They all sat down at the dining table. Ruan Jingye glanced at Xiao Shunan and asked, "How old are you? What's your name?"
"My surname is Xiao, my given name is Shunan, and I am about seventeen or eighteen this year." Xiao Shunan stood up and saluted.
Ruan Jingye looked at him suddenly, "What? What's your name?"
"My name is Xiao Shunan." Xiao Shunan felt that his reaction was a little strange and said again.
Ruan Jingye stared at him, then looked at Zhao Chengqian.
Isn’t this broken!
The two enemies came together.
"Is there anything wrong, uncle?" Ruanruan put his elbows on the table and looked at Ruan Jingye with a puzzled look.
"No problem, there is no problem at all." Ruan Jingye breathed a sigh of relief.
The problem is not big, the only problem is that when the two sides fight, they will be caught in the middle.
"Hey, let's talk about the future later. Let's eat first." Old Man Ruan came over with the dishes, followed by Grandma Ruan.
"Oh... why are there so many dishes today?" Ruan Jingye looked at the twelve dishes on the table and pursed his lips.
"You don't usually cook so much when you cook yourself."
"There are guests here." Grandma Ruan said with a smile.
Grandpa Ruan: "You don't know this. Your mother just likes to raise children. Otherwise, how could she raise you to be so tall and big?"
"Eat quickly, kids."
Xiao Shunan stared at the table full of dishes, feeling a little overwhelmed and not knowing what to eat. He usually lived a life of luxury in the palace and had seen all kinds of flavors, but many of the dishes here were new to him.
"Brother Xiaogan, I want to eat that shrimp... "Ruanruan pointed to a plate of celery and shrimp in front of Zhao Chengqian, and then gestured towards her mouth.
Zhao Chengqian put some food in her bowl and also put some celery in it. "Anything else?"
"That... soup, and those spare ribs." Ruanruan pointed.
While she was eating shrimp, she secretly took the celery out of the bowl and threw it into Zhao Chengqian's bowl.
Grandma Ruan happened to see this scene and said, "Eat some vegetables, Xiaogan, don't spoil her."
"Hehe! Ruanruan only wants to eat meat today and doesn't want to eat this celery." Ruanruan didn't like the taste of celery and stuck out her tongue.
"Look, Brother Xiao didn't eat it either." She noticed Xiao Shunan with her sharp eyes, who took a bite of celery and spit it out.
Xiao Shunan waved his hands awkwardly, "Um... I've never eaten this dish before, and it tastes a bit strange."
In his opinion, the Ruanruan family thousands of years later was very wealthy, with all kinds of food and vegetables that they couldn't even eat there. It was a great honor for him to be able to come here, and he would never waste the food here. It was just that this thing was too hard to swallow.
"Yeah, yeah, Ruanruan also thinks the taste of this dish is very strange." Ruanruan put her hands on her hips and spoke.
"Xiao An, try some other vegetables." Ruan Jingye pointed to the watercress and baby cabbage on the side.
Xiao Shunan picked up a piece of watercress with chopsticks and a piece of baby cabbage with chopsticks. After tasting them, he felt that these two dishes were not as difficult to swallow as the previous one.
"good."
"Hey, that's really strange. You have the same taste as my son Ruanruan. You don't like celery." Ruan Jingye said with a smile.
"I told you it tastes bad. Only people like Ruanruan will understand." Ruanruan raised her little head and snorted softly.
Ruan Jingye: "Yes, yes."
After dinner, several people sat around on the sofa.
Xiao Shunan tentatively sat on the single sofa. He hadn't had time to observe it carefully just now, but now he found that the chair was so soft, and as soon as he sat on it, he felt like he was going to sink into it, and there was no bedding or cushion on the surface.
The material of this chair is also very special and it is very comfortable to sit on. It is softer than the silk bedding he has slept on.
He had never seen such a chic and comfortable chair.
"Xiao An, well, Ruanruan wants to follow you and your father to Bian Jing. Please keep an eye on her for me when we get there." Old Master Ruan said.
Xiao Shunan said, "Don't worry, Grandpa Ruan. Ruanruan is going to treat my aunt's illness. Our Xiao family will definitely do our best to protect her."
When mentioning Prince Xiao's Mansion, one cannot help but be curious about what kind of grudges they have with Prince Jin's Mansion.
Xiao Shunan doesn't look like a bad person. He even risked his life to save his granddaughter.
His grandfather Xiao Dinghan and his father Xiao Qinbei were both heroes of two dynasties.
I don’t know what kind of grudges there are between these two families.
"What disease did your aunt have?" asked Mr. Ruan.
"Yes, tell grandpa quickly, Ruanruan's medical skills were taught by grandpa, and grandpa's medical skills are super powerful." Ruanruan sat next to the old man, with her little head resting on the old man's arm.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Shunan said, "My aunt is in a coma. As for the cause, my grandfather and my father have consulted countless famous doctors, but none of them have found the cause."
"Then how did she become like this? We need to know the reason so that we can prescribe the right medicine." Old Master Ruan asked.
Xiao Shunan glanced at the old man hesitantly, then lowered his eyes and said, "I'm not sure either. Six years ago, my aunt went to a temple outside Beijing to pray for my grandfather and disappeared. She was found by my grandfather half a year ago, and she was already like this when she was found."
"We don't know anything about what happened in these years. We only learned from the imperial physician that my aunt gave birth to a child." Speaking of this, Xiao Shunan's voice became deeper and his breathing became a little unstable.
"Where did your aunt find it?" Ruan Jingye asked.
Xiao Shunan looked at Ruan Jingye warily, "Prince Jin's Mansion."
If Ruanruan's family and King Jin's men were in the same group, he would be at their mercy now that he was here.
What's the harm in telling them? Anyway, the Xiao Palace will get this matter back from the King of Jin sooner or later.
As soon as these words fell, everyone looked at Xiao Shunan.
"Why did your aunt appear in my Prince Jin's Mansion?" Zhao Chengqian asked with a frown.
Xiao Shunan said angrily, "How should I know? If you want to know, go ask your father. Who knows if he is a hypocrite on the surface but a bad person in private?"
"Don't talk nonsense. My father is not that kind of person." Zhao Chengqian retorted with gritted teeth.
Xiao Shunan: "We've caught the perpetrator red-handed. How are you going to explain this?"
"Okay, okay." Old Master Ruan waved his hand.
"Even if your aunt is in his house, it doesn't necessarily mean he's the father. Think about it, if he really is his father, why would he keep him in his own palace? It's obvious that he's giving you guys something to hold against him. Think about who's benefiting from this."
"Okay, let's wait until your aunt wakes up."
Old Master Ruan pursed his lips and said that it was Aunt Xiao Shunan who was the key person who provoked the dispute.
"Yes, yes, Ruanruan thinks so too." The little kid next to him nodded.
Ruan Jingye suddenly thought of something, "Last time you said that Xiao Shunan's father said that you look like his aunt, and his aunt's surname is Xiao..."
His sister-in-law's surname seems to be Xiao as well.
But then I think it's unlikely. The timing doesn't match. It can't be... such a coincidence.
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