In winter, the capital is extremely bleak and cold, even if there is a sun hanging outside, it looks dull after being covered by a thin layer of clouds. A gust of wind blew on the flat ground, rolled up a few broken leaves, and poured them into his neck coldly.

When Xie Xuan followed Xie Jun to the Rongxi Pavilion to greet him, he hugged the hand stove in his arms, but it could only bring warmth to his chest and hands, but his legs were still cold. The tip of her nose was a little red from the cold, and this morning there was dry snow foam that fell on her eyelashes.

Walking into the Rongxi Pavilion, the warm charcoal gas came to my face, melted the snow foam, and then wet my eyelashes.

Xie Jun smiled and wiped her with a handkerchief, and then handed the hand stove to Fangzhou and Liushuang in the back, and the sisters held hands and turned the large screen with mahogany inlaid marble, and saw that the room was full of people sitting lively, and the atmosphere was very lively.

Yue was talking, "...... The old lady is rarely interested, and since this is the case, it is better for us to go to the warm pavilion in the garden, and it is also fun to eat meat with soju and meat. ”

"It's a good idea, but it's a hassle." Old Madam Xie was moved.

After the two sisters finished greeting, Yue continued: "What are you afraid of, I will order it to go down now, it will be fine in less than an hour, what does the old lady think?" ”

Mrs. Xie seemed to want to go, but she was afraid that she would not be able to stand it when she was old, so she hesitated for a while. They discussed like this, and Xie Xuan was confused when he heard it, so he tugged at Xie Pei's clothes next to him, "Fourth sister, what are you discussing?" ”

"Someone outside gave the old lady a lot of venison, and the old lady got half of it here, and the old lady wanted to roast the venison on a whim." Xie Pei smiled kindly, but there was some expectation in his eyes. Xie Ti of the third room is a concubine, and has always kept to herself, and the third lady Sui is also a soft and kind character, Xie Pei has been nurtured by these two since she was a child, and she has also become a soft and kind character, and she is kind to others in everything.

Xie Xuan also had a good impression of this cousin, so he gently squeezed her hand, "Fourth sister also wants to try?" ”

"I've heard people talk about it before, but I didn't eat it like this, and I was a little hungry."

Xie Jiu next to him heard it, so he also came over and said to Xie Jun: "Big sister, do you want to go?" ”

Xie Jun only pursed his lips and smiled, not commenting.

Xie Jiu smiled, stepped forward, and lied in front of Mrs. Xie, "Old lady, it's rare that everyone is interested, why don't you go together?" The granddaughter will give you a barbecue to eat, keep it more fragrant than others, and then boil some soup to eliminate food and conditioning when you come back, not afraid of anything. ”

Mrs. Xie glanced at her, although this tall granddaughter is not as dignified as Xie Jun, she usually has a slight posture of her daughter's family, and she is coquettish once in a while, it is really such a thing, and she can't help laughing: "Okay, well, since your sisters want to go, it's okay to be idle in winter, just play this time." ”

So it was arranged by Luo and Yue, and the sisters were afraid that they would get in the way here, so they went to play chess in the room.

There are six sisters in Fuzhong, the eldest Xie Jun is fifteen years old, and the youngest Xie Xuan is ten years old. Even if Xie Yue and Xie Xuan sisters are not on good terms, they will not provoke on such occasions, and they will avoid each other, which can be regarded as happy.

As soon as Qiē was ready to stop, everyone was surrounded by the maid and the maid and walked to the warm pavilion in the back garden.

It was almost noon at this time, and Roche followed two steps, and suddenly remembered something, so he hesitated a little.

Old Madam Xie stopped, turned around and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"It's almost noon." Luo was a little cramped, looked up at the sky, and then looked into the distance, which was the direction of the ancestral hall. Since she came out of confinement, she has to go to the ancestral hall every noon, almost rain or shine, and once she was really sick, so she begged Xie Zhen to empty that day, but after she recovered from her illness, she was still forced by Xie Jin to make up for that hour-

It can be seen that in this matter, Xie Zhen has made up his mind after all.

Luo is also a person who can read his face, after that time, after recognizing Xie Jin's meaning, he didn't dare to be lazy, and went to endure hardships on time every day, hoping that one day Xie Jin could change his mind and pity her for her hard work.

At this time, everyone was walking towards the back garden with great interest, thinking of her kneeling in the ancestral hall every day, it was a little disappointing.

Old Madam Xie immediately set her eyes on Xie Xuan, "Six girls." ”

Xie Xuan raised her head when she heard this, and looked over blankly, as if she didn't understand what she meant, just blinking her eyes, confused and cold-Luo's own sins, now the evil fruit is eating itself, why do you want her to intercede?

I had prepared a lot of rejection in my heart, just waiting for Mrs. Xie to reprimand, who knew that Mrs. Xie was unusual, and didn't say anything to her, just looked at her for a moment, and then said to Luo: "That is the case, let's go over first, you can come later." ”

No longer making any stays, the old lady led a group of people out of Rongxi Pavilion lively, leaving Luo Shi standing in place in a daze, only accompanied by Xie Yue, who was also stunned.

