Xia Qingxuan stretched out his hand and stroked his beard, and then explained: "Xue'er guessed correctly, this Mu Gongzi's real name is Mu Xuanlong, and he is the sixth son of the emperor of the current dynasty, and he doesn't often deal with various officials in the court, so there are very few people who have seen his true face. He assumed the name Mu Feiyang, and walked around my house many times as an ordinary person, and every time he avoided his father, so even his father only knew that Mu Feiyang was actually Mu Xuanlong when they met yesterday, let alone you! ”

After Xia Qi heard his father's words, his heart was full of guilt, he knew the mistake he had made, if his father had known Mu Feiyang's true identity earlier, he would definitely have been on guard with his foresight, and he would not have been as caught off guard as when the sixth prince came to propose marriage yesterday.

"Father, the son and the six princes have a good relationship in private, and the son also agrees with his philosophy of governing the country very much. It's just that the father is not involved in party disputes, and he is only sincere to the emperor, so the son deliberately concealed Mu Feiyang's true identity, but I never expected His Royal Highness to start the idea of the third sister, it was the son who was stupid, and asked the father to punish him! ”

"What's the use of punishing you now?" Seeing his eldest son apologize to him, Xia Qingxuan sighed helplessly and continued: "Today's saints are quite suspicious and calm, and they are all useful and unbiased to the princes, even the father who is often summoned has not been able to guess who he likes as the heir to the throne.

In addition, the princes who have the power to seize the throne under the emperor's knees are all ambitious and eyeing the crown prince, so I have always disapproved of marrying the royal family. The previous five princes chose relatives, and Xue'er was blessed by misfortune, but she avoided the five princes and the six princes, and avoided the six princes and the seven princes and the eight princes...... What should come will always come, who let you and I have a force in our hands that everyone covets, but as long as the prince has the heart to win the heir, who doesn't want to win over our Xia family? What's more, there is the Jiangnan Zhao family behind the Xia family! ”

Xia Qingxuan's words illustrated the complex situation in today's court. But the old lady did not take her son's words to heart, and in her opinion, the royal people were not to be trusted. But compared to the interests of the family and their own interests, it is not a big deal whether it is credible or not! Since even the young and promising eldest grandson can be used by this sixth prince, most of this person has his own extraordinary talent, and the hope of victory in the battle for the heir has also greatly increased.

But after all, these are just her conjectures, in case this Mu Xuanlong fails, not only he will die, but the entire Xia family will become a martyr in this war without gunpowder.

How to choose, it is really a dilemma!

But the old lady thought about it, since this granddaughter of hers was so scheming, it was better to throw this hot potato to her and see what she could do with it!

Thinking of this, she slowly paced to her side, and said with a somewhat weird smile: "Now that you know his true identity, you must know that this matter is not so easy for Xia Fu to solve." Don't want to accept this family business? It depends on whether you have the ability to do it! ”

Xia Xue'er naturally knew that this was a hot potato, and whoever caught it would be unlucky. After all, the other party's supreme status is there, and the rest of them are just fragile ants.

Want to fight back? Easier said than done!

It is a beautiful wish to have a heart and a white head to be separated, but she can't let it stop at just wish!

"Please rest assured, old lady, since I can speak out against it, I must have the ability to oppose it, you old man just wait and see!"

As soon as these words came out, the corners of Mrs. Xia's mouth smiled slightly, her daughter really had the shadow of her youth! But Xia Qingxuan frowned slightly when she saw her daughter's confident appearance, she was only fourteen years old, and she was still a milky child, where did she understand the stakes, don't make a big taboo!

As the saying goes, some people are happy and some are worried, and the four people in the room have their own thoughts, but no one wants to put it on the table, so they look at each other like this.

"Tell the old lady, the lady's maiden family has arrived at the city gate!"

The sound of frost sounded outside the house at the right time, breaking the awkward atmosphere in the house.

Xia Xue'er was happy in her heart, at this time, it must have been her aunt and cousin Wan, which was two days earlier than she expected! And Mrs. Xia is even more overjoyed, she has not seen her mother's family for many years, and her longing has already become a disaster! Besides, the person who came is still her good sister who has played since she was a child!

The Zhao family's aunt's name is Zhao Lingzhi, and she and Mrs. Xia are twin sisters. It is said that on the night of the two sisters' births, two priceless heirlooms in the family - blood reishi and white magnolia suddenly shined, so it was named after it.

