The next day, Zhou Xiya was ordering someone to pack her luggage, and before she had time to say goodbye to her father and relatives, she saw the housekeeper of the Xiao family hurriedly coming over: "Madam, the Queen Mother is dead, and the son has passed the word, so that the family can hurry up and get ready, the son has gone to the palace, and the affairs in the house have been handed over to Mrs." ”

Zhou Xiya frowned, the Queen Mother died so soon, "Housekeeper, prepare according to the rules, warn the people in the house, during the mourning, pay attention to it, don't make trouble." ”

"Yes" The housekeeper obeyed the order to leave, and hurried to buy white cloth, otherwise it would be difficult to grab it if it was too late, and the queen mother would be mourned when she died, and there would definitely be a shortage of white cloth.

"Miss, let's go change your clothes." Mama Zhou walked to Zhou Xiya's side, because it was the newlywed period, so the young lady was dressed more gorgeously, and now wearing it will make people find fault.

"Mama, did you say that Zhou Xiwan did this, she started so quickly."

"Although His Majesty issued an order in front of everyone to promote the second miss to the queen, but this ceremony has not been done, I heard that the queen mother stopped, the second miss will definitely hold a grudge, a few days ago she asked the young lady to target the people of the Dugu family, suppress the mother of the queen mother, although the young lady did so, but she was not dedicated, and did not deal with the Dugu son, the second miss must not be able to wait, she did it first, she is now the nominal queen, presumably it is not too difficult to do something." Although Mama doesn't have much contact with Miss Er, she also knows that Miss Two is by no means a good stubble.

"It looks like the day of leaving is going to be postponed, so you guys should prepare first." The death of the Queen Mother is also a blow to the Dugu family. The capital was in chaos right now, and she couldn't see the prospect clearly.

The next day, Zhou Xiya and Xiao Jingqing went to the palace in mourning clothes to worship the Queen Mother, and saw Zhou Xiwan in the Queen Mother's mourning hall.

Marquis Xiao went over to greet the emperor, although the princes of the Xiao family did not have to keep a wake for the queen mother, but some etiquette still had to be done.

Zhou Xiya walked out of the mourning hall on the evening of the mourning and stood outside to breathe a breath of fresh air. The hall kept burning paper money and incense candles. The taste is really choking.

"Why, I can't stand it anymore?" Zhou Xiwan suddenly appeared behind Zhou Xiya and spoke.

"Didn't the queen also come out for a change of air?" Zhou Xiya looked back at Zhou Xiwan.

"How? I, Zhou Xiwan, don't rely on anyone, I still get what I want, and the Queen Mother is gone. The mountain that weighed on my head was gone. I'm happy in my heart. I won't tell you how to go willingly. Zhou Xiwan looked proud.

"The queen is showing off to me? Hehe, you're looking for the wrong person, your honey and my arsenic. The queen's hands were full of blood, and she didn't know if she would be scared to wake up when she dreamed back at midnight. ”

"Naturally not, I have the dignity I have now, and I will wake up with a smile when I dream, Zhou Xiya, you perfunctory me, and sent me my mother's ashes, a grievance between you and me, from now on, we should settle it well, the Queen Mother is gone, I finally make time, Zhou Xiya, the next unlucky person is you, don't cry and beg me when the time comes, saying that I don't care about sisterhood." Zhou Xiwan's face was full of cruelty.

"Really? I don't have any other skills, but I have hard bones, and I want to see how the queen mother makes me unlucky. Zhou Xiya glanced at Zhou Xiwan disdainfully, turned around and went to the mourning hall.

After the mourning period of the Queen Mother, Zhou Xiya set off with Xiao Jingqing, bid farewell to her father and brother, sat in the carriage and glanced at the high walls of the capital, then lowered the curtain again, leaned on the carriage and closed her eyes.

"Mother...... Mother" Xian'er went to pull Zhou Xiya's hand.

"Little Miss, don't make trouble, my mother is resting." Jinxiu hugged Xian'er aside.

"Give me the baby." Zhou Xiya opened her eyes.

"Miss, but are they sad to leave the capital and leave the master?" Jinxiu handed the child over.

"No, I have known for a long time that there will be this day, and the daughter who gets married will leave her parents, but one day she will come back, I am worried about Zhou Xiwan's side, now that woman is crazy, I don't know what she will do back." Zhou Xiya had a headache when she thought of this, Zhou Xiwan was not the Zhou Xiwan she used to be, and it was not easy to restrain her.

