Chapter 266: Brother is Safe

This is the carriage used by the noble ladies in the palace to travel.

As soon as Liao Jiu got off the car, a servant announced, "Young Marquis, the eldest princess is here to visit the old lady."

"Oh." In a light tone.

Xiang You coughed softly a few times and made faces beside him. Everyone knew whether he was here to visit the old lady or their master.

After entering the yard, Liao Jiu walked straight towards the yard where he lived.

Xiang You said, "Master, the old lady is probably still waiting for you to have dinner together..."

The old lady was overjoyed that her son had just returned, and she insisted on eating every meal together. It was time for the morning court, and while Xiang You was waiting outside the palace gate, several groups of servants sent by the old lady of the Marquis of Qingning came to inquire about the situation and why the morning court had not yet ended...

It was said that the old lady got up early and went to the kitchen herself to make several of the young marquis's favorite dishes.

Liao Jiu's expression was indifferent. "Come here, go and tell the old lady that I won't be there for breakfast."

At this moment, he inexplicably thought of Platinum Fish. Jiang Lianzhu used to say every day that he was a bee-attracting man and asked him to be aware of it. Platinum Fish had made Jiang Lianzhu unhappy several times. He subconsciously wanted to avoid all female roots to avoid Jiang Lianzhu calling him a scumbag in the future.

The servant took the order and left.

The personal servants in the house began to serve breakfast to Liao Jiu.

As soon as everyone got up, they heard the voices of women talking outside, very loud.

It was the old marquis' wife and the eldest princess's entourage. The maids and servants followed them in a circle, and everyone was holding a food box.

As soon as they entered the room, the old marquis' wife said with a half-smile and half-annoyance, "My son, are you tired? You don't even want to walk a few steps. Today, your mother specially made you your favorite crystal shrimp dumplings and pickled cucumber slices... How can you not eat them? I've been feeling uneasy all day. If you don't go, I'll have someone bring them over. You've been away from home for so long, and I wanted to have a meal with you, but you didn't even bother..."

Liao Jiu stood up and saluted.

"Greetings, Mother. Sorry to bother you, Mother."

The old lady saw her handsome son. Although he had lost a lot of weight, he seemed to be more resilient and more upright. He was as elegant as a jade tree and as graceful as a wind and forest. The more she looked at him, the happier she became. "What's the trouble? You are my only son. If I don't make trouble for you, who else can I make trouble for?"

"Oh, Xiu'er is here today. Xiu'er hasn't seen you for a long time, so come and see you together. When you were not in the capital, I was bored eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist scriptures alone. Thanks to Xiu'er who came out of the palace every now and then to accompany me to talk and so on, you have to thank her for me."

A young girl wearing a gorgeous Xuanxun-colored palace gown covered her mouth and smiled playfully, "Brother Wuyang, this is what Xiu'er should do. Xiu'er is bored in the palace every day, so she came out to talk to the old lady, eat some delicious food, and relax. Brother Wuyang, the mission you went out on this time was said to be extremely dangerous. We were all worried about you. Now that you're finally back, the old lady can finally eat and sleep well."

Wuyang is Liao Jiu's pen name, and few outsiders know it. Only those who are very close to him call him this.

The princess always called him Brother Wuyang to make herself stand out from the crowd.

The royal family of Da'an State is surnamed Xuan. Emperor Xuan is now in his prime and has three daughters and one son.

Among them, Xuanxiu is the eldest daughter and is seventeen years old this year.

The year she was born was when Emperor Xuan ascended the throne. Emperor Xuan treated this eldest princess very differently, believing that she was the daughter of his destiny. He bestowed upon her the title of Princess Yunxiu at birth.

The three princesses were engaged and found families, but the eldest princess stayed by his side and remained unmarried.

In the past two years, the eldest princess has been visiting the Qingning Marquis's Mansion quite frequently...

"Your humble servant greets the eldest princess." Liao Jiu said in a light tone.

The smile on Xuanxiu's face was a little hard to hold. Liao Jiu was the real governor of the Six Gates and a second-rank official. There was no need for him to be so polite in front of a princess with a nominal title like her. Liao Jiu had never spoken to her so politely before. He appeared to respect her more, but in fact, he was much more distant from her.

It feels like after coming back from this mission, I feel like something is different.

"Brother Wuyang, just call me Xiu'er. I've told you so many times. If you call me Princess again, I'll be angry!" Xuanxiu said pretending to be cute.

Liao Jiu frowned.

The old lady smiled and said, "Okay, okay, don't just stand there and talk. Come, Xiu'er, since we are here, let's have breakfast together in Baiyuan. If he doesn't come to our side to eat with us, we will come over to eat with him. I wonder if he can chase us away with a big broom?"

"Okay, I'll help Brother Wuyang set the table." Xuanxiu took the food box from the maid and put it on the table.

"Oh, Xiu'er, thank you for your help. Please sit down and let the maids come." The old lady pulled Xuanxiu to sit down affectionately.

The old lady is actually not old at all. She is only in her early forties. It’s just that there are no elders of the older generation in the Qingning Marquis’ Mansion, so she is called the old lady.

Outsiders also call her Madam Zhou. Her surname is Zhou and she is the sister of the current Prime Minister Zhou. Her family background is strong and she is much more noble and favored than the Marquis of Qingning.

Liao Jiu was still standing when Mrs. Zhou pulled him to the other side and sat him down.

"We're a family, so sit down and have a meal. What are you standing there for? Are you unhappy? Did something important happen at the court this morning? No matter how important it is, we can't skip a meal, right? Mother is looking forward to seeing you every day. In order not to delay your plans, Xiu'er and I pretended that you were at home. Let me tell you, we both contributed..."

Liao Jiu exhaled, "Mother, Princess, thank you for your hard work."

"That's what it's like."

Delicious dishes were served one after another.

Liao Jiu used to love to eat this, but now he can’t taste it.

Shili Town and Jiang's Medical Clinic came to his mind. Every morning he would go out to buy hot soy milk, fried dough sticks, buns, pancakes, etc. to take home to eat. The simple city life made the food taste particularly delicious and full of the flavor of life.

Jiang Lianzhu sometimes cooks herself. The food she cooks is exceptionally delicious, especially seafood. She has also made crystal shrimp dumplings several times, which are much more flavorful than this one.

When he returned to Beijing, he wanted to visit Shili Town again, but for various reasons, he came back directly.

He couldn't go to Shili Town now because all kinds of spies were following him. If he went, it would only bring trouble to her.

He didn't even use the golden eagle, he hid it away, for fear that someone with ulterior motives might find some clues through it.

Otherwise, if he had flown back on a golden eagle, he would have returned to Beijing quickly.

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In the imperial study.