After being expelled from the palace, she returned with her cub and amazed the whole city

Seeing that the sun was setting and the young lady had not returned yet, Qiuju was eager to wait for her, so she simply asked Gao Mu and Cang Yun to sit in the gatehouse and wait.

Lan'er warmed the tea on the stove and followed out.

Shuanzi brought a long bench from the side hall for everyone to sit and chat. The gatehouse had never been so lively before.

Gao Mu sat with Qiuju, while Cang Yun and Lan'er sat on a long bench each.

Shuanzi looked around and walked to Lan'er and sat down.

Lan'er saw everyone looking at her, and moved aside embarrassedly.

Gao Mu and Cang Yun pretended to know nothing, and Qiuju couldn't help laughing.

"Sister Qiuju!" Lan'er blushed.

Then he nudged Shuanzi with his elbow, "Brother Cangyun is still available."

Shuanzi grinned and said, "Don't be embarrassed, Lan'er. Everyone knows our relationship. After the young lady gets married, I will tell her about our marriage."

"Lan'er, you are wrong. You are about to get married and still hiding it from everyone." Qiuju raised her eyebrows and teased.

"Sister Qiuju, don't listen to his nonsense. It's too early. Sister Mei'er hasn't gotten married yet. I'm not in a hurry."

At this time, everyone's eyes turned to Cangyun.

Cangyun: "..." Who did I offend?

Gao Mu was closest to Cangyun. He patted Cangyun on the shoulder and said, "Don't be in a hurry. After the young lady gets married, she will take Miss Mei'er to the palace to be the head maid. The maid can only leave the palace and get married at the age of 25. Do you know that?"

Cangyun, who was calm and composed a moment ago, sat up straight with a trace of panic on his face.

Then he said firmly: "No, the young lady has entered the palace, and this place also needs someone to take care of it."

"There are so many servants in the mansion, leaving more than ten of them is enough." Qiuju's words were like adding fuel to the fire, burning Cang Yun's heart.

If Mei'er really went to the palace, they would have to wait for several years to get married.

Mei'er is only sixteen years old this year. If she really went to the palace, she would have to wait for another nine years.

In another nine years, Gao Mu's son will be able to help with soy sauce. No, he should have had several sons by then.

Cang Yun secretly made a plan in his heart. He must ask the young lady for mercy before the young lady's wedding, so that the young lady would approve his marriage with Mei'er in advance.

As the few people were talking, the ear door "creaked" and Lin Miaoshou walked in with a smile on her face.

"Uncle Lin, please come in, the young lady should be back soon." Cang Yun moved aside to make room.

Lin Miaoshou saw that several backbones in the mansion were gathered in the gatehouse, and walked in with a smile.

He glanced at everyone, "You didn't have dinner?"

Qiuju shook her head, "No, it won't be too late to eat after the young lady comes home."

Lin Miaoshou glanced at Shuanzi and said, "Don't worry, we should be home before dark."

Shuanzi always felt that everyone's expressions today were different from the past. After the female doctor called Cangyun out that day, the atmosphere in the mansion was weird.

In the past, when the young lady went to the farm, Qiuju would follow her, and Lan'er didn't come to the gatehouse to wait. Today, the sun really rose from the west.

Lin Miaoshou sat for a while and stood up to look at Qiuju, "Tell Yue girl that Uncle Lin will come to ask for tea another day."

Qiuju stood up and sent Lin Miaoshou out of the gate of Jiang Mansion.

"Uncle Lin, don't worry. Miss is fine. She was probably frightened. She will be fine after a few days of rest."

Lin Miaoshou asked: "Does the mansion have medicine for making tranquilizing soup?"

"Yes, I will cook it myself in a while. Give Miss a bowl before going to bed today."

Just as Lin Miaoshou said, Jiang Shuyue returned to the Jiang Mansion a quarter of an hour before dark.

The maids and servants in the mansion saw that the emperor came back with him, and there were several guards around him. Everyone came to their senses. It turned out that the emperor had gone to the manor with him. No wonder Gao Mu and Cang Yun came back first.

Why didn't you bring Qiu Ju? Everyone was puzzled, but no one dared to ask.

"Miss, it's all my fault for frightening you. I hope you will punish me a little to prevent me from being negligent in the future."

"Yes, it's all my carelessness. Please punish me."

When Gao Mu and Cang Yun saw that there were only the emperor and Jiang Shuyue in the flower hall, they knelt down to greet and apologize.

Jiang Shuyue quickly pulled the two up from the ground, "What did you do wrong? The Sang people hired a foreign woman to the clinic. She had the opportunity to attack when I took her to the backyard for examination. You can't prevent it even if you sit in the clinic."

"But..."

Before Gao Mu finished speaking, Jiang Shuyue interrupted him.

"No buts, I'm back safe and sound. Your young lady brought poison with her, and you saw it. The criminal fell down soon after inhaling the poison. Don't worry, I know you are all worried about me. You haven't slept well these days. Go down and rest early."

Gao Mu and Cang Yun bowed to the two and retreated.

After retreating, the two did not really go back to sleep, but patrolled the yard and sat in the garden to stare at Xingyue Courtyard.

Both were worried that the criminals would come back.

The dinner was very rich, with steamed pigeon, squirrel mandarin fish, grilled lamb skewers, stir-fried white jade slices, etc.

There were eight dishes in total, including meat and vegetables, and a bowl of bird's nest porridge was cooked for each of them.

The young lady did not let Qiuju serve her, so Qiuju went back to her yard to cook a soothing soup.

Xiao Jingzhao tested the temperature of the bird's nest porridge and felt that it was just right for eating.

He handed it to Jiang Shuyue, "Drink it while it's hot. You were busy on the road today and didn't rest or eat well on the way."

Jiang Shuyue took the bird's nest porridge and said, "Eat more. You have been tired these days. You don't even know it. You didn't sleep well. Your beautiful eyes are almost turning into rabbit eyes."

"So Yue Niang likes my eyes. I have to sleep well in the future and keep my eyes beautiful, so as not to lose favor."

Xiao Jingzhao was rarely praised by Jiang Shuyue, and his heart was filled with joy.

After drinking bird's nest porridge, the two of them were full without eating much food. Jiang Shuyue asked Lan'er to take the food away and share it with everyone.

The Jiang family has the habit of using public chopsticks when eating, and the food is clean. Even if Jiang Shuyue did not order, the remaining dishes were taken back to the kitchen and shared by everyone.

"Yue Niang, I will take you back to your room to rest." Xiao Jingzhao put down the handkerchief in his hand and said.

"You don't have to stay with me tonight. Go back to the palace to accompany your son. Let him take a day off tomorrow. I miss him."

Xiao Jingzhao walked over and took Jiang Shuyue's hand and held it in his palm, "I listen to you. I will take my son home tomorrow. There are secret guards tonight, so you can sleep peacefully."

The two walked into the bedroom hand in hand. Lan'er went into the room to help wash up. Xiao Jingzhao did not stay for long and returned to the palace.

It was not until Lan'er took Jiang Shuyue's changed dress out that Qiuju came in with a bowl of soothing soup.

"Miss, did that nasty villain scare you? Drink a bowl of soothing soup and have a good sleep."

Qiuju had never had a chance to talk to her young lady alone. As soon as she greeted her, tears began to flow.

Jiang Shuyue took the bowl and put it aside, then took Qiuju's hand and patted it, "Silly girl, your young lady is not afraid of villains, but when she woke up and found coffins all around her, it really made my hair stand on end."