After Zian entered, she felt the atmosphere was a bit heavy. She hesitated for a moment, "Am I here at the wrong time?"
Murong Jie waved his hand, "It's okay, we've finished talking, come here, I'll introduce someone to you."
Zi'an went in, looked at Xiao Xiao, and smiled slightly, "No need to introduce, I guess this is General Xiao."
Xiao Xiao was not surprised. His expression remained unchanged. He just nodded calmly, "This is the daughter of the Prime Minister, right?"
"Xia Zian greets the general!" Zian bowed.
"Miss, there's no need to be so polite!" Xiao Xiao said calmly without calling Liang An.
He stood up and bowed to Murong Jie, "Then I'll go first."
"Well, go ahead!" Murong Jie looked at him and said.
Xiao Xiao also nodded to Zi'an, then turned and left.
Zi'an looked at his back and thought of Zhuangzhuang. He understood why Zhuangzhuang fell in love with him. It was hard for a man like him not to attract a woman's attention.
"Does the princess know that he is back?" Zi'an asked.
Murong Jie played with the jade ring in his hand, looking a little worried, and said casually: "She knows, but don't worry, under normal circumstances, they will not meet."
Zi'an was really curious about the relationship between Zhuangzhuang and Xiaoxiao, "He doesn't like Zhuangzhuang, does he?"
Murong Jie thought for a moment and said, "Let's put it this way. He can even sacrifice his life for his aunt."
Zi'an was shocked, "Then why did he marry the princess's maid?"
Murong Jie looked at her and asked her to come over and sit next to him. "I don't know how to tell you about the twists and turns. It's better not to tell you. Anyway, there is no turning back. It's impossible between them."
Yes, it is impossible. The lord is already married. What can Zhuangzhuang do even if he has thoughts about her
However, this did shock her. She had always thought that this affair was just Zhuangzhuang's unrequited love, but she didn't expect that Xiao Xiao also loved Zhuangzhuang very much.
"You'd better talk to her. Now I can talk to her, and if she is in a bad mood, I know how to comfort her." Zi'an said.
This was no longer just gossip, she really cared about Zhuangzhuang.
Murong Jie said, "Xiao Xiao and my aunt grew up together. At that time, the Marquis, Xiao Xiao's father, sent Xiao Xiao to the palace to accompany me in studying and practicing martial arts. My father also liked Xiao Xiao very much at that time, so Xiao Xiao spent more time in the palace than in the mansion. My aunt didn't like Xiao Xiao at first and always bullied him, and Xiao Xiao let her bully him. This bullying could even lead to feelings."
Murong Jie thought for a moment and suddenly chuckled, "In fact, perhaps from that time on, Xiao Xiao secretly liked my aunt. I remember one time, my aunt jumped into the lake for fun. It was winter and the lake was frozen. She jumped down from the tree, thinking that she would not break the ice. But the ice was very thin and she sank into the water with a splash. Do you know what Xiao Xiao did?"
"He jumped in?" Zi'an asked. This was a normal reaction. If he liked Zhuangzhuang at that time, he would definitely jump in.
"Yes, he jumped in, and he pulled me along with him because he couldn't swim. In fact, I didn't understand it at the time either. The two landlubbers were rescued by my aunt. After they were rescued, Xiao Xiao was slapped several times by my aunt, who said he was stupid for jumping in without knowing how to swim. But the boy just looked at my aunt and laughed stupidly. I still don't understand why he laughed after being beaten."
"How old were you then?" Zi'an couldn't help but ask.
"At that time, he was twelve years old," said Murong Jie.
Zi'an smiled, "He's twelve years old, just beginning to fall in love. He's smiling because your aunt is fine."
Murong Jie said, "Maybe."
Zi'an found it very strange, "Xiao Xiao has always been following the princess like a silly boy, but what happened in the end? He ended up marrying the princess's maid instead of the princess."
"When my aunt was sixteen, the prince of Daliang came to our country and fell in love with my aunt at first sight, so he proposed to marry her. At that time, my father was in poor health and wanted to consolidate the relationship between the two countries, so he agreed to the prince's proposal.
The matter was very tense because the little aunt refused to agree and even threatened to commit suicide. Xiao Xiao knelt in front of his father's study for two days and two nights, asking his father to cancel the marriage. His father was furious and issued an imperial decree to revoke the title of Marquis Jingguo. Xiao Xiao implicated the family and was also cursed by the family members. At that time, Xiao Xiao withstood the pressure from many sides but persisted. It was the little aunt who did not persist and agreed to the marriage. "
"Agreed?" Zi'an was shocked.
"At that time, my aunt was actually very sad. She couldn't just watch Xiao Xiao go against the entire family and even the court, so she agreed to the marriage and said some very heartless words to Xiao Xiao in order to make him give up."
"Very cruel words?"
"Yes, and she even hugged the prince of Daliang in front of Xiao Xiao. She told Xiao Xiao that she didn't agree to the marriage at first, but later she fell in love with the prince of Daliang, so she agreed to the marriage. She told Xiao Xiao not to daydream and that he would never be worthy of her. In order to belittle him, she gave him her maid, and the empress dowager personally granted the marriage."
Zi'an didn't expect this to happen. She always thought that Xiao Xiao was heartless.
"After the marriage was decided, my father passed away. My brother ascended the throne and overturned the marriage. My brother loved my aunt very much and was reluctant to let her marry to Daliang. In addition, Emperor Hui had left a will that no one could force my aunt to do something she didn't like. My brother wanted to bring Xiao Xiao and my aunt together, but Xiao Xiao had already married Qingqiu, and the barbarians happened to invade. Xiao Xiao asked for permission to go to war, and the matter was left unresolved. Later, many things happened, but by then my aunt had already left the palace and established her own princess's mansion. I'm not very clear about what happened afterwards."
Zi'an felt that what happened later must be very crucial, because Zhuangzhuang has not let it go yet.
"How are Xiao Xiao and the maid doing?" Zi'an asked.
"Who knows about other people's marital affairs? No one wants to ask about it. Besides, Xiao Xiao has been at the border all the time and only comes back once every three years. He asked for it on his own initiative and did not bring his wife with him."
"Then their relationship must be bad, otherwise he wouldn't come back once every three years without bringing his wife with him." Zi'an said.
Murong Jie waved his hand, "In fact, there are still many things about them that I don't know, but forget it, since it is impossible, let's not mention it again. It is painful for both my aunt and Xiao Xiao."
It was rare for Murong Jie to say such emotional words, Zi'an was greatly surprised.
"What are you doing here?" Murong Jie just remembered to ask her purpose.
Zian said, "Yes."
She told him about how Lan Yu had hurt Guiyuan and sold Xiaosun, and then said, "Guiyuan has been hated by the old lady, so I want to ask you, can you accept him? When he recovers from his injury, can you arrange for him to go to the military camp?"
Murong Jie thought for a moment, "If he really wants to gain experience, joining the army may not be a good idea. How about this, I'll make arrangements for him to come to the palace. After all, you're going to marry him in the future, right?"
Zi'an groaned and glanced at him, "That's what happened."
(End of this chapter)