Xia Chunchao listened to the girl's words, pursed his lips, said nothing, and walked into the house. walked all the way back to the room, took off her clothes and put them away, and she sat in front of the dressing table to tidy up her makeup.

Zhu'er only thought she was angry, stepped forward, and persuaded in a low voice: "Grandma doesn't have to be angry, the young master doesn't wait to see them, no matter how tight they are, it's useless." Xia Chunchao didn't answer this, straightened his face again, and said, "Put the hibiscus crystal cake we brought back, put it on a plate, and send it to my wife." Zhu'er understood, packed snacks and went to the upper room.

Zhu'er walked to Liu's courtyard and saw Honeysuckle sitting on the steps under the corridor, holding a multicolored silk thread flipping flower drum in his hand. She stepped forward and asked softly, "There is a guest in the wife's room, why are you sitting here when you are not serving in it?" When Honeysuckle saw her coming, she hurriedly got up and pouted: "Since I have Sister Yingxia, my wife will not wait to see me." But any mortal comeder or visitor, or anything, will surely drive me out. When Sister Changchun was there, she never hit me. If she's here, she'll call my wife to beat me at every turn. looks like that, and she has a bitter and mean temperament, and she is not worthy of lifting shoes for Sister Changchun, I really don't know what my wife likes about her? She complained, and when she saw the snack plate in Zhu'er's hand, she hurriedly laughed and said, "Sister was instructed by grandma to send snacks to my wife?" I'm talking too much, my wife is inside, my sister please come in. As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and gestured with a word, and whispered: "That one is here today while grandma is not here, and he is in the house at this time, and my sister goes in to deal with it carefully." ”

Seeing that she couldn't ask anything, Zhu'er nodded, climbed the stairs, didn't go in first, and only listened through the curtain outside the door.

But I heard the faint voice of Aunt Yuezhang coming from inside: "...... It's all in place, what is my sister afraid of? The old lady also ...... They said over there, they covered all our deficits...... No matter how foolproof it is...... It's a lawsuit...... Measure their merchant ......"

As Pearl listened, the curtain was lifted. Yingxia stood in the door and didn't come out, she looked Zhu'er up and down with a smile, and then said, "Since Zhu'er is here, why don't you go in?" Standing here and listening to small words, is it a rule taught by grandma? Zhu'er didn't expect her to come out suddenly, she was arrested on the spot, and her face was a little unsightly, but she heard her words about her master, and she didn't even scream at herself, so she couldn't help but be annoyed and angry, and scolded to her face: "Which eye do you have to see me listening to gossip here?" I came to deliver snacks to my wife, but before I could go in, you bumped out without saying a word. What if I get bumped into by you and spill my snacks? This is grandma's filial piety to his wife, can you afford it?! Before he finished speaking, he nodded and sneered: "In the end, it is from an inferior family, and I have not been conditioned in front of the master, so my words and deeds will inevitably be in the eyes of others, and I don't care about you." As he spoke, he ignored Yingxia and walked in.

Her words made Ying Xia stunned, and it took a long time to recover, and she trembled and sneered: "Master and slave, it's good to be so tough in the long run." Be careful that you will make the wrong foot in the future, and it will be ugly! With that, he threw down the curtain and went out.

Zhu'er walked to the door of the second room and whispered inside, "Madam, grandma sent me to deliver snacks." ”

landed on the ground, and the conversation inside stopped, only to hear Liu's words: "Come in." ”

Zhu'er stepped inside, and saw Aunt Zhang sitting with Liu on the kang, but she didn't see Zhang Xueyan coming. At that moment, she lowered her head and stepped forward, put the dim sum and the plate on the kang table, said a blessing to the two, and said in a low voice: "Please say hello to Mrs. and Mrs. Auntie, grandma came back from outside, and the hibiscus crystal cake from Hexiangzhuang was bought, and the small one was sent to the two of them." ”

Liu didn't speak, but Aunt Zhang raised her hand and picked up a piece of dim sum on the plate, and smiled at Zhu'er: "Your grandmother is really good-looking, and she is looking for good ones." Zhu'er was confused when she heard this, and she didn't dare to answer at will. Liu thought she was an eyesore and said, "Put things down, you go back." Tell your grandmother that your aunt will go to the house after dinner today, and ask the kitchen to make two more good dishes in the evening. Zhu'er answered, and went away.

Seeing that Zhu'er went, Liu's Fang said again: "What my sister said is good, but I still don't have the bottom in my heart." The little hoof was a delicate person, and she was afraid that she would see the clues. What's more, Brother Yong'er is so good with this fox spirit that before leaving, I was afraid that we would treat her badly, so I specially entrusted the old lady to take care of her. Let's not worry about her, I'm afraid that Brother Yong'er won't come back. Aunt Zhang smiled and said: "My silly sister, the hearts of men in this world are the same, just like the flowers in the moon mirror in the water, so it's been three or two days." Before, the Xia family had just married in, and Brother Yong was greedy for her to be fresh for two days. Now that all these years have passed, even Brother Yong'er has been away for a long time, and he should be tired of it. I heard that since Brother Yong'er came back these days, these two people have been talking about each other in the house, which can be seen. At this juncture, if she does something sorry for Brother Yong'er again, can Brother Yong'er still tolerate her?! I'm afraid that he will be the first one to drive her out. ”

