CHAPTER XXIII

Xie Ruqing was so annoyed in his heart, but he couldn't show it, and replied with a smile: "I heard that Miss Suhong is pregnant, and this is the critical time, the prince is so easy to be idle, it is good to go and accompany her." ”

One sentence choked Qi Zhiyuan enough, in his eyes, a girl is a girl, even if she has a child, she is a girl, it can't be true, only her sweetheart is a serious lady, but the concubine is pregnant, and she is inevitably short of breath to her wife, Qi Zhiyuan knows that she is teasing him, and she has nothing to say, so she has to say some sweet words to coax.

"Ruqing, you're jealous, you know, Su Hong is ...... Well, it's not comparable to you, you must not take it to heart, in my heart you are the most important. ”

Xie Ruqing squinted at him, and his words were full of mockery: "What is it?" It's a girl, the son of the world is chilling, the woman who follows you is your responsibility, you do this to a woman, and the same will be true to other women. ”

"No, Ruqing, you ......" Qi Zhiyuan was about to say something, Xie Ruqing had already turned around and left, he was so angry that he kicked the stone on the side of the road, and his teeth were shaking in pain.

Mrs. Yu sent a carriage to pick her up early in the morning, and Xie Ruqing followed the carriage into the general's mansion. She only came once in her previous life, not long after she got married, and she never had a chance to come after that, she only remembered the face, and it was already strange inside.

The General's Mansion is not as luxurious as the Qiyang Palace, and it occupies a small area, after all, the status is incomparable, but the General's Mansion is also one of the most famous families in this dynasty. The second generation of the family, that is, Yu Guozhen, the eldest son of Lao Taijun, is the general of this dynasty, and the third generation has a Huangmen squire, who served in front of the emperor, and is deeply liked by the emperor, and he will have a bright future in the future, that is, Yu Guozhen's nephew Yu Jun.

The other sons and nephews are also doing well, and many Xie Ruqing can't be named at all, because the old lady is not separated, and the whole family lives in the general's mansion, and there are many things to do.

came out to greet the third sister-in-law in the house, that is, the daughter-in-law of the third son of the main house, Yu Dong's family, the current housekeeper, and the fifth girl Yu Yan of the eldest son of the main house, this girl is a few months older than Xie Ruqing, and she is the age to play together.

"Sister Ruqing, you are here, the ancestor has been talking about you all morning." Yu Yan was very familiar with Xie Ruqing's arm, and looked at her with a pair of apricot eyes, "It seems that you have lost a lot of weight, but you are more energetic, unlike me, who only grows flesh and worries every day when I look in the mirror." ”

Xie Ruqing sneered, knowing that Yu Yan was unleashing her. She remembered this girl, a very lively girl when she met her.

"It's still fat and good-looking." Xie Ruqing gestured.

"Yes, I'm a lot more comfortable when you say that, unlike the big sister, who says I'm fat all day long."

Two girls of the same age chatted together, and they became familiar after a while, holding each other all the way with laughter, like sisters.

"Ancestor, have you seen it, are you worried in vain, it's better to be a clear girl." As soon as the third sister-in-law Zhang entered the door, she chatted with the old lady about how the two girls were deed. The old lady smiled.

"Come to me as soon as you can." The old lady beckoned her to sit beside her, and the elderly are always rare juniors, especially if they are pleasing to people, they will talk about it if they don't see her for a few days.

Xie Ruqing sat down obediently and let the old lady look at him.

"I see that you look a lot better." The old ancestor nodded while watching, as if he was quite satisfied with Yu's care.

Xie Ruqing was naturally embarrassed to say that he had been following Qi Yanzhi around to eat and raise recently, that eldest young master could be called the originator of idleness, there was nothing he didn't know about the famous restaurants and wine shops in the capital, and even some small doors and alleys were clear, and he really ate a lot of good things with him.

"Ancestor, then I look good, why don't you praise me?" Yu Yan smiled deliberately.

The third sister-in-law sneered and teased: "You are not only good, but you are also round and jade." ”

Yu Yanjiao said angrily: "Third aunt, you are turning the corner again and saying that I am fat!" ”

The room burst into laughter.

The General's Mansion is really lively, not the same as the palace with a single population, Xie Ruqing originally came to hide from Qingjing, but he didn't expect everything to be cumbersome, but in the evening, three tables were set up for this meal, and four generations were seated according to their generations. Eating is not a simple meal, the rooms must first talk and laugh, no matter how in private, it is important to make a harmonious and lively appearance on the face, and make the old lady happy.

Moreover, eating is also a variety of etiquette, eating is not like eating, but like a performance, anyway, Xie Ruqing eats every few bites, everyone orders to eat, and she is embarrassed to eat.

Xie Ruqing was a guest and was originally going to go to the main table, but Xie Ruqing knew his identity and refused because he wanted to sit with Yu Yan, so the old lady let her have fun with her peers.

Yu Jun is also at this table, and he has been full of curiosity about Xie Ruqing since he was at the table, and he looked at her from time to time, looking full of curiosity about her.