"Mother......" Xie Yue raised her face, as if in disbelief, "Old lady, why didn't she help us?" Didn't she hate Xie Xuan the most? ”

……

Luo Shi was also stunned for a long time, and then suddenly understood something, squatted down and stood beside Xie Yue, and asked in a low voice: "I remember you said that when you went to the South Imperial Garden on the day of the winter solstice, Yu Guifei once looked for our concubine Niangniang, and asked King Jin and Xie Xuan to go to the Printing Society together?" ”

Saying this, Xie Yue remembered, "There is such a thing." ”

No wonder...... No wonder...... Luo's face suddenly turned gray, and he clenched his fists and squatted for a moment before he hugged Xie Yue into his arms, his body trembling slightly, as if he was resentful and angry.

Xie Yue felt strange and asked in a low voice, "Mother, what's wrong?" ”

"This old witch," Luo lowered her voice, and the resentful voice squeezed out from between her teeth, so low that it almost disappeared with the wind, "She must have thought that it was Concubine Yu who fell in love with Xie Xuan, so she changed her attitude." No wonder she suddenly stopped running Xie Xuan in two months, it turned out to be such a plan! Hmph, can't the work I did in the past be worth a hint from others? ”

Xie Yue's voice trembled, and he said in a low voice: "Mother, you said that Yu Guifei ......"

At this moment, a maid at the door turned around and came back, and when she saw Xie Yue still standing there, she smiled awkwardly and said to Luo: "Madam, the old lady ordered the slave maid to come and pick up the fifth girl, for fear that the weather would be cold and slippery, and she would be injured." ”

Roche's face changed very quickly, and there was a smile on his face when he got up, "Then I'll bother you to take care of it." Pushing Xie Yue to the little girl's side and waving his hand at her, it meant that Xie Yue would leave with peace of mind.

After the two left, Luo glanced back at the low-hanging tuanjin curtain on the Rongxi Pavilion, sneered and gritted his teeth.

Crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, turning their faces ruthlessly, this mother and son really have the same heart!

*

In the warm pavilion in the back garden, silver charcoal is burned in every corner, baking the whole room warm.

The flame on the stove in the middle flickered, and the venison sizzled slightly, and the aroma was overflowing.

Xie Xuan put a piece of venison into his mouth, eager to swallow his tongue as well. It's delicious, it's so delicious! In the previous life, I couldn't eat these things in the Taoist temple, and later entered the Jingning Marquis Mansion, although Mrs. Han was the wife of the military general's mansion, she was very strict when she governed the female dependents, and there had never been such a time.

She ate with great interest, and from time to time gave some of the roasted venison to her sisters and sisters, and in the laughter in the hall, only Xie Yue's face was lonely, and she turned her head to look out from time to time, as if she was waiting for Luo to come.

After all, Roche didn't rush over again.

The words she said outside the Rongxi Pavilion today, everyone present must have understood the meaning of her words, but Old Madam Xie did not follow her meaning, it was tantamount to a slap in the face, as if she was reprimanding her for wishful thinking.

Luo Shi bowed low and made small in front of Xie Jin, and slipped in front of Mrs. Xie, and had already hidden his grievances over the years. In such a cold weather, the ladies of the house are roasting venison in the back garden to eat, and she is the only one who braves the snow slag to be punished outside the ancestral hall.

Xie Yue waited until it was almost over before he realized that Roche would not come.

Her mood was depressed to the extreme, and the fragrant venison came to her mouth, which also tasted like chewing wax.

Especially when he looked at the smiles on Xie Jun and Xie Xuan's faces, he felt more and more dazzling-

My mother was just a thought, so why should she be punished so far? Xie Jun and Xie Xuan are juniors, why do they ignore Luo's face and are so rampant?

The anger gradually accumulated, if it was left in the past, Xie Yue would probably have already passed to vent on Xie Xuan. However, looking at the fishy and chewy sister at this time, she was a little discouraged, but the resentful gaze fell, so that everyone present found out about her love.

However, Old Madam Xie didn't speak, and no one went to pierce it, so Xie Yue kept accumulating anger.

Until they were full of wine and meat, the Yue family and the Sui family waited for Mrs. Xie to go next door to touch the dominoes to eat, and the sisters gathered around the back to watch the excitement. Xie Yue learned to be a little obedient, and instead of provoking conflicts, he took out a pure gold ring in his arms and slowly played with it in his palm. Seeing that no one was paying attention, she deliberately increased her movements, and when she lowered her head and rubbed it, there was no one around.

It was Xie Pei who first discovered the huge ring, and asked in surprise, "Fifth sister, where did this come from?" ”

The ring made of pure gold, with a ruby on it, looking at the size, it is obviously a man's thing, what is Xie Yue doing with it?

Xie Yue raised his head, his cheeks flushed, "A ring, sister, do you look good?" ”

"It's good-looking, is it uncle's?"

