The Prime Minister's Darling
Chapter 1097 - 1097 529 Triumphal Return to Court (First Update)

Chapter 1097: 529 Triumphal Return to Court (First Update) Chapter 1097: 529 Triumphal Return to Court (First Update) Xiao Hen’s shirt and trousers had both been drenched by the Sobering Soup, and he had no choice but to change them all. When he turned around after changing, he subconsciously glanced at Gu Jiao, who was utterly drunk on the bedchamber.

Gu Jiao’s sleeping position was a bit… well, it’s hard to describe.

Her face was flushed red, and she had kicked off the blanket, with the pillow askew as well.

She sprawled out her arms and legs, lying on the bed in the shape of a ‘big character,’ her head tilted to one side.

“Son-in-law, everything has been taken care of here,” the nanny said from outside the door.

“Good, I got it,” Xiao Hen responded.

Xiao Hen came to the bedside and, looking at Gu Jiao’s unique sleeping posture for the first time, felt an odd sensation in his heart.

Then he glanced at the corner of Gu Jiao’s lips.

Wait a second.

Was this girl confused from drinking, or was she having some kind of dream?

Why did it seem like she had drooled a puddle?

Xiao Hen took out a handkerchief to gently wipe her mouth clean, wondering why it felt like this girl was even smiling in her dreams.

Gu Jiao was drunk and missed staying up for the Lunar New Year, but everyone else was playing and making noise until midnight. Soon after, Xiao Hen and Gu Xiaoshun set off a barrage of firecrackers. It wasn’t just their home—it was the entire alley.

Even so, they didn’t manage to wake Gu Jiao from her sweet dreams.

Her husband is truly handsome, with an excellent physique, the likes of which she had never seen in two lifetimes combined.

So good-looking, so good-looking!

In her sleep, Gu Jiao hugged a small blanket, rolling over and over on the bedchamber.

The next day, Gu Xiaobao was the first to wake up.

He was hungry and wanted to be nursed.

After feeding him, Yao Family didn’t feel like sleeping anymore. A baby over three months old can neither sit nor crawl, so he resigned himself to lying there, bundled up in thick clothes.

However, Gu Xiaobao was used to it; he didn’t cry or fuss, just lay there sucking on his fingers, allowing Yao Family to sleep in a bit longer.

Last night, the firecrackers had crackled and popped, and he remained well-behaved the whole time. Later, even when woken up by the firecrackers, he didn’t fuss, but instead, soothed himself back to sleep by sucking on his fingers.

When Yao Family woke up, Gu Xiaobao was still licking his fingers, melting her heart with his cuteness.

Yao Family dressed and went to the main room, and Yu Yaya and the nanny had also gotten up. Before long, the household’s Xiao Hen and Gu Xiaoshun were up as well.

The two of them sat in the main room, daydreaming, until Gu Xiaoshun and Xiao Hen exchanged words, and both turned to look at the door of the west room.

Shortly after, Xiao Hen stepped out of the west room.

The two stared intently at his right foot. Gu Xiaoshun elbowed Xiao Hen and whispered, “See, I didn’t lie to you, look, it’s healed!”

He had noticed it the day before, but was distracted by Gu Yan, and then forgot. That morning, upon waking up, he pulled Xiao Hen aside to confirm it together.

Xiao Hen stared at his brother-in-law’s right foot, scrutinizing it carefully for a while before nodding seriously, “Yes, it’s definitely healed.”

“You see, as soon as Jiaojiao came back, brother-in-law was healed,” Gu Xiaoshun said. When he was with Gu Jiao alone, he would call her ‘sister,’ but with Xiao Hen, he called her Jiaojiao.

Xiao Hen’s terms of address were never influenced by Gu Yan or Gu Xiaoshun; they were uniquely powerful.

“Brother-in-law!” Xiao Hen called out to Xiao Hen, walked over to him, and tried to reach up, but couldn’t. He dragged a chair over, climbed up, and still couldn’t reach.

“Come down a little,” he said.

“What for?” Xiao Hen asked.

“Just come down a bit. I have something to tell you,” Xiao Hen said.

It’s Lunar New Year, so Xiao Hen decided to give the Monk some face. He bent down slightly to meet Xiao Hen eye-to-eye and said, “What is it?”

Xiao Hen extended his little hand, solemnly patting his shoulder, “Brother-in-law, you’ve finally overcome the obstacle and become normal. I’m truly happy for you.”

Unwarranted enthusiasm, the saying goes, is from a scoundrel or a thief.

Xiao Hen cast a sidelong glance at the youngster, asking, “What are you really trying to say?”

Xiao Hen thought about it and said honestly, “I want to increase my rent.”

Xiao Hen: “…”

When Gu Jiao woke up, the whole family already knew about Xiao Hen’s full recovery. They all thought he had recovered that very morning, with Yao Family and Yu Yaya refraining from blurting out the truth.

After all, it was a happy occasion.

Yao Family had thought it through all night and had calmed down. Initially learning that her daughter had married a lame scholar from the countryside, her heart ached immeasurably.

Her daughter was, after all, a daughter of the Marquis Residence; if she had been raised by her side from childhood, she would never have married a poor, disabled boy.

She once harbored such thoughts.

The reason she still accepted the situation was, firstly, she had never raised her daughter for a day and had no right to criticize her daughter’s choices, and secondly, Xiao Hen’s character and personality had truly won her over.