Back at the Duke's house, the remaining three invitees also appeared soon, and the three of them were also branches of the Xue family, and the eldest was the direct grandson of the second master of Xue Ling, called 'Xue Yuan'.

The other two are the direct descendants of the third master, 'Xue Yuqing' and 'Xue Yuhong'

The three people who came were worthy of being from the Xue family, all of them were quite noble, wearing military uniforms and swords. Xue Yuan is more poignant, and the other two Xue Yuqing and Xue Yuhong are more polite.

"I'm sorry, Ling'er, it's rare for you to invite us to a party, we're still late. Xue Yuan took the lead in apologizing to Xue Ling.

"It's okay, I know you're busy honing all the time, cousin. Seeing Xue Yuan and the three of them coming, Xue Ling's somewhat tense face smiled.

"Yes, the future of the Xue family lies in us, so Yuqing Yuhong and I have never slackened. Although Xue Yuan was more domineering, he did not make the people present feel uncomfortable, he was born with such a temperament.

"It would be nice if other people had this kind of consciousness like their cousin. Xue Ling clasped her hands together and seemed to agree with them.

"Did something happen?"

"Let me introduce you first, this is Ling Meng, you shouldn't have met. He is Uncle Wang's adopted son, and because he thinks it's time for everyone to meet and get acquainted with each other like this, he held this party. But ......" Xue Ling told Xue Yuan and the three of them what had just happened.

"I see, 'Ling Meng' is right?" Xue Yuan walked over to Ling Meng, "My name is Xue Yuan, the strength and strength of Manager Wang have always been the object and goal of my yearning, I have occasionally heard that he adopted a child, I am very happy to meet you today." ”

"Hello. Ling Meng was a little forced by his momentum and held his hand, unlike Xue Tian's slightly cool and soft hands, Xue Yuan's hand could clearly feel some calluses, and his hand was also full of heat.

"Looks like you're not lacking in exercise, that's good. As the adopted son of Mr. Wang, I don't want you to weaken his reputation. Sorry, but it took a little effort. Letting go of Ling Meng's somewhat red hand, "Although Cheng Bing and Cheng Lie attach too much importance to their background and identity, they are not evil people in nature, if they have fought with you, they will understand." The two of them still respect me more, and I'll talk about them later, and I hope that the next time you meet, I'll make them apologize as if it didn't happen. ”

"Thank you. Withdrawing the trembling hand, although it was a little painful to be pinched, he was still a little happy to be recognized by others.

After greeting Yu Qing and Yuhong, the few sat down again, obviously except for Ling Meng, they all knew each other.

"Speaking of which, cousin, this is a tea party, can you not bring the sword too, it was very incompatible to come in a military uniform. ”

"Ah, that's rude. The three of them hurriedly took down the saber and handed it to the maid, "But I have developed a habit, I always feel very uncomfortable without a saber, and my father always says that he wants to regard the sword as his second life, so he carries it with him all the time." ”

"I also know that's why I didn't kick you out, and my eldest brother used to be like this. ”

"Brother Xuefeng, he is our role model, and now my father often uses him as our role model to let us learn from him, and it is precisely because of Brother Xuefeng that we will not be complacent about these small achievements. ”

"If you let him know, you're going to stink again. ”

The arrival of the three of them made the party lively, chatting and chatting about the scruples that were still a little scruples......

"By the way, it seems that I don't see Cousin Xue Wan, is she going out?" After chatting for a long time, Xue Yuan asked where Xue Wan was, and as soon as he asked, Ling Meng and Xue Lian were also curious.

"Yes, sister, she and her father went to the Cang family. Xue Ling, who was originally quite happy, had a little haze on her face.

"Duke Cang's family, could it be that Sister Xue Wan is the fiancé who went to see her this time?" Xue Lian was a little surprised.

"Yes. ”

They still know a lot about Xue Wan's betrothed.

