266 He’s Outside
Tang Guixi said nonchalantly, “It’s indeed not serious. It’s just a superficial wound. It just looks a little scary.”
Yu Niaoniao carefully changed her dressing.
“Will this wound leave a scar in the future?”
Tang Guixi didn’t care much about this. “I don’t know. Maybe it’ll stay.”
Yu Niaoniao said, “It won’t look good if there’s a scar. I’ll get Little Lo to get you some medicine to remove the scar.”
Tang Guixi said, “It’s just a little scar. It’s okay. My father has many scars.”
Yu Niaoniao rolled her eyes at her.
“If your father was still alive, he would definitely beat you up when he heard this.”
Tang Guixi laughed. “You’ve never even met my father, but you actually know him quite well.”
She had been like a tomboy since she was young. Her father had worried about her a lot, but it was useless. Her personality was like this. She could not change it.
Yu Niaoniao helped her wrap the gauze again and instructed.
“If you change your dressing again later, remember to get help. Don’t always carry your burden alone.”
Tang Guixi put on her clothes and smiled.
“Sister, I’m really envious of Duke Lang for being able to marry a beautiful, smart, and capable wife like you. I only hate myself for not being a man. If I were a man, I would definitely marry you. This way, you’ll have nothing to do with Duke Lang!”
Yu Niaoniao gestured for her to keep quiet.
Tang Guixi was very unconvinced.
“What’s wrong? Duke Lang isn’t here. What’s wrong with me saying a few words about him? Besides, I’m telling the truth. Other than not being a man, my conditions were not inferior to his.
And I knew you earlier and spent more time with you. We also know and trust each other better. In comparison, I’m more suitable for you than him!”
Yu Niaoniao pointed in the direction of the door and whispered.
“He’s outside.”
Tang Guixi froze.
As if in response to Yu Niaoniao’s words, Xiao Juan’s low voice sounded outside the house.
“Niaoniao, are you done?”
Yu Niaoniao hurriedly said, “Wait, I’ll be done soon.”
Tang Guixi swallowed hard.
“Why is Duke Lang outside? When did he arrive? Why didn’t I know?”
Yu Niaoniao explained softly.
“He was worried about me coming to look for you alone and insisted on accompanying me. But I was going to change your dressing. It’s not convenient for a man like him to be present so I asked him to wait for me outside.”
Tang Guixi held onto her last hope. “He didn’t hear what I just said, right?”
Yu Niaoniao’s eyes wandered. “Maybe he didn’t… hear you?”
Tang Guixi heaved a sigh of relief. “That’s good.”
Yu Niaoniao could not bear to tell her the truth. Xiao Juan’s five senses were sharper than those of ordinary people. He had most likely heard everything she said just now.
After Tang Guixi was dressed, she sent Yu Niaoniao out.
Tang Guixi saw the man waiting in the courtyard and smiled guiltily.
“Your Highness, it’s so late. Why aren’t you asleep?”
Xiao Juan said calmly, “Aren’t you not asleep too?”
Yu Niaoniao walked up to him. “Let’s go back.”
Xiao Juan held her hand and glanced at Tang Guixi casually.
“When are you going back to Xiangtai?”
Tang Guixi didn’t think too much about it and blurted out, “In two days.”
Xiao Juan narrowed his eyes and asked, “The Eastern Expedition Army has just experienced turmoil and needs to be comforted. As the head of the Eastern Expedition Army, aren’t you worried at all?”
Tang Guixi realized that the other party was chasing her away.
She asked tentatively.
“Then I’ll go back tomorrow?”
Xiao Juan replied indifferently.
“Yes, it’s best to leave tomorrow morning. When you get to Xiangtai, you can still make it for lunch.”
Tang Guixi was very embarrassed. Now, she was completely sure that Duke Lang had heard everything she had said just now!
Yu Niaoniao tugged at Xiao Juan’s sleeve and whispered.
“Guixi is still injured and needs to rest here for a few more days. Why are you in a hurry to chase her away?”
Xiao Juan didn’t answer her question. “It’s getting late. Let’s go back.”
He led Yu Niaoniao back.
Yu Niaoniao turned around and waved at Tang Guixi as she walked.
“Good night!”
After walking far away, Yu Niaoniao shook off Xiao Juan’s hand.
“You haven’t answered me. Why did you chase her away?”
Xiao Juan said unhurriedly, “I’m doing this for her own good.”
Yu Niaoniao asked, “What do you mean?”
Xiao Juan said, “Can’t you tell? Prince Min wants Tang Guixi to be his daughter-in-law. If she continues to live here, Prince Min will definitely think of a way to create opportunities for her and Shen Xu.”
Yu Niaoniao said, “So what? Guixi is such a good girl. It’s normal for someone to be interested in her.”
Xiao Juan said, “Then do you think Tang Guixi and Shen Xu are compatible?”
Yu Niaoniao thought about it carefully and slapped her thigh.
