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Miss Xue only sighed as she instructed the girl beside her, "Put it in this room!"

It was only then that I realized that the food that was sent over was not from Lu Li's family, but rather from Mrs. Xue's politeness.

Crystal Elbow, Sixi Rice Ball, Xuji Roasted Chicken, Osmanthus Tremella, Honey Three Flowers, and a bowl of fresh cucumber and a pot of carp soup. Several scents filled the air in front of me, but all I could do was grimace and pluck at my rice before me, occasionally picking up a few cucumbers from time to time.

Four Miss Xue pinched her chopsticks and frowned, "Why aren't you eating?"

Lan Lingyun smiled as she scooped a bowl of carp soup for Miss Xue. "Our Miss is still being filial."

With an "Ah" sound, Miss Xue's face became even more livid. She placed the bowl on the table and said angrily: "I won't eat! Not eating anymore! This is so annoying! "

After travelling for a long time during the day and accompanying the Xue Family's women to perform a "great reunion" drama, I didn't have much appetite. I put down my food and drank tea while asking her, "What exactly happened? It's worth it for you to do this! "

"It's still not my mother!"

Fourth Miss Xue covered her cheeks in complaint.

Lan Li and I looked at each other, waiting for the fourth lady's next words.

"… …." Big Sis only broke an important vase in Mother's room, and Mother was angry with her for being like that. She said that Sister had been restless all day and had no sense of propriety, so she locked her in the back room and wouldn't let her out even half a step. " Fourth Miss sat on the brick bed in front of me, her cheeks puffed up and her head lowered. She had a sullen expression on her face as she leisurely used a pair of chopsticks to stir the white and rich June snow rice in the bowl: "Every time I go to see big sister, if I can't say more than a few words, mother will kick me out and always send a mother to listen on the side. "How could there have been such a thing in the past!"

Although I was holding a cup of tea, I couldn't help but steal a glance at Miss Xue's expression.

If you ask me, this excuse isn't very good.

It wasn't like Mrs. Xue, who was used to interacting with other people.

With the lid of the cup I swept aside the tea that was floating on the surface of the tea. I took a sip and did not follow up with the fourth lady.

The air in the room froze.

"Little sister Yang …" "Cousin …" Miss Xue's face reddened as she stared at me with her almond eyes. "I also thought you were my cousin, didn't I?"

I smiled.

You shouldn't ask me, you should ask your mother.

I sat up straight and called out with a smile, "Fourth Cousin!"

Relieved, Miss Xue Si nodded: "Then I... Fourth Cousin wants to ask you for a favor, Cousin, can you do it? "

I couldn't help but laugh.

Since when did the usually straightforward Miss Xue Four learn to speak in such a roundabout manner?

I personally poured the cup in front of Miss Xue and said sincerely: "Fourth Cousin, you should also know that I am not your family's proper young cousin. Right now, living under your Xue Clan's roof is just because your Matriarch is giving my aunt face! Come to think of it, I'm just an idle person raised by your Xue Clan. If you are so serious that your master can't do it, how can you talk about an outsider like me? "

These words made Miss Xue stare. She held the handkerchief for a while before saying, "… Actually, it's not that hard for me to beg my sister. It's just that I want to ask my sister to cover for me, so that I can take advantage of tomorrow's many people to take a look at my sister and talk to her for a bit. "

I frowned, stunned.

I thought that Miss Xue Si would accompany me to entertain her tomorrow.

He didn't expect it to be related to Miss Xue.

For a moment I was sad.

I actually can't bear to refuse when it comes to Miss Xue.

Much of her difficult situation was due to me. The rumors about her outside, being imprisoned in the backyard by his mother … Every step she took toward the abyss was fuelled by my presence.

I could only face her with shame and guilt.

Miss Xue was just an innocent girl.

If he could have a biological sister to talk to, maybe he could make her happy for the time being.

I nodded in agreement to Miss Xue and asked: "How do you want me to cover for you?"

Only then did Miss Xue Si revealed a smile, and she pulled my hand and smiled: "You really are my good little sister! It wasn't in vain … Elder sister praises you on a daily basis! Actually, I don't want you to do anything, but my mother didn't want me to go near the backyard. "Younger sister, you are a guest, so my mother definitely wouldn't dare to stop you. When the time comes, tell me, I was the one who begged you to accompany me to take a look at my sister. My mother definitely won't blame you."