"Miss, you might as well tell your uncle about the second miss, your uncle has their own sources in the capital, we can know some of the movements of the second miss, and we can prepare early. Jinxiu thought about it and reminded.

"I've already let the second brother keep an eye on her, Xiao Jingqing is here, it's not so exciting now, let's see what Zhou Xiwan wants to do first, it's not so easy for her to get rid of me all at once." Zhou Xi unconsciously clenched his daughter's little hand as he spoke.

Xian'er was in pain and cried, this time she stabbed the hornet's nest, the little girl cried and didn't play, Zhou Xiya couldn't coax her.

"What's wrong with Little Miss, why are you crying so much, Little Miss, look, this is your little tiger, let's play Little Tiger, okay?" Jinxiu held a small cloth tiger and coaxed her.

"This child is still angry and has a little temper, probably because of the unfamiliar environment, which makes her uneasy." Zhou Xiya helplessly pinched her daughter's little face, this girl was raised by her, it can't go on like this, it seems that she will be a strict mother in the future.

"Why is Xian'er crying?" The curtain of the car window was lifted, and Xiao Jingqing rode on the horse to ask.

"Coquettish with me, it's okay, just coax." Zhou Xiya's expression was very helpless.

"Take the child out for me, I'll take her on a horse, come to Xian'er, and Dad will take you to ride a horse." Xiao Jingqing stretched out a hand.

"Daddy......" probably means that Xiao Jingqing's smiling face is very secure, and Xian'er immediately stretched out her little hand to Xiao Jingqing to hug her.

"My little ancestor, you can slow down, you will fall out of the car in a while." Zhou Xiya hurriedly grabbed the child, the child was older and his strength was greater.

"Hand me the child." Xiao Jingqing continued.

"You wrap her in a cloak, it's cold outside." Zhou Xiya put on a hat for the child and handed the child to Xiao Jingqing.

Riding on the horse, Xian'er immediately laughed, giggling and laughing, and her little hands were about to wave outward, if it weren't for Xiao Jingqing hugging her. was about to fall off the horse, Xiao Jingqing took a lot of effort to trap this naughty girl in the cloak, revealing only a crying little face.

"Miss, look, how happy the little lady is, in the future, the little lady will definitely be a copy of the young lady again, riding a horse and shooting a bow." Splendid looked out through the car window.

The corners of Zhou Xiya's mouth curled, it was true that the child was raised by her side like whom.

"Miss, my uncle is so patient with Little Miss, even if my biological father can do that. The little lady loves sweets. Every time my uncle comes back, I will bring back one or two pieces of food for the little lady, and as long as I have time, I will play with the little lady, and now the little lady is the closest to the uncle in addition to the young lady, and the child is the smartest. Who is good to her. She knew everything in her heart. "Splendid means something.

Zhou Xiya just looked outside the carriage. Not a big answer.

Looking at the scene of father and daughter laughing outside, it was not only Zhou Xiya, but also Li Aoxue in another carriage.

"Master, look at what this is like. The young master is really, how can he love a child who doesn't know where to come out of nowhere, this must be the charming young master of the main courtyard, it's really hateful, he actually uses a child. The maid beside Li Aoxue gritted her teeth and said.

Li Aoxue clenched her fists, and her eyes were full of coldness.

"Master, the one who can be used is a child, when you give birth to a child, the young master's mind will return to you, a biological child is always more precious than a child of unknown origin." The maid looked at Li Aoxue's big belly with a happy face.

"But I can't wait, now let's hurry, all the way is tiring, adults can't stand it, let alone a child, get rid of this little girl, in order to relieve the hatred in my heart." Li Aoxue's face was ruthless. Beckoned to the maid and whispered in the maid's ear.

The maid's eyes widened, but seeing the serious appearance of the master, she had to nod her head and agree.

After a day's journey, they stopped in a small county town, and Marquis Xiao directly asked people to charter an inn.

Zhou Xiya took the child to the room arranged for herself, put the child on it, moved her stiff body, and sat on the road for a day, her body was stiff.

Even his own child was listless, standing on the ground and hugging Zhou Xiya's legs.

"You naughty girl, now that you know how to find your mother, didn't you have a lot of fun with your father just now?" Zhou Xiya flicked her daughter's head, this little girl was tired of playing, so she remembered to find her, she really has milk and is a mother.

"Poof, Miss, Miss is still young, you just can't understand her lesson." However, seeing that Miss casually called her uncle the father of the little lady, she couldn't help but be happy, it seemed that the young lady had accepted her uncle a little, and she would only say that Li Gongzi was the father of the little lady.

