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Xia Jiu cautiously walked into the house, holding a tray in his hand, and the plate was filled with fragrant fresh lotus root soup.

The faint aroma of fresh lotus root evokes the memories of the old peach of the little peach.

She also thought that she had forgotten the past, the happy and the unhappy...... It's just that I didn't expect that memory is not something that can be controlled by people at will.

Because, from time to time, it will run out inadvertently, confuse people's minds, and then disappear in a hurry.

Smelling the faint aroma, time seems to go back to childhood all of a sudden.

She sat in the shady courtyard with her father and mother, drinking fragrant soup together, talking and laughing.

My mother's craftsmanship is good, and everything is delicious, but only the fresh lotus root is the best.

Steamed lotus root, lotus root flour cake, fresh lotus root pork rib soup, sweet and sour fresh lotus root, as long as it is the season to eat lotus root every year, it is the happiest time for Xiao Tao.

Xia Jiusheng took out a bowl of soup, gently handed it to Xiao Tao, and said with a smile: "Didn't the girl want to say that she would eat lotus root two days ago?" This is specially made for the girl in the kitchen, so try it and be careful of burning your mouth. ”

Xiao Tao came back to her senses when she heard this, looked at the steaming bowl of lotus root soup, and smiled slightly: "Now is not the time to eat lotus root, but it looks very fresh." ”

Xia Jiu hurriedly said: "This is specially made for the girl by the people in the kitchen, because the second lady has explained, but if the girl wants to eat, she must make it and send it." ”

Although the second lady locked up the little peach girl, she did not treat her badly in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation, but arranged everything thoughtfully. Three meals a day, one supper, and a variety of seasonal fruits and vegetables, or delicate snacks and soups. The clothes on the body are also cleaned and ironed by a special maid, and then folded and sent over, almost completely without her being a special maid to touch her hands.

From this point of view, the second lady is still knife-mouthed tofu heart, although it is house arrest, but in fact, it is true that the girl is still hiding here to enjoy herself secretly.

With the orders of the second lady, naturally no one dares to make any small moves anymore. The food is not as fearful as before.

Chai still cares about the child in Xiao Tao's womb, no matter what, he is his eldest grandson, how to give up it, it really doesn't matter, no matter what, he must first let him come to the world peacefully.

Without the biggest threat to the cuckoo, Xiao Tao can also raise the fetus with peace of mind, and, because of Chai's instructions, the maids in the yard do not dare to slack off, and in addition, Xiao Tao took care of the cuckoo by herself, which also made everyone jealous, everyone felt that she was a ruthless master, and she did not dare to provoke more and more.

In the past two months, Xiao Tao has lived very peacefully, and there is almost nothing to worry about, except for the incident when the second young master got married.

Zhu Jinlun came to see her last night, but he didn't stay overnight, and seemed to care very much about the wife who had just married in his heart, and couldn't bear to let her stay alone in the empty room as soon as he entered the door.

Xiao Tao knows his identity, so naturally he won't know what to do, not to mention, for the matter of the cuckoo, the second young master can't have no ideas in his heart.

Zhu Jinlun heard about Du Juan's death from his mother, although Chai kept saying that Xiao Tao killed her, but he still had some uncertain suspicions in his heart after all.

How can a weak child like her harm others?

He didn't believe that she would harm others, even if she really did something, she was forced by the cuckoo, and she couldn't help herself.

Xiao Tao thought for a long time about how she should explain to Zhu Jinlun, but fortunately, before she opened her mouth to explain, he had already thought of a statement for her.

"The matter of the cuckoo, the past is the past. Whatever you do, I'm not going to pursue it anymore. Nowadays, you and your children are the most important, and nothing else matters. Cuckoo has served me for many years, and I know what kind of person she is, so I believe in you and forgive you......"

When Xiao Tao heard this, she silently leaned her head on his shoulder, crying without saying a word.

Zhu Jinlun saw her like this, I felt pity, Chu Chu was moving, couldn't help sighing, reached out and took out an emerald green bracelet from his arms and gently put it on her slender wrist, this is the bracelet he inadvertently fancied, from the first time he saw it, he thought of buying it and giving it to her.

