It is a big deal for the aunt and grandmother who got married to return to her parents' house, not to mention that this aunt and grandmother have become the princess of the county, which is even more of a big event.

Jiang Xi's family, today is really a gathering of relatives. As soon as Jing came, he took Taohua's hand and didn't let go: "Look at it, you're losing weight - the big things you did in the northwest have long been spread in the capital, hey, it's so hard, how can you not lose weight." ”

Jiang Lianhua smiled on the side: "Although I have lost some weight, I look at the third sister's spirit, but it is very good. Although it is hard to come to the northwest, it is also comfortable. ”

Taohua smiled at her: "What the second sister said is true." Among this group of female dependents, only Jiang Lianhua can probably understand a little. is Jing's, although he also has sincerity, but he also has the element of acting.

Jiang Danhua sat on the side, his face gloomy and silent. Xiao Shi saw her twice, and saw that she didn't eat oil and salt, so he had to open his mouth and echo: "The northwest is bitter cold, and it is really hard to treat epidemic and pox." This time you came back to the capital, and I heard that the emperor was going to let you preside over the pox again, and I am afraid that it will be hard work again. Fortunately, your uncle is also doing this, if there is anything, just tell your uncle. You have been married to the prince of the county for more than half a year, and you should also consider taking care of your body and giving birth to a son as soon as possible. ”

Although Xiaoshi's words were intended to push Jiang Jun up, when it came to giving birth to an early son, Jing's also agreed: "Exactly." The prince is not young anymore, and he is looking forward to having a son sooner. Even if you don't have a son, you can have a daughter. ”

Momoka smiled and nodded, neither refuting nor agreeing. This body is only sixteen, although he has always been well nourished, and he is taller than most girls of the same age, but for the sake of insurance, it is more appropriate to mention giving birth to a child in two years.

Cao Shi has been sitting next to him with a smiling face, and then when the conversation is over, he bowed forward and said, "Sister Tao, your father has always kept your house, it is all the same." Brother Bai often misses you, so he goes to the courtyard to have a look. Sister Yan is also ......"

Taohua smiled, got up and said, "I'm also thinking about being at home in the northwest, and I also want to come back and take a look." ”

Everyone present knew each other, and Jing immediately said, "It's time to go and take a look." This daughter-in-law is always different from being a girl at home, and after I got married, I often think of my mother's house, and a begonia tree in front of the house - hey, three brothers and sisters, you ladies go to talk, I will take a look at the table in front for you. ”

Of course, Taohua didn't really go to her yard to have a look, mainly because the things she brought back were now placed in that yard.

"This is a fur for Mrs. and Sister Yan, there are fox skins and lambskins, and in the climate of the capital, it is also suitable to wear in winter. These pieces of agate jewelry belong to Mrs. Dingbei's, and this set of head faces is Mrs. Dingbeihou's makeup for Sister Yan. ”

Cao Shi was first happy when he saw the furs in the two large boxes, and then he was a little disappointed when he saw the jewelry-the head and face given by Mrs. Dingbei Hou was very good-looking, which was suitable for Chen Yan, but there was nothing else except that head - Taohua is this, don't you plan to add makeup?

"Sister!" Cao was thinking about how to ask, when he heard Jiang Bohua shouting happily outside, and then rushed in like a small cannonball, crashing into Taohua's arms.

He was already six years old, and he was a lot taller, and he rushed over solidly, almost knocking Taohua backwards: "Sister, sister, I miss you!" You're going to stay at home and not go anywhere else, okay? ”

Shen Shu followed and appeared at the gate of the courtyard, and immediately laughed when he heard Jiang Bohua's words: "Brother Bai'er, you didn't say that just now...... Fang was in the front yard, he finally coaxed this kid well, and explained to him that Taohua had married him and wanted to live with him in the county king's mansion in the future.

