The lively scene in the outer courtyard was no less than that behind. General Xiao was already slightly tipsy, but fortunately he had many sons who came together to share their father's worries. Xiao Jingtai had the best alcohol tolerance and was forced to drink the most. Xiao Jingkang was good at getting along with everyone and could hold on for a while. Xiao Jingmin had been away from Beijing for many years, so these people were too embarrassed to force him. Xiao Jingyan was the most cunning and the most sober of the brothers.
Minister Tong and Minister Li were not much better off. Their alcohol tolerance wasn't as good as General Xiao's, who had been in the army for many years. After a few rounds of drinking, their sons-in-law sent people to help them to the guest room to rest. Minister Tong was still mumbling incoherently before leaving, "I haven't seen Ping An today. I'll ask her to come home with me later."
General Xiao woke up instantly and shouted, "Didn't you just have a grandson? Go home and hug your grandson, and don't have any ideas about my granddaughter." This old guy really dares to have any ideas. Don't think that on a day like today, I can let you go easily. If you dare to have any ideas about the safety of my family, you have to see if I agree first.
"You also have a grandson, why don't you go and hug her? It's true that Ping'an is your granddaughter, but she is also my granddaughter-in-law and the blood of my Tong family. Why can't I take her home?" Under the influence of alcohol, Minister Tong decided to have a good talk with his in-laws.
"Why so many whys? If I say no, then it's no. If you want a granddaughter, go find your own son."
Minister Tong really turned around and glared at his second son, saying, "You useless boy, you made me embarrassed in front of this old guy."
This is such an unexpected disaster, Tong Guanghui sighed sadly.
"Jingkang, tell me, is it your father's words that make sense, or what I said that makes sense?" Minister Tong shifted his stance and pointed the finger at his son-in-law. He didn't believe that he would dare to go against him.
On one side is his biological father, and on the other side is his father-in-law. Xiao Jingkang could only offer a bright smile and dared not utter a word. He could not afford to offend both sides, so the wisest way was to pretend to be deaf and dumb.
"No future." Minister Tong muttered.
Tong Guanghui hurriedly helped his father away. The old man was really drunk today. After offending his in-laws, was he planning to offend his brother-in-law as well? It would be better to help him go down and have a rest.
Xiao Jingmin raised his hand to wipe the non-existent sweat from his forehead. Fortunately, his father-in-law did not come today. Otherwise, who could bear it if the two relatives with similar tempers started another battle over their granddaughter and granddaughter-in-law?
Xiao Jingyan also took the opportunity to escape. He was really impatient to deal with this kind of situation. His people sat here, watching those who were criticizing him and whispering about him, which made him feel disgusted. What he looked like was not something he could decide. These people were happy to watch him and drink, but did anyone consider his feelings? Xiao Jingyan felt that he and the dishes on the table served similar purposes. The difference was that one could be eaten, while the other could only be looked at.
He had decided to go to the backyard to play with his little niece. Since his brothers and sisters-in-law were so busy, he might as well help them take care of the child.
Xiao Yuan was playing at the entrance of Yayuan Garden when the pompom in her hand fell and rolled out along the corridor, causing her to scream "Ah ...
Xiao Jingyan saw the red little figure from a distance. Could it be that his niece knew she was coming and came out to greet her? Well, she performed well and deserves praise!
The uncle and nephew had just reunited, and before they could start to exchange affection, they heard an urgent voice.
"Miss, Miss, let's go back. After all, this is someone else's backyard. It's not good to force your way in." The maid begged bitterly.
"Are you the lady or am I the lady? Why are you talking so much nonsense? Help me find out where he went. I clearly saw him coming here, how could he disappear in the blink of an eye?" A coquettish voice came.
Xiao Jingyan stood there motionless for a moment, then suddenly thought of something. He picked up his niece by the waist, ducked down and hid behind the flowers, silently signaled the little maid who followed Xiao Yao to leave the vicinity quickly, and then squatted there motionless waiting for the master and servant to leave.
Xiao Yao, who was innocently implicated, complained silently, "Fourth Uncle, I came out to look for something, not to play hide-and-seek."