The jade bracelet has been in his arms for a long time, and it has been covered warmly, and when it is worn on his hand, it will not feel cold at all.

Xiao Tao gently stroked the jade bracelet with her fingers, and couldn't help but choke softly: "It's so beautiful." ”

Zhu Jinlun groaned slightly, and said: "You can raise the fetus with peace of mind, I will definitely give you what you should give it, but from now on, you can no longer fight, you can no longer rob, you don't covet those things that don't belong to you, stay by my side in peace." ”

Because he really likes her, he can turn a blind eye and turn a big thing into a small thing. However, his patience is only this time.

Xiao Tao's heart tightened, then nodded slightly, and said softly: "As long as the second young master is by the slave's side, the slave and maid will not ask for anything." ”

He is her greatest support, and with him, she feels down-to-earth from the bottom of her heart.

Zhu Jinlun had no intention of letting down Xiao Tao, so he made his own promises like a man.

Give her a name, but also give her a reason to feel at ease.

He Yalin, the newlywed Yan'er, tied a small pimple in her heart for the sake of Xiao Tao.

On this day, the two little maids in the kitchen got together, gossiping, and inadvertently mentioned Xiao Tao.

As a result, Yun Xi, who happened to be passing by, heard it, and couldn't help but reprimand them all.

"Tongue chewing thing, so unruly, who let you gossip here......"

It's not uncommon for little maids to have broken mouths, but they're talking about little peaches today.

The young lady will be in the room, and the windows of the room will be open, and she will definitely hear their gossip.

After hearing this, the two maids' faces changed, and they hurriedly lowered their heads and retreated, but saw a person walking out of the opposite room, and this person was another maid beside He Yalin.

She beckoned to the two maids and said, "You two come in, the second grandmother has something to ask you." ”

When Yun Xi heard this, she hurriedly led the two little maids in.

He Yalin was sitting in the room drinking tea while looking at her dowry list, ready to sort it out as soon as possible.

Who knows, someone in the courtyard whispered for a while, disturbing her purity.

Yun Xi led the two maids forward, and couldn't help but say: "Miss is upset, these two little maids don't understand the rules......"

Before she could finish her words, He Yalin raised her hand, interrupted her, and then looked at the two maids and said, "You two will tell me what you just said in the courtyard, and then tell me completely." ”

Yun Xi was stunned when she heard this, and hurriedly said: "Miss, those gossips, what is there to hear, your little heart is in your ears." ”

"No, I want to hear it." He Yalin insisted.

Right now, she wants to hear everything about that woman, and she must hear it.

The two maids looked at each other, and then could only repeat Fang Cai's words.

The more He Yalin listened, the deeper her brows furrowed, and she couldn't help but ask to confirm: "Are you telling the truth?" ”

The two maids nodded again and again, "Back to the second grandmother's words, the slaves and maids are telling the truth, although the slaves and maids are talkative, they don't dare to lie." The matter of the little peach girl was already in an uproar, and it was spread all over the house, from the old man and the old lady, down to us slaves and maids, everyone knew about it. ”

He Yalin's eyebrows frowned slightly, waved her hand, and motioned for them to go out, but she was annoyed in her heart.

I thought it was just a fox with empty looks, but I didn't expect that it would be such a ruthless and powerful master, who would even dare to do things that poison people, so what else in this world she didn't dare to do.

He Yalin couldn't help but shake her head for a while, only to feel that she was disappointed in the Zhu family and Zhu Jinlun.

She thought that he was a person with a bit of bookishness, and he would not be a person who liked to spend time and drink all day, but she didn't expect him to have such a time when he judged people by his appearance, regardless of good or bad.

He Yalin secretly clenched her handkerchief, and said in her heart: My mother is right, the world is as black as a crow. There is no man in the world who is not attentive.

