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After seeing the ladies, my grandmother smiled and told me, "Go in and greet your sisters as well. When they come, they'll start looking for you."

I quickly smiled in response and entered the pavilion, passing by a three-way henna screen.

Second Miss Jiang and Eldest Miss Xu sat on the brick bed, one on each side. A plate of fortune cookies was placed on the table in the middle of the room, and the two ladies were carrying tea.

Upon seeing me enter, the two ladies hurriedly put down their teacups, stood up, and greeted each other.

After a short exchange of pleasantries, I couldn't help but feel puzzled. I pointed to an empty brocade stool and asked, "Where's Little Wu?"

Second Miss Jiang couldn't wait to talk to Eldest Miss Xu. When she heard my question, she hurriedly replied, "Fifth Miss Xue said she wanted to change. She was just taken away by a little girl."

Eldest Miss Xu was just asking Second Young Miss Jiang about her brother when she was abruptly interrupted. She looked somewhat embarrassed as she embarrassedly picked up a teacup and took a sip.

I glared at Second Miss Jiang, walked up a few steps, and handed a piece of fortune cake to Eldest Miss Xu. "This is the first time I know that this is the food from your southern region. I only feel it to be exceptionally sweet. Elder sister, try it, it's perfectly cooked."

Big Miss Xu smiled at me and took it from me. She held it up with the handkerchief and took a small bite. "Although there is white frost on top of our fortune cake, it was naturally separated when the persimmon was hanging in the air. It isn't like my sister's fortune cake, which is filled with sugar. It's sweet on the outside, but it's still astringent on the inside …"

Jiang Er xiaojie stared at the unceasing flow of Big Miss Xu, her expression becoming more and more unhappy. She also reached out for a fortune cookie and took a bite.

"How am I supposed to taste it? It tastes exactly the same as the one from our hometown. Could it be that Big Sister has been eating all day? It's some Penglai Immortal Pavilion that Immortality Peach Fairy would steal, right? "

The Jiang family was from the northwest, but because their ancestors had done well, they guarded the coast for generations. When it came to the old master Jiang's generation, they simply moved their clansmen over. Therefore, Second Miss Jiang called Fujian her hometown.

Big Miss Xu, who had been choked by Second Miss Jiang, held the half-destroyed piece of pumpkin cake in her hand. It didn't matter if she ate it or put it down; her eyes immediately turned red.

I secretly tugged on Second Miss Jiang's sleeve, indicating that she should not make things difficult for Eldest Miss Xu.

Second Miss Jiang snorted softly and turned her head away.

Smiling, I poured a cup of tea for Lady Xu and offered it to her to smooth things over. "Elder sister, how about you try this Tie Guanyin?"

Eldest Miss Xu took my tea and took a sip. She didn't dare to make any serious comments and could only smile and nod at me.

Hearing the female lead singing outside, I sat down on the stool that Miss Xue had sat on before the letter came in. I smiled as I spoke to the Eldest Miss Xu.

"Why is only elder sister here this time? Now that the sisters have married out, we are increasingly unable to gather all of them, and even if they don't come, we will be even more lonely! "

Eldest Miss Xu sighed and rubbed the handkerchief in her hand. She said with a wry smile, "Actually, I didn't want to come either. My mother said that my second sister was already … But I'm not ready yet. I'm forced to come out. I originally had my third sister with me, but I didn't expect that Grandmother would say that I was not feeling well and wanted to keep my third sister to serve me, so I had no choice but to come over myself! "

I thought of Miss Xu San, that delicate little girl, and couldn't help smiling.

The old mistress of the Xu family was uncomfortable. With a maidservant serving her, there was no need for her to serve a four or five-year-old little girl. Besides, if the elderly really were ill, how could the several Lady Xu come out as guests?

She must have been afraid that if she brought her here and bumped into Miss Xue, an unexpected situation would arise. Thus, Old Lady Xu decided to keep her here!

Actually, he didn't blame Second Miss Jiang for getting angry. Eldest Miss Xu really didn't know how to speak.

Who would go to someone's house and say that they didn't want to come in front of their master?

If not for the fact that I've seen Miss Xu a few times, and she always acts like she's brainless, I would really suspect that she came here today specifically to ruin everything.

Seeing Second Miss Jiang blushing and pursing her lips, I knew something bad was about to happen. I hurriedly interjected and smiled as I asked Eldest Miss Xu, "What's wrong? Is it that big sister Xu Er has already decided on her family? "

Big Miss Xu stammered, "No... Not... "Sigh!"

