In the capital, where there are many nobles like dogs, Xie Jun, the four-grade Honglu Siqing, has neither high nor low official position, and he is not eye-catching at all.

Compared with talent and learning, Xie Jun is more famous for his handsome face.

Xie Jun's father-in-law, King Huainan, is the cousin of Emperor Jianwen, who is deeply respected by the emperor and is in charge of the Zongren Mansion. It is the real power faction in the royal family, and it is also very influential in the court.

Xie Jun relied on a handsome face, climbed up to the Huainan Palace, and married the lord of Yongning, who was famous for his beauty. People have to sigh and sigh, men can also eat with their faces.

In the past ten years, the Xie family has moved from the slightly remote Dunhua Workshop to the Xiuye Workshop near the Yongning County Lord's Mansion.

Iron-clad facts have proved that a man who eats with his face can carry forward this career!

The Xie Mansion is not too big, and the garden built in the backyard accounts for one-half, and the pavilions, pavilions, rockeries, and pools are full of strange flowers and plants.

This is also a common problem of the Daqi bureaucracy.

It's better for the whole family to live in a crowded house, but also to support the door.

The so-called starvation is a small matter of shame and a big matter, and this is the case.

The Chunjin Pavilion where Xie Mingxi lives has a total of ten masters and servants. The eldest maid lived in a house with two people, and the younger maid had to be three or four people in one room.

Fortunately, Xie Mingxi's boudoir is spacious and tidy, and it is quite elegantly cleaned.

The long-thinking son failed to be raised by his side, and retreated to the second, Aunt Ding was also dedicated to her daughter's food, clothing, and daily life. The various furnishings in the Chunjin Pavilion are expensive and not eye-catching.

The big girl Fang Qiao was sitting with her head bowed and needlework. Hearing the sound of footsteps, he hurriedly got up and saluted.

Fang Qiao is sixteen years old this year, which is the age of flowers, her fair face is pink, and her almond eyes are big and watery, and she looks forward to being affectionate.

Xie Mingxi hummed casually, and his eyes fell on the purse in Fang Qiao's hand.

Fang Qiao is indeed ingenious, embroidered with a slim lotus flower on the purse, lined with green lotus leaves, quite exquisite.

"The purse is well done." Xie Mingxi did not hesitate to praise at all.

Fang Qiao was praised and refreshed.

Miss has been lukewarm to her these days, either asking her to make shoes and socks, or embroidering purses. The job of personal service was assigned to the two stupid little maids from Yu Fuyu.

Not to mention that she is embarrassed by this big girl, and her status is also in jeopardy, how can she not be in a hurry?

Fang Qiao cautiously responded: "The slave maid is not skilled, and it is rare to get into the eyes of the young lady." ”

Xie Mingxi instructed with a pleasant face: "The maid next to me, count your best needlework, and make ten more according to this purse." ”

Fang Qiao: "......"

One purse has to be done for a whole day, and ten of them have to be done for ten days!

Fang Qiao's heart was bitter and she didn't respond for a while.

"Look at you, isn't ten too little?" Xie Mingxi raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Then it's good to do twenty." ”

Fang Qiao's whole body trembled, and she didn't dare to hesitate any longer, and hurriedly responded: "Yes, the slave maid takes the order." ”

"Stand down!" Xie Mingxi casually ordered: "Let Congyu Fuyu come in and serve." ”

Fang Qiao swallowed the bitterness of her heart and was unwilling, and whispered.

……

There are many smart people in this world. There are countless people who claim to be smart.

For example, the big girl is skillful, and her mind is too active. "Befriended" with Wen Qi next to Aunt Ding, and inadvertently revealed her words and deeds when chatting......

There are a total of eight maids in the Chunjin Pavilion, and she deliberately picked the slightly stupid Congyu and the even more stupid Fuyu.

There are a few freckles on his face is Congyu, who is twelve years old this year, and the female red chef is good at dressing, and the biggest advantage is obedience.

Fuyu is two years older than Congyu, thirteen this year, born thick and strong, quite powerful. A swarthy face is mediocre, and it is still a cut away from being beautiful.

The two third-class maids used to do rough work such as laundry and sweeping, but when they stepped into the elegant boudoir, they were quite restrained.

However, it is much better than the first day of personal service.

I didn't tremble when I stood, I didn't stutter when I spoke, and I stood quietly on the sidelines. Without her orders, I would never dare to make a noise to disturb.

Very good!

