Early the next morning, Mother Kang hurriedly opened the curtain and entered the house. She said to Fu Qionghua with a happy face: "Madam, you can't imagine who came to the temple last night!"
Fu Qionghua raised his eyes and looked at her, smiling and scolding: "Why are you trying to play riddles with me? If you have anything to say, please tell me."
Aunt Kang had a face full of joy: "Madam, you must not have imagined that the prince, who had escorted the coffin of his mentor to his ancestral home for the funeral, returned to the capital, and happened to stay at Fu'an Temple last night! Our young master was among those traveling with the prince."
After her words fell, Fu Qionghua's face was full of surprise and he stood up from his seat suddenly: "Is it really the prince? Is Xuzhi coming with you?"
She couldn't hide the joy on her face. The last time she saw her son was five years ago. Since then, mother and son have never seen each other again. Although she missed her son, she, as an aunt, couldn't write directly to her nephew. She always wrote to the old lady to ask questions. The old lady didn't know the inside story and only thought that she was her nephew who loved her. For this reason, she wrote to her nephew. He also made some jokes about her. There was something wrong in her mind, she was afraid that the old lady would think too much, so she could only suppress her desire to ask questions. All she knew in the past few years was that her son was well-read, and was highly valued by the prince. He was the most respectable person in the house, and some Every detail, where do you know where to go?
Therefore, these days, she was looking forward to arriving in the capital earlier and seeing her son earlier, so she vented her anger on Fu Sui because of her illness.
Now I heard that my son had returned to the capital with the prince and happened to stay at Fu'an Temple last night. I felt happy and wished I could go there and let them meet.
"Madam, don't worry, our young master is doing errands in front of the prince. The prince is a half-king. He can be seen wherever he wants."
"Besides, although Madam is the aunt of Duke Anguo, she is still a female family member. If she goes to visit her rashly, it will inevitably be inappropriate. She will make the prince unhappy and blame our young master."
"It's better that we send people to look for the prince first, saying that we know that the prince is staying here and want to see him, so as not to commit the crime of disrespect, and see if the prince sees him."
"The prince has a distinguished status, and it's such a trivial matter, so he probably won't see us. But in this way, we can meet the young master. Who knows, the madam can even keep the young master to have dinner with us."
What Aunt Kang said was reasonable, and Fu Qionghua also knew that he had lost his sense of proportion in his impatience.
Hearing what Aunt Kang said, she chuckled and said, "You are right to think carefully. We can see the prince wherever we want."
"I don't want to see the prince, I just want to see my Xuzhi."
Aunt Kang flattered her with a smile: "I understand my lady's thoughts. There is no reason in this world for a mother not to want to see her son. Not to mention, our young master is so outstanding. He has been the prince's companion since he was a child. It's really like that." They are all better than the young masters from noble families like those in the capital."
When Fu Qionghua heard this, the smile on his face became a little deeper.
"Okay, I'll do as you said. I'll find a way to send someone to send a message to Xuzhi. This kid, Xuzhi, knows etiquette best. There's no reason why he shouldn't come to see me."
Fu Qionghua said and asked casually: "I haven't seen Sister Yan this early in the morning. Has this child gone to see her sister?"
Aunt Kang smiled and nodded: "Probably, Madam mentioned something to the eldest girl yesterday. Although our eldest girl seems to be more willful, she is very sensible on the inside and listens to Madam the most."
Fu Qionghua smiled and said to Aunt Kang: "Just ask her to sit with the girl. The girl will feel better. Don't make her tired."
"If you want to have a meal, it's just me and the naughty girl who will accompany you this time. The naughty girl doesn't have to come over. She doesn't have to spread her illness to Xuzhi. After all, Xuzhi is serving the prince."
Aunt Kang didn't understand what her wife was thinking. She didn't want the whole family to be reunited but she had an eyesore. Thinking like this, she nodded quickly and said, "This slave will save you money, Madam, just don't worry."
...
Qingdai was just waiting for her girl to wash up when she heard a burst of voices outside.
"Cousin, don't get angry with a maid. This girl Qingdai doesn't have any rules. I'll ask her to apologize to you later."
As soon as the sound came in, two people came in from outside one after another. The leader was wearing an orange-red turban embroidered with peony patterns, and had a suet jade-carved peony hairpin in her hair. She was the eldest girl, Xie Yan, with a proud look on her face.
The person behind her was Liang Heng, who had been here last night.
Seeing the two people coming in, Qingdai's face changed slightly, and she felt a little unhappy in her heart. But she was a slave after all, so she could only step forward to bless her body and say: "Slave to the eldest lady, please say hello to the young master."
As soon as she finished speaking, Xie Yan said in a cold voice: "I heard from my cousin that my cousin came to visit my sister last night and was stopped by one of your slaves. It's so unruly!"
"You go kneel on the porch outside for two hours and reflect carefully, so as not to make people think that our Xie family has no rules!"
As Xie Yan said this, she turned to Liang Heng and said, "Cousin, maybe this will calm you down?"
Qingdai's face turned pale. She didn't know that the eldest girl was using what happened last night to abuse her and their girls.
Before she could speak, a hand pulled her behind him.
