"I can't praise Aunt Xu, the real nobleness is the mother, the mother is more expensive than the husband, the mother is more expensive than the son, which daughter in the world is as good as the mother." Zhou Xiya said politely, by the way, she flattered her mother-in-law and got close to her concubine in front of her mother-in-law, isn't it unlucky.

"Hahaha, this second daughter-in-law has a clever mouth, but one thing she is right about is that Madame is indeed very noble." Xiao Houye laughed.

The corners of Mrs. Xiao's mouth curled, and there was a smile on her face, not to mention her husband, just to say that her two outstanding sons were enough for her glory.

"Father praised falsely, the daughter-in-law just told the truth, this is the eighth brother, just now when the daughter-in-law sent the brothers and sisters to meet, only the eighth brother was left behind, and now he can give it to his younger brother." Zhou Xiya didn't seem to see Aunt Xu's gloomy face, and reached out to take the gift box handed over by Mama Zhou and walked to Aunt Xu.

"Thank you for your second sister-in-law." Aunt Xu took the gift box and threw it to the maid casually, without giving Zhou Xiya a good face.

"I haven't seen it from a distance, but when I walked in, the eighth brother is really cute, how can these eyebrows look so familiar?" Zhou Xiya glanced at the child in the maid's arms, and pretended to be puzzled and glanced around at the people in the room, "Who do I say, it looks like a big brother, this eighth brother and the eldest brother are not carved out of the same mold, this looks more like a big brother than Xianggong." After speaking, Zhou Xiya covered her mouth and smiled.

After Zhou Xiya's words were finished, everyone in the room looked at Xiao Ruiqing and Lao Ba.

The Wang family, who was standing beside Xiao Ruiqing, had a dark face, and a trace of panic flashed in Aunt Xu's eyes. quickly covered up the past, and saw that Xiao Hou Ye had seen it, his eyes were full of inquiry, and he hurriedly said: "The second lady said this strangely, my son and the eldest son are both the sons of the Hou Ye, and they are naturally similar, if this is not like it, it is strange, I just hope that my son will be able to have the same ability as the eldest prince in the future, and in the future, he will share the worries of the Hou Ye and win glory for the Xiao family." ”

"Aunt Xu. I just said it casually. Why are you so nervous? Zhou Xiya glanced at Aunt Xu suspiciously, pretending to be very innocent, and was very puzzled by her words that provoked everyone's sensitive nerves.

But he was sneering in his heart, this Xiao family is really too sensitive. A word from her. Everyone can think more. We don't trust each other on that.

"Alright, let's have a feast." Marquis Xiao frowned, got up and walked to the dining room.

"Hmph" Xiao Ruiqing snorted coldly. Throw up your sleeves and leave.

"Xianggong, did I say something wrong?" Zhou Xiya saw Wang coming over, and asked Xiao Jingqing innocently.

"Is there someone who has a ghost in his heart" Xiao Jingqing sneered and squeezed Zhou Xiya's hand, he still understands this girl, she must be calculating whom.

The woman's table is separated from the man's by a screen, and Mrs. Xiao and her aunts have a table, and her daughter-in-law and young ladies have a table.

On Zhou Xiya's left is the eldest lady Wang, and on the right is the third lady, and the maid is running in and setting up the meal.

As soon as Marquis Xiao started eating, everyone picked up the chopsticks, and the rules of the Xiao family's food were still very strict, except for the slight sound of chopsticks and chewing food, there was no other sound in the house.

Zhou Xiya felt that eating like this was very boring, and she was a little unaccustomed to it, although there were also such rules at home, perhaps because there were few people in the family, she did not abide by such rules when she and her father ate, and eating with her father was her father's free time, so she could chat with her father, and her father was very busy all day. Of course, they don't spray rice everywhere when they eat, they talk and laugh, and the food is a lot more fragrant.

"It's not delicious, I don't want to eat it...... I want to eat abalone......" Suddenly, the sound of a child crying came from the other side of the screen.

It turned out that the eighth prince wanted to eat abalone, but there were not many abalone made today, the eldest prince was a lover of abalone, and the last remaining piece was taken away by the little guy around the eldest son, and the eighth prince had not eaten enough, and the child would inevitably cry when he saw that his favorite food was gone.

Aunt Xu stood up nervously, but Mrs. Xiao didn't say anything, she couldn't go over, there were all men over there, and it was not appropriate for her to go over.

"Let's bring the food to the eighth brother." The eldest prince glanced at the abalone on the chopsticks, put it on the plate, and asked the little maid to take it.

"The eldest brother really loves the younger brother, and the kitchen steward is really good, you can't make less of this dish just because my father can't smell the smell of abalone, the eldest brother and the eighth brother still like it." Xiao Jingqing interjected, although he didn't know what his wife was messing with, he naturally knew some small actions between his eldest brother and Aunt Xu, and he was still happy to make some trouble for his eldest brother.

