"Go to bed early. You have to go to my house tomorrow."
Xu Yixing was still looking forward to returning to his parents' home. It wasn't because he missed his parents' love or anything like that, but because when he left, he left behind some big troubles that would cause headaches for the Gu family.
Ever since his father discovered that Gu had plotted to steal his mother's inheritance, he took away Gu's housekeeper power but did not impose any further punishment.
After Xu Yixing learned about the past events from Granny He, he had been thinking about whether he could find a way to make Gu's family even more miserable. Unfortunately, he was trapped by the matter of the Fourth Prince and did not dare to act rashly, which has been delayed until now.
Now that she has left the Xu Mansion and is considered a member of the royal family, no matter what happens in the Xu family, no one will associate it with her.
Tomorrow I can finally go back and see how miserable the Gu family is. How can I not be happy?
Xu Yixing had a smile on her face, and even her dreams were sweet. The smile never left her face until she got on the carriage back home.
If some people are happy, then naturally some people will be unhappy.
Xu Yixing's smile was quite eye-catching to Lu Anyuan. When he woke up this morning, he found Yixing very happy, even humming a little tune while getting dressed.
Could it be that she is not living happily in the mansion and is so happy now that she is back home?
But I haven't heard anything happened in the mansion in the past two days. Could it be that Yixing is dissatisfied with me?
Lu Anyuan turned his head to look at the street outside the window. He really couldn't understand Yixing's happiness. After all, he himself had never looked forward to returning to the palace.
When they arrived at the gate of Xu's house, the two still didn't say a word. Only after waiting for a long time did Xu Yixing finally realize something was wrong.
"Why has no one come to pick us up after we've been knocking on the door for so long?"
Xu Yixing stuck his head out and saw that Ada seemed to be communicating with the doorman, and he seemed a little excited and dissatisfied.
What's going on hey?
Just as I was wondering, I saw a little head hurriedly poking out from the door. It explained something to A Da and then began to direct the family to open the door and move the threshold.
"Something happened in your family." Lu Anyuan came over and tugged at the earrings Xu Yixing was wearing in anger.
"I saw it, you don't need to tell me." The person who just stuck his head out was obviously Yi Wen. Why were his parents not at home, so why did he come out to welcome guests?
The carriage drove into the Xu Mansion from the main gate and stopped in the open space outside the main courtyard. Lu Anyuan and Xu Yixing got out of the carriage one after another, and as expected, they saw Xu Yiwen waiting by the carriage.
"Your Highness, sister, are you here?"
Xu Yiwen's expression was the same as usual, except that his clothes were a little messy and he looked very hurried.
"Father and Mother are waiting for you in the main hall, go quickly!"
Xu Yixing deliberately fell behind a few steps and walked side by side with Xu Yiwen: "Brother, what happened at home?"
"It's hard to explain. After you left, a few minor incidents occurred in the mansion. Although they were not serious, they were related to dignity. Anyway, to put it simply, Dad may have to restore Mom's housekeeper rights!"
Yi Wen knew that it was his sister who had put Gu's family at a disadvantage. Now that there was something going on at home, he naturally had to inform her.
"What?" Xu Yixing was filled with disbelief. All those hidden dangers he had left behind were to make Gu feel unfit to be the mistress of the house. How could this be considered as his father intending to restore Gu's housekeeper rights?
Xu Yixing wanted to ask more questions, but the main hall was right in front of him, so he could only swallow the questions, take Lu Anyuan's arm, and walk in together.
"Yan'er is back! Quick, quick, sit down!"
Dad was visibly happy, but at the same time, one could see a deep sense of fatigue in his eyes. I don’t know if it was because he was exhausted from taking care of his own wedding some time ago, or if it was related to the “little things” at home that Yiwen mentioned.
"Greetings to my father and mother."
Xu Yixing did not break the rules, but his father did not really let him kowtow twice. After all, Lu Anyuan was a prince. The emperor could accept this courtesy, but the ministers could not.
"Get up, get up!"
Xu Yixing glanced at Gu. After not seeing her for a few days, Gu's face looked rosy and she seemed to be more charming. She didn't have any of her father's tiredness at all.
As soon as he sat down, he heard someone outside the door announce that Madam Jing had arrived. Xu Yiwen went to greet her. With such a large family sitting together, of course he couldn't hear many kind words. Instead, there was flattery and empty talk one after another.
Xu Yixing found an opportunity and, using the excuse of being worried, quickly slipped back to his yard.
"Oh my God, look at Dad and Gu, every word they say is so flattering that it makes me feel guilty." Xu Yixing shook his handkerchief vigorously to fight against the sun that was already starting to get hot.
Siqin followed the young lady and heard everything that had just been said. "Maybe it's because Madam Jing is here, so the master and the mistress must be attentive."
"Humph, you flatterer! By the way, you said before that you have a friend named Xiao what? The one who helps in the kitchen."
"Xiaohui."
"Yes, Xiaohui, go find her. Don't mention anything else. Just ask her to personally bring me some refreshments. I have something to ask her."
"yes."
Siqin went to find Xiaohui quickly, leaving Xu Yixing sitting on the stone bench, looking aimlessly at the yard where he had lived for a year.
It seems like nothing has changed, but it also seems like everything has changed. Is this the reason for the different state of mind?
Soon Siqin came over with Xiaohui, holding a large tray with the snacks that Xu Yixing ordered.
"Greetings to the Crown Princess." Xiaohui put down her things and bowed her head to the ground. Xu Yixing then noticed that she was really young, only about twelve or thirteen years old, and had just gotten rid of her childishness. He didn't know how she became friends with Siqin, such a big girl.
"Get up, get up, just call me Miss, this is our own home!"
"Yes." Xiaohui stood up, obviously a little restrained. If Siqin hadn't been there, the child would probably have been scared to tears.
"Don't worry, your sister Siqin said that you are efficient and conscientious in your work. You even helped me with some things during the first year. This time when I came back, I was really concerned about the people in the mansion, so I asked you to come and ask about it."
"Yes, Miss, if you have any questions, please feel free to ask. I will answer them all."
"When we came back just now, we knocked on the door for a long time before someone came out to greet us. I thought that since I was going back today, my parents must have made preparations in advance. How could such a mistake happen?"
Xu Yixing didn't directly ask about what Yiwen said, but just started with his own experience. Fortunately, he came in first. If Madam Jing had come first, it would have been too rude to make her wait at the door for so long.
"Well... our doorman was recently replaced, so he's a little unfamiliar with the situation, which is why there were such mistakes."
"Just now, what time was it just now?" Xu Yixing had only been married for three days, and changing the doorman already was too much of a commotion.
"It was last night. The master changed it himself. He messed up the three original doors and redistributed them. He also added new people. It was very late."
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