The He family is a well-known jade merchant in the county, and several large jade mines in the suburbs of the county are the industries of the He family.

As soon as Ke Xiang took Qin'er into the He family's compound, he was attracted by the magnificent, exquisite and luxurious pavilions inside.

The housekeeper who led the way was also a polite and steady old man, and when he saw that he stopped from time to time to look left and right for an hour, he did not urge, and even explained a few words of understanding.

Ke Xiang didn't dare to delay too much, but he quickly regained his senses in the housekeeper's polite explanation, took Qin'er's little hand, and walked towards the main courtyard.

In the main room of Beirong Courtyard, the housewife of the He family is already sitting on the main seat. This is a tall woman in her thirties and quite outstanding. The dark green brocade robe, the forehead inlaid with blood jade, and the flowing cloud bun surrounded by beads and hairpins all show her wealth and atmosphere.

Below her, sat two younger aunts. The appearance is also bright and moving, the smoke-gray brocade robe is Zhang's, and the orange-red gown is Tian's, although it does not have Mrs. He's detached bearing, but it also shows a gentle and modest temperament.

The three of them got the news and knew that Ke Xiang was coming with Qin'er, they all showed a trace of excitement and joy, and seemed to be silent and silently drinking the hot tea in their hands, but they also looked at the pine crane screen through the door curtain from time to time.

"Madam, Ke Xiang from Saltwater Town asks to see you. ”

Suddenly, an old man in his fifties with a goatee walked in from outside the porter.

"Let people in, it's cold outside, don't freeze the child!"

Mrs. He was obviously a little impatient, and hurriedly waved her hand to He Caiyi, the housekeeper who came in.

"Hehe......"

"Look at my sister in a hurry!"

The two aunts put down their teacups one after another, pursed their lips and quipped.

"I'm in a hurry, aren't you in a hurry?" Mrs. He glanced at her aunts, but her face couldn't stop being happy.

He Caiyi also showed a smile, and hurriedly gave Mrs. He a round game: "Madame, this is distressing for the child, the old slave will go and let the guests into the house!"

After speaking, he bowed to Mrs. He and his aunt, and quickly retreated.

The moment Qin'er followed Ke Xiang around the pine crane screen and came to the main room, she felt like she was in a painting, and there was a feeling of unreality.

The first thing that catches the eye is the noble lady sitting on the main seat, with a smile on her face, dressed in a luxurious and compelling manner, and her appearance is like a fairy in a picture scroll, so beautiful that she dare not be blasphemed.

There are also two noble ladies on the side seat, who are slightly more delicate, but they are also surrounded by pearls and hairpins, and what is revealed between the eyebrows is the arbitrariness and pleasure of a rich life.

Qin'er was a little timid, and didn't dare to stare at the old ladies, so she looked left and right, and found that there was a pot of charcoal fire burning, without the slightest smell of smoke, it should be a rare good charcoal, unlike the dry firewood at home, which was smoky and miasma, and had to endure the smoke while barely being able to keep warm.

"Madame!"

Ke Xiang was about to pull the piano and kowtow to Mrs. He, but he didn't want Mrs. He to stand up and come over to help, "Don't see outside, get up quickly, sit down and talk!"

Immediately, a maid stepped forward and led Ke Xiang to sit on the pestle on the side.

"Qin'er, come, come here!"

Mrs. He obviously liked Qin'er very much, and after Ke Xiang sat down, she hurriedly waved to the little girl.

Qin'er looked at Ke Xiang, and after getting the answer, she walked over step by step.

A charcoal fire burned in the house, a stark contrast to the extremely cold temperatures outside.

After staying in the room for a while, beads of sweat were already faintly appearing on Qin'er's cheeks.

Mrs. He first took off the felt hat for Qin'er, and then took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from her forehead.

"My son, it's warm in the house, you can take off this thick jacket. ”

On the small face, there are a pair of big watery eyes, and under the upturned nose is a bright red mouth.

The little mouth was tight, but the eyes kept turning around, and the cute appearance attracted Mrs. He and the aunts to love them very much.

The maid on the side was a discerning one, so she hurriedly stepped forward and diligently helped Qin'er unbuckle her padded jacket.

"Let the slave come. ”

Mrs. He naturally didn't say much.

And the two aunts couldn't hold it back, so they got up and chatted around the piano.

"Qin'er, I thought it would take a while to see you, I didn't want to see you so soon. ”

"Yes, it seems that our He Mansion is going to have another master!"

"Yo, sister, look, Qin'er's face is flushed, as if she has been coated with rouge. ”

"Hey, it must be freezing in the snow. ”

"Ah, I'll touch it!"