Jiang Bohua hugged Taohua's waist, turned his head and stuck out his tongue at Shen Shu to make a face. The baby fat on his face has not completely faded, although he is no longer a round little fat man, his face is still a little clumpy, and he is very cute to make a face. Taohua smiled and pinched his face: "I heard that Daddy said that you are now living in the front yard by yourself and are enlightened and studying, why are you still doing this?" ”

Jiang Baihua hummed and didn't answer, holding Taohua and not letting go. Cao Shi was a little timid when he saw Shen Shu, and he didn't dare to say anything more, so he said carefully: "Lord Jun-" It is said that she is also Shen Shu's mother-in-law, but when Shen Shu and Taohua returned to the door, they only gave a big gift to Li's tablet, so she didn't dare to call herself a mother-in-law now.

"Madame has always been good?" Shen Shu also owe her a debt very politely. Regarding family etiquette, he had to bow to the Cao family. Regarding the national ceremony, the Cao family has to salute him. In that case, it is better for everyone to stop doing this salute.

"Hey, hey, it's all good, it's all good, Lord Lao is worried." Cao Shi said a little panicked, hurriedly found an excuse and came out, and only when he walked out of Taohua's courtyard did he see Chen Yan coming: "Mother, the prince is here?" ”

"Ah, the prince is inside." Cao Shi pointed to the courtyard, "Why are you here too?" ”

Chen Yan subconsciously shook her palm: "I, I originally wanted to talk to my sister...... "I knew that Taohua was going back to the capital, and Liu Zhijing came with a letter," he said that his sister and brother-in-law had a misunderstanding about him when he was in the northwest......

"But the prince is ......inside," Cao looked back in embarrassment, "the prince is like that, I, I always feel a little scary." Not only her identity, but also an indescribable sense of oppression, as long as she looked up, she was a little scared. It's really rare that Jiang Bohua is not afraid of him, and dares to stick out his tongue and make a grimace with him.

Chen Yan was also timid in her heart, and poked her head at the gate of the courtyard, and saw Shen Shuzheng picking up Jiang Bohua and holding him high in the air, making him laugh and shout on his two legs. Looking at this, it doesn't seem to be very scary, but with him, Chen Yan can't go in and talk to Taohua anymore. Brother-in-law and sister-in-law still have to avoid it, she always understands this truth.

"Well, let's go see what your sister brought back." Cao Shi pulled his daughter away, "This time, you can also take the furs that your sister gave me, and if you make up for it, you can always make up twenty-four lifts." ”

"Since it's for my mother, what do I do with it. In the future, my sister will know that I will be unhappy if I am afraid. ”

Cao sighed: "If you don't take it, how can you fight for twenty-four?" The Dingbei Hou Mansion also gave some makeup, but I look at your sister's appearance, I'm afraid I don't plan to add anything to you. ”

Chen Yan was silent for a moment, and said in a low voice: "It's okay if my sister doesn't add it, I'm just afraid that she won't let her respect the pox thing......"

"Can that?" Cao Shi was shocked, "It's not that your eldest uncle has already settled down......"

"The eldest uncle is not as effective as his sister." Chen Yan said irritably, "Didn't my mother hear about it?" It was the emperor who asked his sister to come back to preside over this matter. My sister says a word, it works better than anything else! ”

"This, what to do?" Cao Shi was also a little panicked, "Since it's a misunderstanding, isn't it okay to make it clear?" ”

Chen Yan bit her lip again. When Taohua wrote back to tell her family that Liu Zhijing had caused a shocking incident, although she swore that Taohua must have misunderstood Liu Zhijing, but deep down, she inevitably had a trace of suspicion. But Liu Zhijing has already married her, and he will be her support in the future, if she admits that Liu Zhijing escaped, what good will it do her?

However, it was still useful to defend at that time, and now that Taohua is back, as long as Taohua believes that Liu Zhijing directed and acted in this play, then it is useless to argue. Liu Zhijing wrote a letter to ask her to explain to Taohua on his behalf, but why didn't he explain it to King Anjun himself?

"If my sister identifies it, I'm afraid she ......won't be able to explain it clearly," Chen Yan said irritably, "It would be nice if Daddy was willing to say something......

Cao Shi muttered: "But your father also said that Liu Hanlin ......" She didn't dare to tell Jiang Xi about it.

