After Zhao left, Xu Jiayi stared at Chen Xuan strangely, and looked at her up and down.

Seeing her like this, Chen Xuan raised her hand very well and turned around so that Xu Jiayi could see clearly, and after turning back to her original position, she blessed Xu Jiayi with a decent appearance, and then raised her eyebrows and looked at Xu Jiayi and smiled, "How?" It's still like that, right? ”

Looking at Chen Xuan's movements, Xu Jiayi couldn't help but laugh out loud, "You have indeed changed a lot during this time, it seems that Mrs. Chen has taken great pains to find the grandma for you, and I don't dare to recognize you today." ”

"Of course." Chen Xuan tilted her head slightly, looking arrogant.

As the two were saying this, Cuiyun stepped forward and whispered that Cui Qing was back.

Xu Jiayi raised her eyebrows slightly, looked in the direction indicated by Cuiyun, and looked at Cui Qing, who was wearing a rose pink dress, sitting alone in a corner, and looked stunned for a while.

She didn't think she would be back today.

Cui Qing took a sip of tea at this time, and looked at everyone talking and laughing coldly, but he always kept a distance of two or three meters from her, completely isolating her. Occasionally, he would sneak a glance at her, his eyes were full of disgust and disdain, and he felt funny when she found out and avoided in a panic.

Feeling that someone was staring at him, Cui Qing looked up and saw Xu Jiayi staring straight at him, she had no expression on her face, but Cui Qing's brows wrinkled. She didn't like to see pity for her from Xu Jiayi's body the most, because it would only make her more and more annoyed with her.

Obviously, they are also cousins of the Wang family, but Xu Jiayi has been favored by her elders and admired by others since she was a child, but she can only follow behind the Zhao family like a follower.

The more Cui Qing thought about it, the more angry he felt, and he dragged the handkerchief tightly with his hand hanging on one side, almost as if he was about to rub it up. Thinking that there were many female dependents around, he suppressed his annoyance again.

Here Hai Shi and Xu Jiayi were sitting and talking together, and they could hear the commotion outside for a while, as if something had happened. Xu Jiayi frowned a little uneasily, and saw a carriage slowly coming.

Hai Shi looked at Xu Jiayi with doubts on his face, and said in a low voice, "This is the carriage of the Four Princes' Mansion. ”

Generally, the carriage of the family has a special identity symbol, and the maids on both sides of the carriage are also the henchmen of the master's family, and it is not difficult to guess the identity of the person after moving around a lot.

Speaking of the Four Princes, Xu Jiayi remembered the adultery that was broken at the rockery on the eldest princess's mansion last year, and now Xiao Xue'er has rightfully entered the Four Princes' Mansion as a side concubine.

Although Xu Jiayi hated people like Xiao Xue'er, she couldn't figure out if the fourth prince had a problem with her brain, otherwise how could she look down on her. In terms of appearance, any maid can compare to her wherever she looks, and in terms of talent and character, any girl in Yanjing City can beat her.

For this, Xu Jiayi is really difficult to understand.

However, what made her even more incomprehensible was the person in front of her, Du Yunruo, who was also the head of the Four Princes' Mansion now.

It stands to reason that her husband accepted such a woman back as a side concubine, and if he is a wife, he will feel unhappy and want to make trouble, who knows that this Du Yunruo is not playing cards according to common sense, not only shushing Xiao Xue'er and taking care of him, but also taking Xiao Xue'er with him wherever he goes.

Presumably Xiao Xue'er should have come with her today.

Xu Jiayi thought so, and saw Xiao Xue'er who got down from the carriage first, followed by the fourth princess Du Yunruo. Hai glanced at Xu Jiayi beside her, pulled her sleeves without a trace, and took the lead in stepping forward to greet her.

Although the four princes did not come over today, they let their wives and concubines come, no matter what, they also gave them Shangshu Mansion a face, and the Hai family naturally did not dare to treat them slowly.

Xu Jiayi's eyes moved slightly, the corners of her lips slightly hooked up a shallow smile, and she stepped forward to follow Hai's side to greet the two. I had only seen Du Yunruo from a distance before, but I had never spoken to her. After Hai's greetings, he introduced Xu Jiayi to Du Yunruo, and Xu Jiayi also returned the salute in a timely manner.

Du Yunruo smiled and helped Xu Jiayi up, and asked a few more words about her age and preferences, and when she heard that she was about to meet Xuan, she also asked if she could be married.

Xu Jiayi shook her head, "No." ”

"It just so happens that there are a few cousins in my mother's family who have not yet been married, do you need me to pass on a word for you, and you can look at each other? Even if you don't like it, you should know two more friends, right? Du Yunruo seemed to be interested all of a sudden, and took Xu Jiayi's hand and refused to let go.

Xu Jiayi has never liked to be false and wronged with others, she only felt tired and panicked when she spoke like this, and she was obviously a little overwhelmed in the face of Du Yunruo's enthusiasm, so she only blushed and lowered her eyes and was silent. Seeing this, the Hai clan hurriedly made a round and went to the pavilion with Du Yunruo and Xiao Xue'er.

