Shen Changfeng took in the little girl's expression.

He greeted the stone steps and bowed to the comer: "The third brother is here." ”

Shen Tingyi rubbed his eyes in a daze, waved his hand and said, "You go to the Wisteria Courtyard with me and say hello to your mother." ”

Shen Changfeng smiled gently, "Third brother is in such a hurry, but what happened?" ”

"Alas, you don't know, the tigress of the Zhou family came to the house to look for me again last night, and I didn't want to run into her, so I rested at Zhao Chuyang's house."

Shen Tingyi twisted his eyebrows, and caught a glimpse of a small maid standing next to him.

The little girl of seven or eight years old wore a tooth white Luo skirt, covered with light apricot red half arms, her double buns were neatly combed, and the two sides were tied with hairbands of the same color as her clothes.

looks clean and well-behaved, but she always keeps her head down, and she doesn't even dare to show her face, obviously a timid and cowardly girl.

Sure enough, what kind of master raises what kind of slave.

Shen Tingyi let out an inexplicable sneer and asked casually, "Fourth brother, is this your new handmaid?" ”

Xie Jinci tensed up and buried his head lower.

The third prince was present when she was beaten twice, and although she had now changed into a scholar's outfit and had not applied thick tea oil to her face, she was still afraid of being recognized.

Shen Changfeng glanced at the little girl who was so nervous that he couldn't do it, a touch of deep meaning flashed under his peach blossom eyes, and he said softly:

"It's just a poor child, not worth mentioning. What does the third brother mean is that he stayed at Zhao's house last night and just came back this morning? ”

Shen Tingyi is used to only being interested in beautiful girls, and he basically forgets about the little girl who has not grown all her hair.

Thinking of going to the Wisteria Courtyard to meet his mother next, his upright facial features were slightly distorted, and he was quite irritable:

"After a while, if my mother asked me why I didn't go home last night, you said that we were invited by Zhao Chuyang to go to Zhao's house for a banquet, but I accidentally drank too much and couldn't come back, so I simply stayed at Zhao's house. Remember? ”

Xie Jinci listened to these words word for word, and secretly raised his eyes to look at Shen Changfeng.

I saw an elegant young man, bending over respectfully, with a meek smile on his face, and said without hesitation: "Yes, Changfeng listens to the third brother in everything." ”

Xie Jinci was stunned!

The third prince did something wrong himself, and he didn't dare to bear the consequences, so he was so bold that he wanted to pull his little brother into the water!

Moreover, the little brother agreed without even thinking about it!

She never knew that her little brother would be so kind to help others carry the black pot!

He will obviously only put the black cauldron on other people's heads!

Shen Tingyi was very satisfied with Shen Changfeng's humble attitude of obedience.

With sarcasm in his eyes, he patted Shen Changfeng's shoulder, "Although you were born in the outer room, you are so knowledgeable, I am really pleased to be an elder brother." Since you have said that you are done, you can hurry up and follow me to the Wisteria Temple. Remember, no matter what your mother says or asks, you have to take the responsibility on yourself, you know? ”

Shen Changfeng smiled slightly, "Third brother, don't worry, Changfeng knows what to do." ”

Shen Tingyi left haughtily, and Shen Changfeng followed unhurriedly.

When Xie Jinci passed, he raised his eyebrows and motioned for the little girl to follow.

All the way through the corridor, Xie Jinci remembered a lot of things intermittently with complicated feelings.

In Yangzhou before, in the face of her uncle and aunt, she also bowed her head and lowered her eyebrows, and she was well-behaved in every way, her cousin did something wrong, and she was often punished.

Her situation in the Pingxuan Earl's Mansion was exactly the same as that of her little brother in the Shen Mansion.

I still remember that when I first met the third son, the little brother was as humble and respectful as today, and at that time, she felt that the little brother was kind and welcome, and the appearance was inconsistent.

Now, she doesn't have that thought anymore.

If you want to live in the deep house compound, you have to lower your posture, you have to hide in the dust, you have to curry, you have to obey.

She's been there, so she empathizes.

The concubine of the Earl of Pingxuan Mansion in Yangzhou is still like this, not to mention the concubine of the Lin'an Shen Mansion......

The little girl looked at the slightly thin figure of the young man in front of her, and her heart was sour.

She couldn't help but stretch out her little hand and gently grabbed the boy's wide sleeve.

Feeling the abnormal movement at the cuffs, Shen Changfeng turned his head slightly, just in front of the little girl's reddened eyes.

The corners of the eyes without powder are pale pink, like peach blossoms waiting to bloom, which is lovely.

The corners of the young man's lips hooked slightly, and he raised his hand to pull out the sleeves of his shirt.

In the next moment, he turned his wrist lightly, accurately holding the white tender little hand that had not had time to take it back.

Silence is better than sound at this point.

Xie Jinci was stunned for a moment, and immediately shook his hand back.

Where the palms touch, a piece of warmth melts.

Her mind gradually settled down, and her body was filled with a feeling of being at home, just like when she returned to Ling Heng Courtyard last night.

That is, the feeling of a loved one.

……

The three of them came to the Wisteria Courtyard and met a handmaiden with a handsome appearance.

As soon as the maid saw Shen Tingyi, her eyes seemed to be glued to him, and she smiled brightly and said, "The slave maid has seen the third son!" ”

She glanced at Shen Changfeng, who was one step away from Shen Tingyi, with a hint of mockery in her eyes, straightened her back, and did not salute him.

Shen Tingyi smiled and greeted the maidservant, while Shen Changfeng stood quietly on the side, like air.

