After the incident between Xiao Huanyu and Qi Huile, the entire Prime Minister's Mansion seemed to be shrouded in a gloomy atmosphere, Xiao Shuyong, the old lady and the eldest lady and others were busy dealing with these two things, trying to repair the relationship with the Qi family, so they didn't have time to care about Xiao Lingxiao at all. And Xiao Huanyu has been looking for death three times and twice since she woke up, Xiao Huanxue takes care of her every day, and does not allow others to enter the yard, she has no skills, and she has no heart to calculate Xiao Lingxiao.

And during this time, Xiao Lingxiao was not idle, with Xiao Fengming operating in front, she became the owner behind several big stores in the imperial city in a blink of an eye. These big stores not only received all kinds of care from Shang Lingyu in the business field, but also received a lot of care from the officialdom, which were all the help of the sixth prince Li Jingxuan and Monk Xuan. The business is soaring, the books are full of gold and silver, and Xiao Lingxiao is so happy every day.

And she gradually discovered that although Xiao Fengming is not very old, he is not only full of courage in business, but also far-sighted in his work. It didn't matter what Xiao Lingxiao said, he seemed to understand why Xiao Lingxiao was desperately enriching his treasury. Unconsciously, Xiao Lingxiao found that everywhere she went, people's eyes on her had changed.

With all this money and the forces behind it, Xiao Lingxiao has a little more confidence.

The weather is getting colder and colder, and the first snow is approaching in the blink of an eye.

In the Qinghe courtyard, the maids and maids had already hung the warm curtains, and the charcoal braziers were all burned red.

Narcissus lifted the warm curtain and entered the warm pavilion, respectfully put a plate of washed fruit on the warm table, and then quietly retreated.

On the warm couch, Xiao Lingxiao sat cross-legged behind the square table in a small jacket with a small flower jacket, looking at the fruits on the plate with a look of surprise, "Where did the peaches come from in this winter?" "There is no out-of-season fruit in a greenhouse in this world, and this thing must be delivered from a place where it is still very warm.

Xiao Fengming picked one of the biggest peaches for Xiao Lingxiao, and said with a doting smile, "Don't care where it came from, you taste it first." ”

Xiao Lingxiao took a big bite of the peach in both hands, the flesh was plump, the juice was sweet, and it was delicious!

Xiao Fengming saw that Xiao Lingxiao was happy and satisfied with eating, and then said, "The southernmost part of Xuehan Country is the season of peaches, and the peaches there have always tasted the sweetest. It just so happened that Shang Lingyu's caravan was over there, so I asked people to send it back as quickly as possible. If you only use a fast horse to hurry, it is impossible to send it to such a long distance, Xiao Fengming did not explain more to Xiao Lingxiao.

Xiao Lingxiao ate the peaches and felt that Xiao Fengming seemed to be deliberately hiding something, but what made her care more was another thing, "Shang Lingyu is strange enough, she lost so much money to me, and she tried her best to help us, Fengming, you say, is there such a stupid person in this world?" She seems to be responsive to your needs...... By the way, did you get the admission post from her at the beginning? ”

Xiao Fengming was asked like this, his expression suddenly became a little embarrassed, he nodded, "It is indeed the ...... she gave me" After saying this, he suddenly thought of something again, and smiled in surprise, "Ling Xiao, don't you like her?" Why? ”

"I always feel that she has other plans...... Xiao Lingxiao bit the peach and said this vaguely, and suddenly found that Xiao Fengming was looking at her with a happy face and an expectant face, she realized Xiao Fengming's thoughts, her face turned red, and she said angrily, "You kid is not finished!" Grandma doesn't want to eat your vinegar and hers! ”

Since the two hugged and slept together all night, Xiao Fengming seemed to be even more unscrupulous, which gave Xiao Lingxiao a headache.

But Xiao Fengming smiled even more happily when he heard this, "Isn't it? Hahaha, if Ling Xiao doesn't like it, I will ignore her in the future. ”

"That's not going to work!" If it weren't for Shang Lingyu's help, Xiao Lingxiao wouldn't know how much less silver their business would make, "If she is really interested in you, I will sell you to her and exchange it for two million taels of silver!" ”

"Really? Are you willing? Who will get you peaches to eat after you sell me? ”

"Hmm......"

The two were laughing, and when footsteps sounded, Bao Rong'er lifted the warm curtain and walked in. Bao Rong'er seemed to be used to seeing the two people laughing on the warm couch, frowned and said, "Master, just now the eldest lady asked someone to send the post." With that, she handed a gilded post to Xiao Lingxiao, and continued, "The eldest lady also said that you should come to her." ”

Xiao Lingxiao restrained the smile on her face, opened the post and saw that it was written that she wanted to invite Xiao Lingxiao to step on the first snow.

There is such a custom in the country of Wuchi, every early winter, the sons and ladies of the rich and noble families will go to the first snow, nominally to pray for good weather and good grain, in fact, this is also an activity for young men and women to go on a blind date in secret.

Xiao Fengming read the post, frowned, and took out an identical post from his arms, this thing was received by him this morning, it seems that the scale of this time is not small, and the location is also held in a royal garden called Muyi Garden, presumably even the royal people will have to participate in it at that time, and several princes who have not yet decided on family affairs will inevitably be present.

