The news of the prince's arrival in July soon spread throughout the Dingxi Houfu, and the house suddenly became as lively as the New Year.

"At this time, I am already on the road, and if there is little entertainment along the way, I can get home on the fifteenth or sixteenth, and if there are some stumbling parties, it will be about twenty at the latest." Su's mother said with a calculation in her mouth.

Xie's room was full of people, on one side of the two chairs sat three young ladies in the family, the youngest one was only four or five years old, and was supported by the nurse to sit firmly, and on the other side sat two concubines, and there was a mother-in-law standing below, everyone was full of smiles.

"According to the character of the son of the world, he is only afraid of wearing the stars and the moon, and he can't wait to fly back." A mother-in-law laughed.

Hearing this, Xie couldn't help but have a sour nose.

"It's been three years.." She said with a handkerchief that she dabbled her eyes in.

"Not really." A concubine in about thirty immediately said with tears in her eyes, "I still remember that when I left, I burned seven papers for the old lady, and it was raining heavily..."

Several of the mothers-in-law below raised their hands to wipe their tears.

"Mother doesn't cry." The little girl who was being supported by the wet nurse suddenly got down, staggered to Xie Shi, who was sitting in the middle, and said in a milky voice, while raising a small handkerchief in her hand.

This action made Xie Shi burst out laughing.

"Our fourth young lady is so well-behaved." She laughed.

The rest of the room laughed, and the little boy became shy, and turned around and ran back into the nurse's arms.

The second and third ladies sitting on the side also laughed, but a trace of disdain flashed in their eyes.

"This is a great event, don't be sad, big lady." Aunt Zhu, who was sitting on the other side, said with a smile, "I used to hear Master Hou praise the prince, and I was finally able to meet him. ”

The second lady here was cutting off the tea to eat, and after listening to Aunt Zhu's words, she choked on a mouthful of water and sprinkled her skirt.

Looking at the other people in the room, they all looked strange and couldn't help laughing in shock.

Aunt Zhu had the intention to be funny, but she didn't expect everyone's reaction, and her face suddenly turned red and white.

"Second Miss is also happy, the reaction is so big." She said with some displeasure.

"No, Auntie, you react big." The second lady said with a smile.

The mothers-in-law were busy wiping her, and the house was a little messy.

"Shulan, you go and see with Su's mother, how many days will it take to get out of the house and everyone in the house will have a new set of clothes." Xie said.

The second and third ladies are now learning to be housekeepers, and when they heard the busy response, they got up and went to the opposite hall with Su's mother and a few other mothers-in-law.

"Yalan is eating well these days? Did you sleep well? Xie Shi looked at the fourth lady hiding in the nurse's arms, asked with a smile, and looked at the concubine on the other side without waiting for the nurse to answer, "You have to walk around her yard more freely, I just divided the yard, I'm afraid I won't get used to it." ”

The concubine stood up in surprise.

"This, this, the slave doesn't understand anything, don't take the bad lady." She said in a trembling voice.

"You are her mother, you don't need to understand anything, just look at her more, what do you want to know, there is a wet nurse and mother-in-law, and when you grow up, you will have a husband to teach you, what do you care." Xie smiled.

The concubine also smiled and lowered her head.

"Thank you, eldest lady, the slave maid will definitely take care of the fourth lady with all her heart." She said.

The nurse smiled knowingly and pushed the fourth lady to the concubine.

"Go, call Auntie." She whispered.

The concubine also looked at the fourth lady with a little excitement.

The fourth lady hid behind the nurse, and the nurse had to pull her out first, and the concubine said goodbye to Xie again before going out.

"The fourth lady is really upright with the eldest lady." Aunt Zhu rolled her eyes and smiled at Xie.

Xie didn't raise his eyelids, and took a bite of tea.

"Let's be upright, and the children we raise are naturally upright, but it's not the credit of a single person, the child is still better than this mother." She said.

"It's different to have a big lady to teach, and the son is what the world is like." Aunt Zhu said with a smile.

"Okay, go back and rest, now is the time when your body is the most important, don't move around." Xie Shi put down the tea and said.

Aunt Zhu hurriedly got up and said yes and withdrew.

The second and third ladies also came over there, and the second lady said how many people according to their identities, what materials they use, how much silver, how many days they can make.

Xie Shi listened to her, and looked at Su's mother again.