Xie Mingxi was quite satisfied with Congyu's docility and well-behavedness, and slowly flipped through the historical records of the previous dynasty in his hand, full of books, and the room was peaceful.

It's a pity that such a quiet and beautiful time was soon broken by the arrival of Aunt Ding.

"Third Miss, Aunt Ding is here."

From the jade whispered.

Before the words fell, Aunt Ding's figure had already appeared in front of her: "Ming Niang! ”

Aunt Ding went in and out of Chunjin Pavilion, and there was never a need to pass it on.

You'll have to change the rules in the future.

Xie Mingxi didn't get up to greet him, only glanced up slightly, and asked, "Why did my aunt suddenly come to Chunjin Pavilion?" "The attitude is lukewarm, and the voice is faint.

Aunt Ding, who was full of heavy worries, did not notice her daughter's coldness, and her beautiful eyes were sad: "Mingniang, I have something to say to you alone." ”

What should come will always come.

Xie Mingxi's eyes were slightly cold, and he glanced at Congyu Fuyu.

The two little maids immediately withdrew.

……

In the boudoir, only Xie Mingxi and Aunt Ding were left.

Before Aunt Ding opened her mouth, her eyes were already red, and she wanted to cry, but she wanted to speak.

Xie Mingxi opened her mouth indifferently: "Auntie has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

"Ming Niang," Aunt Ding's heart turned a thousand times, gritted her teeth, and opened her mouth ruthlessly: "You also heard what the county lord said just now." Your eldest brother is fourteen years old, and it should be time to devote himself to studying. If he marries early, it will be easy to be distracted, and second, as a concubine, he has no merit and fame, so it is difficult to marry a noble woman as a wife. ”

"Therefore, he must not be married early."

As he spoke, he looked at it with a look of anticipation that "you will surely understand".

Xie Mingxi lived up to expectations and nodded in agreement: "What my aunt said is that the eldest brother should not marry too early. ”

Aunt Ding secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and the most difficult words to say were also smoothly spoken: "Since you can understand, are you willing to suffer a little grievance for your eldest brother?" ”

Without waiting for Xie Mingxi to react, he hurriedly continued: "The county lord left me just now and told me that if you are willing to go to the Lianchi Academy for the second lady, you will postpone Yuanting's family affairs for two years, and you will ask him to marry a famous lady as his wife." ”

"With your talent and intelligence, you will be able to test the Lotus Pond Academy."

"When the time comes, the county lord will sign up for you and the second lady together. At the time of the entrance exam, write your name on the second lady's test paper, and write the second lady's name on your test paper......"

"The county lord will secretly investigate, and no one will investigate deeply. In this way, you will be able to be admitted to Lotus Pond Academy on behalf of the second lady......"

Speaking of this, tears rolled down Aunt Ding's eyes, as if she was the one who had been wronged: "Mingniang, I know that I have wronged you." It's just that you are the only one who can help Yuanting right now. ”

"I beg you! Ming Niang, you should go this time, can you help a bunch of Yuanting? ”

Even the rhetoric is exactly the same as in the previous life.

With the first round, there is a second and third round......

Until everyone took her grievances for granted, and her sacrifice was justified.

Xie Mingxi thought that his heart was like water, and he would no longer be angry about anything. Until this moment, the long-term memories that have been suppressed in the bottom of my heart for decades and Aunt Ding's pleading face have become one.

The resentment and unwillingness sealed in the bottom of my heart also swarmed in.

She looked at Aunt Ding fixedly, and asked out loud for the young Xie Mingxi, who had been wronged in her previous life:

"Auntie, I can be admitted to the Lotus Pond Academy by myself, why do I want to metabolize Yunxi to take the exam and give my talent Guanghua to others with both hands?"

"Why do you want me to make a wedding dress for my eldest brother?"

"Why do you want me to give in for the sake of my eldest brother?"

"My eldest brother was born to my aunt, am I not?"

Xie Mingxi's eyes became brighter and brighter, and his voice became colder and colder.

"In the past, my aunt always said that she loved me the most, but it turned out that she was just coaxing me. The big brother is the most important thing. For the sake of his future and future, everything I do is insignificant, and I can compromise at any time. ”

"The same aunt was born in October, the eldest brother grew up in the county lord's mansion since he was a child, and the aunt only saw him two or three times a month. And I, as soon as I was born, was by my aunt's side, day and night. Why is it that in my aunt's heart, I am still far inferior to my eldest brother? ”

"Just because the eldest brother is a man and I am a woman, I should be born inferior and at the mercy of others?"