On the way back, it was snowing heavily, and the sky was already dark, so he rode his horse and returned to the palace before the key was dropped.

Xiao Xiao walked into the door quickly with a horsewhip in his hand, and asked casually, "What is going on in the house today?" ”

Menzi lowered his head and followed aside, and immediately said when he heard the words: "Today, the eldest princess of Anyang is here again." ”

"Oh?" Xiao Xiao's footsteps paused, "What is she going to do?" ”

"I said I wanted to see you, but the little one replied that you were not there, and the eldest princess refused to leave, and then Mr. Xu came out to deal with it, and the affectionate little one was unknown."

"Hmm. You're doing a great job. Xiao Xiao patted the young man on the shoulder, "It's cold, wear more careful wind chill." ”

Menzi immediately laughed with joy and said loudly: "Yes! Thank you, Lord Wang! ”

Xiao Xiao nodded, and then instructed Huzi: "You first ask Mr. Xu and Mr. Xie to wait for me in the study, and I will go to Songhe Hall first." ”

"Yes." Huzi bowed and retreated.

Xiao Xiao walked into the weeping flower gate and went straight to the Songhe Hall.

As soon as they arrived at the gate of the courtyard, Dahei and Dabai rushed out and wagged their tails around him.

Xiao Xiao touched a few handfuls of big black and big white, and entered the courtyard gate.

Zhao Kunjia, the daughter-in-law of the housekeeper beside the Yao family, stepped forward with a smile and said, "If the prince is really back, have you been able to eat?" ”

"I used it."

As he spoke, he went up the steps, and the little girls lifted the warm curtains for him and pushed the door open.

After entering the door, he threw his cloak and horse whip to Yao's eldest maid Xunhe, and quickly stepped into the side room.

Yao Chenggu was smoking a cigarette cross-legged on the kang, while Yao and Ma were sitting on the other side of the kang table, peeling peanuts and eating them while talking.

Seeing that Xiao Xiao was back, Ma Shi smiled and said, "Dafu, have you had dinner?" ”

"I've eaten it." Xiao Xiao saluted the elders, and asked straight to the point: "The eldest princess is here today, is it difficult for you?" ”

Yao Chenggu curled up the lips of the cigarette pouch in his mouth, clicked slowly, and said, "No." ”

Ma Shi said quickly: "Don't worry, as soon as I heard that the eldest princess was coming, Mr. Xu immediately ordered someone to tell us to close the courtyard door and pretend to be absent." After a while, the people around Yi Yatou came to instruct again. If you want me to say, the eldest princess has nothing to be afraid of, can't she still eat people? ”

"Mother, the princess of the family is a golden branch and jade leaf, and Mr. Xu and Sister Yi are afraid that we will be wronged when we meet the eldest princess."

"What's wronged? How can the eldest princess still take me as an old woman? When this man gains power, he is not the same as before. Is! ”

Yao Chenggu knocked the cigarette pouch and pot on the edge of the kang a few times, and said: "The eldest princess is a royal person, what about us, we are Dafu's grandparents and mother, the eldest princess looks at our Dafu, likes it very much, and wants to enter our house if she thinks about the law." But I heard that the eldest princess has been given a marriage to the Beihou. She must have come with emotions. Mr. Xu and the girl of the Qin family, they were afraid that the eldest princess would give us the first place to eat and wronged us. ”

Ma Shi figured it out, so he nodded, and then said to Xiao Xiao: "Didn't the eldest princess learn a lot of rules in the palace, can she still deliberately come to the door to embarrass us?" ”

Yao said with a smile: "Mother, if the eldest princess doesn't embarrass us, and is polite when she sees us, even if we treat each other politely, it is difficult to guarantee that the eldest princess will not turn around and secretly think in my heart that we have neglected her, so it is best not to see it." ”

Xiao Xiao sat sideways on the edge of the kang, listening to the discussion of the family, knowing that the elders did not suffer any losses, and he was really relieved.

Ma smiled and said to Xiao Xiao: "You kid is a visionary, these things around you, Mr. Xu and Mr. Xie understand for you, that is their duty as a strategist, but Yi Yatou can also see it so thoroughly, people are talented and good-looking, with you kid, it's enough, you can't bully others." ”

Xiao Xiao laughed, "How can I bully her." ”

Yao said: "You have grounded others, isn't it called bullying?" ”

"Didn't I have to do that?"

"It's enough to be wronged by a girl's family who was reprimanded and grounded by you in person, and her reputation was ruined. Today, the eldest princess came and saw her by name. Yao said seriously, "My mother advises you, since you like her, you should be more attentive and concerned about her, our family does not have the kind of negative man who is in front of her and behind her back." You also learn to be careful. The eldest princess is the proud daughter of the sky, she must be strong, she can't see your grandparents and me when she comes to our house, and she doesn't know how to make things difficult when she sees Sister Yi. ”

When he heard this, he completely understood today's events, he only cared about the old man and forgot about Qin Yining!

Xiao Xiao felt guilty, stood up and said, "What my mother said is, I'll go and see Sister Yi'er." ”

Ma said: "Go quickly, oh, yes." He turned around and took out a large package from the kang cabinet and stuffed it to Xiao Xiao, "You bring this to Yi Yatou with you." It's cold here in winter, and her small body and bones don't resist the frost when I look at it. Don't mess with her. ”

The owl opened the package, and inside was a sable cape with a sable hood, the edge of the hood and the neckline of the cloak were inlaid with three-inch-wide sable fur, and the inside was inlaid with a thick lining, which was soft and warm to the touch.

