It has been more than half a month since Changsun Yun left, Xia Mengning runs between Zhuzhiyuan and Meifangyuan every day, and the rest of the time is embroidered and written, and the life is also relaxed.

The weather was getting colder day by day, and the house gave out cold bedding and new clothes to each courtyard, and Xia Mengning sewed a few thicker pillows, thinking about sending them to Ge's.

Ge's body is getting bulkier and heavier now, and this pillow is softer, which can make her sleep much more comfortable at night.

While the two were talking, Jiu'er walked in over there, and Xia Mengning looked up at her: "What's wrong?" ”

Jiu'er looked at it and whispered, "Miss, in the front yard, it was said that the eldest young master was back." ”

Xia Mengning was stunned, nodded and said, "Daddy sent someone to call me?" ”

Jiu'er nodded, Xia Mengning put down the needle and thread in her hand and stood up, Jiu'er hurriedly walked over and picked up the cloak and put it on for her, Xia Mengning turned her head and said to Ge's family: "Auntie, don't worry, I'll go and see first." ”

Ge Shi nodded, and Xia Mengning turned around and walked out with Jiu'er.

The two walked to Yong'an Hall, and heard a stern voice from inside from a distance, Xia Mengning was relieved, and felt Jiu'er beside her trembling, so she reached out and patted her hand, and said with extremely gentle eyes: "Don't be afraid, there is still me." ”

Jiu'er looked at Xia Mengning and nodded after a while.

Entering the gate of Yong'an Hall, Xia Mengning walked straight to the door, and the mother-in-law who was guarding the door smiled and lifted the curtain, looking flattering.

Entering the house, Xia Mengning walked to the front first and saluted: "I've seen Daddy!" ”

Seeing Xia Mengning coming, Xia Chuanyuan, who was sitting at the top, said, "Sit down." ”

Xia Mengning sat aside, and felt a strong gaze, and looked up, it was his eldest brother, Xia Zhihan.

Seeing the cowardly and silent Xia Mengning in his memory, looking at him indifferently, Xia Zhihan was stunned for a moment, and then a smile rose at the corner of his mouth, and said: "It's just half a year, but I didn't expect the third sister to be so moving." ”

Xia Mengning smiled, but she didn't answer his words, her eyes naturally looked at Xia Chuanyuan, and asked with a smile: "Why did Daddy call his daughter here?" ”

Xia Chuanyuan's face was pale, "It's almost the New Year, everything big and small in the house has to be handled, and I don't have the skills, this backyard matter, it's up to you to assist your mother, she is also a pregnant person, you can't work too hard, you have to learn to take care of these things sooner or later, now practice first, and tell me if you have any problems." ”

Xia Mengning didn't expect Xia Chuanyuan to hand over the housekeeping power to herself and Ge so easily, and she was surprised in her heart, but also had a small sense of accomplishment.

"My daughter obeys her father's words."

Xia Zhihan sat there, watching Xia Mengning's movements, and was a little surprised in his heart, this sister-in-law, who was always silent before, was really as her aunt said, not only drove her mother and sister out, but also won her father's favor.

Thinking of this, Xia Zhihan himself was a little irritable and even more angry, he lost the battle and was demoted by the emperor, outsiders didn't know how to laugh at him, but when he returned to the mansion, his mother and sister had already been sent to the nunnery, and the forces in the mansion had changed the limelight, not only did he have to be scolded and blinded by his father, but even the servants in the mansion laughed at himself openly and secretly, and he was also the eldest son of the prime minister's mansion, how could he tolerate such humiliation?

Xia Zhihan was thinking here, Xia Mengning over there had already stood up and said goodbye and left, seeing this, Xia Zhihan hurriedly stood up and prepared to go out, but Xia Chuanyuan said: "You have been honest with me recently, the emperor is suspicious of the things on the front line, if you still don't know whether you are alive or dead, don't blame me for not recognizing your son at that time." ”

Xia Zhihan was stunned for a moment, and a trace of unwillingness flashed in his eyes, but he tended to Xia Chuanyuan's strictness, so he had no choice but to give up.

Xia Mengning and Jiu'er came out together, and walked directly to Zhuzhiyuan, Jiu'er followed Xia Mengning's side, without the previous smiling face, Xia Mengning sighed silently in her heart, stopped and looked at Jiu'er and said: "The past is the past, you don't have to let your heart be tortured because of other people's mistakes, you see, now is his retribution." ”

Jiu'er lowered her head and lightly clicked a few times, her thin little body trembled a little in the cold wind, Xia Mengning couldn't bear it, and decided to enlighten her well after returning to Zhuzhiyuan, and immediately said, "Let's go." ”

The two were about to go back, when they saw Xia Zhihan coming out of Yong'an Hall, wearing a blue cotton robe covered with a black cloak, perhaps because he had stayed in the barracks all year round, his face was a little vicissitudes.

"Why is the third sister avoiding me?" Xia Zhihan's footsteps were fast, and after a while, he walked to Xia Mengning's side and asked with a smile.

Xia Mengning smiled, but he was not ready to be polite to him, he forced the Fang clan and Xia Mengxi away, I am afraid that the Geng clan would have already told him about his bad behavior, he was originally an enemy, so naturally he couldn't be polite.

"The eldest brother returned with honor, and the younger sister naturally didn't dare to get closer, so as not to damage her reputation."

Such a merciless sarcasm made Xia Zhihan's face pale all of a sudden, the momentum of the army that often marched and fought was terrifying, such a cold face, the teeth in his mouth were grinding a little creaky, Jiu'er was a little scared, and quietly moved behind Xia Mengning.