Yun Xi saw that her young lady's face became ugly, and then said, "Miss, this little peach doesn't sound like a good person, you have to be careful." ”

Hearing this, He Yalin slowly stood up and said, "It seems that I really have to meet her in person." ”

Xiao Tao is still locked in the room by the second lady and thinks about it behind closed doors, and she is afraid that she will not be able to come out in a short time.

Yun Xi stepped forward and said, "A lowly person like her, why did Miss go over to see her?" Isn't it a blockage in my heart when I see it......"

He Yalin said lightly: "Whether I like it or not, she is the second young master's woman." Everyone is in the same yard, and they have to meet in the morning and evening. ”

She knew that Xiao Tao was a beauty, so she still had the heart to dress up a little. After all, as a new daughter-in-law who has just entered the door, dressing festively is what should be shared.

After seeing Xiao Tao's delicate face, He Yalin couldn't help but feel disgusted, not simply because of jealousy, but because she felt troublesome.

There is such a peachy woman by her husband's side, and no one will feel at ease.

Although He Yalin didn't like it in her heart, she still pretended to stretch her eyebrows gently, with a faint smile on her face, but a trace of invisible disdain and contempt flashed in her eyes when she looked at Xiao Tao.

He Yalin's sudden visit, the illness did not catch Xiao Tao off guard, she has been waiting for her. Now, it's hard to see the real face.

Xiao Tao is pregnant, and she usually doesn't have much attention to dressing up, but she feels like to dress comfortably and casually. At this time, she stood with He Yalin, who was dressed in gorgeous clothes, and couldn't help but fall behind in momentum.

He Yalin didn't originally want to use her identity to oppress people, and she was a little surprised by her too plain dress.

Although Xiao Tao is hanging with a heart, she still tries her best to make herself not humble or arrogant, and she is faintly meek.

To be honest, He Yalin didn't mean to woo her at all, but now is not the time to draw a line with her, no matter how unhappy she is, she has to wait until she gives birth to the child.

He Yalin's eyes have been glancing at Xiao Tao's stomach intentionally or unintentionally, and she has mixed feelings in her heart, how uncomfortable it is, and even more difficult if she wants to act.

"Looking at my sister's pregnancy, it is estimated that it will be more than four months."

Xiao Tao nodded in response, stroked her stomach, and said in a soft voice: "Back to the second grandmother, it will be five months in a few days." ”

He Yalin nodded when she heard this, and the smile on her face faded a little.

"In that case, Sister Little Peach should take good care of herself. Usually go out less and walk around less, and lie down more in the house. ”

Xiao Tao blinked and said with a smile: "Thank you for the second grandmother's care, the slave is thinking about it behind closed doors now, and she can't go out, even if she wants to go out, she is not allowed." It stands to reason that the slave should have gone to greet the second grandmother a long time ago, but it's a pity that ......"

He Yalin saw that she was punished for herself, and passed by so lightly, only to feel that her face was really thick enough.

He Yalin looked at the face full of soft light in front of her, and couldn't believe that she would harm people's ability to poison people.

However, she did do that kind of thing, and it was known all over the house.

The more vicious and vicious people are, the more they will pretend to be innocent, weak and harmless.

He Yalin originally thought that if she was just an arrogant and charming woman, it would be easy to deal with, but she was like this, and the second master was also confused by her simple and innocent appearance, so he was always so interested in her......

After seeing Xiao Tao, that night, He Yalin and Zhu Jinlun said honestly: "Today, the concubine saw Xiao Tao's girl, and she is really a beautiful woman who attracts people's pain." To be honest, the concubine really didn't expect that she would be such a person. ”

When Zhu Jinlun heard this, he paused for a moment, then picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup of tea, took two sips and said, "What?" She's not what you think. ”

He Yalin smiled meaningfully: "It's so different." ”

Zhu Jinlun saw that she seemed to be pointing something, so he said again: "Although I can't stand you, she is pregnant in the end." Now, it's almost five months now, and it's time to put a name on it. It's not troublesome, but it's just a cup of tea. ”

He had said before that he would give her a name, but He Yalin said that he would think about it before he said it.

By now, he hoped she had thought it all through.

