Zhou Ziyou invited, "Sister Xu, on the eighth day of the fifth month, we will have a gathering at the Meilan Poetry Society, so you can come too." If you play chess so well, you must also do well in poetry. ”

Xu Lanyin smiled, "Unfortunately, we are about to go home." "She didn't want to go to any poetry meetings even if she didn't go home.

Zhou Ziyou was a little regretful, and said, "The fourth cousin likes the teahouse opened by my sister so much, it must be very chic, I also want to play, but unfortunately I can't go." ”

Xu Lanyin said with a smile, "I will open another Xinyun teahouse in the capital in the future, and you are welcome to play when it opens." ”

Zhou Ziyou just wanted to say "yes", but Zhou Zimei preemptively said, "Lord Xu is no longer a secret guard, when she becomes an official, Miss Xu is a lady of the official family, why do you want to show up and go out to do business and make a living?" ”

Because she took it upon herself to run to have a chance encounter with Zhao Wulai, she was so angry that Mrs. Zhou taught her a good lesson. She is very aggrieved, she is the daughter of her uncle, the granddaughter of the princess, no matter how widowed she is, she should not be married to a poor boy or a martial artist. It is really necessary to marry low, and the poor Jinshi is better than the martial artist who does not know how to write and ink. It's a pity that my parents are far away in Shaanxi, and no one really plans for themselves, and they just want to use themselves as pawns......

I heard that Xu Lanyin was very familiar with that poor boy, so she didn't want to see Xu Lanyin together. I still can't look down on Zhou Ziyou in my heart, my family background, appearance, and future in-laws are all good, but I still have to pretend to be a person. The fourth prince is a fool, no matter how much he values that girl, he won't show favor like this and lose his worth.

Xu Lanyin glanced at the Wednesday girl who was educating her highly, and said with a smile, "Miss Zhou has a good life and was born in a wealthy family. At the beginning, my father never returned, and as the eldest daughter in the family, if I didn't go out to earn a living, let alone provide for my younger brothers to study, the family would not even be able to afford to eat. ”

Grandma Zhou glanced at Zhou Zimei, no wonder her mother-in-law said that she was shallow-eyed, but she looked shrewd but she was actually a mallet. Grandfather invited Miss Xu to come, just to show favor to Xu Qingyan and Zhao Wu, why bother to invite people to offend.

She smiled, "The third sister was born in our family, and I don't know the suffering of the people. During the days when Lord Xu was away, it was difficult for Miss Xu. Alas, Lord Xu's identity must be kept secret, and I heard that your family has land and a house, so you shouldn't worry about your livelihood, so our government didn't dare to take care of your family. ”

Xu Lanyin said with a smile, "Although I am the daughter of a small family, I also know that I can't lose a big one because of a small thing. ”

secretly said in his heart, Xu Qingyan has been gone for many years, and the Zhou Mansion has not helped his family even secretly, except for the fear that Yiju Restaurant will see the clues, and he also does not treat the secret guard as a person.

The secret guard and the dead were bought by the main family at a very young age.,During the period of selling life,The body and life belong to the main family.,It's completely out of touch with the previous family.,I don't even know where the family is.。 Xu Qingyan is special, he only became a secret guard at the age of thirteen, and he also married a wife and had children.

These big families don't treat the secret guards and dead soldiers as people, how can they care about the people in his family. Xu Qingyan completed the task, became a hero, and had a higher use value, so they regarded him as a human being. Some of the dead guards and dead soldiers became a handful of loess when they died, and they probably didn't even have a coffin.

The secret guards and dead soldiers in private captivity only had such a strange and non-human profession in ancient times.

There may be another reason, that is, the Zhou Mansion values Zhou Xin and her feelings more. As soon as he came today, Taishi Zhou took Xu Lanyue over, he must have wanted to see if she had been wronged.

Grandma Zhou was very satisfied with Xu Lanyin's attitude, and nodded with a smile.

