As soon as Jiu Wangye returned to the wangfu, he went to Xiao Tingâs courtyard. He looked pensive and very entangled. Thereâs no trace of a smile on his face, and that indifferent expression from before also disappeared.
He seemed to have encountered some troubles.
Xiao Ting waited for a long time. She first stood next to him, then sat next to him, and finally, squatted directly at his feet, dangling in front of him from time to time. Jiu Wangye didnât look at her. Xiao Ting finally got angry and lost all patience.
âPa!â
She patted the table, stood up, and angrily asked.
âThis miss is talking to you, can you give me some reaction?â
Jiu Wangye finally moved his gaze to her, looking her up and down, seemingly a little confused and not knowing why sheâs behaving like this.
This made Xiao Ting very frustrated. Itâs not that he ignored what she said, but he didnât listen at all.
âAre you listening to me?â
Xiao Ting asked again, her voice so loud that even the people outside could hear it.
Hong Shao waved everyone to step back and stayed outside.
In the main hall, Jiu Wangyeâs finger tapped on the table. Xiao Ting glanced at it, then unwillingly poured a cup of tea for Jiu Wangye again.
While muttering, drink, drink, you only know to drink even though this miss is still thirsty, you should choke to death from drinking.
Itâs a pity that God didnât hear her mutterings as Jiu Wangye smoothly drank the cup of tea.
Jiu Wangye then told Xiao Ting that Xiao Guifei did intend to escape from the Palace, so the Emperor sent her to the Cold Palace following the rules.
Jiu Wangye didnât mention anything else and just mentioned this fact.
âThen Aunt wonât die? Is someone bullying her?â
Jiu Wangye explained, âEven though Xiao Guifei was beaten into the Cold Palace, her title is still there. The women in the Palace are all human beings and will not do thankless things.â
Since Xiao Guifei was just sent to the Cold Palace, that meant the Emperor didnât want to kill her.
Whatâs more, she will never be a threat to other women again, so sheâll be fine.
âWith all that said, the Cold Palace is a good place.â
Xiao Tingâs mind turned quickly then suddenly asked.
âWhere did the women, who were beaten into the Cold Palace, go?â
Jiu Wangye was slightly stunned.
How would he know that? Besides, is there any woman in the Palace who was beaten into the Cold Palace? There should be, but it was never his concern.
âThey all died, right? Iâve seen it. Thereâs a magnificent palace near YaoChi Palace. That place is super big, but there are only hares and overgrown weeds as tall as one person.â Xiao Ting described it as if telling a story, even making gestures while talking.
âPresumably before, a palace concubine must have lived there, right?â
Before Jiu Wangye figured out what sheâs talking about, Xiao Ting changed the subject herself.
âThen do you know why Aunt wants to go out of the Palace?â
This puzzled Xiao Ting. There were too many doubts in her heart, but itâs a pity that Jiu Wangye didnât say much about other things.
He just told her that the map was very relevant. Fortunately, she kept it which meant saving Xiao Guifeiâs life.
When Xiao Ting heard the answer from Jiu Wangye, she relaxed, knowing that her Aunt was really all right.
Itâs just that she canât live the same beautiful days as before, but this is also good. Itâs all free and thereâs nothing wrong with it.
When Xiao Ting watched those costume dramas in her previous life, she felt that the women in the Palace were very pitiful. They wasted their youth to wait for a man. Now that the man her Aunt liked is dead, and seeing that she canât leave the Palace again, then not entangling with those women is actually the best life.
Of course, it would be better if she could go out of the Palace.
Itâs a pity that in this time and space, she canât fight a creature called the Emperor.
âFrom now on, you are not allowed to enter the Palace without benwang.â
Jiu Wangye suddenly gave an order. Although Xiao Ting listened uncomfortably, she coldly snorted: âThat Palace donât match this miss, so I donât want to go.â
âWhere did you get that map?â
Jiu Wangye suddenly asked.
Xiao Ting didnât think too much. She directly told the truth and told the story again.
After listening, Jiu Wangye didnât speak for a long time. For such an important thing to be picked up by her, fortunately, itâs returned to the Palace.
âDo you remember what that woman looks like?â
Xiao Ting shook her head and said, âWhat do you want to do? Since she didnât take things away, you can just let her go!â
âBesides, itâs just a woman, so why do you care?â
Jiu Wangye was taken aback and decided not to discuss national issues with Xiao Ting.
Xiao Guifeiâs and her dadâs affairs are resolved, so Xiao Ting resumed her former laidback style.
âHong Shao, this consort is hungry, so prepare something for me.â
She yelled and Hong Shao quickly responded. Knowing that the sky had cleared after the rain, she ran away in a hurry.
Jiu Wangye looked at the girl lying on the soft couch sleepily, feeling a bit weird.
How could there be such a heartless person in the world?
Didnât she know that she just snatched life from the Grim Reaper? Now sheâs just sleepily lying there heartlessly, and still wanted to eat. Do you still have an appetite?