As soon as he thought of the four princes and six princes who were interested in Xiao Lingxiao, Xiao Fengming became angry. He turned his head to look at Xiao Lingxiao again, but saw that she was thinking about something with a sneer.

Xiao Fengming was immediately relieved when he saw this, thinking that he should still do everything he had to do, so he got up and said goodbye.

After Xiao Fengming left, Xiao Lingxiao asked Narcissus to get a raccoon dog velvet cloak and put it on her body, and took Bao Rong'er and Narcissus to the courtyard where the eldest lady lived.

The eldest lady sat on the soft couch with her already bulging belly, her face looked much worse than before, and the two shadows under her eyes showed her recent work. Although she is pregnant, both the old lady and Xiao Shuyong's attitude towards her is very subtle, all of which is due to Su Donghan's incident. The reason why those two people didn't continue to pursue that incident was all for the sake of the Xiao family's face and the scruples of the Qi family. The eldest lady knows the truth very well, so in this matter of Xiao Huanyu and Qi Huile, she tried her best to play her role, and thanks to this, the two families did not tear their faces.

The eldest lady looked at Xiao Lingxiao, who was sitting next to her, and saw that she had long since lost the groveling appearance she used to have, and now she was really radiant and imposing, with accessories on her head and clothes on her body being unspeakably expensive. Even she, the prime minister's wife, looked red.

The eldest lady gritted her teeth secretly, if it weren't for this Xiao Lingxiao, how could she have fallen into such a difficult situation now? If it weren't for Xiao Lingxiao, how could her daughter become like that! Thinking carefully about the events in the small garden that day, the eldest lady already knew the plan of Qi Huile and Xiao Huanyu, and also understood why the two girls were both killed.

Everything has nothing to do with Xiao Lingxiao, but everything is because of Xiao Lingxiao!

Xiao Lingxiao, damn it!

Xiao Lingxiao, who was sitting there steadily, could really feel the killing intent bursting out of the eldest lady, but she only smiled slightly and said softly, "Lingxiao has been busy with business outside recently, so she didn't come to ask her mother for peace, and she asked her to forgive her." ”

The eldest lady laughed when she heard this, "Alas, Ling Xiao is a busy person now, and she still has business outside, so it won't be in the way if she doesn't come to me, but if the old lady doesn't go, she can't talk about it." ”

"What my mother said is that the old lady doesn't like Lingxiao, if I don't go, she can live for two more years, if I go every day, her old man may not be able to do it in a blink of an eye."

"Look at you kid, how can this kind of thing be a joke, hahaha......"

Both of them smiled fakely, and then heard Xiao Lingxiao say, "I heard that my poor second sister has a ruined appearance and can't move her body, is it true?" ”

The eldest lady froze and sighed, "This is all wrong......

"I heard that the cousin Huile who brought the snow ape also had an accident later, this is probably the will of heaven in the dark, both sisters have this disaster, I don't know if they did something wrong, God wants to treat them like this, alas, ......"

Xiao Lingxiao said something serious, but her expression seemed to tell the eldest lady that she knew everything that the two people were doing behind their backs, and they deserved it.

The anger in the eldest lady's heart suddenly soared, and she hurriedly took a sip of tea to suppress the anger.

After being silent for a long time, the eldest lady finally said to the point, "This time on the first snow, Huanyu and Huanxue can't go, Lingxiao you are the eldest daughter, I think you will take Zechun and Zelu together." Zechun and Zelu are both of age, and it's time to find a good family, I, as a mother, probably don't take enough care of them, Ling Xiao, you are the eldest sister like a mother, and you have the ability, this time you go out with them, and also help them find a good marriage. ”

Xiao Lingxiao didn't expect Xiao Huanxue to not participate, presumably the eldest lady was afraid that something would happen to her again, so she held it down. Xiao Zechun and Xiao Zelu, the two daughters of the concubine, are dispensable to the eldest lady, and they are just taken out at this time.

Xiao Lingxiao secretly sneered, nodded and said, "In that case, Lingxiao will pay attention to the two younger sisters." ”

I thought that the eldest lady would be over after explaining this matter, but when Xiao Lingxiao got up to leave, the eldest lady stopped her again as if she suddenly remembered something. The eldest lady nodded and asked the maid next to her to take a brocade box, handed it to Xiao Lingxiao, and said, "This is a treasure that your father specially asked people to get from far away, you give it to Princess Haiyan, remember, you have to give it to her quietly." ”

Xiao Lingxiao frowned and opened the brocade box to see that there was a very ordinary-looking pebble inside.

"What is this?" Xiao Lingxiao asked.

The eldest lady smiled, "Princess Haiyan is playful, she likes these strange things, and I don't know what it is." Princess Haiyan is the emperor's favorite daughter, this matter was specially explained by your father, it should be very important, Ling Xiao, as the eldest daughter, you have to do things well. ”

Xiao Lingxiao closed the brocade box, looked up at the eldest lady, and saw that there was a cold light in her eyes, she couldn't help but smile at the corners of her mouth, nodded and said, "Mother don't worry, since it is a matter explained by my father and mother, I will definitely handle it properly." ”