"Bang Bang Bang"

Xiang's voice stopped abruptly, followed by three crisp clappings, Xie Ning looked back in its direction in confusion, only to see a middle-aged man with a white face and a calm temperament standing behind him, who was throwing a glance full of appreciation and relief at her.

The sixth man finally appeared.

Imagine who can freely enter and leave this jade courtyard without notification and summons? The identity of this middle-aged man is about to be revealed.

With a bang, Shainin knelt heavily on the ground, her knees were full of broken teacup crumbs, but she didn't move as if she didn't notice it, and went straight to the visitor: "My niece Shaining has seen my uncle, and I asked my uncle to make decisions for Shainin!" ”

Hearing the imperceptible trace of grievance in her voice, Gao Daonian lowered his head and looked, his gaze slowly moved from her straight back to the stubborn face with his face up, and finally fell on her reddish eyes.

The girl in front of her was not fair-skinned, her body was thin, and her appearance did not look ordinary. But those soft and rigid bright eyes are just the same as her mother's soft and sensitive.

calmed down the agitated emotions in his heart, Gao Daonian approached, helped her up, and comforted her gently: "Good boy, get up quickly." Don't worry, with your uncle here, no one will dare to bully you anymore. ”

Xie Ning nodded silently, only to hear this uncle say coldly: "Madame is really majestic today, if it weren't for Ben Hou seeing it with his own eyes, I really can't believe that you treat your niece like this and I told you to take good care of it." Since Madame doesn't take Ben Hou's words seriously, I don't think the matter of this Hou Mansion will be handed over to you anymore. ”

Feeling the hands that were lightly placed on her shoulders, Xie Ning felt a sense of stability in his heart, slowly withdrew the wetness that he had endured and was rolling in his eyes, and stood up from the ground.

"Master Hou, the concubine didn't bully her cousin. Hou Ye, Hou Ye! You can't do that! Listen to the concubine's explanation! ”

Ignoring Xiang's increasingly loud shouts, Gao Daonian took Xie Ning's hand, led her out of the main hall, and walked outside.

"Ning'er, will my uncle take you to see where you live?"

Xie Ning raised a smiling face, because of his actions just now, he cleared the haze in his heart, and nodded in response, "Okay." ”

The uncle and nephew talked and laughed all the way, and under the guidance of Steward Hu, they headed towards Shaining's future residence.

But as time passed, Gao Daonian couldn't help but sink his face, and his already not good mood became even worse. Xie Ning, the kid, is the first to arrive in the Hou Mansion, but he, the Marquis of Jingyang, how can he not know the layout of the Hou Mansion?

The more remote he went, Gao Daonian could almost imagine how unbearable the residence arranged for Shaining was.

"Whose idea was this?"

Secretly looking at the master's expression, Steward Hu knew that something was wrong, and replied stubbornly: "Yes...... It was set by Madame. But he didn't dare to add fuel to the fire and say Xiang's many vicious ideas that couldn't be put on the table.

"Hmph," Gao Daonian let out a soft snort, because he took care of Xie Ning beside him, he hid the anger in his heart and hid it.

"Miss!"

Hearing the sound, he knew that it was the ears of grain, Xie Ning looked up, and sure enough, he saw her figure at the gate of a small courtyard not far away.

"Master Hou? Look—" Steward Hu asked softly as he was careful, not bothering to wipe the beads of sweat from his forehead.

"Let's go, let's go and see the accommodation arranged by Benhou's good lady first."

Gao Daonian went through the door first, followed by Steward Hu, Xie Ning fell last with the ears of grain, and when the row of low old houses appeared in front of them, except for the ears of grains who had seen this scene a long time ago, they were all surprised.

The courtyard is overgrown with weeds and gravel, and there are a few vines crawling on the front of the house, and the corners of the walls are overflowing with water marks.

Entering the hall in the middle, Gao Daonian's face darkened by three points. The dust on his face, the strange smell in the air, and the faint dampness in the room made him sneeze solidly—"Ahh ”

A wordless silence ensued. Steward Hu thought for a moment and asked out loud: "Master Hou, according to the old slave, why don't you arrange Miss Biao in Bixiao Courtyard next to Songbai Courtyard?" ”

Songbaiyuan is the usual office place of Gaodaonian, and Bixiao Yuan, which is separated by a wall, is naturally also a good place. Gao Daonian said lightly: "Well, just do as you say." ”

"Thank you uncle for your kindness, but Shaining thinks that this place is very good, and there is no need to bother anymore."

It's not that she doesn't know the goods, she walked from the Hou Mansion, Xie Ning can naturally see that this is a 'rare' broken place in the entire Hou Mansion, not to mention that compared with the Xiang family's jade courtyard, I'm afraid that the place where the subordinates live, it is more than three points better than the one arranged for her.

But such a residence is much stronger than the houses of many ordinary people in their Shu area. If she cleans up well, Shainin is confident that she will not be much worse than her family.

Since she could barely make do, she didn't have to change to that Bixiao Courtyard. The unpleasant meeting with the Xiang family made her suddenly realize that her move to stay in the Hou Mansion may not be welcomed.

Thinking about it, her mother is just a righteous daughter recognized by the Hou Mansion from the side branch. Maybe her grandmother and uncle still have some friendship for her, so how could the Xiang family really regard her as a junior?

was discovered by her husband for his sinister face and lost the right to be a housekeeper, and she believed that the lesson she had given to Xiang today was enough. More things are better than less, although Shainin is not afraid of things, he doesn't want to take the initiative to stir up trouble.

"Alas," Gao Daonian sighed lowly, and what appeared in his eyes was a complex emotion that Xie Ning couldn't read, as if he was reminiscing, and it seemed to be nostalgic, implying joy, and a little melancholy, "You girl, are you still afraid that your uncle won't be able to protect you?" ”

"Uncle, Xie Ning really thinks it's very good here. If you don't believe it, ask Gu Sui, don't we have such a good house in Shu as the Hou Mansion? ”

Xie Ning threw a look at Gu Sui, and the little girl suddenly realized, "Yes, Master Hou." I've never seen such a rich place when I've grown up so big. ”

Gao Daonian looked at Xie Ning helplessly, but what involuntarily appeared in his mind was the simple and elegant figure who had just entered the Hou Mansion many years ago. From the eyebrows and eyes of the girl in front of him, it is not difficult to see the similarity between the two. Knowing that Xie Ning had made up his mind, he relented and said, "In this way, my uncle ordered someone to clean up these two places." It's up to you to live wherever you want in the future. What do you think? ”

"Okay, I'll listen to my uncle." Feeling his genuine love, Shaining's heart warmed and changed his self-title. She is thousands of miles away from home, and now she is in the Hou Mansion in the capital, because she is taken care of by this uncle, she is not unaccompanied.

The people of the Hou Mansion moved quickly, and it didn't take long to clean up this remote and simple courtyard from the inside out, remove weeds, pick up gravel, tear off vines, open doors and windows, and even push carts of brocade quilts and silk curtains and porcelain bedding from nowhere.

By the time the small courtyard was tidyed, it was already evening. After seeing the house with his own eyes again, Gao Daonian was relieved, and said softly to Xie Ning: "Ning'er, you can live here with peace of mind." If you have something, you will send the maids around me to look for me. Tomorrow morning, my uncle will take you to see your grandmother. ”

"Okay, uncle, go slowly."