"Slave maid...... The slave is guilty, and the young lady is asked to punish her. As she spoke, Mama Cui raised the corner of her eyes and secretly looked at Xiao Xiwei's expression.

"Guilty?" Xiao Xi raised his eyebrows slightly, stared at Mama Cui with cold eyes, and said in a clear voice, "Why did Mama say that?" ”

Glancing at Xiao Xiwei's cold eyes, Mama Cui was inexplicably a little weak-hearted, but the words had already been spoken, and it was impossible to retreat at this moment, besides, if she didn't do what her wife said, she was afraid that she would ......

Thinking of this, Mama Cui took a deep breath, "Miss, actually...... In fact, the slave maid is arranged by the lady by your side......" Before the words were finished, Mama Cui hurriedly bowed down and kowtowed to Xiao Xi several times, "Miss, there is no way for the slave and maid." The husband whom the slave maid had married was a sick man, and he went a few years after the slave gave birth to the sea, leaving us orphans and widows...... The slave had no choice, so she had to marry her current husband, but she didn't expect him to be a gambler, and when he lost money, he went home and smashed things and beat people, and forced me to find money for him everywhere, if I didn't comply, he threatened me to kill Hai'er, the slave and maid really had no choice, so I had to run away with Hai'er, but fortunately, I met my wife who was willing to take him in......"

"So, you told Madame about Hongyu burying a puppet under the plum tree?" Xiao Xi's eyes turned a little colder.

Hearing this, Mama Cui suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

It turns out that the young lady really knew about her betrayal of her!

"Slave maid...... The slave doesn't want to, but ...... But Madame said that if I did not listen to her, I would let my gambler husband take me back...... Miss, there is no way for a slave! Mama Cui hurriedly fell to the ground and cried bitterly.

Xiao Xi raised his eyebrows slightly and sneered, "That being the case, why are you telling me now?" Isn't it a conscience? ”

Mama Cui raised her head, tears streaming down her face, "Miss, although Madam is kind to the slave, but ...... But you were brought up by the slave and the maid, and the more the slave and the maid thought about it, the more uneasy they felt, and the slave and the maid were really sorry for you! Cui Mama said, suddenly stood up and slammed into the corner of the table, bright red blood instantly overflowed Cui Mama's forehead, she turned her face with difficulty and looked at Xiao Xi slightly sadly, "Miss, slave maid...... The slave really doesn't have the face to see you again...... And I beg you, I beg you to remember the love of master and servant all these years, that you may ...... You can take care of the sea for the slaves......"

"Mama......" Xiao Xiwei stepped over in a few steps and helped Mama Cui up, "Don't talk about it, come on, hurry, ask for a doctor." ”

Hearing Xiao Xiwei's words, Mama Cui's hanging heart instantly let go.

Sure enough, everything was as Madame expected, and the young lady still remembered her old feelings.

The matter of the puppet was naturally revealed and not mentioned because of Mama Cui bumping into Xiao Xiwei like this, and Mama Cui also stayed in the house to recuperate her injuries, as for Xiao Xiwei, she went to Jingyuan to ask the old lady to say goodbye every day after freshening up, and by the way, she also followed the old lady to learn how to take care of the back house.

On this day, Xiao Xiwei got a letter early in the morning, saying that the carriage of the fourth lady, Xiao Xichun, would arrive at the Houfu in the evening. Seeing that the hour was approaching, she led Biyun and a few second-class girls to prepare to go out of the house to meet her, and as soon as she stepped into the verandah, she saw a woman wearing a long dress embroidered with gold silk and juan yarn leading the girl out of her.

"The concubine has seen the eldest lady." When the woman saw Xiao Xiwei, she came over and smiled and blessed herself.

After the incident of Shuyingxuan, everyone in the mansion knew that the second lady in front of her had the means, and even the lady was folded in her hands.

Xiao Xi smiled slightly, "Why should the third aunt be polite, just call me Wei'er." ”

"The eldest lady is generous, but the concubine is not a person who does not know the rules." The third aunt smiled skillfully, and stroked her temples with her right hand as if unintentionally.

As soon as she stroked her sideburns, the pink jade tassel hairpin on her sideburns shook slightly, and the faint pink lining and her face were like peach blossoms.

Xiao Xi smiled slightly, "The third aunt's hairpin is so beautiful." ”

The third aunt's smile became brighter and brighter, "This hairpin was rewarded by the old man yesterday." ”

Speaking of which, although the third aunt Qian is a concubine, her father is the prefect of Yangzhou, and she can be regarded as an official woman. At that time, Xiao Yan went out on patrol with the holy driving micro-service, passing through Yangzhou City, and somehow fell in love with the Qian family, and soon after he returned to Beijing, he ordered someone to pick up the Qian family and take him back to Houfu. As soon as the Qian family entered the house, she was pregnant with a male fetus, and she was very favored by Xiao Yan. However, the good times did not last long, when she was less than four months pregnant, she suddenly fell into the pool, and the child was gone, Xiao Yan was furious at that time, and she gradually fell out of favor. However, this time the Li family planted such a big heel, and provoked Xiao Yan to be grounded, so Xiao Yan also rested in her Luoyuxuan for several days, no wonder she was proud of the peach blossom spring breeze.