I gave a wry smile.

I'm afraid that Mrs. Xue won't blame me on the surface, and will hate me to death in her heart.

I can't be clearer than anyone else why Miss Xue is locked up. When the time came for the guests to gather, many of them would come and go of the Xue Clan's inner chamber. All of them would be women with good reputations. If they accidentally spread the news that Miss Xue was being grounded, they would probably have to live up to her notoriety.

Not to mention getting married, it would be hard for them to even survive.

I couldn't help but try to persuade Miss Xue.

After persuading her to and fro, he had displeased her quite a bit. Standing in front of the brick bed, Miss Xue Si frowned and scolded: "You don't believe me that much! Would I harm my own sister? "

Knowing that there was no turning back, I agreed. Fourth Miss Xue replied with an impatient look on her face.

She sat on the kang and chatted with me for a while.

"… …." I'm sick of it! She said it was for her fifth sister's birthday, but my mother was too busy. The left and right families had invited so many people. "My mother even wants me to see which family's lady has the best speech. Let me write it down and tell her …"

I laughed to myself. "You are an elm club!"

Miss Xue Si glared, "You think I don't know? Wasn't my mother choosing a sister-in-law for me? "But my brother said that he already had someone he liked. He came back this time precisely to marry her into his family!"

At first glance, he was actually a little sour about it.

It was once difficult to reach water through the blue sea, except for the fact that Wu Shan was not a cloud.

The current Xue Lang is no longer the Xue Lang of the past, and I am no longer the me of the past.

However, when he suddenly found out that there was a woman in his life who could obtain his promise of "walking straight into the Xue Clan's doorstep," he couldn't help but feel a little sad.

"… …"

Not long after sending off Miss Xue, the Fifth Miss came over with her maidservants to deliver the food.

Knowing that Mrs. Xue had arranged the meal, Mother Xia gave me a wink and a smile. "My wife truly views our young mistress in a new light!"

I smiled at her, still talking to Ning Lin as I sent her to the entrance of the courtyard. "If it's a short day today, then go back early to rest. Otherwise, you won't be able to wake up tomorrow morning."

Ning Lin, surrounded by a group of servants, looked up at me. "I'll come to see my cousin tomorrow morning!"

I smiled and helped her straighten her hat. "Aren't we going to the ancestral hall tomorrow to kowtow? I'm still in mourning, so I won't go out and see the ladies. "

Ning Lin heaved a small sigh of relief, obviously having been instructed by Little Lu.

When night fell, I lit a small oil lamp and turned over the book Zhuangzi, which was still lying on the kang. Lan Li came over with red, yellow, blue, green, white, and purple clothes. With a face full of complaints, she asked, "Miss, look, which one will you wear tomorrow?"

I touched the letter in my pocket and instructed her with a smile, "Just find yourself a clean set of clothes and come out. There is no need to prepare for guests!"

Lan Lingyun sighed and stuffed the pile of clothes in her arms back into the box.

The next morning, Fifth Miss Xue came to invite me to come to Little Lu's yard in a new red-flowered gown and a golden-weaved gingery poncho.

Greetings, greetings. This was originally a junior's affair, so I naturally had nothing to say. While chatting with the Fifth Miss, I entered Little Lu's courtyard.

When she met a tall and slender youth wearing a navy robe, the Fifth Miss happily greeted him: "Father!"

The third master of the Xue family had a handsome face. He was clearly five or six years older than Little Lu, but he looked even younger than his wife.

Following Ning Lin, I went up and bent my knees before calling out, "Greetings, uncle!"

Third Master Xue nodded. He turned his gaze on my face and rubbed Fifth Miss's head with a smile. "Your mother is waiting for you in the room." He lifted his foot and left.

Little Lu was taking down the old dining table and replacing it with a new one. Seeing Ning Lin and I enter together, Little Lu got off the brick bed with a smile on her face. She affectionately pulled me over to the dining table and asked, "Did you sleep well last night?" How's dinner? "Do the servants listen to restrictions?"

I had to get up from the kang and stand in front of her, respectfully replying, thanking my aunt for her kindness.

After I replied, Fifth Miss went up to pay her respects to her mother. Little Lu naturally had a few instructions for her daughter. She was always standing there with her feet numb, so she had to sit down and eat.

