For several days in a row, the horse was whipped at high speed, and Xiao Concubine was tossed and turned pale, and her whole body was limp and weak, lying sickly in Zhao Zun's arms.
He lifted his eyes to reveal his sharp chin, raised his red lips, and looked at Zhao Zun mistyly, but Zhao Zun's heart ached so badly that he hurriedly hugged Concubine Xiao in his arms.
"Where is the medicine, is it ready?" Zhao Zun raised the curtain and asked, at this time the carriage had stopped, and Zhao Qi was boiling the medicine outside.
Xiao Concubine hung her arms around Zhao Zun's neck, rubbed her small head in his arms, her forehead felt a little hot.
Xu didn't pay attention last night, and caught a cold. When he woke up this morning, his head was groggy, his little face was flushed abnormally, and his forehead was really hot when he touched it.
"Woo, I feel bad..." Xiao Yu sniffed, speaking with a strong nasal voice, and fell softly into Zhao Zun's arms.
Zhao Zun bowed his head, "From now on, don't be greedy for cold anymore, how can your small body bear the cold, do you know?"
Concubine Xiao nodded indiscriminately, and soon Zhao Qi brought over the boiled medicine and handed it to Zhao Zun, "Master, the medicine is ready."
Zhao Zun stretched out his hand to take it, and helped Concubine Xiao up, "Open your mouth obediently, drink the medicine and sleep well."
When Miss Xiao smelled the strong and bitter smell of the medicine, she couldn't help shrinking back, crying and shaking her head, holding a mouthful in her mouth but couldn't swallow it.
From the first time I met her, Xiao Concubine was very resistant to bitterness, and Zhao Zun was reluctant to force it, so he had to coax her.
"We'll arrive in Kyoto tomorrow afternoon. This is the only time my father-in-law got married. Don't you want to go and have a look?"
When Xiao Concubine heard this, her eyes opened like water, and Zhao Zun coaxed her to swallow a bowl of medicine one gulp at a time. After tossing, her whole back was wet.
"Okay, close your eyes and go to sleep." Zhao Zun hugged Concubine Xiao in his arms and gently coaxed her, not daring to let her mess around again next time.
Xiao Concubine was also dazed after drinking the medicine, she hugged Zhao Zun tightly and slept peacefully with her eyes closed.
Zhao Zun blamed himself and felt distressed. How could such a delicate body bear such a bumpy ride? Zhao Zun tried his best to protect him carefully all the way, but he still fell ill.
Concubine Xiao is like a purple flower, she should be cared for carefully so that she can show her most beautiful appearance. Zhao Zun made up her mind that she will never let Concubine Xiao suffer any hardships in the future.
At night, Concubine Xiao felt cold, shivering and curled up in Zhao Zun's arms, having nightmares from time to time, and talking nonsense.
That night, Zhao Zun didn't close his eyes, he stared at Xiao Concubine until early morning, when Xiao Concubine's hot body subsided.
As the sky was getting brighter, Miss Xiao opened her eyes with difficulty, and muttered, "Where are we now?"
"Lincheng, I can see my father-in-law in another hour."
Hearing that her eyes were wide open, Miss Xiao hurriedly sat up and asked Hongxiu to come in to help wash up. She turned her head and looked at Zhao Zun, "Clean up quickly, my father will reprimand him if he sees it."
Seeing that she had regained her vitality, Zhao Zun breathed a sigh of relief and leaned slightly behind the wall of the car, with eyes as bright as glazed glass and a slight smile, "Don't be afraid. You and your father-in-law will go back first, and I will visit you the day after tomorrow."
Concubine Xiao nodded, Zhao Zun felt inexplicably sore wrists while carrying the brocade box, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he cleared his throat, "Give this to father-in-law, and you won't have to be punished when you go back."
Xiao Concubine narrowed her eyes when she heard the words, and her shoulders relaxed while holding the brocade box, "Thank you, Lord Hou, for your hard work."
Xiao Yu winked mischievously at Zhao Zun, Zhao Zun smiled dotingly, "If you miss me, remember to ask the maid to send me a letter, listen to Qing Yang more, don't be greedy..."
Concubine Xiao listened silently, and grinned, "Got it, you've told me so much, it's not like I won't be able to see each other."
Zhao Zun smiled without saying a word, sighed silently, reached out and rubbed Xiao Concubine's little head, always felt that time flies too fast, and they will be separated in a blink of an eye.
"Hey, I hope my father-in-law will judge others by himself, and show mercy as soon as possible..." Zhao Zun sighed.
