Ling Xiao had seen Jiujiu in women's clothing, if he said that she was staying overnight in the General's Mansion, Butler Li would inevitably have some misgivings.
The Gong Prince had never seen Jiujiu in women's clothing, the two of them were discussing shop matters, so staying overnight was reasonable.
Jiujiu nodded, "I've troubled the General."
"It's me who's troubling you."
If he hadn't forcibly taken Jiujiu to another courtyard, Jiujiu wouldn't have encountered this.
Jiujiu had been running around all day, she was already tired, now that she knew that Butler Li's matter had been taken care of, she had no more worries. Sleepiness welled up in her heart, and she directly ordered him to leave, "It's getting late, the General should rest."
Jiujiu said that the General should rest, but her eyes were staring at Ling Xiao, obviously waiting for Ling Xiao to leave.
"Miss should rest early, I won't disturb you any longer."
Ling Xiao got up and left the room.
When he arrived at the courtyard, he didn't expect to see the old butler and his son.
The old butler, who used to sigh in front of him all day and said that his body couldn't take it anymore, was now staring at him with bright eyes, "Young master, when are you going to get married?"
He'd brought her back, so the matter of getting married naturally had to be put on the agenda as soon as possible.
Ling Xiao knew that bringing Jiujiu back would definitely attract the old butler's attention, so when he heard the old butler ask him when he would get married, he flatly denied, "Miss Lin and I are just friends."
Ling Xiao said that he and Jiujiu were just friends.
But in the old butler's ears, he said that he liked the girl, but the girl didn't agree.
Looking at Ling Xiao's masculine face, but lacking in elegance, thinking of the current popular aesthetic, the old butler nodded in agreement.
With Ling Xiao's appearance, if he didn't have this identity as a cover, he wouldn't be willing to marry his daughter to him.
But.
Now that Ling Xiao was his Master, he naturally had to think for his Master.
The old butler took the initiative to suggest, "Young master, the Southern Courtyard has been tidied up, would you like to ask Miss Lin to move to the Southern Courtyard?"
Jiujiu was now living in the North Courtyard.
It was the furthest from Ling Xiao's courtyard. Back then, Ling Xiao had taken Jiujiu's reputation into consideration when he brought Jiujiu here. Now that he heard the old steward asking him to bring Jiujiu to the southern courtyard, he refuted without thinking, "There's no need. Miss Lin will be leaving tomorrow. There's no need to trouble yourself."
The old housekeeper of the southern courtyard, who had painstakingly arranged all the treasures in the General's Residence, looked at Ling Xiao with disappointment.
He sighed as he walked out of the room.
This general was good at everything. He could lead an army and fight a war. But this man, when it came to relationships, he was not flexible at all.
The old housekeeper had lived for a long time. How could he not understand? If Ling Xiao was not interested in Jiujiu, why would he anxiously carry Jiujiu back and specially ask him to find Doctor Li?
He obviously had a girl in his heart, but he still pretended that he had no feelings for her.
He was so anxious.
However, if this girl was not interested in their general, she would definitely not take the initiative to stay overnight.
This was love, but the person involved did not understand.
The old housekeeper pondered for a while and did not continue to dwell on it.
Since the general was not in a hurry and the girl did not say it directly, he would wait and see.
The old housekeeper said in his heart that he did not care, but when he went back, he thought about it and felt uncomfortable. In the middle of the night, he asked his son to go with him to find Doctor Li to ask about Jiujiu's situation.
Doctor Li had watched Ling Xiao grow up and was as concerned about Ling Xiao's marriage as the old housekeeper.
When the old housekeeper came, he told him everything he saw in detail.
For example, that girl was born with heavenly beauty and excellent temperament. At first glance, one could tell that she was a girl pampered by a rich family.
Jiujiu slept very soundly that night. In the morning, the old housekeeper specially asked someone to buy breakfast from Yipin Vegetarian House.
The people in the General's Mansion were like Ling Xiao. They were used to eating crudely and could not cook exquisite food.
Jiujiu was pampered and naturally could not get used to the food in the General's Mansion. So the old housekeeper asked his son to line up at Yipin Vegetarian House in the middle of the night just to buy a suitable breakfast for Jiujiu.
Jiujiu took a bite and laughed.
"What are you laughing at?" Ling Xiao asked.
Jiujiu pursed her lips. "Did you buy this from Yipin Vegetarian House?"
Ling Xiao drank a mouthful of porridge.
It was indeed not the taste of his usual food.
Although it was also plain porridge, it tasted much fresher than usual. When chewing carefully, one would find that there were fresh prawns in it. It was very chewy and delicious.
This was indeed not the breakfast that the people in the General's Mansion could make.
Seeing Ling Xiao frown first and then relax, Jiujiu pursed her lips. "If you like the food in Yipin Vegetarian House, I will ask Housekeeper Li to send a chef for you."
Yipin Vegetarian House's food was good, except for one thing, it was expensive.
"Yipin Vegetarian House is yours?" Ling Xiao looked at Jiujiu with surprise.
Jiujiu nodded very calmly. "Yes, in addition to Yipin Vegetarian House, there are many other shops that are mine."
Jiujiu thought for a moment, then took out a plaque from her bosom. Pointing to the 'Jiu' symbol on the plaque, she said to Ling Xiao, "You can give this plaque to the General's Mansion. As long as they see this symbol on the plaque, it is my shop. I can give you a 20% discount on the goods inside."
Ling Xiao, "… …"
After eating, Jiujiu wiped her mouth. "Can you send me back now?"
Ling Xiao nodded.
Ling Xiao ordered people to put on the carriage, and personally sent Jiujiu back.
When Jiujiu returned to the mansion, Housekeeper Li immediately followed. While keeping up with Jiujiu, he muttered, "Miss, didn't you go to the Gong Prince's Mansion? Why did the General send you back? "
She couldn't say that the General was also at the Gong Prince's Mansion last night.
"On the way back, I happened to meet the General. It just so happened that the Gong Prince had something to do, so he asked the General to send me back."
Housekeeper Li didn't think that Jiujiu might be lying, so he didn't continue to ask.
Jiujiu returned to the house, changed her clothes, and asked Qing Liu, "Did you go to the Cold Mountain Temple?"
The usually lively Qing Liu, because of the torment of her menstruation, was like a grass in the rain, listless. Hearing Jiujiu's question, she forced herself to smile and said, "My body is not clean yet, I'm going to wait until my body is clean before going."
"That's good." Jiujiu looked at Qing Liu's pale face, without a trace of blood. "If you feel uncomfortable, go back and rest. I don't need you to serve me."
Qing Liu put the teacup in Jiujiu's hand. "Qing Yan went to the shop to check the accounts. The new servant girls are not familiar with Miss's habits, I'm afraid they won't serve you well."
"Sooner or later, you can go back and rest."
Qing Liu insisted, "But this servant is worried …"
Jiujiu's tone became heavier, "I said, go back and rest, now you won't even listen to me?"
Qing Liu still wanted to say something, but seeing Jiujiu's face, she could only whisper, "This servant has written to Miss."
Jiujiu waved her hand, "Go back."
Seeing Jiujiu's insistence, Qing Liu withdrew.
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