The Cang family, located in the Xiayang River Valley, is the first military family of the Tianshuang Empire, and the martial Cang family has been somewhat alienated from other families in recent years, or has been alienated, but only has a good relationship with the Xue family.

And Xue Wan's marriage contract is the direct line of the Cang family, and it is rumored that he has never been defeated in the big and small battles he has launched with the empire in the north, and he is a person who is known as Zhongtian Star at a young age.

"I remember that Brother Xuefeng's fiancée is also from the Cang family, right?"

"No, and he's been to our house a few times, he's a nice guy...... I heard from my mother that they were going to get married in about the next year. ”

While everyone congratulated and had some expectations and longings, some people were not in a high mood.

"Xue Ling, aren't you happy?" Xue Yuan found that Xue Ling's interest was not high.

"I'm fine, just a little lonely. However, compared to loneliness, in fact, it is more uneasy, the marriage contract between the eldest brother and the eldest sister is decided by the father, although the eldest brother and the eldest sister seem to be not dissatisfied, but she is afraid that when she will be arranged for such a marriage contract for her.

"Then let's talk about something else happy, I heard my father say that this year's Ice and Snow Festival will have a lot of foreign businessmen coming, their ships have docked in Baiya Bay, and things are also being transported here, if you are interested, you can go and see it. ”

"Do you know where it came from?"

"I want to think about it...... It's a place called 'Oriel Continent'. ”

"I haven't heard of it. ”

"It seems that there is also a place called Yindong Continent. ”

A few people chatted and began to talk about foreign countries, because none of them had been to many places, so they only talked about some things they had heard, which also made them a little interested in foreign countries......

"It's not too early, it's time for us to go. ”

"Thank you for being here today. ”

Before you know it, the sun has begun to move westward, and the time is indeed not early.

"If you're still feeling lonely, call us to come to the party again, we'll go anyway. ”

"I'll call you. ”

After receiving the saber handed back by the maid, Xue Yuan first said goodbye to Xue Lian and Xue Lian.

"Cousin Xuetian, I heard that you are a very talented person, but you have spent more time on other things, I hope you will not live up to the talent that your family has given you. ”

Xue Tian nodded, but didn't take it too seriously.

"Ling Meng, let's find a time to practice together, it's always difficult for one person to improve. ”

"Good. Although he didn't know if he could learn anything, he felt that the three of Xue Yuan were pretty good.

"Goodbye. "See you next time. ”

"Do you hear you, Xuetian, I also hope you can be a more manly person. Xue Lian obviously agreed with Xue Yuan's words.

"Don't don't, I don't want it, and my father doesn't care, I don't want to train myself in a stinky sweat. ”

Xue Lian shook her head and looked a little helpless, "It's not a good guy." ”

"You know what, like is like, dislike is dislike. Xue Tian was obviously not convinced.

"Then Ling'er, let's go back too. ”

"Walk slowly, cousin. ”

"Goodbye, Ling Meng. ”

"Goodbye, miss. ”

When leaving, Ling Meng found out that the maid who was following Xue Lian was Winter Night, and when she met her eyes, Winter Night also winked at him.

"Then Miss, I'm ...... too" Just when Ling Meng was about to say goodbye, Xue Chen seemed to find that their party was over, so he came to take a look.

"Are you going back? It's rare to come once, so let's stay a little longer. Xue Chen, who found out that Ling Meng was going to leave, began to stay.

"But ......"

"Don't you want to?"

"It's not...... Won't it bother?" Because he was a little concerned about whether Xia Ye would be uncomfortable, Ling Meng actually wanted to go back, but he couldn't refuse at all.

"It didn't bother at all, it just so happens that I have time today, so I'll go back after dinner." ”

"Mom, are you going to cook today? Great, do you need my help?" Xue Ling on the side looked a little happy.

"No, you can go and change your clothes first. ”

"Okay!" Although the dress is very suitable for Xue Ling, it will obviously be very uncomfortable to wear it for a long time, and there is really no need to continue wearing it after the party.

