At noon, Xu Cuiliu was invited to go to Tianxiang Pavilion together, and several charcoal basins were set up in the courtyard, and a piece of iron plate or iron fork was put on it, and the large and small porcelain basins were full of meat, which were neatly placed on the mahogany table.

Xu Qinglian ordered the maids to invite the sisters, and soon everyone came, and the maids in the whole garden heard the news and gathered together to have a lively barbecue, probably because of the customs and habits left over from the previous dynasty, and not to make a fuss about eating a barbecue.

Xu Hao had a full meal, drank some daughter red and was slightly drunk, did not continue to accompany the sisters to enjoy the snow and gossip, went to the front yard alone, sat alone in the hall and ate a bowl of hot tea to sober up, and the second housekeeper Father Li came to report that several housekeepers came to the capital and made up for a few New Year's gifts.

Xu Hao asked, "What about the gift list, show me." ”

Daddy Li said: "The gift list of the big housekeeper sent to the big lady's house, the years ago it was a gift from Zhang Luo in the long room, this should be a return gift from others, I got the letter when I was a child, everyone has left, and the little ones say that most of them are the colleagues and bosses of the big man." Why don't I go to the account office now and ask if the list has come down? ”

"No need." Xu Hao didn't take it seriously, it was all about personal contacts, since he didn't need to come forward to socialize.

Suddenly, seeing Father Li's appearance of wanting to speak and stopping, Xu Hao was sleepy, shook his head to sober himself up, "If you have something, just say it." ”

Father Li came up to him and rubbed his hands and smiled: "Brother Hao'er, don't blame me for relying on the old and selling the old, the old slave just wants to ask you, are you still satisfied with Qiuxiang's girl?" ”

Xu Hao immediately sobered up, and said in a daze: "Satisfied, Qiu Xiang has been with me for many years, and if I am not satisfied, I will already drive her away, what do you mean, Li Lao?" ”

"No, it's not interesting." Father Li hurriedly shook his hand, thought about it and said stubbornly: "For example, if Brother Hao'er likes that girl, this is Qiu Xiang's blessing, then the old slave immediately went to ask his wife for a favor, and read the love of our family for many years of service, and opened Qiu Xiang's face to make a room." If Brother Hao'er just wants to be fresh, the old slave begs you to raise your noble hand and let Qiuxiang go home early. ”

Xu Hao's face turned red suddenly, not to mention that he was innocent between himself and Qiu Xiang, even if he was not innocent, he couldn't allow the people below to make irresponsible remarks! It's not that he's afraid of people's words, the maid in this era is for the master, not to mention that Qiu Xiang is still a big girl, no one will accuse you of losing your personal morality, even if you finally drive the used maid home, that's your right, the problem is that this kind of thing is too disgusting.

After thinking about it a little, I knew that it must have come from the mouth of Laibao, Xu Hao was so angry, but he couldn't do it, and the more you described this kind of thing, the darker it became.

The most haode solution is to get Qiu Xiang out immediately, so that the matter will gradually subside, if Qiu Xiang's family is kind enough to prove their innocence on the wedding night, it is the best, no one will say anything if you don't say it, at most after tea and dinner, point to Qiu Xiang and say, this is what the third young master has used.

Noble and his parents are really bad, deliberately learn to the old Li family, and use Daddy Li to force the palace, Xu Hao is not without malicious guesses, if he really takes possession of Qiuxiang, will Noble be a turtle for the rest of his life and endure it?

Few men will not care about the chastity of their wives, even if Qiu Xiang proves her innocence, because of this episode, Noble will always have a thorn in her heart, after all, Qiu Xiang has served herself alone for so many years, and it is inevitable that young men and women get along with each other, and it is inevitable that their ears and temples will grind.

It's no wonder that while shijie outside the Ming Dynasty is getting more and more sensual, the etiquette in the house is becoming more and more strict and perverted, and the etiquette is too useful for a gentleman, and he has not done anything in the province and has been infected with a commotion.

Xu Hao once personally said to Noble that he would protect the maids in the house, but now he naturally doesn't plan to give in, and after thinking about it, he finally relented, and sneered at Father Li: "You don't believe me and Qiu Xiang anymore?" ”

Father Li smiled and said, "Young man, impulsiveness is inevitable, Brother Hao don't care." ”

Xu Hao said coldly: "I will admit what I have done, but you may not believe it." In this way, let Qiuxiang go home tonight, and you can ask a midwife to test it. ”

Father Li was a little dumbfounded, he thought that this matter was true, and the Li family was very happy about this, he respected the third young master today out of kindness, and then went to ask his wife, and when Qiu Xiang became a girl, his granddaughter would be pregnant sooner or later, and it would not be difficult to become a concubine further.

Now it seems that the two of them are really innocent, which makes Daddy Li regret and can't get off the stage, and spread rumors about the private life of the master's family for no reason, this crime is serious.