The important thing is that, can anything make her depressed and have other negative emotions?
For some reason, Jiu Wangye suddenly thought of himself. If it was him that had an accident today, would Xiao Ting be like that in the hall?
Would she go against the noblest man in the Empire just for him?
Then he shook his head. No, no one, except her, would dare do this.
And Xiao Ting had no feelings for him at all.
Unexpectedly, the dignified Jiu Wangye would one day have a little extravagant hope for feelings and the target was even his âunusualâ wangfei.
Xiao Ting didnât care what he thought and waited eagerly to eat something delicious. As a result, before she could eat, she listened to the Housekeeper say that her father arrived.
Xiao Zhan almost cried as soon as he saw Xiao Ting, âMy dear daughter, Iâll be fine as long as youâre okay. That almost scared Daddy to death.â
Xiao Ting patted her dadâs arm unhappily and comforted, âDad, youâre crying at the wrong person. Itâs Aunt whoâs in trouble, not me.â
âYour Aunt, isnât your Aunt all right?â
Xiao Ting was taken aback, could it be that after she left the Palace, something happened again?
She blinked and said, âItâs okay. I mean, your daughter is fine. Why are you crying? Iâm not dead.â
Xiao Zhan stared, âYouâre not dead now, but if it werenât for Jiu Wangye, you would have died, Iâm telling you.â
âDad, how do you speak like an outsider? Your daughterâs fine.â Xiao Ting was dissatisfied, and the two of them stood in the yard, starting a debate.
âBecause youâre my daughter, I want to tell you that you have to hug Jiu Wangyeâs arms in the future, okay? Dad wonât be able to protect you in the future.â Although the Xiao clan members were released, Xiao Zhan was removed from his official position. Heâs now just a civilian.
âThat should be âhug his thighsâ, okay!â Xiao Ting corrected her dadâs words.
Jiu Wangye, whoâs still in the hall and remained invisible, had to say, when would this father and daughter know to avoid others when talking about him?
Shouldnât this kind of thing be said in private?
Hugging thighs, Sixth Miss Xiao, do you even know what that means?
Sure enough, Xiao Ting despised her father again.
âDad, are you always this confused? Jiu Wangye saved me because he wanted to watch the excitement, okay? You donât know but in the hall, when those old women bullied Aunt, that so-called kind Jiu Wangye tapped my acupoints. Did you know that I canât move? I just wanted to say something for my Aunt, but I canât even say it!â
âI think you have a problem with your eyes. Your eyes will become blurry when youâre too old.â
âWhat? He tapped your acupuncture point? Then, as expected, heâs not a good person. Dad made a mistake.â
Xiao Zhan thought that all who bullied her daughter were not good people.
Regarding Xiao Zhanâs lack of standpoint, Xiao Ting, who was also very unscrupulous, looked down on him in particular.
âDad, can you be a little more reliable?â
Xiao Zhan glared at his daughter for the first time, and just about to say something when he thought that it seemed to be the case. He was quite unreliable, as many people had said.
âThat, daughter, did Jiu Wangye talk to you about leaving?â
Xiao Zhan only then remembered the purpose of this trip.
Xiao Ting blinked her big eyes, thought for a while, then asked, âWhen did I say that Iâll leave him?â
âBesides, will he? How could he be willing to give me such a large fortune?â And he can leave, but he has to pay the price.
âThen in the main hall, Empress Dowager personally said that she abolished this marriage of yours.â
Xiao Ting held his hand and dragged him into the room. The two of them ignored the main character, who was still sitting there, and continued their conversation.
âYou truly believe what that dead old woman said? Didnât you hear what wangye said after that? The relationship between the two of us is not up to her to decide. She, like you, has bad eyes, so she canât see clearly.â
Scolded and despised by his daughter, Xiao Zhan felt no discomfort. In his opinion, Jiu Wangye was just a big tree, and itâd be best if they could be close to each other.
And the more he looked at the couple, the more unusual he felt.
Just look, Jiu Wangye spoke for Xiao Ting.
The former Jiu Wangye didnât care about anything, and rarely said a word for anyone in the court, including the former Jiu Wangfeiâs maternal family, Duke An.
Now he even faced the Empress Dowager in front of everyone for Xiao Ting.
Xiao Zhan glanced at Xiao Ting carefully, only to find that his daughter hadnât gotten any better.
Jiu Wangye didnât want to listen to the conversation between these two, but there was something wrong with them. When would the two father and daughter know how to avoid suspicion?
Could it be that he, a big living person, really has no sense of existence?
So he coughed slightly to show his presence, and as he did, he wondered what words would pop out of their mouths.
He suddenly attracted two pairs of piercing eyes.
âWhy are you coughing? Are you sick?â
Xiao Tingâs brain circuit will never be in line with Jiu Wangye.
Xiao Zhan heard something strange and only then tried to greet Jiu Wangye.
At this time, it became very noisy outside.
Xiao Ting looked at the window and saw several girls from the Xiao family outside.