On the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, the Xue family was ready to welcome the Shangyuan Festival, and the servants began to set up a lantern shed next to the main entrance, and placed a lot of lanterns for passers-by to guess the lantern riddles. Xiaoyu finished her own affairs and paced to the upper room as usual to see how Mrs. Xu's affairs were handled.

As soon as Xiaoyu took the cicada shrimp and Xiaohong into the main courtyard, she saw Zhao Huanhuan anxiously greeted her with a bit of rare enthusiasm, and Dangui also pulled the corners of her mouth and said loudly at the door: "Mrs. Shizi is here!"

Xiaoyu glanced at them and paced in without moving. As soon as he entered the room, he saw Xue Wen and Mrs. Xu put down the tea cup in their hands in unison, Xue Wen hurriedly got up and saluted to give up his seat, Xiaoyu found his usual chair and sat quietly.

After a while, Xue Wen was the first to lose his breath, and said hesitantly: "Third sister-in-law!"

Mrs. Xu hurriedly coughed.

Xue Wen paused for a moment and persuaded: "Mother, maybe my sister-in-law has an idea." ”

Xiao Yu thought to herself: "This is strange, what is he asking me for?" looked at Mrs. Xu's face and smiled: "If you want to join the army with your third brother, then forget it." I still have a couple of people here who can't fit in. ”

Although Mrs. Xu breathed a sigh of relief, she still looked worried, and Xiaoyu couldn't help but be curious.

Xue Wen hurriedly said on the side: "No, no." As he spoke, his face turned red, and he looked at his mother several times, and when he saw that his mother didn't say anything, he had to muster up the courage to say by himself: "Yesterday, my father went out to drink, and I met Chen Qifeng, the right attendant of the household, and he has a brother who is the prefect of Wuzhou. Chen Shilang said that he, the prefect's brother, had a ...... in his family."

Xiaoyu looked at his embarrassed appearance and thought, "Could it be that Dad wants to add someone to the room again?" Thinking about it, he glanced at Mrs. Xu and saw her angry and uneasy appearance. couldn't help but wonder: "It stands to reason that you shouldn't be so angry, there are already so many people in Daddy's house, and there is not much more." It doesn't matter if there is one less. ”

Mrs. Xu pursed her lips and sneered: "There is a girl in that prefect's family, who is about the same age as Wen'er......"

Xiaoyu's eyes widened in surprise, and she thought, "I'm only a teenager, and my father is too anxious, right?"

Xue Wen was very embarrassed by her staring, lowered his head and did not speak.

Xiaoyu turned her head to look at Mrs. Xu, swallowed her saliva and said, "I haven't changed the Geng post yet." ”

Mrs. Xu's face was like ashes. sighed and said, "I asked for a Geng post from me in the morning, and I must have changed it by now." ”

Before she finished speaking, Xiaoyu had already turned her head to look at Xue Wen and hurriedly explained, "You go to Qingshi Mingxuan immediately." Find Wenniang and ask her to send someone to find Grandpa Guo to see if Geng Ti has changed. If not, say that I commanded it. It's okay to steal. It's okay to grab it, get it back for me first, and then we'll talk about the side. ”

Xue Wen's eyes lit up when he heard this, he turned around and picked up the curtain and ran out.

Xiaoyu saw that he went out of the courtyard in the blink of an eye, and couldn't help laughing: "Mother, look! This kid runs faster than a rabbit." Judging by his unhappy appearance, maybe he is a good girl!"

Mrs. Xu tugged at the corners of her mouth. Said stupidly: "It's been two or three hours, and I'm afraid that this Geng post will be changed early." ”

Xiaoyu was just about to complain that she didn't come to discuss with her. After thinking about it, he swallowed the words that came to his lips again, turned his head and said to Zhao Huanhuan: "You go and call someone to call Xue Chen." ”

Seeing that Zhao Huanhuan was gone, she said with a smile: "Mother, don't worry too much, first, the two of them are still young, who knows what will happen in the future." Second, my father is also a blessed person, although he is in a hurry, but he may not be a good girl. I'm afraid that someone will look at our family unpleasantly and deliberately ......"

Mrs. Xu looked at Xiaoyu, had mixed feelings for a while, and thought: "I was in a hurry just now, and I thought she did it." ”

Xiaoyu pondered for a long time, and said with a smile: "Mother, you are right, I am afraid that I have already changed the Geng post at this time, but fortunately, it is the Shangyuan Lantern Knot in the past few days." Although my mother and I can't leave, I heard that Wuzhou women have the custom of walking all kinds of diseases, and it is not far from us, I want Xue Chen to accompany the fourth uncle. ”

Mrs. Xu's heart suddenly lifted, and she thought secretly: "Aren't you waiting for our mother and son here?"

Just thinking about it, Xue Chen and Xue Wen ran in together.

Xiaoyu said to them: "You have inquired about what kind of person the little lady is, and you will come back immediately." If it's a good one, when the prefect of Chen reports on his work in the spring, let the mother find a way to meet the little lady, and it's okay, if it's not agreeable, let's discuss it slowly, and always find a way to get the best of both worlds. ”

As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Mrs. Xu and said, "Mother, do you know about this Chen family? Why haven't I seen Chen Shilang's wife?

Mrs. Xu also settled down at this time, and said curtly: "They are from the same clan as Chen Xiang, but they are not very close, and they have already come out of the five suits." ”

Xiaoyu nodded, thinking, "This matter is strange, and someone has to check it out." ”

After waiting for Shen, Wen Niang came back and replied: "Mrs. Shizi, Geng Ti has already been changed." ”

Although Xue Wen was a little disappointed, he thought that Xiaoyu's idea behind him was not bad, so he was not as anxious as before.

