Seeing that today's work was almost done, King Jing asked to leave the palace. He still missed his wife and daughter!
"Aren't you going to see the Queen Mother?" His younger brother had only entered Fengxiang Palace once on the day he returned to Beijing. This time he stayed in the palace for several days in a row, but he had never been seen setting foot in Fengxiang Palace again.
"We will meet in a few days. I will not go today. You should spend more time with her. It is best to make her happy. The happier she is, the better." King Jing turned around and left without caring about the emperor's reaction.
"This guy, why does he throw the difficult problem to me alone? He has no conscience, no loyalty, and behaves like a mean person." The emperor muttered to vent his dissatisfaction, but the eunuchs and palace maids below pretended not to hear. Anyway, these two masters often did this, and everyone got used to it after seeing it for a while.
The next day, Yin Qianhua went to several girls' rooms early in the morning. Now, after Xiao Yuan's coaxing and pestering, her wish of sleeping with three people on the same bed was finally fulfilled. Xiao Yao didn't understand how nice it would be to sleep alone, quiet and casual. It was so awkward when everyone was noisy together.
Yun Ruonan also changed from being reserved and unable to relax to enjoying lying in bed and listening to Xiao Yuan's antics and Xiao Yao's novel stories that she had never heard of. Occasionally, she would watch the Xiao sisters playing around. They were so happy, releasing their childish nature to the fullest, and sometimes Yun Ruonan wanted to join in.
"You got up so early, did you hear that there's a happy event today?" Yin Qianhua looked at her daughter and Xiao Yao, who were already dressed neatly. Out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of Xiao Yuan, who was lying on the bed dressed.
As soon as they heard about the happy event, several girls turned their eyes to Yin Qianhua.
"Today! There will be an imperial decree of reward to the Xiao family. Do you want to go back and take a look?" Yin Qianhua asked.
"Sister, why don't we go back and take a look before coming back." Xiao Yuan certainly didn't want to miss the opportunity to watch the fun, but she also knew that she had to listen to her sister in everything. Among the two of them, her sister was the boss.
"Let's not go back." If the family wanted them to participate, they would definitely come to pick them up. There has been no response until now, which means that the family hopes they will stay in the other courtyard. Moreover, they have to kneel down to listen to the imperial edict, so Xiao Yao doesn't want to go! She believes that if there is something good, her grandfather will definitely leave a portion for the two sisters, so it doesn't matter if they don't join in the fun.
Xiao Yao's answer was beyond Yin Qianhua's expectations. She thought the two children would be eager to go home! For this reason, she kept her son behind, intending to let him escort the two sisters home.
"The family must be very busy right now. If we go back, not only will we be unable to help, but it will make the family even busier." They knelt for most of the day. Perhaps their family members did not come to pick them up because they were worried about their health!
"I'll listen to my sister." Xiao Yuan said with a little regret.
Yin Qianhua couldn't help but sigh at the uniqueness of the Xiao family. They didn't even inform their granddaughter when there was a happy event at home, and the granddaughter was not in a hurry to go back after knowing it. The one who wanted to go back was an obedient one. This family was really different from other families.
"Then you should have breakfast, and then continue your classes." Yin Qianhua said what she needed to say, touched her daughter's face, which smiled when she heard that the Xiao sisters would not leave, and left. She also wanted to tell her son that he didn't need to wait for the Xiao sisters, so he could go and take care of his own things.
"Are you saying they are not going home?" This answer was beyond Yun Yichen's expectations. He thought the little girl would be as happy to hear the news as she was when she saw General Xiao that day!
"Have breakfast with your mother." Yin Qianhua, who had been abandoned by her daughter, warmly invited her son to have breakfast with her. In fact, she was not really abandoned by her daughter, because Prince Jing returned to the villa to live last night. Yun Ruonan thought that her father would have breakfast with her mother, so she did not mention it.
"Have you been abandoned by your sister?" Yun Yichen rarely made a joke.
"In a few years, I'm afraid you will abandon your mother too." When you have a delicate little wife, I'm afraid you will put your mother behind.
"No." Yun Yichen didn't think that there was any woman with such charm that could make him put his mother aside and be with her alone. It was okay for a man to be nice to a woman, but there had to be a limit. He couldn't be like his father who only had eyes for his mother.
In the afternoon, the three girls had just woken up from their nap and were about to go to the living room when they heard cheerful laughter from afar. After listening carefully, Xiao Yao gently pushed Xiao Yuan and told her, "Third Aunt is here, why don't you go quickly."
"You're not going to take me home, are you?" Xiao Yuan retreated instead of moving forward, hiding behind Xiao Yao and refusing to go inside.
"No, Third Aunt must be here to tell us good news."
"What good news." Xiao Yuan had already forgotten everything that happened in the morning. When she heard these words suddenly, she was a little overwhelmed.