"No wonder I look familiar, my father seems to have given my mother a hairpin with pink jade and crystal." Xiao Xi smiled.

The smile on the corner of the third aunt's mouth froze.

Xiao Xiwei didn't seem to see the stiffness of the corners of the third aunt's mouth, and continued to smile, "Daddy is so good to my aunt, I think, it won't be long before my aunt will add another little brother to Wei'er, right?" ”

Hearing this, the third aunt's face softened slightly, and she said lightly, "Miss Cheng's words." ”

Xiao Xiwei smiled again, "Speaking of which, if there was no accident back then, the third aunt would have added a younger brother to Wei'er, and I heard that my father even chose a name at that time...... It seems to be called Xihong? ”

The third aunt's face turned pale.

What the hell is going on with these two young ladies? How can she be blocked everywhere today! Although their yards are close to each other over the years, she doesn't seem to have offended her anywhere!

"Of course, it would be nice if my aunt could endure that breath. However, it is not all to blame on the aunt, and the aunt did not know that the girl was not a girl in the house, but the second aunt's own sister-in-law. ”

The third aunt bit her lip tightly, and her eyes burst out with a terrifying hatred.

When she first entered the house, she was very favored, and she was pregnant with a male fetus not long after entering the house, and she was in the limelight for a while, even his stepwife Li avoided her a little, but she didn't expect a little girl to dare to talk to her, she slapped her in a fit of anger, but she never thought that the girl would tear up with her, and finally, the two of them both fell into the lotus tea pool. It was early winter, the lotus pond was bitterly cold, and by the time she was rescued, the child was gone. Later, she learned that the girl was the second aunt's sister-in-law, and she had just entered the house two days ago. She thought that the second aunt deliberately made her sister harm her, and cried and asked the master to punish the two of them heavily, but she didn't expect that in the end, the master only punished the second aunt for three months. Later, Xi'er, the girl next to her, told her that the reason why the master did not punish her was because the second aunt was three months pregnant. At that time, she felt more and more that this matter was deliberately calculated by the second aunt, relying on her pregnancy, the old man did not dare to punish her, so she and her sister conspired to cause her to have a miscarriage, otherwise the news of her three months of pregnancy would not come out until her child was gone?

"Speaking of which, where did all the girls around my aunt go at that time? If they were there, the aunt wouldn't treat the second aunt's sister as a girl. Xiao Xi stared at the third aunt's eyes, and her clear eyes had some inexplicable meaning. Seeing that the third aunt's eyebrows were slightly twisted, as if she was thoughtful, she smiled and said, "It's not too early, so I won't bother my aunt." With that, he led Biyun away.

At the end of the day, Xiao Xichun's carriage finally arrived in front of the Zhongyong Waiting Mansion.

Mama Xiao got out of the car first and lifted the curtain to help Xiao Xichun down, only to see that she was wearing a small body, a light green full-breasted skirt, black hair tied in a bun, two hairbands of the same color tied on the bun, and only an inferior pearl hairpin was inserted on it, which made her whole person clean and thin.

"Fourth sister." Xiao Xi greeted him with a smile.

Mama Xiao hurriedly blessed Xiao Xiwei, and when she got up, she lowered her voice to Xiao Xichun and said, "This is the second miss." ”

A trace of panic flashed on Xiao Xichun's face, his hands nervously tugged at the corners of his clothes, and shouted with some trills, "Second, Second Miss." ”

Xiao Xi smiled slightly, stretched out his hand and took her hand and said, "You should call my second sister yes." ”

Xiao Xichun pursed her lips, her cold fingers were slightly held by Xiao Xi, there was a faint warmth, she hung her head, and shouted in a low voice, "Two...... Second sister. ”

"It's been a long journey, your body can stand it, you must be tired!" Xiao Xiwei said kindly.

Xiao Xichun only nodded slightly, and did not dare to raise his head to look at Xiao Xiwei.

"Look at you like this, you are in the dust, why don't you freshen up before you go to see your grandmother. I have asked people to clean up the yard, it is the Nuanchun Pavilion in the east, which just responds to your name, and it is also close to my Shuying Xuan, so it will be convenient for our sisters to come and go in the future. Xiao Xiwei raised his hand to straighten the bangs between Xiao Xichun's foreheads, and said with a smile.

