Chapter 143 A Good Marriage
"Third Master, Guo Yang has gone to check the weapons in Gouguling. Third Master, you should take good care of your injury first. The doctor said that you have to take good care of your leg." Guo Sheng stared at Jun Lie's leg, his heart beating nervously.
The doctor said that Jun Lie's leg was originally just a small scratch, but because Jun Lie didn't care, the wound worsened and he had to scrape the bone to treat it. As for the arrow wound on his back, he was saved!
"What do you do?" Jun Lie asked.
Guo Sheng didn't react for a while. He murmured, "Third Master, of course I have to take care of you every step of the way."
"Tomorrow, I'll visit the Xiao family." Jun Lie said, "Tomorrow night, I want the results."
"No, Third Master, it's only been one day..." Guo Sheng said excitedly.
Jun Lie interrupted with a cold voice: "There's still one night left today, isn't that enough?"
Guo Sheng swallowed his saliva and dared not say it was not enough. After settling Jun Lie down and having someone take care of him, he immediately ran out to find out who wanted to harm Miss Xiao.
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Since only the female members of the Xiao family were left and it was inconvenient for them to go and welcome him, even if Old Madam Xiao came to come and welcome him in person, she would not let Xiao Jiuyue go.
"Grandmother, I invited the Third Prince to come here to recuperate. Now, if I don't show up, isn't that rude?" Xiao Jiuyue had recovered after a night's rest.
Unfortunately, Madam Xiao blocked her out with just one sentence: "No, there is a difference between men and women."
"Grandmother, precisely because of the difference between men and women, the Third Prince is here as a distant cousin. If only Grandmother is here to greet him, wouldn't it cause misunderstanding?" Xiao Jiuyue is not the kind of person who backs down easily.
Xiao Jiuyue said in a reasonable voice, "Not many people know the Third Prince's identity. We should welcome him as a whole family, just like we did when Aunt and Cousin Sheng came last time, to dispel people's doubts."
Old Madam Xiao remained silent. She originally didn't want Xiao Jiuyue to come forward, but after listening to Xiao Jiuyue's words, she felt that they made a lot of sense.
"Grandmother, the third prince was assassinated the day before yesterday. Although the servants have been cleaned out, there may still be some greedy ones. What if..." Xiao Jiuyue didn't say the rest of the words, but the meaning was very clear.
"Then, let your mother and the people from the second and third houses go to greet them together, and say they are distant cousins." Old Madam Xiao said, and directly called all the people from the third house over. Except for those who had met the Third Prince before, the rest of the people were all instructed by Old Madam Xiao.
When Jun Lie arrived at the Xiao family, he was shocked by the scene. The female members of the Xiao family, including the two school-going students Xiao Jiayuan and Xiao Jiacheng, were all guarding the door.
"Three..." Madam Xiao just started to speak when Jun Lie was carried down from the carriage by Guo Sheng. He interrupted her with a smile and said, "Madam, just call me Xiao Lie."
Madam Xiao smiled and said, "Okay, Xiaolie, you are home now. Take good care of yourself at home."
"Mother is right, Xiao Lie, don't worry, we will take good care of you." When Su called him 'Xiao Lie', she was not used to it, because he was the prince!
Aunt Lan didn't dare to speak at this time. Aunt Xiao just smiled and insisted that silence is golden.
"Butler Jin, please ask Young Master Lie to go back and rest." Old Madam Xiao didn't even give Xiao Jiuyue a chance to speak, and directly asked Jun Lie to go back to the front yard to rest. After there were no servants in the house, Old Madam Xiao wanted to kneel down and salute.
Jun Lie quickly supported her: "If the old lady really wants to kneel down, I can't live in the Xiao family anymore."
Madam Xiao did not kneel down. She said, "Third Prince, you can eat and live in the Xiao family. If anyone needs anything, just tell them." Madam Xiao looked at Yu Ge who was standing aside and said, "Yu Ge, take good care of the Third Prince."
"Please rest assured, old lady." After experiencing the disappearance of the eldest lady yesterday, Yu Ge has become much more stable.
Old Madam Xiao chatted with Jun Lie politely. When Jun Lie wanted to rest, she took Xiao Jiuyue away.
Xiao Jiuyue had originally wanted to return the handkerchief, but now, without saying a word, she said to Jun Lie, "Third Prince, please rest and recover. If you need anything, please feel free to ask. As long as the Xiao family can do it, we will do our best."
"Yuer is right. It is an honor for the Xiao family that the Third Prince can come to the Xiao family to recuperate." Old Madam Xiao said with a smile. She let Jun Lie rest and then took Xiao Jiuyue away.
After leaving the courtyard, Madam Xiao said, "Yuer, I have arranged a welcoming banquet. We have to have a lively evening. Ask the kitchen to prepare some food. The dishes at Fengchunlou are all very good. Please give us a portion of each dish according to their recipes!"
"By the way, Yue'er, now that you've reached marriageable age, you still need to stay away from others." Old Madam Xiao looked back at Xiao Jiuyue and said, "In the future, our Yue'er will definitely find her own good marriage!"
Madam Xiao emphasized the pronunciation of the word "good marriage".
Xiao Jiuyue's eyes flickered, and she instantly understood what the old lady meant. She smiled and said, "Don't worry, grandma. I understand."
On the way back to the main courtyard, Madam Xiao looked up at the bright moonlight and said, "Yue'er, do you know why your father named you Jiuyue?"
Xiao Jiuyue shook her head. Anyway, it was September when the grandmother from the welfare home picked her up, so she named her Jiuyue.
Because people were afraid that September’s name was too common, they changed the “yue” in the moon to “yue”.
"The cranes cry in the sky, the moon is white, and the sky embraces the moon." Old Madam Xiao looked back at her. When she was born, the little girl was a tiny ball, but in the blink of an eye, she was taller than her. She said, "When you were born, the Xiao family was at its peak. Your grandfather was the prime minister, and your father was admitted to the Hanlin Academy as the top scholar."
"Full of ambition and lofty aspirations, your father has been hoping that you will be able to make your own choices since you were born. He chose the Song family because you agreed."
Madam Xiao mentioned the Song family and snorted lightly: "The Song family is nothing. Although the Xiao family is not what it used to be, as long as you don't agree to your marriage, no one can force you."
Old Madam Xiao's voice sounded more like a promise. Xiao Jiuyue's chest was filled with excitement. She took Old Madam Xiao's hand and said, "Grandma." She had a thousand words to say, but didn't know how to say them.
She really envied the original owner, who had a grandmother who always thought of her, a beautiful mother who loved her deeply, and a naughty and cute brother who always thought of her biological father and grandfather even when they were not around.
"Are you going to cry?" Old Madam Xiao laughed jokingly, and walked towards the main courtyard step by step. She said firmly: "As long as we work together, we will definitely be able to overcome the difficulties!"
Xiao Jiuyue's gaze fell on the figures of the grandfather and grandson walking arm in arm, and she said, "The fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold, and the sharpness of a sword comes from sharpening."
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