On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

Xiao Xiao saw her family the next morning.

She even suspected that she was still asleep: "Mom, why are you all here so early in the morning, big sister and second sister?"

If she hadn't been woken up by the maids calling her soul away, she would have been unwilling to open her eyes.

Liu came in anxiously at first, but when she saw her daughter sleeping in the bed with her rosy face, her heart suddenly settled down.

Early this morning, the son-in-law came to the house in person and said that Xiao Xiao was injured while saving his brother's sister and his eldest sister. He wanted his mother-in-law to come and talk to Xiao Xiao so that she wouldn't be bored while recovering from her injury.

This bad news scared the Xiao family members almost to death.

If they hadn't thought about the many rules in the General's Mansion and were not worried that if everyone came, the General's Mansion would think that they wanted to rely on their numbers to punish them, they would have wanted everyone to come.

In the end, it was Boss Xiao, his wife, and their two other daughters who came.

Boss Xiao couldn't enter the inner house, so he waited outside.

When Liu and her friends came in, they saw their daughter sleeping soundly. If Liu had not personally lifted the quilt and seen the bandaged wound on her arm, she would have suspected that her son-in-law was lying to her.

When Meng Huiyiqing saw her coming, she began to whisper, "Grandma, wake up..."

The voice was gentle, and it was called more than ten times before Xiao Xiao woke up.

When Liu heard what Xiao Xiao said, she glared at her and said, "Of course your son-in-law is worried about you, so we came to take a look."

"It's already this late, and you haven't woken up yet, is that reasonable?"

Now that I'm married, I'm afraid of being gossiped about by my in-laws.

Xiao Xiao frowned and said coquettishly: "Mom, my hand hurts so much!"

Even though she knew she was pretending, Liu still felt bad for her and quickly asked the maid, "Where's the medicine? Can you give her the boiled medicine?"

Menghui handed the medicine at the right temperature to Xiao Xiao. After she drank it in one gulp, Yiqing handed her a plate of dried fruits.

Seeing her eat several kinds of dried fruits, Xiao Lian couldn't help but ask, "Are you almost done?"

Then he said, "Bring the plate over to us."

In fact, when they entered the mansion this time, they were personally welcomed by Madam Li and Xiao Zhou.

But since they were going to the palace, they left first.

Before leaving, all the tea, fruits and snacks were served.

Yiqing nodded in agreement but her eyes were looking at her master.

Only after Xiao Xiao told her to take it away did she dare to take it away.

Then they consciously went to guard the door so that the mother and daughter could have a good talk.

Xiao Xiu was the first to speak: "Xiao Xiao, how can you be so reckless? It's good to save people, but you have to take care of yourself first."

"That's right." Xiao Lian followed with a frown: "You saved people because you wanted Madam Li and Second Madam to be more polite to you."

"But if something happens to you, your brother-in-law will definitely remarry. You're just making wedding clothes for someone else and your work is in vain."

Xiao Xiao didn't expect that her second sister would have such an idea. It really touched the heart of people.

Liu held Xiao Xiao's uninjured hand, her eyes reddened: "Mother doesn't expect you to be rich and prosperous, but she hopes that you can be safe and sound, free from illness and disaster, and live a long life."

Xiao Xiao couldn't stand their bombardment, so she could only act like a lucky cat, gathering everyone together, and then she whispered the truth.

After listening to this, Xiao Lian was relieved: "I said, you can't be so stupid."

Xiao Xiao agreed: "Of course, I'm not stupid, my own safety is definitely more important."

Liu looked at her little daughter with a puzzled look: "You must be more careful next time, okay?"

"Don't worry, mom. I'll be very careful." Xiao Xiao's face turned bitter. "After I woke up, the wound was throbbing with pain. This is a bloody lesson that I will never forget." Xiao Xiu also warned: "You can't tell anyone else about this. You must insist that you saw Miss Zhou in danger and sacrificed yourself to save her."

Xiao Xiao nodded vigorously: "Remember, this secret is known only to the four of us, you must keep it a secret for me, and you can't even tell my eldest brother-in-law and my second brother-in-law."

"I know." Xiao Lian rolled her eyes at her and scolded her with a smile: "Do you think we are you? Why don't you know the seriousness of the matter?"

It must be said that having Liu and the Xiao sisters chatting and laughing with Xiao Xiao made Xiao Xiao feel much happier, and even the pain in the wound seemed to be relieved a lot.

Of course, this was also because the doctor from the palace added rare and good medicinal materials to the medicines he applied to her and the medicines she drank.

The bleeding stopped in two days through external application and internal medication. After five days, even the swelling at the wound had subsided a lot.

If you don't use force on your injured hand, it won't hurt.

Of course, it is impossible to return to the original state immediately.

Xiao Xiao used the excuse of recuperating from her injuries to avoid going out.

The princess's funeral has not yet taken place, so this year has been celebrated in an exceptionally low-key manner.

A year later, the princess' funeral was held, and then King Jin'an ascended the throne and changed the country's name to Jin, which was called the first year of Jinyuan.

Although Xiao Xiao was in the inner courtyard, she could still get some information from Li Yan.

For example, many noble ladies from prominent families have changed their plain clothes into brocade ones, hoping to become queens who rule the country.

What made Xiao Xiao happy was that with the new emperor ascending the throne, she no longer had to eat vegetarian food.

Although the vegetarian dishes tasted good, they were not real meat dishes. After eating them for more than a month, she was already tired of them.

Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, he has issued a general amnesty and there is no need to mourn for the short-lived princess anymore.

One emperor and one courtier.

The father and son of the Li family both followed the prince wholeheartedly, so they were naturally highly valued.

With the new emperor ascending the throne, the general's mansion naturally became lively.

"Xiao, you are almost recovered, right?" Madam Li specially called her two daughters-in-law over: "The Flower Festival will be in a few days, and we will also host a banquet at our house. You can also invite your family members to join in the fun."

If it were in the past, Mrs. Li would not consider Xiao Xiao's family as in-laws.

But now she has come to terms with it. Since Xiao has no ambitions and is relatively sensible, she will give her some face.

Xiao Xiao was still worried after hearing this: "Forget about my mother's family. My eldest sister is due to give birth in these few days and can't leave the house."

"My second sister is buying a house and is busy cleaning and decorating it."

"My mother also has to keep an eye on my eldest sister, so I'm afraid she won't have time to come..."

The guests at the banquet were all wealthy and powerful families. If Liu really came, she would have to pay her respects to them. Xiao Xiao didn't want her own mother to suffer grievances.

It's not that she looked down on her own family, but she knew in her heart that those noble ladies looked down on them from the bottom of their hearts.

If the Xiao family needs help from others, they will have to squeeze in and get close to them even if they have to beg for mercy.

But now that the Xiao family doesn’t need to ask others for help, they certainly don’t want to suffer any injustice.

Xiao Zhou's eldest sister also returned to her parents' home before the New Year.

So when Xiao Zhou heard her mother-in-law asking her family to come, she said, "That's perfect. I'd like to ask my sister-in-law to take care of my elder sister for me."

She wanted to help Xiao Xiao out of the predicament.

She mistakenly thought that Xiao Xiao's family would not come, and her sister-in-law would feel upset.

It just so happened that her elder sister and Xiao Xiao had a good relationship, so the two of them would not be at a loss for words. (End of this chapter)