Jinxiu and Mama Zhou glanced at each other, both of them with smiles on their faces.

"Miss, wash up quickly, the old slave goes to the kitchen of the inn to see if there is anything to eat, it's been a day, Miss has no appetite at noon, the slave goes to make some side dishes that Miss likes to eat, and drinks some porridge at night, so it's good for Miss and Miss Xiao's health." Mama Zhou said.

"Don't be so troublesome, everyone is tired, just eat whatever you have in the inn."

"It's okay, it's so the road, if you don't eat well, how can your body stand it, the slave will go and invite my aunt and young lady to dine together." After speaking, Mama Zhou walked out.

Zhou Xiya shook her head helplessly, why didn't the people around her do anything else, they always wanted to match her and Xiao Jingqing, just to match, and not to make it so obvious, which made her very embarrassed.

Mama Zhou walked downstairs, found the shopkeeper and asked the location of the kitchen, and asked the shopkeeper to take her to the kitchen.

It just so happened that Xiao Jingqing's guards saw her and intercepted her, "Cuizhi, why are you not waiting by your master's side?" ”

"I... I'm going to buy something... For shopping, the master is pregnant, often has morning sickness, and wants to eat sour, so I went out and bought some preserved fruits for the young lady. The maid hurriedly made an excuse, she was very afraid of the guard beside the young master, and wanted to hide as soon as she saw him.

Seeing that the maid shrank her hand behind her, he didn't see what Cuizhi was holding in her hand, maybe it was something that some women wanted to use, and she didn't ask much, "Go back quickly, it's time to eat later." "After saying that, the guards went out, and they had to do a good job of guarding the inn.

The maid patted her chest with a sigh of relief, and when she saw the shopkeeper coming out, she grabbed him and asked where the kitchen was, so she went directly to the kitchen.

As soon as Cuizhi entered the kitchen, she saw Mama Zhou who was boiling porridge, Cuizhi rubbed her face, pretended to be nothing, and walked over and said, "Mama Zhou, what is this doing, isn't the inn in charge of food?" ”

"This is what I made for my young lady and little lady, the food in the inn is always not as good as the food I made myself, you come to the kitchen?" Mama Zhou knew her and asked casually.

"My wife is not pregnant, I am also afraid that the food in the inn is not delicious, why don't I get a small stove for my wife, Mama Zhou, you can teach me when the time comes, if my master can eat more, the slave will be very happy." Cuizhi set almost.

"Serve it wholeheartedly" Mama Zhou smiled, she still likes such a loyal slave and maid, although their positions are different, but people should know what they are doing, since they are slaves, they must serve their masters well, this is their duty.

Mama Zhou was cooking here, Cuizhi found a board, washed and chopped vegetables, and did it very neatly, chatting with Mama Zhou from time to time, so that Mama Zhou lowered her guard against her.

"I didn't expect there to be a gherkin, it's not easy to have cucumbers this season, it just so happens that I make a cold dish, spicy cucumber strips, and drink with porridge, Miss must have a great appetite." Mama Zhou took out some cucumbers from a pile of vegetables, although they were a little wilted, but they were better than nothing.

"Mama Zhou, can you please help me wash a little, my wife must also love to eat this, or you can do more to divide me, my wife can't eat much." Cui Zhi looked at Mama Zhou pleadingly.

Mama Zhou relented for a while, and agreed, "Okay, I'll share a little with you later." ”

"Thank you so much, Mama Zhou, why did you boil two servings of porridge?" Cui Zhi glanced at the pot where the porridge was boiling, and there were two pots of porridge on the stove.

"My young lady likes to drink rice porridge, and the little lady is young, and she drinks millet porridge to support others, and the millet porridge is prepared for the little lady." Mama Zhou sat aside and said while washing cucumbers.

"Mama, the pot is boiling, and the porridge you boiled is about to come out." Cui Zhi said suddenly.

"Hey, I'll lift the lid." Mama Zhou wants to get up.

"Mama, don't move, I'll do it, it's easy." Cuizhi walked over directly in two steps, lifted the lid of the pot, and poured some medicinal noodles in her hand into the pot, the pot was bubbling, and soon disappeared without a trace.

"Mama's porridge is so fragrant, so sticky, I look hungry." Cuizhi handed the lid of the pot to Mama Zhou, and said as if nothing had happened when she returned to her board.

"This porridge will be sticky if it is boiled for a long time" Mama Zhou saw that there was no problem, lifted the lid of the pot, and went back to continue washing the cucumbers. (To be continued.) )