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A group of people returned to the Xiao Family Mansion in a grand manner.
Walking along the path to the main house, Xiao Guangzheng smiled and said, "Your Highness has traveled a long way and must be tired. Let's keep lunch simple so that Your Highness can rest well. In the evening, I have prepared a banquet to welcome you."
In fact, normally, the first meal upon arriving in Nanping should be arranged by the Prefect of Nanping City. However, who is His Highness? He is a unique flower nurtured by Qidi, and with just one statement, "I don't like eating with those pretentious scholars; I have no appetite," Qidi immediately waved her hand, allowing His Highness to arrange things according to his preferences.
Thus, the Nanping Prefect was once again pitifully overlooked; there was hardly any Prefect who felt more insignificant than himself.
"Thank you, Xiao Laoye," He Yu smiled and said. "Xiao Laoye truly deserves to be the head of the Wealthiest family, considering every detail so comprehensively."
"Your Highness has overpraised me; I cannot take such credit."
Xiao Yao walked behind them, completely uninterested in this kind of social dining with masks on. She secretly tugged at Xiao Mo Yi's sleeve and said, "You all go ahead; I think I’ll skip it."
"Isn't that a bit inappropriate?" Xiao Mo Yi slowed his pace to walk alongside Xiao Yao. "His Highness specifically mentioned you; wouldn’t it be disrespectful not to go?"
"…Elder Brother, don’t you think his gaze towards me is quite strange?" Xiao Yao rolled her eyes.
"…" Xiao Mo Yi fell silent for a moment. Well, he actually thought it was quite strange too. After thinking for a while, he leaned closer to her ear and said, "How about pretending to be sick? After standing under the sun for so long, it’s normal for your body to feel weak since you just recovered from a serious illness."
"Good idea." Xiao Yao grinned mischievously and decided to go for it. She immediately pretended to feel dizzy and leaned towards Xiao Mo Yi's arms while also giving a signal to her personal maid Yun Yue who was following behind. Yun Yue immediately exclaimed, "Sister!"
At this point, everyone stopped and saw Xiao Yao collapse into Xiao Mo Yi's embrace, along with Yun Yue's anxious expression. Xiao Mo Yi quickly reached out to support Xiao Yao.
"What happened? Are you feeling unwell again?" Seeing this scene, Xiao Guangzheng hurried over without caring about Xuanping Wang.
"I think it's because she stood under the sun for too long earlier; she's not feeling well now," Xiao Mo Yi said with a worried expression.
"Ah, I know; today has indeed been exhausting," Xiao Guangzheng sighed and turned back to He Yu saying, "Xuanping Wang, I truly apologize for this..."
“At this point, there’s no need to worry about being polite. Let’s quickly send her back inside,” He Yu directly interrupted Xiao Guangzheng's words and said to his attendants, “Take her back to rest properly, and also go find the accompanying imperial physician to check on Xiao Jie.”
“Your Highness doesn’t need to go through all this trouble…”
“It’s nothing. Now that I’ve troubled Xiao Laoye for so many days, this is just a small token of my appreciation.” When He Yu said this, there was no smile on his face; his gaze remained fixed on the back of Xiao Mo Yi, who was nestled in Xiao Mo Yi's embrace.
Xiao Guangzheng found He Yu's behavior somewhat strange but couldn’t pinpoint what was off. He could only accept He Yu's goodwill.
“Second Brother, you should take your sister back first and then come over,” Xiao Guangzheng said to Xiao Mo Yi.
“Understood.” Xiao Mo Yi replied, bowed to Xiao Guangzheng and He Yu, and then supported Xiao Yao as they walked in another direction.
“Your Highness, please follow me to have a meal first.”
Once He Yu saw that the figures of Xiao Yao and Xiao Mo Yi were almost out of sight, he turned and said, “Let’s go.”
“Yes, Your Highness!”
Over here, Xiao Yao successfully escaped the trouble of dining at the same table as the prince and was happily enjoying snacks in her courtyard. Xiao Mo Yi playfully pinched Xiao Yao's nose, “Only you can avoid the prince like that. If it were anyone else, they wouldn’t have a chance to hide. They’d probably be trying to get closer instead!”
“Hmph, Elder Brother, you don’t know,” Xiao Yao tossed an almond into her mouth and chewed it loudly, “When Xuanping Wang was staring at me earlier, I felt so uneasy; his gaze was just too strange.”
Hearing this from Xiao Yao, Xiao Mo Yi nodded in agreement. “Actually, not just you; I noticed it too. I think Father and Elder Brother have probably sensed something as well.”
“Why? I don’t even know him! He’s a high-ranking prince who keeps staring at me—what for?” She exaggeratedly shivered while saying this. “He’s a lofty prince while I’m just an ordinary commoner. I haven’t offended him at all.”
“Who knows? It’s not easy to guess the thoughts of those in power.” Xiao Mo Yi sighed deeply and said, “And thinking about the life I’ll have in the future makes me feel… sigh…”
Xiao Yao looked at Xiao Mo Yi sympathetically and shrugged. “Well, there’s nothing we can do about it. Who told Elder Brother that your business skills aren’t as good as Elder Brother’s? Besides, you studied so well; you even became a Top Scholar appointed by the emperor.”
"Studying well doesn't mean I want to become an official..." Xiao Mo Yi looked at Xiao Yao with a face full of grievances. "I only went to try for the Spring Examination, who knew... I overdid it..."
"Hahaha!" As soon as Xiao Yao heard this, she couldn't help but laugh, but then she glanced at her elder brother's sorrowful expression and felt it was a bit unkind. After all, this person in front of her was her own brother. So, she could only sympathetically place her hand on Xiao Mo Yi's shoulder. "Elder Brother, as the Sage said: 'To entrust great responsibilities to a person, one must first temper their mind and body...' What comes next? Forget it, anyway, Elder Brother, you have to remember that whether our Xiao Family can change our status in the future depends entirely on you, so you must hold strong!"
"...Are you sure you're really trying to comfort me?" Xiao Mo Yi looked at Xiao Yao with a blank expression, feeling that this girl was probably nine parts gloating.
"Of course!" Xiao Yao sighed deeply. "Elder Brother, the road ahead is long and arduous..."
"..." Xiao Mo Yi suddenly felt that he had helped this girl for nothing; this ingrate should be made to face the prince's gaze while eating!
However, at this moment, it was obviously unrealistic to go back. Xiao Mo Yi stood up. "Alright, my task of bringing you back is complete. I need to hurry back. Oh, by the way, the imperial physician that the prince is bringing should be here soon. I hope you don't slip up."
"Ah... I completely forgot!" Xiao Yao immediately turned around and ran toward the bed. "Why didn't you remind me earlier?"
"I saw how gleeful you were about my misfortune, so I didn't want to remind you. But thinking about it, you're my sister; I decided not to hold it against you." Xiao Mo Yi smiled slightly at Xiao Yao, who was flustered with the help of the maidservants, and then turned around gracefully and left.
Fuming, Xiao Yao held the hairpin she had just taken off in her hand, wishing she could give him a hit.
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