northern provinces; his appointment was personally made by the Emperor himself.”