Xia Chu and Xiao Zimu went to Xiang's house after breakfast. When Xiang Chengfang saw him, he bowed respectfully. As soon as he said the word "teacher", Xia Chu winked at him quickly, and then When Xiang Chengfang saw Xiao Zimu walking up from behind, he swallowed the next words and forcibly changed them to: "It's the Young Marquis and His Majesty the Seventh Prince who are together."
Xia Chu breathed a sigh of relief and said to him: "No need to be polite, let's go and see Mr. Zheng together."
Xiang Chengfang responded "Yes" and took two quick steps to lead the way.
"I heard Master Xiang say two days ago that Lord Zheng will probably wake up in a few days?" Xia Chu asked as he walked, also to put Xiao Zimu'an at ease.
The veins on Xiang Chengfang's forehead throbbed, and he thought to himself, it's not up to you whether he's awake or not, but he still had a respectful and docile look on his face as he replied: "Yes, daily acupuncture combined with rare medicines, I can see signs of awakening."
Xiao Zimu felt much relieved after hearing this, and the expression on his face that had been stiff softened. Then he asked Xiang Chengfang, "What are the signs of awakening?"
"When Xianguan was taking medicine these past two days, I saw Mr. Zheng's eyelids twitching and his fingers slightly raised." Xiang Chengfang responded truthfully.
Xiao Zimu was extremely happy, and his pace was two points faster, a little impatient.
After entering Zheng Zhongguang's room, Xia Chu instructed Xiang Chengfang to administer the injection without leaving a trace, and then waited for him to prepare the medicine and feed it to him. Only then did Xiao Zimu say goodbye to Xiang Chengfang with peace of mind.
After leaving Xiangzhai and almost reaching the corner, Xiao Zimu asked Xia Chu, "Should we go back to eat or should we eat outside?"
In fact, Xiao Zimu really wasn't hungry anymore. He had eaten two real meals in the morning and he hadn't digested it yet. He was just afraid that he would be hungry before Xia Chu asked.
Xia Chu guessed that Xiao Mu had just fallen asleep when Bai Chen was sleeping. He probably hadn't gotten up yet, so he replied to Xiao Zimu: "I plan to go back to the Hou Mansion. Except for the one night when I first came back, there are some days I haven’t gone back, I guess the old man is jumping around.”
Seeing that he didn't invite her and didn't want to part ways with him, Xiao Zimu asked tentatively: "How about I go with you to make some noise?"
"I wish I could. As long as you are here, my old man will scold me less harshly." A smile appeared on Xia Chu's face.
Xiao Zimu smiled helplessly, and gently tapped his eyebrows lovingly: "You..."
Xia Chu pressed his hand and pushed him away while instructing Su Qian'an to go back home first and inform the Marquis.
When Su Qian'an returned to the Hou Mansion, Cong Ting was reporting on Xia Chu's daily whereabouts. The Marquis said angrily to Cong Ting: "Tell me about him. He runs around Xiangzhai Inn every day and never thought of going home to see him." Dad, if it hadn’t been for the emperor’s banquet last night, I wouldn’t have had the chance to see him.”
Cong Ting thought, it's useless for you to complain to me, but there was a comforting look on his face: "The young master may be busy with his own things."
The Marquis's eyes widened and his beard curled up: "There is no reason why I can't stay in the Marquis' Mansion and I have to stay in the inn. What's the point of not returning home when I have a home?"
Cong Ting's forehead throbbed with veins, and he could only continue to comfort him: "Look, there are many people of similar age to the young master living in that inn. Isn't it more lively?"
The Marquis snorted coldly: "He was so busy that he forgot that there was a lonely old man in the Marquis' mansion."
Cong Ting pinched his eyebrows and said: "Master Hou, what are you talking about? You are in the prime of life."
The Marquis let out a 'poof': "Stop flattering me. It doesn't matter if he comes back this time or not. Unfortunately, I am eagerly looking forward to his coming back, and we can only stay here for one night."
Cong Ting held his forehead in pain and was worried about how to comfort him. He saw Su Qian'an coming over. He felt relieved and quickly said to the Marquis: "Qian'an is back. Maybe the young master has something to tell you." master."
The Marquis clicked his tongue and said, "If I have something to say, I won't come back and say it myself. I'll have to ask someone to deliver the message."
Although the Marquis was stubborn, he still hurriedly asked Cong Ting to lead Su Qian'an in.
Cong Ting smiled helplessly and quickly called Su Qian'an to come in and talk.
After listening to Su Qian'an's message, the Marquis knew that Xia Chu was coming back for dinner, and he immediately ordered Cong Ting to go down and get ready with a smile on his face, completely different from the furious look just now.
Cong Ting smacked his lips and resigned, and went down to order the kitchen to prepare the young master's favorite dishes. When he came back, Hengwu Courtyard was empty. After asking the boy, he found out that the Marquis had taken Su Qian'an to the door.
Cong Ting chased after him and saw the eagerly awaited Master Hou and said, "Master Hou, please go back and wait. Su Qian'an will naturally go to Hengwu Courtyard to notify you when the young master comes back."
The Marquis said "Hmm" with a cold face and walked towards Hengwu Courtyard.
After about a cup of tea, he ran to the door again, looked around and was persuaded to go back by Cong Ting.
After three cups of tea, Su Qian'an finally came to Hengwuyuan to report that Xia Chu was back.
The Marquis calmly said 'hmm' and continued to flip through the book.
"Master Hou, don't you go over?" Cong Ting looked suspicious.
The Marquis snorted: "What's the rush? I'm waiting for that little brat to come over and invite me over."
Cong Ting couldn't help but lowered his head and pinched his eyebrows again. He didn't know who was in a hurry...
His eyes signaled Su Qianan to inform Xia Chu, and Su Qianan resigned with peace of mind.
Not long after, Xia Chu led Xiao Zimu over.
Before entering the house, a sweet smile appeared on his face, and he called softly and coquettishly: "Dad."
The Marquis' heart melted when he heard the word 'Dad', but he still scolded him with a straight face: "You still know how to come back."
Xia Chu stepped forward and took the Marquis's arm. Xiao Zimu also stepped forward and bowed and called out: "Master Hou, I'm here to bother you too."
The Marquis looked relaxed and stretched out his hand to flick Xia Chu's forehead, feigning anger: "I'll show you what you can do and bring in some reinforcements."
Xiao Zimu smiled warmly: "I'm not his rescuer. It's Ah Chu who talks about Lord Marquis every day, and also says that the food in Hou's Mansion is particularly delicious. I just came here to bother him."
When Xia Chu heard this, he nodded frequently to Xiao Zimu and blinked to express his immense praise.
After all, the Marquis couldn't help but laugh. He rubbed Xia Chu's head and said, "Are you hungry? The food is ready. Let's go now."
Xia Chu smiled brightly, said "Okay", and walked to the front hall with the Marquis on his arm.
"Not polite." The Marquis stopped and scolded him, and then said to Xiao Zimu: "Your Highness, please."
Xiao Zimu made a gesture of invitation and replied: "Master Marquis, please."
The two of them walked humbly to the front hall. Xia Chu followed them and muttered: "There are so many rules."
Xiao Zimu turned around and gestured to him silently: "You..."
Xia Chu shrugged, Xiao Zimu smiled helplessly and waved to him...
(End of chapter)