After Jiujiu and Chu Hai left Peijing, they traveled to other places and returned to Shengjing. It had already been eight years.
Eight years ago, when Jiujiu and Chu Hai left Shengjing, she was still a chubby little cute girl. When they returned to Shengjing, she had already grown into a beautiful big girl.
Even standing beside Chu Hai, such a peerless man, Jiujiu was not inferior at all.
When the two stood together, they looked very compatible.
After a while, Jiujiu and Chu Hai returned to the State Preceptor's residence.
The two had left for eight years.
Lu Liu had foolishly stayed here for eight years.
She was self-sufficient and took good care of all the small animals in the house. When Jiujiu came back, the small animals were very healthy. Lu Liu even asked the Emperor's people to expand the territory outside to raise the small animals.
When Jiujiu left, Lu Liu was twelve years old. Now, she was already twelve years old.
Lu Liu did not know whether it was because she had lived a comfortable life or because there was hope in her heart, but she looked very young. Especially when she smiled, the two little dimples at the corner of her mouth were so cute that people wanted to pinch them.
Seeing Jiujiu and Chu Hai come back, Lu Liu excitedly threw herself into Jiujiu's arms.
"Miss, you're back."
When Jiujiu left, although Lu Liu was experienced in doing things, she still had a childish look on her face.
At this moment, Lu Liu had already grown into a beautiful big girl. Especially her pair of watery eyes, looking at Jiujiu, really could melt people's hearts.
Jiujiu reached out to pinch Lu Liu's cheeks and said with a smile, "You're already so old, but you still like to act like a spoiled child."
At the mention of Lu Liu's age, Lu Liu unhappily puffed up her cheeks and looked at Jiujiu in annoyance. "Miss, you and the State Preceptor are really good. You left for so many years and did not come back, causing me to worry every year. Look at the shed behind the house, there are so many new sheds. If you didn't come back, I would have to expand the place."
Jiujiu looked at the shed that was almost full and laughed out loud. "You haven't eaten all this time?"
Lu Liu shook her head. "These are all raised by the State Preceptor. If the State Preceptor didn't do it, how would I dare to eat it? These years, I asked the Emperor to send people to play music for those animals every once in a while."
Jiujiu was speechless.
Jiujiu looked at Lu Liu's aggrieved expression and couldn't help but pinch Lu Liu's cheeks. She smiled and said, "Tonight, I'll have Chu Hai cook a feast for you."
Jiujiu tilted her head to look at Chu Hai.
Chu Hai immediately walked towards the kitchen.
After a while, Chu Hai tied up his sleeves and walked towards the backyard. Not long after, Lu Liu saw Chu Hai walk into the kitchen with a fish, a basket of prawns, a chicken, a duck, and a goose in each hand.
Jiujiu pulled Lu Liu to talk.
Lu Liu nagged at Jiujiu like an old mother. "Miss, you're really heartless. After leaving for so many years, you didn't even send me a message. If the Eighth Prince didn't come to visit me from time to time, I would have suspected that you abandoned me."
"I did write you a letter. Didn't you receive it?"
All these years, Jiujiu had been drifting outside, but she would write a letter to Lu Liu every half a year. A few years ago, she even asked Lu Liu if she wanted to get married. She said that if she wanted to get married, she should look for Wang Yiqiu and ask Wang Yiqiu to find a good family for Lu Liu.
When she came back and saw that Lu Liu wasn't married, she thought that Lu Liu didn't want to get married. Now, it seemed that Lu Liu didn't get married not because she didn't want to, but because she didn't receive her letter.
Jiujiu every time? The location of the letter wasn't fixed. Perhaps the letter had been lost. She smiled and apologized to Lu Liu. "It was my negligence. I hope that you, Lu Liu, will be magnanimous and forgive me this time, okay?"
Lu Liu really didn't have the slightest bit of temper towards Jiujiu. Seeing Jiujiu smile and apologize to her, she immediately said, "Then I'll forgive you this time. In the future, don't go without a message for such a long time."
Jiujiu pinched Lu Liu's cheeks. "I won't. When I leave in the future, I'll definitely bring my little Lu Liu with me."
Although Lu Liu was older than Jiujiu, in front of Jiujiu, she was more like a younger sister.
Chu Hai quickly finished cooking. After the three people ate, Jiujiu and Chu Hai went to rest.
Early the next morning, Jiujiu and Chu Hai entered the palace to see the Emperor.
After not seeing each other for eight years, the Emperor's hair had grown white at his temples. Dense wrinkles had crept up the corners of his eyes. However, his eyes were like the stars in the sky, twinkling with wisdom. When he saw Jiujiu and Chu Hai, he immediately smiled and said, "State Preceptor, we haven't seen each other for eight years. You've really made us wait for a long time."
After the Emperor finished speaking, he looked at Jiujiu, who was standing beside Chu Hai. A trace of doubt flashed through his eyes. "This is?"
As the saying goes, a woman changes eighteen times between childhood and womanhood. When Jiujiu was young, she was tender and cute, but when she grew up, she became very beautiful. Especially those eyes, they were bright and dazzling, making people forget vulgarity.
Most importantly, the Emperor always felt that Jiujiu looked very familiar, as if he had seen her somewhere before.
"Jiujiu ~"
As soon as the Emperor's voice fell, Wang Yiqiu, who had just returned from outside, saw Jiujiu and immediately walked up excitedly. She said in surprise, "You're back."
After Wang Yiqiu finished speaking, the Emperor exclaimed in surprise, "A woman changes eighteen times between childhood and womanhood. Jiujiu is becoming more and more beautiful."
Jiujiu smiled faintly. She turned her head to Chu Hai and said, "You guys talk here. I'll go out with Jiujiu."
Chu Hai rubbed Jiujiu's head and nodded with a smile.
Jiujiu and Wang Yiqiu went to the imperial garden.
Wang Yiqiu was a head taller than Jiujiu. Her wheat-colored skin had turned bronze. Because of her complexion, her facial features had deepened a lot, especially her eyes. Because she had been dealing with government affairs for many years, she had seen the vicissitudes of life.
Wang Yiqiu? She stared unblinkingly at Jiujiu, as if she wanted to engrave Jiujiu's silhouette in her heart.
On the other hand, Jiujiu picked up the pastry on the table and took one bite at a time. As she ate, she asked, "Were you the one who stopped me from writing to Lu Liu?"
"Yes, I did."
Wang Yiqiu didn't deny it. She simply admitted that she was the one who stopped Jiujiu from writing to Lu Liu.
"Why did you stop me from writing to Lu Liu?"
"You left for eight years. When you left, you didn't tell me. For so many years, you didn't write me a single letter. When you came back, you didn't even tell me."
Wang Yiqiu calmly stated the truth word by word. However, she was telling Jiujiu that she was jealous.
It wasn't that Jiujiu hadn't thought of writing to Wang Yiqiu. But when she picked up the pen, she didn't know what to write.
Moreover, although the two of them were in an alliance, in reality, the time they spent together was not as much as the time she spent with Lu Liu.
Feelings were formed through interaction.
Moreover, Wang Yiqiu had always been in the palace. There were so many people taking care of him. He was someone who didn't need to be taken care of. However, Lu Liu was different.
Although Lu Liu looked older, she had always been alone. It was normal for her to be worried.
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