Chapter 348: Chapter 348 Triumphal Return to Court to Watch the Tigers Fight from Afar (3)
"I see,"
Xuanyuan Zhen lowered his eyes in thought, then stood up, "Let us all go to welcome the Prince and Princess."
Leading his family behind him, Xuanyuan Zhen stepped out of the grand hall, and before they even reached the gates, they saw Jueqing carrying the Princess into the mansion.
"Commoner Xuanyuan Zhen, with his whole family, pays respects to Jueqing. Your Highness, may you have peace, and may the Princess have boundless fortune." Just as the aged body was about to kneel on the ground, it was lifted by an invisible force.
However, the people behind him all knelt down in succession.
"You may rise."
The moment Feng Xuxu in his arms heard the voice that was so familiar, and when Xuanyuan Zhen’s name was announced, she opened her eyes wide in surprise, struggled to the ground, and joyfully approached her long-unseen grandfather and grandmother, who was now in better health. Hugging her grandmother and acting coquettishly, she said, "Grandma, Xuxu missed you so much."
"Grandma missed Xuxu too," she said with teary eyes, looking at Feng Xuxu’s small face. Glancing down, she saw the protruding belly, wedged between the two.
Xuanyuan Zhen, feeling a bit left out, watched the interaction between his granddaughter and herself, "Girl, don’t you miss your grandfather, me?"
"Giggle giggle giggle, grandfather seems even more handsome than before," she said, breaking into a smile that showed her pearly white teeth and deep dimples on her face, teasing her own grandfather.
Jueqing happily narrowed his eyes, grateful as he glanced at Dugu Chen. Dugu Chen only gave a slight smile and silently straightened Feng Xuxu’s clothes, not wanting to risk his delicate wife catching a cold.
Old Xuanyuan Zhen’s eyes swept over them with a touch of relief; his treasure had not been mistreated.
"Prince, Princess, father, mother, please come inside; it’s cold out." Xuanyuan Yan saw that his father and mother were so happy that they had forgotten to invite everyone inside.
Coming back to his senses, Xuanyuan Zhen smiled awkwardly, "Please forgive me, Prince. As one gets older, one can’t help but worry over the children."
"Grandfather, there is no need for courtesy. Having one more person to love her is something I’m too happy about to ever be angry," he replied, his usual fierceness replaced with calm as he followed Xuanyuan Zhen’s lead.
"Ah, good! Good! Good, haha, please," Xuanyuan Zhen said as he heard the Prince calling him grandpa, a chrysanthemum blooming on his deeply smiling face.
Once inside the grand hall, Jueqing ordered the servants to add two more coal basins.
Xuanyuan Zhen insisted that Jueqing and his wife take the seats of honor, but was sternly refused by Feng Xuxu.
"Grandpa and Grandma, when did you arrive? Why didn’t you tell me? I had no idea."
"We arrived last night, and we hadn’t had a chance to tell you before you came," said Grandma, her eyes sparkling with mirth as she stared intently at Feng Xuxu, her face beaming with a smile.
"You must stay for a longer time before going back this time."
"Certainly, we will stay. We’ll go back after Jueqing’s marriage is settled," Grandma said, looking at Jueqing’s bitter face with delight in her heart. Humph, always avoiding me, let’s see how you avoid this time. You’re living here now, and you’re not leaving!
Feng Xuxu pressed her lips together in a smile upon hearing this, looking at her pitiful cousin. He was over twenty now; it was indeed time for him to start a family. She arched an eyebrow playfully, looking at her cousin as if ready to tease him.
Jueqing, seeing the mischief on his cousin’s face, felt a sudden chill in his heart, and his large eyes kept sending silent messages to Feng Xuxu. Dugu Chen frowned, glaring at Jueqing, who had no choice but to give in.
"Xuxu, you have spent a long time in Capital City, do you know any young lady you can introduce? We’re not looking for wealth or power, just someone who can truly cherish him," Aunt Liao of the Liao Family continued where the grandmother left off, asking Feng Xuxu.
"Aunt Liao, I do know such a girl. She’s elegant and pretty, and regarding household matters..."
’Cousin, I’ve never wronged you before, I’m begging you, please don’t say it, please please don’t say it,’ Feng Xuxu felt as if she could hear her cousin’s pleading voice ringing in her ear. When she turned her head, she saw that everyone was looking at her, seemingly oblivious, and she frowned suspiciously, glancing at Dugu Chen.
