As soon as I stepped into the old lady's livable pavilion, I could hear the conversation and laughter inside before I entered the main house, so it was not lively. Xia Xue'er straightened her clothes and followed Shuang'er into the house.

"I heard from afar that grandma's livable pavilion was so lively, and I don't know what interesting things to say that I don't want to know!"

The room was quiet for a while, and everyone turned their heads to look at the door, only to see Xia Xue'er standing there with a light smile, a slim woman, wearing a light blue jacket and skirt, fresh and refined, and a pale pink embroidered fur collar cloak lined her skin as white as snow, so she was not a sign of people!

The old lady sat on the upper seat, and when she saw that it was Xia Xue'er who spoke, she said with a doting smile: "It turned out that the third girl was late, so why don't you come in and show grandma." ”

Xia Xue'er obediently stepped forward, bowed to the upper seat: "Xue'er to grandma to say goodbye", and then turned to Mrs. Xia who was sitting next to her and saluted: "Hello to my mother." ”

Mrs. Xia said with a smile on her face: "Come here at night, can you go all the way?" ”

Xia Xue'er replied softly: "They are all afraid that I will fall, and two or three people with lanterns will illuminate the road brightly, which is no different from the daytime." ”

Aunt Li, who was sitting below, quipped: "There is no difference between this night and day, what a big lantern it must be!" The old lady is really eccentric! Then everyone covered their mouths and laughed.

Qiu Ju stepped forward and put the food box on the tea table and untied Xia Xue'er's cloak. Xia Xue'er waited for the big guy to finish laughing, and said: "I made some pastries after dinner, and it happened that Shuang'er went to call me before they came out of the oven, so I brought them over to you to taste, all of them should be ugly, if the taste is not good, don't laugh at me!" ”

Aunt Li praised and said: "Last time in the Mid-Autumn Festival, I had a deep memory of Miss San's flower mooncakes. And they all agreed.

The little girl beside Aunt Li came to Xia Xue'er stupidly, and said in a milky voice: "The pastries made by the third sister are delicious, Qiaohui ate several pieces last time, and Qiaohui will eat several pieces today!" ”

The old lady was amused by Xia Qiaohui's actions and said, "This little girl, she is so young that she is so happy when she sees what she eats!" ”

Xia Xue'er also smiled, bent down and handed a piece of chrysanthemum cake to Xia Qiaohui, touched her tender little face and said, "Qiaohui can eat a few more pieces if she likes it, and I'll listen to Sister Yuxuan make it for you another day, okay?" ”

Xia Qiaohui happily raised her little face and kissed Xia Xue'er's cheek, and said with a serious face: "That third sister has to talk about it!" ”

Xia Xue'er touched her head and replied dotingly: "Definitely!" ”

Aunt Li hurriedly interjected: "The third miss is really Lan Xinhuizhi, and the fourth miss is really blessed to have a sister who loves her like you!" Then he beckoned to Xia Qiaohui and said, "Qiaohui, come to eat here, don't stain your third sister's beautiful dress." ”

Xia Xue'er watched Xia Qiaohui bouncing back to Aunt Li, innocent, childlike and cute, really heartwarming. Aunt Li is not as headless and brainless as Aunt Shen, don't look at her usually not very quiet, she is actually a very assertive woman, fortunately, she has not used her smart mind in crooked ways for so many years, and she is sincere to Mrs. Xia, especially after giving birth to Xia Qiaohui, she is dedicated to following Mrs. Xia, and she is the most popular among several aunts.

In this era of distinction between the concubines and the inferior, the housewife is the master of their fate, and if they want to earn a good home for their daughter, it depends on the meaning of the housemother, so it is never wrong to please the housemother.

Xia Xue'er looked at Xia Qiaohui's back and thought in her heart.

