Your father and your mother were introduced to each other by me......

Mrs. Huai's words made Lu Li stunned immediately.

What does this mean...... Mrs. Huai is really a good friend of her mother!

There was a burst of ecstasy in his heart, and his face was brought out, Lu Li's eyes were shining, his face was red, and his voice was excited, "Really? ”

Mother Zhou covered her mouth and laughed, turned to salute Mrs. Huai, "Madame wants to speak, but also wait for us to serve the tea first, chat about family life, and slow down the atmosphere, Mr. Lu, a young man, can't stand your teasing, look, this little face is red." ”

Mrs. Huai was sick, she wore light makeup and a coat, and her face was still a little pale, but her eyebrows were raised and her smile was faint, which showed that she was in good spirits. She usually kept a straight face on weekdays, but now she looked at Lu Li quietly, although her smile was shallow, she was really joking.

The contrast between the front and the back is strong, and Lu Li is a little confused.

And after arriving in ancient times, he was rarely teased by his elders in such a peaceful atmosphere, and he didn't know how to deal with it for a while, which was quite cramped.

Mrs. Huai looked funny, covered her mouth, and laughed, "I really didn't expect Miao Hongxiao to give birth to such an interesting son." ”

"Well, how is this good?" Mother Zhou made a fuss and pointed at Lu Li worriedly, "Mr. Lu is ashamed, madam, you have to show a thick greeting gift, otherwise if Miss Miao knows that you are bullying her son like this, she will have to be anxious with you!" ”

Mrs. Huai changed her attitude, Mother Zhou followed the fanning, Lu Li became more and more cramped and blushed, and subconsciously looked at Zhao Zhu.

How do you know that Zhao Shu rarely saw Lu Li's expression, and he looked at it with taste for a while, and he didn't want to help at all.

Anyway, Mrs. Huai's master and servant have no malicious intent......

"That's exactly what it is!" Mrs. Huai looked Lu Li up and down, and said with a smile, "That's a good point, Xiao Li is so big, the first time he came to me, I won't have the face to see Ah Xiao in the future if I don't back up the big gift, Mother Zhou, you go in person, go to my private warehouse, and move the whole box of No. 12 A-word over!" ”

"Huh!" Mother Zhou agreed crisply, beckoned the maids to serve tea, and took everyone out, leaving only Mrs. Huai and Lu Li and Zhao Zhu in the flower hall.

The fungile left, and the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became quiet.

The breeze blows through the weeping willows in the courtyard, blows through the begonias in the courtyard, and sends a faint sweet fragrance along the half-day window, soothing the overly impetuous feelings of people in summer.

Mrs. Huai put away the smile on her face, held the tea cup in her hand, looked at Lu Li, and then at Zhao Zhu, her eyebrows were slightly condensed, and she didn't speak for a long time.

Lu Li felt something, pointed at Zhao Shu and said to her, "Brother Zhao is my best friend, and I haven't avoided him in everything." ”

Zhao Shu didn't speak, but only gestured to Mrs. Huai with a stern face.

This is rare, because Zhao Zhu is always on top of him, looking at his surroundings with a gaze of 'you stupid mortals', and in Lu Li's memory, this is probably the first time he has shown a slight expression of respect to others.

Lu Li was so surprised that he forgot to see Mrs. Huai's reaction.

Mrs. Huai was also a little surprised, but she was surprised by Zhao Zhu's momentum.

This person has been following Lu Li's side, deliberately restraining the edge of his body, but as long as his eyes are on him, it is difficult to leave again. There were many troubles in the family before, even if she realized it, she didn't pay attention to it, but now she is sure to look at it, and the huge waves in her heart are churning.

This person has sharp sword eyebrows, narrow phoenix eyes, and a square demeanor, and at a glance inadvertently, he reveals a natural aristocratic temperament! This person seems to be lazy and casual, but in fact, he exudes a sense of oppression from the superior at any time, which makes people feel uneasy and cramped......

Growing up in Shangjing, I often meet nobles, and Mrs. Huai, who had a similar feeling, immediately understood that this person was not an ordinary person!

She couldn't guess Zhao Zhu's identity, and the one who might have this kind of momentum must be someone with a certain amount of authority!