Chen Yan saw her like that and knew that she couldn't count on her, so she had to say, "That's it, wait until I find a chance to tell my sister." ”

Cao's quite an ostrich mentality, as long as this matter doesn't find her, she feels more relaxed, seeing that Chen Yan no longer mentions this matter, she also quickly changed the topic: "Come on, look at the makeup that Mrs. Dingbei Hou gave you, this agate is really good, and the color is bright, you must look good when you wear it." ”

Chen Yan also liked this face at first glance. This set of heads and faces is not the same as the one that Jing gave when he met their sisters, because it was for young girls, there were only hair combs, hairpins, step shakes and a pair of beaded flowers. Dingbei Houfu gave this set of heads, is for women to wear, the top of the heart, both sides of the sideburns, the front is distracted, the back of the head is full of crowns, plus the flower hairpin, there are more than a dozen, the agate used is pomegranate seeds like bright red and lovely, lined with snow-white silver, really good-looking.

However, after reading it, I felt that there were some shortcomings: "It's a silver ......" Dingbei Hou Mansion is a Hou Mansion, how can you add makeup and give silverware instead of gold?

Cao Shi actually thought the same thing in his heart, but he could only say: "I'm afraid it's because this silver lining looks good......"

Chen Yan was noncommittal, thought about it and asked, "Nothing else?" "Won't Momoka put makeup on her?

Cao Shi said hesitantly: "That's it, that's it......"

Chen Yan was silent. Taohua first gave her five hundred taels of silver from her private room to make a dowry, but according to the rules, when she got married, she should also take one or two pieces of jewelry to make makeup, and now she doesn't even give this, is it because she is annoyed by her, or because she is annoyed by Liu Zhijing? No matter which one it is, if she wants to intercede with Taohua, I'm afraid it will be difficult.

Taohua doesn't care what the mother and daughter are entangled, she is very happy to go home today. Jiang Xi is in good health, Jiang Bohua is even more lively and healthy, and he reads well. Mrs. Jiang looked a little older, but she was in good spirits, so she brought Jiang Songhua, who looked much more cheerful, and drank a few glasses of rice wine, looking in good spirits. The only thing that was a little dazzling was that there was a residual palm print on Jiang Songhua's face, as if someone had slapped him, but Old Lady Jiang didn't mention it, and of course Taohua wouldn't ask.

There was only one Jiang Danhua on the side of the female dependents who was a little disappointed, with a straight face from beginning to end, as if someone owed her a penny, although Xiao Shi glanced at her a few times, he still looked like that. But she didn't say anything, Taohua could completely treat her as if she didn't exist, so it was fine.

Because today they are all their own family, and they simply don't distinguish between the inner courtyard and the outer courtyard, the Jiang family put two large round tables in one hall, one for men and one for women, and only a low screen is used in the middle to symbolically block it, which is really a family reunion.

As soon as Jiang Xi was happy in his heart, he drank a few more glasses. He didn't have much to drink, but after drinking with his son-in-law, he came up drunk, and pulled Shen Shu to talk endlessly, and insisted that his daughter and son-in-law go back to the county palace, and they must stay at home for one night.

Old lady Jiang said a word, but Jiang Xi was already drunk, and he was stubborn about his daughter, and no one listened to him, and Jiang Baihua pulled Taohua and didn't let him go, so he had to let Shen Shu and his wife stay. Fortunately, Taohua's yard has been kept as it is, and there is no problem to stay overnight.

The men drink, the women gossip, although Chen Yan reverted to the surname Chen, but the Chen family is far away in the south of the Yangtze River, just a few days to send the dowry shop, you have to beg the Jiang family's female dependents, naturally still Xiaoshi and Jing's. So they deliberated again before the meal was dismissed.

Taohua has been away from home for nearly half a year, and she has lived back in her familiar yard, and she is a little excited. Shen Shu also drank several glasses, but his alcohol consumption was practiced in the barracks, and after washing up, the wine on his body was almost dispersed, and when he came out of the clean room, he smiled at Taohua and said, "Father-in-law is happy today." ”

Taohua also washed, sat in front of the dressing table to comb her hair, and smiled back when she heard the words: "Daddy is not good at drinking, you are partial to him." ”

Shen Shu came over with a smile and took the comb in her hand, and said innocently: "Where did I pour it, my father-in-law said that I wanted to drink it, so I naturally only had to accompany it." ”

As he spoke, he combed Taohua's hair, but when it came to the back of his neck, his hands began to be dishonest.

