The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket! novel Chapter 411

Chapter 411: Chapter 387, Ranked Scholar _1

Yan Residence.

Daohua, along with Yan Yihuan, Yan Yishuang, and Yan Yile, had just finished their morning lessons and were preparing to return to their respective courtyards when halfway there, they encountered Ping Tong and others on their way to deliver tea and fruit to Songhe Courtyard.

Seeing the fresh fruit in the maids’ hands, Daohua smiled and asked, “Sister Ping Tong, do we have guests?”

Ping Tong signaled the other maids to continue delivering the items and stopped to answer, “Not exactly guests, it’s Third Young Master and Fourth Young Master who have returned. The Little Prince and Young Master Dong are also here.”

Daohua paused, “They just returned home for the Mid-Autumn Festival a few days ago, how come they are back again?”

Ping Tong smiled and said, “Fourth Young Master mentioned that they returned this time to inquire about when the eldest brother will be back, so as not to miss the time to congratulate him.”

Daohua chuckled wryly, “They all have confidence in our big brother, but he will at least have to wait until the results of the imperial examination are announced before he returns. That should be in September, right?”

Ping Tong nodded, “Madam said the same thing, but still, the return of the Third Young Master and the others has made the old madam very happy. After all, Ningmen Pass isn’t too far from the capital—if one rides a fast horse, the round trip doesn’t take much time.”

“The old madam mentioned that in the past, when they studied at the Academy and it was too far to come home often, but now that it’s closer and military training is quite strenuous and the rations aren’t as good as at home, she would like them to come home for meals more often.”

As she spoke, she paused, looking towards Yan Yihuan and the others.

“Madam is also in the old madam’s courtyard, would you young ladies like to join me there?”

Yan Yihuan and the others smiled and nodded.

Daohua fell silent for a moment, “You go ahead, I still have some things to take care of. I’ll come by later.”

Ping Tong had no reason to doubt her and smiled, “Then big sister, you better come quickly, after lunch, the Third Young Master and the others have to return to the camp.”

Daohua nodded, “You guys go ahead.” With that, she walked towards her own courtyard with Wang Manman.

Back in her courtyard, Daohua did not hurry to do anything else but sat by the window and watered the lotus flowers with a watering can.

A few days had passed, and the lotus flowers were starting to wither, losing their former beauty.

When Wang Manman came in with tea, she saw her mistress plucking the wilted petals from the lotus flowers and asked softly, “Miss, aren’t you going to see Fourth Young Master and the Little Prince?”

Daohua reached out for the teacup and sipped her tea without saying a word.

At that moment, she was somewhat uncertain about how to face Xiao Yeyang.

There was no doubt that Xiao Yeyang had a fondness for her, but she did not know whether she should maintain that fondness or cut it off completely.

Emotionally, while she did not resist Xiao Yeyang’s closeness, she felt that her feelings for him had not risen to the level of love. Yet, the thought of severing the connection made her reluctant.

Rationally, she was acutely aware that this feeling was filled with too much uncertainty and instability. She feared that she could not bear it and that the relationship might not last long.

“Ah!”

Daohua was somewhat flustered and troubled, putting down her teacup and staring blankly at the courtyard gate, lost in thought.

Seeing this, Wang Manman did not dare to say more and silently withdrew.

Songhe Courtyard.

Xiao Yeyang, noticing that Yan Yihuan and the others had arrived but Daohua was nowhere to be seen, furrowed his brows and couldn’t help but nudge Yan Wenkai with his cane, asking in a low voice, “Why hasn’t your eldest sister come?”

Yan Wenkai, who was discussing what to eat for lunch with Su Hongxin, was taken aback by the question and looked around the room. Not seeing Daohua, he immediately turned to ask the old Madam Yan, “Grandmother, where’s eldest sister?”

Old Madam Yan, unclear on the reason, looked towards Madam Li.

Madam Li had been with the old madam all along and wasn’t sure either. Since Ping Tong had gone out again, she could only smile and say, “Perhaps she was held up by something.”

Yan Yishuang chimed in with a smile, “When we were coming here, eldest sister said she was busy with something.”

Hearing this, Xiao Yeyang felt a pang of disappointment, but thinking that they would still have lunch together and he would definitely see Daohua then, he managed to smile again.