On the way to the hot spring villa, General Xiao imagined all the situations that would arise after meeting his granddaughter. What if her granddaughter acted like a spoiled child? What if she cried?
At the entrance of the villa hall, two pink-haired little girls were already waiting there. When they saw General Xiao, they both rushed over and shouted happily, "Grandpa, Grandpa."
This was completely contrary to what he had expected on the way, and for a moment General Xiao was a little unsure how to deal with it.
"My sister and I have packed up, let's go now." Xiao Yuan stretched out his little hand, took his grandfather's big hand and walked out. After taking a few steps, he did not forget to turn back and blink at Xiao Yao.
General Xiao was like an obedient child, slowing down his pace to cooperate with his granddaughter. Xiao Yao smiled secretly with her head down. Fortunately, there was someone sent by Butler Feng to inform her, and fortunately Ruyi acted quickly, otherwise her grandfather would definitely ask what was going on with the letter.
"Have you two gotten into trouble?" Xiao Jun asked cautiously. Normally, these two could just walk around without having to look at anyone's face. It's abnormal that they are so well behaved today!
"Let's go home. I miss my grandma and my parents." Xiao Yao avoided the question.
"Oh." Xiao Jun had no choice but to stop asking.
General Xiao no longer rode a horse, but sat in a large carriage with several of his grandchildren.
Nanny Ruan and Mr. Zhao rode in a carriage.
Behind them were maids, old women, and carts of things.
"Grandpa, there are so many cars, what's inside?" Xiao Yuan stuck his little head to the car window and asked as he looked at the long convoy.
"This villa has fresh vegetables, fruits and..." The spring water that has just been drawn. He didn't say this. Since his granddaughter likes the spring water here, he might as well bring some back and give her a surprise when he gets home.
Along the way, the grandfather and grandson talked and laughed. General Xiao had long put aside all the unhappy things. It turned out that it was so easy to make his grandfather happy, Xiao Yuan thought; it turned out that his grandfather had always been so indulgent to himself and Ruyi. In the future, he should learn to care more about him, Xiao Yao secretly decided.
Even as a family, no one's contribution is deserved. Only by caring for each other and truly protecting each other can the relationship between each other be maintained for a longer period of time.
It felt like it didn't take long before the carriage stopped at the Xiao family's gate.
Tong Mingyu and Li Jiaoying had been waiting outside the gate for a long time. The child had been away from home for twenty days. Tong Mingyu was of course worried and concerned about her, but in order not to affect her treatment and to take care of the whole family, young and old, she had never visited her daughter once.
Now seeing his daughter in good spirits and with a bright smile, Tong Mingyu felt complicated and the guilt in his heart was even greater than before.
"Mother, Second Aunt, I'm back." Xiao Yao noticed Tong Mingyu's guilty look and quickly threw herself into his arms. Although it was a pity that she couldn't continue to stay in the hot spring villa for treatment, if she had to choose between telling the truth and continuing treatment or not wanting her fifth brother and Aqi to be punished, she would choose the latter without hesitation.
I don’t know if it’s because the treatment has been effective for several years, or because Nanny Ruan’s medicinal bath is the right medicine for the job, but Xiao Yao can clearly feel that her body is warmer than in previous winters, and she no longer feels shivering when standing here.
If her grandfather hadn't been around, Xiao Yao would have wanted to share this good news with her mother and second aunt right now.
The first thing they did after returning home was of course to go to Ninghe Hall to pay their respects to their grandmother. Xiao Yao and Xiao Yuan first kowtowed to their grandmother politely, then stood up and sat on Qin's left and right, being as well-behaved as possible.
Seeing her granddaughter's rosy face, Qin was sincerely happy. Only when Ping'an's health improved could her grandson be spared from punishment.
Knowing that the two girls had returned home, the other family members couldn't help but sigh in joy. Poor Ping An couldn't even recuperate outside.
The only person missing from the dinner table that day was Xiao Jingyan. Since he usually didn't eat at home anyway, no one paid much attention to it. Everyone talked and laughed together, and had a very happy and enjoyable meal!
The next morning, Xiao Jingyan, who had returned home at some point the previous night, was the first to step out of the house, leading his horse. He had some very good news and was eager to share it with his little niece, so Xiao Jingyan didn't even say where he was going. He got on his horse and galloped towards the hot spring villa outside the city.
Yesterday when he was having dinner with friends outside, he heard that the Yu family was arranging a marriage for Miss Yu, and it seemed that there was already some progress. If it went well, wouldn't it mean that he would be able to get rid of this big trouble?
This is such good news that I must tell my little niece. Ping'an had predicted the same thing before. As long as I hold on until Miss Yu gets married, my troubles will be automatically resolved.
When he arrived at the villa, he found out that his niece had been taken home by her father the day before. Xiao Jingyan had no choice but to turn his horse around and prepare to return to Kyoto. On the way, he kept complaining about why Ping An didn't wait for him and why no one had even informed him when she returned home.
In order to get home early, Xiao Jingyan chose a small road on his way back. When he passed a forest, a group of masked men suddenly rushed out from inside and blocked his way. As the son of a general, Xiao Jingyan was confident that he could easily deal with a few thieves.
Unexpectedly, after just a few rounds of fighting, one of the masked men threw a handful of powder at Xiao Jingyan. Xiao Jingyan's reaction was not slow. He quickly covered his mouth and nose with his hands. Even though he was very fast, he still inhaled some of the powder.
When he went out in the morning, he only brought two servants with him. At this time, one of them was captured and the other had fallen to the ground and could not get up.
"If you want money, let me and my people go." Xiao Jingyan thought that the other party was just an ordinary bandit who was just looking for money.
"Haha, today, we brothers want both money and lives." A masked man laughed strangely.
"What medicine did you give me?" I felt dizzy and the scenery in front of me became a little blurry.
"Get on the carriage behind and you will get the antidote immediately."
"What do you mean by that?"
"It's nothing, I'm just a little envious of you." The pretty boy is good. Usually, most of the jobs that the brothers take are for money and life, but today they want a person who is intact. It's obvious that they came for this face.
Xiao Jingyan could no longer think about his words, as the feeling of darkness and gloom was gradually eroding him. At the moment of falling, Xiao Jingyan couldn't help but wonder if this was the result of excessive joy turning into sorrow.
When Xiao Jingyan woke up again, he found himself lying on a bed. He subconsciously looked around. It was quiet and there was no one. He looked down at his clothes. They were intact and tidy. What was going on? Was he dreaming?
"Master Xiao Si, don't you feel a little regretful that there is no beauty by your side when you wake up?" The voice came, and the person arrived, King Jing Yun Aoxuan walked into the room.
"So I'm not dreaming. Someone really drugged me, right? How did you end up there?" Xiao Jingyan asked several questions in a row.
"I happened to hear a fight while I was out of town on some business. The masked man has been captured by my men and sent to the government office. You were drugged, but you're fine now. You'll be fully recovered after a while of rest."
"It's a good thing I met you, thank you." Xiao Jingyan thanked sincerely.
"Why would we both need to thank each other?" Ever since General Xiao's birthday banquet, the two had been in frequent contact and were considered close friends. Even if they weren't familiar with each other, considering General Xiao had been teaching his son martial arts for over three years, he wouldn't stand idly by.
"I don't have any enemies on weekdays, so how could I have offended these people?" Xiao Jingyan lay there, muttering to himself.
King Jing wanted to say, "Don't you know that your face is also very easy to offend people? It makes men angry and women jealous. My friend, you are much more annoying than ordinary people. Considering that you were almost kidnapped today, I will not provoke you anymore."
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