The eldest lady was saddened by Mama Zhou's words, and turned her head and wanted to say a few cruel words.

But after thinking about it, she still forcibly suppressed the anger in her heart, and said coldly, "Hurry up and go, get out!" When he said the last two words, his voice was still two points higher, and his grief and indignation were overflowing.

Zhao Jingli didn't think too much about it. After all, the eldest lady said what Mama Zhou said after reprimanding Zhao Ruyu, and he thought that his mother's grief and anger came from Zhao Ruyu. He was also very ashamed that he did not adhere to his principles, and immediately saluted Zhao Yuanxun and the eldest lady and withdrew.

Caidie and the other maids who didn't know how to investigate were only polite to Zhao Jingli, and when they saw him leave at this time, they were not polite to the other three, and they pulled them up and pushed them out.

Zhao Jing'an walked out of Rongxi Hall, stood blankly for a moment, and ran to the second courtyard. Zhao Ruyu and Zhao Rurui stood there and looked at each other, not moving.

Zhao Jingli glanced at the two of them, his eyes condensed. He turned around and went back to the big room.

When Zhao Jing'an arrived at the second room, he met a maid, and hurriedly grabbed her and asked, "Where is my mother?" ”

"Second lady...... The second lady went back to her parents' house. The maid said tremblingly, lest she be angry with Zhao Jing'an.

Zhao Jing paused and asked again: "What about my father, where is my father?" ”

The maid shook her head: "No, I don't know. ”

I remembered that this was caused by my father. If he hadn't impregnated his concubine, what happened today wouldn't have happened. Zhao Jingan grinded his teeth and walked quickly towards the study in the front yard.

After the three of them left, the eldest lady motioned for Zhao Yuanxun to enter the inner room with her, and discussed with the old lady: "Mother, you are sick, you have to have someone send a letter to Sister Xi'er and let her come back to serve the sick, right?" If you don't come back, I'm afraid someone will gossip. ”

"Yes, call her back." Before the old lady could speak, Zhao Yuanxun nodded.

Although when Xu Xi came back, he had met in the outer courtyard. But the boy was the daughter of his brother, and he was fourteen years old, and he was not good at looking at the child. They never saw each other again.

At this time, he remembered that this was his own blood and blood, and he especially wanted to meet this child.

"I'm going to have to call her back." The old lady said, "Although the academy is safe, there are also leaks. Even if we tell her not to leave the academy and not to go to the silver building these days, but someone told her to go out in the name of Mrs. Xiao or in the name of which master? Wei's person is suspicious and poisonous. She has the heart to let Sister Xi marry into the Wei Mansion, and now that this series of things have happened in the mansion, she will definitely be suspicious and jump over the wall in a hurry. When the time comes, it will not be good to use extreme measures against Sister Xi'er. Take it back to the house, let's guard it strictly, and let her live with me, I see how the Wei family can still reach it. ”

"yes, that's what I thought, too." The eldest lady said.

Zhao Yuanxun looked at the sky outside and stood up: "Or, I'll pick her up now?" ”

The eldest lady looked at her husband's tired face, then looked at the old lady again, hesitated and did not speak.

She naturally wanted to take Xu Xi back before Wei could react. But her husband was tired of a long distance and his health was not good, and she was worried that he would not be able to bear it; I am also afraid that my mother-in-law will say that she does not care about her husband's body for the sake of her daughter.

The old lady also felt sorry for her son, but still said, "Then you can close your eyes and sleep in the car for a while." Alas, after a long journey, he can't rest when he returns to the house, and Wei's troublemaker is really harmful. ”

Zhao Yuanxun waved his hand: "It's okay." It's not far to Bac Ninh, the car is bumpy, and you don't need to walk by yourself, so it's okay. ”

He went in person, in case it was too late, and when he returned, the gates were closed. Although he was in an idle position, he was always in a military position, and he was familiar with the officers and soldiers guarding the city gates. It's still okay to say hello when you go out of the city and ask them to leave a small door for him.

"Master Hou." Seeing that Zhao Yuanxun was leaving, the eldest lady hurriedly stopped him.

Seeing him stop and turn around, the eldest lady stepped forward and said softly: "You find an excuse to go out, let Sister Xi come back in disguise, don't come here when you come back, and arrange for her to live quietly in Xinxiangyuan." ”

"Why?" Zhao Yuanxun asked.

A sneer appeared on the eldest lady's face: "The Wei family can't find Sister Xi in the academy, so they will definitely call someone to come to the mansion to investigate." I want to see how many ghosts and ghosts the Wei clan has bought in our Hou Mansion. ”

"Yes, yes, that's it." The old lady shouted behind them.

"Okay." Zhao Yuanxun looked at his wife, smiled softly, turned around and walked out.

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The old lady's dinner was early, and such an incident happened in the Hou Mansion of Suiping, and when the housekeepers and grandmothers of the Hou Mansion went to the aunt's house to deliver the letter, it just happened to be dinner time.

Zhao Ruyu is the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Suiping. When the old lady and the eldest lady chose her husband's family, it took a lot of effort. Although the family she married was not a noble family, it was also a scholarly family and an official family.

Her father-in-law Peng Guoan is the prince of the country, although the grade is only from the fourth grade, but the protégé of the Manchu Dynasty has a noble identity, and the emperor has to respect a few points.

Zhao Ruyu's husband Peng Jinrui was admitted to the Jinshi at a young age, and he was still the Tanhualang of the year, and now he is the director of the Ministry of Rites, and his official residence is the sixth grade.

The Peng family is also a big family. Because the old lady is still alive, Peng Guoan and the two brothers live together and have no family.

Mrs. Peng is a person who likes to be lively, and dinner is shared by four people. Therefore, although the Peng family has a family motto, only if there are no children at forty, there are not many children in each room, but there are twenty or thirty people in the three rooms combined.

Peng Guoan is not the eldest son, and Zhao Ruyu's husband Peng Jinrui is not the eldest son, so although the family has a large population, Zhao Ruyu does not need to take care of things. In addition, her husband is motivated, and she is not allowed to take concubines in the family motto, she gave birth to a son last year, which can be said to be smooth and very good.

At this time, she was serving food to her mother-in-law, when she heard a report from someone who said that someone from the Suiping Marquis Mansion asked to see her.

The eldest lady Zhu loves her daughter, and she makes delicious snacks in the house, and when she gets a beautiful piece of clothing, she will send it to Zhao Ruyu from time to time. Of course, sending something is an excuse to express the importance that the Suiping Marquis Mansion attaches to this daughter and to inquire about Zhao Ruyu's situation in the Peng family.

But she is also very particular about the time when she sends things. It is impossible to know that this is the time for the Peng family to eat, and Zhao Ruyu can't get out, and he will send someone to deliver something.

So when Zhao Ruyu heard that the Hou Mansion had sent someone to see her at this time, her expression became nervous and she asked, "What did that person say?" Is something wrong with my family? ”

When Mama Zhou arranged for someone to deliver the letter, she hinted at those who were in charge, so the people who came to report the letter were not afraid of "family ugliness publicity" at all, and directly told the reason as soon as they entered the door. Of course, in order not to make the intention so obvious, Wei's matter has not yet been mentioned.

At this time, the mother-in-law who came to deliver the message nodded, and looked at Zhao Ruyu's gaze with a little sympathy: "Said that your grandmother had a stroke." ”