The weather is getting colder and colder than the previous days, and my body is lazy.

Xia Zhixue nested in the house, lighting candles and reading a book, and the lotus pulled out a small Mazha out of nowhere, and sat next to her to read the three-character scripture.

After bringing the lotus back, Xia Zhixue sent the personal maid in the room, the maid was originally given to her by Xia Zhiqiu, although she had the heart to send it away in the past, but the little girl didn't make any mistakes on weekdays, and now the lotus is given by the prince, and the identity is naturally higher than that girl, Xia Zhixue casually found a reason to send the person back.

"Girl, a few years ago, the second aunt in Brother Cheng's room sent a few satins, saying that she was very grateful to the girl because of the past, and the slave and maid accepted it." The lotus twisted her neck, and the girl somehow forced her to study every day.

She was grateful that the girl was willing to teach her to read and write, but after all, she was no older than a child who had just begun to learn, and it was painful to learn.

The daughter of the protector? Xia Zhixue held the book, stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered that it was my father who had talked to her about the events of the day, yes, she was grateful, and said gently: "Tomorrow, you go to the cabinet to pick up a few pieces of cloth, send them to the tailor's shop, cut a few coats for the newborn child, and send them to the second room of my brother, saying that it is my little heart as an aunt, and I returned her gift."

"Yes."

She has been back to the Hou Mansion for some days, Xia Zhiqiu has been kept in the house, and the number of times she meets her in the yard on weekdays is very rare, but I am afraid that she is now all focused on the prince and can't find her business.

"Why don't you get up and clean up?" Lotus stood up and stretched.

Xia Zhixue was puzzled: "What to pack up?"

"Girl, but is she confused when she reads?" Lotus took the book out of her hand, put it away, and then continued: "Today, the female dependents of the family will follow to the temple to worship the Buddha, and they will set off at noon.

"I forgot about this," Xia Zhixue patted her forehead lightly: "Go and bring me my ice blue water color."

"Girl, on this New Year's Day, you are dressed so plainly and out of place, why don't you bring the pink gold-inlaid twin flowers?" The little maid who helped Lotus and Xia Zhixue change their clothes said.

When Xia Zhixue heard this, she turned her head and glanced at the lotus, and both smiled.

"This little girl, her heart is good," Lotus walked over and pinched the little girl's face: "Don't you know our girl?" As he spoke, he stepped over to get her clothes: "When has the girl ever dressed so ostentatious?" Besides, our girl is half an hour late in putting on her makeup now, and she can't put on such a fine outfit, and she looks nondescript in such gorgeous clothes. ”

The little maid's face turned red, she stopped talking, and withdrew.

"You also have a clever mouth, she just said one sentence, you replied to her ten words, after all, she is a woman, her face is a little thinner, I see that she will not talk to you recently." Xia Zhixue looked at the busy figure of the lotus.

Lotus put things away: "Girl, the slave maid has already given her enough face when she says this, if she goes to her room now, and takes out the five taels of silver that the eldest girl stuffed into her from under the bed, then it will really make her face."

A few days ago, the two of them went to the garden to bask in the sun, and suddenly heard a familiar female voice behind the rockery, Xia Zhixue sent someone over to see, and only then did she know that the little maid who was waiting in the house in Su Rili was no longer in the house, and the two of them did not make a noise.

After packing up, Xia Zhixue hurried to the gate of the courtyard and waited for her alone.

"Mother forgives me, I was a little delayed in the room." Xia Zhiqiu made a compensatory first to calm everyone's anger.

Shen Wei was yin and yang: "The third sister has a noble body, and I should wait for some, but my mother is waiting for you for such an hour, and it is really difficult for her to be an old man."

When will it be your turn to speak here? Xia Zhixue gave a look, and the corners of her mouth hooked slightly: "Mother is young and ruthless, where is this brother and sister?"

"You!" Choked on what people like fools said in the past, Shen Wei was unwilling, glaring angrily, and wanted to reason with her?

Su Shi said with a calm face: "You two don't say a word, who will show such jokes at the gate of the Hou Mansion?"

Shen Wei reluctantly shut up and followed Su Shi into the carriage.

Because there are many female dependents, the Hou Mansion has two carriages, one for the Su family, one for Xia Zhiqiu, one for Shen Wei, and one for the remaining Xia Zhixue and Cheng Ge'er's second room.

"In the past, in the house, there were many people, and I couldn't thank them, but now there is no one else, Mingru thanks the third sister for her monstrous kindness." Mingru said and saluted Xia Zhixue.

Xia Zhixue hurriedly stood up, half-bent over and helped the person up: "Hurry up, how can I afford such a big gift from my brother and sister?" If you have a body, don't break my life. ”

"You and Brother Cheng are doing well, and I am also at ease."

"Brother Cheng treats me very well," Mingru said, a blush on her face.

Xia Zhixue looked at her like this, and she didn't know what it was like in her heart. I wanted to welcome people into the door, firstly, to protect the reputation of the Hou Mansion, and secondly, to find bad luck for that Shen Wei, if the two of them fought each other, it would be good to make Xia Chengdao uneasy, but this girl was also sensible when she looked at it, which made her feel guilty.

Took out a jade pendant from his arms, the jade pendant was emerald green all over, and it looked like an emerald green water droplet when it looked closely, and it was a superior thing at a glance.

It was the first time that Mingru, the daughter of the protector of the country who was accustomed to seeing the world, saw such a pure jade, and immediately exclaimed: "What a beautiful jade."

took the hand of the person opposite and placed the jade pendant in the center of her hand: "Keep it."

"Sister, I can't help it, Mingru can't accept such a valuable thing." Hurry up and shirk it.

Xia Zhixue took her hand, her eyes were clear, and she said softly: "This thing is a ...... The old man gave it to me, and the sister also thought that you would have no wind and rain in the future, and be stable for a lifetime, but the world is unpredictable, if there is anything wrong in the future, as a last resort, you take the jade pendant to the nineteen princes' mansions, find the prince, and he will help you tide over the difficulties when he sees it. ”

This jade pendant is the thing contained in the pear wood box when he left the palace that day, and there is a note in the box - if you are in trouble, you can hold this jade pendant and find me to save my life.

She had no intention of involving such a woman in her chess game, and she could only make up for her with the most valuable things she had now.

Mingru listened to Xia Zhixue's words, and her eyes widened: "Sister...... Why did you give me something so valuable? ”

"This Hou Mansion. Countless people want to step in, but I know that this is a demon cave, you are a weak woman, now you have a child by your side, and the child is also your weakness, I am my aunt's, this can be regarded as a meeting gift," took the handkerchief and gently stroked Mingru's belly, his eyes were gentle: "This generation of children of the Xia family must be taught to have good intentions, and if you accept my things, you can't teach more and more deviations."

Mingru came out of the Protectorate Mansion, and he knew that he was a big family and had always been vicious.

"Yes, Mingru knows."