It had been snowing lightly for several days, and it was finally stopped, and the people in the various courtyards of General Su's Mansion were busy clearing the snow, so as not to blame the masters for slipping their feet.

Only listen to the silence of the bamboo courtyard, allowing the snow to pile up several layers thick.

Su Xiangsi sat on the bed by the window and read the letters, the room had been warmed by the charcoal fire, and the delicate cheeks of the sixteen-year-old girl were slightly flushed. He was covered with a small velvet blanket made of black fox skin. Su Xiangsi is afraid of the cold, and it is easier to be lazy in winter, so she will be a little tired after a while.

Raising his eyes and seeing rosin sitting not far away doing embroidery, Su Xiangsi turned his head, covered his mouth and yawned quietly.

"Miss can't sleep right now." Rosin didn't raise her head and interrupted what Acacia was about to say

Su Xiangsi rolled her eyes, the room was so warm, wouldn't it be a waste to sleep uncomfortably.

The heavy door curtain was lifted, and the catkins quickly entered the house, carefully lowered the door curtain, and did not let in the cold air, and stood and waited for the cold on his body to disappear before walking to Acacia. Hand over the letter in good condition.

"The third master's letter has arrived, and the old general's has been taken to Yi'an Academy."

Suddenly came to the spirit, took the letter and opened it, and read the content after a few glances.

"Father, they will be able to return to the capital in half a month, just in time for Chinese New Year's Eve. You two keep an eye on the people and tidy up the house. He threw the thin piece of letter paper into the brazier and let it burn out.

Two years ago, the border was invaded by nomads from neighboring countries, and the emperor sent General Su and the third old man to deter and garrison. I never thought that the border nomads were cunning, the third master was seriously injured, and the third lady couldn't rest assured, so she went to the border with the third young master, leaving the third lady Su Xiangsi alone in the capital.

"Miss rest assured, it will be arranged, but now it's really time to go to Yi'an Hospital, Mrs. Jin'an Houfu has already come for half an hour." Rosin Xiang was a little worried, if the young lady went late, it would inevitably be a little cynical, the lady of the Marquis of Jin'an was a well-known microphone in the capital.

Su Xiangsi reluctantly sat in front of the vanity mirror and let her re-put on the hairdresser.

"The urgent letter from Jinxiu, King Yu and Su Qing will meet in Jinxiu these days. Miss let the matter of the investigation also have eyebrows" Liu Wu slowly combed the long and smooth hair of Acacia and said softly.

Su Xiangsi gestured to Liu Wu and continued.

"The content of King Yu's message to the precious concubine in the palace is: General Su has a letter of collaboration with the enemy."

Lovesickness's bright eyes flashed with coldness, and in the blink of an eye, it regained its agility like peacetime. Inaudible whispering from his throat.

In this deep house, I want to swallow the bamboo courtyard, and the court wants to swallow the great general of the great military achievements.

Seeing that the acacia was silent, the catkins simply combed their hair in a bun, and inserted a jasper hairpin carved with lilies.

Although he was already wearing a big cloak and covering the freshly burned hand stove, when he went out, he was still shrunk by the cold wind, his neck was shrunk, he frowned, and muttered "It's so cold". He breathed a sigh of relief and walked cautiously to Yi'an Hall. The catkins and rosin followed closely on the side, the young lady did not know martial arts, and the ground was slippery, for fear of a mistake.

The General's Mansion covers an extremely wide area, and the Tingzhu Courtyard is the farthest away from Yi'an Hall, even if Acacia has taken a shortcut, and half a pillar of incense has passed when he walked to Yi'an Hall.

The maid of Yi'an Hospital bowed to Su Xiangsi at will, and opened the curtain to let Acacia in.

Bypassed the red sandalwood screen painted with flowers and gold, and entered the middle of the lobby to perform a full salute. The second room of the big room has been fully arrived, and Su Yiling, the daughter of the second room, sat next to Mrs. Su, holding her arms affectionately and laughing. Su Qing, the daughter of the big house, sat dignifiedly at the bottom, looking easy-going and well-behaved.

"Greetings to grandmother, I've seen Madame."