The Zhao family style is rigorous and non-conformist, and it does not interfere too much in the marriage of the children, except for Zhao Yulan, who is married to the abdomen, the rest of the children are free to love! Therefore, Zhao Lingzhi got married late, and her husband was rich, although she has been living in Zhao's house, the family still gets along harmoniously with each other.

At this time, although the old lady was reluctant in her heart, she also knew that the Zhao family was united, even if the person who came was only a daughter of the Zhao family, it would be lazy, so she rushed to the door and ordered: "You first arrange the tea and pastries for hospitality in the main hall." ”

Before going out, he turned his head to look at his daughter-in-law, looked up and down, and said: "Go back to the house and change into clothes suitable for guests, don't be so elegant, people think that my dignified mansion is short of silver!" ”

Xia Xueer just couldn't stand the old lady's weird and arrogant appearance, and just wanted to say something for her mother, but she was suffocated by her mother's eyes, only to see that her mother not only did not get angry, but even bowed down and replied with a low eyebrow: "Yes." Mother-in-law walks slowly. ”

"Humph!" The old lady let out a breath and strode out the door. Xia Qingxuan glanced at his wife helplessly and followed in the footsteps of the old mother. Only Xia Qi stepped forward and supported Mrs. Xia with her sister left and right, and Mrs. Xia also smiled with relief, took the children's hands and said: "This family has always been like this, sometimes you have to learn to be wronged, and besides, if your mother has your brother and sister by her side, she will not feel wronged!" ”

"But ...... mother"

Xia Xue'er still had something to say, but she was interrupted by her mother as soon as she spoke.

"Okay, don't complain anymore, why don't you go and meet your aunt and cousin Wan, you liked them the most when you were a child, but I'm afraid you don't remember what they looked like after you lost your memory!"

Xia Xue'er pouted and said cutely: "My mother misunderstood her daughter, my daughter didn't want to complain, she just had something to say." ”

"Okay, is it my mother's mistake? I'll talk about it another day, so let's go to the gate and wait now! ”

Mrs. Xia was very relieved to see her daughter's coquettish appearance, and pushed her two children out with a smile, until she saw the brother and sister walking away, she gradually put away her laughter, looked at her daughter's back and sighed helplessly, and then said to Mama Gui who was waiting on the side: "Let's go, go back to Yalanxuan." ”

Standing at the gate of the house, I saw seven or eight horse-drawn carriages coming all the way through the street from a distance, and the pedestrians on the street retreated to both sides. The two carriages at the front were richly decorated, and at a glance it was clear that the people riding in them were of extraordinary status and wealth, and the carriage responsible for pulling goods in the back also confirmed this view, and each carriage was equipped with four gold-trimmed mahogany boxes and twenty-four boxes of jewels and belongings towards the Xia Mansion, attracting passers-by to stop and watch, and speculate about the unusual identity of such a large man.

And the closer the carriage got to her, the more difficult it was for Xia Xueer to hide her excitement.

The carriage stopped slowly, Mama lifted the curtain, and a middle-aged woman got out, Xia Xueer saw that she was kind and kind, slightly chubby but still charming, and her appearance was a little similar to her mother, so she knew that this person was her mother's sister and her aunt!

Followed by a woman of the same age as Xia Xue'er, wearing a lotus pink dress fresh and elegant, with a smile and a shyness, her body was full of the gentleness and softness of a Jiangnan woman, even if she didn't do anything, it was particularly eye-catching.

The most important thing is that Xia Xue'er has a particularly intimate feeling when she sees this mother and daughter, as if they each have a magnet on their bodies, attracting each other, maybe this is the amazing power unique to blood!

It's just that the old lady didn't move, no one can mess with the rules, Xia Xue'er suppressed the urge to rush forward to hug the two, and turned her head to look at her mother. With a smile on her face that she had never seen in the past year, even the fine lines at the corners of her eyes were tightly knit together, and a pair of discerning eyes that could see through the world flashed with tears, you can imagine how excited she was to see her sister again!

The two of them came, and after going up the steps, they bent down and saluted: "The folk woman Lingzhi and the little girl Wanqing pay a visit to Mrs. Xia!" ”

Don't look at the scenery of the Xia family on the surface, in fact, you have to look at the face of the Zhao family. But the old lady who has always liked to control authority, relying on the title of the Xia family to support her face, as long as she saw the Zhao family saluting her, she felt very comfortable, and the kind of high satisfaction directly exploded!