Xia Zhihan gritted his teeth, he didn't expect Xia Mengning to be so direct, and then said: "Didn't the third sister think that she would be able to live without worrying about her life by using some despicable means to force her mother and sister away and please her father?" ”

Xia Mengning smiled and looked at Xia Zhihan with disdain, "What did the eldest brother say, if he talked about being despised, didn't the eldest brother know that the eldest sister had made a lifelong agreement with a foreign man and exchanged tokens?" ”

said, and continued: "As for the eldest brother's mother, I'm afraid that the eldest brother doesn't know yet, she smoked the spices of the Western Regions and is crazy, this spice was ordered by the emperor himself to guard the whole country, does the eldest brother know, she is almost beheaded, I went to plead in front of my father, let my father spare his life, so that the eldest brother has to thank me." ”

Xia Zhihan was almost mad, looking at Xia Mengning's arrogant and proud face, a raging anger appeared in his eyes, and he grinded his teeth and said: "Xia Mengning, you don't have to be so arrogant, now that I'm back, I can't let you make waves in the mansion." ”

Xia Mengning smiled softly, looked up and asked, "Oh?" I didn't know that my eldest brother had been demoted from a lieutenant general to a gatekeeper, and he still had the confidence to get rid of me? ”

Saying that, Xia Mengning looked at the angry Xia Zhihan, and smiled: "If the eldest brother has nothing else, the younger sister will leave first." ”

Xia Zhihan saw that Xia Mengning was leaving, his face turned iron-blue, how could he be, he was the eldest son of the Prime Minister's Mansion, how could he let a stinky girl from the prime minister taunt him, thinking of this, Xia Zhihan stepped forward in a few steps and stretched out his hand to stop Xia Mengning.

Jiu'er was already afraid of Xia Zhihan, but now seeing him act like this, his face couldn't help but turn white with fright, and his body hid behind Xia Mengning again and again.

Xia Mengning was very disgusted in her heart, stretched out her hand to protect Jiu'er, and took a step back, raised her face and asked, "What is this big brother, do you want to do it?" ”

Xia Zhihan suddenly saw Jiu'er behind Xia Mengning, and seeing that the other party was so afraid of him, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he suddenly remembered the matter of this little girl.

Thinking of this, Xia Zhihan's face softened, "Are you Jiu'er?" ”

Xia Mengning frowned, pulled Jiu'er's body back, Xia Zhihan saw this scene, more and more affirmed his judgment, and couldn't help but smile and said: "It turned out to be Jiu'er, the eldest young master asked for you at the beginning, and I didn't give you a name, and now that the eldest young master is back, why don't you go to my father and ask for you?" ”

Jiu'er's body kept trembling, and she said intermittently: "No...... Slaves...... Don't dare ......"

Xia Zhihan smiled a little obscenely, and stretched out his hand to grab Jiu'er, "Why are you also the eldest young master's person, why are you still shy?" ”

Jiu'er screamed 'ah' and dodged Xia Zhihan's hand, who expected Xia Zhihan to reach out to grab Jiu'er's hand despite Xia Mengning's presence.

Xia Mengning took Jiu'er to take a step back, looked at him coldly and said, "What is the big brother doing here, is it to use force on the girl next to me?" ”

Xia Zhihan smiled, "The third sister doesn't know ......"

"I know everything!" Xia Mengning interrupted him without hesitation, and said coldly: "I know what kind of indiscriminate means the eldest brother and eldest sister used to force Jiu'er to comply, could it be that the eldest brother wants to make this matter public?" Are you willing to go in front of your father? ”

Xia Zhihan's face turned pale, "Hmph, it's just a girl, do I still have to?" ”

Xia Mengning glanced at him, "Big brother is so big, but this girl, you really have to do it, if the eldest brother wants to threaten me by making this matter public, then the eldest brother had better think clearly, the person who robbed the girl, will the emperor consider promoting him, I advise the eldest brother to be a man and leave a line for himself, so as to leave a way out for himself." ”

Xia Zhihan was intimidated by Xia Mengning's momentum when he spoke, and his heart sank, and he said, "Can't I even touch a girl?" As he spoke, his eyes darkened, and he was about to reach out to grab Jiu'er's arm again.

A flame suddenly rose in Xia Mengning's eyes, he had been telling him for so long, but he still didn't change, he actually wanted to use a strong one, thinking of this, Xia Mengning suddenly made a move, lightly clamped Xia Zhihan's arm in mid-air, and a pair of beautiful eyes looked at him coldly: "Don't try to challenge my bottom line!" ”

Xia Zhihan has been crawling in the barracks all year round, so naturally he won't take Xia Mengning in his eyes, so he broke free of Xia Mengning's hand at the moment, turned sideways and grabbed Jiu'er.

Xia Mengning's anger was completely provoked, and she stepped forward to grab Xia Zhihan's wrist and pulled it fiercely, and Xia Zhihan, who was almost a head taller than her, fell to the ground in embarrassment.

Pulling out the soft sword from his waist, Xia Mengning's wrist flew over, and after only hearing a few 'brushes', the hairband on Xia Zhihan's head was cut off, and his black hair was instantly blown by the wind.

"You ......" Xia Zhihan didn't expect to be subdued by Xia Mengning, and when he raised his head from the ground and wanted to speak, he was suddenly put on his neck by Xia Mengning's sword.

Xia Mengning stood in front of him, looking at him condescendingly, her eyes were cold to the bone, "Xia Zhihan, don't move Jiu'er, if you want to try, I can take your head at any time!" ”

The girl was dressed in an azure cloak, her white jade-like face was almost transparent under the reflection of the snow, and her thin lips were slightly open, but it was a terrifying word.

Xia Zhihan looked at Xia Mengning like this, and was dumbfounded all of a sudden, stunned in place, but didn't react for a long time.