The dissatisfaction in the eyes of Mrs. Su, who was sitting at the head, was quickly concealed, and she whispered to the lady on the side, "This is the child of my third son, and he is well-behaved and sensible." It's just that I don't like to go out on weekdays. ”

Mrs. Jin'an Houfu looked at Su Xiangsi's eyes full of love, but she didn't reach it, and looked at Acacia's appearance and clothes in her eyes: "The children you taught are naturally sensible, this morning my son who is not good will come back from the next court, it can be said, General Su has made a great contribution, and he will be rewarded when he comes back." ”

When Mrs. Su heard this, the smile in the corner of her eyes deepened, and she should even call it a national dedication.

I caught a glimpse of Su Xiangsi still kneeling in the middle with her head down, and although she didn't like it, she still asked her to get up softly.

Acacia got up without changing color, sat down on the vacant seat next to Su Qing, and slowly smoothed the skirt without wrinkles.

Listening to the flattery between several women, Acacia only felt bored, and the woman of Jin'an Hou occasionally asked Su Xiangsi, and she just said a few perfunctory words casually. A proper young lady who has been closed all the year round, has no talent, no virtue and has never seen the world, and a high gate like the General's Mansion really does not match.

The eldest lady Su Qing has both ability and political integrity, and her temperament is first-class and good, and she treats people peacefully. When Su Qing's name is mentioned in the capital, she has to praise her as a "talented woman". The second lady, Su Yiling, has a deep relationship with Buddhism, and at the age of seventeen, she is familiar with Buddhist scriptures and interprets them thoroughly. The old lady of the family praised her.

And when it comes to Miss Three, I'm afraid few people know who it is.

Squinting at it, I saw Mrs. Jin Anhou get up and prepare to go back to the Hou Mansion. Several people in the lobby stood up and saluted.

"If it weren't for the fact that there was too much snow and it was inconvenient to walk at night, I really wanted to leave my wife for dinner." Mrs. Su was reluctant to hold Mrs. Jin Anhou's hand.

"I came this time to thank Miss Xie for saving a little girl on the official road that day, and sending her back to the house intimately. The situation was dangerous, and if Qing'er hadn't come to the rescue, I don't know what the situation would have been. Mrs. Jin Anhou was frightened in her words, and her eyes when she looked at Su Qing were full of love.

This Qing'er screamed affectionately.

Su Qing was on the side, her delicate face turned red, and she was a little embarrassed: "I also heard from my mother that the bandits were rampant and robbed a lot of New Year's goods on Shangguandao, but fortunately, the guards who went out with them were good." "She already looks like a fairy, and the posture of her daughter's family is even more pitiful.

"Qing'er, you go and send your wife out of the house." For this eldest granddaughter, Mrs. Su is satisfied.

Su Yiling wanted to pout when she heard this, but she didn't dare to make a fuss in front of outsiders, the smile on the eldest lady Zhao's face was even brighter, and her daughter was proud to get such a heavy responsibility from the old lady.

Mrs. Hou of Jin An praised the old lady again and again for being a blessed person, and her children and grandchildren were all smart, and she also told Su Qing to go to the Hou Mansion to walk around before leaving Yi'an Courtyard.

The old lady who sent the person away no longer looked like she had just been friendly, with an expressionless face, holding a teacup and sipping it gently. Su Yiling obediently beat her legs and didn't bother silently.

The eldest lady Zhao sat on the side with some anxiety, unable to guess the old lady's thoughts. Su Xiangsi sat calmly on the side, not panicking, and waited for the old lady to speak.

Mrs. Su really doesn't like this third granddaughter, she looks okay and is smart. But none of the qin, chess, calligraphy and painting can be used, poetry tasting meetings, and flower appreciation banquets are never attended, and I am afraid that there is a third lady in the general's mansion in the capital. It's really worthless.

is always a clear look, and never pleases her grandmother. Others came to invite An to coax her to be happy, but Su Qing saluted and sat aside without any sense of existence. is really wooden, there is no appearance of a wealthy lady.

In the capital, which is full of high-ranking dignitaries, when it comes to General Su's Mansion, in addition to the accumulated military merits, it is the respective demeanor of Su Qing and Su Yiling, and the comparison between Su Xiangsi and these two sisters, which really falls a lot. It's hard to like.

The people present waited for a while, and then the old lady put down the teacup and said slowly: "Your father, mother, and Jin'er will come back in half a month, and the bamboo courtyard can be cleaned up?" ”

"Grandmother, rest assured, everything is in order." After answering decently, he stopped squeaking.