"The second lady has said everything, and it is all according to the old practice of previous years." Su's mother immediately laughed.

"It's good, sure enough, the old lady grew up differently, just a little bit," Xie nodded, and praised the second miss with a smile, "Just according to what the second lady said, take the right cards and tell them to go down." ”

The big girl Ah Luan, who was standing behind her, immediately took the pair of cards over, and the second lady Shi Li took it and retired with the third lady.

The other people in the room also retreated in turn, let the two girls open the window and light incense, and Ah Luan picked up the freshly cut fruit plate and brought it over.

"The eldest lady has been talking for a long time, moisten her throat." She said.

Xie snorted and took a sip.

"Why don't you let a mother-in-law teach Aunt Zhu?" Luan said.

Xie smiled.

"What to teach, isn't it good for people to be like this?" She said, "I've been with Hou Ye for three or four years, don't dislike other people's vulgarity, vulgarity is also a kind of ability." ”

She said with a deeper smile, "I want that dignified and elegant slut who can play chess, chess, calligraphy and painting, such a woman can also be favored by the Hou Ye, more than her." ”

Who is the slut in her mouth, Ah Luan knows in her heart and no longer speaks.

Here, Aunt Zhu held the little girl's hand and walked slowly into the house.

"After giving birth to the fourth miss, Aunt Liu was sick, Aunt Song had a grudge against Aunt Liu, and Aunt Zhou was close to Aunt Song, so she had to be raised by the eldest lady, Aunt Liu was sick, she only said that she and the fourth lady were backlashing, and she refused to raise the fourth miss if she said anything...."The little girl on the side whispered, while explaining the front edge, "Aunt Liu was originally Aunt Song's girl, and she climbed onto the bed of the Hou Ye with Aunt Song on her back, and in order to avoid being killed by Aunt Song, she ran to the eldest lady, gave birth to the fourth lady, and the eldest lady carried the aunt in charge." ”

"Oh, just like Sumei in our house?" Aunt Zhu said with a smile.

"That's different, Su Mei was lifted up by your aunt, if it weren't for your compassion, how could you see her in the eyes of the Hou Ye." The little girl said immediately.

"It's all the kindness of the eldest lady." Aunt Zhu sighed, "The eldest lady is such a kind person, why didn't she give birth to one by herself." ”

"The eldest lady has raised it before, but it slipped the fetus, and it is still a male fetus." The little girl whispered, "I said that I hurt my body, and I didn't give birth again." ”

Aunt Zhu nodded and was silent for a moment.

"It's strange that the eldest lady treats the son of the world so closely." She said slowly, "It's just, how did you marry such a relative, not to mention that the eldest lady is angry, even I am not fair." ”

The little girl grinned.

"Except for the old lady, there is no flat one in the mansion." She laughed.

Aunt Zhu sighed again, frowned, and looked even more coquettish.

"It's just that I'm very stupid, and I can't speak, so I can't make the eldest lady feel relieved, but I always worry about it." She said faintly, "Seeing the prince come back, it was a happy thing for the family, but I looked at the eldest lady and was uncomfortable, and I probably heard about the young lady's troubles these days, you said, the prince has come back so easily for so long, and he has to face such a person again, how aggrieved he should be." ”

The little girl nodded.

"It's not, let alone the world, even Miss Sumei is aggrieved." She said casually.

Aunt Zhu's eyes lit up, but they quickly disappeared.

"According to me, Su Mei is too honest, not to mention that she is also a half-master now, even if she is still a girl, she shouldn't be stage frightened in front of that person..."

"No wonder Miss Sumei, the identity of the young lady is after all..."The little girl said hesitantly.

Aunt Zhu smiled.

"You guys, I really don't know what to think, the rules are not set by people, and now that the masters in the house have changed, the rules are naturally not dead.." She smiled, "However, I don't understand this, I don't have any rules, and I don't understand the rules in your family, so I'll talk nonsense, it's not right, don't laugh at me." ”

"Who dares to laugh at Grandma." The little girl smiled complimentarily.

"I don't care if I laugh or not, I know that it was Mrs. Hou who gave me a good life today, I just want to make Mrs. Hou comfortable, as long as they are happy, I am willing to die." Aunt Zhu sighed and said.

"It's enough for my aunt to have this heart." The little girl also sighed, her eyes flashing, and she didn't know what she was thinking.