“Of course not! That short melon is not worthy of our Guixi!”
Xiao Juan was speechless.
He wanted to say that Shen Xu’s personality was still not mature and was not compatible with Tang Guixi for the time being.
He did not expect Niaoniao’s line of thought to be so strange. Forget it. No matter what the process was, it was the outcome was what he wanted.
Yu Niaoniao said, “You did the right thing. We can’t let Guixi continue to stay in Prince Min’s Mansion. We have to let her go back quickly.”
Xiao Juan nodded and echoed, “Yes.”
Previously, Niaoniao said that she wanted to marry Tang Guixi, and tonight, Tang Guixi said that she wanted to marry Niaoniao. Xiao Juan felt a strong sense of crisis. He had to quickly separate the two of them.
In a room on the other side of Prince Min’s Estate, Shen Xu had just taken a shower and lay on the bed when he suddenly sneezed heavily.
He rubbed his nose and muttered unhappily.
“Who’s talking bad about me behind my back?”
The next morning, Tang Guixi prepared to set off for Xiangtai after breakfast.
Yu Niaoniao, Xiao Juan, and Prince Min were there to send her out of the city.
Tang Guixi was wearing men’s clothes. Her black hair was tied up high with a headband, revealing her smooth and fair forehead.
She had no makeup on her face and was not wearing any accessories. She did not look feminine at all, but she had a different kind of valiant aura.
“Your Highness, I meant what I said last night from the bottom of my heart. I really think Sister Niaoniao is very good. You must treat her well in the future. If you dare to bully her, I’ll immediately kill my way to Yujing from Xiangtai and teach you a lesson!”
Xiao Juan said, “Don’t worry, you won’t have this chance.”
Tang Guixi looked at Yu Niaoniao.
“Sister, if I’m free in the future, I’ll go to the Imperial Capital to see you.”
Yu Niaoniao took out a booklet and handed it over.
“Other than the hotpot recipe, there are also other dishes. They’re all your favorites. Take them. If you want to eat them in the future, get someone to make them for you.”
Tang Guixi accepted the booklet and put it away.
She pulled Yu Niaoniao aside and whispered.
“Sister, I know you’ve been investigating the truth behind the Feng family’s fire. If the Feng family was really harmed by someone and you find the real culprit, please write to me and I’ll help you take revenge.”
Her sister’s hands were used to make delicacies. They could not be tainted by the blood of those bad people.
Yu Niaoniao smiled. “Okay.”
266 He’s Outside
Tang Guixi said nonchalantly, “It’s indeed not serious. It’s just a superficial wound. It just looks a little scary.”
Yu Niaoniao carefully changed her dressing.
“Will this wound leave a scar in the future?”
Tang Guixi didn’t care much about this. “I don’t know. Maybe it’ll stay.”
Yu Niaoniao said, “It won’t look good if there’s a scar. I’ll get Little Lo to get you some medicine to remove the scar.”
Tang Guixi said, “It’s just a little scar. It’s okay. My father has many scars.”
Yu Niaoniao rolled her eyes at her.
“If your father was still alive, he would definitely beat you up when he heard this.”
Tang Guixi laughed. “You’ve never even met my father, but you actually know him quite well.”
She had been like a tomboy since she was young. Her father had worried about her a lot, but it was useless. Her personality was like this. She could not change it.
Yu Niaoniao helped her wrap the gauze again and instructed.
“If you change your dressing again later, remember to get help. Don’t always carry your burden alone.”
Tang Guixi put on her clothes and smiled.
“Sister, I’m really envious of Duke Lang for being able to marry a beautiful, smart, and capable wife like you. I only hate myself for not being a man. If I were a man, I would definitely marry you. This way, you’ll have nothing to do with Duke Lang!”
Yu Niaoniao gestured for her to keep quiet.
Tang Guixi was very unconvinced.
“What’s wrong? Duke Lang isn’t here. What’s wrong with me saying a few words about him? Besides, I’m telling the truth. Other than not being a man, my conditions were not inferior to his.
And I knew you earlier and spent more time with you. We also know and trust each other better. In comparison, I’m more suitable for you than him!”
Yu Niaoniao pointed in the direction of the door and whispered.
“He’s outside.”
Tang Guixi froze.
As if in response to Yu Niaoniao’s words, Xiao Juan’s low voice sounded outside the house.
“Niaoniao, are you done?”
Yu Niaoniao hurriedly said, “Wait, I’ll be done soon.”
Tang Guixi swallowed hard.
“Why is Duke Lang outside? When did he arrive? Why didn’t I know?”
Yu Niaoniao explained softly.
“He was worried about me coming to look for you alone and insisted on accompanying me. But I was going to change your dressing. It’s not convenient for a man like him to be present so I asked him to wait for me outside.”
Tang Guixi held onto her last hope. “He didn’t hear what I just said, right?”
Yu Niaoniao’s eyes wandered. “Maybe he didn’t… hear you?”
