Sister Ai had already prepared the food here, and as soon as Chen Xuejiao and her party arrived, the maids rushed out and placed a table with eight treasures carved flowers in the warm pavilion, which was full of the same dishes.

Ai sister invited Li, Chen Xuejiao, Chen Xueru, Jing Hao, and Qi Ping to sit down, and Ya'er looked at Ai's sister and gave Li the top position.

Li naturally refused.

“…… You're the one who is the one who is the elder. Sister Ai ordered the maid to put Li's dishes and chopsticks on the top, and said sincerely, "Don't see outside, according to the name of the township, I should call you Aunt Chen." ”

At that moment, he called Li as his aunt, and when Li saw that his sister insisted, he sat down generously and generously.

Sister Ai is the eldest lady of Dingfu, and the dishes are usually sumptuous, not to mention that there are guests today.

Wine-stuffed lotus duck, eight treasure rabbit dices, shredded chicken white fungus, almond tofu, osmanthus fish sticks, braised fish bones, in addition to the vegetables produced in the field brought by Chen Xuejiao's family, sweet and sour lotus root, fresh mushroom cabbage heart, green and green cucumber, heart radishes, these vegetables are very refreshing to eat in winter.

There is a little maid in the cloth vegetables, I don't eat the dishes next to my sister, I only like to eat a few vegetables, and said with a smile to Chen Xuejiao: "These dishes produced in your field are refreshing and delicious, on weekdays, I am tired of eating big fish and meat, and I want to eat these fresh dishes the most." ”

"It's not worth anything, if you like to eat, I will have a product in my field in the future." Chen Xuejiao said with a smile.

When I came, it was still Chen Xuejiao's idea, the big family had never eaten anything and never seen anything, and they were confined in the house all day long. I want to eat a fresh dish the most. These vegetables were picked in the autumn and hidden in the cellar and buried in the snow. Dig it out and give it fresh as it is.

Li also deliberately brought two of his own big fat hens, and Sister Ai instructed the kitchen to kill the stew for Wu to eat. After simmering in a sand pot over low heat for half a day, the chicken soup was fragrant and thick, and a layer of chicken fat floated on the yellow one. Sister Ai took a look at it, and then ordered the little maid to bring it to Wu to drink.

After a while, the little maid reported that Wu's appetite suddenly opened up and saw chicken soup. Drank a big bowl. The chicken heart and chicken intestines were fried with green garlic, but Wu didn't think it was too tasteful, and after hearing it, he ordered the kitchen to send half a bowl and ate it all.

"Mrs. said thank you for the local chicken sent by Mrs. Chen. She felt good after eating, and her appetite opened up at once. The little maid came from the Wu family's courtyard and said with a smile on her face, holding a crystal saucer in her hand. There are crystal pears on top. "This Laiyang pear was sent to his wife by his uncle, and his wife ordered the slave maid to bring it to the Chen family's wife and the young lady to eat after dinner."

Sister Ai heard that Wu's appetite was open, and her heart was happy, and her eyes turned red when she looked at Li's: "Thanks to my aunt, my mother is chatting with you happily and has an appetite, and it is rare to use a bowl of rice a day on weekdays." ”

"I still have local chickens at home, my wife loves to eat them, and I'll bring them next time." Li saw that Sister Ai's eyes were red. He sighed, "I'm straight." Your mother's mind is heavy, you should explain more. ”

Sister Ai's eyes turned even redder, and the silver spoon in her hand snapped the bowl: "Who said it wasn't?" My home is far away, and my mother doesn't have a sister's handkerchief here. ”

Chen Xuejiao ate silently, her heart was gloomy, she was afraid that it was not just like this. Even if the family is far away, the husband and wife are respectful and the children are harmonious, and they can live comfortably.

Look at the appearance of Ding's mansion, Master Ding is full of warblers and swallows, but I am afraid that this is the crux of Wu's discouragement.

Presumably, Sister Ai also knows the cause of her mother's illness, but she can't say it.