"Puchi" Yun Ruonan was amused by her cousin. Since her cousin came, life became more and more interesting.
"Let's go, we'll know once we go in." Xiao Yao took her sister's hand and walked into the living room. She wanted to let Third Aunt explain it later, and she wouldn't waste her breath on it.
"Look, they are all here." Yin Qianhua looked at the three little girls wearing the same light pink dresses. This was also Xiao Yuan's idea, as if doing this would make the relationship between the three of them better.
The same color makes Xiao Yao look pretty, Yun Ruonan look dignified, and Xiao Yuan look even more cute and naive.
"You didn't even greet your own mother when she came." Yuan Yutong was very dissatisfied with this.
"Let me make it clear first. If you're here to tell me good news, I'd welcome you especially. But if you want to take me back, forget it unless my sister leaves too." After saying this, she turned her head away on purpose, demonstrating her unyielding attitude.
"Your aunt dotes on you too much, and you dare to treat me like this. You are becoming more and more like a wild girl. No, I must teach you a lesson today." Yuan Yutong was about to roll up her sleeves, but seeing that the mother and daughter were about to confront each other again, Xiao Yao had to step forward to stop them. Could you two at least consider that we are in someone else's home?
"Oh, Third Aunt's Ping An is getting prettier. Let Third Aunt have a closer look. Her complexion is so good, and her pink complexion matches the dress very well. When I go back, I will ask the sewing room to make you a few more pink clothes. There is no prettier girl than my Ping An, don't you think so, cousin?"
Third Aunt, how do you want them to answer you? Their biological daughter is here!
"It's safe and beautiful." Yun Ruonan said seriously. She saved everyone from embarrassment as soon as she opened her mouth, otherwise Yin Qianhua and Xiao Yao would feel embarrassed.
"Have you discussed everything today? Why are you all gathered so early?" Yin Qianhua stood up and greeted her husband. He had never come back so early since returning to Beijing.
After the two sides exchanged greetings, Yuan Yutong wanted to take her two children out, but was stopped by Yin Qianhua.
"We are relatives, there is no need to be restrained."
"Are the three little girls going out?" King Jing was attracted by the three small figures, especially Xiao Yao, who was so pretty. No wonder General Xiao asked the emperor for such an edict. If his daughter also had such a look, he would worry about her every day and would not be able to eat or sleep well.
Looking back at my son, he can't even appreciate a little beauty. Why are you fiddling with your broken purse at this time?
In fact, Yun Yichen saw Xiao Yao the first time he came in. He didn't know what was wrong with him. Every time he looked at Yao, he seemed to be afraid of being discovered. He had to change his target after taking a few glances. However, he didn't have this feeling when he looked at his sister, Xiao Yuan or other girls. As for the reason, he still hasn't found it.
"They just woke up, so they arrived about a cup of tea earlier than you two," Yin Qianhua explained.
"Did the three of them take a nap together?" Last night, King Jing was so busy with his wife that he didn't even have time to ask about his daughter's situation! Today, she left early again, and he still didn't know that his daughter had been sleeping in the same bed with someone else for several days.
"The three of them not only take naps together, but now they even sleep together at night." What a huge improvement! I quickly praised my daughter.
King Jing was now very upset. His daughter, who used to be aloof and didn't like to interact with others, had changed. Not only did she find friends to play with during the day, but she could even sleep in the same bed with others at night. This improvement was not just a little bit, it was so huge that how could one not be surprised!
The Xiao sisters were truly capable, and he had to find a way to reward them. After much deliberation, Prince Jing couldn't think of a better solution than adopting Xiao Yao as his goddaughter. Should he, like his brother had suggested, promise Miss Xiao to his son? But the two of them didn't seem to interact at all. From top to bottom, from left to right, Prince Jing couldn't see a single sign of that happening.
"Your grandfather has now become the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery. How about celebrating?" King Jing said jokingly.
"Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery?" Xiao Yao blinked. This sounded like a title. A general turning into a marquis, why did it feel a bit fantastical?
"What can the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery be..." Yuan Yutong understood her daughter well. When her daughter was about to say, "Can I eat it?", she decisively covered Xiao Yuan's mouth.
"This is..." King Jing was a little confused. The excitement and happiness he had imagined did not appear. One of the two children was obviously unaware of the situation, and the other had his mouth covered for some reason.
"They don't know yet that the Xiao family has become the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery. I only knew this morning that the Xiao family had a reward, but I had no idea what it would be. My cousin just arrived not long ago, and before I had time to tell them, you and Achen returned."
Everyone turned their attention to the Xiao sisters again, wanting to see their reactions.
"Are you hoping I'll be happy? Excited? Or even crying tears of joy?" Otherwise, why are you all staring at me? I'll show you whichever reaction you want to see. Having already embarrassed herself in front of Prince Jing's family, Xiao Yao didn't plan to play the ladylike role anymore.
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