The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket! novel Chapter 770

Chapter 770: Chapter 688: Burning the Grain Boats_1

The two Imperial Physicians who had followed Dongli to learn the medicine preparation process promptly decided to imitate it. After mastering the manufacturing process, they even wanted to take Daohua’s trained attendants with them.

Gu Jian was unapologetically dismissive as he began to chase them away, "Wanting to take everything ready-made, why don’t you just ascend to heaven?"

Although the two Imperial Physicians were unaware of Gu Jian’s identity, seeing Dongli’s great respect for him, they did not dare to overstep and could only reluctantly return to Beijing.

Watching the two Imperial Physicians leave, taking with them the small amount of medicine they had produced during their time here, Daohua was left speechless.

Dongli explained, "These two often accompany the military, so they inevitably... try to save a bit."

Daohua: "... It’s good, thriftiness is a virtue."

...

Before one knew it, August had arrived.

The first day of August was Daohua’s birthday, and she returned to the Yan Residence.

Madam Yan herself prepared a bowl of longevity noodles for Daohua.

"I love eating the noodles Grandmother makes the most."

Seeing her granddaughter enjoying the meal, Madam Yan’s face was full of smiles as she sighed, "Time flies so fast; it feels like just yesterday you were born, and now, in the blink of an eye, you’re already a sixteen-year-old maiden."

With that, her expression became worrisome.

"Who knows when the war at the Northern Frontier will end, you can’t postpone matters at your age for too long."

Eating her noodles, Daohua was taken aback and replied somewhat helplessly, "Grandmother, don’t you want me to stay at home for a few more years?"

Madam Yan glanced sidelong at Daohua, "Stay a few more years? Do you want to end up an old maid?"

Since when did a teenaged girl become an old maid?

Facing such a significant generational gap, Daohua decisively gave up on continuing the conversation with her grandmother and buried her head in her bowl of noodles.

Madam Yan chuckled, "You haven’t been home, so you don’t know. Ever since you came of age, quite a few families have come to inquire about you. Your mother has had her hands full trying to send them away."

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Madam Yan let out a sigh, "Although your affair with Yeyang has Aunt Gu making decisions, it’s still been carried out privately. If the higher-ups do not acknowledge it... your mother is somewhat worried. It would be better if things could be made official sooner rather than later."

Daohua fell silent; the matter was likely to require waiting, waiting for Xiao Yeyang to return from the Northern Frontier, waiting for the Emperor’s approval, and also for the Prince. No matter the poor relationship between Xiao Yeyang and his father, the latter was still Xiao Yeyang’s father, and his marriage would certainly require his approval.

Alas...

Thinking of the Imperial Family’s intricate relations, Daohua felt like sighing too.

At times she wondered, if Xiao Yeyang hadn’t been so overt about his feelings, or if he hadn’t indulged her—often quite outrageous on many accounts—she might have chosen to step back.

In the following days, Daohua did not rush back to Taohua Village, because her elder sister-in-law, Han Xinran, was about to give birth, about to bring into this world Daohua’s first nephew or niece.

On the afternoon of the eleventh of August, Han Xinran’s waters broke, and she went into labor.

As soon as Daohua received the news, she supported Madam Yan to her eldest brother’s courtyard. When they arrived, Madam Li had already come, and Yan Wenxiu was anxiously pacing under the eaves.

The child still had not been born by evening.

Daohua first escorted Madam Yan back to her courtyard, and upon returning, seeing her elder brother covered in sweat from anxiety and her mother restless, she pondered for a moment and took the initiative to change the subject to distract them, "Big Brother, did you notice any changes in our uncle’s family when you visited our ancestral home this time?"