Chapter 322 New Backer
Pei Yuan walked away aggrievedly. After a while, he brought another plate of fruit to Su Xiaoxiao. "Try this freshly peeled fruit. How does it taste?"
Su Xiaoxiao pretended not to see it and continued to read her account book.
Pei Yuan finally couldn't help it anymore, "What's wrong with you? You don't care about me so much, you don't care about me at all!"
Su Xiaoxiao had no choice but to close the ledger.
"What's wrong with you today? Are you so clingy?"
"I don't care, you have to accompany me!"
Su Xiaoxiao took a look and put down the account book in her hand. She suddenly felt that she was quite sorry for Pei Yuan.
"Okay, why don't I accompany you?"
Su Xiaoxiao said so.
In fact, she also knew that she seemed to have really neglected Pei Yuan these days.
Pei Yuan said to Su Xiaoxiao: "In a few days it will be the birthday of the Duke's wife. How about you come with me to attend her birthday?"
Su Xiaoxiao knew that if she went to see the Duke's wife again this time, she would go there as General Pei Yuan's wife, and she must not be rude.
Su Xiaoxiao looked quite nervous, "Why didn't you tell me earlier so that I could order some decent clothes?"
Pei Yuan couldn't help laughing when he saw Su Xiaoxiao's nervous look.
"You looked so nervous. Who did I think you were going to see? Don't be so nervous. In fact, it's not like you haven't met the Duke's wife last time. She had a pretty good impression of you."
Of course Su Xiaoxiao remembered that the last time the emperor came to inspect, he brought the Duke's wife and the Duke with him.
At that time, the Duke's wife had a very good impression of Su Xiaoxiao. Su Xiaoxiao sent facial cream to the Duke's wife and made delicious jam for the Duke's wife. All these made the Duke's wife greatly admire Su Xiaoxiao.
"By the way, the Duke's wife seems to be feeling a little unwell recently. Her eye disease has recurred. I wonder if this birthday party can be held smoothly."
"Yeah?"
Su Xiaoxiao was very concerned when she heard about this matter. After all, in the court, the Duke of Guo treated Pei Yuan well.
The two families have a good relationship whether it is business or personal, which makes Su Xiaoxiao quite worried about the Duke's wife.
When they arrived at the Duke's Mansion on the day of the birthday party, the Duke's wife knew that Su Xiaoxiao would come in the morning, so she asked the maid to wait for Su Xiaoxiao at the door.
As soon as Su Xiaoxiao arrived, she was taken to the house of Madam Guogong, and as soon as she came up, Madam Guogong greeted Su Xiaoxiao.
Su Xiaoxiao was also very happy. The Duke's wife asked the maid to bring a pair of jade bracelets that she had prepared in advance.
"This is the jade bracelet I prepared for you, just as your wedding gift."
Su Xiaoxiao looked at the pair of jade bracelets in surprise. She found that the bracelets were really beautiful.
After Su Xiaoxiao thanked the Duke's wife, her eyes began to feel uncomfortable again.
"What's wrong with your eyes?"
Su Xiaoxiao asked hurriedly.
"It's not the same as before," when she mentioned this, the Duke's wife looked very unhappy, and the smile on her face disappeared. "But it doesn't matter, these are all old problems."
Su Xiaoxiao looked at the eyes of the Duke's wife and found that it was a stye.
It was probably that the inflammation had not gone away, so Su Xiaoxiao thought that there was a medicine in her hometown that could treat it. That is aloe vera, which can not only reduce inflammation, but also remove fire and detoxify.
Su Xiaoxiao asked the Duke's wife if there was such a plant in her house. There was indeed such an aloe vera in the back garden of the Duke's wife.
Su Xiaoxiao taught the Duke's wife to apply aloe vera on her eyes, and then take some Chinese medicine to clear away heat and detoxify.
And you should pay attention to your diet. You must eat light food, and do not eat chili or fried food.
The Duke's wife asked the maid to remember that these foods are actually good for the eyes.
For example, you can eat more carrots or foods with more vitamin A.
Mrs. Guo Gong chatted with Su Xiaoxiao for a while. She lay on the bed and applied aloe vera on her eyes. Unexpectedly, it was really powerful. After just chatting with Su Xiaoxiao for a while, she felt very comfortable, and her eyes were almost half swollen. .
The Duke's wife's birthday party was not held with much fanfare. She invited her best friends. To be honest, the dishes on this table were all delicacies, and Su Xiaoxiao was really greedy. But the Duke's wife couldn't eat it, she could only watch it.
The Duke's wife couldn't eat herself, but she kept picking up food for Su Xiaoxiao. Some people around her were very puzzled, thinking who was this woman? To be treated like this by the Duke's wife.
"Eat more."
The Duke's wife said to Su Xiaoxiao: "After I left your house last time, I used the facial cream you gave me, and my skin has improved a lot."
"Really? I'll get some for Madam in a few days."
The Duke's wife sighed with emotion: "Oh, you said that the Duke and I have done nothing in our lives. We just gave birth to a daughter and got lost..."
In fact, the Duke's wife did not regard Su Xiaoxiao as an outsider. In fact, everyone in the capital knew about this incident, which caused a sensation in the entire Chang'an city.
It turns out that the Duke's wife's daughter went missing when she was eight years old. So far, she has never been seen alive or dead.
After hearing this, Su Xiaoxiao felt very sad for the two of them. She didn't expect that the old couple, who seemed so optimistic, had such a past.
The Duke's wife said to Su Xiaoxiao: "When I see you, we old couple always think of our daughter. Where is she now? How is she doing? Thank you for always being willing to accompany us two old guys."
"This is what we should do."
Pei Yuan listened to this and felt that the Duke's wife wanted to recognize Su Xiaoxiao as her adopted daughter.
So he said to the Duke's wife: "Xiaoxiao happened to have lost her parents since she was a child. She has been alone for so many years and lacks the love of her parents. If the two old people really like Xiaoxiao, they might as well take her in. How about being a foster daughter?"
"This relationship is great! I wonder if Xiaoxiao is willing to do it?"
Su Xiaoxiao was a little confused at this time, but the Duke's wife and the Duke were so kind to Su Xiaoxiao. How could she bear to reject these two elderly people? When she thought of the pain of losing their daughter, she still arranged her daughter's small room as it was before, without changing it at all.
It can be seen that they miss their daughter. Now Su Xiaoxiao does not have the love of her biological parents. If they recognize Su Xiaoxiao as their adopted daughter, won't Su Xiaoxiao have a backer?
This is the Duke's wife and the Duke, and they hold an important position in the court.
When Su Xiaoxiao saw that the two old people were very happy, she nodded and agreed. On the birthday party of the Duke's wife, they had a new daughter again.
(End of chapter)