In the sixth year of Zhenguan, February 29th, Chen hour
Xiao Chong, who stayed up all night in Xingdaofang Xiao Mansion, picked out several rare gifts from the mansion's warehouse early in the morning.
Then he took the people of the house and swaggered to the gate of Qin Mansion.
Last night, he and Empress Xiao finally came to a realization after seeing the gift note.
No wonder they had always felt that Junyan, who had become famous in Chang'an City, would behave so inconsistently!
If all this was arranged by Xiao Changxi behind Qin Ming's back, then everything would make sense!
At the same time, Xiao Chong thought of the maid of the Qin Mansion last night, who once said that Qin Ming did not come to Chang'an this time!
Therefore, Xiao Chong and Xiao Hou made guesses.
Xiao Changxi must have learned the news about them, so as a housekeeper, she found an excuse and rushed to Chang'an.
And took the opportunity of returning the gift to deliver news to him and Empress Xiao!
Since both of them were eager to know how their sister and daughter were doing now, they made a plan overnight!
They know that there are many informants from the imperial court in the house, and they also know that given their status with Qin Ming, it is not appropriate for them to have close contacts!
After all, since Xiao Changxi is the housekeeper of the Qin Mansion, it is very likely that Yang Zijun is also in the Qin Mansion!
In order to prevent Li Erlang from doubting Yang Zijun's identity! After discussion, the two decided to go to Qin Mansion to give some gifts in return on the grounds that the gifts from Qin Mansion were too heavy!
It would be best if Xiao Changxi was next door!
If she is not here, they will try to find a way to find Xiao Changxi in Lantian County later!
At the gate of the Qin Mansion, Shui San and Shui Si were on duty. When they saw Xiao Chong leading a group of servants to the gate of the house, they immediately walked down the steps, bowed their hands to Xiao Chong and said:
"I've met Xiao Langjun."
Xiao Chong saluted the two of them and said:
"I've seen Mizusaburo, Mizushiro!"
Shui San raised his head, glanced at the servant behind Xiao Chong who was carrying large and small bags, and asked with a smile:
"I told Mr. Xiao yesterday that my young master is not at home. I wonder why Mr. Xiao is here?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Chong pointed to the servant behind him and said:
"Yesterday's return gift from your mansion was too heavy, so early in the morning my sister ordered me to select a gift from the treasury and send it to your mansion."
Shui San and Shui Si looked at each other, and then Shui Si said to Xiao Chong:
"Please sir, please wait for a moment while I come into the house to report."
Xiao Chong breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, cupped his hands and said:
"As it should be!"
A few moments,
Shui Si trotted to the door, hugged Xiao Chong's fist, and said:
"Mr. Lang, when the housekeeper heard that you came to return the gift, he admired the style of your house very much, so he asked me to take you into the house for tea!"
Xiao Chong said excitedly after hearing this:
"Then I'm sorry for bothering you, but I asked my little brother to help lead the way!"
Shui Si nodded, then said to Shui San with a smile:
"Ah San, Butler Xiao has asked you to take these servants to the side room for tea!"
Because there were outsiders present, Shui San just glared at Shui Si and did not go up to fight Shui Si as usual!
That's right, he is trying his best. The reason is very simple, because he is the third person in the water team, but he is still no match for the water team!
The fact that Water Three was able to reach this codename was all due to the "comity" of Water Four, Water Five... and Water Nine!
Now, except for the Hezi team who came to Chang'an early to take root, all other teams in the house, including the guard team responsible for daily inspections, all know that Ah San and Xiao San are curse words!
Shui San is upset! If we had realized it earlier, we could have missed the title of Shusan by playing "fake punches"!
He should have trained well from the beginning!
Thinking of this, Shui San sighed, then shook his head and led a group of servants from Xiao Mansion into a side room not far from the gate of Qin Mansion!
On the other side, Xiao Chong, led by Shui Si, quickly arrived at the reception room in the front yard of the Qin Mansion!
As soon as he walked up the steps, Xiao Chong saw a figure standing alone in the living room from a distance.
I saw that figure, tall and wearing a plain skirt! There is a golden plum blossom hairpin on her jet black hair!
Shui Si bowed respectfully towards that figure and said:
"Butler Xiao, the guests have been brought!"
Xiao Changxi hummed after hearing this and did not look back. She waved her hand and said:
"You go down first, I want to have a few words with the husband of the Xiao family."
"Here."
Shui Si turned around and exited the living room.
Xiao Chong glanced around and saw that there were only two of them in the hall, so he took a step forward and asked in a hoarse voice:
"Xi'er, is that you?"
Xiao Changxi trembled when she heard the words, and slowly turned around. Looking at her brother who had been away for many years and had slightly white temples, Xiao Changxi bit her lip lightly.
He shouted with a trembling voice:
"Brother."
Xiao Chong's eyes were covered with tears when he heard this. He walked quickly to Xiao Changxi and held her shoulders with both hands.
While looking at Xiao Changxi's appearance, he murmured softly:
"It's...Xiao Xi'er...really...is my eldest brother's Xiao Xi'er."
"That's great, that's great."
Xiao Changxi was also in tears at this time. She reached out and stroked Xiao Chong's temples, and said with trembling lips:
"Brother, you must be feeling very bitter after all these years!"
Xiao Chongnian lifted up his sleeves and robe, gently and slowly helped Xiao Changxi wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes, and said softly:
"Brother, it's not hard, it's the eldest brother who is useless. You have been wronged for so many years."
Xiao Changxi shook her head, smiled at Xiao Chong, and said:
"Brother, you came here so early and haven't had breakfast yet, right? Sit down quickly, Xi'er will ask someone to go to the kitchen to get some pastries."
Xiao Chong took Xiao Changxi's arm and shook his head.
"No, brother, you're not hungry. Come on, let's sit down. You and brother can talk about how you and the princess have been over the past few years."
"Why did you become the housekeeper of the Qin Mansion? Where is the princess? Isn't she here?"
After speaking, Xiao Chong pulled Xiao Changxi and sat on a chair nearby.
Xiao Changxi picked up the teapot on the table and poured a cup of tea for Xiao Chong.
"Brother, don't worry, Ting Xi'er will tell you slowly!"
Xiao Chong looked at his slim little sister and said hello with a smile.
Then he listened to Xiao Changxi start to talk about what happened after she and Uncle Zhang escaped.
Telling every detail of her time with Zijun and Uncle Zhang in Jiangdu;
It is said that after she learned the news that Empress Xiao had returned to Chang'an, she sold her family property and took Uncle Zhang and Zi Jun to travel across mountains and rivers to Chang'an to find relatives;
It is said that Zijun fell seriously ill not long after arriving in Chang'an. She sought medical advice everywhere and spent all her savings. However, Zijun's condition did not improve at all, but became more and more serious!
It was at this time that the young man in scholar's shirt appeared, and he took them back to the Qin Mansion!
And he also cured Zijun’s disease!
Now she has become the housekeeper of the Qin Mansion, Uncle Zhang has become the retinue of the Qin Mansion, and Zijun is free and now the dean of the Arithmetic School of Qingbei Academy in the Qin Mansion!
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