Mrs. Huai's eyes constricted, and she recalled the past in her mind, and scenes related to Zhao Shu appeared in front of her. This person...... It seems that he is not interested in the surroundings, and his eyes are only focused on Lu Li; Regardless of whether he is standing or sitting, his position must be on the outside of Lu Li; He would bring tea to Lu Li when he didn't know he was thirsty; will be disrespectful to Lu Li when outsiders are disrespectful, and there will be terrible anger; would shake Lu Li's hand from time to time, rub his head, and stroke his back......

The meaning of protection is obvious, and the demeanor is somewhat intimate, which cannot be so if you are not a close friend......

In addition, this person who is always in his eyes is willing to show his sincerity to her jaw just now......

Mrs. Huai breathed a sigh of relief and was relieved.

Looking at Lu Li again, although he is still young, he is not yet seventeen years old, he already has wisdom in his eyes, he has a good mind, and he has gathered many capable friends around him......

"I was wrong." Mrs. Huai looked at Lu Li, and her voice was faint, "I always think that you are still young, there are some things, the more you know, the more dangerous it is, as an elder, you should not be put in danger." But you have convinced me with your excellence, that although you are not yet seventeen years old, you are already a man who is enough to take responsibility, and I should not hide these things from you anymore. ”

Lu Li got up and saluted Mrs. Huai solemnly, "Thank you, Madame." ”

"I'm a sister with Ah Xiaoqing, you can call me Aunt Lan." It is worthy of a woman with a slightly strange temperament, who has just used up her humor cells after a small joke, and even though she said such intimate words, the expression on Mrs. Huai's face was still too strict, and she didn't look like she was expressing kindness at all.

Lu Li called Aunt Lan from a kind voice. From Huai Xin's words, he knew Mrs. Huai's personality, and he was not surprised by this.

"You left your mother at a very young age, and I think you probably want to know all about her, so I started slowly."

Mrs. Huai's gaze crossed the window and landed on the fiery red begonia flowers in the courtyard. Her voice was soft, full of nostalgia, "I was fifteen years old that year, and the first time I saw Miao Hongxiao, she was wearing a fiery red pomegranate skirt, and in the ten-mile peach forest, her smile was bright and dazzling, so that the peach blossoms blooming on the branches were eclipsed......"

After a hundred years of war in the previous dynasty, at the beginning of the establishment of the Great Xia Dynasty, it was also a continuous war, and the five surnames and seven wangs with a deep family background did not regain their former glory, except for the two families of Cui Wang, they all kept a low profile, and there was a new family rising, occupying a place in this dynasty.

For example, the first-class Lie'an Gongqu family. Because the Qu family saved the founding □□ emperor of Great Xia, the Qu family was awarded the title of first-class duke, and he was hereditarily replaced. The Qu family is not proficient in civil and military arts, does not go to officialdom, does not go to military generals, and what is inherited in the family is the craftsmanship of manufacturing, houses, boats, river dams, furniture, except for tombs, everything is built. Because the emperor values it, the children of the family are often directly promoted to officials, such as the current Ministry of Works, which is the Qu family.

Strictly speaking, the Qu family is a handicraft work, not a respected industry in the mainstream of society, but the Qu family has become a first-class family in Beijing with excellent connections, craftsmanship, and holy grace.

And the Qu family has a characteristic, which is very interesting, their family has been nearly three generations, and all of them are men, and there is no daughter, and they are greedy when they see other people's girls.

In addition, there is also the Xue family, which uses marriage as a bridge, and there are princesses, princesses and other characters in the family, and the power is growing; and the Xie family, which has a lot of people in the past four generations, and there are clansmen as officials inside and outside the court; There are also nobles, like the Lan family, who have been passed down for generations, and are slightly inferior in terms of grace and strength...... didn't mention any of this, Mrs. Huai only talked about the Qu family in detail.

Because Miao Hongxiao suddenly appeared in the Qu family.

said that she was the granddaughter of a married daughter of the Qu family, her life was very bitter, and her mother died after birth, and the Taoist priest approved that her parents were sent to the temple to be raised, and they could only be sent back after the age of thirteen. Even when she was old enough to pick her up, the Miao family didn't like this girl and sent her back to her family.

At that time, the married girl surnamed Qu was seriously ill, and she was afraid that one day there would be an accident, and no one would take care of the granddaughter with the foreign surname.

