Xiao Yao’s self-evaluation: obedient, sensible, and a proper lady.
However, in the eyes of others, she was mischievous, pretended to be well-behaved, and lazed around to get through the days....
General Xiao is now fully committed to accompanying his wife and granddaughter. When he is in a good mood, he will go hunting in the mountains with his subordinates. On a calm day, General Xiao took his two little granddaughters for a walk around the royal villa.
The next thing to do was Zhao Mian's wedding. In order to make the wedding of his former subordinate lively and grand, General Xiao called several of his grandsons.
"Sister, your fifth brother misses you." Xiao Jun gave Xiao Yao a big hug. The two had been separated for nearly ten days. If we use the saying "a day without seeing is like three autumns", the two have not seen each other for dozens of autumns. How could they not miss each other?
Xiao Rui and Xiao Yuan, the siblings, were completely reduced to spectators. Xiao Rui disdained this kind of scene, and Xiao Yuan had long since given up any illusions about her brother. She set her sights on the good-tempered Xiao Qi and said pitifully, "Sixth brother, do you want to be happy?"
"I do." Although it was only occasionally, he thought about her. When he was at home, his fifth brother talked about her every day, and his sister had talked about her in his dreams about Xiao Yao several times. When he came here today, he had intended to tell his sister how much he missed her, but he didn't expect to be interrupted by Xiao Yuan, who showed up unexpectedly.
"I'll take you to see the bride-to-be." Xiao Yuan learned this phrase from Xiao Yao. She liked it very much and had automatically applied it to Zhao Mian. She called him "the groom-to-be" every day without even using the title.
"What is a bride-to-be?" Xiao Rui has always been curious about new things and couldn't help asking.
"You're so stupid! You're a girl who's going to be a bride soon, but she hasn't gotten married yet." Xiao Yuan showed off.
"No need to ask, Ping An must have said this." Xiao Yi had an expression that showed I didn't have to guess what it meant.
"Second brother, you are so smart. You guessed it right at once." Xiao Yuan said enviously.
Xiao Rui sneered, "That's because someone as naive as you can't even think of such a word. When you two are together, you're the one who does all the stupid things, and Ping An is the one who does all the good things. Even a fool knows how to tell the difference."
"You are so smart. Today, Grandfather will let you know who is stupid and who is foolish." General Xiao, who could no longer eavesdrop, showed up decisively. You little brat, you dare to dislike your own sister. Look at how good the relationship between Ping'an and his siblings is. Then look at the two children from the third room. They don't look like real siblings. It's more like they are enemies. It's all A Rui's fault. He doesn't act like a brother. Today, he must correct this problem.
Xiao Yuan, who was about to feel sad for a moment, witnessed the tragic scene of his brother being chased and beaten. He immediately regained his energy and cheered for his grandfather with all his might.
"Fortunately, I don't have any sisters." Xiao Qi wiped his forehead and said with great relief.
"Fourth brother is such a failure. If it were me, I would let my elder sister spoil me, and I would spoil my younger sister instead. Ruyi is so good, she can eat and sleep well, and she is also obedient. Fourth brother doesn't know how to appreciate what he has." Xiao Jun pulled Xiao Qi to the side, leaving a large open space for his grandfather.
"Grandfather, please spare my life. I will never speak nonsense again."
"That's not what I want to hear."
"It's not this sentence, it's which one, please stop first, as long as you let me go, I can say anything."
"You need others to remind you, which proves that you still haven't reflected on yourself. I'll beat you, and you can think about your own things."
"I really can't remember you like this!"
"Then I'll beat you until you remember."
"You just stood there watching without coming to help. That's so mean." Xiao Rui glared at his brothers who were gloating over his misfortune. He ran away while lamenting that those guys who watched him die without helping were so inhumane.
"What happened? Did Arei make your grandfather angry? Apologize quickly." Qin protected her grandson like a hen protecting her chicks. The old man was really something. In his eyes, his granddaughter had no faults at all, and even if she had, he would pretend not to see them. No matter how good his grandson was, he rarely had a pleasant face. He didn't even think about whether he could count on a grandson or a granddaughter in the future. I have never seen a person who values girls over boys like this.
"Don't chase me, don't fight me. Even though Arei is tough, you still have to be careful with your body."
"For your grandmother's sake, Grandfather will let you go today, but you have to remember that there are still you." General Xiao looked around and said seriously, "Sisters need to be spoiled. The duty of you brothers is to care for them and love them. Whether at home or outside, you would rather suffer hardships than let them suffer any grievances. If I find anyone bullying the sisters again, the punishment will never be as easy as it was today. Do you understand?"
"Grandson, we understand." The six grandchildren answered in unison.
Qin's body shook. From now on, the boys of the Xiao family would live a life of slavery to their younger sisters. It would take nearly ten years for Ping'an and Ruyi to grow up. Was it necessary to let her great-grandson learn from their parents and pamper their two aunts?
"Zhao Mian wants Ajun and Ping'an to be the boys holding the bed, and I have agreed." Qin dropped a bombshell, hoping to knock the master unconscious and make him forget what he had just said.
"Aren't all boys the ones who hold the bed?" General Xiao wanted his grandson to hold the bed, so he understood why he let Ping'an do it?