"This early in the morning, why did my sister come to my sister's room to show off her power? Sister, please don't forget that Qingdai was given to me by my grandmother, and even the body deed is still in her hands. Even if my sister wants to vent her anger, she won't It’s time to look for her, spread the word, just think of me as sister, you are someone who has resentment towards grandma in daily life, and now you are angry with her as soon as you leave grandma."
After Xie Yan finished speaking, he looked at Liang Heng who was standing behind Xie Yan, smiled softly, and said: "As for when my cousin came to visit Xi'er last night, Xi'er had just woken up with a high fever and had not dressed up again. How dare you entertain your cousin? My cousin is very generous, so he won’t blame me. Isn’t it right for my cousin to say what I said to you?"
After Xie Shu finished speaking, not only Qingdai was stunned, but also Xie Yan and Liang Heng were stunned together, looking at Xie Shu who seemed to be a different person in front of them.
Today, Miss Xie is wearing a purple-pink embroidered magnolia flower jacket. Her hair is combed up in front of her forehead, revealing her delicate eyebrows and beautiful eyes. Even this simple and elegant dress makes her look a little more... Come with a breathtaking temperament.
In particular, she has lost all the anxiety and caution she used to have in the past. Now she is calm and majestic, with firm brows and eyes, giving people the impression that she is obviously the same person, but has changed from head to toe. Eye-opening.
"What's wrong? Cousin, do you think what I said is wrong?" Xie Shu looked at Liang Heng and repeated.
Liang Heng was stunned for a moment, and almost subconsciously replied: "Yes, yes, what my cousin said is of course right. It turns out that I, as a cousin, was so concerned that I forgot about the time, so I almost disturbed my sister's rest. Where? It’s my sister’s fault.”
Xie Miao smiled, her eyebrows curved: "That girl Qingdai, she wants to..."
Before she could finish her words, Liang Heng said quickly: "Qing Dai protects my cousin in every possible way. It's too late to reward her, so how can we punish her?"
As he said that, Liang Heng took out a bag of silver melon seeds from his sleeve, grabbed a handful and handed it to Qingdai: "Take it, I didn't speak clearly and caused the eldest girl to misunderstand, and she almost screamed. You were punished, and this is to make amends for you."
Qing Dai was in a daze, not knowing whether she should hold it or not, and subconsciously looked at Xie Shu standing next to her.
Xie Shu nodded: "Since I am trying to make amends to you, just take it with peace of mind. After all, you almost had to kneel on the porch for two hours. In this cold weather, if you don't do it well, it will take a long time." Killed."
Xie Yan's eyes were red and she looked at Xie Yan, who was still standing in front of her in a daze. She said with a bit of grievance and choked up: "Sister is angry, just scold me. Even if she slaps me, I will let her do it." , Sister, please don’t embarrass Qingdai. In the end, it was my grandmother who rewarded Qingdai. If something goes wrong with her, I’m afraid my sister won’t be able to explain to my grandmother when she goes back in the future.”
When she said this, even Liang Heng subconsciously looked at Xie Yan: "Sister Yan, too, the girl's family should be more gentle. She beats and scolds the slaves at every turn, and the one who beats and scolds the slaves is the one who gave it to sister Yan. This shouldn’t be the case with filial piety.”
"Besides, why do you, as a sister, always have trouble with your own sister? Cousin, I have wanted to tell you for a long time, but I am an outsider after all, so it is not easy to talk about it. Now, through this matter, I can also talk to you in private Let me talk to you, otherwise in the future, outsiders will gossip when they see what you are doing, and those who don’t know will think that you two did not come out of the same mother’s womb.”
Liang Hengyue said, Xie Yan's face became uglier, and the atmosphere in the room became stagnant.
The maid Haitang who was following Xie Yan didn't understand at all. It was the eldest girl who came here to find fault with the second girl because of her cousin's affair. How could she become like this in just a few words, as if their girl was the evil one? .
Moreover, how could Master Biao speak so harshly?
These girls usually dislike the second girl, and even make things difficult for her from time to time, but the layer of window paper on her face has not been broken. Now that the young master said this, who have they become?
Even Haitang, a maid, felt unhappy, let alone Xie Yan, who was usually a bully.
Xie Yan's face turned green and white, and she pointed at Xie Shu for a long time before saying: "You, you know how to coax my cousin, isn't it just because of your charming look? They say Israel is a waiter, I think With this face of yours, what kind of fate will come to you in the future?"
Xie Yan said, turned around and ran outside.
Xie Shu watched her running out, wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, walked to the table and sat down, and said with a forced smile: "Cousin, go and apologize to eldest sister. My sister can’t stand the injustice the most, and she will definitely file a complaint with my mother this time. It’s okay for me, I don’t have to burden my cousin by asking him to follow me and be scolded by my mother.”
Before Liang Heng could speak, Xie Shu started coughing and didn't stop for a long time. Qingdai hurriedly brought a cup of tea forward and waited for her to drink the tea.
Liang Heng originally wanted to get closer to her cousin, but now seeing Fu Sui like this, he felt bored and just said: "Please take good care of my cousin for the rest of her life. I'm going back now. I'll see you another day." Cousin you."
