Guard Duan, who had returned from sending news to the Deputy General to take care of the soldiers in the Hui Province, knew that Ji Jiu had come to send the old master. He then reminded Prince Prince that she was the woman who gave him the red reishi mushroom he had told him about.
Jun Prince was surprised that she was the same person who had saved his life. Therefore, he became even more interested in Ji Jiu. Previously, he had thought that his bodyguard liked her. But from what he said, it probably wasn't true. Because he didn't seem to admire her like he'd seen subordinates who loved each other talk about.
Prince Jun's initial interest in Ji Jiu was because she had helped his grandfather and had been kind enough to send her here. His grandfather also said that she helped disguise the five of them to get them through the security checkpoint. and the group of soldiers who hunted them too. Moreover, he saw that she was not interested in him at all, unlike the young ladies in the capital who saw him all dazzled until he was bored.
General Duan, who had returned in the evening, told his grandson that Ji Jiu was going to make a bet on the upcoming New Year's day. He wanted to attend the event but was disappointed that the matter had not yet been resolved so he could not go. Prince Prince was surprised by his grandfather's behavior and asked directly.
"Why does Grandpa seem so interested in that little lady?"
"Phew! If I don't care about Nu Ji Jiu's mother, then who will care about her? You probably don't know that she has been an orphan since you can remember. I don't know any family that would be so heartless as to abandon such a cute child. Leaving her to live alone until she reached adulthood. Plus, she's a good girl who helps me. So why can't I pay attention to her?" Duan Yang blew his beard angrily. Every time he thought of her bastard family, he couldn't help but get angry.
"Oh, I thought Grandfather was thinking of something strange. I've never seen you be interested in a girl before. So I was surprised."
"Huh, what do you think I will do? Even though I really want Miss Ji Jiu to be my granddaughter-in-law. How could someone like you get close to her? Even with such a good-looking face? My little sister hasn't even batted an eye." Duan Yang looked at his grandson pitifully. He thought that this handsome grandson that only young ladies were fascinated by. If Ji Jiu met him, he would probably have some good feelings for him. But it turned out that Ji Jiu's mother didn't care about his grandson at all. Huh, that really hurt.
"Wow, why does Grandpa scold me like this? She's a woman who doesn't care about me. You know what my personality is like."
"You don't have to pretend to be nice. Who made you look so dead all the time? How would a girl dare to get close to him like this?" Duan Yang also scolded his grandson for not behaving as he wanted.
"Oh, was I wrong again, Grandpa? I already told you that I have this personality. Are you going to let me meet her and smile or go in and flirt with her like a man without manners?" Zhao Jinglong could only grimace from his grandfather's scolding.
"Sigh, you don't have to go to such lengths. I know very well what Ji Jiu's personality is like. This girl doesn't trust anyone easily. She is always careful. It's not easy for me to be this close to her, so don't make her angry to the point of disliking me." Duan Yang warned his grandson first. Because he knew what his grandson was like.
"Grandfather seems to like her even more than I, his grandson." Zhao Jinglong teased his grandfather.
"Phew! This kid, of course I must like her more than you. You are nice but give me so much stress that I'm already turning gray. But Miss Ji Jiu always takes me to do fun things and even buys me lots of things. So why can't I like her more than you?" Duan Yang raised his head and said proudly. Even though Ji Jiu didn't talk much, But he could tell that she had always tried to do good things for them since she first helped them.
"Ah, Grandfather really sees her better than me. I will sue your elder brother." Zhao Jinglong was annoyed that his grandfather saw others better than them.
"You can go and sue Uncle Zhan. I also thought about telling him about Ji Jiu after taking down the rebels. At least there will be someone to help her when she is in trouble."
"Grandfather, are you thinking too much? Lady Jijiu was just a young girl entering the age of Chinese. Who can cause trouble for her?"
"Huh, you don't know anything at all. Before coming here, she just ran into trouble from an unashamed matchmaker who came to ask for her hand in marriage. He also said that Ji Jiu was just an orphan. No good family would accept me anymore. I'm so angry I don't know how to be angry. If Ji Jiu didn't stop me. By now, I would have had my people deal with that family and that shameless old matchmaker." The more Duan Yang spoke, the angrier he became. How dare they look down on his young lady Ji Jiu? She supported herself and earned enough money to build a house this big. Or would he allow her to be easily bullied by those selfish people?
"Oh, so you have someone so interested that you're asking to marry me?" Zhao Jinglong asked his grandfather in surprise. He thought that she was just an ordinary girl.
"Who said it wasn't? Where had those people been interested in Ji Jiu Xie in the past? This is the news that I secretly asked Aunt Qiao, her cook. At that time, Ji Jiu had been living in a ramshackle hut all by herself. There was hardly any food available. Now that she's earned enough money to build a large new house, These people rushed over and pretended to be interested in her. How did I tell you? How good of a child my mother Nu Ji Jiu is. And the one that I fear is that some bad person will plot against her to the point of marrying her. I don't think I'm thinking too much about it. You know the nature of people who want to get rich quickly." Duan Yang told his grandson as he worried.
"Then how will Grandfather resolve this matter? Since you yourself have nothing to do with her?" Zhao Jinglong wondered how his grandfather would handle this matter.
"At first, I wanted you and Ji Jiu to get to know each other or get engaged first. But from the looks of it, it probably isn't possible. Now I can only let her people help me.
Instead, she sent me the news secretly. It was good that her own people were very loyal to Ji Jiu, but they were slaves and didn't dare to do anything too extreme. If someone really starts a problem with Noo Ji Jiu's mother again, I will go back and take care of the matter for her. Before she and I come out She told the village headman that I was her grandfather for convenience. So I can definitely put my hand in this matter." Duan Yang was delighted that he had succeeded in impersonating Ji Jiu's grandfather. Otherwise, if something really happened to her, he wouldn't be able to do anything for her.
Zhao Jinglong looked at his grandfather, who normally never allowed anyone to befriend him, with surprise. If he allowed her to pretend like this, then there would be nothing worrisome about her from now on.
The two grandparents finished talking and went their separate ways to rest. Tomorrow, Duan Yang would still go to see Ji Jiu as usual. Since the day after tomorrow, they will be returning. So he wanted to spend as much time with them as possible. What about secretly sending news? He had to talk to the four youths carefully.