The warm fingertips brushed Xiao Xichun's forehead, Xiao Xichun's chest felt a little sour inexplicably, and his eyes couldn't help but be a little wet.

Seeing this, Mama Xiao hurriedly took Xiao Xichun's hand and said, "Miss hasn't thanked Miss Yet." ”

Xiao Xichun came back to his senses and blessed Xiao Xiwei, "Thank you, Second Miss...... No, thank you, second sister. ”

Xiao Xiwei grabbed her, "Between sisters, how can you be so polite." Don't say anything, move things to your yard first! With that, he ordered someone to pack Xiao Xichun's luggage and lead her towards Nuanchun Pavilion.

A few days earlier, Xiao Xiwei had ordered someone to clean up the Warm Spring Pavilion.

Mama Zhu led a few mothers-in-law and girls to wait at the gate of the courtyard early in the morning, and when she saw someone coming, she hurriedly stepped forward to bless her body, "The slave maid saw the second young lady and the fourth young lady." ”

Seeing Mama Zhu saluting her, Xiao Xichun was very restrained for a while, and her hands and feet were a little unsure of where to put them.

Mama Zhu only glanced at her, but she knew that this fourth young lady had never seen the world, so it was best to handle such a person.

"Fourth Miss, the slave maid is Mama Zhu next to Madame, and the one next to her is Mama Luo, and she will be the housekeeper next to you in the future. Also, this girl's name is Hui'er, this girl's name is Fang'er, they are all born in our house, they look clean, and their hands and feet are also sharp, and they were specially selected by Mrs. to serve you. Mama Zhu smiled, and after speaking, she said, "A few of you, you haven't come to see the fourth lady yet." ”

"I've seen Miss Four." The maiden mother-in-law who was waiting in front of the courtyard saluted Xiao Xichun together.

Xiao Xichun felt more and more restrained, and when Mama Xiao saw this, she hurriedly glanced at Xiao Xichun, "Miss, let them get up." ”

The young lady was sent to Zhuangzi in the countryside since she was a child, saying that she was recuperating her body, but in fact, she was left to fend for herself. The servant in the Zhuangzi was afraid of her identity as the fourth lady of the Houfu before, but later came to see that the Houfu didn't take this concubine to heart at all, and suddenly despised their master and servant. Although she wanted to protect the young lady, she was powerless, and after a long time, the young lady's temperament became cowardly. But this kind of temperament is the easiest to be bullied and handled, she can't let the young lady just step into the Houfu and be pinched by these girls, in that way, I am afraid that the future life will be more difficult than in Zhuangzi.

Xiao Xichun glanced at Mama Xiao, and finally bit her lip and said softly, "You all get up!" ”

Mama Zhu smiled again, "Fourth Miss, Madame has been unwell recently so she can't come to greet you in person, but she has ordered the slave to prepare clothes and jewelry, you can try to see if it suits your heart, if not, the slave will let people change it for you again." ”

"Thank you, Mother." Xiao Xichun lowered his head and said in a low voice.

"Fang'er Hui'er, don't help Miss Fourth to go down and freshen up." Mama Zhu turned her head and glanced at the two girls while commanding.

"Second sister, grandmother's ......" Xiao Xichun suddenly turned his face and looked at Xiao Xiwei.

As early as on the way to Houfu, Mama Xiao raised her ears and backs, she always felt that Houfu was like a tiger's den in Longtan, and she subconsciously felt scared. However, after seeing the second sister, when she reached out to arrange her bangs for her, she felt warm inexplicably.

"It's okay, I'll wait for you outside, and I'll accompany you to see your grandmother." Xiao Xiwei smiled faintly at Xiao Xichun.

Xiao Xichun also smiled, his smile was green and innocent, "Second sister, then I'll come out to find you in a while." So saying, he followed the girl into the house.

Such a young and innocent smile......

Xiao Xiwei looked at Xiao Xichun, and for some reason there was a faint sourness in his heart.

Once upon a time, she seemed to have had a ......

When Xiao Xichun came out again, she had changed into a goose-yellow breast-length skirt embroidered with plum blossoms, and her hair was also re-curled into an ingots, with a pair of butterfly beads and hairpins inserted in the bun, and a pair of gold-inlaid white marble earrings on her ears, which made her well-behaved and clean.

Xiao Xiwei looked at her body, and a sneer quickly crossed the corners of her lips.

The beads on the hairpin on Xiao Xichun's head are full and bright, and even the white jade on the pair of earrings is also warm and clear, and it is a treasure at a glance.

It seems that the Li family has really made a bloody investment this time.

It's just that she did this to entrap Xiao Xichun, or to leave the impression of a good housewife in front of the old lady and everyone, or ......

Have an axe to grind.

Why did she vaguely feel that the Li family seemed to be secretly planning something, and this plan must be aimed at her!