Mint was packing up in the outhouse, and when she heard the movement in the house, her face couldn't help but turn red, and she pulled the bellflower and slipped away to the ear room. Speaking of marrying from Taohua, the husband and wife have been busy in the past few months, and it is time to be affectionate and affectionate.

The so-called small farewell is better than the newlywed. Shen Shu and Taohua are both newly married, and they have been separated for several months, sometimes they are small, and sometimes people can see that they have no time to eat, and now they finally have a chance, and it is not so easy to extinguish a fire.

Kikyo is younger in the end, and he still doesn't understand it until now, and he up his ears to listen to the movement of the main room, lest Taohua can't hear it when he wants someone to serve, and is slapped lightly by mint: "What do you listen to!" It's none of our business at this time, just prepare hot water. ”

Kikyo couldn't help laughing: "The prince and the princess are so good, I'm relieved." ”

Mint smiled: "You can rest assured, you can say it old-fashioned, as if you know a lot." ”

Kikyo shook her head and said, "I don't know anything else, but I know that someone didn't come with me this time, and the princess is happy." ”

Mint couldn't help laughing: "I don't think the princess is happy, it's you who is happy." ”

Kikyo twisted her head: "It seems that my sister is unhappy." ”

"Of course I'm happy." Mint leaned back, "No one is watching, who is not happy." "I heard that the prince also entrusted Mrs. Dingbei Hou to pick a family affair for her, maybe the prince and the princess will live in the capital for a year or two, and then she will get married when she goes back, isn't it pure?

Kikyo held his cheeks and said, "Yes, the county king's mansion should be like this in our family, so it's good." ”

Peppermint sighed and said nothing. In the final analysis, Shen Shu is a county king, and according to the system, there must be one side concubine and two concubines, which is different from a flat-headed common man like Jiang Xi. It's naturally good now, but it's hard to say what will happen in the future.

The two sat in the ear room for a long time before they heard hot water in the main room, and not long after the water was sent in, they heard some noise outside, and the sound was getting louder and louder.

"What sound?" Taohua's eyelids sank like a lead block, and the bath was carried in and out by Shen Shu, and at this moment he faintly heard some movement in his ears, but he didn't want to move at all as if he had been pumped a bone.

Shen Shu Nephrite was full of warm fragrance, and he really didn't bother to move: "Let the mint go and take a look." ”

"It's not quite right—" Momoka barely opened her eyes, "I don't think there's such a noise in my house." "It's already midnight at this time, the Jiang family has a regular daily life, at this time, except for the subordinates on duty at night, everyone should sleep, and there should definitely be no noise, unless it is - a thief?

"Thief?" Shen Shu raised his eyebrows and rolled over, "Several guards are in the front yard, if the thief is allowed to come in, they don't have to be this guard!" ”

Not only Taohua felt that something was wrong, but so did Mint, she went out to see it without being instructed by anyone, and came back quickly after a while, not caring that Shen Shu was still in the house, and said next to the door: "Princess, it's the master who has an accident!" ”

"What's wrong with Daddy?" Taohua sat up, didn't care about the soreness on her body, and reached out to grab her clothes.

There was also half a candle burning in the room, and the pink quilt fell half off under the candlelight, revealing a snow-white shoulder, and there were traces of red, purple and purple printed on it. Shen Shu coughed dryly, pulled over his clothes and put them on Taohua: "Catch a cold carefully, you slow down, I'll take a look first." ”

"Lord Wang-" Mint was speechless, but he couldn't let him pass, "That, master-let's go and see the princess, Sister Baiguo, she ......"

"What happened to the white fruit?" Taohua suddenly thought of a possibility, and her heart tightened, "Could it be that she-"

Things are really the same as Taohua thought, when she arrived at the main courtyard, the lights in the main courtyard were all on, Bai Guo was only wearing a small jacket and kneeling in the middle of the courtyard, Cao was crying in his room and cursing the heavens and the earth, and repeatedly told Chen Yan to go to the body deed box to find Bai Guo's body deed, and he was going to sell people.

