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After leading my brothers to pay my respects to the madams, I sent a letter to my family to take my family out. As before, I carried my family along with me as I led Ning Lin around the screen and into the Warm Pavilion.

He didn't know why Second Young Miss Jiang and Eldest Young Miss Xu were making such a ruckus. One of them turned his head, his face was cold as he broke off the rosewood cake. The other awkwardly held a teacup to his lips, looking at a loss.

Seeing us enter, the two of us were attracted by our presence. I quickly patted Jiayi's shoulder, pointed at Second Miss Jiang, and said: "Call me Sister Rou!" He then pointed at Lady Xu and introduced her with a smile, "Call her Big Sis Xu!"

Jiayi, who was a little afraid of strangers, cowered beside me and mewled a few times timidly.

I laughed.

He usually acted like the overlord of a family, but when he saw a stranger, he was as bashful as a girl.

Who would have thought that he would be so unreasonable!

Second Miss Jiang rolled her eyes and a wisp of a fresh and lively smile appeared on her face, then she said to the beautiful little girl behind her, "Qingxi, where's the thing I prepared?"

"Yes!" Qingxi replied, then pulled out a large bundle from the foot of the brick bed. Just by looking at it, her weight wasn't light. She spent a great deal of effort before moving over, hugging the bundle as she stood behind Second Miss Jiang.

Not only the two children beside me, but even I was drawn to it.

"Hurry and undo it!"

Second Miss Jiang turned around and glared at Qingxi with a mouth full of complaints.

Qingxi's face revealed an expression of being wronged, and she struggled to carry her large bag, and she couldn't help but hesitate. "Young Miss, where …"

There had never been a gift, so the host had to open it up for himself.

I secretly nodded towards Qingxi and said with a smile, "How about we move to the brick bed? It's warm and convenient for us to speak."

Second Miss Jiang shot a glance at the wronged Qing Xi before giving an indifferent reply. Eldest Miss Xu obediently threw away the teacup and followed us into the kang in the inner room.

Lan Ling was quick with her hands and eyes. She first stepped forward to help Fifth Miss Xue remove her shoes. Ning Lin's breasts reacted slowly, so she took the opportunity to untie the lacing.

The two children fought, touching this for a moment, looking at that. Eldest Miss Xu and I politely asked her to sit on the brick bed. I found a round black stool and placed it next to Second Miss Jiang before sitting down.

Lan Lingyun quickly moved the box of fruits, the plate of pastries, and the teapot cup over. She also brought in a charcoal brazier from the outside and placed it at our feet.

He then smiled towards Qingxi and said, "Let's untie it by the side of the brick bed! Let's see what kind of rare thing it is that your young mistress doesn't even know it! You want to shake it out in front of me so that I won't think too highly of her! "

Qingxi pursed her lips into a smile as she unwrapped the indigo bundle's skin, revealing a single piece of bronze. Under the shine of the sun outside, it was bright yellow and shiny, a truly novel sight.

When Second Miss Jiang saw our shocked expressions, a trace of complacency flashed past her face as she instructed Qingxi in high spirits, "Hand that chick over to me!"

Second Young Miss Jiang's slender fingers twisted a few times behind the little chicks. The young brass chicken seemed to have come to life as it hopped up and down on the brick table, tripping over a pink longevity peach plate. It stuck out its head like a pastry and it took a long time for it to come to a stop.

The two children at the table were stunned … He stared unblinkingly at the copper chicken that was quietly standing next to the plate.

Big Miss Xu was one step ahead of me. She picked up the chicken and asked curiously, "Did you bring it back from the sea? Did you make a toy out of it?"

Second Miss Jiang did not even look at her. She snorted coldly and agreed.

"Sister! "Elder sister!" Jiayi crawled out of the brick bed, his small face squeezed out from behind Jiang Ermei's back, and he raised the other toy in his hand: "And the horse! "And horses!"

It was a handsome horse the size of a palm. Its bones were well-proportioned, its muscles bulged, and its surface was smooth. Even the back of its head and neck had a flying mane.

With such meticulous planning, the price would definitely not be cheap.

I smiled and rubbed his head. "Who gave you your horse?"

Jiayi giggled and imitated Second Young Miss Jiang's action, "It was Sister Rou who gave it to me!"

I hit him on the head. "Have you ever thanked Sister Rou?"

Jiayi turned around and bowed towards Second Miss Jiang, but he was unwilling to let go of the horse in his hand. Second Miss Jiang, whose face had become sullen, took the horse from his hand and laughed: "You have to hurry and twist this horse before you can move it!"

