Just as I was feeling jealous and happy, I suddenly heard Old Lady Fang say calmly, "How is this nonsense? If it weren't for Xuan's daughter-in-law, I would have died on the mountain today. That child saved me, so doesn't that mean I don't have the right to go through the central gate once? The majesty of the gate of Anping Marquis's Mansion is more important than the life of an old woman like me. Is that what you mean?"
Who could bear such a huge hat? Duan Ni's face changed immediately, and he knelt on the ground in panic and said, "Mother, calm down. I didn't mean that. You made me feel ashamed. I was just thinking..."
"You don't have to think too much." Grandma Fang looked at her son seriously and said in a deep voice, "You just need to know that I am not senile and I have always been a law-abiding person. It's just that this time, Nuannuan stayed in the mountains for the sake of this family, and she almost lost her life. Now she was able to bring back all the people from the Anping Marquis' Mansion, and delayed until Xuan'er and Ye'er went to capture the bandits. This is such a great achievement, why can't she go through the middle gate? The ancients knew that women are as good as men. You are a marquis, and your mind and temperament are just like this?"
"Yes, my son will learn from your teaching." Duan Ni's face was filled with shame, and it was obvious that what Old Lady Fang said had had a profound impact on him.
Seeing her son's attitude straightened, Old Lady Fang nodded and said, "Forget it, get up. I want to go out to greet them, but you all refuse. In that case, those who can go out to greet them should do so. You must know that your lives were saved by that child."
Xu Ranyun, Xue Zhilan, and Shi Yurou hurriedly stood up. Aunt Lin and Duan Xinqi couldn't wait any longer. When they heard what Old Lady Fang said, they went out with Duan Tingfang to greet them. Even the maids and servants followed them, and there was a large group of people surrounding them. Liu Min was sour in her heart, thinking, what the hell? How can it be said that she saved our lives? She gave up her carriage position that day just for the second lady and Aunt Lin. What does it have to do with us? Why should Yurou go to greet her? When she thought about this, she deliberately ignored that if Su Nuannuan hadn't been alert, their whole family would probably have been killed by the bandits, and they wouldn't even have a chance to escape.
"sister in law……"
The crowd that went out to greet them soon saw Su Nuannuan and Duan Tingxuan walking side by side into the courtyard gate. Others were still fine. Duan Xinqi had already rushed over crying, and Aunt Lin was also crying like rain, and it seemed that she wanted to go forward. But she didn't dare to, so she could only stand by and smile with relief, while constantly wiping her eyes with a handkerchief.
"Second sister."
Su Nuannuan opened her arms to welcome the crying little girl, but the next moment, she was pulled behind by Duan Tingxuan beside her. The young marquis stopped his sister and said lightly: "Second sister, your sister-in-law is still injured, you can't rush over like this."
Duan Xinqi stopped walking for a moment, gritted her teeth, lowered her head and cried in shame: "It's all because of me. If it weren't for me, my sister-in-law would have come back a long time ago, and she wouldn't have to suffer this fright?" After saying that, she covered her face with her hands and burst into tears.
"I'm just a little bit hurt. Why are you so nervous? Look, you've made my second sister cry." Su Nuannuan quickly pushed Duan Tingxuan aside and gave her husband a warning look. Then she hugged Duan Xinqi and said, "Sister, don't cry, don't cry. Your makeup has been ruined by crying. Come, let me take a look. Why is your eye so swollen? Honglian, go to the kitchen and tell them to boil a pot of eggs. Without ten or eight eggs rolling down your eyes, the swelling won't go away."
Duan Xinqi burst into laughter with just one sentence. The little girl wiped her tears and choked up, "Sister-in-law, I feel so sad and guilty, but you just tried to make me laugh. You don't know how I got through this night. It felt longer than the thirteen years I've lived through combined."
"What's there to be sad and guilty about? My sister-in-law is far-sighted and wise. She only knew to leave you and Aunt Lin there. Dozens of people can only wait to die. But my sister-in-law is different. I have been learning Kung Fu from your big brother for such a long time. Even if I can't do other things, I have a few tricks. And my sister-in-law has always been good at thinking of ways in a hurry, not to mention that I have a powerful helper. Dealing with those bandits is not a piece of cake. Because of these, I stayed and drove you away. It's useless for you to take this credit, but it's better to give it to my sister-in-law, so that your big brother won't dare to bully me in the future."
After saying this, some of the weak ones burst out laughing on the spot. Duan Xinqi couldn't cry anymore and wiped her tears and said, "I know sister-in-law is trying to comfort me. Where did you get a powerful helper? The only ones left behind are the maids and the wives. They are almost a drag, so how can they be helpers?"
"You don't understand this, right? The helpers that sister-in-law was talking about were not them. Of course, they also played an immeasurable role at the last critical moment, but the truly powerful one has to be Zhaocai. Even though it's just a cat, it's the King of Cats that your big brother raised by fighting for food every day. Your big brother is so powerful that Zhaocai was able to escape from his hands several times. Can those bandits compare to your brother?"
Su Nuannuan was talking nonsense, and the young marquis held his forehead in pain: Wife, whether you want to tease the second sister to make her feel relieved or to flatter her for wealth, can you please not publicize the fact that I competed with the cat for food in front of so many people? I am a prince, but I have become a foodie who snatches cat food. This... This is too degrading to my status.
"Okay, okay, the old lady is waiting for us in the house, and second sister, wipe your eyes quickly. How can you meet with your friends when they are so swollen?" Duan Tingxuan finally spoke up, because he was still scared when he thought about it now, and he didn't care much about Duan Xinqi before, so when he saw the little girl just now, the young marquis's performance was indifferent. There was no way, when he thought about Su Nuannuan who almost died because of this, he lost his usual calmness. It was not until he was teased by his wife that the love and concern for his sister as a brother finally suppressed the fear and slowly emerged.
"Yes, let's go see the old lady quickly to save her from worrying." Su Nuannuan said, and then took Duan Xinqi's hand and walked into the house.
The atmosphere in the hall was very solemn, after all, it was a matter of life and death. It was not until Su Nuannuan began to tell about her experience of "fighting wits and courage" with the bandits with the help of monks that the atmosphere gradually turned warm and cheerful. No one expected such a thrilling thing to be like a farce. When they heard that the bandits had the intention of fighting to the death, but at the critical moment of life and death, Duan Tingxuan and Duan Tingye also arrived in time, everyone felt a wave of fear.
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