Hearing this, Xiao Concubine blushed slightly, and murmured, "I will try the method you taught me later on."
Zhao Zun laughed when he heard this, "As expected of my Xiaojiu, she is really considerate. It is a great blessing for the Zhao family to marry Xiaojiu as a daughter-in-law, and nothing will be exchanged for it."
Compared with the glory brought by royal power and wealth, Zhao Zun has no pursuit. He would rather embrace one person, live an ordinary life, pamper his little wife, and coax and pamper him from time to time. Such a life is full of satisfaction.
"Okay, okay, my ears are calloused from hearing you boasting, and if I look at it like this again, others will laugh when they see it, and maybe they will point fingers behind their backs."
Xiao Concubine looked at her lips and smiled delicately, her half-bloomed face was unparalleled in beauty, one couldn't help but be fascinated.
Zhao Zun lamented that marrying a daughter-in-law took a lot of effort, and he had to watch over it from time to time to prevent those with ulterior motives from coveting her, and to accompany the old man to fight wisely.
"Don't be afraid, whoever dares to say a word about you, I will definitely let her go around."
The two talked and laughed all the way, there was a carriage parked not far away, and there were several guards around, Xiao Yu saw Qing Yu at a glance.
"It's my father's carriage!"
Zhao Zun helped Xiao Concubine get out of the carriage, and walked towards the parked carriage. Prime Minister Right was resting in a pavilion not far away, while Rong Yue sat beside her with a blushing face, and the atmosphere between the two changed. Much more subtle.
"Xiao Jiu, you're here." When Rong Yue saw Concubine Xiao coming forward to meet her, and seeing her flushed face and charming smile in her eyes, she knew that someone took good care of her along the way, and her heart was hanging loose loose.
Concubine Xiao also took Rong Yue's hand and looked her up and down, "It seems that she has lost some weight, but her complexion is much ruddy. I haven't seen her for dozens of days, and she looks much prettier again."
Rong Yue glared at Concubine Xiao angrily, "I see that your little mouth is as sweet as eating honey, and I don't know what Master Zhao gave you along the way."
Concubine Xiao smiled, then walked towards the Prime Minister on the right, and handed over the brocade box in her hand with a smile, "Father, this is a hundred times family rule."
The prime minister on the right took the brocade box, glanced at Zhao Zun who was slowly walking to the side, with a deep smile on the corner of his mouth, opened it, and saw that it was really neat and tidy house rules, a hundred times.
What is rare is that from the beginning to the last sheet, the handwriting is neat without any scribbles, which shows that the copying is as calm as water.
You Xiang had seen Zhao Zun's handwriting before, so he recognized it at a glance. Every article was copied by Zhao Zun himself, and You Xiang was very satisfied.
"I forgive you this time. If you make a mistake again, I will punish you for copying a thousand times!"
When the words fell, Zhao Zun unconsciously tightened his wrist, and answered the sentence embarrassingly, "Xiao Jiu is so well-behaved and sensible, how could he make mistakes, my father-in-law is too worried."
Prime Minister on the right snorted twice, but Rong Yue covered her mouth and smiled, and glanced at Zhao Zun, who looked exactly the same as Song Zhan, but the aura around her was slightly different.
Prime Minister on the right raised his eyebrows and said, "It's getting late, let's get ready to go, Xiao Jiu and his wife are in the same carriage, Mr. Zhao Hou, please help yourself."
Zhao Zun hurriedly said, "Father-in-law, go slowly."
Right Prime Minister rode on the horse, let Rong Yue and Xiao Concubine take the carriage and drove all the way towards the capital, while Zhao Zun stayed behind to deal with some important matters. After all, in Dongming, Zhao Zun had died heroically long ago. He did it by himself. It is Zhao Zun who is talking about repaying the evil by himself.
"Rong Yue, you're going to get married in the future, are you nervous?"
Rong Yue's palms were covered with fine sweat, she nodded and then shook her head, "This day will come sooner or later, it doesn't matter if it is sooner or later, the old lady is getting older, we will leave sooner or later." I feel guilty about leaving her at the house alone by the old man."
Rong Yue was already very grateful that Mrs. Xiao was able to allow herself to go back to Xiyue, so there was no reason to procrastinate.
"Rong Yue, you're so kind." Miss Xiao thanked Rong Yue from the bottom of her heart, and she believed that Mrs. Xiao and Rong Yue would get along happily.
Rong Yue shook her head, "Thank you for what I did, this is what I should do, it is the Prime Minister who gave Rong Yue a home."
