Along the way, I listened to Nanny Wen say that in those days, the long palace road did not feel far away. When Xuan Bao raised his head and found that they had reached the gate of the inner garden of the palace, he saw two carriages from the Hou Mansion waiting outside.
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"Aunt Wen." Xuan Bao took out two peace charms from his arms, "One for you and one for the great aunt the Queen Mother. Remember to carry it with you."
"Thank you so much, County Master." Aunt Wen thanked her profusely after accepting it.
After saying goodbye, Xuan Bao got on the carriage in front with Dong Xue and Xia Yu waiting on him.
"Third brother." Xuan Bao was happy as soon as the car door opened.
Xiao Keren stretched out his hand and pulled Xuan Bao and casually ordered: "You two maids should get into the carriage at the back."
After Xuan Bao got on the carriage, he turned around and winked at Dong Xue and Xia Yu. They bowed slightly and took a few steps back before turning around and walking towards the carriage behind them.
"As expected of the maid trained by the county master, not bad, not bad." Xiao Keren praised.
"That's natural, it doesn't matter who it is." The little doll looked proud.
"Okay, sit tight." Xiao Keren warned as he felt the carriage move slowly.
Xuan Bao was doing his job upright: "Why is Third Brother here?"
"You didn't drag the second prince into the palace early in the morning. You didn't even know that there was a turmoil in the palace."
"Oh, the second wife is starting to struggle?" Xuan Bao's eyes flashed, "Is Fang Rongru okay?"
Xiao Keren sighed softly: "How smart is your little head? But you are half right. The second wife is torturing, but the second aunt is not fine."
"Then let me guess again. You came here to pick me up because the commotion in the second room implicated me, and you were the one who tipped off the news."
"Oh, what else don't you know?" Xiao Keren was very surprised.
Xuan Bao waved his hand: "Okay, third brother, stop being so pretentious, tell me what's going on and let me hear it.
"It is said that the second room heard something from an expert, saying that Fang Rongru can cause evil spirits, and the root cause is you."
Xuan Bao burst into laughter: "The third brother said it very politely. I guess he must have said that I was destined to bring evil spirits or something, and I crashed into the Hou Mansion. The house has been restless since I came back. I'm afraid even Fang Rongru was the one who caused the evil.
It’s your fault.”
"You are really accurate." Xiao Keren looked serious, "My mother is arguing with my second uncle and asked me to intercept you quickly and send you to my grandfather's house to stay temporarily for a while, and then return home after the storm has passed.
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Xuan Bao frowned and thought for a while: "No, you must be hiding something from me."
"Where do you start talking about this?" Xiao Keren spread his hands and looked innocent.
At this time, he felt that the carriage turned a corner. Xuanbao lifted the curtain and took a look, and found that turning into another street was the only way to the Yongchang Palace.
"Third brother, you don't have to tell me, but even if you send me to my grandfather's house, I can go back and see what happens."
Facing the little doll's stubborn look, Xiao Keren murmured to himself: "I said I couldn't hide it from you, but my mother and second brother didn't believe it."
"Hmph, if there were no other circumstances, the second wife would have been restrained long ago, but my mother sent me to my parents' house to prove that there is something in the house that she can't deal with. The third brother still told me honestly, I want to see it
Is it a human, a ghost, a demon or a demon?"
"Okay, I won't hide it from you." Xiao Keren took a long breath and then said slowly, "Grandma is back."
"Grandma?" Xuan Bao was stunned.
Facing the confused little baby, Xiao Keren explained: "She is the mother of father and second uncle, that is, our grandmother. She has returned home today."
After finally coming back to his senses, Xuan Bao asked in surprise: "It's been so long since I came back and no one mentioned it. I thought my grandfather and grandmother were both dead."
"It's a long story about my grandmother." Xiao Keren thought for a moment, "She must have been away from home for nearly ten years."
"Then where did grandma go?"
"It is said that she went to practice Buddhism." Xiao Keren actually didn't know much. "When she left, I was only six or seven years old, and I didn't have much impression. I only remember that my grandmother was a very strict person."
"Does grandma prefer the second wife?" Xuan Bao rolled his eyes and asked the key point.
Xiao Keren shook his head and nodded, and the little baby suddenly couldn't laugh or cry: "Third brother, please give me an accurate answer whether it is yes or no."
"In my memory, she is not partial, but she cares very much about family ties. It was her idea when the second uncle's family moved back to the Marquis Mansion. My father is filial, so he just followed her wishes if he couldn't refuse."
According to Xiao Keren's description, the figure of an old woman vaguely appeared in Xuanbao's mind, and her face was blurry, but the little doll had a rough idea of what kind of person she would be.
"Third brother, go back to the Marquis Mansion." Xuan Bao said calmly.
"Why are you going back? You stay with my grandfather. After a while, when the house is more peaceful, I will come to pick you up."
"I am my father's daughter and my grandmother's granddaughter. I have done nothing wrong. Why should I avoid her when she returns home? Doesn't this make us feel guilty?"
Hearing Xuan Bao's words, Xiao Keren fell into deep thought. After a while, he said: "What you said makes sense."
"Then go back, let's go back to the Marquis' Mansion."
"But mother is worried about you..."
"My mother is worried about me, and I am also worried about my mother." Xuan Bao grabbed Xiao Keren's hand, "Third brother, let's face it together. Reason can be found in the world. If my grandmother is unreasonable, I will have a way to cure her, even if I can't.
, as well as the Queen Mother’s aunt and the Emperor’s cousin.”
"Yes." Xiao Keren suddenly understood, "My mother is very concerned about her reputation, so she has many taboos in her actions."
"I don't have so many taboos. I'm just a little kid anyway. If I do something wrong, I'll accept it and I'll be beaten or punished. If I'm wrong, no one can accuse me wrongly."
"That's good." Xiao Keren raised his voice, "Let's go home."
Xuan Bao nodded solemnly: "Yes, let's go home."
In the hall of the Ding'an Marquis Mansion, the old lady of the Xiao family sat in the center of the throne, and Grandma Sun, who was waiting for her, respectfully handed the tea bowl to her hand.
Taking the tea bowl, Mrs. Xiao drank slowly. Sitting on her lower left was Princess Rouping, and on her lower right was Xiao Liao. The grandchildren of the two families sat on the left and right in turn.
Not to mention Xiao Yuan who is away at war, the grandchildren are missing the third young master Xiao Keren and the seventh young lady who has just returned home, Xiao Xuanbao, the head of Baoning County.
As for the second room, apart from Fang Rongru who could not see anyone, even Xiao Youduo who was studying in the academy rushed back.
After taking a few sips of tea, Grandma Sun took the tea bowl handed over by Mrs. Xiao and gently placed it on the coffee table next to her.
"I haven't been back for a long time. You have all grown up. Grandma can hardly recognize who is who?"
Mrs. Xiao's eyes swept over the faces of the grandchildren in the first room one by one. When her eyes turned to Xiao Mingzhu, she paused for a moment, and then she turned to the second room.