At the same time, she was also very curious. Who was that young lady? Someone who could make Fourth Uncle so fearful must have some extraordinary qualities. Was she plain-looking, or a princess of the royal family? She quickly rejected the latter. No one from the royal family came today. I heard that there was a King Jing who sent gifts, but I didn't hear that a princess was coming!
"Look carefully again. There are too many forked roads in the Xiao Garden. One road leads to the other. I must change it once I enter the gate."
Xiao Yao was so shocked that she quickly covered her mouth to prevent a scream from being heard. Turning to look at her fourth uncle's expression, she saw him sneer, showing that he was completely unimpressed by this young lady's shocking words. Who said that women in ancient times were reserved? This guy chased her all the way to her backyard. Could this guy also be a time traveler?
Footsteps approached. Xiao Jingyan placed his niece in front of him and huddled himself, trying to hide. Xiao Yao looked up at the sky helplessly. "Fourth Uncle, are you sure your niece's tiny body can completely block you out?" "You must not have learned the meaning of burying your ears in the sand, or the meaning of 'a leaf obscuring your eyes.' No wonder you still don't have a proper job."
Maybe it’s because your academic performance is so poor.
The footsteps moved around for a while, gradually fading away, becoming fainter and fainter until they were completely inaudible. Xiao Jingyan stood straight, gracefully brushing off the leaves on his robe. It was as if the person who had just been so unassuming was someone else, not him. His current mood was completely different from his relaxed and calm appearance. This Miss Yu, since meeting him over two years ago, had been relentless in her pursuit, her persistence unprecedented.
Not to mention that he doesn't like her at all, even because of her family, there is no possibility for the two of them to be together.
Everyone in Kyoto knew that Lord Yu was severely henpecked. Madam Yu held sway at home, and she had raised her daughter to be spoiled and willful. Mentioning him was a source of headaches. He didn't want to offend, nor did he want to offend this family. He didn't want to think about it anymore. He looked down and saw his little niece examining him with a searching gaze.
"Little kid, don't let your imagination run wild and don't let your words be nonsense, do you hear me?" Then he made a gesture that he thought was very ferocious, and any child would be scared.
"Tsk!" Xiao Yao was extremely disgusted by Fourth Uncle's typical behavior of removing and killing others. "You're so brave, why didn't you come out and confront that young lady just now? Now that she's gone, you're showing off your power to me."
Xiao Yao thought maliciously that if she shouted now, maybe the lady would come back.
"Fourth Uncle...that...Fourth Aunt?" Xiao Yao spoke clearly, but she couldn't speak in long sentences and had to pause frequently.
"Don't talk nonsense, I don't know her at all."
Does anyone believe this? Anyway, Xiao Yao doesn't believe it. If you don't like someone, just say you don't know them. It's just to trick the kids.
Xiao Yao glanced at her fourth uncle with disdain.
"Hey, what do you mean by that? Who did you learn that expression from?" Xiao Jingyan was a little crazy when he saw that he was despised by his little niece.
"Can you understand what I'm saying? Seriously." He didn't believe such a young child could understand anything. "She's the daughter of Yu Zheng, the Minister of Rites. I think her name is Yu Xianrong. I don't know how she became obsessed with her. I thought she'd forgotten about it after not seeing her for two years, but who knew..." When a woman becomes persistent, it's truly terrifying.
Xiao Yao burst out laughing and quickly raised her hand to cover her mouth, leaving only a pair of big eyes blinking as she stared at her fourth uncle.
Xiao Jingyan felt very embarrassed to be teased by his own niece. He was about to glare back angrily, but he remembered something and smiled, like a hundred flowers blooming, which was so charming and refreshing.
"What a monster," Xiao Yao thought to herself. Why did he suddenly laugh? Could he have been mad at herself?
"Little girl, you don't have to gloat over your misfortune. In a dozen years, you will be the same as me." Now, the most outstanding looking ones in the family are herself and her nephew Xiao Yi, but this little niece is showing a tendency to surpass them. If I let you laugh at me now, who knows who will laugh at whom in the future?
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