I relied on a system to prolong my life in ancient times.

Chapter 359 Gift Giving

And so, the three of them arrived at the carriage.

Shi Hai and the others had already bandaged Shi Qing's wounds, and Shi Qing had regained consciousness.

"How is Shi Qing? Let's go back quickly and have a doctor check on her." Shi Qing's face was pale; she had lost too much blood.

"Miss, I'm much better now, so please don't worry." Shi Qing smiled.

"Ah Yue, I won't take you back." Now that the danger is over, Lu Zhijin doesn't plan to stay any longer. He still needs to send his dead brothers back for burial and return to report to His Majesty about what happened.

“Okay, Brother Lu, you’re busy. Sometimes you can leave Hai and the others. I won’t be in any danger.” Xiao Siyue nodded.

After watching Lu Zhijin leave, Xiao Siyue and her companions packed their things back up and continued their journey toward the capital.

Upon returning home, news of Xiao Siyue's attack reached the ears of everyone in the Xiao family, and they immediately rushed into Xiao Siyue's courtyard.

Chun Tao, who stayed at home this time and didn't go with them, stayed anxiously by Xiao Siyue's side.

"Alright, Chun Tao, I'm fine. You're pregnant now, you can't do this." Seeing the tears welling up in her eyes, Xiao Siyue quickly comforted her.

"Yes, Miss, let me help you change your clothes." Chun Tao wiped her eyes and went to the wardrobe to get clothes for Xiao Siyue.

With the help of two maids, Xiao Siyue changed out of her dirty clothes, washed up, and then left the bedroom.

"My Yue'er, who is this wicked person who wants to harm you?" Old Mrs. Xiao immediately hugged Xiao Siyue tightly, tears streaming down her face.

The others also looked at Xiao Siyue with concern, and Lin Qin was crying uncontrollably.

"Grandma, I'm fine, I'm not hurt at all." Xiao Siyue gently patted the old woman's back to comfort her.

Her grandmother is getting old now, so she can't have extreme highs and lows in her emotions, as it can easily harm her health.

"Waaah, Yue'er, you scared Grandma to death! You can't go out anymore!" Old Mrs. Xiao released Xiao Siyue and looked her over carefully.

"Grandma, it's alright, it was just an accident. Look at me, I'm perfectly fine." But that wouldn't do. She didn't want to stay home all the time; everyone would be worried sick. Xiao Siyue quickly spun around a few times to show everyone that she was truly unharmed.

Xiao Qinian looked on with a gloomy expression, assuming that Xiao Siyue's injury was due to someone coveting her business or that her past actions had been traced back to her.

"It's alright, it's alright. You can't scare Grandma like that again." Old Mrs. Xiao wiped away her tears.

Xiao Siyue hugged Lin Qin and comforted her for a while.

Looking at the others, Xiao Siyue thought to herself, "This is such a sweet burden. I'm really touched by everyone's concern. But now that there are more and more people in my family, I'm exhausted from comforting them all."

After seeing everyone off, Xiao Siyue went to the study with Xiao Qinian.

"Yue'er, what exactly happened this time? Could it be that someone knows you're the one who provided those things?" If so, he had to make plans quickly and absolutely couldn't let Xiao Siyue be in danger again.

"No, Dad, you've misunderstood. This was indeed an accident." Xiao Siyue quickly explained the situation.

"So that's how it is. You must not be so reckless next time. No matter what, you must ensure your own safety first." Although Xiao Qinian also had the greater good of the country in his heart, he would be willing to sacrifice himself without any complaints, but he would not do that to his daughter.

"I know, Father. I never expected those mediocre people to actually target me." This was something Xiao Siyue couldn't understand either. Was it because she had ruined things? But those people didn't know that Shi Hai was someone she had sent.

"Hmm, I've heard about this too. Also, you should keep a low profile these days. Who knows if the Dayong people have already found out something?" Xiao Qinian said thoughtfully. Since last year, many spies sent by Dayong have appeared in the capital. He knew very well why.

The people of Dayong live in a place that is even colder than the capital. Apart from their strong military, Dayong really lacks everything. They probably came here for the high-yield seeds and cotton of the Great Zhou.

He had heard His Majesty and his teacher mention it before, and His Majesty even sent Lu Zhijin and others to eliminate spies. He never expected that his own daughter would run into them this time.

"Yue'er, go back and get some rest." After learning the whole story, Xiao Qinian was still a little worried and wondered if he should go and ask his teacher, Shen Junru.

"Dad, I'll head back now." After saying goodbye to Xiao Qinian, Xiao Siyue went back to bed and had a good night's sleep.

Today's events had kept him on edge for a long time, and he fell asleep as soon as his head hit the bed.

When Xiao Siyue woke up the next day, she had regained her energy and spirits.

Thinking about the fruit I brought back, I knew I had to send it out quickly, or it would spoil.

Xiao Siyue went directly to the female members of her family.

"Grandma, Mother, I brought back a lot of fruit from the village this time. Who do you think we should give it to?"

"Hmm, send some to your maternal grandmother's house, and also to your two aunts' houses. Oh, and also to your Grandpa Shen's house." Old Mrs. Xiao calculated in her mind.

"And you should also send some to your sister-in-law's family." Old Mrs. Xiao thought of her several granddaughters-in-law.

"Oh, Grandma, I know. The fruit harvest on the estate is good. We've sent all the fruit we can. Now, can you think of anyone else who needs it?" Xiao Siyue wasn't reluctant to give away the fruit.

She also wanted to give some to each of her close friends.

"Hey, Yue'er is right. We need to think it over carefully and make sure we don't forget anyone." Their family doesn't have many good friends in the capital. If they're going to send gifts, they should send them to everyone. They can't be biased.

After the group compiled a list of families to whom the fruit was to be delivered, Lin Qin instructed the servants to pack the fruit. Since they had brought back a lot, they packed a considerable amount for each family.

Without delay, the servants delivered the fruit to each household, and by the afternoon, everyone was enjoying the fresh fruit gifted by the Xiao family.

Duke Lu's Mansion

The patriarch of the Lu family, Duke Lu, was eating the fruit brought to him by a maid. He took a piece of watermelon and put it in his mouth, and was amazed by the crisp, sweet and juicy taste of the watermelon.

"This cold melon is really thirst-quenching, much better than the ones I've had before." In the past, cold melons were mostly bestowed by His Majesty, since they didn't originally exist in their Great Zhou. Because he was a Duke and had made great contributions to the Great Zhou, His Majesty would also bestow some tributes upon him, but those were rare. After tasting it once, the flavor was deeply imprinted in his heart.

Now we're eating winter melon again, but it tastes even better than before—sweeter and crisper.