The journey was uneventful. At ten o'clock in the afternoon, Qing Shu and his party entered the county seat of Dexian County and arrived at Xiao Mansion.

The past two days in the Xiao Mansion are the time when relatives and friends are constantly coming and going, so there are a number of stewards and servants in front of the mansion who specialize in welcoming guests. As soon as the carriage and horses of the ancient mansion arrived, the steward and the servant hurriedly stepped forward to serve, and someone went to inform the eldest son and the second son Xiao who were in the living room in the front yard.

Qingshu They are not from the county seat, and they want to stay overnight, so the steward ordered the little servant to lead the way, so that the cars and horses of the ancient mansion drove directly into the front yard. In the front yard, there is a steward of the Xiao Mansion commanding. The servant brought a group of people over and handed them over to the housekeeper for placement.

The housekeeper said to Steward Ding that it had been arranged and asked Qingshu to get out of the car. At this time, Xiao Ergongzi came over with his sister Xiao Lan.

Eleven-year-old Xiao Lan didn't change her lively temperament, grabbed Qing Shu's arm and shook it again and again, "Sister Shu, why did you come?" People have been waiting since the day before yesterday. ”

Qing Shu said with a look of surprise, "It's still Lan'er the best, I've been waiting for my sister since the day before yesterday." My sister was so impressed. ”

Xiao Lan was happy to hear this, and was about to get tired of Qingshu for a while, but saw three girls with new faces getting off from another carriage. She blinked her big watery eyes, "Where are these sisters from?" I've never seen it before! ”

Qing Shu turned his face and introduced, "The three of them are the female dependents of the county and the adult's mansion. This is Lord Yu's younger sister, whose name is Xiaoli. These two are Lord Yu's nieces, Yu Ya and Yu Yun. Then he introduced the three aunts and nephews of the Yu family, "This is Lord Xiao's beloved daughter, whose name is Lan." ”

After understanding each other's identities, Xiao Lan and the three of Yu's aunt and nephew exchanged pleasantries.

Xiao Ergongzi was talking to Steward Ding, but he found that his sister hadn't invited the guests in yet, so he turned around and reminded, "Lan'er, it's cold outside, don't invite the guests into the house yet!" ”

Xiao Lan grimaced at the second brother, and then invited everyone to come with her.

Qing Shu knew that the three aunts and nephews of the Yu family must have been a little restrained and at a loss when they came to Xiao Mansion for the first time. Therefore, when Xiao Lan invited them in, she didn't forget to turn around and greet Yu Xiaoli, Yu Ya and Yu Yun, "Let's go!" Let's talk when we enter the house. As she spoke, she naturally saw the different expressions of the three aunts and nephews of the Yu family.

Yu Xiaoli and Yu Ya stood there stiffly and at a loss. Hearing Qing Shu's greeting, the two glanced at Qing Shu gratefully and raised their heels.

As for Yu Yun, whether he was restrained or overwhelmed before, Qing Shu did not know. But at this moment, Yu Yun's eyes were tightly glued to Xiao Ergongzi's face, and he looked like he couldn't pull it out. Qing Shu felt that his face was dull. In any case, the three girls of the Yu family were brought by her, and any one of them would lose face to some extent if she did not say anything. She was unhappy in her heart, but there was no expression on her face. She turned her face as if nothing happened, and let Xiao Lan hold her hand and walk ahead. Regarding Yun's gaffe, she didn't think that Yu Xiaoli would sit idly by.

After walking more than ten steps, Yu Ya nudged the little aunt Yu Xiaoli beside her and whispered, "Yun'er is still behind." ”

Yu Xiaoli, who was restrained, came back to her senses, and when she turned around, she found that Yu Yun was still standing in place. She pursed her lips in displeasure and whispered to Xiaomei, the maid who was following her, "Go and call Miss Yun over." ”

Xiaomei had to order her to go back, and she saw Yu Yun stunned and didn't know what she was looking at. She followed Yu Yun's line of sight and saw the back of the second son of the Xiao family walking away. She seemed to have an understanding, and lowered her head and pushed Yu Yun's arm, "Second Miss, it's time to go, if you don't leave, you'll be lost." ”

Yu Yun came back to his senses and found that the others had really gone away, so he hurriedly chased after him.

Xiao Lan took Qing Shu and his party to an elegant small courtyard, saying that this courtyard was specially prepared for Qing Shu in advance. is also a woman, Yu Xiaoli, Yu Ya and Yu Yun came from the same place with Qing Shu, and the Xiao Mansion arranged the three of them in this courtyard.

As soon as I settled here, Mr. Xiao's wife came over with the maid. was in the middle of greetings, and Mrs. Xiao also took the time to come over.

Qing Shu handed over the letter written by Lord Yu to Mrs. Xiao, and explained the reason why Lord Yu and Mrs. Yu could not come, and introduced the three aunts and nieces to Mrs. Xiao.

Mrs. Xiao and her eldest daughter-in-law had to do something inside and out, and they were very busy, so they stayed for a while and left. Xiao Lan stayed with Qing Shu. After dinner, the bride-to-be, Xiao Zhi, also came over and sat with Qing Shu for half an hour before leaving.

During this period, Yu Yun was very honest and did not have any more problems.

It was dark, and when it was time to rest, Yu Xiaoli took Yu Ya to Yu Yun's room.

Yu Xiaoli instructed Yu Ya to watch the door, and then pulled Yu Yun, who came to open the door, to the bed. She warned, "Yun'er, you settle down, don't forget what you promised your aunt before you went out, and what you promised your second aunt." "Originally, the second brother asked her and Yu Ya to come over, and there was no Yu Yun's share. It was the sister-in-law who was noisy, noisy and begging to make her father and mother nod, and the second brother had no choice but to let Yu Yun follow. At the same time, the second brother told her thousands of instructions and asked her to be optimistic about Yu Yun.

