"Wei'er, where did you hear all this?" Jiang Shi frowned and looked at Xiao Xi in embarrassment.

"So, it's true." Xiao Xi looked at Jiang slightly, his slender eyes trembled, and his voice was a little low.

"Wei'er, in fact, these are all misunderstandings. Since your mother married in the capital, they have not been in touch. Jiang Shi paused as he spoke, reached out to hold Xiao Xi's slightly cold fingertips, and said softly, "Speaking of which, it's all your uncle's fault." If he hadn't invited people into the mansion back then, how could those things have happened...... Alas, in the end, it's all fate. ”

That person is just a poor scholar, how can he compare with the loyal and brave Houfu who is favored by the emperor. Besides, the marriage between Qingwan and Xiao Yan was something that Chen Fu couldn't ask for, how could it be possible to withdraw from the marriage for a scholar, so he had to break up a pair of mandarin ducks. Jiang still often remembers that when he was sent to the sedan chair after struggling to no avail, under the red hijab, Qingwan's cold and unfazed face.

Xiao Xi slightly returned his hand to hold Jiang's hand, raised his eyes and took a deep breath, and said slowly again, "Uncle, I'...... Am I really my father's child? ”

She still remembers the words that Li shouted in annoyance when she was exposed, at that time, she didn't go to her heart, but now that she heard what Jiang said, she couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart.

"You are naturally Lord Xiao's bloodline! Wei'er, did your father tell you something? Jiang grabbed Xiao Xiwei's hand and said anxiously.

"Nope." Xiao Xi hurriedly shook his head.

"Then why do you ask?" Jiang said.

Xiao Xi was slightly stunned, and his eyes gradually lowered.

Over the years, although his father was strict, and his children did not dare to get close to him, occasionally when he was in a good mood, he would still show Xiao Xile a little smile, but he always ignored her and even alienated her...... Therefore, when she knew that her mother really had another person in her heart, Li's words subconsciously jumped out of her mind.

"Wei'er, you have to trust your mother. She would never do such a thing. Jiang took Xiao Xiwei's hand and said solemnly.

Xiao Xi pursed the corners of his lips slightly and smiled lightly, "Uncle, I know." ”

The old man is gone, what is the use of dwelling on the past, and the most important thing is to take the road ahead.

After the ceremony, Jiang stayed for two days and then returned to Jiangnan. Xiao Xiwei wanted to keep her for a few days, but the weather was getting colder and colder, if she didn't move again, once it snowed and the canal froze, she couldn't leave if she wanted to, plus Chen Mansion still had a lot of things waiting for her, so even if she was a little reluctant, she had to send Jiang Shi on the boat back to Jiangnan.

A few days after Jiang left, fine snowflakes fell in the capital. At first, it was just a few small pieces, but it didn't take long for it to get bigger and bigger, and soon, the entire capital was wrapped in a thick layer of silver.

When Ziyan opened the curtain and came in, a cold wind and snow wind also poured in, "It's really getting colder and colder this day, I heard that the moat is frozen, fortunately, my uncle and wife left two days early, otherwise I would definitely freeze halfway." ”

Xiao Xi raised his eyes slightly and looked out of the gray window, and smiled, "I don't know if my aunt has arrived in Jiangnan." ”

"Jiangnan is so far away from the capital, the slave and maid estimate that it should be a few more days." Ziyan said, his eyes turned to the freshly sewn boots on the couch, and he smiled, "Miss, your boots are so beautiful!" ”

Xiao Xiwei picked up the pair of black satin and gold embroidered boots on the couch and pursed her lips and smiled, "If it weren't for the troublesome accounts in the house in the past two days, it should have been done a few days earlier." Stay for a while, you let Xiao Wu go out and send these boots and the few winter clothes that Ah Liang sent yesterday to my brother. It's been cold these days, and I don't know if he can stand it. ”

Ziyan's eyes widened, and his face was full of consternation, "Miss, aren't your boots made for the Seventh Prince?" ”

Xiao Xi raised his eyebrows slightly, "Who told you that these boots were made for the Seventh Prince?" ”

Ziyan's chest froze, and a pretty face collapsed in an instant, "Yes, you didn't say it...... But you didn't say that these boots were made for the eldest young master! ”

It hurt her to misunderstand, and she quickly ran to the Seven Princes to ask for merit, now it's okay, she picked up a stone and hit her own feet, how should she explain it to the Seven Princes!