Looking at Zhao Lingzhi and Zhao Wanqing, who were respectfully saluting in front of her, the old lady's face was full of smiles, and her entire old face that had experienced vicissitudes of life was wrinkled. Even so, the generosity of the watch is not missing, so Mrs. Xia raised her hand, pretending to be flattered and said: "Tired of carriage and horses along the way, don't stick to some meaningless etiquette, get up and go into the house to rest!" ”

"Old Madam Xie."

Xia Xue'er knew that the old lady loved face the most, and her mother, as the eldest daughter-in-law of the Xia family, had to take into account the feelings of the old lady, and it was inconvenient to act as Mrs. Hou, so she hurriedly stepped forward to help her aunt.

The old lady was unhappy when she saw the closeness of the two, but I hope that her granddaughter is a sensible person and knows what is called family ugliness and not publicized!

But there are still things worthy of her happiness, before turning her head into the house, she glanced at the gift boxes pulled on the car attentively, although she didn't care about it, but she really sighed deeply in her heart, the Zhao family is worthy of being the richest man in Jiangnan, worthy of the name of the rich rival country, this in-law is still a good friend!

Leaving Xia Qi to deal with the big mahogany boxes, a group of people followed the old lady's footsteps into the mansion, and then sat in the main hall and chatted.

Although Xia Xueer and Zhao Wanqing haven't seen each other for many years, they are also closely related by blood, and the sisterhood is like old at first sight, and Zhao Yulan and Zhao Lingzhi haven't seen each other for many years, and there are many girlfriends who confide in each other.

"Auntie, Xue'er wants to invite Cousin Wan to stay in Tingyu Xuanzhong, I don't know if it's okay?"

"Hehehe", Zhao Lingzhi covered her mouth and chuckled, then took Xia Xue'er's hand and said: "You are cousins, it is naturally good for Wanqing to have you to take care of you, how can your aunt not allow it?" ”

Looking at the happy looks of the two children, Zhao Yulan and her sister looked at each other and smiled.

The old lady looked at Zhao Wanqing and asked with a smile: "Wanqing hasn't been to the mansion for five or six years, right?" ”

After hearing this, Zhao Wanqing bowed down to the old lady and replied softly: "Back to the old lady, the last time I came to your mansion was when Sister Xue'er celebrated her eighth birthday, it has been six years. ”

"It's been a long time!" The old lady nodded noncommittally at first, and then said with a smile: "In recent years, Qingxuan has been promoted to the title, and Tianqi has also had a smooth career, and everything in this mansion has already been very different from before!" The yard has also expanded a lot, and I asked the old close-fitting girl Shuang'er to take you two around to have a look! ”

The old lady was too careful when she said this, and no one could hear her words! Aunt Zhao's face was a little unhappy at that time, but fortunately, Cousin Wan was a smart and clever girl, and said after smiling slightly: "In the past, my grandfather often praised my aunt in front of Qing'er for being a smart woman, so that Qing'er could learn more from my aunt." Therefore, before Qing'er met his eldest cousin, she guessed that he must also be full of wealth and talent! Now listening to the old lady say this, it can be seen that Qing'er is young but her guess is good! ”

This time it was replaced by the old lady's face, and she wanted to show off her façade in front of the Zhao family, but who knew that she was choked back by such a weak little girl, and the anger came up at that time. But although the other party hit the nail on the head and made clear the role of the Zhao family, he didn't say anything disrespectful, so it was really hard to deal with her.

Xia Xue'er was secretly refreshed, if it weren't for this, she really couldn't see that her ladylike little cousin was not a master to mess with!

Looking at the old lady sitting in the hall holding her breath and sulking, Zhao Yulan glanced at her sister, and Zhao Lingzhi nodded understandingly.

"Hahaha~"

Zhao Lingzhi laughed happily a few times before she spoke: "The old lady doesn't know, although my sister has been married to the Xia Mansion for more than 20 years, she is still the meat of her father's heart, and she often hangs on her lips, and the little girl has been in her heart after listening to it for a long time, and she has no offense." As the saying goes, the tiger father has no dogs, the brother-in-law and the eldest nephew have fought for the country over the years and kept one side peaceful, so they are naturally famous, and even thousands of miles away Jiangnan has no shortage of praise and followers! ”

Slap first, giving a piece of honey, Zhao Lingzhi's mother and daughter used this trick very well!