"No, someone gave it to me to play with." Xie Yue bit her lip and smiled. She sat behind Mrs. Xie, and seeing that the old man was still indifferent, Yue looked over here, raised her voice, and said: "When I went to the South Imperial Garden on the day of the winter solstice, I lost my hairpin and couldn't find it, and when I was about to cry, someone saw it later, so they gave me this to play." ”

The flavor in this is not quite right.

No one in the girl's family would take such a ring, the person who gave the thing must be a man, Xie Yue seems to be inappropriate to use it like this. If the sisters were in private, they might be able to make a few jokes, but in front of Mrs. Xie and the Yue family and the Sui family, no one dared to be presumptuous, and although they were full of curiosity for a while, no one spoke out.

Only Xie Jiu raised his eyebrows, as if sneering, and sneered: "Who? ”

"It's His Royal Highness King Yue." In the silence of the full house, Xie Yue proudly reported the name, and then looked at the old lady Xie, looking forward to the change in her attitude - Xie Xuan was just because she was favored by the jade concubine, the old lady's attitude changed suddenly, this time the king of Yue personally gave the ring, the old lady should be even happier, right?

Sure enough, Mrs. Xie turned her head, stretched out her hand to take the ring, put it in front of her eyes and looked at it, and then handed the ring to the old mother behind her, and ordered: "Seal it and put it away." Five girls-" She looked at Xie Yue solemnly, "This matter will be stopped, don't mention it to anyone again, if the old lady knows, it will definitely break your legs!" ”

Such a reaction was beyond everyone's expectations, Xie Yue's intention to invite merit was exchanged for a cold advice, the smile on his face instantly froze, and he couldn't say a word.

Later, the Yue clan also looked puzzled, and said: "After all, His Royal Highness King Yue is also the respect of the prince, what does the old lady mean?" ”

"You don't have to ask about this, in short, if you meet His Royal Highness King Yue in the future, just abide by the rules, if you are too close to the old lady to know, I will not plead." Old Madam Xie's gaze swept around, after all, she was the head of the house in this mansion, even if she was confused and eccentric in small matters, she still had a very high status in the big things between the court families.

The Yue family and the Sui family immediately stood up and answered "yes", and the sisters were also surprised and should get up.

Old Madam Xie seemed to be disturbed, turned around and touched the domino, but she didn't have the heart to continue playing, so she asked someone to collect the endgame, got up and went back to Rongxi Pavilion, and when she left, she called Xie Yue away by the way.

*

Back in Tangli Courtyard, the courtyard was quiet, and I didn't know if Luo was in the main house.

Xie Xuan was not in the mood to care about this, so he followed Xie Jun into the East Cross Courtyard, and as soon as they arrived in the inner room, the sisters withdrew from the maid. Xie Jun poured two cups of tea and put them on the table, Xie Xuan couldn't help it for a long time, "What does the old lady mean today, do we have a grudge against King Yue in our house?" ”

"It's not a grudge." Xie Jun took a sip of tea, his face was stern, "I only vaguely heard the old lady mention it, like what was the matter back then, the current Shoufu Guo She was almost dying, at that time the old lady was still in charge, Guo She came to the old lady to plead, and the old lady let him go for a while." Who knew that Guo She was a Zhongshan wolf, and as soon as the limelight passed, he became majestic again, and later his official fortune was prosperous, and he almost harmed our entire Hengguo Mansion. ”

"I've heard about Guo She, and my father doesn't seem to have much to do with him, but His Royal Highness King Yue ......"

"It seems that His Royal Highness King Yue was also involved in that incident, but the old lady said vaguely, and I didn't dare to ask, besides, those old things have long passed, I'm afraid that even the second and third uncles may not know."

"So the old lady is taboo against King Yue because of that incident?" Xie Xuan was still confused.

Xie Jun nodded and said: "The thing that the old lady regrets the most in her life is that she saved Guo She, the mountain wolf, with a good thought at that time. King Yue has something to do with this matter, even if the old lady may not hate it deeply, he must not like it. That's why Xie Yue's attitude today will be reprimanded by the old lady. ”

"I see." Xie Xuan nodded slowly, sorting out his thoughts.

According to the old lady's temper, if you deeply regret saving Guo She back then, you should avoid the people involved in this matter. But she clearly remembered that in her previous life, her second uncle Xie Wei had colluded with King Yue, and finally sent the entire Hengguo Mansion to King Yue's knife.

At that time, Old Lady Xie was still alive, didn't he know about the second uncle's dealings with King Yue?

Is the second uncle daring to hide from the old lady and the king of Yue, or is there something else going on?

Xie Xuan couldn't guess for the time being, so he could only drink tea with his head down.

The two sisters sat for a while, but Xie Jun mentioned something with a smile, "I just broke the marriage contract with Han Yuyu half a year ago, and now there is another King of Jin, Xuan Xuan, I see that Yu Guifei and the old lady both have this meaning, what about you, what are your plans?" ”

Xie Xuan didn't expect her sister to suddenly mention this, swallowed it in a sip of tea, almost choked herself, and when she raised her head, her face was already red, "Sister, don't make ...... trouble"