Chapter 125 Another eight years have passed

Xue Yili laughed so hard that his shoulders shook violently and he could hardly stand. The little wolf cub actually went behind Xue Yili and bit Ji Jinyou's feet with its milk teeth bared.

Ji Jinyou was so scared that he jumped onto Xue Yili's shoulder again and patted him vigorously: "Hurry up, it wants to bite me."

Xue Yili stood up, picked up the little girl from his back, held her in his arms, and said to her with a smile, "Don't be afraid, it won't bite you."

"It's a wolf." Ji Jinyou didn't believe him. She looked down and saw the little wolf still running around Xue Yili's feet, jumping up and down and howling. She tightened her arms around Xue Yili's neck, curled up her legs, and stayed as far away from the ground as possible.

Xue Yili held the little girl in one hand and patted her back gently with the other, still laughing.

Ji Jinyou didn't know what was so funny and looked at him with a frown.

Seeing the little girl's frown, Xue Yili finally stopped smiling and said seriously, "If she really won't bite, try hugging her again."

Ji Jinyou's head shook like a rattle: "No." I won't hug you, no matter what.

Xue Yili smiled and asked, "Do you still want it?"

"No." Ji Jinyou continued to shake his head, but after saying no, he asked again: "But, this is a gift from Yao. If I don't want it, will it be bad?"

Xue Yili carried her back and said, "It's okay. If that wild girl Ah Yao likes her, just let her raise her herself."

Ji Jinyou looked back over Xue Yili's shoulder and saw the wolf running to the pony again. Ji Jinyou asked worriedly, "Will it bite my pony?"

Xue Yili said, "Cong'an, take it away and return it to Ah Yao."

Cong'an responded, ran out from behind the wall not far away, caught the little wolf, put it back into the cage and carried it away.

Ji Jin finally let go of his worries and kicked his legs twice, "Brother Ali, I'll go by myself."

Xue Yili put her down, took her hand and went back to the hall. He went into the inner room and pointed to the kang by the window: "Sleep here for a while."

After running for half a day, Ji Jinyou was indeed tired. Looking at the quilt that had been made at some point, he nodded, "Okay."

Xue Yili led the little girl over, picked her up and put her on the edge of the kang, then took off her shoes. He moved so quickly that Ji Jinyou didn't even have time to say anything to stop him before he had already taken off the two little shoes and placed them neatly on the ground.

Ji Jinyou shook her two little feet: "I can take it off by myself."

Xue Yili smiled and said, "It's easy. Go to sleep."

Ji Jinyou groaned, got on the kang, crawled into the quilt and lay down, then waved to Xue Yili: "Brother A Li, go and do your work, just let Jin Xing come in and keep me company."

Xue Yili sat down beside the kang and said, "Go to sleep. I'll stay with you for a while."

Ji Jinyou uttered "oh" again, closed his eyes, and fell asleep after a while.

Seeing the little girl fall asleep so quickly, Xue Yili couldn't help but laugh. He gently touched the little girl's head, held her little hand, and whispered, "Just like when you were a child, lie down and fall asleep."

Ji Jinyou woke up from a deep sleep and opened her eyes to find Xue Yili leaning on the pillow beside the kang with his eyes closed. She rubbed her eyes and sat up, mumbling incoherently: "Brother Ali, why are you still here?"

Xue Yili closed his eyes, sat up straight, reached out and rubbed the girl's hair, which was a little fluffy from sleeping, and said, "She fell asleep accidentally."

Ji Jinyou yawned, moved to the edge of the kang, and prepared to get up and put on her shoes. Xue Yili took her shoes first and put them on for her. Looking at the girl's crooked bun, he said, "Can I comb your hair for you?"

Ji Jinyou looked up at him and asked doubtfully, "Can you do it?"

Xue Yili just smiled without saying anything. He put his hand on the back of the girl's head and led her to sit on a chair. He went to get a comb and first untied the girl's bun, then combed her hair into two small buns exactly the same as when she was a child. After combing her hair, he stood in front of her and looked at her carefully.

The little girl is not as fat as she was when she was little, but her face is still round and plump. With the two little tufts, she looks almost the same as when she was little. Xue Yili smiled and said, "She looks good."

Ji Jinyou reached out and touched her head. She was stunned for a moment and wondered how he could comb her hair so quickly. It turned out that she only tied two small buns.

Ji Jinyou took off her small bun and sighed, "Brother Ali, go call Jin Xing in. I'm a grown-up girl now, it's not appropriate for me to wear my hair like this anymore."

Seeing the little girl's look of disgust, Xue Yili smiled and touched her head, said okay, and asked someone to call Jin Xing, who was waiting outside, in.

Jin Xing came in and deftly re-combed Ji Jinyou's hair. Xue Yili sat beside her and watched quietly.

Cong An came from outside to report: "Your Highness, someone from the front has sent a message saying that the Sixth Prince is looking for you."

"Okay." Xue Yili responded, stood up, and told Ji Jinyou: "You stay here and play. If you get bored, follow Ah Yao to go around. I will pick you up at the banquet at night."

