Jiang Yuan left from his mother, although he decided to follow his mother's orders to compete for the position of the patriarch, but he was still a little relieved, when passing by Taoyao Courtyard, a few pink peach blossoms flew out and landed on the corner of his clothes, his eyes showed a little tenderness, his eyes turned to the direction of Taoyao Courtyard, as if he saw a woman under the peach blossom tree, swinging wantonly, laughter like silver bells, the whole Jiang Mansion can be heard.

The tenderness on his face flashed, and some doubts slowly floated, and he suddenly remembered that day when the Marquis of Pingjin took everyone to the door to ask for an explanation, Xiaoyu's girl asked him if he wanted the position of the patriarch, and whether this matter had anything to do with her? When did she have such abilities?

The thought of this daughter he had never cared about before was growing wildly in the shadows made him feel a chill, and after thinking about it, he came to the Rosewood Garden, which he hadn't set foot in for a long time.

The night was dark, but the eldest lady had no intention of sleeping, since she was a member of the Jiang family, she would naturally worry about what had happened recently. Because of Zhao Ling, her original pace of life has been completely disrupted, and her arrangements for her own pair of daughters have also been disrupted.

She held her head with one hand, lazily and half-lying, since she had taken the wrong step at the beginning, she should think about how to walk back to the original road, if the Jiang family and the Chu Wangfu became in-laws, what kind of impact would it have on the marriage of her two daughters? If the lord really plans to compete for the position of patriarch this time, he will offend the three princes, how should he deal with himself in front of his father and brother?

She felt that her brain was a little painful, rubbed her temples and was about to fall asleep, when she heard the maid call "The master is here", she couldn't help but be surprised, she is now old and decrepit, is he still interested in coming to her for the night?

"Master, why are you here?" The eldest lady happily got up to greet her, "The night is already so deep, why haven't you rested yet?" Yue'er, cook a bowl of ginseng soup! ”

"Don't bother!" Jiang Yuan raised his arms, let the eldest lady take off her coat while waiting, and said, "You and I are an old husband and wife, why are you so polite?" Why haven't you slept yet? ”

"There's been so much going on lately, and you can sleep there!" The eldest lady sighed and rubbed her temples for Jiang Yuan, "I guess the old man is also worried about what happened recently, right?" ”

Jiang Yuan held the eldest lady's hand and said with a smile: "Don't be busy, sit down!" I'll talk to you, only you can understand me at this time! ”

"What does the master want to say?" The eldest lady's eyes moved, quite a little youthful look.

"What do you think of the little fish? Doesn't it feel a little abrupt? Jiang Yuan's eyes flashed a hint of darkness and said.

"From that low-key and forbearant little girl suddenly became sharp and wise, it was only a day's work, it was indeed a little strange, or Xiaoyu's acting skills and patience were not comparable to ordinary people, why did she hide her strength for so long, and chose to expose it now? Can it only be said that she thinks the time is ripe? So what is this opportunity? I don't think Xiaoyu will tell us, this girl's mind is hidden deeply, and it is also very big! The eldest lady pondered for a moment, looked at Jiang Yuan's gaze with some sarcasm, and said, "Master, you are so worried about Xiaoyu's affairs, because you want her to marry into the Chu Palace, and you will rely on the relationship of the King of Chu to rise to prominence, but you are afraid that after Xiaoyu really masters a lot of strength, he will turn over the old accounts of the things of the year, right?" ”

"Bastard, I didn't do anything wrong back then, her mother did something like that, her grandfather was a traitor, I still left her alive, I don't have anything to be sorry for her, I'm afraid of her going over old accounts!" Ehara said indignantly.

"Master, you also said that we are old husbands and wives, can't you still believe me? Your worry is also the old lady's worry, the old lady means that Jiang Xiaoyu needs to be used, but you have to find a way to pinch it in your hand! The eldest lady smiled softly, "I don't know if the master came to discuss with the concubine late at night, but this is the case?" ”

"What can you do?"