Ma smiled: "Don't look at this color, it seems to be old, but this fur is good, I asked your mother to pick it, the emphasis is on warmth, there is no need to stand out, anyway, the girl itself is very outstanding." ”

"I thank you for her." With a smile, he wrapped his cloak and hood and went out with his baggage.

Ma Shi didn't forget to stretch his neck and said, "Alas, you tell Yi Yatou, if there is anything missing, you will order someone to tell me!"

"Got it." The voice of the owl was already outside the door.

Yao Chenggu smiled and grabbed a handful of peanuts, shaking his head while laughing: "This stinky boy." ”

By the time he reached the Snow Garden, the snow had stopped.

The courtyard was covered with a white carpet, and the warm light was projected on the ground through the window lattice, forming an orange light and shadow, and faintly, two figures were reflected in the window.

Xiao Xiao laughed. The feeling of someone waiting for him to come home made him feel more at ease than ever.

There was a mother-in-law walking around in the yard, and when she saw the owl standing at the door with a burden, she hurriedly saluted.

The sound of saluting and greeting alarmed the people in the house, and after a while, I saw Xianyun raise the warm curtain, "The prince is back." ”

"Hmm." The owl entered the door with his baggage.

"The girl just ordered someone to prepare wine soup for you, saying that you are going to the banquet today, and you will definitely eat wine. But the girl guessed wrong, and the prince didn't get drunk like this. ”

Qin Yining's laughter came from inside the house: "If you are not drunk, you must have drunk, let's use some hangover soup, it is good for your body." ”

Xiao Xiao entered the house with a smile and said, "Drink some, it's all ready, don't waste it." What do you do? ”

Qin Yining was leaning on a large pillow, lighting three silk lamps on the kang cabinet and kang table, and using the light to make needlework.

"I'll make a warm hat for Mrs. Tai."

Xiao Xiao smiled, "You think about your grandmother, and your grandmother also thinks about you, and she is afraid that you will be cold, so she specially asked my mother to buy this for you." You put it on and try it. ”

Put the big burden on the kang and show the contents to Qin Yining.

Qin Yining put down the needle and thread, stroked the smooth mink with his white hand, hugged it in his arms, and said, "It's so warm." Mrs. Tai and Mrs. Tai have hearts. You thank them on my behalf. ”

"Thank you, they really made you my daughter-in-law."

Xiao Xiao watched her stick her porcelain white face on the darkly colored cloak under the light, cute like a little milk cat, he couldn't help but stretch out his arms to hold Qin Yining in his arms and bury his face on her shoulder.

"Sister Yi'er, you are so good."

In front of the door, Xianyun was about to come in with hangover soup, but hurriedly retreated when he saw this.

Qin Yining blushed and hugged Xiao Xiao's neck, "What's wrong?" ”

"I've wronged you today." He smiled and kissed her on the forehead.

Qin Yining shook his head: "Where are there any grievances?" The eldest princess didn't embarrass me, I just kept my head down and didn't anger her. I'm familiar with these things. ”

Speaking of today's events, Qin Yining sat up straight on his lap and said with a straight face: "I think the Holy Lord's intention to provoke you and the Marquis of Dingbei is already very clear. You have to be more careful. ”

"Hmm."

Xiao Xiao is a smart person, what Qin Yining wanted, he has already analyzed it thoroughly after contacting Ji Zeyu and analyzing Li Helan's behavior.

"Don't worry, I don't have any thoughts about the eldest princess, and I won't give anyone a chance to attack me."

"That's good." Qin Yining leaned on his shoulder and asked again, "Does the Holy Lord still tell you to continue to take a vacation at home?" ”

"Yes, but I don't think it will last a few days. Now that the ministers of the Yan Dynasty have arrived, the time for rewarding meritorious deeds is also coming, and it is difficult to convince the public if the saint blindly asks me to recuperate. ”

Qin Yining nodded, "Anyway, you have to be careful, I think things are getting more and more complicated, you have to take more precautions." ”

Xiao Xiao rubbed her forehead with his chin, "You only worry about my business, the Qin family has already moved into the guest house today, why don't you ask them?" ”

"Ask what?" Qin Yining said, "My father and mother didn't come back, and the old lady took my second uncle and third uncle and others to live in the guest house, I believe they have heard about me being robbed of the house by you." If they really care about me, they will come to me first, and if they don't come to me, then they will live in peace for the time being, and they will not interfere with each other. ”

Listening to her tone, she knew that she didn't like the old lady of the Qin family to the bone marrow.

Qin Yining is not a saint after all, Lao Taijun should not be her own person, and she doesn't want to take the initiative to post it.

The news of the "robbery" of the owl has been spread one after another, and it is known all over the city, if the old lady cares about her, he will definitely come to the owl first to ask for an explanation.

"I'm waiting now to see the reaction of the old lady, the second uncle, and the third uncle. Knowing what they think, I can make a decision about the property. ”

"Property?"

"Well, my family is here, and I can't stay in the guest house forever, right? It doesn't matter what kind of official the Holy God gives. We all want to settle down in the capital. ”

Qin Yining thought for a while, and said, "Shopkeeper Zhong has already arranged the affairs of Dayan's side, and has also left the right people to watch over my property and fields, in the next few days, Shopkeeper Zhong will go to the capital, and he will also bring all my silver, I want to find a suitable house first, so that my family can move in." I am thinking about the settlement of the house. ”