After eating, everyone had tea, talked for a while, and took a break.

As soon as Chen Xuejiao and Li wanted to say goodbye and go back, they heard someone in the courtyard talking loudly, as if they were arguing.

The big girl beside Sister Ai went out for a while, and came back after less than half a cup of tea, with a trace of gloom on her face, and lowered her head and muttered a few words in Sister Ai's ear.

Sister Ai suddenly changed back to a steady appearance, bowed her head to drink tea, thought for a while, put the teacup on the table, and raised her hand to Chong Ya'er: "Please Aunt Chen come in and talk." ”

Chen Xuejiao raised her head and glanced at Li, Xueru, and Jinghao.

It turned out that Chen Xueyao came.

It stands to reason that Chen Xueyao is the aunt of Dingfu, and the Li family, Chen Xuejiao and others are considered her mother's family in terms of etiquette. But in terms of patriarchy, the aunt's family is not considered a relative of the Ding Mansion, even if the child in Xueyao's womb, whether it is a man or a woman, will not recognize the Chen family as the ancestor, but will only follow the sister Ai to recognize the Wu family as the ancestor.

This time, Chen Xuejiao and the others came to Ding's house, not as Aunt Chen's maiden family, but as a guest of Sister Ai. Chen Xuejiao and Sister Ai knew each other well, and only mentioned Chen Xueyao slightly at the beginning, and then completely ignored her.

According to the rules, Chen Xueyao is only half a master in the Ding Mansion, and in front of Sister Ai, the eldest lady, she doesn't even have a seat, and she is not qualified to see Sister Ai's guests, so I really don't know what she is going to do.

When Chen Xuejiao first came in the morning, she sent a maid to make a scene, and now it was her turn to go into battle in person. How could an aunt casually enter the eldest lady's house, presumably she insisted on coming in with the child in her belly, and the maid below stopped her, so she had a quarrel and quarreled.

Because of the child in her belly, the subordinates did not dare to stop her, so she alarmed the people in the house, and Sister Ai ordered her to come in and speak.

"Auntie, Xuejiao, don't worry, it stands to reason that you are also Aunt Chen's mother's family, and you should also meet each other. But now she has a big belly and it is inconvenient, and you are my honored guest, it will not be good if she collides with you, so I didn't let Aunt Chen come to see you. I thought, as her eldest aunt, even if she doesn't come to see her, you won't pick on her. Ai Sister said to Li and Chen Xuejiao with a smile.

"That's what the eldest sister said." Li responded with a smile.

"We also know that my cousin is pregnant with an aunt, and we were originally here to give the eldest lady an embroidered portrait today, where can we find the time to pick her up." Chen Xuejiao echoed with a smile.

While he was talking, a little maid lifted the curtain. Chen Xueyao had a big belly and was helped into the door by two maids.

Chen Xueyao's stomach came in first, and Chen Xuejiao saw Chen Xueyao's face later. At this look, Chen Xuejiao was taken aback. At a glance at Lee's, the shocked teacup almost didn't hold it.

If it weren't for the girl reminding "Aunt Chen to pay attention to your feet", Chen Xuejiao wouldn't have recognized the person in front of her as Chen Xueyao at all.

Chen Xueyao was pregnant, not only with a big belly, but also with bigger breasts and buttocks, and her whole face was also fat. In the past, a pair of lively and smart eyes were swollen.

The whole person gives people a feeling of obsession.

Chen Xuejiao was secretly frightened, what was wrong with Chen Xueyao, she was promoted from a maid to an aunt in Dingfu. The standard of living has also risen, it is certain to eat and drink without worry, and with pregnancy, I am thinking of a big supplement. But being pregnant doesn't turn out like this. You must know that Chen Xueyao has always been very concerned about her appearance.

Back then, she was released by the old lady of Ding Mansion by virtue of her appearance and scheming, and entered Ding Mansion as a promised concubine of her flat wife.