The two chatted happily, talking and laughing all the way, and arrived at the Prime Minister's mansion in the evening.
Mrs. Xiao looked left and right, and finally brought them back. Concubine Xiao ran over with her skirts in hand, and she hadn't seen Mrs. Xiao for several months.
"grandmother!"
Mrs. Xiao was also very happy, she put her arms around Concubine Xiao, "Xiao Jiu, you are finally back."
The grandparents and grandchildren hugged each other and cried. They couldn't be happier. Mrs. Xiao looked up at Rong Yue, and immediately stretched out her hand to grab Rong Yue. It's almost done, just wait for An Xin to get on the sedan chair."
Rong Yue blushed when she heard the words, "Rong Yue thank you Madam for the arrangement."
Mrs. Xiao smiled, "What's the hard work, it's a great thing that the Prime Minister wants to marry a daughter-in-law, and it's too late for my old lady to be happy."
The Prime Minister on the right had entered the palace directly, so he didn't enter the mansion, Mrs. Xiao was not surprised, she just dragged the two of them to ask for their care.
"Oh, this is my cousin, she is really beautiful, mother and cousin are so blessed."
As soon as the woman spoke, Concubine Xiao saw clearly how many people were behind Mrs. Xiao, who were relatives of Mrs. Xiao.
"Eldest sister is a lucky one, and Xiangye is even more capable, marrying a princess and returning home."
The one who is speaking now is Mrs. Xiao's direct sister, Mrs. Tao, and the one who spoke just now is Mrs. Tao's daughter, Tao Fangfei.
Mrs. Tao gave birth to a daughter in her whole life. Her life was not good when she was young. Her husband passed away early, leaving only orphans and widows. Mother and daughter.
That's why Mrs. Tao had the opportunity to raise Tao Fangfei. When Tao Fangfei was fifteen years old, she recruited another son-in-law. Tao Fangfei gave birth to a daughter named Tao Xin'er. She is thirteen years old this year. Follow Madam Tao into Kyoto.
The Tao family was in business, and this time they happened to be selected as imperial merchants, so they moved the whole family to Kyoto, just to attend the right minister's wedding.
With the influence of the Right Prime Minister in the capital, Tao's road will be easier in the future. These days, Mrs. Tao accompanied Mrs. Xiao to talk about the housework and helped take care of the house, so that Mrs. Xiao would not be lonely alone.
Mrs. Xiao glanced at Rong Yue, pointed at Mrs. Tao and introduced, "This is Xiaojiu's aunt and grandmother. In the future, you can call your aunt after Xiangye."
"Auntie." Rong Yue saluted gracefully.
"Good boy, get up quickly." Mrs. Tao personally helped Rong Yue up, took off a green jade bracelet and put it on Rong Yuehao's wrist, "I didn't prepare anything for the first meeting, niece and daughter-in-law Don't be disgusted."
"Thank you, Auntie." Rong Yue smiled gently and kindly, Mrs. Xiao smiled, and pointed at Tao Fangfei, "This one is a little older than you, but it's not too much for you to call me cousin according to your seniority."
Rong Yue nodded, and slightly nodded towards Tao Fangfei, "Cousin Fangfei."
Tao Fangfei also smiled, looking up and down Rongyue's attire, "As a princess, my cousin has no airs at all, and she looks like a kind and easy-going person. In the future, my aunt will relax a lot. Someone will help you Work hard."
Rong Yue smiled shyly, Xiao Concubine hugged Rong Yue, "It's natural, not only Xiao Jiu likes mother, but even father and grandmother are full of praise for mother, aunt's vision is really good."
Tao Fangfei froze at first, then smiled sarcastically, "It's been a long time since I saw Xiao Jiu, she's still so free and easy, she looks so beautiful, I don't know which family will be so lucky in the future, Xiao Jiu should be fourteen years old this year right?"
Concubine Xiao nodded, "Yes, one year older than Cousin Xiner and two years older than Cousin Hao, what does Auntie want to say?"
Tao Fangfei met Xiao Concubine's clear eyes, as if she could see through her own thoughts at once, and Tao Fangfei swallowed back the words that came to her mouth.
"Xiao Jiu is still so clever and cute, and it makes people like it just by looking at it. Compared with the two at home, Xiao Jiu is more attractive." Seeing this, Mrs. Tao stepped forward to kiss Xiao Xiao and looked him up and down, " Now that the Tao family has moved to the capital, the emperor granted him the title of Emperor Merchant, and my aunt can wake up laughing even if she is dreaming."