"Dad, the General's family just divorced his wife yesterday. It wouldn't be good for me to marry into the Duke's family so soon. Ask the Duke if it would be okay to go there ten days later to get married."

Xu Miao originally wanted to say half a month later, as ten days seemed a bit too fast. The young master of the Duke of Dingguo hadn't been ill for just a day or two, so ten days or half a month wouldn't be a big deal.

Xu Jingyi continued Xu Miao's words: "It's almost half a month. I think it will take a month."

Xu Mingzhu couldn't get married so soon. He wanted to use his daughter's marriage to gain control over the General's Mansion and the Duke's Mansion.

Neither of these two old foxes is willing to act quickly, and neither of them is suggesting promoting him. Let them worry for a few days.

Xu Miao didn't know what Xu Jingyi was planning, he just wanted to have a few days of freedom.

"You should rest well in the courtyard. I will go to the Duke's Mansion to discuss whether it is possible to have a wedding in a month."

After saying that, Xu Jingyi reached into his pocket and pulled out a purse, handing it to Xu Miao. "Here are some banknotes and some small change. I've exchanged the banknotes for smaller denominations for you, and also some small change, so it's more convenient for you to spend. I've also given Xiaoman some money; if there's anything missing in the yard, have him buy it."

"This place is close to the Xu Mansion. If you have any questions, let Xiaoman come back to me."

Faced with Xu Jingyi's sudden kindness, Xu Miao was a little uncomfortable. Xu Miao had always treated Xu Jingyi as a partner, without any emotional attachment, even though he was his blood.

Xu Jingyi came and went in a hurry, he was busy discussing the marriage of his daughter. This marriage was really worthwhile, he had just given Xu Miao a thousand taels of silver, and buying a small courtyard plus giving Xu Xiaoman less than a thousand taels.

In a blink of an eye, Lord Xu had earned eight thousand taels of silver. There were also benefits of subsequent promotions and salary increases. He was willing to work himself to death for such good things.

Xu Miao returned to the backyard. Xiao Niang, Chun'er and the others were silent when they saw Xu Miao.

Even Xu Zhier, who usually talks the most, stood aside silently holding Xu Xiaoman's hand.

"What's wrong? Why aren't you talking? Zhier, come to your second sister. I'll make you something delicious later, okay?" Xu Miao looked at the four people with a smile.

"Second Miss, you're so pitiful. I heard that you were going to the Duke's Mansion to celebrate your wedding. Why can't you just stay in this little courtyard? Why do you still want to celebrate your wedding?"

As she spoke, Chun'er couldn't help but began to cry.

Seeing Chun'er crying, Xu Zhi'er also burst into tears: "I don't want my second sister to get married. My second sister is doing well in this small courtyard. Why does she have to get married? My bad father only knows how to make my second sister get married."

The young lady also held back her tears and walked forward to hold Xu Miao's hand: "My daughter, I will cook for you these few days and make you fat before you get married."

Xiao Niang knew that nothing they said could stop Xu Miao from marrying again. They had no capital to fight.

"Okay, stop crying. Isn't it great that I'm getting married again? And this time I'm marrying into the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion, a real royal relative. From now on, I'll be the lady of the Duke's Mansion, and when the time comes, please come and play at the Duke's Mansion." Xu Miao's eyes also turned red as she spoke to the little girl and the others.

Xu Xiaoman: "Second sister, I will work hard in the future and strive to become a high-ranking official. Once I become a high-ranking official, I can protect you and Zhier from being bullied."

Xu Zhier clenched her fist and said, "Sister, I will work hard too. I will protect you and me in the future."

Knowing that we don’t have many days together, we cherish them very much.

The next morning, Xu Xiaoman drove a carriage and took Xu Miao and others out of Beijing to visit Xu Miao's grandfather.

The young lady had been away from home for nearly twenty years, and when she saw her grandfather again, she naturally hugged her head and cried heart-wrenchingly.

At my grandfather's house, I not only saw my grandfather, but also Uncle Goudan and his two children.

Xu Miao took Chun'er and Xu Xiaoman to prepare food in the kitchen of their grandfather's house. The two children from Uncle Goudan's family took Xu Zhier to play around in the yard. Grandpa, his mother and Uncle Goudan were crying and laughing in the house, and they had endless things to say.

During the meal, Grandpa looked at the table full of people, big and small, and tears of joy streamed down his face. My mother also cried like a tearful person, and Uncle Goudan secretly wiped away his tears without telling Xu Miao and the others.

Xu Miao also secretly told herself that these people were her relatives in this life and they were the ones she needed to protect with all her heart.

Xu Miao and the others stayed at grandpa's house until the evening before leaving.

Originally, Xu Miao wanted to bring his grandfather, Uncle Goudan and others to the courtyard in Beijing, but his grandfather and Uncle Goudan shook their heads and said no.

My daughter is a concubine in the Xu family. It is really inconvenient for them to live in the small courtyard. They will not sell their daughters for fame.

On the third day after returning to the courtyard, the wife of Duke Dingguo came to the door with two maids.

The wife of Duke Dingguo was a beautiful woman, but even with her face painted with powder, it couldn't hide her haggard look.

As soon as she saw Xu Miao, Lady Dingguo grabbed Xu Miao's hand and began to cry.

"Good boy, I know it's very abrupt for me to come here, but I really have no choice. My little son is coughing up blood every day. He's so small, but he coughs up a bowl of blood every day. How much blood does he have in his body to make him cough?"

"Lord Xu and Duke Dingguo agreed to let you wait a month before going to the wedding, but I can't wait. You were able to cure Zhang Chengyi's illness when he was almost dead, which shows that you are a very blessed child."

Lady Dingguo shed tears as she spoke. This lady is made of water.

"I came here to discuss with you whether you can marry in sooner rather than later. Maybe my son will get better once you marry in, just like when we first met at the General's Mansion."

"I won't be like the General's Mansion, who said they'll divorce you after their son gets better. They're so heartless. You don't even know, but now everyone in the General's Mansion is saying that you asked to be divorced. They did it to help Xu Mingzhu and the young general. They're so mean."

After Lady Dingguo entered the room, Xu Miao didn't say a word before he saw Lady Dingguo crying.

She really didn't know that General Zhang's family could find such a reason to explain the divorce.

The general's mansion acted very quickly. As soon as she left the house, they started spreading the reasons for divorce.

It must be that my elder sister is also anxious to marry into the general's mansion, which is why the rumor spread so quickly.

Xu Miao poured a cup of hot water and handed it to the wife of the Duke of Dingguo. "Please stop crying, Madam. I know you have a kind heart and are eager to save your son. But it does seem a bit awkward for me to marry into the Duke's family right after leaving the General's Mansion."

When Lady Dingguo heard Xu Miao speak, she quickly said, "Don't worry, I've found a good excuse for you. I'll say that we at the Dingguo Mansion saw that you were blessed, so we came to you. We hope to borrow your blessing to save my son's life."

"Besides, that's how it was. I just thought you were so lucky and was anxious to get you married. It has nothing to do with you."

"As for your request to leave the palace, you've already left the General's Mansion, so why bother with what they say?"

The Duke's wife stopped crying and looked at Xu Miao with red eyes, full of pleading.

The Duke's wife was really anxious. Others could wait, but her son couldn't. Maybe Xu Miao was a lucky person who would bring good luck to anyone's family.

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