At the beginning of the lanterns, in the Jinling Mansion, the night banquet was at that time.

During the war in the previous dynasty, the Xiao family, whose ancestral home was Lanling, moved south with the imperial court at that time, and chose Jinling to settle the clansmen, for which Jinling County was renamed Nanlanling County in the previous dynasty.

Although the dynasty has changed, and Nanlanling has also been renamed Jinling, the foundation of the Xiao family in Jinling is still not comparable to the Taishou sent by the imperial court.

This is also the reason why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came here and was entertained by the Jinling Mansion.

As the only female dependent in the entourage of the honor guard of the East Palace, Chi Tang was also the only guest at the women's table tonight, and naturally accepted the attention of all people.

Her seat was arranged on the left hand side of the Duchess of Jinling County, so that she could be consulted at any time.

Sitting with Chi Tang was the beautiful little boy during the day—oh no, the little girl.

"My name is Xiao Tong—" The little girl whispered in her ear.

Chi Tang kept a straight face and dodged a little uncomfortably, causing Xiao Tong to laugh "poof".

"I saw that you weren't like this during the day, what are you doing?" Xiao Tong bumped her with his elbow.

Chi Tang put down his chopsticks and looked at her indifferently: "That's what I am!" ”

Before in Wu County, she was the one with the highest status, and the girls in Wu County also played from childhood to adulthood, this time in Jinling, it was the first time she was a guest at a stranger's house, and the other party's family background was higher than her.

This made Chi Tang a little nervous.

But she couldn't lose her father's face, so before she came, she set an example in her mind that she thought was very appropriate-Miss Lu.

Sure enough, when Mrs. Xiao saw her like this, she praised her a few times for "extraordinary bearing", and Chi Tang was overjoyed while continuing to maintain the coldness of the landing girl who ignored all beings.

Unexpectedly, there was a Xiao Tong who had seen her during the day, and she made a mistake!

Although Chi Tang exuded the aura of "don't approach the living", Xiao Tong still liked to tease her: "Do you think His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will like the girls of Jinling to greet him like this?" ”

"I don't know!"

"Does Chi Taishou like it?"

"I don't know!"

"Do you like it?"

"No—it's okay!" That's a good idea.

Xiao Tong laughed and said, "I'll tell you, my fifth uncle likes this!" All the sachets and handkerchiefs he had received over the years had been put away like treasures—" Turning his gaze, he smiled sheepishly, "Do you want to see it?" ”

Chi Tang still had a straight face, and as soon as he said the word "no", he suddenly thought to himself: "I want to!" ”

Xiao Tong's eyes lit up, and he asked evilly: "Do you want to or don't want to?" ”

"Yes!" Chi Tang answered neatly this time.

Xiao Tong is the eldest daughter of the Xiao family, and her fifth uncle is Xiao Wulang Xiao Zhuo.

Xiao Zhuo's collection of sachet handkerchiefs, doesn't she also have a share?

Such a good opportunity, of course, you have to look for it and get it back!

"You wait!" Xiao Tong grinned, got up and ran to Old Madam Xiao and whispered a few words.

Old Madam Xiao glanced at Chi Tang and nodded with a smile.

She ran back again and took Chi Tang's hand: "Let's go!" ”

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Chi Tang originally thought that Xiao Tong was going to take him to the front yard to Xiao Zhuo's residence, but he didn't expect that after leaving the banquet hall, he only walked for a long time before turning into a courtyard.

Xiao Tong pulled her straight to the courtyard and finally entered one of the rooms.

Chi Tang saw that the maids around him were very familiar with Xiao Tong, so he asked, "This house is yours?" ”

Xiao Tong let out an "um", and while ordering the lamp to be lit, he turned back to Chi Tang and smiled: "Before the fifth uncle left home, he handed over all the things he had received over the years. As he spoke, he pointed to the three large boxes in the corner of the room.

