Chapter 124 A Short Stay
Her brow slowly relaxed, and she blinked absently.
"What did you say? Say it again!"
The little maid trembled with fright and almost burst into tears.
"This servant also only heard it secondhand, Fourth Miss, please don't be angry..."
"Why would I be angry? This is a good thing. I should be congratulating my fifth sister."
Xiao Yuyao raised her hand, looked at the blood slowly flowing from her fingertips, and smiled.
When the maids in the room saw her like this, they were terrified and wanted to rush forward to bandage her wounds.
"Father and Mother must be very happy. Fifth Sister has been able to recognize the Princess as her godmother, which has greatly increased her status. People coming to celebrate will probably wear down the door of our house."
She was no longer in a state of frenzied collapse; she was as calm as a stagnant pool.
"Young lady, please don't do this. You should take better care of your health!"
"Yes, with such delicate fingers, how can a young lady play the piano in the future if they're ruined like this!"
The maids tried to persuade her, but Xiao Yuyao just stared blankly at her fingers, her face expressionless.
The reception hall in the front yard.
Just as Xiao Su was about to apologize to the Princess and go to entertain Lin Kuangzheng, a servant reported that Wang Shi had arrived and the two were arguing.
"Minister Xiao, your residence is certainly lively."
The eldest princess scoffed, "I don't want to waste any more time with you. Yu Xuan is someone I want to protect. If your Xiao family dares to mistreat or mistreat her again, don't blame me for disregarding your dignity as a second-rank official."
Just as Xiao Su was about to retort, he heard the eldest princess turn to Xiao Yuxuan and say:
"Yu Xuan, you will come with me to sleep at the Princess's residence today."
"This is not right!"
Xiao Su frowned. Regardless of how much of Xiao Yuxuan's filial piety was genuine, she was a girl from the Xiao family. Since she refused to recognize her adoptive mother, there was no need to send her to live in the Princess's residence.
To avoid outsiders finding out, they would surely think that the Eldest Princess had taken Xiao Yuxuan away in the middle of the night because something had happened to her in the Xiao residence. Xiao Su could not possibly agree to something that would make him a target of gossip.
"Does Minister Xiao think that after you slapped Yu Xuan, she can sleep soundly in your Xiao family tonight?"
"I have never heard of parents being this bad!"
The princess's gaze swept sideways over him, and Xiao Su's face was completely pale.
Who wants to be criticized for not being a good parent? He might treat his daughter badly, but he doesn't want to leave behind such a bad reputation.
"If Minister Xiao doesn't want to be impeached tomorrow for being an unkind father who mistreats his children, then he may stop me."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Su swallowed back any further rebuttals he might have had.
He and Lin Hui watched helplessly as Xiao Yuxuan was helped up by the maidservant beside the princess, and tearfully followed the princess away from the Xiao residence.
"Master! Madam! Uncle and Aunt have left after their argument!"
The servant came running up breathlessly to deliver a message. Xiao Su was in a bad mood, so he kicked the servant in the chest, sending him sprawling to the ground with a cry of pain.
"Useless thing!"
It's unclear whether this scolding was directed at the servant or at Xiao Yuxuan, who lacked tact and dared to refuse the princess's daughter.
Once inside the princess's carriage, Xiao Yuxuan was already in tears.
"What's wrong? If you keep crying, you'll turn into a little kitten."
The eldest princess took out her own silk handkerchief and gently wiped away her tears, finding it somewhat amusing:
"You didn't cry when you were beaten, but you cried when I brought you out. Luckily, someone saw us, otherwise I would have been truly wronged!"
Xiao Yuxuan couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"Your Highness, you are still making fun of Yuxuan."
"Do I need to make fun of you? Go get a mirror and let her see what her face looks like."
Even without the princess saying anything, Xiao Yuxuan knew how disheveled she looked.
Unfortunately, only the eldest princess was moved tonight; the uncle was somehow tied up with Wang Shi and did not show up.
Otherwise, tonight would be the night Xiao Yuyao is utterly disgraced and the Xiao family falls apart.
However, this is already a very good result.
"Why did Your Highness bring such a valuable item as the Imperial Sword? It really startled Yu Xuan!"
Mentioning this, the eldest princess rolled her eyes somewhat guiltily:
"You mean that? ... I just copied it for fun, but I didn't expect it to work so well to fool your dad."
Xiao Yuxuan: "..." Sure enough, the Emperor would not bestow such a precious Shangfang sword upon a princess who doesn't value it at all.
Counterfeiting the Imperial Sword is a crime that could implicate an entire family, but because she is the eldest princess, everything is made reasonable.
"It's just a broken sword, what's so special about it? If you like it, I'll open my storeroom later, and you can choose from a whole bunch of divine weapons. Many of them are from my youth, including swords, spears, halberds, and all sorts of other weapons..."
The eldest princess assumed that Xiao Yuxuan was interested in the sword, and immediately began to list her collection in great detail.
"You can move everything if you want."
Distracted like this, Xiao Yuxuan could no longer cry. She smiled as she watched the princess talk about the weapons like a child showing off his toys, and felt a wave of tenderness wash over her.
The connections between people are truly wondrous. Some people can remain strangers even after fourteen years of getting along, turning against each other in an instant, while others can become inseparable and warm-hearted after knowing each other for only a month.
She then thought of what the eldest princess had said about recognizing a godmother. She hadn't had time to think about it carefully before, but now it seemed that she would be very happy to be able to address the eldest princess as her daughter.
The courtyard that Princess Chang's residence had always reserved for Xiao Yuxuan was now being rearranged by the servants, who were working diligently and quickly, even though it was late.
"Sister Lanxin, how many nights will Miss Xiao stay here? It's a pity that the flower room doesn't have the freshest water lilies anymore; they won't be delivered for another two days."
"Do you think this vase and flower stand match well? I feel like we should replace it with an enamel-painted butterfly and floral vase."
"Miss Xiao likes to eat the same things as the Princess, which saves our kitchen a lot of trouble. Fortunately, she's not like the former Princess Wenyue, who was picky about this and that and always made things difficult for us!"
The servants chattered amongst themselves, each with a happy smile on their face.
Over the years, the only time the eldest princess has truly been happy is when she is by the crown prince's side. However, the crown prince has been busy with state affairs in recent years and has hardly had any time to spend with the eldest princess.
With such a lovely girl by her side, the princess has not only been eating and sleeping better these days, but she also has many smiles on her face. Naturally, the servants are genuinely happy for the princess.
Not to mention, this Miss Xiao is not at all as domineering and rude as the rumors suggest; she treats each of them with great gentleness and generosity!
Servants are human beings too, and they have hearts. Although they are doing the work of serving others, they can only have a future if their masters are kind to them.
Lan Xin couldn't help but find it amusing that these people truly cared about Miss Xiao.
"How long Miss Xiao will stay is not up to me to decide, but you opportunists should not take advantage of Miss Xiao's generosity and kindness to yourselves."
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