The look of dissatisfaction between the old lady's brows became more and more obvious.

"Run'er, Yuan'er is coming back from the academy soon, can you pack up?"

"Grandmother rest assured, my brother's house has already been cleaned up, and I am sure that my brother will come back to live comfortably, and the bedding sent by my grandmother will be warm. My brother definitely likes it. Su Yiling was clever when she was a child, she was sweet and coquettish, and among her children and grandchildren, she was the only one who could make the old lady laugh.

The old lady's brows stretched slightly, and she stretched out her finger and tapped her forehead lightly.

The Zhao family also explained the situation in the house today in detail, and the old lady only nodded. I found an excuse to send them back.

As soon as I turned the corridor, I saw Su Qing walking towards me, and when I came back to my senses, I was held by Su Qing's little hand: "Third sister, are you busy cleaning up the yard these days?" If you can't get busy, you can go to my place and send more people. ”

"I didn't worry about anything, my grandmother praised my sister more than once for being like a grandmother in charge, and asked me to learn more." Acacia is still close and happy. Su Qing's news is really well-informed.

"Grandmother is also exaggerating and saying that I still envy you for being carefree." Maybe it was because she had been blown by the cold wind for a long time, Su Qing's face was a little red, "It's a big tuyere here, my sister should go back early, I still have homework to finish, so I can't accompany my sister to relieve my boredom." ”

Acacia eyes swept over the carved wooden box held by the maid behind him, and estimated that it was a thank you gift from Mrs. Jin Anhou. nodded indifferently and let Su Qing go first. Seeing that the mighty group of people was gone, they walked to the Tingzhu Courtyard with rosin and catkins.

"Su Qing is really good at acting." Su Xiangsi swore that this was her sincere praise of Su Qing, without any water.

"It's not as good as acting." Rosin listened to Acacia's words and muttered quietly.

Although the whisper was still heard by the tips of Acacia's ears.

Acacia raises eyebrows, deep house compound, who can't sing a few black and white upside down.

When Su Qing returned to Qingmei Courtyard, a girl untied her cloak and served hot tea. Stand by the brazier and warm yourself up before sitting down on the bed.

Although Zhao is in his early thirties, his appearance has not diminished, he was enchanting when he was young, and now he is charming and mature. When he saw his extraordinary daughter coming back, he beckoned him to sit down quickly.

"What does the Marquise say to you?"

"I didn't say much, but I didn't let her find fault either. Mothers can rest assured. Su Qing is still satisfied with today's performance, what comes out of Mrs. Jin Anhou's mouth, good things can exaggerate to earn a reputation, and bad things will only spread notorious.

"The people in the third room are coming back soon, the old lady's attitude towards that girl this month is not as obviously bored as before, you are her sister, you are busy with homework and go around more on weekdays." Zhao remembered the things that the old lady had brought back to Su Xiangsi just before leaving in Yi'an Hospital, and he couldn't help but feel cold and unwilling.

Su Qing nodded, only to remember that Su Xiangsi was holding something in her hand with the maid. Sure enough, it was brought out of Yi'an Hospital. When it comes to Su Xiangsi, she is not very comfortable in her heart.

Although the Zhao family is in charge of the General's Mansion, the Tingzhu Courtyard is not in charge.

The third old man, Su Mian, has been reading military books since he was a child, and he is deeply loved by General Su. Accompany the army to the battle, and the rewards are numerous. After marrying his wife, all of Su Mian's gifts did not need to be confiscated, and all of them were carried into the Tingzhu Courtyard. Two years ago, I went to the border to garrison, and directly handed over the Tingzhu Courtyard to Su Xiangsi to take care of alone. In the past two years, I wanted to attack her, but she always cleverly avoided her. If you want to install someone into the Listening Bamboo Courtyard, there is no chance.

What if the old lady doesn't like Su Acacia? How can the people in the house not respect Su Xiangsi? But Su Xiangsi's food and clothing are more refined than anyone in the house.

When Su Mian came back, Su Xiangsi wanted to press her even more.

Thinking that Su Xiangsi is dressed simply today, but she is faintly better than her in workmanship and fabrics, and her unwillingness is even stronger.

Su Qing's heart turned a thousand times, and she leaned into Zhao's ear and whispered a few times, and Zhao was silent for a long time before nodding.