"Of course it's because our Ajun and Ping'an are twins, a boy and a girl. What a good omen! Zhao Mian wants to get some of this blessing." Qin's face was full of pride every time she talked about this topic. Twins are the pride of the Xiao family, and they are also the topic that others envy and talk about with relish.
"He has good vision." The phrase "a boy and a girl are a blessing" successfully diverted General Xiao's attention and rescued Xiao Rui.
"Are we going to sleep on the new bed? My sister and I will go together, right?" Xiao Jun used to be a bed-pressing boy. When Wen's cousin got married, he stayed in the new house for one night.
"Fifth brother and I, who came up with this idea?" Xiao Yao was shocked. She had never heard of using twins, a boy and a girl, to press down on the bed. This idea was indeed quite novel.
"Can you take me with you?" Xiao Yuan said pitifully. He couldn't sleep alone without his sister by his side!
"Ruyi, be obedient and sleep with grandma tonight." It's someone's wedding day, so don't make trouble, my little granddaughter.
If you ask Xiao Yao how it felt to sleep on the wedding bed, she could only say that the sight of all red made her excited, but did not help her sleep. Seeing her fifth brother sleeping soundly beside her, Xiao Yao lost all desire to sleep. After tossing and turning for an unknown amount of time, she finally dozed off for a while.
After this experience that night, Xiao Yao no longer wanted to be someone's bed-pressing boy.
The weather was good, and the day of Zhao Mian's wedding was sunny and windy. The bride's sedan chair circled the villa, and then shot the curtain of the sedan chair, jumped over the fire basin, and worshipped the heaven and earth. Zhao Mian gave wedding money to the children present, all of which was a new experience for Xiao Yuanlai. After the newlyweds entered the bridal chamber, the little girl, who had not seen enough of the excitement and had not had enough fun, turned around to do ideological work on her brothers.
"Brother, please find me a sister-in-law as soon as possible."
The gentle Xiao Lang was called out by his sister in public, and his face turned red with embarrassment.
"You little girl, have you any sense of shame? How dare you ask for your sister-in-law?" Xiao Rui rolled his eyes at his sister's anger.
"I want to see the wedding. If I don't ask my elder brother, how can I ask you? I can't count on you."
"What do you mean, eldest brother, second brother, you saw it, right? This time you have to testify for me, so that grandfather will know who of us was bullied." Xiao Rui also learned to ask for outside help. There was no other way, he could only learn from his mistakes.
"Ruyi, stop it. How can you say that about your fourth brother?" Xiao Yao hurried out to stop her. The topic of marriage is now a taboo in the Xiao family. Because of the fourth uncle, everyone avoids talking about it.
"We are going back tomorrow. Will you leave or stay?" Xiao Yi asked.
"You'll have to ask grandpa and grandma." They have lived here for more than ten days. Although Xiao Yao doesn't want to go back to Beijing, she knows that her grandfather still has to teach the Ninth Prince and the others martial arts. Because of the rain, some classes have not been completed. If the family is reluctant to return to Beijing, she is afraid that her grandfather will have a hard time explaining to the Emperor.
"If Ping'an and Ruyi haven't had enough, Grandfather can let you stay a few more days." Seeing that his wife and granddaughter loved the place, General Xiao considered letting them stay a little longer, but he himself had to return. The Emperor was so kind and magnanimous, granting him more than ten days of leave, but as a subject, he must always remember his duties and status, and must not neglect the greater good for the sake of small matters, or incur the Emperor's dislike.
"What does grandma say?" Xiao Yao didn't want to act on her own. With her grandparents around, the wishes of a little child like her could be completely ignored.
"Your grandmother said to listen to you two." General Xiao stroked his granddaughter's shoulder. This child was so sensible.
Xiao Yao turned to look at Xiao Yuan again, wanting to hear her opinion.
"Wherever my sister is, I will be there." As long as I am not separated from my sister, it doesn't matter whether I stay in the villa or go home.
"Then let's go back together. I miss Daddy, Mommy, Second Uncle, and Second Auntie too."
"Okay, let's go back to Kyoto tomorrow." General Xiao was so happy that his granddaughter was willing to accompany him home that his face looked like a flower.
The next day, the Xiao family's convoy started slowly under the attention of all the staff in the villa. When they arrived at the lake, Xiao Yuan shouted that he wanted to ride a horse to see the scenery.
General Xiao was in a dilemma. How could he take care of his two granddaughters by himself?
"Grandfather, please hold Ruyi. Your grandson will take good care of her." Xiao Yi stretched out his arms to pick up his sister, letting her sit steadily in front of him. He then passed his hands under his sister's armpits and held her tightly in his arms, being careful and considerate.
General Xiao glanced at his grandson with dissatisfaction, thinking of the quick-handed and quick-talking brat. He wanted to hug Ping An but he was beaten to it first. How come he, who usually seemed quite smart, couldn't guess the old man's intentions today? He had no tact at all.
General Xiao held Xiao Yuan in his arms, and Xiao Yi held Xiao Yao as they rode slowly forward. After enjoying the pleasant scenery for a while, the two sisters were sent to the car again, and the team sped up and headed towards Kyoto.
Tong Mingyu and Li Jiaoying had already been standing outside the gate, waiting to welcome their parents-in-law. After more than ten days of separation, the family was finally reunited.