For the sake of the second brother's face and the face of her family, she naturally took this matter to heart and did not dare to slack off. It was Yu Yun's humiliating behavior of looking at the second son of Xiao that annoyed her. Outsiders are present, and she is not good at teaching Yu Yun a lesson. So, find this time to come and warn.

Yu Yunmian said with an unhappy look, "Auntie, what are you doing here?" Yun'er did her duty very well and didn't do anything. "She is not stupid, she acts in a very measured manner in front of outsiders, and she will only do things to her family when she is a scoundrel. It's because she will grasp this balance when she is outside, so she can go to the same place with the ladies in the town. Regardless of whether it is sincere or not, the surface work is in place. She has the heart to climb up to the son of the Xiao family, and she thinks that she is very careful in her behavior, and she has a good appearance. Therefore, she was very dissatisfied with her aunt's warning words.

Yu Xiaoli's face was full of unhappiness, "Don't think about things that don't belong to you." The Xiao Mansion is something we can't climb. The second uncle and the second aunt agreed to let us come, just to let us open our eyes and see the world, not to let us be embarrassed. ”

Yu Yun didn't like to hear this, "Who is embarrassed?" I mingled with the ladies in the town and learned a lot. Whoever is ashamed, I will not be ashamed. She looked meaningfully at Yu Ya, who was standing at the door, "Sister-in-law, look at her." Clumsy, like a fool. Mrs. Xiao rewarded the meeting courtesy, and should have accepted it generously. She was fine, and in horror she tried her best to push it off, and even knocked over the teacup and threw the dead man. ”

It's okay not to mention this, but Yu Xiaoli gets angry when she mentions this stubble. Before going out, the second sister-in-law instructed her to take good care of her two nieces, especially Yu Yun, and not to accept valuables from Xiao Mansion. When the second sister-in-law told this, she didn't care at all, and felt that the second sister-in-law was thinking too much. The Xiao Mansion is high, and they are a county assistant in the family, and they are nothing in the eyes of the Xiao Mansion. People are not familiar with them, it would be good for them to be treated as guests, how could Xiao Mansion reward them with valuable things for no reason?

Unexpectedly, the matter was told by the second sister-in-law. Mrs. Xiao ordered three golden hairpins to be given to them.

At the same time, she was surprised, because her second sister-in-law had taught her how to politely refuse gifts from others, so she was quite passable, thanking Mrs. Xiao for her kindness, but also rejecting the golden hairpin sent by Mrs. Xiao. When Yu Ya was flattered and refused, she knocked over the tea bowl at hand in a panic, and she was indeed a little out of shape. But she didn't blame Yu Ya.

And Yu Yun received the golden hairpin from others with a happy face, looking at ease. She naturally didn't allow it, and while refusing to say anything for Yu Yun, she took the golden hairpin and returned it to others regardless of Yu Yun's wishes. Her behavior of snatching the golden hairpin in Yu Yun's hand was a little abrupt, but fortunately, Miss Gu helped her from the side and helped her out of the siege, which saved her from embarrassment.

The thought of this made her angry. She pushed Yu Yun down on the bed, "Shut up, you still have the face to say." My second brother, your second uncle, is just a protégé of Lord Xiao. It's too late for us to talk to others, so why should they look down on you and reward you with gold and silver when they see you? People are testing your character, do you understand? You are like your greedy mother, you want to take advantage of it when you see it, and you don't want to think about whether people are laughing at you behind your back. ”

Yu Yun was embarrassed, "Sister-in-law, you are too much. Where do I take advantage of it? As the saying goes, the elders can't give away. It is right to accept the jewelry presented by Mrs. Xiao, and to excuse yourself like you is not to give Mrs. Xiao face. Mrs. Xiao may not be angry at this time! I don't even know if I offend people, and I'm still here to preach to me. ”

Yu Xiaoli's face turned red, "Bastard, you bastard, I knew that you were so shallow, kill me, I won't bring you here to embarrass you......"

cough cough cough ...... In the courtyard, the coughing of a young woman could be heard from under their window.

The three people in the room were startled and suddenly fell silent.

"It's not early, rest early. If you want to play, there will be time tomorrow, don't disturb others to rest. Qing Shu said this outside the window, took Xiao Juan and Xiao Huan and walked away, and returned to his room.

As soon as the door closed, Xiao Juan stepped forward to take the plain coat that Qing Shu had draped on her body, and whispered, "Miss, that Miss Yu Er is too annoying." ”

Qing Shu's expression was faint, "Just say it in front of me, don't go around talking about it." Save people from seeing jokes. ”

"The slave knows." Xiao Juan didn't dare to mention it again, so she put away Qingshu's big coat. "Miss, would you like a glass of water?"

"Nope." Qing Shu said, walked to the bed, and began to untie his clothes. "There's no need to wait here, you can go and rest!"

Xiao Juan and Xiao Huan agreed, but waited until Qing Shu got into the quilt and made sure that the charcoal in the charcoal basin could still burn for about an hour, and then the two of them blew out the oil lamp on the table and went back to the ear room.

Qingshu somewhat recognized the bed and couldn't sleep for a while. She thought about this and that, and thought of the quarrel between Yu Xiaoli and Yu Yun just now. She didn't mean to eavesdrop, she just happened to pass by and heard something on the way back from her walk. In addition to her and the three girls of the Yu family in the courtyard, there are also the subordinates who serve in the Xiao Mansion. Yu Xiaoli and Yu Yun were talking so loudly, if she didn't stop it, she might let the people of the Xiao Mansion listen. At that point, it's a joke. I thought that Yu Yun had some skills to eat well in the town. Unexpectedly, a golden hairpin made her reveal her true nature.