"Not yet...... But sharing the worries of the lord is what the concubine should do, and this method will still be able to come up with sooner or later! The eldest lady smiled slightly, "The old lady wants to take into account the relationship between father and daughter, and the old lady wants to take into account the meaning of the ancestors and grandchildren. ”

"If Jiang Xiaoyu really has the ability to pry the Jiang family, how can your Qin family guarantee that it will not be her next target, the Qin family can contribute back then, for this reason, Madame should make more efforts to strangle her thoughts that she shouldn't have this morning!" Jiang Yuan said coldly, he looked at the babbling lady's somewhat blue face, grabbed the eldest lady's hand, turned around and blew out the light, "Madam, it's late at night, let's rest!" ”

Jiang Xiaoyu has been paying attention to the affairs of the Pingjin Hou Mansion for the past two days, although the matter has been known to everyone, but Fu Yin still cares about the power of the Hou Mansion and the backers behind it, and tries his best to press things down.

Although those corpses have been proved to be from the Hou Mansion, there is no direct evidence to prove that they are related to the bad habits of the Pingjin Hou who have killed people afterwards, so Fu Yin just invited the housekeeper of the Hou Mansion to the Yamen to inquire, and has not taken further action.

Jiang Xiaoyu was thinking about what to do next by the lake, when she suddenly felt someone sneak up on her from behind, turned sideways slightly, and the fist-sized stone grazed her ears and fell into the lake in front of her.

"Who's sneaking up behind?" Jiang Xiaoyu turned his head and shouted coldly.

"If you don't change your name, if you don't change your surname, I did it!" I saw a little boy jump out, his face full of arrogance, "I'm going to kill you!" ”

"Such a big rock, if it really hits my head, it will indeed kill someone!" Jiang Xiaoyu said lightly, "You tell me why you want to kill me?" ”

The boy in front of him is Jiang Xiaoyu's second brother Jiang Haoran, who is eight years old this year, he should have had an elder brother above him, but he died young, he is the only male in the Jiang family, so he has been pampered since he was a child, and he is very domineering, Jiang Xiaoyu has not suffered in his hands before.

Jiang Haoran ran over with his hands on his hips, his face was ruthless at this age, and he pointed at Jiang Xiaoyu's nose and scolded: "Are you talking bad about my mother behind your back?" ”

"You should be called Auntie, your mother should be the eldest lady!" Jiang Xiaoyu still said lightly, glancing at Jiang Haoran, "Tell you that I scolded the fifth aunt behind my back?" ”

"I won't tell you!" Jiang Haoran's face was full of anger, and he shouted arrogantly, "If I hear you dare to speak ill of my mother again, I will let you go to the lake to feed the fish!" ”

"Although you are only eight years old, as the only male in the Jiang family, you should also know something about what is happening at home, didn't your aunt mention to you about the recent events in the family at all, so that you, a fool, don't you know what is called a disaster?" Jiang Xiaoyu stood up coldly, turned around and quickly flashed to Jiang Haoran's back, aimed at his ass is a kick, and he fluttered and fell into the lake.

"Help! I can't swim, help! Jiang Haoran struggled in the water, snatching several mouthfuls of water, Jiang Xiaoyu looked at it coldly, and sneered: "Why do you think I like to stay here?" Because it's quiet here, who do you expect to save you? ”

Jiang Haoran was still desperately calling for help, Jiang Xiaoyu saw that the lesson was almost over, picked up a bamboo pole, stretched it out into the lake, and pulled him up. Jiang Haoran lay on the ground and spit out a few mouthfuls of water, kicking heavily, seeing Jiang Xiaoyu walking towards him, he crawled back in fear, and shouted in a trembling voice: "You...... Don't come here! ”

Jiang Xiaoyu squatted down, took out his hand to wipe the traces of his face, pinched his face and said: "In the case that your own strength is not enough, don't make a big fuss, otherwise it will not be necessary for anyone to suffer!" I can guess who I say in front of you, but you are a boy, so you have to use your own brains more, and you don't want others to say anything, otherwise you won't know if you're being used! ”

She pulled Jiang Haoran up, patted him on the head, and said, "It's cold, go back and change your clothes, don't catch a cold!" ”

"Thank you...... Thank you, big sister! Jiang Haoran said with a complicated expression, then turned around and ran away, and happened to meet his two personal attendants on the way, and when he saw that the master was soaked, he was suddenly startled and hurriedly asked.

