Before the sobering soup arrived, the hot water for bathing had already been boiled, Shao Ziqing went to bathe himself, and Jiang Zuiyao stayed alone in the inner hall.

The outer hall was almost cleaned up, and Linghui was putting the finishing touches on it, sweeping the floor with a broom.

Xi Jun walked in with the sobering soup and asked, "Where is the eldest young master?" ”

Jiang Zuiyao lifted the quilt and got into bed, and replied: "The smell of wine is too bad, I let him take a bath, put the sobering soup next to the charcoal fire and warm it first, and wait for him to come back and drink it." ”

Xi Wei poured the sobering soup into the jar, and just roasted it next to the charcoal basin, Jiang Zuiyao sat on the bed covered with a quilt, combing her scattered hair.

Xi Wei cleaned up the mess on the soft couch and asked, "Master, will the thirteenth princess really marry?" ”

Jiang Zuiyao combed her hair and said: "Wan Yun shouldn't lie about this kind of thing, the day is accurate, it seems that it is eight or nine and ten." ”

Xi Wei folded the blanket on the soft couch, thought for a while, and replied: "Xu is the people in the mansion know that the slave maid used to serve Rong Guifei, so they can hide it from our East Courtyard." ”

Jiang Zuiyao chuckled nonchalantly: "The left and right have nothing to do with our East Courtyard, just hide it, now that you know, you have to back up the generous gifts, I didn't catch up with Wanyun's marriage, this time the third young master's wedding, you can't be too vague." ”

Xi Jun put the folded blanket next to the soft couch, sighed and said, "I'm afraid that the thirteenth princess will marry, and Honglian's life will be even more difficult." ”

Jiang Zuiyao immediately put down the comb and asked, "What?" Are the thirteen princesses hard to get along with? ”

Xi Jun shook his head: "The thirteenth princess has been pampered by Concubine Rong since she was a child, although she is willful, but she is not bad, she is more of a royal princess, and she must be cared for in every way when she marries into the Shao family, and Mrs. doesn't like red lotus, where will she give her a good face." ”

Jiang Zuiyao frowned slightly: "Listening to the meaning of Wanyun's words, this time the third young master got married, and Honglian caused trouble again." ”

"No, at that time, the master was not in Beijing and didn't know, the lord learned that the third young master was going to marry the thirteenth princess, and he was happy to be like something, His Majesty also very much agreed, saying that Concubine Rong left early, and she was reluctant to marry her only daughter far away, and it was also a good marriage to be able to enter our Shao family. It's all a sure thing, who knew that it would cause the old things of Red Lotus, and if such a thing was pulled out again, it caused a lot of turmoil. Regretting the thoughts, Jiang Zuiyao couldn't help but feel a little sad for the red lotus.

Xi Jun swept the folds on the soft couch with a broom, and said: "In the autumn of last year, Honglian also came to our east courtyard, saying that the mansion did not send her charcoal, and the slave maid looked at her pitiful, so she gave her a basket. ”

Jiang Zuiyao immediately asked, "What about the third young master?" Does he not care? ”

Xi Jun straightened his waist, looked at Jiang Zuiyao and shook his head: "The third young master is now devoted to officialdom, and he didn't return home for a few days and nights at that time." ”

Jiang Zuiyao glanced at her unhappily: "If you want me to say, my mother-in-law is too narrow-minded, and everything is over, why bother with Red Lotus?" She just wanted to follow the third young master and her son, and she was single-minded. ”

Xi Jun sighed again: "Hey, who said it wasn't." In fact, the third young master married the thirteenth princess, but it was also for his own official career, after all, Concubine Rong was from the Taiwei Mansion, if the thirteenth princess married, she would be able to have a relationship with the royal family, and she would also be related to the Taiwei Mansion. ”

After chatting a few words, Jiang Zuiyao knew that once the thirteenth princess entered the Shao family, just for Shao Zimo's official career, she would definitely be Shao Zimo's heavy weapon, and Shao Jiang and Jiang's love, the red lotus......

Jiang Zuiyao shook her head helplessly, she personally went to advise Honglian and gave her two paths, both of which she chose by herself, and she was afraid that she would have to endure this hardship by herself.

At this time, Shao Ziqing walked in refreshed, Jiang Zuiyao looked at him and said, "The sobering soup is still warm for you, drink it while it's hot." ”

Xi Jun poured the decanting soup from the jar into the porcelain bowl and handed it to Shao Ziqing.

Shao Ziqing sat on the edge of the couch, leaning against the bed frame, and drank slowly.

It was already very late at night, so he cleaned up the inner hall and called Linghui from the outer hall to leave.

Jiang Zuiyao leaned against the wall and lay down slowly, she still felt some pain in her abdomen, but she couldn't bear it, Linghui had already prepared a soft cushion, she leaned on it, looked at Jiang Zuiyao's back and said, "Did you hear Wanyun's words tonight?" ”

Shao Ziqing turned around, lifted the quilt and sat in, holding the warm decanting soup, and nodded: "I heard it, but it's just a few words, what did she say to you?" I look at the muttering, it's very mysterious. ”

Jiang Zuiyao pillowed on the jade pillow framed with gold wire and nephrite, and replied: "It's just a change in the family, speaking of the second young master marrying a newcomer, the third young master's wedding date is imminent, and marrying the thirteenth princess." ”

Shao Ziqing had already heard Chi Rong say these things, he drank the last sip of decanting soup, lay down in the quilt, and said: "Wanyun has been married for so long, and she has long since stopped living in the mansion, her words are all heard from her mother, you just listen to it lively, you don't have to take it to heart." ”

Saying this, Shao Ziqing stretched out his arm and hugged Jiang Zuiyao in his arms, Jiang Zuiyao lay comfortably in the crook of his arm, and asked, "I heard what Wanyun meant, she doesn't like Red Lotus a little." ”

Shao Ziqing was not surprised at all, and said: "Mother doesn't like that woman, and she naturally doesn't like it either." ”

"You mean, Wanyun listens to her mother very much?"

"No, she has been a willful temper since she was a child, and if she listened to her mother in everything, she wouldn't have caused so many troubles. It's just that now this girl is older, and her life has grown a lot better than before, plus she doesn't live in the mansion, and occasionally comes back to see her mother, and she believes whatever her mother says, it's all one-sided. If someone mentions to you right now and only talks about her badness, you'll hate that person too. ”

Shao Ziqing's words are true, Jiang's temperament Jiang Zuiyao understands, but he is afraid that when he talks about a person's shortcomings, he is afraid that he will have to add oil and vinegar.

Jiang Zuiyao couldn't help but say with pity: "It's really bitter for the red lotus, this huge Shao family, there is no place for her." ”

Shao Ziqing's cold temperament, in addition to caring about the people he cares about, how can he take the people and things next to him to heart, and replied lightly: "Those things have nothing to do with us, as soon as we hear it, the third child is now older, and he is also a person who walks in the officialdom, and he can tell which is more important." ”

Jiang Zuiyao reminded: "Then you, as a big brother, also have to teach a few words, you couldn't help you when you weren't in the mansion before, but now that you're back, you should always take care of your two younger brothers." ”

Shao Ziqing frowned irritably: "You know that I don't like the second brother, it has nothing to do with me whether he is dead or alive, as for the third brother, he may not listen to it, why should I please that person." Okay, okay, it's late, go to sleep, I'm dizzy from this wine. ”

After saying this, Shao Ziqing turned over and hugged Jiang Zuiyao tightly, and after a while, Jiang Zuiyao hadn't slept yet, and his heavy breathing sounded.