"Hey, second brother, what are you staring at us all the time?" Yu Yan squinted at Yu Jun, "Tell you not to think about it." ”

Yu Jun's face immediately turned red, he didn't look down on others, it was purely out of curiosity, because the Nine Emperor Princes always asked him about this cousin, and praised her in various ways. Yu Jun had heard his mother mention her, but he didn't describe how good she was, and said that it was too gentle and couldn't mention it, so he once thought that the Nine Emperor Princes were deceived by her appearance.

Today's observation is not quite true, although this cousin can't speak, but he behaves decently without a small family, and he is quite good at cooperating with everyone's speech, and he is obviously extremely smart.

No wonder the Nine Emperor Princes admired her.

"Don't talk nonsense, I just care about whether my cousin eats well or not." Yu Jun said embarrassedly.

This explanation did not clear his "suspicion", but made people more misunderstood, and everyone who heard it looked at them ambiguously, as if they were about to achieve a good marriage.

Xie Ruqing just kept smiling politely, knowing that he was probably annoying again. Yu Jun is the most promising one in the third generation, and it is very likely that he will inherit the general's mansion in the future, and the choice of daughter-in-law is naturally sloppy, compared to the idle Nine Emperor Princes, the Yu family will be more taboo to be a dumb person as the mistress of the future general's mansion.

As a result, people who are smart or disagree just laugh and don't say anything, such as the third sister-in-law, and then Yu Jun's parents, and those who can't figure out the situation will only make a fool of themselves, such as Yu Yan.

At night, Yu Yan took the initiative to invite Xie Ruqing to sleep with her, and girls of the same age always had something to talk about, from rouge gouache cloth clothes to marriage, and they refused to stop chatting for half a night.

Yu Yan asked, "Ruqing, do you have someone in mind?" Tell me if you're not afraid, I promise I won't give people out! ”

Xie Ruqing just shook his head, don't say that there is really no, and if there is, he will not tell her, because it is useless to say it, the more girls from big families have no freedom to marry. It's just that Yu Yan is just a little girl in the end, and she still has longing and yearning, and she can't stop the love of children in her heart.

"Are you bluffing me, are you treating me as an outsider?" Aftermath is strange.

Xie Ruqing shook his head sincerely again, indicating that he didn't.

"Okay." Yu Yan probably also thought that Xie Ruqing was alone in the capital, and he probably didn't dare to think about it, so he didn't ask, just joked about the second brother, "It's better not to have that, you look at my second brother, you want to be good, you have to have the ability, I see that he seems to be interesting to you, do you want to consider coming to my house to be my second sister-in-law?" ”

Xie Ruqing sighed in her heart, and said in her heart that she was really still a little girl. She knew that she couldn't hide, so she gestured and asked, "What about you, do you have a crush?" ”

Originally, it was a topic to change in the future, but who knew that this girl's face turned red all of a sudden, obviously pretending to be a great person in her heart. Xie Ruqing was rarely interested, and scratched her itchy flesh with her fingers, and Yu Yan couldn't stand it because of her, so she had to explain: "Don't scratch it, I said it's not okay hahaha...... Yes, it's Yuning! ”

Xie Ruqing was stunned, Yu Yan's intended person was actually the Nine Emperor Princes?

"Don't tell anyone." Yu Yan easily got rid of the clutches, tears still hanging in the corners of his eyes, "I, I just like him a lot, and I don't have any other ideas, I will be ashamed to say it." ”

Saying that there is no idea is naturally fooling people, Xie Ruqing knows in his heart that this girl is really moved, in fact, according to her family background, she is completely worthy of marrying the Nine Emperor Princes, I am afraid that she is too worthy, and some people do not want the Nine Emperor Princes to be involved in the General's Mansion.

said that Cao Cao Cao came, and the Nine Emperors came to the General's Mansion on the second day.

It was naturally Yu Jun who brought him here, Yu Jun met the Nine Emperor Princes on duty today, so he said the news of Xie Ruqing's presence in the General's Mansion by the way, Yu Ning was going to come to the door as a guest without saying a word, and Yu Jun was naturally not easy to stop.

Since the last goodbye, Yu Ning has not had much chance to see Xie Ruqing, and he is scratching his ears and cheeks thinking about it, so it is easy to have an opportunity, and he naturally can't let it go. Because of his friendship with Yu Jun, the Nine Emperors often came to the General's Mansion as a guest, and everyone was surprised, except for Yu Jun, no one knew that he was here for Xie Ruqing.

When Yu Yan heard that the Nine Emperor Princes were coming, he immediately pulled Xie Ruqing back to the room to change his clothes, rummaged through the cabinets to find out the best new clothes, put on the most precious jewelry, and dressed up as if he was going to enter the palace.

It's a pity that the Nine Emperors' attention is not on her at all, and he is just looking for various opportunities to talk to Xie Ruqing: "Miss Xie, you have been doing well lately, my fifth sister-in-law's mansion will hold a birthday banquet in two days, you can go and relax together." ”

Xie Ruqing shook his head, saying that he was not feeling well, and he didn't want to go much, and Yu Ning was suddenly disappointed.

Yu Yan on the side was anxious, she wanted to go, but the Nine Emperor Princes didn't invite her, and it was not good for her to take the initiative to ask, so she rubbed a handkerchief in her hand, and was uncomfortable.

At this time, the eldest sister Yu Wan stimulated her with words, "See, there is only a cousin in the eyes of the Nine Emperor Princes, and it seems that the rumors outside are not all groundless." ”