"What are you crying about, a boy who only knows how to eat and drink, what can he do, don't cry, cry out again." Marquis Xiao slapped the table and scolded angrily.

This is the first time that Marquis Xiao has been so angry, but he loves this young son very much, and he has hardly reprimanded him, and the eighth prince has not cried at the dinner table.

The house was silent, and the eighth prince was still afraid of Marquis Xiao, so he choked and didn't dare to make a sound again.

Aunt Xu on the other side of the screen glared at Zhou Xiya fiercely, and ordered the maid who was waiting behind her, and the maid hurriedly went out, listening to the movement on the other side, the eighth prince should have been carried out.

Zhou Xiya ate her food without anything, as if she had nothing to do with her, she was not a group of people in the first place, and it didn't matter if she hated her to the core, she was an enemy anyway, and in the end, it depended on whose means were more clever.

Mrs. Xiao looked at the ugly faces of her eldest daughter-in-law and Aunt Xu, her brows furrowed slightly, could it be that there was something she didn't know?

The banquet ended in such an awkward atmosphere.

Xiao Jingqing and Zhou Xiya walked to their courtyard, the full moon hung in the sky, and the garden was clear.

"It's good to walk around the garden with me." Xiao Jingqing held Zhou Xiya's hand with a smile on his face.

Zhou Xiya looked at the hand and nodded, "Okay"

The two of them walked quietly like this, the guards and maids followed from a distance, the moonlight was quiet, a pair of beautiful people, and the shadows were stretched long.

"Don't you want to tell me something?" Xiao Jingqing spoke.

"Say what?" Zhou Xiya looked up at the moon, but she didn't look at Xiao Jingqing.

"You calculate my eldest brother, should you just say to me?" Xiao Jingqing moved over Zhou Xiya's body. Look in front of her.

"How do you know?" Zhou Xiya frowned.

"You are my wife, I still know a certain amount about you, I know that you hate my eldest brother, but you started with Aunt Xu, I am really strange, how do you know the relationship between my eldest brother and Aunt Xu? This matter is very secret in the Xiao family, and I only found out about it after investigating it for a long time. Xiao Jingqing asked rhetorically.

"I naturally have my sources, since you know that I hate your eldest brother, please don't stop it, I know that you and your eldest brother are not in harmony. Get rid of your big brother. Isn't it good for you, too? ”

"I am at odds with my eldest brother, but I don't like that our relationship affects the stability of the Xiao family, and now my father has made a big move, which is the Xiao family's plan for many years. We can't let things fail because of infighting between us. There are some things that I will turn a blind eye to. I also hope that you can have the same mind with me, Xiya, Li Mu's matter, you can't help but let go of it first. I won't stop you from avenging him, but not now. Xiao Jingqing had a hint of pleading on his face, in front of his own woman, he was willing to let go of all his pride.

"I don't agree, I can promise you anything else, but I won't promise you about this matter, I must make them pay, the purpose of my agreement to marry you is to avenge Li Mu, this is the strength that supports me." Zhou Xiya shook her head.

There was a trace of injury in Xiao Jingqing's eyes, "You have Li Mu in your eyes and heart, what about me, I don't have any status in your heart?" ”

"I'm sorry" Zhou Xiya lowered her head, she admitted that she didn't dare to face Xiao Jingqing's affection.

Xiao Jingqing's hand slipped from Zhou Xiya's arm and turned to leave, leaving Zhou Xiya's eyes red.

There are some things she can let go, and some things she must not let go.

"Miss, are you back? What about my uncle? Mama Zhou saw Zhou Xiya come in and asked casually.

"Where's Xian'er?" Zhou Xiya did not answer

"The little lady is tired, and the slave has already coaxed her to sleep."

"Get me water, I'm going to bathe." Zhou Xiya walked to the bathing place.

"What's wrong with Miss?" Mama Zhou asked about the splendid scenery that went out with her.

"Miss and Uncle should have quarreled, and Uncle went to the study." Jinxiu was also a little anxious, and when she went out, she was fine, but the two were unhappy again.

"Let's go get water" Mama Zhou had no choice but to persuade slowly, sometimes Miss's temper is a little stubborn.

Zhou Xiya lay on the bed, held a pillow in her arms, and shrunk into a ball, she couldn't be sorry for Li Mu, nor could she trap Xiao Jingqing in injustice, what should she do in the current dilemma.

Zhou Xiya couldn't fall asleep lying on the bed, the night was already deep, and she heard footsteps in the room in a daze, and there was a sound of undressing next to the bed, and soon she felt that there was a person lying next to her, and she was held in her arms by that person.

There was a night watchman outside, and Zhou Xiya didn't have to think about it to know who this person was, so she didn't move.