"Ouch......" Qin'er was touched by the woman's hand a few times, and there was a trace of pain on her already cold red face.

"Light, your hands are too heavy!"

"Sister, from now on, you have to wash Qin'er's face with milk, otherwise it will be difficult to recover. ”

"Hmm...... yes!"

Ke Xiang took a sip of hot tea, and when he saw his daughter surrounded by three ladies, he felt that what he did was not wrong.

Finally, the trace of worry in his heart was completely eliminated, Ke Xiang exhaled, and began to feel that he was also a little angry.

But a room full of ladies and the wives of rich families, no matter how hot they are, they don't dare to do indecent things.

He waited and waited, and when he saw that the ladies were surprised enough, he got up and knelt down again towards Mrs. He, who was sitting on the main seat and looking at Qin'er eagerly.

"Mrs. He, Qin'er can get your favor, it is a blessing from her three lives, I am useless to be a father, I will count on Mrs. He to give her a shelter in the future. ”

Mrs. He had already sat down in the main seat, returned to the dignified appearance of a noblewoman, nodded, and did not ask He Xiang to get up.

At this time, it is a serious process, and the etiquette that should be there is inevitable.

"Qin'er is very suitable for my eyes, she is a well-behaved and sensible child. Don't worry, I will teach her carefully, as long as she can continue the incense for our He family, then the rest of her life will be worry-free. You can rest assured. ”

Ke Xiang sighed twice, and then beckoned to Qin'er, who was already calm and showed a thin body.

"Qin'er, come and kneel, this Mrs. He will be your mother-in-law in the future, you must be obedient and obedient, abide by the woman's way, and extend the heirs for the He family as soon as possible, you know?"

Qin'er knelt down and kowtowed to Mrs. He three times, and then called out "mother-in-law" clearly.

Mrs. He naturally laughed happily, and then got up and helped the two of them up.

"The child is still young, let's call me Mrs. now, and after Qin'er and Lu and we get married, it's not too late to call my mother-in-law." ”

"Hey, yes, Mrs. He!" He Xiang nodded busily.

Qin'er was obedient and changed her tone and called "madam".

Ke Xiang saw that the person had been completely handed over, and he would not stay for a long time, and when the housekeeper was summoned in again, he and Qin'er gave a final explanation, and then said goodbye to Mrs. He and the two aunts.

Qin'er knew that Ke Xiang's departure would completely dissolve the father-daughter relationship between the two.

Although there were many grievances and dissatisfaction on the way here, seeing that Ke Xiang was about to lift the curtain and go out of the house, Qin'er still chased after him sadly.

"Daddy!"

Ke Xiang heard Qin'er's slightly trilled call, and his nose couldn't help but be sore, but he still held back, squeezed out a smiling face, turned around and touched Qin'er's head.

"Well, you can't call your father in the future, you know? You are already the daughter-in-law of the He family, Mrs. He is your mother, and Master He also needs you to pay respects.

You...... Be obedient.

I'm leaving. ”

After speaking, Ke Xiang finally hardened his heart, turned around and strode outside.

Qin'er couldn't hold back any longer, and tears fell silently.

However, she didn't dare to choke up.

Here, she has no acquaintances, only herself.

"Don't be sad, Qin'er, you'll get used to it slowly. Your mother-in-law is very good, and our two aunts have no heirs, and they are all counting on you to spread the branches for our He family. Therefore, if you live in peace, the He family will not treat you badly. Aunt Zhang pulled Qin'er back and wiped her tears.

"Yes, Qin'er, you see, the entire He family, except for Chengzhang, is a room full of women, don't be afraid, it's too late for us to feel sorry for you. Aunt Tian also walked over and put a small cloth tiger into Qin'er's hand.

"This is what I have nothing to do, so I'll play with you. ”

Mrs. He saw that the aunts were coaxing Qin'er, and knew that the child was small and might not be able to turn around for a while, so she did not reprimand.

"Qin'er, you are still young, you don't have to think too much, just treat yourself as a playmate of Chengzhang, what you have to do every day, in addition to playing with him, is to urge him to practice hyphenation and try to ...... as much as possible"

Mrs. He wanted to say that her son should be smarter and more normal, but six years have passed, and she has accepted that her son is stupid, hey, don't mention it.

"Okay, Qiuyue, you can follow Qin'er in the future. She pointed to the girl beside her, a girl who was fourteen or fifteen years old, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and said to Qin'er:

"In the future, she will be your personal girl, if there is anything you don't understand, you ask her first. ”

"Yes, ma'am!" replied softly, bowing her head, a little apprehensive.

