Chapter 178 I say, it’s not enough
Xiao Ji and Qing Wu exchanged a glance and quickly stood up to greet them. A group of servants carrying several mahogany boxes filed in. The maid in the lead was about sixty years old and looked very kind. She bowed respectfully and said,
"I'm the steward of the Princess's residence, and I've brought His Highness here to deliver some gifts. His Highness said that the Prince and Princess are new to the residence, so they must be short of some things. These are things the Princess used when she was young. They're not brand new, but they're all good things."
Qingwu personally helped the nanny up. Since they had not recognized each other openly, Qingwu didn't know what the grandmother was planning, so he just pretended not to know and treated her like an ordinary manager of the princess's mansion. He first thanked her and then tried to test the grandmother's intentions.
"Thank you, Your Highness, the Grand Princess, for your concern. You have helped my husband and me so much. My Lord and I are deeply grateful. We would like to visit you. Is Your Highness available?"
The nanny seemed to have known Qingwu would ask this, and the smile on her face deepened. "Your Highness has long known that the prince and princess wanted to come and express their gratitude, but Your Highness has just returned to the capital and has been meeting guests for two days, so she is tired. She said that she understands your intentions and accepts them. You don't have to go, and you will have the chance to see them again in the future."
A trace of disappointment flashed across Qingwu's eyes. Although she hadn't seen her for only a few days, she already missed her grandmother. Thinking of this, she took the sachet that had been prepared long ago from Yuzhu and stuffed it into the nanny's hand.
"Well, if the Grand Princess is in good spirits, please ask her to let me visit you."
Nanny nodded with a smile, "Everything is here. Princess, please take your time to look at it. I will go back and report to the princess."
At this moment, Xiao Ji, who had disappeared at some point, came back again, holding a book in his hand. He put it into a box in front of her and handed it to the nanny, "Please bring this to my great-aunt."
Qing Wu glanced at it and saw that it was the same book that had revealed Grandma's identity that day in Minghua Palace. Nanny accepted it without looking at it and nodded in agreement.
After the nanny left, Xiao Ji explained in a low voice: "We gave the book to my great-aunt, but if she still doesn't want us to visit her, there must be a big reason."
Seeing his attitude, Qing Wu nodded slightly and changed the subject, "Let's see what His Highness has sent."
When the boxes were opened, everyone was amazed. There were antique paintings and calligraphy, gold and silver utensils, and medicinal herbs at the end. When the last small box was opened, there were only a few books inside, and they were medical books.
Qingwu picked up the top one and opened it. There were only three words written on it: "Gift to Qingqing". It was the handwriting that Qingwu was most familiar with, and he knew who wrote it at a glance.
It turned out that grandma had the same idea as them.
A smile suddenly appeared on Qingwu's face. Xiao Ji also leaned over to look, and when he saw the handwriting, he understood.
Grandma over there received the box brought back by the housekeeper. She picked up the book on top of the box, and a layer of gold was revealed underneath. However, Xiao Yuluan did not pay any attention to the gold and was only focused on reading the book.
"What does the Art of War mean?"
Xiao Yuluan muttered as she turned the pages of the book. It was not until she saw the familiar handwriting that the memories of decades ago slowly emerged. Two breaths later, a smile spread across her eyes.
"These two kids... are quite smart."
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As night fell, lights began to light up throughout the new palace. Qingwu stood in the corridor, looking at the brightly lit palace, feeling as if he were in another world.
From the poverty of the imperial palace to the wealth of the royal residence, from being ignored to being surrounded by people, all these changes happened too fast, but also naturally.
Qingwu was an ordinary person, so she couldn't help but feel happy. She had never thought that she could become a princess and live in such a luxurious palace.
Whenever Qingwu felt this way, she would think of the thing that gave her all this.
How do they feel now?
It must be very frustrating, right?
Xiao Ji had come to her side and stood shoulder to shoulder with her. He looked at her sideways and asked curiously, "What are you thinking about?"
Seeing Qing Wu looking around, he chuckled and said, "My former guards have returned, and there are still people guarding our residence. Don't worry, Qingqing."
Qing Wu then relaxed his vigilance, and a strange emotion emerged between his brows, a little happy, and a little excited. Finally, he couldn't help but smile and looked at Xiao Ji a little embarrassedly.
She first laughed twice, and looking at the little canine teeth showing from between her lips, Xiao Ji's mood also strangely improved.
What made her look like that?
"I'm very happy now."
Xiao Ji nodded, and then what?
"When I think about how I'm a super princess now and how hard it will be for them, I feel so happy."
Because there were many people and gossips in the palace before, Qingwu did not dare to show too much abnormality and had to pay attention to his manners at all times. Now that he has moved out of the palace and lives in the prince's mansion, with personal guards guarding him, he has completely settled down and that emotion could not be suppressed and came out.
This kind of happiness was completely different from the happiness she felt when she was conferred the title of Prince's Consort. Qingwu was also happy when she was conferred the title of Prince's Consort, but that was because she was happy that Xiao Ji did what he said. But at this moment, there was an uncontrollable sense of refreshment in her happiness.
Seeing Xiao Ji's stunned expression, Qing Wu pursed her lips a little embarrassedly, "Am I being too happy? After all, they are mine..."
Qing Wu felt as happy as a villain who had achieved success, but before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Xiao Ji. He had gradually transformed from a boy into a young man, and he held Qing Wu's arms and said to her loudly:
"You're too reserved in your happiness. In my opinion, that's not enough. You should laugh out loud in front of them, even if you laugh until you fall over. It would be better if you act like a princess and tease them from above. That would be more enjoyable."
As he spoke, his expression became even more excited than hers, and his tone also became excited.
Looking at Qingwu's stunned expression due to his words, Xiao Ji showed a gentle and helpless smile on his face. Her Qingqing was sometimes very open-minded, like a heroic female knight in the martial arts world, but sometimes she was bound by morality and was even nobler than him.
Of course he knew that although Qingwu hated them, she had no intention of taking any revenge on them. She just accepted the relationship between mother and daughter, and sisters, and would just be strangers in the future.
But could mocking them and tormenting them like a princess be considered revenge? It was far inferior to the malicious and coerced marriage.
Putting himself in Qingwu's shoes and thinking about what she had suffered, Xiao Ji couldn't help but grit his teeth. He was thinking about his words and planned to persuade her to take revenge and not be soft-hearted because of the nominal kinship.
The next moment, the girl opposite smiled brightly and dazzlingly. She poked Xiao Ji's chest with her fingertips, revealing a hint of tenderness, "Then I will listen to you. Don't say that your princess is unreasonable in the future."
It is true that Qingwu is kind-hearted but she is not a saint. Xiao Ji supports her and tells her that she is right, which gives her more courage.
Who would have thought that she had only said one sentence, and the man opposite her's eyes became hot. Qingwu wanted to talk about this matter again, but she had already been picked up horizontally.
"Let's talk about this tomorrow. Now let's do something else..."
However, they didn't expect that before they could talk again the next day, Xi Qingtong was already coming to the door. Of course, the one who arrived before her was Xi Jianan's confidant - Xi Zhong.
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