"Let's go, it's not a good place to chat, let's go to the study. Following Xue Chen, Ling Meng was taken to the study on the fourth floor.

The study room is not very large, but there are a lot of books, and the shelves around it are full of books, and there are some of them.

"Usually our family chats and reads books here when we are resting. Xue Chen, who walked to the window, was a little melancholy, in the days when Xue Chen and her second daughter left, the house was a little deserted, and she obviously had some worries about the future.

"Sit down, we've never had much of a good conversation. How are you doing lately, do you still have nightmares?" "We used to live together for a while, and Ling Meng at that time would have nightmares every time she slept, and Xue Chen still remembered.

"Very little has been done. "I haven't been reminiscing about those past events lately, so I rarely have nightmares (beautiful) dreams.

"Well, are you still used to living in the academy? There should be a lot of inconvenience in living with other people. ”

"No, my roommates are good people, we've been working together for two years and we've become good friends. Recalling the times when they washed together, went to class together, ate together, washed clothes together, and fought with other groups together, Ling Meng smiled, although he hadn't seen them for more than a day, he already wanted to see them again.

"Is there anything interesting?" Seeing Ling Meng's smile, she couldn't help but be happy, at first she wanted to ask him how he was doing, and if he didn't like it, she would enlighten her, but at this time, she was infected by his smile and wanted to know what happened to him.

After thinking about it for a while, Ling Meng told her about the encounter between them when she entered the school, their personalities, their characteristics, and various specialties......

"I remember that your quality is quite good, your eldest brother is so powerful, so you haven't won against him for two years?" Hearing Ling Meng say that he hadn't won in swordsmanship for two years, she was quite surprised, after all, she had heard Zhencheng say how amazing Ling Meng's qualifications were.

After hesitating for a while, Ling Mengcai said with half guilt.

"Of the four, I was the youngest...... If you win, it probably won't be good...... So after losing once, I didn't think about beating him. ”

"That's right. Xue Chen thought about it for a while and felt reasonable, but she felt that something was not right, and then she found out, "Won't this be uncomfortable?"

People are expressive, but Ling Meng gave up completely and chose failure to support others.

"No, and they'll be happy that way. ”

"You really like them. Xue Chen touched Ling Meng's head, and then kissed his forehead.

"Morning ...... Aunt Chen" "This is a little reward for a good child, hard work." "Although I can understand it, I still feel heartache when I feel it.

"I ...... It's okay. ”

With a squeak, the door of the room was gently pushed open, and Xue Ling, who had changed into a beige sweater, walked in.

"What are you talking about?" Seeing that the two were very close, they looked very close and had a good relationship.

"I'm talking about what happened at Ling Meng Academy. ”

"That's great, I want to go too. Xue Ling was obviously really envious, because she had always been a tutor to teach.

"Do you really think so?"

"Oh, is that okay?"

"No, no. Originally, he wanted to tease her, but Xue Chen didn't expect her to look forward to it so much, "Although Bai Yucheng is already safe, we can't take this risk, and now the situation is starting to be turbulent." ”

Xue Ling wordlessly walked over and hugged her mother, Xue Chen hugged her tightly with her backhand, "I'm sorry for making you feel lonely." ”

"Hmmm......"

If the mother was still there, it would probably be this feeling, Ling Meng, who looked at the two of them, thought a little lonely.

"Okay, it's time to let go, Ling Meng is still watching. ”

"Okay. Xue Ling was a little reluctant to leave her mother's arms.

"I think you're hungry too, I'll cook for you, and you can also promote your feelings. ”

"Hmm. Xue Ling and Ling Meng followed and stood up and watched Xue Chen leave.

After Xue Chen left, Xue Ling sat down on the chair and shrank into the chair with both hands holding her feet, looking a little lonely. And Ling Mengli just watched quietly from the sidelines, he didn't know what to do at this time.