He was so gentle just now because he was a little shy since it was his first time meeting Gu Lili.
"Sister, it seems Lord Lin is in danger!" Gu Huanhuan stood up from under the eaves and said to Gu Lili with a worried expression.
The oriole standing nearby had obviously also heard Lord Lin's screams.
She covered her mouth and chuckled, "Huanhuan, Lord Lin is not in danger."
However, it's unknown whether the ears are swollen or not.
Gu Lili couldn't help but laugh, "Yes, your master is right, Lord Lin is not in danger. You concentrate on embroidery, and I'll go make you some venison."
Gu Huanhuan looked out of the courtyard with an innocent and bewildered expression.
However, Lord Lin's screams were really loud.
Are you sure there's no danger?
However, judging from the smiles on my sister's and master's faces, there should be no danger.
Gu Lili, Old Madam Li, and Gu Chenxi finished preparing the meal, and Madam Lin and Lord Lin also arrived.
After the academy classes ended, the group returned to the Gu family home for lunch.
Lin Xiyao was bickering with Han Mingyue when she looked up and saw a familiar face. Her eyes were moving between Lin Xiyao and Han Mingyue.
Before Lin Xiyao could finish speaking, she turned and ran towards the courtyard.
Han Mingyue looked at Lin Xiyao, who was like a little rabbit, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously turned up.
However, it quickly subsided.
"Mother! Mother! You've finally come! Yao'er has missed you so much!"
Lin Xiyao ran straight into Madam Lin's arms.
Madam Lin gave Han Mingyue a meaningful look before hugging Lin Xiyao tightly.
While lovingly stroking Lin Xiyao's hair, Madam Lin said with concern, "Your father told me about your injured foot. It hasn't fully recovered yet, so how come you're jumping around like this?"
On the way back from Jiangbei Prefecture, Lord Lin recounted in detail everything that had happened to Lin Xiyao in Donghai Town.
The main problem is that if it's kept secret, and someone accidentally lets it slip one day, Lord Lin will definitely suffer.
It's better to confess and receive leniency.
On the way, Lord Lin told Madam Lin that Lin Xiyao had gone to school at the academy.
Madam Lin felt something was amiss back then, and it wasn't until she saw Han Mingyue today that she understood why Lin Xiyao had suddenly changed her mind.
But Lord Lin was completely unaware of this, and was even smug about it.
They thought that Lin Xiyao had changed her personality because of her injury, and that she was now going to school obediently every day.
Mrs. Lin was also glad she had come, otherwise...
Lin Xiyao stuck out her tongue and looked at Lord Lin coquettishly, "Father, didn't we agree not to tell Mother? Why did you tell? Tell me honestly, were you tortured by Mother to get a confession!"
Upon hearing this, everyone in the courtyard lowered their heads, covered their mouths, and chuckled softly.
Lord Lin immediately felt embarrassed and coughed awkwardly a few times.
"You child, how can you speak like that? Your mother is as gentle as water, how could she use torture to extract confessions? Your mother and I have always been honest with each other, so don't talk nonsense," Lord Lin said with a stern face, feigning anger.
Lin Xiyao tilted her head to look at Lord Lin's bright red right ear and smacked her lips.
"And your ears..." Lin Xiyao emphasized the word "ears".
Madam Lin tapped Lin Xiyao's nose in an annoyed manner, changing the subject.
"Yao'er, is this Han Mingyue, the young master who rescued you from the mountain?"
Just kidding, you still have to protect your husband's reputation in public.
Husband and wife are one; if the husband loses face, the wife will naturally lose face as well.
Han Mingyue then remembered Han Mingyue and the others behind her, and smiled somewhat embarrassedly.
"That's right, this is Han Mingyue, this is Lili's younger brother Gu Yanyu, and this is Lili's cousin Li Qimu," Lin Xiyao introduced to Madam Lin.
The three stood in a row and bowed to Madam Lin and Lord Lin.
"Greetings, Madam Lin; greetings, Lord Lin!"
Madam Lin and Lord Lin nodded in unison.
Madam Lin looked at the three men with admiration and said, "These three young gentlemen are handsome and have exceptional character; they are sure to achieve great things in the future."
"Madam, you flatter me," the three of them said modestly in unison.
As they were chatting, Gu Lili poked her head out of the kitchen and said, "Dinner's ready!"
Upon hearing the word "dinner," Lin Xiyao's eyes lit up and she ran to the kitchen.
Upon arriving at the kitchen, knowing that Madam Lin and Lord Lin would be present that day, a separate table would be set up in the main room.
Lin Xiyao and Cuizhu consciously followed Li Qimu and Gu Yanyu, carrying the food and dishes towards the main room.
Gu Lili also picked up the roasted deer leg and walked towards the main room.
As he walked, he greeted Madam Lin and Lord Lin, "Please come in and have your meal."
Lord Lin has gotten used to the lifestyle of Gu Lili's family.
Regardless of your status, you have to work.
This left Madam Lin completely bewildered.
She never expected that Gu Lili, a county princess, would actually do something like personally cooking and serving dishes.
She never expected that Lin Xiyao, who used to be waited on hand and foot at home, would be able to do housework.
Even Han Mingyue, a man, helped carry the bowls and chopsticks towards the main room.
She was instinctively shocked, but at the same time, she felt that there was nothing wrong with it.
On the contrary, this makes everyone seem closer.
When Gu Lili carried the deer leg into the main room, she found that there were many more things in the room.
Madam Lin walked in and explained apologetically, "These are gifts I brought from the capital to thank the county princess for taking care of my husband and Yao'er during this time."
Looking at the mountain of gifts in front of her, Gu Lili was deeply moved.
Such a long journey, with luggage and gifts.
This is really putting Madam Lin in a difficult position.
"Thank you very much, Madam Lin!" Gu Lili said sincerely.
As Gu Lili spoke, she led Madam Lin and Lord Lin to sit down.
The dishes on the table have been mostly served.
Because Madam Lin was present today, Gu Lili prepared a lot of seafood in addition to venison.
There were blue crabs, spicy snails, and the sea cucumbers they had found last time. Gu Lili also took them out and made braised sea cucumbers with scallions today.
Looking at the table full of dishes, everyone's mouths were already watering.
Even though everyone here is well-off, they are all completely unmoved by the wonderful things Gu Lili does.
Mrs. Lin had seen it in Lin Xiyao's family letters long ago; Lin Xiyao had praised Gu Lili's cooking skills countless times.
There were also many strange foods that they had never even heard of.
I was already itching to try it out.
Lin Xiyao picked up a crab with her chopsticks and placed it in Madam Lin's bowl.
"Mother, you must try this crab, it's delicious!"
Madam Lin frowned slightly. She had no objection to Lin Xiyao helping with the work.
However, before Gu Lili could even pick up her chopsticks, Lin Xiyao put the crab into her own bowl.
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