Ji Jinyou agreed, and Xue Yili went out. Soon, Yun Yao came running in breathlessly. As soon as he entered the room, he sat on a chair and exclaimed that he was exhausted.

Ji Jinyou curiously asked her what was wrong, and Yun Yao complained: "It was my brother the Crown Prince who sent me a letter saying that he was worried that you would be bored staying alone, so he asked me to come and accompany you as soon as possible."

Yun Yao rolled her eyes and complained, which was very funny. Ji Jinyou couldn't help laughing and took a cup of tea from the table and passed it to her: "Sister Yao, have some tea."

Yun Yao took the teacup, gulped down the tea, wiped her mouth with the back of her hand, and asked curiously, "Sister Youyou, have you seen the little wolf cub I gave you?"

Ji Jinyou was a little embarrassed: "Yes, I saw it, thank you sister Yao, but I am a little afraid of wolves, so I don't want it."

Yun Yao's eyes widened in disbelief. He used his hand to measure the length of a wolf cub and said, "The little wolf is so small. Are you afraid of it?"

Ji Jinyou nodded: "But, it will grow up."

"Oh, yeah." Yun Yao nodded, "Hey, look at me, I like it, and I thought you like it too, so I'll give you another gift later."

When Ji Jinyou came, he didn't know Yun Yao existed, and he didn't even prepare any gifts. Hearing this, he waved his hands and said, "It's okay, no need to send any."

Yun Yao took Ji Jinyou's hand and said affectionately, "Why are you being so polite to me? The prince treats you as his own sister, and I am the same."

Having said that, Ji Jinyou couldn't refuse any longer and could only thank him again, thinking about what to give in return.

As for Xue Yili, although he brought a lot of gifts this time, they were all given in the name of Dasheng. She didn't expect Xue Yili to specially give her a pony. In return, she had to give him a gift in return.

The two little girls played with Xue Yili for a while, and then Yun Yao took Ji Jinyou to visit the palace until Xue Yili came and took them to a welcoming banquet.

Ji Jinyou was dragged by Yun Yao and sat next to Xue Yili.

At the banquet, all the courtiers in the hall saw that their own Crown Prince was taking care of the Ninth Princess of Dasheng like a child, helping her with dishes and serving her soup, as if he wanted to feed the food into her mouth himself. Everyone was secretly amazed, thinking that they had never expected that the usually cold Crown Prince could have such a warm side.

Seeing that everyone in the hall was looking at her, Ji Jinyou felt a little embarrassed. She tilted her head slightly and whispered to Xue Yili, "Brother A Li, why are those adults looking at me? I'll go sit with my brother and the others."

Xue Yili guessed why the little girl was like that. He raised his eyes and glanced around calmly. Those who were looking over here openly or secretly immediately turned their heads away. Some continued to eat, some continued to drink, and some continued to chat. They didn't dare to look over here again.

Xue Yili cleaned his hands, picked up the dagger, cut a small piece from the roasted lamb leg on the table in front of him, and put it on the plate in front of Ji Jinyou, "Come here, have a taste."

Seeing that the hall was becoming lively and no one was looking at her anymore, Ji Jinyou breathed a sigh of relief and picked up the piece of barbecue to eat.

The lamb was roasted to a crispy outside and tender inside, and tasted delicious. Ji Jinyou's eyes lit up and he nodded: "It's delicious, I want another piece."

Xue Yili responded with a smile, cutting the food and feeding it to Ji Jinyou. Ji Jinyou ate mouthful after mouthful, his cheeks bulging with food, looking very adorable.

Yun Yao sat next to Ji Jinyou, looking at him with envy, picked up the plate on her table and passed it to Ji Jinyou: "Brother Crown Prince, I want some too."

Xue Yili cut another piece of mutton and handed it over.

Yun Yao smiled and said, "Thank you, Prince..."

Before she could utter the second word "brother", Xue Yili's hand reached over her plate and put the piece of mutton on Ji Jinyou's plate.

Yun Yao was dumbfounded and pouted in dissatisfaction: "Brother Crown Prince, why are you so partial?"

Xue Yili raised his eyes slightly, looked at Yun Yao and said, "Don't you have hands?"

Yun Yao put the plate down, hugged Ji Jinyou's arm, and pretended to cry softly: "Wuwuwu, sister Youyou, the prince brother didn't cut the meat for me and scolded me."

Ji Jinyou was amused by her funny look. He picked up a pair of unused chopsticks and picked up a piece of mutton and fed it to Yun Yao: "Sister Yao, let me feed you."

Yun Yao ate the piece of mutton and shook his head proudly at Xue Yili, "Sister Youyou is still the best."

Ji Jinyou chuckled and fed Yun Yao a few more pieces. Yun Yao had a good appetite and he squinted his eyes, looking very happy while eating.

Ji Jinyou felt so accomplished feeding the pigs that she even forgot to eat. Suddenly, a piece of mutton was fed to her mouth. She tilted her head to look at Xue Yili, who smiled and said, "Eat it quickly. It won't taste good if it gets cold."