Chi Tang stood at the door, watching her command the maid to move out the three big boxes, and asked casually, "I don't seem to see your fifth uncle today?" ”

Xiao Tong said: "He went to Juyang Academy!" ”

"Juyang Academy?" Chi Tang frowned and repeated.

Juyang Academy is very famous, but she vaguely feels like she has heard it somewhere recently.

Xiao Tong said: "Yes! He inquired that there was a visit from Juyang Academy, so he hurriedly went, and he would probably come back next year after the test. ”

Chi Tang let out an "oh", thinking to himself, Xiao Zhuo is quite serious.

The three boxes were all opened, and the various colored sachets and embroidered handkerchiefs were full, and at a rough glance, there were countless of them.

Where do you start? Chi Tang was in trouble.

Xiao Tong seemed to guess what was on her mind, pointed to the first box on the left, and said with a smile: "This is only what Xinghe received from eight to ten years of Xinghe——"

He also refers to the second, "Here it is filled with the eleventh to twelfth years of Xinghe; ”

The last one, "Here's what I received this year." ”

It can be seen that Xiao Wulang is becoming more and more popular......

Chi Tang sighed with emotion and set his eyes on the second box.

Xiao Tong also happened to walk to the second box, picked up a sachet casually, flipped through it, and said, "When the fifth uncle left, he handed me these three boxes, saying that one of them was the daughter of Wu County Taishou, Chi Tangchi girl——"

Chi Tang was taken aback.

Xiao Tong didn't look up at her, and his tone was a little melancholy: "But he didn't pay attention when he received it back then, and he didn't know which one was yours, he looked for it himself, but he still couldn't be sure, and he didn't dare to show you the wrong one, so he left everything to me, so that I could have the opportunity to invite you to come to the house to find it yourself." ”

Chi Tang looked at the three boxes that were almost half a human height and fell silent.

So much, what year does she have to find to go?

"Why don't you take them all and look for them slowly?" Xiao Tong suggested.

Chi Tang thought for a while, shook his head and said: "No need, it's a very ordinary sachet, I can't remember what it looks like, it doesn't matter if I can't find it, I don't have to look for it." ”

Xiao Tong suddenly raised his head and frowned, "Since you gave the sachet, why do you want to get it back?" Now that the fifth uncle seriously wants to return you, and you say you don't have to look for it, what do you mean? ”

From the very beginning when she appeared in front of Chi Tang, she had a curious and friendly attitude, but at this time, she showed an unkind look.

Since Xiao Zhuo handed over this matter to Xiao Tong, he thought that the relationship between the uncle and nephew should be good, and Chi Tang could also understand Xiao Xiao's maintenance of Xiao Zhuo, so he patiently explained the misunderstanding of the sachet.

After listening to this, Xiao Tong laughed and said: "Uncle Dare to Love has collected it for so many years, but the collection is not for his heart?" ”

Chi Tang looked at the three boxes of sachet embroidered handkerchiefs in front of him, and said disapprerovitically: "He is not short of heart." ”

Xiao Tong lay on the box, took a sachet and played with it in his hand, and said with a smile: "Every time the fifth uncle comes back from going out, he will take the small things he receives home and put them away, he often says that these are the hearts of the girls, and they are more expensive than Zhuyu-" Glancing up at Chi Tang, "In fact, it is not all the hearts of the girls." ”

Chi Tang was thinking about what this meant, and saw her turn around again, crouch on the edge of the first box, poke her arm in, and then pulled it out, grabbing a large handful of old yellowed sachet embroidered handkerchiefs in her hand.

"Look at these—" Xiao Tong smiled mischievously, "They were all thrown to him by the people I arranged!" ”

Chi Tang was dumbfounded: "You arranged...... What, what does it mean? ”

"That's what you heard!" Little Miss Xiao showed a naughty and smug expression, "I bought the things, I found the people, the fifth uncle has always prided himself on being smart, and he hasn't found it for so many years!" ”

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