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The next day, Xu Miao slept until noon before waking up from his dream.

Xu Miao lay in bed, hugging the quilt, feeling the scent of freedom all over his body. After struggling in this era for more than a decade, this feeling was simply wonderful. Although his days of freedom were few and far between, he cherished them as much as he could.

Chun'er heard Xu Miao wake up and pushed the door open with a smile. "Second Miss, hurry up and get up. I've already prepared breakfast. I made your favorite chicken noodle soup. Brother Xiaoman just said that Xiao Niang and Zhi Er will be here at noon. Hurry up and wash up."

"Second Miss, you don't know. I was so scared yesterday. I didn't know where we were going after leaving the General's Mansion. I thought we were going to end up on the streets yesterday."

"Second Miss is so mean! Why didn't you tell me earlier that there was such a small courtyard? You made me worry for several days."

Chun'er has been talking non-stop since she entered the house. She had a lot to say, but she was busy cleaning up yesterday and had no chance to talk to Xu Miao.

As Xu Miao got up and put on her clothes, she smiled and said to Chun'er, "Oh, I made you worry. I'll give you a red envelope as an apology. I like the chicken noodle soup that Chun'er makes. It's better than anyone else's."

Chun'er blushed with embarrassment: "Second Miss, I don't want a red envelope, I'm just worried about you. Go wash up quickly, I'll cook noodles for you."

Chun'er was young and couldn't keep secrets. Xu Miao had never told her about going to the Duke's Mansion to celebrate. She was also a poor child, following her everywhere.

After breakfast, Xu Miao and Chun'er were busy in the kitchen preparing the ingredients. Xiao Niang and her friends were coming at noon, and she wanted to prepare a hearty lunch to welcome them.

Xu Miao and the others were busy here for a while when they heard Xiaoman's voice coming from outside the yard: "Second sister, come out quickly, Xiao Niang and Zhi'er are here."

Xu Miao straightened her clothes and ran quickly to the outer courtyard.

"My dear child, I thought I would never see you again in this life. Come and let me see you. You have grown taller and prettier. My daughter is the most beautiful."

The young lady hugged Xu Miao and started wiping away her tears. Ever since Xu Miao went to Zhang's house to get married, she began to worry every day.

She burned incense and worshipped Buddha every day, praying devoutly to the Bodhisattva to bless her child to be safe in the general's mansion.

A few days ago, Xu Jingyi, who hadn't been to her backyard for many years, suddenly appeared, shocking her so much that her whole body turned cold, thinking that something had happened to Xu Miao in the general's mansion.

Later, Xu Jingyi told her that his daughter would soon be released from the general's residence, and she would be able to see Xu Miao again. She was so happy that she burst into tears.

Xu Jingyi went to the backyard and, in addition to telling her that she could see her daughter, he also specifically instructed the servants to serve her well. He didn't give any specific reasons, which made her extremely worried in the past few days. She wanted to see Xu Miao immediately to ask for clarification.

Xu Miao was busy comforting his mother, while Xu Zhier was surrounding him and chattering with questions.

Xu Miao asked Xiaoman and Chun'er to take Xu Zhier out to play. Since they finally had the chance to leave the house, he naturally wanted to let them enjoy their freedom.

Xu Miao and Xiao Niang sat in the room. Xiao Niang closed the door and whispered to Xu Miao, "No one knows about that, right? You don't know how worried I was after you left. I was always worried that someone would discover your secret."

Xu Miao hugged Xiao Niang's arm and lowered his voice: "Don't worry, Mom, I'm careful, no one will know."

After hearing this, the young lady hurriedly clasped her hands together and bowed to the sky: "God bless you, I hope you're alright."

Seeing her mother like this, Xu Miao felt sad: "Mom, it's my fault. I made you worry."

"How can I blame you for this? It's not your fault. Also, why did you leave the General's Mansion? Why are you here again? Your father suddenly came to the backyard that day without explaining anything, and I was worried for several days."

Xu Miao explained the whole story to the young lady in detail.

"Damn Xu Mingzhu, she's just looking after the young general, and now she's trying to mess up your marriage. Wasn't it because she refused to marry in the first place that she let you marry into the general's mansion?"

"Is this young general a fool? He believes everything Xu Mingzhu says. He doesn't even bother to find out what exactly happened."

When she heard that Xu Miao was going to the Duke of Dingguo's mansion, her mother opened her mouth in surprise. "He's going to the Duke of Dingguo's mansion to get married? That little boy is only thirteen! Is your father crazy? Shameless Xu Jingyi, he's selling my daughter for his future."

After saying that, the girl sat there and cried.

Seeing Xiao Niang like this, Xu Miao hurried to comfort her: "Mom, don't cry. It's not a bad idea to go to the Dingguo Duke's Mansion to celebrate. I asked Xiao Man to find out. The Dingguo Duke and his wife have a very good reputation outside. They are both very kind. There are no bad people in the mansion. It's much better than the general's mansion."

After hearing this, the young lady sighed and said, "Silly child, those wealthy families don't have bad reputations outside. They just do it for show. I actually hope you can marry an ordinary man and live a down-to-earth life. As long as you are safe and healthy, that's all that matters."

"Mother really doesn't want to see you rolling around in this wealthy family. Poor child, it's all because of me that you are in trouble."

Seeing that her mother couldn't shake this idea, Xu Miao quickly changed the subject. She also wanted to live an ordinary, peaceful life, but reality was not her choice. So, she would just take it one step at a time.

"Little girl, you can stay with me for the next few days. Let's have Xiaoman drive to the countryside to visit Grandpa tomorrow. Grandpa will definitely be very happy to see you."

I haven't seen my grandfather since I came into the mansion. Now that I finally have the chance to come out, I must go and see him.

After a while, Xiaoman and Chun'er came back from the street. Xu Zhi'er was holding a candied haws in her left hand and a candy man in her right hand, her face flushed with excitement.

"Second sister, this is for you. Brother Xiaoman bought it for me. I ate a candied haws, and it was delicious. This is for you, and the candied figurine is for my mother."

Xu Zhier was a fair and gentle girl who spoke in a soft and sweet voice, just like her dead mother.

When Xu Miao saw that they all came back, she started preparing food for them.

For this meal, Xu Miao was in charge of cooking, Xiaoman was in charge of lighting the fire, Xiao Niang and Chun'er were doing odd jobs, and Xu Zhi'er was like a little greedy cat, circling around this and looking at that.

Laughter and the aroma of food could be heard from the courtyard.

In the evening, Xu Jingyi came to the courtyard after leaving court. Xu Miao was a little depressed to see Xu Jingyi coming to the courtyard so quickly.

Xu Miao met Xu Jingyi in the front yard. As soon as they met, Xu Jingyi hurriedly said, "It's not me who's rushing you, it's that Duke Dingguo. As soon as you came out of the General's Mansion yesterday, a servant from the Duke Dingguo Mansion went back to report."

In addition to Xiaoman guarding the door, the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion also sent servants to guard the door of the General's Mansion. When they saw Xu Miao and the others boarding the carriage, they hurried back to report.

"Just after the morning court session, Duke Dingguo stopped me. He said he knew you had left the General's Mansion and asked when I could go to his house to celebrate. I guess his young master is seriously ill, and he's worried."

Xu Miao pursed his lips: This good time is about to end after just one day, let’s find a way to delay it for a few days.