I couldn't help but wonder, just what happened to Second Miss Xu that made Eldest Miss Xu find it so hard to say it out loud?

Could it be … Violate the teachings of a lady?

However, when I thought about Second Miss Xu's astute mind, I felt that no matter who it was, it would never happen to her.

I turned to the furious Second Young Miss Jiang and smiled. "Your older sister came back last time to tell me that she had gotten the news. After that, it's been a long time, but she never came back. I've asked her a few times, but she never gave me a response. How is Big Sister Jiang?"

Mentioning the young miss Jiang, Second Miss Jiang's eyebrows drooped down as she fiddled with a jade bracelet in her hand with a worried look. She said angrily: "My sister had a small birth two months ago, her mother-in-law said that her body wasn't well and needed to rest. So she brought two concubines with her brother-in-law."

Big Miss Jiang's husband was the eldest son of the Zhang family from Jiangling Prefecture in Hubei. He was currently studying in the Crown Prince Regulatory Commission and was waiting for the coming year to end his life in peace.

The moment Eldest Young Miss Xu heard the word "concubine", she exclaimed, "Ah!" After saying that, Second Miss Jiang frowned and glared at her a few times.

The three of us sitting opposite of you are all at the age of marriage. Thinking about what happened to Miss Jiang, we couldn't help but feel a little scared.

In the middle of autumn, Miss Jiang also wrote me a letter about how her mother-in-law loved her and how her sister-in-law was very harmonious. Although her brother-in-law was mischievous, he still respected her as his sister-in-law.

How did everything change in the blink of an eye?

The gentle, benevolent mother-in-law had stuffed two girls, the harmonious husband of Ginser, into her son's room, and no longer pitied the physical and mental damage inflicted on her by the loss of her young son.

For a time, everyone looked at each other in dismay. A heavy atmosphere spread to every single one of them.

The door opened, and Lan Li's elegant face appeared, holding a plate of pastries. She smiled as she went forward to salute Big Miss Xu and Second Miss Jiang, pointed at the snow-white cake on the table and laughed, "Young misses, please have a taste, this is the new method our young misses have thought of! A pastry made with roses and hawthorn sauce. "

I secretly agree with Lan Li's way of selling meat.

"Have you settled the matters regarding Yao Ji's Fishery and the Drunken Peach Restaurant?"

The master of the Peach Blossom House said that they had come out too early, and Yao Ji's Fisherman's Association had not yet delivered the fish over. They also thought that the Fishmen's Association would send the fish directly to our residence, and that the two boxes were in the wrong.

Lan Ya was always very respectful to me in front of outsiders.

Big Miss Xu, who was eating her cake, looked surprised. She asked blankly, "Does little sister even care about this kind of thing?"

I looked at Eldest Miss Xu and politely smiled. "It's just a matter of time."

Eldest Miss Xu nodded in admiration.

I couldn't help but secretly feel ill. Could it be that the Xu family only taught their daughter the art of zither, chess, calligraphy, and even painting, and didn't care about food, clothing, and living arrangements?

I have never heard of anyone who could play the zither well enough to attract roast chicken and roast duck!

After exchanging a few more pleasantries with the two ladies, Second Miss Jiang said, "Why isn't Fifth Miss coming back yet?"

Lan Ling smiled as she answered Second Miss Jiang, "Fifth Miss met some young masters outside the hall and was playing with them!"

Eldest Miss Xu blinked, "Is it the rumored three young masters born of that beautiful concubine?"

When Second Miss Jiang heard this, her face stiffened and she glared at me.

I laughed and rebuked Lan Li. "Why didn't you say so earlier? You were still waiting to be questioned!"

Lan Xin felt wronged. "I came here to pass on my message. Miss, you've been busy with conversations with the other ladies, and I didn't dare interrupt. That's why I'm delayed. Why am I the one to blame?"

With these words from Lan Ling, I stood up naturally and followed Lan Lingyun outside.

Before he could walk out of the room, he heard Eldest Miss Xu and Second Miss Jiang sigh. "If I were as good as Fifth Miss Xue, I would be able to see what the young masters look like …"

Lan Ling and I couldn't help but look at each other and smile. Both of us felt somewhat helpless towards Lady Xu's innocence.