"Qiuyue, take the girl to wash up, and then take it to the young master's room. ”

"Yes, ma'am. Qiu Yue blessed her body, took Qin'er's hand, and walked out.

Qiu Yue is a girl with quick movements, and soon ordered her subordinates to deliver hot water to the clean room.

Qin'er was a little embarrassed and didn't want Qiuyue to help her undress.

Qiu Yue smiled and said extremely gently:

"My good girl, let your servant serve you. You're going to go to the young master's house later, take advantage of this gap and let the slave and maid introduce you to the young master's situation, what do you think?"

Qin'er glanced up at Qiu Yue and actually saw a trace of pity in her eyes.

She nodded sullenly.

Even the girls in this house are pitying her!

Qiu Yue saw that Qin'er was very talkative, so she dutifully bathed her, while introducing He Chengzhang and some basic information about the He family.

He Chengzhang is six years old this year, two years younger than her, and Mrs. He finally conceived it.

According to Qiu Yue, Aunt Zhang and Aunt Tian had also lived in the He family for two or three years at that time, no matter how hard Master He tried, anyway, none of these ladies and aunts of the He family were pregnant with children.

Master He was so anxious that he later went to the witch temple outside the city to beg the wizard to think of a way.

The wizard gave Master He a box of pills, saying that he would definitely be able to win a man in one fell swoop.

Master He was naturally very happy, and when he returned home, he didn't even care about business, so he stayed in the backyard and worked hard.

In the end, Mrs. He succeeded, conceived for ten months, and finally gave birth to a boy for the He family.

And this is the current young master, He Chengzhang.

However, Xu was overworked, Master He just glanced at his son who was picked up from the delivery room, then closed his eyes and went to the sky.

When Qin'er heard this, she couldn't help but be stunned by this bizarre story, and asked Qiuyue stupidly:

"That's why the young master became a fool?"

Qiu Yue helped Qin'er wipe her hair, and said with a smile: "Where can it! The young master came out of his mother's womb, and he was different from ordinary people, he couldn't cry or laugh." When I learned to walk, it took a lot of twists and turns, well, it seems, think about it, it seems that I didn't learn to walk until I was three years old. ”

"Ah......" Hearing this, Qin'er was almost sad to death, so stupid, what should I do!

"That'...... Can he speak?" Qin'er couldn't help but shudder at the thought of that meeting.

She is a child daughter-in-law, and she will have to sleep with a fool in the future, but the saliva that can't stop falling, uh, will the bed be wet in half overnight?

"The young master can speak, well, it's just a little slurred. So, girl, you have to listen more in the future, and when you get used to it, you will be able to understand the meaning of the young master's simple words. ”

"Oh!"

Qin'er frowned, looking at Qiu Yue combing her hair in the mirror, feeling that her future life was simply covered by a dark cloud!

An hour later, combing her bun hair and changing into a brand-new light pink satin cotton coat, Qin'er came to He Chengzhang's courtyard accompanied by Qiu Yue.

The courtyard has a very elegant name, called Tingsong Courtyard, and from a distance, you can see all kinds of wooden horses, swings, and dolls of different sizes stacked in the corners for children.

The people swept away the snow on the ground early, and Qin'er wore brand-new red-edged tassel embroidered shoes, walking on the bluestone slab, and she didn't feel the cold and bleakness at all.

She couldn't help but look up and found that there were charcoal fires burning all around the courtyard.

Well...... She couldn't help but smack her tongue secretly: What a luxury!

"The young master would often run out and run blindly in the yard for a while, in order to prevent him from getting cold, so there was a charcoal fire burning here at all times. Qiu Yue carefully discovered Qin'er's curiosity and explained.

"Oh!" she felt she had nothing more to say.

Soon, they walked through the hall to a room with a thick carpet.

The two grandmothers were dozing off with a few people leaning on the side, and when they heard the sound of someone moving, they quickly opened their eyes and looked over.

"Miss Autumn Moon is here. The grandmothers hurriedly crossed the qin and politely greeted Qiuyue.

"Mamma has worked hard, this is Miss Qin'er, she will live with the young master in the future, we all have to be careful. Qiu Yue introduced herself to the grandmothers.

"Girl, this Mama Li and Mama Luo, the two of them are waiting for the young master's nurses. ”

"Hello two grandmothers!" Qin'er took the initiative to bless the two plump women who were about thirty years old.

"Oh, the girl can't help it!"

The grandmothers were frightened by Qin'er's actions and quickly turned sideways to avoid them.

The young master likes a female baby, they have also heard of it, but they didn't expect to see a real person now.

This girl is very thin, but her facial features are very prominent, with almond eyes, willow eyebrows, and a thin and ruddy mouth under her delicate nose.