It seems that they have long been accustomed to the rule that seeing the fourth prince can be regarded as a rule that they have not seen.

"Sister Dong Li, what is Mother doing? Are you in a good mood? ”

Shen Tingyi suddenly leaned close to the maid's ear, lowered his voice and asked softly.

The sudden closeness made Dong Li's heartbeat miss two beats.

She did not shy away from staring at Shen Tingyi's handsome side face, her cheeks slightly red, "Madame is painting." The old lady's birthday is approaching, and the lady is good at painting, so she wants to draw a picture of the pine crane birthday to the old lady. It's that the third son came so early, but he thought about how to explain to his wife that he didn't return home last night? ”

Shen Tingyi sighed and said, "Sister, don't make fun of me, didn't I rush to admit my mistake as soon as I returned home?" My mother has always loved me and will never punish me, right? ”

"Yes, yes, the son is the treasure in the palm of our wife's hand, where is the lady willing to punish you! Unlike some people......"

Dong Li deliberately dragged out the tail note, and glanced at Shen Changfeng with contempt in his eyes.

The third son made a mistake, but he brought the fourth son to the Wisteria Courtyard together, not once or twice.

No matter how angry Mrs. Guo is with the third son, the final punishment can always fall on the fourth son.

No matter the result, whether it's right or wrong, it's just because that person is the fourth son, the illegitimate son that Master Shen brought back from outside!

The elegant young man met her gaze with a smile, and said with a bow: "Sister is right, the third brother is the dragon and phoenix among people, how can I compare with my stupid posture?" ”

Shen Tingyi raised his head and said that he enjoyed the feeling of being sought after.

Dong Li glared at Shen Changfeng, his expression became more and more disdainful, and when he looked at Shen Tingyi, he immediately changed to a smiling face.

She softened her voice, "Since the third prince is here, let's go in quickly." On the orders of the lady, the slave maid went to the treasury to get some lead and white, and painted the crane, which would take a lot of money. ”

Shen Tingyi looked at her gentle appearance and voice, and couldn't help but be a little stupid.

Dong Li is the eldest maid next to his mother, who is two years older than him, has more experience, and his temperament is naturally different from those young maidservants.

If the southern frost is a delicate rose that waives in the wind, then the winter dawn is a peony that blooms quietly against the backdrop of green leaves.

Flowers are beautiful, let you pick them.

Dong Li knew the meaning of Shen Tingyi's eyes.

She covered her lips and smiled, feigned stumbling as she walked, and threw herself into his arms.

Shen Tingyi took the opportunity to help her, and his big hand stroked her soft waist.

"Ah, the slave is really careless, and she can't even walk steadily......"

Dong Li deliberately rubbed against him again, and then he slowly straightened up, looked up at him with a beautiful face, and looked at him with a sigh of desire.

Shen Tingyi's throat rolled, and his breathing was a little disordered, "Sister, go and get the lead white, don't make your mother wait for a long time." ”

Dong Li answered softly, and when he left, he indifferently glanced at the little maid standing behind Shen Changfeng.

This little girl should be the little girl newly bought by the fourth son in Nanshuang's mouth.

It's just a child, it's really not enough to worry about.

The fourth prince is willing to raise an extra mouth, so let him go, why bother with fish and meat?

Xie Jinci followed Shen Changfeng to the side hall, and in the elegantly decorated bright and open room, there were several maids and women.

When they saw the third prince coming, they stepped forward to salute, smiling on their faces, but when they looked at the fourth prince, they did not hide the disdain in their eyes.

The difference between the descendants and the mud.

Shen Changfeng's face was warm, and he walked behind Shen Tingyi unhurriedly.

Since entering the Wisteria Courtyard, everyone has bullied and insulted him unscrupulously, but he has always maintained a calm and humble appearance.

Xie Jinci followed him step by step like a small tail, even if he lowered his head, he clearly felt the unkind gaze around him.

She subconsciously wanted to shrink her shoulders, but somehow, she suddenly straightened her back again, and every step was neither humble nor arrogant.

Passing through a Bogu shelf moon gate with precious porcelain, Mrs. Guo was hunched down in front of the bookcase to paint.

Xie Jinci curtsied, but his clear round eyes quietly raised, and he quickly looked at the Shen family's housewife.

A woman over forty years old has a mature elegance in her gestures, and the years have left a few faint fine lines at the corners of her eyes and eyebrows, but they can't hide her beautiful appearance when she was young.

Facing the greetings of the two sons in the hall, she raised her eyes and smiled faintly, but she did not stop the action of holding the pen and painting Danqing in her hand.

Shen Tingyi stepped forward and held her arm affectionately, "Mother's paintings are really getting more and more expressive!" Look at this crane, although it is not finished, it seems to be about to fly out of the paper! ”

Mrs. Guo glanced at him, put the paintbrush on the pen wash, took the handkerchief handed over by the maidservant on the side, and said while cleaning her hands: "You mouth is used to pleasing people." ”

"Where is the son pleasing his mother, the son is obviously telling the truth!"

"Don't come with me. Tell me, where did you go last night? ”

Although Mrs. Guo was in a stern questioning tone, her gaze at Shen Tingyi was gentle and full of doting.

Xie Jinci suddenly remembered his mother-in-law.

If the mother is still in the world, she must be as dignified and gentle as the eldest lady in front of her, and she will look at herself with such deep eyes.

The small hands that were overlapping in front of her clenched a little, and she glanced at Shen Changfeng's slender back, and her heart was full of tastes.

The eldest lady is not the biological mother of the little brother, so she is not as close to him as she is to the third son.

It's like her uncle treats her and her cousin, with a hot and cold attitude, completely different.