In the hall, Miss Xue and Jiayi were playing shuttlecock together. Family letters were carrying Jiajun, who stood upright next to the Bogu rack. When he saw me, he immediately stopped and went up to greet me.

When Jiayi heard my brother's solemn, dull voice, he shuddered a little, and hurriedly stopped his steps. He straightened his body and bowed to me.

Since December, every day, Jiayi went to study at Jiaji's, long since the beginning of the freshness. In addition, the letter from home was strict and meticulous. Since he was an older brother and a teacher, he had to be strict with the family.

Several times after Jiayi had eaten his lunch, he tried to find a variety of reasons to stay with me. He even had a stomachache and tossed and turned about, but was still unable to find out what he ate wrongly.

Lan Ling told me behind my back that the family just didn't want to go to school. He called Gong Er's wife to ask about it. It turned out to be a letter from the Orthodox family reading Analects. The family had to memorize two pages a day, write fifteen large words, and hand one to him the next day.

There were times when it snowed outside and his family was fond of playing. When he came back tired, he would lie on the brick bed and sleep. The letter would punish him even more if he didn't report to his brother the next day.

The more punishments they received, the more they accumulated. With a single glance, it was impossible to finish writing all of the family rules. They might as well stop writing and play even more wildly. The letter from home could not do so. It had taken his own husband's old ruler and beaten his family's righteous hand until it swelled up.

From then on, the family was completely afraid of this elder brother. No matter how roguish and mischievous he was behind all this, as long as he saw a letter from the family, he would be filled with respect and fear.

Fifth Miss Xue's shuttlecock flew to the side of the house, but no one paid any attention to her. The little girl was a bit unhappy and pouted. Because of the exercise, her small face was blushing and chubby, making her look very cute.

I smiled and waved at her. "Little Wu, come over to my cousin!"

Ning Lin's face was filled with unwillingness as she slowly walked towards me. From time to time, she would glance towards Jia Yi. It was obvious that she hadn't played enough.

I waved back.

Jiayi quickly shot a glance at his big brother, picked up the feather shuttlecock, and swept it into my arms like a gust of wind.

Ever since letter home righteousness established absolute majesty, I completely stood in front of him, became the family righteousness in the eye of the superb protection umbrella.

He was half hidden behind me now, smiling triumphantly at his own frowning brother.

I smiled and patted on his head, telling him not to mess around. I straightened his clothes and instructed Mother Song to go in and spread the news. I held onto his head with one hand and held onto Miss Xue's hand with the other.

The woman was no longer in the room, and the drum had been moved to the corner.

As soon as the few of us entered the door, we were surrounded by many pairs of eyes.

I laughed to myself.

Everyone loved gossips, especially these women who lived peaceful lives all year round. Tomorrow was just a repeat of today's inner chamber women, and they would never let go of this great opportunity.

The wealthy merchant, the Master of the Yang family, had kept the outer room secret from his wife for more than ten years, and his son had given birth to three children in a row. Lady Yang was childless and jealous, yet she died just like that …

It was said that this matter was not only spread to the public, but had even been compiled into a book. However, because of the Yang family's wealth, the filming crew did not dare to sing it in White City. However, according to Zhou Baumu, this song, < < Envy Wife and Beautiful Consort > >, had long been sung throughout the country.

Although they couldn't see the legendary beautiful concubines, they could at least peek at their mother's appearance when they saw the young masters.

Even a dull child like the letter was made uncomfortable by the stares, which showed how "warm-hearted" the ladies were.

I smiled and ordered my brothers to come forward and pay their respects. Since my family was still young and they were still toddlers, I was carried by Lan Li to pay my respects to all of the madams.

It was their first time meeting, so the ladies gave out rewards one by one. The younger ones, such as Madam Xu Si, would only be given a gift by the maidservants. Touching the head of the youngest family head would be considered a form of respect. The older ones didn't have to worry about the male and female defenses. They just had to hug the younger ones and touch the older ones. This made the children's faces turn red as they hid behind me.

Doctor Xu used a handkerchief to cover his mouth as he laughed, "Look at our Young Miss Xue and the Yang Family's Second Young Master, they are the same as a golden couple!"

Hearing this, Mrs. Xue San and I had a slightly unpleasant expression on our faces.

Marriage was a very important thing. It was a perfect match.

I smiled and hugged Ning Lin. "Our Miss Lin is so beautiful. Isn't it obvious that she's a beautiful girl when she's standing with a little boy?"

Doctor Xu smiled in embarrassment.