The Royal’s Little Lady

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After a long while of comprehension, Gu Sui’er’s father and Gu Bao’er were finally somewhat clear.

 

Gu Sui’er’s father looked at Xiao Heng, not knowing what to say.

 

What to say…

 

It was at this moment that he roughly understood that his daughter didn’t seem to be his main wife, but only a little concubine. Then, as the concubine’s father, what should he call her?

 

He looked at Jiang Zheng for help once again.

 

But this time Jiang Zheng was not at all trustworthy. He lowered his head and pretended to be dead.

 

Xiao Heng silently looked at Gu Sui’er’s father who was at a loss before finally stepping forward and saying: “Uncle, my surname is Xiao, and the given name is Heng. You can call me Ah Heng.”

 

Standing by the side, Hu Tie and Jiang Zheng almost thought that something was wrong with their ears.

 

After all, Xiao Heng’s identity still needed to be taken into account.

 

Even if he was still the third Young Master of the Marquis Ruiding family, he could not let Gu Sui’er’s father call him by his name casually, not to mention now that his identity was different from before; he had the Imperial blood running in him as the descendant of the dragon.

 

The fathers-in-law of those princes had to behave courteously and by the rules when they met the prince. None dared to exert their role as elders to behave as such.

 

However, Gu Sui’er’s father didn’t know these sorts of rules. He was mainly worried because he didn’t know what to call him. Now that he knew, he was relieved and smiled quickly: “So it’s Ah Heng ah! Is Sui’er doing well? How is the child? Have you eaten yet?”

 

This greeting… is too simple, right… Asking if he had eaten on the first meeting. Is this the way of the farmers of the villages?

 

Jiang Zheng and Hu Tie lowered their heads, their foreheads covered with sweat.

 

Unexpectedly, their usually cold and dignified Young Master Xiao, Xiao Heng replied quite well: “They are all well. It’s getting late for lunch. Please get into the carriage, uncle, we’ll have a meal after we return.”

 

Gu Sui’er also saw Xiao Heng coming to meet them, but when her carriage stopped and she was about to go down again, her father and brother had already climbed into it again.

 

Xiao Heng rode over and said in a low voice: “You don’t need to get down, we will go back first.”

 

Gu Sui’er nodded: “En, alright.”

 

Seeing him, Gu Sui’er’s mother gasped in surprise, not daring to believe her eyes.

 

“This is the man you are with?” Gu Sui’er’s mother couldn’t help asking: “I see that this man is wealthy and good-looking. He’s not at all like what everyone guessed him to be ah.”

 

Before coming here, she was really worried. In the village, their neighbors all chattered about the reason why the beautiful Gu Sui’er married into a rich family. They speculated if there was anything weird about that person. After hearing too many of these random assumptions, she was always filled with dread. She was afraid that the third master would treat her family’s Sui’er badly, afraid that the third master would be very old or he would be very ugly. However, he seemed to be a celestial who descended to the world of mortals. Such a good appearance was unseen in Gujia Village.

 

“Yes,” Gu Sui’er pursed her lips and said with a smile, “he is very nice.”

 

Gu Sui’er’s mother actually wanted to ask some things a long time ago, but she was too embarrassed to say it in front of Guizhi. So she seized the opportunity to ask those questions now about how she was, how the child was, and so on.

 

The mother and daughter who had not seen each other for a long time talked affectionately until they reached the Ruiding residence.

 

When Gu Sui’er’s parents got out of the carriage and saw the entrance of the residence, they didn’t know where to place their eyes.

 

They had never seen such an entrance in their life.

 

When they entered the courtyard with houses all around, they were dazzled. They dare not believe it even until they reached Tingzhu Courtyard.

 

“Sui’er, do you really have such a big courtyard all to yourself?”

 

“All the Young Masters and Young Misses in the residence have their own separate courtyards. The third Master lives in here, so I live here too.” Seeing her mother’s demeanor, Gu Sui’er recalled the time she reached here. Last year around this time, her shock at the sight of this residence was no less than her mother’s now. However, she was far too nervous to pay attention to it.

 

“This is nothing. When the third Young Master moves to his own residence, it would be much larger than this. The third Young Master also said that he will have a pavilion by the lake built in the new residence, which would be a lovely place for spending time.”

 

Gu Sui’er’s father glanced at the people coming and going frequently: “Who are they? They live here too?”

 

Gu Sui’er explained: “Those are the maids and other servants of Tingzhu Courtyard. They know mom and dad are coming, so they are busy preparing food in the kitchen. Look, that one holding the bedding is Jing Yue. I asked her to dry the quilts that you are going to use early. She is gathering those now.”

 

Gu Sui’er’s mother suddenly understood: “All of them serve you and the third Master ah?”

 

Gu Sui’er nodded: “En, that’s how it is.”

 

Gu Sui’er’s father couldn’t believe it: “Is there a need for so many people? Just a few of them can do many things ah. Keeping so many people must cost a lot too ah.”

 

Gu Sui’er smiled and said: “Third Master said that after shifting to the other residence, we need to buy a few more good maids and servants so that everything goes on smoothly.”

 

In fact, Gu Sui’er didn’t think it was necessary, as she didn’t need too many people to serve her.

 

But a person’s mindset would always be changing. Now that she met with her parents after a long separation, Gu Sui’er naturally wanted them to know that their daughter was living well and was favored by Xiao Heng.

 

While looking around, Gu Sui’er’s mother abruptly remembered: “Aiyou, where is my dear grandson?”

 

Guizhi rushed to clarify: “Little Young Master is sleeping, I’ll bring him over at once.”

 

Gu Sui’er’s mother stopped her quickly: “Don’t. I’ll just go over and have a look. I want to see whether he looks like our Sui’er. There’s no need to wake him up.”

 

Nanny An came at this time. She first greeted Gu Sui’er’s parents before saying with a smile: “Young Mistress, the Master and Madam need to go pay a visit to the Old Madam.”

 

Hearing this, Gu Sui’er didn’t dare to delay. She let Guizhi take care of little Ah Chen and led her parents personally. When they went out, she saw that Xiao Heng was already waiting there.

 

Dressed in a white robe that perfectly contrasted his black hair, the sight of him standing beside the green bamboo truly looked as if it came out of a painting.

 

She had reckoned that she had grown used to this view by now.

 

But today, due to the arrival of her parents, she suddenly thought of the time when she was in Gujia Village.

 

Compared with her parents, younger brother and herself, this person in front of her really seemed to be a heavenly immortal.

 

“Uncle, Aunt, this way please.”

 

Just as she was lost in a daze, she heard him speak to her parents.

 

A warmth spread in her heart; she was touched.

 

As a cold person with an extremely noble identity, she knew it must not have been easy for him to be able to treat her parents, who were from the countryside, like this and to take care that she didn’t lose face at the same time.

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