Xiaoyu discussed with Mrs. Xu: "Luo Twelve Kung Fu is good, I will let him escort the fourth brother." It's just that he can't take care of people, mother, do you want to send a safe little guy to follow. ”

Mrs. Xu thought for a while and said, "Why don't you send a reliable shopkeeper or a person in charge to inquire?" Wen'er is so young, I'm afraid he won't be able to inquire about anything." ”

Xiaoyu knew that she was worried about her son, so she said: "It doesn't have to be the fourth brother, it's just that the fewer people in this matter, the better, if the girl is good, and the mother can see it, this thing should not have happened, if it is not satisfied, then it can't let the people around know." Saying that, he glanced at Xue Chen, and Xue Chen hurriedly said: "Third aunt, don't worry, my nephew knows the severity." ”

Xiaoyu smiled slightly: "There are some opportunities, but you only have one ....... in a lifetime"

Xue Chen froze, stood up straight, lowered his head and said in a deep voice: "Xue Chen will not fail in his mission!"

When Mrs. Xu saw Xue Chen like this for the first time, she was shocked, and secretly thought: "I have never liked this child, he is cunning and self-righteous, how can he ......?"

She was thinking about it in her heart, Xue Wen also jumped up, stood side by side with Xue Chen, and said, "Sister-in-law, don't worry! I discussed it with my mother before acting. ”

Mrs. Xu's heart was slightly astringent, and she sighed and said, "Then, let Shimo follow you." With that, he asked Xue Wen and the two to go out to clean up, and Ming'er left early in the morning.

Xiaoyu saw them leaving, so she sighed: "They practiced in Meiling for so long a year ago, and this is the first time for the two of them to go out to run errands." I'll put one guard in the open, and two more in secret, and if my mother has trustworthy people, I'll send a few people to follow me to take a look. Our family, alas, is good, but it's time to go on the expedition... Socializing outside..."

Xiaoyu paused for a moment and turned around stiffly: "Mother, has Dad always been like this?"

Mrs. Xu couldn't help lowering her head and sneered: "He is the head of the family, and he is naturally in charge of everything in this family." ”

Xiaoyu thought to herself: "Mrs. Xu is not very smart and capable, but this mansion is also well managed, if I categorically can't manage it so well." If there is anything unsatisfactory, that is, the stepson is not doing well, but this is a helpless thing. But she couldn't estimate that she would suffer such idleness on weekdays. ”

Thinking like this, he couldn't help but ask: "Then how have you come over for so many years, isn't this a life and death." ”

I didn't want Mrs. Xu's expression to darken when she heard this, although she immediately pressed the handkerchief to the corner of her eye, tears still fell involuntarily, which made Zhao Huanhuan busy going over to comfort her. Xiaoyu also panicked, stood up crampedly, and squeaked: "Oops, I still have something, I'll go first." ”

Fortunately, Mrs. Xu quickly held back her tears and instructed Zhao Huanhuan: "You go and send Mrs. Shizi." ”

Zhao Huanhuan hurriedly opened the curtain for Xiaoyu and sent Xiaoyu out of the courtyard: "It's no wonder that Mrs. Shizi has had a hard time all these years. Originally... Alas, who would have thought ...... is such a person, and now even Brother Wen'er's future is in it. ”

On the evening of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, because the saint wanted to celebrate with the whole world, he summoned hundreds of civil and military officials to go to the city wall with their families to enjoy the lanterns, and Xue Shizi was naturally no exception and brought Xiaoyu into the palace together.

Shengshang glanced at Xiao Yu, who was chatting with the king of Yidu County, and thought to himself: "Although this girl is young, she is old and spicy, and she is not in a hurry." I asked the Chen family to be close to the Xue family in front of me, and she sent Xue Wen to inquire by herself. ”

Xiaoyu stood beside the king of Yidu County and whispered: "It's funny to say, I was in charge of housework for the first time, and I didn't have a clue about everything. Alas, the stewards all tried to test me, and they couldn't finish their business, but these people also found me a lot of idle work, and I was so busy that I was very busy. In a fit of rage, I wanted to find someone to manage these things for me, well, I made him the chief manager. ”

As he spoke, Xiaoyu snorted and said, "I just returned home, where do I know which one is in charge and which one is not, so I just let them choose by themselves." It's strange that the chief steward hasn't been found yet, and these stewards don't come to trouble me, and now they are monitoring each other. ”

The king of Yidu County couldn't stop laughing: "You mean they attack each other!"

Xiaoyu said curtly: "Anyway, it's much stronger than them swarming around me." ”

King Yidu shook his head: "In this way, the more people who do it, the more wrong they will be, and in the end, they will stop doing anything." ”

As he spoke, the music began to sound, and the surroundings suddenly fell silent, and everyone hurriedly returned to their seats, standing in an orderly manner. Xiaoyu stood beside Xue Shizi and looked down, thinking secretly: "The houses in this city dare not be higher than the palace, and now standing on this city wall, the entire capital is in full view, no wonder everyone is desperate to wear dragon robes." ”

Thinking in his heart, he couldn't help but tilt his head and glance at Xue Shizi: "Although sometimes it's quite annoying, but when it's good, the two of us eat, drink and have fun together, and pit people together." Without him, nothing fun would be fun. (To be continued......)