That night, Sang Chengyuan did not let everyone eat in the hall, but ate in their own small courtyard. And he specially told the people in the kitchen that he was going to have dinner at Aunt Liu's tonight and would not leave that night.

Jin Yuyan was happy, and finally had some time to eat alone with her daughter, seeing that she was injured like this, Jin Yuyan personally cooked some medicinal food to nourish the body, and accompanied Sang Qingrou to have dinner together.

Qingrou saw that her mother was not in a hurry at all, this was not quite like her mother's style, so she asked: "Father went to Liu's for dinner, and he won't come back at night, why does my mother look quite happy." Won't you be jealous?"

Jin Yuyan looked at her daughter and said with a smile: "It's not a day or two since the Liu family entered the mansion, if I am jealous, how can I live to this day? What's more, your father went to eat today, and he told me a long time ago." If he goes to do serious business, I will naturally not stop him. ”

Qingrou listened, and always felt that there was another meaning in Jin Yuyan's words.

"Mother, do you know something?"

Jin Yuyan smiled and filled her a bowl of soup: "Drink the soup first, and when you are full, your mother will tell you in detail." ”

It turned out that Sang Chengyuan had already mentioned to Jin Yuyan that he was close to Sang Xiaoxi, and this was really not deliberately bad by Jin Yuyan's mother-in-law. Originally, she also wanted to persuade Sang Chengyuan to respect the child's intentions. But Sang Xiaoxi's attitude towards her, Jin Yuyan decided not to say it. It was her father's will, and she, as a mother, could not influence these decisions.

At this time, in the side courtyard, Liu Mei was full of joy and opened a table of Sang Chengyuan's favorite dishes, waiting for him to come over.

When Sang Xiaoxi appeared, Liu Mei saw that she was dressed in white, and her base makeup was bloodless, and the bright red lipstick was particularly dazzling, and she looked a little infiltrating.

Liu Mei suddenly frowned: "Your father finally came over for a meal today, there are only three of us, why are you still dressed like this? Doesn't this touch your father's brow? Hurry up and change into brighter clothes, your father is also happy to look at it." ”

Sang Xiaoxi sat down by himself as if he hadn't heard it, and then said lightly: "If he really likes it, no matter what I wear, he will be happy." If he doesn't like me, no matter how much I put my thoughts, he won't praise me. Mother, why do you bother with all these thoughts?"

Liu Mei looked at her and sighed: "You kid, when did you have these thoughts? Didn't you always want your father to like you? Isn't there a chance today?"

No, I was a little tired, and suddenly I didn't feel interesting. No matter how much I do, if he doesn't like me, he still won't like me. ”

Liu Mei was about to say why she was suddenly so depressed and had no fighting spirit, but there was already movement outside, it was Sang Chengyuan who came.

She sighed, she didn't have a chance to talk about Sang Xiaoxi anymore, she didn't care so much, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet Xing.

"I've seen the master!"

Sang Chengyuan was rarely in a good mood, thinking that what he was going to talk about today was also a good thing, he was happy in his heart, and his tone was a lot softer.

"My own family, don't be polite, get up quickly!"

Seeing that Sang Chengyuan's attitude was different, Liu Mei was even happier in her heart, and pulled him to the dining table and sat down. Sang Xiaoxi got up, saluted his father, and sat down quietly without speaking.

"Master, these are all cooked for you by the concubine herself, and they are all dishes you like to eat. Would you like to taste it, will it suit your appetite?"

Sang Chengyuan said with a smile: "You always know my mind best, don't stand still, sit down and eat with me." ”

"Yes!" Liu Mei sat down with a smile, her whole person was a little fluttery, as long as the master still liked her, she would not be sad in the future.

Sang Chengyuan tasted the dishes on the table and nodded with satisfaction: "You have always been ingenious and virtuous, this taste is very good, I am very satisfied." ”

"If you want to eat it at any time, the concubine can do it for you at any time. ”

"You are now the second lady, you don't have to do these rough jobs yourself. Eat!"

Liu Mei diligently refilled Sang Chengyuan's wine, but fortunately he didn't say anything about Sang Xiaoxi's dress, which made her breathe a big sigh of relief.

After drinking three glasses of wine, Sang Chengyuan was ready to get down to business.

He looked at Sang Xiaoxi, and saw that she didn't say a word today, so he asked with concern: "Before, I saw that Xiaoxi was sick, but now she is better? For the sake of your father, your complexion is still not as good as before, and your body has not fully recovered?"

"Thanks to her father's concern, my daughter is in good health and has no problems. ”

"That's good! You're a girl, and you're not too young now, you can spend a little more time dressing up, don't stick in the pile of medicinal herbs every day, and show your head in the pharmacy, it's never a good thing, you are the second lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion, sometimes, you still have to pay attention to your identity." ”

Sang Xiaoxi glanced at his father and said calmly: "Did my father tell my eldest sister these words before he talked about me? Does the eldest sister have promised to stay in the house honestly in the future and not go anywhere?"

Sang Chengyuan frowned, and said without thinking about it: "How can you be compared to your eldest sister?"

This sentence again, Sang Xiaoxi listened and clenched the chopsticks in his hand.

She really didn't understand, why did everyone tell her this? Sang Qingrou was nobler than herself, they also had the blood of the Sang family, and they were all daughters of the Sang family, why, couldn't she be compared with Sang Qingrou?

Sang Xiaoxi wanted to ask her father face to face, why is she a concubine?

When her words came to her lips, Liu Mei grabbed her hand and glared at her.

"This kid is talking more and more unruly. Master, don't take it to heart. She just can't stay in the house, and her heart is too wild. ”

"In the past, you can ignore your ambitions. However, it's time to take care of it later. Otherwise, people will laugh at the people of the Prime Minister's Mansion when they see it. Your eldest sister goes out every day, but she is just following His Royal Highness King Chen to do things, which is allowed by the emperor, which is understandable. You say, is this something you can compare?"

Sang Xiaoxi was suddenly dumbfounded, Sang Qingrou, she was just lucky. If the same thing is put on herself, she may not be able to be like Sang Qingrou.

Speaking of this, Sang Chengyuan just brought up the matter.

"It just so happens that I'm here today to discuss this matter with you. Liu Mei, Xiaoxi is not young anymore, when it comes to the age of marriage, I don't want others to say that I, the father, favor one over the other, your eldest sister's lifelong event has basically been decided, and my father will naturally not forget you. I came here today to tell you about Xiaoxi's marriage. ”