Feeling the body in his arms stiffen, Xiao Jingqing showed a helpless smile and sighed lightly: "Xiya, do whatever you want, just remember not to hurt yourself."

Zhou Xiya's body relaxed, turned over, hugged Xiao Jingqing's waist, and whispered thank you.

The corners of Xiao Jingqing's mouth curled, not because of that thank you, but because Xiya finally let down her guard against him and was willing to come to his arms, Xiao Jingqing tightened his arms and hugged Zhou Xiya tightly in his arms.

The night was quieter, and the moonlight shone on the bed, shedding a happy light.

The next day, Xiao Jingqing was sent away, Zhou Xiya didn't bother to pay attention to the smiling faces on Mama Zhou's faces, and went to check how her dowry was being packed and what else needed to be arranged.

"Be careful with those objects" Zhou Xiya saw the little ones who moved the furniture, and admonished, her furniture is made of fine red sandalwood, and they are all the best wood that her father and uncle bought, and they can't be damaged, but some of these furniture can't be placed out because of the problem of the room layout, but it's a pity, so it can only be replaced.

"Miss, the third miss is here." Splendid came to inform.

"Third Miss?" Zhou Xiya was puzzled, what was she doing here, this third lady seems to be the daughter of Aunt Zhang, but Aunt Zhang died a few years ago, the third miss is now raised by Mrs. Xiao's side, acting as half a concubine, Mrs. Xiao did not recognize her in her name, but compared to ordinary concubines, her status is still higher.

"Go over and take a look," Zhou Xiya walked back.

When I entered the living room, I saw that the third lady was playing with Xian'er, holding a little cloth tiger in her hand and coaxing Xian'er, but Xian'er didn't seem to be interested in the cloth tiger, so she turned her head very arrogantly, and saw Zhou Xiya coming back, and hurriedly stretched out her little hand to hug her.

"The second sister-in-law is back, Xian'er, this little girl was raised by the second sister-in-law so well, what a rare little girl." The third lady handed Xian'er to Zhou Xiya and shook her arm, this little girl didn't look very big, she was really heavy.

"I'm tired, don't look at Xian'er, it's not big, but it's very heavy, my arms are sore after holding it for a while, the third sister sit down." Zhou Xiya handed over the child to Jinxiu and asked her to take the child out to play.

"I'm not tired, maybe I haven't hugged a child much, I'm a little unaccustomed to it, there are a lot of younger brothers and sisters at home, but I can't hold much." The third lady smiled indifferently, because there were many rights and wrongs at home, and she was close to other brothers and sisters, it was easy to provoke right and wrong, so she had to stay away, in fact, she liked children very much, and this time it was also because of the second brother, she couldn't help but hug it.

"My family is very naughty, if the third sister doesn't dislike this child and is noisy, she will come and sit if she has nothing to do, and my sister-in-law is also looking forward to someone who can help me coax this little grinder." Zhou Xiya's sincere invitation......

Xiao Jingqing mentioned it to her, saying that this third sister is very close to him, and when he is fine, he can find the third sister to come over and talk, the third sister is a person who can be trusted, so her vigilance is small.

"I must come often, as long as the second sister-in-law doesn't annoy me." The third lady happily held Zhou Xiya's hand, with a look of intimacy.

"How come, it's my luck to be accompanied by my sister, I don't know the Xiao family well, your second brother is very busy, I don't have time to accompany me, my sister came to talk to me, I can also have someone to talk to." Zhou Xiya looked at the sincere little girl smiling in front of her, she should only be fourteen or fifteen years old, and it was time to leave the cabinet.

"The second sister-in-law doesn't need my sister to call me, so let's call me Huirong, our generation of girls have a Rong character in their names." Xiao Huirong said with a smile.

"Okay, Sister Huirong" Zhou Xiya smiled, this third lady has a very hearty personality and seems to be a good person to get along with.

"Second sister-in-law, in addition to coming to visit the second sister-in-law today, I also thank the second sister-in-law for giving me a meeting gift yesterday, that set of jewelry is very beautiful I like it very much, so today I came back and forth, the second sister-in-law gave me a meeting gift, I can't do nothing, so I brought a piece of my own embroidery, I wish the second brother and sister-in-law a hundred years together." Xiao Huirong picked up a pair of repaired noodles that were placed aside, with flowers on it, butterflies flying, and four big characters of a hundred years of good harmony, which looked very festive.

"Thank you, sister, I like it very much." Zhou Xiya let people put it away after appreciating it.

"This is what I heard that the second brother is going to get married, and I rushed out for days, and I finally embroidered it before you came back, second sister-in-law, my embroidery is not good, don't dislike it." Xiao Huirong smiled embarrassedly.

"How come, courtesy is light and affectionate, I thank you on behalf of your second brother." Zhou Xiya patted her hand. (To be continued.) )