Jiang Haoran glanced back, and just saw the smile on the corner of Jiang Xiaoyu's mouth, he felt a thrill in his heart, and hurriedly said: "I'm fine, I accidentally fell into the lake just now, and it was the eldest sister who saved me!" Don't talk nonsense, go back and change your clothes, you want to freeze me to death! ”

"The children can be taught!" Jiang Xiaoyu smiled faintly, and looked at his hand again, it seems that some people don't have a long lesson at all, so they have to suffer some hardships!

Jiang Haoran returned to his Fenglin Courtyard, and happened to meet Jiang Huiran talking to her mother, and the two of them were shocked to see her come back wet.

The fifth aunt is only twenty-four or five years old, her appearance is ordinary, and she is a little delicate, when Jiang Yuan slept with her as a maidservant after drinking, her stomach was also angry, and she didn't expect to get pregnant once.

She also has some skills, she has been hiding from the eldest lady, until her stomach can't hide it before she makes trouble in front of the old lady, the Jiang family's heirs are thin, the old lady naturally attaches great importance to it, I didn't expect that she gave birth to the first male of the Jiang family, so many years, and the only male, naturally she was helped to be an aunt, although Jiang Yuan accidentally doted on her, the mother is expensive by virtue of her son, and she also has some status in the Jiang family.

Jiang Haoran has always been her heart and soul, and when she saw her son so embarrassed, she immediately became angry, and first scolded the maid who served him, and then asked what happened.

Jiang Haoran glared at Jiang Huiran, waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, mother, I'm fine, I just accidentally fell into the lake, fortunately, the eldest sister was here and saved me!" ”

The fifth aunt was slightly surprised: "She actually saved you?" ”

Jiang Huiran rolled his eyes and said: "Little brother, you have to be careful, Jiang Xiaoyu is sinister and cunning, scheming, could it be that she pushed you into the lake just to make trouble for you, after all, sister, I was pushed into the lake by her!" ”

She just looked at Jiang Haoran's experience and thought of herself, but she didn't have any thoughts, how did she know that Jiang Haoran was furious when she heard this, and pointed at her nose and scolded: "Eldest sister is not only my eldest sister, but also your sister, what is your intention to slander her behind her back with such vicious language and provoke the relationship between our sister and brother?" ”

"Little brother, you...... What's wrong with you? Jiang Huiran frowned slightly and stared at Jiang Haoran suspiciously, obviously they cursed Jiang Xiaoyu together yesterday, why did they face her today? Could it be that Jiang Xiaoyu said something to him?

She bit her lip, and a coldness appeared in her eyes: "Little brother, you must not listen to Jiang Xiaoyu's nonsense......"

"Shut up!" Jiang Haoran threw the teacup on the table to the ground angrily, "She didn't tell me anything!" Although I am young, I also have brains, how can others deceive me with a few words? ”

Jiang Huiran felt bored, and felt that Jiang Haoran must have been deceived by Jiang Xiaoyu, and actually stood on the opposite side of himself, and hated Jiang Xiaoyu even more in his heart! said goodbye to the fifth aunt hastily and left Fenglin Courtyard.

The son's relationship with the five girls was quite close before, but now why is he so ruthless? The fifth aunt asked suspiciously, "Son, what's wrong with you?" ”

"Mother, the fifth sister is not well-intentioned, we will have less contact with her in the future!" Zhang Haoran frowned and said, "Also, mother, I think the eldest sister is a very powerful person, don't provoke her in the future......"