With her intelligence, she should be able to think that having an heir is just one of the ways to gain a foothold in the Ding Mansion, and if you want to envelop the Uncle Ding Mansion for a long time, your own conditions are also very important. Uncle Ding Fu is a lustful person, and the concubines brought in every year are as delicate as flowers. How could Xue Yao not know, that knows. How can you tolerate yourself becoming like this?

Chen Xuejiao has to admire Sister Ai's wrist, this eldest lady from Ding Mansion seems to have no heart and no lungs, but she is a person with ideas. When she was not treated by Mrs. Chen, she was able to compete with the beautiful concubines of the Ding Mansion, which shows that her mental strength and skills are much higher than ordinary people.

Chen Xuejiao's gaze at Chen Xueyao was a little surprised, and she was stared at by Chen Xueyao.

Chen Xueyao's eyes were full of resentment, resentment, and a trace of indescribable pride.

Chen Xuejiao smiled slightly and shifted her gaze.

Chen Xueyao came in with her stomach up, first saluted her sister, then saluted Li's family, and greeted Chen Xuejiao, Chen Xueru, Jing Hao, and Qi Ping. Chen Xuejiao smiled and greeted her, seeing that she was very enthusiastic, with a smile on her face, she looked like she had a deep sisterhood with Chen Xuejiao.

After the greetings were over, Sister Ai ordered someone to move a chair covered with brocade and let Chen Xueyao sit.

Chen Xueyao just faced Chen Xuejiao and smiled at Chen Xuejiao, this smile was a little hideous on her face: "Sister Xuejiao, I heard that you were coming, I didn't even take a lunch break, so I rushed to see you and my aunt." You are my mother's family, so why should you go to me when you come, how can you trouble my eldest sister. “

I don't know if Chen Xueyao is pretending to be confused or really confused, but I don't know why Chen Xuejiao and them came to Ding Mansion.

Chen Xuejiao believes that Chen Xueyao knows, even if she can't inquire herself, Chen Xuejiao believes that Sister Ai will release the news. Chen Xuejiao and Chen Xueyao are cousins, this relationship is an indisputable fact, Sister Ai will not be stupid enough to make the entire Ding Mansion think that she is entertaining Xueyao's mother's family.

"Sister Xueyao, my mother and I came to give an embroidered statue to the eldest lady, and Sister Ai saw our hard work and cold weather, so she left us to eat." Chen Xuejiao blocked Chen Xueyao's "mother's family" with a soft sentence.

"The eldest lady is kind-hearted." Chen Xueyao laughed "poof", "Thanks to the eldest lady taking care of it, the child in my belly has grown up well, who sees who says it's a boy, it's really a boy in the future, and the eldest sister also has a brother to support her." “

Everyone lowered their heads and drank tea, but they didn't answer Xue Yao's words.

"The eldest sister is not only good for the child in my belly, but also for my child's foreign family." Chen Xueyao covered her mouth and made a coquettish gesture, her hands were full of rings, and her fat knuckles were circled by the rings.

This is too much, Chen Xueyao's identity is a good concubine, and a good concubine is also a concubine, so she can only call her mother's maiden family a foreign family. Chen Xueyao is like this, it is clearly deliberate.

Chen Xuejiao and Li naturally did not accept these words.

"Aunt Chen is too careful, Xuejiao is a good sister I recognize today, of course I have to be good to her. As for the foreign family," Sister Ai paused, her voice with a hint of coldness, "If they are good to me, I will be good to them." ”

Chen Xueyao smiled unnaturally.

Suddenly, Sister Ai stared at the maid behind Chen Xueyao twice, and said with a smile: "Lian'er is getting more and more picky, she is born smart, the needlework is good, and she has a good soup." ”

Chen Xuejiao swept over, Lian'er behind Xue Yao had been to Chen's house twice, and today she was wearing an autumn-scented gown, and the whole person was delicate and exquisite, and she really looked much more beautiful than last year.