Miss Xue was also attracted. She gathered with Jiayi and Jiayi, asking all sorts of questions about Second Miss Jiang. Soon, the three of them started to play together. They surrounded a little horse who was running on the brick bed, laughing non-stop.

I looked at Second Miss Jiang and could not help but shake my head with a smile. She was clearly about to get married, but she acted like a child.

While the three of them joked, I got up and walked over to the kang and looked down at the rest of the bundle.

It was a golden fish made of bronze, with a pair of bulging eyes. The scales on its body were made from pieces of enamel, and each piece was intertwined with golden threads. It was truly gorgeous.

He wore a short brown bronze armor. He had a chubby body and a slightly protruding belly. One of his hands was clenched into a fist while the other was held behind his back. There was even a simple and honest smile on his face.

"… …"

It was all new stuff that he had never seen before.

Eldest Miss Xu could not help but exclaim in surprise, "Even my Third Sister doesn't have these things in her room!"

I raised my head and glanced at Eldest Miss Xu, feeling suspicious in my heart.

Why is it that all the ladies of the Xu family are especially concerned about this Xu Sanniang …

I recall again that Jiang Ming once said that the hidden guards lying in wait beside Miss Xu are people who can match up to King Qi's subordinates …

I touched those exquisite toys and smiled at Big Miss Xu. "What's the matter?" "Does Third Miss like these little things too?"

Eldest Young Lady Xu nodded. "Third Sister loves these unusual little things the most, so every year, Matriarch Zhou would gift her a few boxes!"

Matriarch Zhou was the Empress's mother!

This kind of toy, being able to send a few boxes of it as soon as it was delivered, it was truly a great gift …

Thinking about the rumors, it is said that this Third Miss is the personal daughter of the current country's uncle, Mu Guogong. I didn't believe it before … But now …

"Then, will Matriarch Zhou give these to the two sisters as well?"

Eldest Miss Xu mumbled and refused to answer directly.

I smiled and stroked my sleeve.

Without certainty, that would mean no.

After looking through the items within the bundle one by one, I instructed Qingxi who stood behind me. "Wrap these items up!"

Although Qingxi was puzzled, she still did as she was told.

On Second Miss Jiang's side, Jiayi was holding her horse and the chicken in Fifth Miss Xue's hands, running faster than any of them. Second Miss Jiang was cheering for one moment and cheering for the next, making both children unhappy.

I touched my hair and instructed Lan Ling with a smile, "It's about time to eat!" "Hurry up and put these things away, we'll eat on the kang!"

Ning Lin pulled on my sleeve, unwilling to let go. "No! Cousin! I haven't even competed with my cousin! "

When Jianyi saw that Ning Lin was so daring, he also sneaked over and pulled on my sleeve, begging me to let them play a little longer.

Unable to deal with the two children, I had to pull my sleeve out of their hands with a smile. Good! Don't tear my clothes! " He then made an agreement with the two of them, "Then you two promise me that after playing for a while longer, you will obediently wash your hands and eat!"

The two little people nodded like copper chickens in their hands.

I instructed the mother servant who served the two of them to do her best to look after the two children. She intentionally looked deeply at Second Wife Gong as she emphasized, "You must be careful. Don't start a fight. It will not be good if we end up clashing."

Although he was a younger brother, he was still a boy after all. Fifth Miss Xue was also a domineering young lady, so she kept pestering her and stirring things up. If the two children got into a quarrel and started fighting, they would only know that it was just children playing. If they didn't know, they might even make some nasty remarks.

In the end, Ning Lin was a girl, and she was also a young lady of the Shangguan family. There was nothing more important than her reputation.

Gong Er's wife nodded solemnly at me.

I accompanied the two ladies to the easternmost room of the Warm Pavilion. The interior of the room was already prepared, and there was a small table in the shape of a half moon made of black lacquer and jade stone on both sides of the table. The same sweet white porcelain bowl was placed on the table. The chopsticks with black wood and silver inlaid were placed on a jade rack carved into the shape of a cow, sheep, dog, cat, etc., and they were all placed in front of the table, examining the golden crabapple type self-pouring pot and the matching wine cup …

Mother Song was arranging for the little girls to carry the brazier when she saw the three of us coming in, and hurriedly bowed to us.

Second Miss Jiang gave a polite smile to Mother Song. Qing Xi quickly took out a two cent little nakedness and gave it to her mother, then gave a handful of copper coins to the maidservants in the room.

