After saying that, there was a sudden silence in the room.

The expression on Bai Huaping's face faded, and he looked at this seemingly unintentional concubine with a dark look, and the handkerchief in his hand was quietly clenched.

Xiao Yixian hurriedly walked to her side and quietly pulled down her sleeves.

Liu nervously looked at the white painting screen and Zou Shi, bowed his head and didn't dare to say anything.

Old Lady Zou stared at Zou for a moment with an uncertain expression, and then said after a moment of silence: "It's a bit like." ”

In this undercurrent atmosphere, Xiao Yiran didn't say a word, just smiled lightly and was pulled by the Zou family. She looked at the well-maintained and kind second aunt in front of her, and sneered in her heart: It seems that the relationship between the Xiao family's big house and the second room is even worse than the rumors.

"Look, what am I talking about, just to make my niece sad!" Zou slapped his head in annoyance, and lovingly straightened the broken hair in front of Xiao Yiran's forehead: "Now that I'm back, I will go to my second aunt to play more when I have time!" The second aunt is always welcome!"

"Thank you, Second Aunt!" Xiao Yiran smiled at her gratefully.

Bai Huaping's emotions also gradually calmed down in Xiao Yixian's comfort, she raised her smile again, and asked softly, "Why are the second brothers and sisters late today?" ”

"It's not this debt collector who refuses to wear clothes! And I have been grinding for a long time. Zou squinted at Xiao Ziang.

"It's that the clothes don't look good!" Xiao Ziang shouted unconvinced.

Old Mrs. Zou carefully touched the clothes on his body, took a closer look and said, "The needlework on this dress doesn't seem to be as dense as before. ”

"Mother, this year's moon silver is a little less than last year's for some reason, so the embroidery girls' needlework is thicker." Zou said.

"Guys, what's going on?" Old Mrs. Zou sank her face and asked Bai Huaping coldly.

This slut! actually made a fuss about moonsilver! Bai Huaping glared at Zou fiercely, and hurriedly explained: "This year's harvest is not good, and many Zhuangzi below have not handed in much, so the expenses in the house have been reduced a little. ”

"That shouldn't save the child's food and clothing." Mrs. Zou disagreed, "It's nothing for us adults to save a little, but how can the delicate and frail children endure this hardship?" From now on, you will deduct some points from my monthly silver and give them to Ang Ge'er. ”

"How can this work?" Bai Huaping laughed, "If this matter spreads, there will be no place for the daughter-in-law, and the daughter-in-law will definitely redo it for Brother Ang when she goes back, and then calculate the expenses in this house." ”

Mrs. Zou was satisfied, turned her head away from looking at her, and continued to tease Xiao Ziang beside her.

Bai Huaping is about to vomit blood, this dead old woman not only made herself a waste of money, but also gave herself a title of inconsiderate juniors, what a good calculation!

Xiao Yiran almost didn't laugh out loud when she saw this, this old lady Zou's attitude towards Zou and Bai Huaping is really different, but from this, it can also be seen that Xiao Zhiyuan and Xiao Zhirui have the status in her mind.

On the way here, I heard Xianglan say that Xiao Zhiyuan has not been close to this mother since he was a child, and the reason is that Mrs. Zou suffered a lot when she gave birth to him, so she thinks that this child is compatible with herself. Later, Xiao Zhirui was born, and Mrs. Zou's heart was even more biased, and she even once instigated the old Zhongyong Marquis to let her youngest son take the title, but she was refused. After the death of the old Zhongyong Marquis, she moved to the second room, and she usually doesn't go to the big room much.

Today, Xiao Zhiyuan and Xiao Zhirui have something to go out, Xiao Zhirong is not too embarrassed to mix in a group of female relatives because his two elder brothers are not coming, so he also finds an excuse to shirk. At dinner, a large table was full, and at a glance it was full of girls and women, and the meal of talking and laughing passed quickly.

After eating, all the ladies sat in the tea hall to drink tea and eat according to the rules.

The fourth young lady, Xiao Yiling, rolled her eyes on everyone, and then said to Xiao Yiran: "Third sister, I heard that my mother will listen to the rain pavilion for you to live?" ”

Xiao Yiran put down the teacup and looked at the delicate-looking fourth sister and said, "Hmm." I couldn't get the house for a while, so my mother let me live there. ”

"The third sister is really a blessing. Everyone in the whole mansion knows that Tingyu Pavilion is one of the best courtyards in the Zhongyong Mansion! The jealousy on Xiao Yiling's face was undisguised, and she said in a strange manner: "My aunt also asked my father for it, but my father didn't give it." ”

Xiao Yiran smiled silently, but Xiao Yijing on the side sneered first: "Who uses what kind of yard." A courtyard of this size like Tingyu Pavilion has always been allowed to be lived in by the daughter of the main room, and the fourth sister is complaining about her father's injustice. ”

"The second sister misunderstood, and the younger sister has no disrespect for her father." Xiao Yiling explained with a smile, but she was very angry in her heart, this Xiao Yijing was always against her!

Xiao Yijing snorted disdainfully, although she looked down on Xiao Yiran's village girl who came back from the suburbs, she didn't look down on Xiao Yiling, a person who didn't know how to respect and humility. How can Aunt Liu be favored in front of her father again, she is not a concubine from a cheap maid? How can you live in the same yard as them?

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little stiff, Xiao Yixian began to laugh and play a round game: "It's just a courtyard, I think it's the same wherever I live." Fifth sister, don't you say? ”

didn't expect Xiao Yixian to suddenly click on her, Xiao Yiwan's face immediately turned red, she lowered her head and stirred the embroidered handkerchief uneasily, and said timidly: "Yes, yes." ”

Seeing her like this, Xiao Yixian smiled dignifiedly, while Xiao Yiling was extremely disdainful, in her eyes, these five sisters were a waste who would not fight or grab, and she was angry at the thought of sharing a yard with such a person. And this Xiao Yixian too, standing and talking doesn't hurt her back, their Fuyun Pavilion is better than Tingyu Pavilion, of course she doesn't care.

Xiao Yiran watched with relish on the side, without the slightest intention of mixing. But sometimes you don't want to provoke right and wrong, it doesn't mean that right and wrong won't take the initiative to provoke you.

Just when she was about to watch the play in a muffled voice, Xiao Yixian suddenly said: "Fourth sister, did you just make two clothes a few days ago?" ”

"yes."

Girls always love beauty, and when it comes to new clothes, Xiao Yiling's expression can't help but soothe a little, and there is some beauty in her heart.

"You can put them on the third sister first."

This fluttering sentence instantly made her not calm, the smile froze on her face, Xiao Yi stood up and said sharply: "What? Why should I give her my clothes? ”

Xiao Yiran's eyelids also raised: Xiao Yixian, what are you doing? Want to lead her into battle?

Seeing Xiao Yiling's eyebrows upside down, a glint flashed in Xiao Yixian's eyes, and she explained good-naturedly: "Before the third sister came back, the clothes that her mother prepared for her were all made according to the shape of the second sister, but today, the third sister is about the same size as the fourth sister, so those clothes must not fit." ”

"So what? What does it matter to me that she doesn't have any clothes to wear? It's a big deal to redo it for her, why do you have to snatch my clothes? ”

"How can clothes be made in a while? The third sister didn't have it, so of course she came first. ”

"I don't want it!" Xiao Yiling stomped his feet angrily, "You want to touch my clothes, unless I'm dead!" Her eyes were red with anger, and there was crying in her voice.