Seeing Xu Jiayi's embarrassed expression, Du Yunruo knew that he had said something too much, so he hurriedly whispered his guilt. Before Xu Jiayi could say anything, she heard Xiao Xue'er say in a weird voice, "Fourth Imperial Princess, why do you have to worry about it for her, marriage is the order of her parents, and Miss Xu's marriage has her own parents to make decisions for her." ”

"Oh, I almost forgot, Miss Xu's mother is no longer there? But it doesn't matter, I believe that Miss Xu's father will plan carefully for Miss Xu. Xiao Xue'er said slowly, paused after finishing speaking, and said in confusion, "Look, my memory is really getting worse and worse, Miss Xu seems to have been raised in Shangshu Mansion?" ”

When Hai Shi heard this, his face collapsed instantly, and it was extremely ugly.

After getting along with Xu Jiayi for a long time, Chen Xuan naturally knew that her good sister was not a little white flower that anyone could go up and step on two feet and destroy, and she didn't feel angry when she heard the words, but leaned back on the back of the chair, pinched a piece of pastry with interest and stared at Du Yunruo.

Xu Jiayi looked at Xiao Xue'er with a quiet smile, "What Concubine Xue said is that all major marriage events are the orders of parents, and the words of the matchmaker." Although I have no mother, my maternal grandfather and grandmother who love me make decisions for me, and I dare not ask the four imperial concubines to help me with my work. ”

"You don't look down on the four princesses?" Xiao Xue'er's eyes narrowed slightly, and she said coldly, "I can't see that Miss Xu is not very old, and her heart is not small." ”

As she grew older, she almost never got angry, even the personal maids who served around her almost never saw Xu Jiayi lose her temper, because she felt that it was completely unnecessary to be angry.

Of course, not being angry does not mean that she has no temper, if someone has to get an inch, and is crazy to test on the edge of her bottom line, then she will never endure it. Everyone should pay the price for what they have done, and she will get into trouble, and her grandfather and uncle will support her behind her back.

And also...... Chu Changfeng.

She remembered the last time she had spoken to her, though she had refused.

So at this time, after listening to Xiao Xue'er's words, she didn't back down for half a minute, and looked at Xiao Xue'er with a cold face, "What does Concubine Xuefang mean by this, do you have to make some ugly things today?" ”

Xu Jiayi's eyes were clear, but this appearance of not being arrogant or impatient made Xiao Xue'er angry for a while. It's like you've thrown a punch with all your might, only to end up hitting the cotton, and there's nowhere to use it.

This kind of ignorance made Xiao Xue'er even more annoyed than angry scolding, and she was about to open her mouth to say something more, but she saw Du Yunruo glance at her lightly, and immediately snorted coldly and stopped her mouth, standing beside Du Yunruo.

Seeing this, Xu Jiayi glanced at Du Yunruo with some curiosity, she originally thought that Xiao Xue'er was the most favored one in the Four Princes' Mansion, but now it seems that this is not the case.

"Don't mind, Xue'er has always been straightforward, but she doesn't have any bad intentions, don't take it to heart." Du Yunruo took Xu Jiayi's hand and patted it, "This bracelet was given to the queen when I married His Royal Highness, and I will give it to you today, so I will make amends for Xue'er for you." ”

"The four imperial concubines are too polite, gentlemen don't win people's love, although the courtiers are not gentlemen, but they still understand this truth." Xu Jiayi hurriedly refused politely, seeing that Du Yunruo insisted on subconsciously turning her head to look at the Hai family.

Hai Shi was also a little anxious and couldn't make up his mind, and when he saw Xu Jiayi looking at it, he could only nod slightly. Xu Jiayi took the things over with her head, and thanked her obediently, "The fourth princess actually doesn't have to apologize for Concubine Xuefang, although I don't have a great talent for step-by-step, I still understand the truth that harmony is precious." ”

Xu Jiayi didn't feel anything when she heard this, but in fact, there was an allusion in it.

Legend has it that there used to be a man named Buxiang, who went to visit his benefactor after returning to his hometown.

Unexpectedly, a dog of the benefactor's family broke free of the reins and bit Buxiang's leg, and the owner wanted to kill the dog when he saw this, but Buxiang pleaded for the dog, and said that it was just a brute, and the reason why it bit me was because I was loyal to the master, and I was afraid that I was a bad person.

If he's a dog, he's also my friend. My friend bit me, I'm never going to bite back again, right?!

So Xu Jiayi's words don't sound like much, but with a slight turn, you can hear that she is comparing Xiao Xue'er with a dog.

"Poof......" Chen Xuan couldn't help laughing, the pastry in her mouth choked into her throat and made her cough for a while, and only after pouring a cup of tea did she ease up, she raised her eyes and saw that everyone was looking at her, blinked a little embarrassedly, and said with a look on her face, "I'm sorry, I couldn't hold back for a while, let everyone laugh." ”

There was still a sparkle in her eyes, and she didn't know if she was laughing or choking.

Originally, everyone could still endure it, but now they couldn't bear it anymore, and they all used a handkerchief to cover their faces and laughed softly.