"The old slave knows that he is wrong, alas!" Father Li sighed, regretting that he should have secretly asked Qiu Xiang first, blaming himself for being carried away by the good news.

Xu Hao said calmly: "Then you are your own granddaughter, and if you care, you will be chaotic, I don't blame you." But the person who said it to you is so hateful, once it spreads, I can't even wash it away even if I jump into the Yellow River. ”

Father Li said hatefully: "This is all said by the bastard of Noble Treasure, the toad wants to eat swan meat, and he is also worthy of my granddaughter?" ”

Xu Hao remembered the bits and pieces when he got along with Noble Treasure, more than his relatives, and he was inevitably a little reluctant for a while. But he can't keep Noble by his side, Akika doesn't like him at all, and he can't talk nonsense everywhere under Noble Treasure's resentment.

Thinking of this, Xu Hao immediately said: "Slandering things behind the scenes, this wind can not last, now I have the final say in the family affairs, you immediately gather everyone, explain this matter clearly in public, beat the treasure fifty sticks, and then go to Fengyang's hometown to guard the ancestral grave." ”

"Yes." Father Li knows that this should be the case, the ruthless master will beat the person to death, and then send it to the government to distribute the border pass, and the hatred is likely to die on the way, and the whole family will be sold to others as slaves, the third young master is obviously thinking of the old love, and nodded heavily.

Because Noble Family's family was not implicated, Xu Hao was not worried that Noble would do anything stupid, and when Qiu Xiang got married in a few years, he would let him come back and marry in the village.

After dealing with Noble, Xu Hao sighed faintly, and said: "When Qiu Xiang goes home tonight, she doesn't have to come back, her clothes and jewelry will be sent over without pulling a piece, and in addition, I will ask my wife to allow Qiu Xiang to choose her own son-in-law, this is my zuihou a little heart." ”

Xu Hao raised his head and looked at Daddy Li's eyes intently, and said word by word: "Daddy Li, I hope you will fulfill your granddaughter, don't interfere with it, otherwise I will let her be a dowry girl for my sister or simply stay in the wife's house until she is twenty years old and then release it." ”

Father Li swallowed his spit vigorously, he never expected that the young third young master would be so decisive and decisive, and he would never drag his feet in dealing with things, how could he dare to think about anything else at this moment, his expression was unconsciously respectful, and he nodded in agreement.

The good young master is a personal girl, with status, status and decency, but because of Noble's speculation, he disappeared out of thin air, and Daddy Li, who regretted it, hated it in his heart.

Immediately in front of people, he tied up Noble to Wuhua Da, knelt under the hall, and in front of all his subordinates, maliciously slandered Qiu Xiang for no reason to hook up with the young master, causing the young master to be furious.

Noble was not convinced, and struggled to shout, why do you say that I am slanderous? Laibao's father and mother and other relatives rushed up, shouting that the young master had wronged a good person.

Father Li sneered, and appointed a midwife who everyone in the village knew in front of everyone, and asked two respectable old mothers to accompany him into the house to test whether Qiu Xiang was still complete.

The result is naturally self-evident, the big guy scolded a bloody villain and dispersed, and the Noble family had nothing to say, at this moment the wife sent someone over and coldly told that no one was allowed to intercede, which was a glimmer of hope for Zuihou.

Not to mention the beaten Noble Treasure, the most painful person among them is the innocent Qiu Xiang, but it proves her innocence, no one will look down on her in the future, and she is better than anything else, as for the maid, she can't do it for a few years, and she has to marry at the latest when she is eighteen years old.

Xu Hao not only instructed Musk Yue to send all Qiu Xiang's clothes and jewelry, but also added an additional fifty taels of silver, Xiao saw that Qiu Xiang returned his son's reputation, and he was happy and rewarded fifty taels of silver as a dowry. Xu Qinglian and Xu Hongye read everyone's friendship for many years, and one of them gave ten taels and a few pieces of jewelry, in addition to Chunyue and other big girls with two taels of silver each, and the other maids and women also made up fifteen taels of silver.

The matter soon reached the ears of the old lady, and she carefully inquired about the whole cause and effect, and when she heard that her grandson immediately decided to end the matter, she said very loudly, and sent Yuelan to take sixty taels of silver as a reward.

Yuelan and several other big girls all entered the house in the same batch as Qiu Xiang, grew up together since childhood, and when they saw this, they also followed one after another, a total of twenty taels of silver. The other two wives saw that the old lady had made a move, so they didn't want to say it, and each sent someone to send twenty taels of silver.

As a result, it added up to a total of more than 300 taels of silver, which was enough for the Li family to marry Qiu Xiang in a beautiful way, and it could be regarded as a blessing in disguise, and they thanked people from all walks of life happily.

Only Qiu Xiang cried into tears, looking at the pile of white flowers and silver on the kang, she was sad for a while, and leaned over and cried.