The Qu family really likes Miao Hongxiao very much, a group of brothers revolve around her, in those days, there is always a strange scene in Beijing, fifteen or sixteen young men, accompanying a little girl in a red dress to go shopping, shopping a shop, emptying a shop, only her life is obeyed. She said that she didn't like to wear a fence to block her vision, so the boys lined up on a wall to prevent others from seeing her; When she said she wanted to ride, the lads took their horses and gave her them; She said she wanted to play archery, and the boys scrambled to teach her......

"I don't like such an unruly wild girl at all." Mrs. Huai seemed dissatisfied, but the corners of her lips were slightly raised, and a smile was drawn, "Even if she smiles so pure and beautiful under the peach blossom tree, I don't like it." ”

At that time, the Lan family had something to ask for the Qu family, in fact, even if there was nothing to ask for, the Lan family also wanted to have a good relationship with the Qu family. Xu is concentrating on studying his craft, the Qu family has some tendons, and men are not very good. They are also very discerning in choosing a daughter-in-law, and it is not easy to use the means of the inner house to entrap them, so many people hit Miao Hongxiao with their ideas, and so did the Lan family.

Mrs. Huai is a few years older than Miao Hongxiao, but she is also the closest age to Miao Hongxiao in the Lan family, so she was naturally assigned a task by the elders.

"I'm the eldest daughter in the family, my mother is a little doting, although I'm still sensible, I'm also a little naïve and stubborn, let me please a country girl who doesn't know the rules and etiquette, I don't know where I came from, I don't want to, so I only did what hospitality should do, and didn't take care of Ah Xiaoduo."

The banquet went smoothly that day, nothing special happened, and of course, she failed to complete the tasks of the elders. She thought that this matter was over, but who knew that she frequently met Miao Hongxiao at various small banquets.

She has seen Miao Hong laughing and beating a man, she has seen her teach the little girl harshly, she has seen her wear men's clothes to swagger in the city, and even rudely drink wine with a big bowl......

She had never seen such a rude and rude woman, and she had an even more evil impression of Miao Hongxiao.

But the elders didn't let her go, and they had to let her make friends with Miao Hongxiao. She was very reluctant, so she thought of a way to make Miao Hong smile and retreat.

For example, when entertaining guests, she is deliberately given different teas, not delicate, newly marketed, and new teas that can only be bought for a lot of silver, but bitter large bowls of tea. Miao Hong smiled and blinked, drank it all with the bowl, smacked her lips after drinking, and said with nostalgia: Alas, I haven't drunk such pure farmhouse tea for a long time, Ah Xin, you are so sweet!

After that, he also solemnly thanked the elders of the Lan family, saying that Lan Xin was sincere and lovely, and she wanted to be good friends with her!

Mrs. Huai angrily returned to the room and dropped a set of tea sets.

The next time Miao Hongxiao was invited to come to the Lan family again, Mrs. Huai prepared early, took Miao Hongxiao to the backyard vegetable garden to play, and specially led her to a newly dug soil, so that she could see a disgusting, wriggling earthworm, waiting for her to faint in fear.

But Miao Hongxiao's eyes lit up, thanking her for taking her to find good things, now she can fish! In the next moment, Miao Hongxiao used a branch to pick up the disgusting earthworm, counted them, smiled and beckoned her to prepare a fishing rod, and pulled her to the river to fish!

Mrs. Huai swears that she has never been as dirty as she was that day since she was a child, and she vomited more than once when she looked at those disgusting bugs!

She has done similar things more than once, but she is sorry for herself, Miao Hongxiao seems to have played the game she wants to play the most, and she enjoys it very much!

The Lan family was happy to see such a result, and invited Miao Hongxiao more frequently, but Mrs. Huai finally couldn't stand it anymore and decided to give Miao Hongxiao the deepest blow, letting her know that they were not people of the same level.

She asked her mother and brother for help and organized a grand flower banquet, inviting many famous scholars, scribes, and noble ladies and ladies.

She shuttled through the field with Miao Hongxiao, pointing people out to her, preparing for her to see clearly the gap between them.

She wants to make Miao Hong smile and feel inferior, and don't pester her from now on!

It was at that time that Miao Hongxiao met Lu Shaoxuan for the first time.