Ji Jinyou hid back and quietly refused: "Brother Ali, I can do it myself."

Xue Yili kept holding his hand up. Ji Jinyou looked down and saw someone in the hall looking over here again. Her Sixth Brother was being dragged to drink and didn't notice what was happening here, but her Fifteenth Brother and Seventeenth Brother were both looking at her. Ji Jinyou couldn't refuse and didn't want to attract too much attention, so she had to eat from Xue Yili's hand.

Then he tilted his head and whispered, "Brother Ali, eat by yourself, don't feed me anymore."

The little girl had a stern face and spoke in a serious tone, so Xue Yili smiled and said okay, and continued to cut the meat.

In public, Yun Yao didn't dare to make too much noise. She stopped letting Ji Jinyou feed her and picked up the chopsticks to eat. She talked to Ji Jinyou while eating. The two girls got along very well. In the end, Yun Yao even said that she wanted to let Ji Jinyou stay in the palace.

Thinking of her brothers' repeated instructions, Ji Jinyou dared not agree, so she invited Yun Yao to live with her out of the palace. Yun Yao secretly glanced at Xue Yili, and when she saw Xue Yili nod slightly, she immediately agreed.

After the banquet, Yun Yao and Ji Jinyou left the palace.

After that, the two little girls stuck together all day long and were almost inseparable. Apart from playing in the mansion outside the palace, they would go into the palace to play every two or three days.

At first, the six princes and their three brothers were reluctant to have Xiaojiu enter the palace often, but they could not resist Yun Yao's sweet words and coaxing skills, so they followed Ji Jinyou and called them Sixth Brother, Fifteenth Brother, and Seventeenth Brother, and persuaded them to agree.

Ji Jinyou also repeatedly assured that he would behave himself and never cause trouble after entering the palace, so the three brothers reluctantly let him go.

Seeing that Xiaojiu was safe and sound after entering the palace several times, the brothers gradually put their minds at ease and each went about their own business.

Every time Ji Jinyou went to the palace, Xue Yili would always take time to accompany her. As time went by, the slight sense of strangeness brought about by years of separation gradually disappeared, and the two of them got along very naturally, as if they had returned to their childhood. Ji Jinyou also got used to calling Ali brother and often said it.

Time passed quickly, and Princess Leyang's selection of a husband came to an end quickly. The Sixth Prince of Da Sheng did not participate at all, and the people sent by other countries all lost the election. A young civil servant from Dayao won and successfully married the beauty.

On the day the results were announced, Ji Jinyou was also dragged by Yun Yao to watch the excitement, and the two of them sat next to Xue Yili.

Ji Jinyou saw some clues and couldn't help asking the system in his heart: [Trust, why do I feel that Dayao doesn't even want to give Princess Leyang to another country. ]

The long-forgotten system heard the call and immediately replied: [That's right, our Youzi is really smart. ]

Ji Jinyou didn't understand and asked again: "Why did you invite so many people?"

The system flipped through the information: [As for the other countries, Xue Yili invited them to discuss other matters.]

Ji Jinyou heard something else and asked: "What about my sixth brother? He was invited to participate in the selection of a son-in-law, but he refused to participate. The ministers tried to persuade him, but he was not angry at all. My brother A Li did not even try to persuade him, as if he did not care at all."

The system flipped through the pages: [Haha, Youzi, Xue Yili actually invited your sixth brother to come just to see you.]

Ji Jinyou was a little surprised, and tilted his head to look at Xue Yili who was sitting next to him: [Tian, ​​why does he want to see me so much? ]

System: [According to what he said to Concubine Yun, he really wants to take you in as his sister.]

Ji Jinyou sighed in his heart: [It’s okay to just call her that, but if we really want to meet in public, my father and mother will definitely not allow it. ]

System: [That’s true.]

Xue Yili listened quietly and sighed inwardly. But he also understood that what the little girl said made sense.

Being loved and cared for by someone so much, Ji Jinyou felt warm in her heart. She moved closer to Xue Yili, stretched out her hand to pull his sleeve and tugged it. When he looked over, she smiled and whispered, "Brother A Li, if there is a chance again in the future, I will come to see you again."

Xue Yili reached back and held the little girl's hand: "Okay, I'll wait for you to come."

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Time flies, and eight years have passed in a flash. Ji Jinyou has grown into a graceful young lady and is at the age to get married.

After so many years, Ji Jinyou never saw Xue Yili again except for the one time when she was thirteen years old and visited Dayao with the Dasheng delegation.

However, the two often gave each other gifts and communicated frequently.

Once again, everyone was urging her to choose a prince consort. Ji Jinyou complained to Xue Yili in a letter, saying that she was still young and did not want to get married so early. She also said that Emperor Wen Zhao and the Empress gave her a pile of portraits and she didn't know which one to choose. She also said that she really wanted to run away and hide.

Xue Yili quickly replied, saying that she was welcome to bring the portrait to Dayao, and he would come to help her with her advice. He also said that if she really didn't want to get married at the moment, she could hide in Dayao for a while until she wanted to get married.