Xiao Hongyi, Tong Shuxuan and others quickly helped him up.

Xiao Hongyi said: "You are serious. Thanks to you sending someone to pick us up, we were able to arrive safely."

Tong Shuxuan looked at her eldest son, then at her younger son who had gained weight, and asked with concern: "Are you okay in Prince Li's fiefdom during this period? Who is bullying you?"

Xiao Ruiyan said: "It's okay. His Royal Highness Prince Li and I are on good terms. No one dares to bully us. Thank you for your concern, mother."

Tong Shuxuan breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good."

Xiao Ruiyan said: "It's just father, you are an important minister of the imperial court after all. Now you have left everything in the imperial court and left. Do you really have no regrets?"

Xiao Hongyi sighed and said: "There is nothing we can do about it. The Queen Mother and King Qi are currently fighting each other. The taxes in the capital and other fiefdoms still under the jurisdiction of the capital are high, and the people are complaining."

"The imperial court is now dominated by treacherous officials, and many officials are imprisoned every day on trumped-up charges."

"In addition, most of the fiefdoms have now threatened to no longer accept the jurisdiction of the imperial court, and the Queen Mother is also furious every day."

"I just proposed to the Queen Mother that I wanted to reduce taxes, and I was stripped of my official position, fined for three years, and grounded for half a year. If I hadn't left, my whole family's lives would have been lost."

"And in my opinion, it will be a matter of time before the capital city fails. Instead of being the prisoner of King Qi, I might as well make plans for myself in advance."

Although it was true that he was sorry for his conscience by escaping to King Li's fiefdom, it didn't matter to him whether he was disloyal or afraid of death.

He just wants his family to be safe.

It's not worth sacrificing the lives of the whole family for the kind of queen mother who doesn't distinguish between loyal and traitorous people.

"I understand." Xiao Ruiyan asked again: "What about the Xiao family's property in the capital?"

Tong Shuxuan said: "We have sold everything that can be sold in advance, including my dowry. We had a premonition before that we would leave, so we sold a lot of property. You came here in advance and bought a lot of properties."

, with the money we have now, although we cannot live a too extravagant life in this life, we will definitely not have to worry about food and clothing."

Xiao Ruiyan said: "I understand, don't worry, mother, I have indeed purchased some properties during my time here, and I can also support you."

The other female relatives suddenly breathed a sigh of relief when they heard that they could still have food and clothing.

They are used to living a good life, but what they fear most is that they will live a poor life in the future.

Xiao Rushuang said: "Father, we haven't eaten anything since last night. I'm already hungry. Can you let me prepare food for us first? After eating, I can go to rest. I didn't sleep all night last night and I'm very sleepy."

died."

Other women also said: "Yeah, I'm hungry too."

"I'm very tired too."

"Me too."

Xiao Ruiyan said: "Father, mother, go to my place. I've just asked someone to prepare food. You can eat it if you go there. I'll just ask someone to add a few more dishes."

The two of them nodded and followed him.

After the group sat down, they saw dishes they had never seen before.

Xiao Hongyi said in surprise: "These dishes..."

Tong Shuxuan asked: "Are these the dishes only available in King Li's fiefdom?"

"You can put it this way." Xiao Ruiyan said: "My friend grew this and gave it to me to try. Today is my first time eating it. You guys came just in time. Let's try it together."

Xiao Hongyi said: "Okay, it's just that there seems to be a lot of oil in these dishes? Do all the dishes in the Prince of Li use oil?"

Tong Shuxuan smelled the food and said, "These dishes taste really good."

Xiao Ruiyan smiled and said: "This is indeed a way of cooking that is only available here. I will explain it to you in detail after you eat it."

"Okay." After Xiao Hongyi said that, he picked up a piece of cucumber and ate it, "It's not bad, it tastes very fresh. Let's eat it together."

Only then did the others start to move their chopsticks.

Originally, the food on the table was enough for two or three people, but suddenly there were several more people, and there was not enough food at all. Fortunately, the kitchen was very fast, and the dishes were served one after another as soon as they finished eating.

Xiao Hongyi ate the delicious food, changing his previous rule of not saying anything about eating, and said: "These dishes are so delicious. The life in the Liwang fiefdom feels better than the one in the capital."

Tong Shuxuan also said: "Yes, you can't get such delicious food in the capital."

Xiao Rushuang said: "If I had known that life here was so good, I would have followed my little brother here last time."

"That's right, that's right, I'm tired of the food in the capital. These dishes are really delicious."

Xiao Ruishen said: "These are not good. Father, mother, you don't know. My eldest brother has a friend who is very good at cooking. The dishes he makes are particularly delicious. They are much more delicious than these dishes. I still want to eat them now."

The dishes she cooked. Unfortunately, my eldest brother said that we can’t disturb her for no reason. And the cake she made is really the most delicious snack I have ever eaten in my life."

Xiao Hongyi was stunned and asked: "Is there really someone with such good cooking skills?"

Tong Shuxuan asked: "Is it a boy or a girl?"

"It's true." Xiao Ruiyan said: "Tomorrow I will take you to Yuquanlou, the largest restaurant in Blue Cloud City. The dishes there are also taught by her, and they taste particularly good. If I hadn't seen her with my own eyes

Even though she’s cooking, I can’t believe that she is a ten-year-old girl.”

Ten years old?

Tong Shuxuan was immediately disappointed. Her son probably wouldn't be attracted to a girl who was only ten years old.

I don’t know when her son’s iron tree will bloom.

When everyone was almost finished eating, Xiao Ruiyan thought for a while and finally asked, "Father, mother, you are all here, what about my sister..."

Everyone present knew who he was talking about.

Xiao Ruishen also looked directly at his parents, trying to get the answer from them.

The atmosphere on the table suddenly became extremely solemn.

Although Xiao Ruiyan blamed himself for bringing up the sadness of his parents, he had to mention his sister's matter.

Xiao Hongyi sighed and said: "In fact, I have thought about bringing your sister who died young, but she must be burned to ashes. We can bring her ashes. Otherwise, it is really not possible to bring a coffin.

It’s convenient. But we really can’t bear to let her be crushed into ashes. She has already died so miserably, and we really can’t bear to let her be crushed into ashes again.”

Speaking of her eldest daughter who died young, Tong Shuxuan's already stable mood collapsed again. She sobbed and said: "Although we are reluctant to part with her, we can only let her stay in the capital temporarily. We will visit her again when we have the opportunity in the future."

She. Fortunately, the ancestral tombs of the Xiao family are in very hidden places and have never been announced to anyone outside the Xiao family. Even if we leave, no one from the court will be able to find them."

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