For a moment, the room was filled with the voices of thanks to Second Miss Jiang.

Second Miss Jiang cast a sidelong glance at Eldest Miss Xu.

Thinking about how flustered Big Miss Xu and her maidservants were when Jia Yi went up to pay his respects, I knew that they must have thought that there was no one who would be bestowed anything. Thus, they didn't make any preparations at all. To think that a little brother would appear out of thin air, and that Second Miss Jiang would go overboard. Even the servants would have to reward me for my usual greetings …

I pulled Second Young Miss Jiang with a smile and knelt down in front of Eldest Miss Xu, "Elder sister, please take a seat. A few days ago, Eldest Miss Jiang wrote a riddle for me. I didn't guess it for months. I wanted Second Sister Jiang to tell me about it so that I could kill her elder sister's spirit!"

Eldest Miss Xu knew I was helping her and smiled gratefully. She nodded and said, "Alright!"

I turned around and instructed Lan Li, "Stay here with Big Sister Xu, don't neglect this guest!"

Lan Lingyun responded with a smile. She affectionately held Lady Xu's other arm and was about to invite her to sit.

I pulled Second Miss Jiang out of the greenhouse and walked around the blue chiffon cabinet. At that moment, I ran into Mother Du leading a group of maidservants into the room with copper bowls in their hands. When I saw the two of us, I smiled and greeted them, "It's about time for dinner.

Second Miss Jiang spoke even faster than I did. "I feel a little stuffy in my chest. I want to take a walk!"

I shook my head slightly at Mother Du, indicating that she should leave us alone.

Mother Du smiled as she bowed and advised, "The weather outside is very cold. It's best for the two ladies to return as soon as possible!" Without asking for medical help, I brushed past the two of us with my maidservants.

So I pulled Second Miss Jiang up the corridor, strolling around while talking to her.

"What happened to you today? "Why do you feel sorry for her?"

Second Miss Jiang pursed her lips and said with a look of disdain, "You think you're amazing just because you have a beautiful younger sister? It's just that her little sister will be the imperial concubine in the future, and the empress will be holding her down on the roof. What's there to be proud of!? "

Surprised, I stopped and asked her, "What kind of girl? "Who was chosen as the beautiful lady?"

Second Miss Jiang was even more surprised than I was. "It's Second Miss Xu! Don't you know? "

I really don't know!

I looked down at the empty birdcage and smiled wryly.

Why hasn't King Qi sent me any news regarding such a huge matter?

Are you disappointed in me?

"… …." I really look down on her for looking down on people like that. After being rejected by our family, you are still dreaming of marrying into our family. Truly … For a girl to ask my older brother so many times and ask my older brother so many times, I won't be ashamed! "

"What did she ask your brother?"

The anxiousness on Second Miss Jiang's face was especially obvious as she shook off my hand and said angrily, "Aiya! What else could she ask, but what has my brother been doing these days, and how is he? How would I know … I can't push it away, it's so noisy, so annoying! "

I pretended to remain calm and asked, "How come you don't even know your brother?"

Second Miss Jiang was dejected. Ignoring the dirty embroidered shoes, she kicked away the snow on the side of the veranda. "My brother, he … "I haven't been home for over a month …"

Recalling Jiang Ming who was still lively in front of me early in the morning, I couldn't help but frown. "Didn't your elder brother bring your family's servant to sacrifice to my mother?"

Second Miss Jiang let out a deep sigh as she sat down on a swimming chair by the side of the corridor.

"Sigh!"

Seeing her sneakily glance at me, my face hardened. "If you have something to say, say it!"

Second Miss Jiang clenched her fists as she quickly stood up. She took two steps forward and slumped back in her chair. My brother had a quarrel with my mother. When my mother became angry, she told my father about my brother secretly bringing the family's general and manager out. My father's temper was so bad that he used the latch to give my brother a good beating. "It was only because my mother saw that things were not going well and tried so hard to stop my father that she stopped him."

"Later on, my mother sent my brother back to his room and told the maidservants to take good care of him. "But who would have thought that the next morning, my brother would disappear …"

No wonder I felt strange when I saw Jiang Ming.

His face was paler than usual, and he wasn't wearing his usual light colored robe. He was walking in a weird manner, and was even wearing a raincoat.

It's not like it's snowing, why are you wearing a rain cape!

I smiled wryly to myself. Unknowingly, I really did owe him a debt!

Second Miss Jiang raised her head and looked at me with a face full of hope: "Little Sister Yang, I know my brother …"