Chen Xueyao's face suddenly changed, but for a moment, she returned to normalcy again, and said curtly: "I'm just saying, this girl will be fourteen years old after the New Year, and it's time to let it out." ”

Sister Ai thought for a while, nodded, and suddenly said: "I heard that her old son and mother are all looking at the house in Yangzhou, and there is no one in Xuzhou Mansion, so it's a pity to let her go, I think it's better to let her and her aunt be companions." I heard that my father is going to go to Beijing after the New Year, and there is no proper person to serve the high mountains and roads, the old lady is now sick, and there are so many things at home, I want to come and go, so let Lian'er follow my father to Shaanxi and wait with me. ”

After saying that, Chen Xueyao's face changed.

Lian'er was full of surprise, bypassed Xue Yao, and knelt beside Sister Ai with an ordinary voice, and her trembling voice couldn't suppress her joy: "The slave must serve a good master." ”

Chen Xueyao's face changed a few times, but Lian'er boldly met her gaze and smiled contemptuously.

Sister Ai didn't seem to see it.

Since Chen Xueyao was pregnant, her whole body has become fat like a balloon, and at first Uncle Ding Fu went to see her, admiring jewelry and satin, but then he simply stopped looking at her.

The Zhao family came to take care of Xue Yao and brought Xue Miao to live in, and Uncle Ding Mansion didn't stop coming and going every once in a while. Later, Xue Yao saw that Uncle Ding's eyes slipped straight to Xue Miao, and the angry Xue Yao sent Xue Miao out of the mansion, and secretly gritted her teeth to carry Xue Miao into other big families as concubines.

After Xue Miao left, Uncle Ding Mansion still kept going every once in a while, and Xue Yao still thought that he was coming to see him. Some time ago, she woke up from a nap and heard the sound of panting in the ear room, and when she went in to take a look, she saw that Uncle Ding Fu and Lian'er were twisting together naked. Xue Yao cried angrily and smashed a vase, Uncle Ding Fu didn't say anything to appease her, but scolded her for hurting her own good deeds, and left on the spot, and didn't come the next day, but called Lian'er to the study to grind ink for him.

Xue Yao made a fuss, even the old lady of Ding Mansion was alarmed, although the old lady favored Xue Yao, but it was to suppress her daughter-in-law, but she was on her son's side in this matter, and scolded Xue Yao for being a vinegar bottle.

That Lian'er has the support of the uncle, and she is a little horizontal in front of Xue Yao.

Today, Xue Yao came to Sister Ai's place, and she also wanted to mention the matter of Ti Lian'er. She knew that Lian'er couldn't touch Sister Ai, but she could touch the Wu family. When she was a little girl, Wu didn't think about it every time she used the maid's tea and dinner for her uncle, and now she feels uncomfortable, and she has to make Wu's heart uncomfortable. It's better to be angry to death, so that she can give birth to a son and straighten it out directly. But she never thought that the Wu family had already been dead to Uncle Dingfu, and nothing about Uncle Dingfu could provoke her slightest reaction.

"Aunt Chen." Sister Ai suddenly spoke, "I still have guests here, you have been here for all these hours, it's time to rest." “

Chen Xueyao bit her lip, but she didn't expect to be angry with the Wu family, but lifted Lian'er up.

"That's fine, there is a proper person waiting by the uncle's side, and the old lady can rest assured." Chen Xue Yao Qiang smiled, and suddenly said to Xue Jiao and Li, "Since you are here, go and sit with me." ”

"They are my guests, and it is not appropriate to go to my aunt's." Sister Ai waved her hand impatiently and refused.

Chen Xuejiao breathed a sigh of relief, she really didn't want to go to Chen Xueyao, and she didn't want to talk to her.

Chen Xueyao wanted to say something, so she was half-helped out by the two mothers-in-law.

Chen Xuejiao, Li and the others sat down again, and then wanted to get up and say goodbye.

Seeing that it was not early, Ai Sister did not force her to stay, ordered someone to take out a return gift to Chen Xuejiao's family, called a car, and personally accompanied her out of the second door.

As soon as I walked to the door of the second gate, I heard someone come to report: "Miss Biao is here." (To be continued......)