The subordinate brought the chess, and Xu Lanyin and Liu Zhaohou played. Xu Lanyin was not his opponent at all, and he lost the handicap.

Liu Zhaohou was so happy that he danced with his hands, and said, "I won and others were not so happy, and I was happiest to win Sister Xu." ”

Xu Lanyin slapped him with a smile.

Xu Lanyin didn't say much, but every sentence could be said to Liu Zhaohou's heart, and Liu Zhaohou was even happier and kept dominating Xu Lanyin to play chess.

Xu Lan was not very happy when she saw Zhou Ziyou, so she proposed to play military chess, and the loser played and pulled Zhou Ziyou in.

The three of them played chess until dinner.

After the meal, Liu Zhaohou pulled Xu Lanyin and Zhou Ziyou to play chess.

Zhou Zimei was unhappy, and said two words that he didn't like, but was stopped by Grandma Zhou with a look.

Zhou Mansion did not dare to have too much contact with Wu Wangfu, and maintained a good relationship with the royal family, mainly relying on the four princes to occasionally come to the mansion to find Zhou Ziyu to play. As long as Liu Zhaohou is happy, it is okay to play with whomever he wants.

At the beginning of Shen Shichu, Xu Lanyin was about to leave, so he asked someone to call Xu Lanyue over.

Liu Zhaohou was very reluctant and said, "Sister Xu will come here to play again, and let the fifth cousin go to the palace to tell me." ”

Xu Lanyin said secretly, how could she have such a big face. She didn't dare to promise, only smiled.

Xu Lanyue came over, and Grandma Zhou gave the Xu family four pieces of makeup satin, and the two sisters each had two hostas.

After the Xu sisters left, Grandma Zhou asked people to open those sets of chess, and the chess and military chess were of good wood and exquisite carving. In particular, checkers are ground into small marbles with white jade, topaz, and red agate to make chess pieces, which are bright and alternative, and very beautiful.

She didn't dare to leave such a chic gift, so she sent someone to send it to Mrs. Zhou, and then told him about Xu Lanyin's performance today.

Mrs. Zhou didn't expect that Xu Qingyan's eldest daughter was actually Miss Xu, the owner of the Xinyun Tea House in Ningzhou Mansion. Because of Liu Zhaohou's relationship, he also heard about the Xinyun Teahouse, and knew that this teahouse launched three new types of chess, and he also particularly liked Western chess and military chess. I heard that the military chess is still the girl and her brother from the land fighting chess.

Thinking about Xu Lanyue's love for her eldest sister, Taishi Zhou felt that Xu Qingyan's eldest daughter was not only smart, but also atmospheric and forward-looking. Of course, there is good luck, otherwise you will not be able to pick black roots, and you can still get the guidance of the old doctor to sell medicine in the Hundred Herbs Hall.

Especially after listening to what Xu Lanyin, who reported to his subordinates, not only understood the righteousness, but also hinted at the predicament of the Xu family, Taishi Zhou blushed a little. I feel that I am old and calculating, and I will miss my feet when I am old. I knew that I should pay attention to the Xu family's ......

Back in the Zhao family's courtyard, Xu Qingyan asked about their sisters' trip to Zhou's mansion.

Xu Qingyan was very happy when he learned that his daughter was familiar with the four princes. The four princes are not only loved by the emperor and the queen mother, but also by their brother King Wu.

Xu Lanyue received a few jade ornaments from the old lady, and gave them to Xu Lanyin very generously. Xu Lanyin didn't ask for it, and said with a smile, "You can keep what you give, and you will have your own boudoir in the future, and it will look good on the table or on the Bogu shelf." ”

Xu Lanyue said again, "Grandpa Zhou asked me if I would like to stay in the Zhou Mansion to live, and I said that I was reluctant to let my father and eldest sister live. ”

Xu Qingyan smiled happily and boasted, "Good girl." As he spoke, he gave Xu Lanyin another look.

Xu Lanyin knew that he was going to tell Xu Lanyue about Zhou Xin, so he got up and left.