With her father and brother banished, and her engagement to the marquisate broken, everyone eagerly awaited to see Xiao Jiuyue become a laughingstock.
Facing her frail grandmother, her beauti...
Chapter 186 When will you come back to the Flower Clan with me?
"Xiaoyu, what happened? Tell me quickly. Weren't you going to buy rouge and pick lanterns? How did you almost drown?" Mother Song looked at Song Yu in panic and said, "You changed your clothes. Are you okay?"
Song's mother took Song Yu and examined her carefully.
"Zhuang Xianxian and I don't get along, and that damn cousin of hers is full of bad intentions." Song Yu's tears, which had been uncontrollable for a second, stopped. She complained angrily, "I was watching the performance and it was great. That person's acrobatics were terrible."
"And then? How did you fall into the river? Tell me quickly! Who rescued you?" Seeing that she was only thinking about her acrobatic performance, Song's mother was so anxious that she wanted to pry her mouth open, no matter how late it was.
"Mom, don't worry. It was Miss Xiao Jiuyue who saved me. She was very creative. She took a piece of cloth and covered me tightly." Whenever Song Yu mentioned the time when Xiao Jiuyue saved her, she felt like a hero who had fallen from the sky.
Song Yu specifically said it was a 'girl'.
After hearing this, Mother Song breathed a sigh of relief and said, "You are a scary girl. Miss Xiao saved you, so we must be polite. Tomorrow, bring a thank-you gift and visit to express our gratitude."
"By the way, whose family is Miss Xiao?" Song's mother thought, I didn't hear which family's surname was Xiao?
"Miss Xiao is from Shengjing and now lives in Lancang County. She came to the provincial capital on business." Song Yu remembered every detail about her savior clearly.
"From Shengjing?" Mother Song was surprised for a moment, but didn't ask any more questions. She just said, "Zhuang Xianxian is very thoughtful. You better be smart and don't fall into her trap."
"Mom, don't worry." Song Yu puffed out her chest and said, "I, your daughter, am not a pushover."
"Yes, you don't have to be afraid of her, but you have to be careful of people doing bad things in secret." Mother Song thought about her own daughter, who looked well-behaved and gentle, but was actually someone who would not suffer any loss, so she felt relieved.
"I've remembered what happened today. I'll definitely return the favor when I have the chance in the future!" Song Yu gritted her teeth in anger. She was terrified today.
Song Yu suddenly remembered something and smiled brightly. "Mom, do you know? Du Xiaoxiao got her comeuppance. She wanted to get me rescued by the guards, but she failed and ended up falling into the water herself."
"Huh?" Song's mother didn't expect there would be any follow-up to this matter.
"Yes, I was just about to change my wet clothes, but who knew that Du Xiaoxiao would fall into the water. The funniest thing is that she was rescued by the guards. Humph, let's see what she will do!" Song Yu's fear of falling into the water today turned into joy at this moment.
"Don't you know how she fell into the water? It wasn't you?" Song's mother looked at Song Yu with suspicion in her eyes.
When Song Yu heard this, she was like a cat with its tail stepped on. She exploded all of a sudden: "Mom, I escaped death at that time, how could I have time to think about this? I actually wanted to make her fall into the water, not only her, but also Zhuang Xianxian!"
Song Yu gritted her teeth and said, what kindness did he have in asking the guards to save her? It was obvious that they just wanted to kill her.
"That's right." Mother Song nodded in agreement and hurriedly ordered someone to make her some ginger soup. "Even in the summer, you have to drink this ginger soup. Don't catch a cold. When your father comes back, we'll have to talk about this."
"Yes, Daddy will definitely seek justice for me." Song Yu held Mother Song's hand and nodded repeatedly. Soon, the ginger soup arrived. Looking at the ginger soup, Song Yu didn't want to drink it. She frowned and said, "Mom, I remember now. Jiuyue lives in the house at No. 9 Yexi River. I remember that house. Isn't it for sale?"
"House No. 9?" Mother Song heard this, a trace of deep thought flashed across her eyes. She looked at the maid beside her and said, "When the master comes back, please invite them over immediately."
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In the two-story house by the Yexi River, after Xiao Jiuyue returned home, he immediately asked someone to prepare ginger soup for Hua Qing.
"You did a great job today. You are a good swimmer and you are good at saving people." Xiao Jiuyue praised. Apart from the fact that Hua Qing kept talking about her and Jun Lie, Hua Qing's execution ability was still very strong!
"Miss, if you really want to praise me, when will you come back to the Hua clan with me?" Hua Qing took the ginger soup and drank it all, looking at Xiao Jiuyue eagerly.
"Ahem." Xiao Jiuyue cleared her throat and said, "Hua Qing, why do you want me to go back to the Hua Clan with you?"
"Of course there is something, a very big thing, which concerns the future of the Hua clan." Hua Qing put down the bowl of ginger soup and looked at Xiao Jiuyue with eyes that could not be more serious.
Xiao Jiuyue looked at her intently and said, "I will definitely go when the Xiao family is rehabilitated."
"It's a deal!" Hua Qing immediately smiled and returned to his previous appearance.
"Luo Kui, get the front yard ready. We have a distinguished guest tonight." Xiao Jiuyue left Hua Qing and went straight to Luo Kui to give him instructions.
"Distinguished guest? So late at night?" Luo Kui thought she had misheard. She didn't ask any more questions, but ran directly to the front yard to give orders.
Unlike the old house of the Xiao family, this two-story courtyard is not very big. After a short while, Luo Kui was ready, and tea and snacks were all prepared.
"Miss, the man selling grapes is called Aishan. He is indeed not from Xijiang Kingdom. He gave himself a name, Aishanli. The grapes are shipped from Beiyang." After Jin Wen came back, he told Xiao Jiuyue the news he had heard as soon as possible.
"How much goods does he have?" Xiao Jiuyue asked.
Jin Wen paused for a moment and said, "Their defenses were quite strong. I couldn't get inside to see. I'd guess it weighs at least several hundred kilograms."
"Hmm." Xiao Jiuyue seemed to be lost in thought and asked, "Then who did they come into contact with? For example, selling grapes?"
"Yes." Xiao Jiuyue's eyes lit up at Jin Wen's words. Jin Wen said, "When I quietly followed them, I happened to see Aishan arguing with his employee. His employee wanted to sell the grapes to a boss named Lin, but Aishan disagreed, apparently because of the price."
The bronze inscriptions are far away and cannot be heard clearly enough.
"Keep watching tomorrow and see how much the other party offers." Xiao Jiuyue looked at Jin Wen and gave the order.
"Yes." Jin Wen responded.
"Miss, Miss, there really is someone outside. They say their surname is Song." Luo Kui said excitedly, "It must be Miss Song who was saved today, right? I didn't expect the Song family to be so anxious. They came to give a thank-you gift in the middle of the night."
"Go to the front hall." Xiao Jiuyue stood up and went straight to the front hall.
"Dad, it's late at night and we don't have a visiting card. Wouldn't it be bad if we just come to your house like this? What if something happens to Jiu Yue?" Song Yu had never expected that when she told her father about this, her father would immediately take her to his house.
"How can I not come to your house to thank you for saving my life?" Song De'an stood in the front hall, looking outside from time to time.
"Master, could it be that Miss Xiao is..." Mother Song followed anxiously all the way and guessed a few things.