Qiqiao took the two mothers-in-law to put the tea and refreshments they brought one by one before they spoke, "Our grandmother is coming over, and I also invite the adults and young ladies to use tea first." Although the tea is not a good tea, it was specially brought from Beijing by my grandmother. ”

I don't know if it's an illusion of Qiqiao, but I always feel that when it comes to Beijing, Cao Mingyuan's eyes burst out with a cold light. Rao has followed Ke Xiyuan in and out for many years, or has he been captured by such a momentum.

"I don't know what to call this lady?" , Li Shuling took the words and smiled.

"Miss, it's better to call the slave and maid Qiqiao." , Qiqiao glanced at the two mothers-in-law and asked them to go down.

Li Shuling had already tried the tea and tasted it a big red robe.

This big red robe is the one she grew up in the Kangguo Mansion where she doesn't have to worry about food and clothing, but it is also difficult to drink. Ke Xiyuan took this to entertain guests, which shows his style as the county lord.

"It turns out that you are the Qiqiao aunt beside the county lord, and I have long heard that there are two very capable aunts around the county lord, and I only saw them today." , Li Shuling was very enthusiastic, but she didn't mention her cousin's stubble again.

The corner of Tangram's eyes twitched. Aunt? Although she and Jiuhui are nearly twenty years old, it is the first time that a sixteen-year-old girl has been called aunt.

"Miss Yan zhòng, just call the slave maid Qiqiao." , Tangram is neither humble nor arrogant, when he is not by Ke Xiyuan's side, Tangram can still hold the scene.

Li Shuling's gaze lingered on Qiqiao a few times, and she thought about it in her heart. It is said that what kind of master trains what kind of slave maid, this daughter-in-law named Qiqiao is said to have been served by Ke Xiyuan since he was in the boudoir. This style is really enviable. That her master. Needless to say. Thinking of Fang Cai's hurried glance at his back, Li Shuling's heart became more stable.

Li Shuling saw that Cao Mingyuan had already drunk the tea calmly, and asked with a smile. "Brother Cao, the last time I drank this big red robe was when my sister was there. You once said that since your sister likes it, you will try your best to get more for your sister. ”

Cao Mingyuan's face stiffened, and he put down the tea cup in his hand, "Ling'er." Don't mention your sister today. ”

"I thought that Brother Cao was thinking about his sister, but I was too worried. Later. I don't mention it. Li Shuling seemed to be deliberately angry, turned her head, and her face froze.

Tangram was a little confused about the situation in front of him. A young lady who seems to be well-read. How do you say that if you turn your face, you turn your face?

Cao Mingyuan's face was even more ugly, he stood up and thought for a while, "I'll go out for a walk, the county lord is a female dependent, so it's inconvenient for me to stay longer." I'll be back later. After walking a few steps, "Your sister is really special to me. Ling'er, you don't have to remind me every time. ", finished. And he strode out.

Li Shuling saw him leave, so she breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Qiqiao, "Can I ask your grandma to come out?" The face was extremely sincere.

Qiqiao was confused by her changeable face, but she knew that now was not the time to pursue it, so she nodded, and was about to go out, but saw Ke Xiyuan coming from the apse.

"It's rude to let the second miss wait for a long time." , Ke Xiyuan's face was calm, and when she saw Li Shuling change from shock, the smile on her face was even worse.

"I've always heard that there is a cousin in Beijing who is beautiful and has a good heart, and I have always been interested in making friends. How can I take care of my daughter's body, and I can't go far. I am really happy to see my cousin today. Li Shuling stood up and gave Ke Xiyuan a salute.

Ke Xiyuan also returned the salute, grabbed Li Shuling's hand and sat down together, "Then I'll take care of it and call you cousin." ”

"That's the best." , Li Shu's heart was relieved, and she looked around, "Dare to ask my cousin, is it safe to talk here?" ”

"It's safe! You and I sisters, feel free to talk. Ke Xiyuan didn't say much when she saw that Li Shuling seemed to be racing against time.

"Cousin, I won't tell you the truth, although my mother is the daughter of the Lu family, she is already an abandoned son because she is not favored by her father. Maybe my cousin didn't know that Mrs. Dec was my mother's own sister. My maternal grandfather's family, in order not to lose this in-law, after the death of the first wife, despite the opposition of my mother, sent my mother to the Kangguo Mansion as a successor. ”

"My mother has been arrogant since she was a child, and in addition to not wanting to be small, she is continuing. In the words of the mother, in the hundred-year-old Lu Mansion, why sacrifice the daughter to maintain the glory? The corners of Li Shuling's mouth were full of mockery, "At present, Lu Mansion is divided into the capital and the Huai River, but the ancestral hall is in the capital, and the genealogy is in the hands of the capital Lu Mansion." My cousin doesn't know, but now, in our generation, whether it is the young master or the young lady of Lu Mansion, they are all on the family tree. Miss Lu, who was on the family tree like my mother, naturally became a good tool for my grandfather's family to climb up. ”

Ke Xiyuan squinted, but she didn't expect that there would be such a layer. In this era, the concept of clan is very strong. Even if you become a high-ranking official above ten thousand people under one person, if the clan abandons you, you are worthless. And this Huaihe Lu family didn't know what they did to annoy the Lu Mansion in Beijing, but they didn't have a genealogy for these descendants. This is not an ordinary thing, that is to say, now the Lu Mansion of the Huai River has been abandoned by the Lu Mansion of the capital.

Seeing that Ke Xiyuan understood the situation in the Lu Mansion, Li Shuling continued, "So if Mrs. is alone in the mansion, the grandfather's family does not dare to say much. Because of her disappointment in her mother's family and the loss of her sister, her mother was disheartened, so she devoted herself to worshipping Buddha in the back house over the years, not asking about the world. ”

Ke Xiyuan saw that Li Shuling's face was extremely ugly, and her hands were bruised, so she felt pity in her heart and grabbed her hand, "But my sister is good, but she is the concubine of the Kangguo Mansion, who dares to wronged her sister?" She is a concubine, and she can't be on the stage after all. I am not afraid to say something serious, in this Huai River, everyone respects Kang Guogong, so they call her Mrs. But if this is in Beijing, it is your sister who betrayed her, and no one dares to say that you are not! ”

When Li Shuling heard this, tears welled up in her eyes, "Sister, what Miss Chang of the Kangguo Mansion, I am just a chess piece in my father's hand, a chess piece to control Brother Cao!" Li Shuling's voice became colder and colder, "My sister should have also found out the news, my mother refused to marry me into the Cao Mansion." That's how my father was able to spare my life! ”

Ke Xiyuan was shocked. She knew that Li Yulin was using her second daughter's marriage to maintain the relationship with Cao Mingyuan, but she didn't know the meaning of Li Shuling's words.

"Forgive me for being stupid and not understanding what my sister meant. If you want to maintain a relationship with Lord Cao, shouldn't it be better to marry you? ”

Li Shuling wiped the corners of her eyes, and the smile on the corner of her mouth was even more sarcastic, "The world says that tigers don't eat their children, but my father is more poisonous than tigers!" Sister, do you know, how did my poor eldest sister die? ”

Ke Xiyuan gasped, looked at Li Shuling's fragile shoulders, and her eyes became complicated. (To be continued......)