Little Lu was sitting on the brick bed, listening to her mother's replies and arranging for the events that would take place on Lin Mu's birthday.

Although it was a carefully matched breakfast table, with Little Lu whispering loudly, it always made people lose their appetite. As soon as Ning Lin put down her chopsticks, I followed her as if I had received amnesty.

Little Lu who was holding onto a book of accounts, looked at my clothes with furrowed brows: "... Although it's fine for a girl to wear a clean set of clothes, it's better to dress up if you want to see an outsider. "

I tugged at my plain blue dress and lowered my head to say I didn't want to go out.

Little Lu's lips curled up into a smile, while his eyes shone brightly. Not only did he respond with a smile, he even hinted to me, "Most of the women who enter the yard today are female. Most of the men are in the outer court.

I secretly despised him in my heart.

The Evil Realm people truly saw the evil path!

After bidding farewell to Little Lu, I brought Lan Leng and went straight back to Jiang Xuanxuan to chat with her. I was waiting for Fourth Miss' maid to invite me to go with her to the Eldest Miss's place.

Lan Li sat opposite me with her head bowed, embroidering a child's apron. The fat carp was hidden under the dark green lotus leaves, and she had a fresh childish feeling. She asked me in a low voice, "Miss, do you think that letter will work?"

I sighed inwardly.

To be honest, I also don't know what will happen after Master Xue reads this letter.

Even though my mother called Master Xue a decent man when she handed the letter to me, and since she owed Lu Wan a lifetime of marriage, she would definitely repay her debt of gratitude if she met him again. If I have urgent matters, I can naturally take this letter to Master Xue.

But who knew if Master Xue was really like what his mother remembered, putting so much emphasis on the past that he was willing to pay with his life?

I run my fingers along the surface of the envelope, remembering the words.

"… …." In the past, his concubine and Jun matched each other's marriage, and his close friends were all envious of him. His concubine was also overjoyed. He didn't want to have a strong family background, become a wife, and also marry a beautiful woman. Her concubine had hated the king for many years, so she was shamed by the world. Today, she had been bedridden for a long time, and soon, she would die. The only daughter I have is my brother's eldest daughter. My brother has no virtue, and my sister-in-law has been abandoned. My nephew's daughter is like duckweed, and the king knows the truth. "My concubine is a person without good fortune. At the moment of parting, I only wish for the king to take care of my concubine in order to dispel my profound thoughts..."

By the time she had written these words, her mother had lost her grip on the pen. His face was filled with a desolate smile, and there was only a sliver of life left in his chest. Only the words on the paper were still as handsome and upright as before, with a faint stubborn expression on his face back then.

After the time it took to drink a pot of tea, Fourth Miss' girl came.

It was a round face. It wasn't very pretty, but it was very pleasing to the eye. Smiling and curtsiing, he said, "Our Fourth Miss wants to see Miss Biao."

He felt as if he had seen her somewhere before.

As I put on my cloak, I curiously asked, "Why didn't your young mistress come?"

The little girl blushed and stuttered for a long time, but she still couldn't say anything.

I smiled but didn't ask.

After Jiang Xuanxuan, there was a pine forest in front of us. The young maid led me along a stone path by the edge of the pine forest. I could see the eaves of the pavilion from afar shining under the bright sunlight.

They walked through the pine trees, past the ear kiosks, through the wall of powder, and into a corridor.

I stood in front of the Moon Cave Gate, my face cold. I looked at the servant girl in front of me and asked, "Your young miss is really interested! Invite me early in the morning to tour the garden, but still go to these remote and cold places where few people come! "Tell me, who told you to call me?"

The young maid stood in front of me with her head lowered and tears streaming down her face. She muttered, "Yes … "Yes …"

I finally remembered where I had seen this face.

It was his previous life.

In his previous life, every time Xuelang was arrested by his mother's grandmother, he would ask his wet nurse to tell me about it.

Every time the wet nurse came, the one following her would be this young maid.

It was a pity that I had put all my attention into the wet nurse and had never really looked at the child. It was only now that I remembered who she was.

It was already late winter, and the green bamboo had already withered and turned yellow.

A breeze blew and rustled.

Slowly, a figure emerged from the wall.

A pair of green shoes was right in front of his eyes. He said in a calm voice, "Pingping, get off!"

Lan Yi grabbed my arm, her eyes filled with anxiety