Tang Guixi heaved a sigh of relief. “That’s good.”
Yu Niaoniao could not bear to tell her the truth. Xiao Juan’s five senses were sharper than those of ordinary people. He had most likely heard everything she said just now.
After Tang Guixi was dressed, she sent Yu Niaoniao out.
Tang Guixi saw the man waiting in the courtyard and smiled guiltily.
“Your Highness, it’s so late. Why aren’t you asleep?”
Xiao Juan said calmly, “Aren’t you not asleep too?”
Yu Niaoniao walked up to him. “Let’s go back.”
Xiao Juan held her hand and glanced at Tang Guixi casually.
“When are you going back to Xiangtai?”
Tang Guixi didn’t think too much about it and blurted out, “In two days.”
Xiao Juan narrowed his eyes and asked, “The Eastern Expedition Army has just experienced turmoil and needs to be comforted. As the head of the Eastern Expedition Army, aren’t you worried at all?”
Tang Guixi realized that the other party was chasing her away.
She asked tentatively.
“Then I’ll go back tomorrow?”
Xiao Juan replied indifferently.
“Yes, it’s best to leave tomorrow morning. When you get to Xiangtai, you can still make it for lunch.”
Tang Guixi was very embarrassed. Now, she was completely sure that Duke Lang had heard everything she had said just now!
Yu Niaoniao tugged at Xiao Juan’s sleeve and whispered.
“Guixi is still injured and needs to rest here for a few more days. Why are you in a hurry to chase her away?”
Xiao Juan didn’t answer her question. “It’s getting late. Let’s go back.”
He led Yu Niaoniao back.
Yu Niaoniao turned around and waved at Tang Guixi as she walked.
“Good night!”
After walking far away, Yu Niaoniao shook off Xiao Juan’s hand.
“You haven’t answered me. Why did you chase her away?”
Xiao Juan said unhurriedly, “I’m doing this for her own good.”
Yu Niaoniao asked, “What do you mean?”
Xiao Juan said, “Can’t you tell? Prince Min wants Tang Guixi to be his daughter-in-law. If she continues to live here, Prince Min will definitely think of a way to create opportunities for her and Shen Xu.”
Yu Niaoniao said, “So what? Guixi is such a good girl. It’s normal for someone to be interested in her.”
Xiao Juan said, “Then do you think Tang Guixi and Shen Xu are compatible?”
Yu Niaoniao thought about it carefully and slapped her thigh.
“Of course not! That short melon is not worthy of our Guixi!”
Xiao Juan was speechless.
He wanted to say that Shen Xu’s personality was still not mature and was not compatible with Tang Guixi for the time being.
He did not expect Niaoniao’s line of thought to be so strange. Forget it. No matter what the process was, it was the outcome was what he wanted.
Yu Niaoniao said, “You did the right thing. We can’t let Guixi continue to stay in Prince Min’s Mansion. We have to let her go back quickly.”
Xiao Juan nodded and echoed, “Yes.”
Previously, Niaoniao said that she wanted to marry Tang Guixi, and tonight, Tang Guixi said that she wanted to marry Niaoniao. Xiao Juan felt a strong sense of crisis. He had to quickly separate the two of them.
In a room on the other side of Prince Min’s Estate, Shen Xu had just taken a shower and lay on the bed when he suddenly sneezed heavily.
He rubbed his nose and muttered unhappily.
“Who’s talking bad about me behind my back?”
The next morning, Tang Guixi prepared to set off for Xiangtai after breakfast.
Yu Niaoniao, Xiao Juan, and Prince Min were there to send her out of the city.
Tang Guixi was wearing men’s clothes. Her black hair was tied up high with a headband, revealing her smooth and fair forehead.
She had no makeup on her face and was not wearing any accessories. She did not look feminine at all, but she had a different kind of valiant aura.
“Your Highness, I meant what I said last night from the bottom of my heart. I really think Sister Niaoniao is very good. You must treat her well in the future. If you dare to bully her, I’ll immediately kill my way to Yujing from Xiangtai and teach you a lesson!”
Xiao Juan said, “Don’t worry, you won’t have this chance.”
Tang Guixi looked at Yu Niaoniao.
“Sister, if I’m free in the future, I’ll go to the Imperial Capital to see you.”
Yu Niaoniao took out a booklet and handed it over.
“Other than the hotpot recipe, there are also other dishes. They’re all your favorites. Take them. If you want to eat them in the future, get someone to make them for you.”
Tang Guixi accepted the booklet and put it away.
She pulled Yu Niaoniao aside and whispered.
“Sister, I know you’ve been investigating the truth behind the Feng family’s fire. If the Feng family was really harmed by someone and you find the real culprit, please write to me and I’ll help you take revenge.”
Her sister’s hands were used to make delicacies. They could not be tainted by the blood of those bad people.
Yu Niaoniao smiled. “Okay.”
