Chapter 270 It’s a good idea to praise your child for being capable and filial
"Thank you, Your Highness, for saving my life!" The moment Chief Steward Jin saw Jun Lie, he understood that he was saved by the Third Prince.
"Why are you in Shengjing? Where is Xiao Jiuyue? She also came to Shengjing?" Jun Lie looked at the steward Jin whose face was as pale as blood. He didn't know if he was lucky to meet Guo Sheng. Otherwise, he would surely die if he was chased and seriously injured.
"No." Chief Steward Jin shook his head: "Third Prince, I still have to rush back to Hongdu."
"Chief Steward Jin, you have three broken ribs and more than a dozen wounds on your back. The deepest sword wound would have been half an inch deeper if it had been." Jun Lie reminded him, "The doctor worked so hard to save your life. Do you want to die on the way back to Hongdu?"
"I..." Manager Jin struggled to get up, which affected his wound. He covered his chest and frowned in pain. Suddenly, his face changed. He touched his chest and then his body.
"Are you looking for this?" Jun Lie put a letter in front of him.
Manager Jin looked at the letter and held it tightly in his arms. He almost lost half his life just for this letter!
"Something happened to the Xiao family, and the third daughter of the Bai family became the prince's concubine. Is there any other secret behind this?" Jun Lie raised his eyebrows. He didn't read the contents of the letter when Guo Sheng handed it to him, but Guo Sheng chased after him and found out that the killer was from the Bai family.
"Your Highness." Steward Jin took a deep breath. He knew that the eldest lady had cooperated with His Highness. He raised his eyes and looked at Jun Lie with clear eyes: "On the way back to Beijing from Xiangcheng, Master Bai also went to Xiangcheng."
Mr. Bai Er is the husband of Second Aunt Xiao Xia and the biological father of Third Miss Bai Miaoyun.
"Did Second Master Bai leak the news?" Jun Lie's eyes darkened slightly as he said, "This matter is of great importance. If we can find the missing 400,000 taels of silver and prove that Master Xiao did not embezzle it, then the Xiao family can be vindicated!"
"Although this letter cannot prove that this matter is related to Mr. Bai, except for the master, all the other people who knew about it are dead. Why would Mr. Bai, who has an idle position, go to Xiangcheng?" Chief Steward Jin said in a deep voice. He felt that this matter must be related to the Bai family!
"The young masters of the Bai family have indeed taken on some unskillful duties. It seems that Miss Bai San fell into the water and was rescued. Perhaps..." Jun Lie looked back and said, "Guo Yang, go investigate the truth behind Miss Bai San's face falling into the water, and also find out how many people in the Bai family are still in official positions."
"Yes." Guo Yang responded, turned around and walked out.
Jun Lie said, "Manager Jin, just focus on recovering from your injuries. I will tell Jiu Yue about this."
Jun Lie turned and left, went back to his study and started writing a letter.
"Your Highness, are these papers not good to use? Is the paper I bought this time too low quality?" Guo Sheng had just transported the things to Da Ci'en Temple. As soon as he returned home, he saw that the fire vat next to Jun Lie was full of paper balls stained with ink.
"Is it done?" Jun Lie raised his eyes. No wonder Guo Yang always liked to kick him.
"Your Highness, rest assured. Of course it's done!" Guo Sheng patted his chest and assured, "Your Highness, how is Chief Steward Jin's injury? I think he's quite pitiful. Miss Xiao made him come to Shengjing all alone. It's really..."
"Guo Sheng, starting tomorrow, you'll go to the Anbu." Jun Lie suddenly spoke up, "Switch with Lan Ying."
Guo Sheng's words suddenly got stuck in his throat, and he immediately said excitedly: "Thank you, Your Highness." Guo Sheng, who had always wanted to go to the Anbu, had his eyes lit up with excitement.
At this time, he had no idea that after going to the Anbu, he would face boring training every day, dealing with trivial matters, or practicing weapons and training soldiers in the deep mountains and forests. How hard life would be!
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Fu'an Village.
"Grandma, tomorrow is your birthday. I'd like to invite you to a play!" Xiao Jiuyue started setting up the stage the day before Old Madam Xiao's birthday. The Xiao family was not big, so such a big commotion could not be hidden from Old Madam Xiao!
"Yuer is thoughtful." Old Madam Xiao looked at the stage built in the yard. It was incomparable to the Xiao family's in Shengjing. Even the stage built in the largest yard of the Xiao family's old house seemed small.
"Let's put the stage in the open space in front of the workshop at the foot of Xiaojia Mountain." Old Madam Xiao suggested, "It's perfect, so everyone in the village can enjoy the fun. Otherwise, what's the point of an old woman like me watching a play?"
"Grandma wants to watch a play with the aunties in the village?" Xiao Jiuyue did not expect this. She thought that her grandmother wanted some quiet time. Besides, the aunties in the village all had very loud voices, and she was really worried that her grandmother would not be used to it.
"Why, no?" Old Madam Xiao raised her eyebrows and asked back.
"As long as Grandma is willing, of course we can. There's actually another place to build the stage. There's a piece of open space between the canning workshop and the embroidery workshop. The ground is uneven and there's no need to build a stage."
Xiao Jiuyue immediately thought of the most suitable place to listen to the opera. She said, "I'll have someone prepare some chairs so we can sit there and listen to the opera!"
That afternoon, the Shang family troupe came to set up the stage. When the people in Fu'an Village learned that Old Madam Xiao had specially ordered people to build the stage here so that the villagers could listen to the opera, they were overjoyed!
Aunt Shi, Aunt He, Aunt Xiang, Tian Jinhong and others became representatives and went to thank Old Madam Xiao with everyone's best wishes.
"It's the old lady's birthday tomorrow? Oh, old lady, this is a big day. The gift we gave her is a bit inadequate." When Aunt Shi knew the old lady Xiao's birthday, she felt a little embarrassed.
"Miss Xiao is so thoughtful that she specially chose to invite the opera troupe on your birthday."
"If you ask me, Miss Xiao, she is a role model for women. I have never seen such a smart woman."
Aunt Shi, Aunt He, Aunt Xiang and Tian Jinhong praised Xiao Jiuyue to the sky with one sentence each. They all knew in their hearts that it was absolutely right to praise a child for being capable and filial.
As expected, Old Madam Xiao was very happy, her eyes curved with laughter as she said, "Yuer is indeed a smart and filial child."
After leaving the Xiao family, Aunt Shi said, "I didn't expect that the old lady is quite kind."
"Sister Shi, should we do something? We should invite everyone to watch an opera together for the old lady's birthday. Otherwise, how about we make birthday peaches?" Aunt He suggested. In Fu'an Village, whenever an elderly person celebrates his birthday, they will make big birthday peaches, which symbolizes longevity and good fortune.
"There are also longevity noodles and cakes." Aunt Xiang also added: "But, will the Xiao family accept them?"
Aunt Xiang was a little hesitant. In their village, people would give these as gifts, and the host would also give back some birthday cakes so that everyone could share in the blessings.
"They should accept it, right? Otherwise, why would the old lady invite us to watch a play?" Aunt Shi was also unsure.
Tian Jinhong was the youngest in seniority, so she whispered, "Mother, why don't you discuss this with father-in-law first?"
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