"Mother, there is no -" Chen Yan flipped through it twice, but she couldn't find Bai Guo's deed.

"How so!" Cao's eyes widened, and he suddenly thought of something, "Is it still in your sister's hands?" It's, it's-"Is it Taohua that also means that?"

Jiang Xi's body was not dissipated, he sat on the side with a gloomy face, and when he heard that the Cao family began to diverge his thinking, he said coldly: "Baiguo's deed is here." ”

"Master-" Cao Shi was dumbfounded, "Master, could it be that you-" Jiang Xi himself wanted to harvest the white fruits? Oh my God, how is that good?

No matter how shrewd the Cao family is, they also know that Bai Guo is different from ordinary maids in the Jiang family. She came out of the Li family's yard in front of her, although she was still young when she served the Li family, but because of this relationship, she was naturally a little close to Taohua. And Baiguo is shrewd and capable, let's just say that she is now a housekeeper, and she has to rely on Baiguo more.

Such a big girl, if she uses it for herself, she is naturally powerful, but if she is a maid or even an aunt, it will be a big disadvantage. The Cao family has no other knowledge, when he was a girl in his mother's family, he saw a lot of things about the old lady Cao's aunts fighting chickens and geese, and he knew the power of the big girl very well, so he had to sell the ginkgo to feel at ease.

But she never expected that Bai Guo's identity deed was actually in Jiang Xi's hands. At that time, Taohua gave her the deed box, she didn't recognize a few words, and she had just taken over the housekeeper's business, so she didn't check them one by one in a hurry, and at this time she was helplessly caught blind.

Jiang Xi hadn't fully woken up from a hangover, he only felt a pain in both temples, and was about to speak, when he saw a light come in from the courtyard gate, but it was Taohua who came over with mint and bellflower: "What's going on?" In the middle of the night, is it going to make the neighbors know about it? ”

In fact, as soon as she entered the courtyard gate and saw Bai Guo kneeling there, Taohua knew that she was probably guessing correctly. At this moment, she even figured out why Bai Guo chose today - because she and Shen Shu were here, Bai Guo wanted to spread things out and let her say something.

"Sister Tao'er-" When Cao Shi saw Taohua, he felt a little timid in his heart, and felt wronged, he was howling, but now the tears really fell, "Do you want to indulge this girl-"

"Mrs. be quiet!" Taohua pointed at Bai Guo with a calm face, "Let's all go into the house and talk." Mint went outside to take a look, there are those who are derelict in their duties and only want to chew the root of their tongues, all of them will hit a few boards first! ”

Mint went out in response. The Jiang family does not have the habit of playing boards, and the so-called playing boards is actually to warn those who know about this matter not to inquire inquires, let alone go out and talk nonsense.

The married aunt is different from the girls in the family, a little more majestic, not to mention that Taohua is now a princess, although her hair is still loosely tied at this time, and her clothes are not very neat, but no one dares to disobey when she speaks, Cao sobbed and sat down again, Bai Guo didn't dare to make a sound, got up and entered the room, and knelt down again.

"Dad-" Taohua couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when she saw Jiang Xi sitting there when she entered the house. It was fine for her to take care of this, but her father was sitting there, so how could she ask the maid how she had climbed into her father's bed?

"Sister Tao, you don't have to worry about this." Jiang Xi spoke first, raised his hand and pointed at Bai Guo, "This girl has served your mother in the past, and she has done her best at home in the past few years, I think it's time for her to choose a suitable family to marry outside." ”

"Sir?" Cao was stunned.

"Sir!" Bai Guo also raised his head suddenly, his lips that were a little white from the cold trembled, "Master, don't drive the slave out, the slave would rather die here than leave the master!" ”

Jiang Xi didn't look at her squarely: "Although I'm drunk, I still know something, you are an innocent girl's family, it's still too late to go out and get married at this time." ”

So is it really an excuse to say that there is such a thing as drunken sex? A thought flashed through Taohua's heart very inopportunely-looking at Jiang Xi, he knew that if he didn't want to do it, he could still not do it......