He Yalin took a deep breath and said slowly: "When it comes to this, if the concubine insists on herself repeatedly, it will inevitably seem too unkind." Xiao Tao is the person that the second master likes, and naturally she is also the person who should be taken care of by the concubine, so for the sake of the second master, the concubine is willing to be an adult. ”

If she keeps opposing it, although it can make her feel relieved, it will also make Zhu Jinlun dissatisfied with her.

They are still newly married, He Yalin does not want her husband to dislike her, not to mention, it is normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines, sooner or later he will have people around him, even if there is no Xiao Tao, there will be someone else.

Rather than this, it is better to let him pick one he likes, than to shoehorn one he doesn't like. As for that little peach, she also has the confidence to make her obedient and obedient, so that she can learn to be a person with her tail between her legs.

He Yalin's generosity to Xiao Tao made Chai feel heartwarming, and he felt even more sorry for his new daughter-in-law.

In the afternoon of this day, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were talking, and Chai Shi held her hand and patted her gently: "Xiao Tao's matter, you did it right." To be in the main room, you must have the capacity to accommodate people. Nylon is the child's character, I know best when I am a mother, he doesn't say anything on the surface, but he can tell the weight in his heart, and he will definitely not treat you badly in the future. ”

When He Yalin heard this, she just smiled and nodded, but said silently in her heart: I hope so. I have fulfilled him with kindness and fulfilled your Zhu family, and your Zhu family naturally can't treat me badly, otherwise, it will be a spoiled concubine and a wife.

The concubine didn't pay attention to any rituals, everything was simple, and Xiao Tao was now pregnant, so she didn't even have to make a sedan chair, so she directly poured a cup of tea for He Yalin and kowtowed, even if it was done.

Just married a wife and took a concubine, Zhu Jinlun can be regarded as a blessing. Over there, there were many happy events in the second room, this, Shen Yuechen only smiled slightly when she heard this.

Xiao Tao really survived, dared to do it and could bear it, did not waste time in vain, in the final analysis, he finally won himself a name.

was originally just a down-and-out girl bought for a few taels of silver, but now she has become half of the serious master of the Zhu family, which is really not easy.

Shen Yuechen and Mother Wu whispered about it, and couldn't help but smile and whispered: "Mom's vision is unique, and she chose her at a glance, but she really became a thing." ”

Mother Wu shook her head, not feeling that she had done anything worthy of praise, but said: "I was also lucky, I found her in the crowd at a glance." She is dirty and thin, and although she looks inconspicuous, the ruthlessness in her eyes makes me think that I can't be wrong......"

Eyes don't lie, no matter how you hide your face, you will still be betrayed by your eyes in the end.

Speaking of this, Wu's mother was a little worried: "Miss, but this little peach is angry, I'm just afraid that she is proud now, will she have any different intentions in the future?" Disobedient. ”

Shen Yuechen has thought about this, people's hearts are unpredictable, especially a person with a special background like Xiao Tao.

Now that she is an aunt, she is confident, so she will naturally not be as cautious as before. However, her biggest trouble at the moment is the second young grandmother, who can't take care of her proud tail for a while. After all, her situation is not as good as it seems, He Yalin looks like a smart person, not so easy to deal with. As the main room, He Yalin doesn't need to fight with her openly. With her ruthlessness, Xiao Tao can take the risk of getting rid of the cuckoo, but in the face of He Yalin, those methods are useless. So, sooner or later, she will still come to ask for help. ”

Wives and concubines have always been incompatible enemies, some people are proud, some people must be disappointed, some people win, and some people will lose.

He Yalin is arrogant, she looks gentle on the surface, and she will definitely not spare her behind her back, she will definitely target her everywhere, suppress her everywhere, and make her soft.

When Wu's mother heard this, she thought for a while and said, "If she really comes to ask for help, does Miss want to help her?" ”

For the second room, it is best not to touch the hands of the long room, but there are exceptions to everything.

Shen Yuechen groaned slightly: "Helping can help, but it depends on her own creation." ”