After hearing her words, although Liu felt reasonable, he was still a little relieved, and he hesitated and refused to spit out. Seeing this, Aunt Zhang pretended to sigh and said, "Everything else is fine, but I pity my family Xueyan, who has a stomach and is lonely." It is clear that the child in the womb has a master, but he is squeezed into his mother's house without a name. When the Liu family heard this, they immediately gritted their teeth and opened their mouths to say, "How can the descendants of my Lu family be left outside?" That's it, this little hoof has been in the door for several years, and a man and half a woman have never been born, and they are not allowed to take concubines. She wants to destroy our family? This is the only one that can divorce her! At this point, he suddenly said with a weak heart: "Xue Yan came in with her belly, can the daughter of the marquis's family tolerate it?" ”

Aunt Zhang smiled: "Cough, sister, this is too worried." People are serious ladies, the most virtuous and gentle, big-bellied and tolerant, how can they be like that grass chicken, only know how to dominate the man! Sister, just rest assured, I guarantee that it will be fine. As he spoke, he asked, "I just don't know what the old lady means?" Liu said: "I saw the old lady yesterday and talked about it. The old lady didn't agree at first, so I told Xue Yan that she was pregnant. You and I both know that the incident was the hands and feet made by the hooves, and Xueyan was framed by her to fall into this situation. I let the old lady reprimand me and told the truth of the matter. When her old man heard that Xue Yan was pregnant with the heir of the Lu family, she naturally agreed. As he spoke, he said diligently: "Saying a thousand things, this is still right." When Aunt Zhang heard this, she nodded with a smile and said, "Xueyan has a place for life, and I will be relieved that their mother and son will not be scattered in the future." ”

The two old sisters discussed intensively again, and finalized the joints, and it was already dusk. Aunt Liu Liuzhang had dinner, and Aunt Zhang got up and went.

Zhu'er sent snacks, went back to the room, and learned the situation in the room to Xia Chunchao.

Xia Chunchao couldn't hear a reason, and secretly thought to himself: My mother-in-law is just a mother-in-law, the lard is blinded, and she is only at the mercy of others in everything, even if she wants to harm others, she doesn't have the ability. It's this aunt's wife, I don't know what to think of. When the young master chased her before, he had already torn his face. This husband only left on the front foot, and she glued her face and came up with it. This left and right, it must still be for her daughter's business. However, Brother Yong'er is not at home, I bite her to death and don't let her in, what can she do? What's more, Zhang Xueyan is a registered festival woman, and if I am in a hurry, I will go to the official mansion to sue her for not keeping chastity. This is the archway and remarried, I am afraid that it will be imprisoned. Their family is not afraid of prison food, so they can make trouble. Even if they start a lawsuit, I also have the money to deal with them.

Thinking like this, she had already made up her mind in her heart, so she didn't pay attention to the matter anymore. Because Liu had something to say, she casually ordered the kitchen to renovate two meat dishes and send them to the upper room to add dishes for dinner. I went to the backyard to see Sister Lu Hong in person, and when I saw that she was fine, I sat down and chatted a few words before returning to the room.

There was nothing to do for a few days, and after a few days, the weather became hot day by day, and Xia Chunchao became more and more lazy, and he stayed at home every day to escape the heat and never went out. Fu Yueming came to invite her twice, but she didn't go because she was lazy.

In the evening of this day, there was a cool breeze in the courtyard, and Xia Chunchao wore a lotus-colored jacket and lay on a bamboo couch under the corridor to enjoy the coolness. When the breeze comes, it blows all over the body, and the green leaves of the apricot trees above the head rustle, and the people are drowsy. Zhu'er came over, covered her with a garment, and said, "Grandma, let's go into the house, although the wind is cool, I'm afraid that I will get sick after a long time." Xia Chunchao smiled lazily: "I don't know what's wrong, my body is lazy every day, and it's always hot." It's very comfortable when the wind blows, and I don't want to go in. As he spoke, he saw the yellow projectile-like fruit between the green leaves of the apricot tree on his head, and smiled at Zhu'er: "This apricot tree was planted by myself when I got married, and now it can bear fruit." Another day, ask the little guy to pick it off, and let's boil apricot jam to eat. Zhu'er stuck out her tongue and said, "I don't want to eat it, the sauce is very sour." Grandma has recently changed her spleen and stomach, and she loves to eat these sour things. Before he finished his sentence, he said: "Speaking of Xiaowu, there is something to tell Grandma Sù." Zhang Xiaosi, who was guarding the door at the second door at night, the old lady at home was sick, took leave and went back, and called Wang Fu to take his class. When Xia Chunchao heard this, he nodded and said: "Who doesn't have three disasters and six diseases, this is also human nature." "That's it.

There was nothing to do that night, Xia Chunchao had dinner, and he was very tired and went to bed early.

When I slept until midnight, I heard a noise in the courtyard, and I heard someone shouting in the alley outside: "There is a thief in the house, catch the thief!" This sound landed, and countless footsteps were heard, shouting, scolding, and begging for mercy were mixed in one place.

Xia Chunchao was awakened from a dream and quickly sat up. When he was in doubt, he saw Zhu'er holding the lamp, wearing shoes instead, and came in from outside in a panic, and said, "Grandma, it seems to be a thief outside!" With that, Bao'er also ran in with a cloak of hair.

Xia Chunchao is the one who is in charge of the house, he is calmer than these girls, he calmed down, and reprimanded: "What are you panicking, you must be just a thief." There are so many families outside, they must have taken it. This is the capital, not as good as the mountains and countryside, and it is expected that there will be no river and ocean thieves. As he was talking, he heard a person under the porch of the door say loudly: "The little one, please grandma, there is a thief in the house, and when I see that I have been caught, the old lady asks grandma to come over and ask!" ”。