Not long after Ruan Jizu left, the shopkeeper of the silk shop sent a clerk to send the news that "someone was asking about Miss Ruan" to "Yanhuang Magazine".
Ding Kui's daily study and training schedule was full. His senior sister Lin Bi looked for him several times, but couldn't find anyone, and finally caught him during lunch.
"Junior brother, please make it easy for me to find senior sister." Lin Bi met Ding Kui in the cafeteria.
"Sister Lin, should I call you senior or junior?" Ding Kui joked.
"Hmph, junior brother is so awesome that he doesn't even recognize his senior sister." Lin Bi pretended to be angry.
"Haha, just kidding. By the way, you have been promoted to a trainee knight. I haven't congratulated you yet. I owe you a gift."
"Because there are so few people who have been promoted to trainee knights recently, I was not arranged to come to the guild to study until April. I originally wanted to talk to you, but you were very busy during this period and I couldn't find you at all."
"That's it, senior sister, don't worry. If anyone dares to bully you in the guild, just come to me and junior brother will protect you." Ding Kui patted his chest.
"Junior brother seems to be a little taller than last time."
Ding Kui, who is about to turn 14, has grown to about 1.67 meters. This height is just normal for the Ding family and is a little shorter than the average height. The housekeeper told Ding Kui that his grandfather was close to 1.9 meters back then.
"Yes, senior sister and I are almost the same." Ding Kui stood over and compared with Lin Bi.
"Junior brother has grown up and become more and more handsome. He must be charming to many little girls."
"Well, you've seen Lu Ying, and Little Apple chews his tongue." Ding Kui looked at Lin Bi warily.
"It seems that this is true. I went to Xiaxi Town at the end of last month, but I didn't see you. Instead, I met my junior sister. She said that there is a little beauty who likes you." Lin Bi was very interested in this matter.
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"Listen to her nonsense, Xiaozhu is a good friend of mine. Don't go home at the end of this month. Come to my place and I will introduce Xiaozhu to you." Ding Kui was happy to introduce a few more friends to Ruan Xingzhu.
"Okay, it's settled, let me see what a girl who can catch the attention of the young marquis looks like."
During the break at the end of April, Lin Bizhen followed Ding Kui back to his home in Black Earth City.
Ruan Xingzhu could only chat with Ding Xiao in Black Earth City. It was difficult to communicate with the rest of the Ding family because of the big age gap and they were all boys. Seeing Lin Bilai, Ruan Xingzhu was very excited to meet another girl. Key Lin
Bi is Ding Kui's senior sister, and she is not very close to her.
Ding Kui was chatting happily in his small courtyard, when Old Qiantou came over and invited him to the study.
"What? Has anyone asked about Xiaozhu? Have you ever peeked in here?" Ding Kui felt a little strange.
If Ruan Xingzhu's family members should have come directly to the door, why would they inquire from the side and still peek outside the door?
"Yes, before that day I felt someone peeping nearby. Later, I asked Lu Yang to look for the inquiring person, but he was not found. He must not be an ordinary person." Old Qiantou recalled.
The two of them were speculating in the study when Ding Cai came to the door and reported: "Master, there is a person named Ruan outside the door who wants to see you."
"What? Ruan? Please come to the living room quickly. I'll go see him right away." Ding Kui and Lao Qian looked at each other and stood up.
Ruan Jizu took off his fake beard, washed off the paint on his face, put on a neat gown, and followed Ding Cai to the living room of Ding's house.
Ding Kui stood in the middle of the living room, looking at Ruan Jizu who had just walked in. He had the same big eyes, thick lips, white skin, strong body, and was only a few centimeters taller than Ding Kui. Ding Kui vaguely guessed that the person who came was Ruan Xingzhu.
Father.
"Ruan Jizu, a common man, pays homage to the young marquis." After saying this, Ruan Jizu was about to kneel down.
Ding Kui quickly stepped forward, supported Ruan Jizu with both hands, and said, "Uncle, you don't need to be polite. Please sit down and talk."
Not wanting to kneel down at first, Ruan Jizu took advantage of the situation and stood up. Following Ding Kui's instructions, he walked to the guest seat and sat down.
"The common people came here to ask the young Marquis something." Ruan Jizu asked as soon as he sat down.
"Please say."
"The Cao Min has a daughter named Ruan Xingzhu who was lost in Pingzhong County last year. Recently the Cao Min heard that the young Marquis had rescued some abducted girls, so the Cao Min boldly came to ask the young Marquis if he had ever seen the Cao Min's daughter.
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"Oh, you are Uncle Ruan. Yes, one of the people I rescued is named Ruan Xingzhu, and she is in my home at the moment." Knowing that the person coming was Ruan Xingzhu's father, Ding Kui felt a little uneasy in his heart.
Ruan Jizu stood up excitedly and said, "Really?! I wonder if we can let Caomin father and daughter meet?"
"Yes, of course. Uncle Ruan wants to see his daughter. I have already sent someone to notify Xiaozhu."
At this time, Lao Qiantou had already led Ruan Xingzhu to the living room.
"Daddy!" Ruan Xingzhu shouted when he saw Ruan Jizu and rushed over.
Looking at his daughter crying in his arms, Ruan Jizu couldn't help but shed tears from the corners of his eyes.
Ding Kui also stood up and watched quietly from the side.
"Dad, my daughter went to the hut in the inn that day, but she was knocked unconscious when she came out. Later, she was taken to the dungeon of the Gao family. I don't know how long she was kept there. Fortunately..." After crying for a while, Ruan Xingzhu followed
His father told about his recent experiences.
When Ruan Xingzhu talked about learning the rules of aristocratic families from Ding Xiao, Ruan Jizu patted her and said, "Okay, my good daughter, the little Marquis is watching from the side."
Ruan Xingzhu remembered that she was still at Ding Kui's home, and Ding Kui was standing next to her. She said to Ding Kui embarrassedly: "Brother Kui, this is my father. I was so excited to see him just now."
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"Nonsense, how can you call the young Marquis 'Brother Kui'? You've learned some etiquette for a while, but given our status, we have to call him the Young Marquis as an honorific." Ruan Jizu touched his daughter's head.
"It's okay, it's okay, I asked her to call her that. I treat her as a friend, and there is no need for honorifics between friends." Ding Kui explained for Ruan Xingzhu.
"The little Marquis thinks highly of us, so we can't lose our etiquette. Can the little Marquis allow the father and daughter to be alone for a while? The people would be very grateful."
You have already seen your daughter. Why can't you go home to talk about something and why do you still want to stay here alone? Ding Kui was puzzled, but he still agreed to Ruan Jizu's request.
Ruan Ji's grandparents were taken to the side hall. Ruan Xingzhu asked strangely: "Dad, if you have anything to say, can you go home and talk to me? My daughter will pack her luggage right now."
"Don't worry, my good daughter, please sit down first." Ruan Jizu forced a smile on his face. When Ruan Xingzhu sat down, he continued: "Originally, I brought you out this time because I wanted you to go to a noble's home and learn from it.
The rules of a noble family.
You are my father's only daughter, and he doesn't want you to marry anyone in the village.
Our Ruan family used to be aristocrats, and you have aristocratic blood flowing through you."
Hearing this, Ruan Xingzhu widened her beautiful big eyes. She had never heard her father mention the past of the Ruan family.