There are four young ladies in the Xia family, the eldest lady Xia Qiaofeng is the daughter of Aunt Liu, Aunt Liu entered the house the earliest, wise and foolish, but has always been well-behaved, never half of the heart, although Mrs. Xia's status is more noble than her, but she has always respected her very much, and Xia Qiaofeng is regarded as her own, so when she was sixteen years old, Mrs. Xia came forward to find a good family business, although the man is only a six-grade foreign official, but his father is an important minister in the court, because of the relationship with Mrs. Xia's mother's family, although he is married to other provinces, he is also a good family, And she married as a concubine and became the main room, and she will also be the one who will be in charge of the feed. The second lady Xia Qiaoyun needless to say, is still staying in the Xia family's temple, and it is not known when she will be able to come out, she has reached the age of marriage, but no one has come to the door to propose, and Master Xia is even more silent about her, all as if the Xia family does not have such an unfilial and disrespectful daughter, Aunt Shen is heartbroken for her, and she also pities the hearts of parents in the world. Xia Qiaohui is the fourth lady, the daughter of Aunt Li, she is not yet six years old this year, she is alive and kicking all day long, but she is a cute girl, very likable, if Aunt Li is willing to teach well, she will have a good home in the future, Xia Xue'er, who is a sister, will also plan for her, after all, there are not many sisters who can make friends.

The old lady saw Xia Xue'er standing still, thinking about things, and couldn't help but be curious, and asked, "What are the three girls thinking?" ”

Xia Xue'er didn't hear this, Mrs. Xia pulled her daughter's sleeve, brought her back to her senses, and said softly, "Grandma is asking you." ”

Xia Xue'er came back to her senses: "Huh? What did Grandma ask? "I was distracted for a while, she didn't know what the big guy said just now!

Everyone laughed when they saw this, only Aunt Bai said coldly: "I'm afraid that the third lady has a sweetheart." "It's not loud, but it can ensure that everyone in the room can hear it clearly.

Mrs. Xia was a little unhappy on the spot after hearing this, her daughter lived in the inner courtyard all day long, and the door did not go out of the second door. If this kind of talk spreads, how will my daughter marry in the future? What good family would dare to come to the door to propose? The rest of the people present were also a little embarrassed, and they didn't know what to do.

"Sister, you can't talk nonsense, although it's a joke, but it's not good if someone with a heart listens to it."

Aunt Liu is a person who has seen strong winds and waves, so it is naturally easy to deal with this small situation, but she underestimated Bai Yining.

I saw that Bai Yining did not give up, but glanced at Aunt Liu with disdain and said with a smile: "The so-called no wind and no waves, my words may not be groundless." ”

Mrs. Xia's face was even more ugly, even the old lady had a cold face, and the aunts didn't dare to come out. Only Xia Qiaohui, who is ignorant of the world, and Xia Xueer, who is like water, have no waves.

Mrs. Xia straightened up and said, "There are still few things without wind and waves these years? Even Yue Fei, who is loyal to the country, can bear the name of rebellion, let alone a girl who is powerless! There is no excuse for the sin you want to add! ”

In the face of Mrs. Xia's fierceness, Aunt Bai did not tremble, only raised the teacup and played with it in her hand, and said seemingly casually: "If it weren't for my sister, I might not have said today's words." ”

The old lady slapped the table angrily and shouted, "Tell me what you have seen!" ”

Everyone in the house was frightened by the old lady's anger, but Aunt Bai put down the cup unhurriedly, raised her eyes and glanced at Mrs. Xia's face, and then looked at Xia Xue'er with interest and said: "A few months ago, I passed by the Qinglian Pond, and happened to meet the third lady talking to a strange man on the Bishui Pavilion. But I haven't been out for a while, and I haven't heard of any guests in the house lately. I just don't know what this strange man can do when he breaks into the inner courtyard? It's really reverie. ”

Mrs. Xia took the case: "You don't want to talk nonsense!" Xia Xue'er hurriedly stepped forward to support her, and comforted her while comforting her: "Mother doesn't have to be angry, and her daughter will explain it clearly." ”

Xia Xue'er glanced at the people in the room, some were in the mood of watching a play, some were really frightened, and some were skeptical...... Looking at this complex and diverse expression, he couldn't help but smile, looked at Bai Yining and said, "My aunt said that I had a private meeting with a strange man, is there any evidence?" If there is no evidence, there is no credibility. ”

Bai Yining sneered: "I saw it with my own eyes, this is the evidence, I have no reason to lie to you." ”

"Oh? Is it? Have you ever heard of that? ”

"That's natural, otherwise how would you know that the two of you have a personal relationship."

