After making a fuss for a while, Jin Ting finally didn't dare to really greet Ruan Miaoling with the stick splashed with chicken blood, because Xu Yuan kept glaring at him with his eyebrows.

When the two walked into the study side by side, Jin Ting threw away the stick, and Tuyue timidly pinched the corner of his clothes, the most indifferent was only Xiangqiao, protecting his stomach and slowly returning to the house.

Jin Ting hurriedly led Rabbit Yue to chase after him, "Madame didn't go to the northwest, why didn't you come back with Wen'er?" ”

Rabbit Moon was also curious, and when she heard Jin Ting's question, all she showed was her concern for Wen'er, and the tea she had just poured for him immediately fell to the ground, startling the two people who were sitting and talking.

Xiangqiao was about to ask, but Jin Ting raised his hand to stop her in time, and said, "I think I was shocked by my demonic nonsense, don't blame her." ”

"My hands are soft," Tu Yue cried, quickly picked up a few pieces ......of broken porcelain, kicked out like the wind, and hid behind the pillar under the eaves and did not come in.

Coldly being disturbed, Jin Ting started to say something else: "That emperor summoned his wife into the palace, it wasn't you who went, right?" ”

Xiangqiao nodded, "Miss originally wanted to go to the northwest with the army, but before leaving, she suddenly changed her mind and asked Wen'er to take the lead. ”

Recently, it has not been quiet in Beijing and outside Beijing, and Chen Buhou alone has been implicated in two incidents, and it is best for Mrs. to stay at this time.

As a result, Childe felt that there was someone behind him who needed protection, so he could act more cautiously. The second lady is wise, and often gets things done invisibly, and rarely incurs disaster.

Jin Ting knocked down the table and said, "Madame doesn't know where to settle these days, and she came back suddenly tonight, so she must have to leave in a while." ”

Saying that, he stood up with his legs and instructed Xiangqiao: "Don't work too hard, serve me and Rabbit Moon." ”

Closing the door and coming out, Jin Ting saw Rabbit Yue squatting on the steps with her knees crossed, twisting an osmanthus with green leaves in her hand and purring in circles, smiled, and squatted over.

"Why are you upset when you dropped the cup?"

"Everyone in the family has something to do, go into battle to kill the enemy, raise the baby, sprinkle and sweep, cook...... I'm not alone! Rabbit Moon tilted her head slightly, only daring to stare at Jin Ting's chin leaning on her knee, "Brother Jin Ting, is it because I am useless that I was left at home?" ”

"Silly girl." Jin Ting pinched her soft face, "I haven't been with Madame for a long time, but I know that Madame's subordinates never raise idlers. If you really have no use, she is willing to pay for you to study, and put the great responsibility of serving Xiangqiao and raising a baby in your hands? ”

The little girl has a lively heart, and if no one is in front to guide her, it is easy to get into a dead end.

"Don't underestimate the matter of raising a fetus, if you don't get one right, you will die twice." Jin Ting first bluffed her, and then reassured: "Let me ask you, why didn't Madame stay behind to take care of Xiangqiao, or hire a skilled woman from outside?" ”

Rabbit Yue turned her eyes and thought for a moment, and replied: "Wen'er has good martial arts, but he is a cannon character, the woman hired outside does not know the roots, and the young lady is worried that it will be bad for Sister Xiangqiao." ”

Jin Ting was quite satisfied that Rabbit Yue's mind could be so lively, and he couldn't help but reach out and touch her hair, and praised without hesitation: "You are careful, and it is the most suitable to take care of people." And outsiders don't know that you can read and hyphenate, so they won't be very guarded against you, but they don't leave a handle in your hands? ”

"What am I going to do?" Rabbit Moon asked puzzled.

Jin Ting was not impatient, afraid of arguing with Xiangqiao, so he pulled her to the gate of the courtyard and explained carefully: "But anyone who has a relationship with people, where there is a bit of decency, which one is not for the word 'profit'?" Either self-interest, or family, saying that the big sky is their master. You tugged at their pigtails, and they had to commit themselves to you for the sake of decency, and they dared to think of stumbling on you? ”

Rabbit Moon nodded as if she didn't understand.

"Let's think about it slowly, if there is anything I don't understand, I'll ask my brother again."

Patting her on the shoulder, Jin Ting pulled out his legs and walked in the direction of the study.

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There was another lamp in the study, and it was much brighter than before.

Ruan Miaoling walked around the room and saw the brocade quilt half spread on the wooden bed, and the Zhangrong Li cloak she had prepared for Xu Yuan hung on the screen. In the corner of the screen stood a carved washstand, under which there was a mercury mirror, and the pancreas and wooden combs were neatly arranged in a row, and there was still half a basin of clear water in the basin, and the handkerchief was placed on the edge of the basin.

"Sleeping in the study these days?"

Before she came back, Xu Yuan slept for a while and suddenly remembered that he had missed a sentence when he was repairing the book in the second half of the day, and he had just put on his coat and just lit the lamp, but somehow he vaguely heard someone knocking on the door, and the paper and pen were still piled up on the case.

When Ruan Miaoling asked, he had just made up for it, and turned around and said, "Xiangqiao and the others have called me back to the house to sleep, but haven't we treated Xie Min badly, can't we compensate him, and can't we let Xiangqiao live better?" ”

After staring at the candle flame and looking at her appearance at this time for a while, Xu Yuan smacked his lips and said, "It's really not like you to be like this." He stretched out his hand to the washstand and gestured to wash her face with a handkerchief.

She quickly dodged and said with a smile: "I'll go back later." ”

"Where are you going?" Xu Yuan really didn't come hard, but soaked it in a basin and washed his hands with fragrant pancreas.

"Naturally, I went back to the home of your good classmate Li Bozhang."

Thinking of Li Bozhang's strange eyes when he looked at her, Ruan Miaoling felt furious, walked over and picked up a handkerchief to wrap his hand, and asked, "Have you mentioned me to him before?" ”

Xu Yuan didn't ask how to mention it, and raised his eyebrows and asked, "Is he suspicious of you?" ”

"A little bit."

Wiping her hands, Xu Yuan led her to sit down. Li Bozhang treats people peacefully, but there are few people who have a heart-to-heart with him, probably because he has a pair of eyes that can see through people. I didn't dare to say a word more when I was in contact with him, and since he was suspicious, you should come out of the Li Mansion as soon as possible. ”

Ruan Miaoling smiled next to him, her eyebrows couldn't help but curle, "Don't you worry that he took the initiative to test because he was interested in me?" ”

Although he wanted to coax her words, but the object was the Li family, Xu Yuan didn't dare to be careless, and said honestly: "Li Bozhang is an extremely restrained person, half of it is because he is clean and self-conscious, and the other half is because of Lord Li's restraint on him. ”

The word "restraint" was bitten very hard by Xu Yuan, Ruan Miaoling thought about it and asked uncertainly: "Could it be that the Li family has already betrothed Li Bozhang?" ”

Xu Yuan nodded, "It's strange to say, the family who is married to the Li family is not rich and noble, at most it can be regarded as a scholarly family, but Lord Li has no dislike at all." In the past few years, the senior officials of the court have even heard him lament that his son is not worthy of others. In order to make this family business right, Mrs. Li cleared Li Bozhang's yard, added more than 30 women, and cut off the doors of those maids. ”

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