Xia Xue'er scratched her head and said with a puzzled look: "Then I'm strange, the Bishui Pavilion is located in the middle of the Qinglian Pond, and the area of the Qinglian Pond is so large that I don't need to say more, everyone knows it, standing on the lakeside and wanting to talk to the people in the pavilion still have to shout loudly, and you are just passing by the Qinglian Pond, that is to say, you just saw me and the strange man in your mouth talking in the pavilion from a distance, how did you know that we talked very happily?" Are we yelling? It wasn't like a secret conversation, it was more like a fight. Besides, you said that you saw me and the strange man have a private meeting in the courtyard this afternoon, listening to Yuxuan's small courtyard on the left side of Aunt Li, and adjacent to the hundred gardens on the right, and this season the flowers in the garden are withering, a dilapidated scene, could it be that Aunt Bai was admiring the dead branches and leaves in the garden at that time? What a great interest! ”

Bai Yining didn't expect Xia Xue'er to be so articulate, but she couldn't panic, even if she hadn't come out of the cabinet to meet a man privately, after all, she couldn't deny it if she talked to a strange man, the Xia family was a big family, and the respect for etiquette and etiquette should be stricter, so it was enough for her to drink a pot. Thinking of this, I naturally feel a little more confident.

"No matter what you say, the fact that the strange man entered Tingyuxuan is absolutely true and cannot be denied."

Xia Xue'er said with an ignorant and innocent look: "What if you enter, what if you don't enter?" I didn't even think about denying it. ”

Everyone here gasped when they heard this, thinking that the usually smart and clever third lady is stupid today, this kind of chasing after the wind and shadows can never be admitted, how important the girl's reputation is, doesn't she know!

Bai Yining snorted coldly and said, "It's really shameless to dare to speak out about such a discordant thing!" At this moment, she straightened her waist even more, and sneered in her heart: "Fight with me, you are still a little tender!" ”

Xia Xue'er pretended to be frightened and looked at Aunt Bai and said, "Aunt Bai said this strictly, I can't afford it." ”

Bai Yining glanced at Xia Xue'er coldly, and did not answer her, but walked to the center of the hall, stared at the hall, and said: "The second young lady was grounded in the family temple on the outskirts of the city just because she did not distinguish between dignity and inferiority. ”

There was silence in the room, and all eyes were focused on Old Madam Xia, and even more people didn't dare to make a sound. Xia Xue'er was the only one, not only did she not have the slightest fear, but her face was full of indifference.

The old lady couldn't hold back any longer, her whole body trembled with anxiety, if what Bai Yining said was true, then the good life of these three girls would be ruined, she looked at Xia Xue'er and asked, "Three girls, what the hell is going on, what Bai Yining said is true?" ”

Xia Xue'er put away the indifference on her face, looked at the old lady with a stern look and replied: "Yes", then paused and said: "But I have to ask the eldest brother about this matter." ”

Everyone was confused after hearing this, and even Bai Yining was stunned at the moment.

"Why?"

Xia Xue'er replied with an innocent and innocent look: "Because that brother is a good friend of the eldest brother, when he helped me pick up kites, the eldest brother introduced me to me, it seems that he is called Mu something." Xia Xueer specially didn't say her name, because she guessed that "Mu Feiyang" was a fake name, but she specially accented the word "Mu". After all, the man surnamed Mu who can have a relationship with the eldest young master of the General's Mansion, it is impossible for everyone here not to think of his identity. At this time, the more they are left with enough room for imagination, the better, and the more outrageous they think, the more conducive it is for her to get out.

The room was silent again, even more silent than before, and now even a needle could be dropped, and a crisp sound could be heard. Xia Xue'er glanced at everyone present, and her flower-like face could be described as the same shock, but Bai Yining's expression was the most exciting. Thinking that she did everything she could, she didn't expect that Mu Feiyang would be a child of the royal family, otherwise Xia Xue'er would really capsize in the gutter this time.

The old lady unconsciously grasped the corners of her clothes with both hands, and the dark blue silk was printed with folds. At this moment, she was not shocked on her face, but her heart was overturned. Although the identity of the man surnamed Mu has not yet been determined, she is also convinced. If there is a father, there must be a son, and she naturally knows what kind of virtue the man who lives in the imperial city is.

Xia Xue'er went to the hall with the body of a Buddha, and added unhurriedly: "But grandma rest assured, there is no improper relationship between me and Na Mu Gongzi as Aunt Bai said, he is just a simple guest, and I am simply pursuing hospitality, doing my best on behalf of the Xia family." ”

Hearing this, the old lady's breath in her heart was soothed, but a faint sense of uneasiness still swept over the old woman.