Xiao Xi glanced at Ziyan slightly, then picked up the teacup and took a slow sip of tea.

"Miss, seeing that it's cold this day, why don't you make a pair of boots for the Seventh Prince!" Ziyan unwillingly came to Xiao Xiwei's side and said again.

"Don't." His Excellency Xiao Xiwei's teacup calmly spit out two words.

Ziyan was especially unwilling, "Why! You have done it for the eldest young master, why don't you do it for the Seventh Prince! ”

The corners of Xiao Xi's lips pursed slightly, "Because, I don't want someone to take the boots I made to ask for credit." After that, he turned his eyes to look at Hongyu on the side, "Hongyu, you should give these boots to Ah Liang!" Let him go early, or it will be dark in a while. ”

Hongyu couldn't help laughing, took the boots and went out.

"Miss, please! You are like this, how can I explain to the Seventh Prince! Ziyan grimaced, pulled down her face and begged.

"I don't have anything to do with that." Xiao Xi smiled faintly, and casually dragged out an account book from the table and looked at it.

Ziyan wanted to struggle for a while, but the little girl outside the door suddenly came to report that the third aunt was here.

"It's a cold day, why don't the third aunt stay in the room and come here?" Purple Smoke muttered quietly.

The most important thing is that if she doesn't have boots, how can she explain it to the Seven Princes! These three aunts came at an inopportune time.

Although Ziyan thought so in her heart, the third aunt still led Cuizhu into the house.

"Why does the third aunt have time to come and sit with me today?" Xiao Xi put down the account book in his hand and looked at the third aunt with a smile.

The third aunt smiled, took a handpiece made of fox fur from the girl's hand and handed it to Xiao Xiwei, "It's not cold, so the concubine made a sleeve and sent it to the second lady." ”

Xiao Xiwei looked at the set of sleeves with fine stitches, and there was a plum blossom embroidered on his face, and couldn't help but smile, "Auntie is really hearted, but Ah Liang has already sent several sleeves yesterday, so I don't dare to trouble my aunt anymore." ”

The third aunt didn't expect that she touched a soft nail here with Xiao Xiwei before she could speak, and the smile on her face couldn't help but stiffen, but she still barely resisted a smile and said, "That's okay, it's just a little bit of the concubine's heart." ”

Xiao Xi glanced at the third aunt slightly, and finally smiled, "Since it is my aunt's intention, then I will accept it." ”

"Miss can accept it is a blessing for the concubine." The third aunt smiled and said, "Speaking of which, the snow fell much earlier than in previous years, I wonder if those candidates who came to Beijing to go to Chunfu could catch it?" ”

"Spring? When did my aunt care about this? Xiao Xi looked at the third aunt slightly, and a faint smile appeared in her clear pupils.

The third aunt pulled up the handkerchief and covered the corners of her mouth and smiled, "How can a woman as a concubine care about these things, I didn't receive a letter from my mother's family a few days ago, saying that my younger brother also came to Beijing to participate in the Spring Festival this year, so I asked such a question." Second Miss, don't laugh at the concubine. ”

"I see." Xiao Xi pursed his lips and smiled, then lowered his head and turned the page of the account book.

Seeing that Xiao Xiwei didn't react, the third aunt rubbed her hands and sneered, "I don't know if he can't get used to coming to the capital." ”

Xiao Xi raised her eyebrows slightly and glanced at the third aunt, and the corners of her mouth twitched, "My aunt has lived in the capital for so many years, and I don't see anything uncomfortable, so I guess Brother Ling is the same." After speaking, he looked down at the account book in his hand.

"Speaking of which, I have been away from Yangzhou for several years, when Xiao'er was only ten years old, he was so old in the blink of an eye, and my sister really didn't care much about him." The third aunt wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief as she spoke.

After going around for so long, I finally couldn't help but get to the point.

Xiao Xi raised her eyes slightly to look at the third aunt, raised her hand to close the account book, and smiled lightly, "What does the aunt want?" ”

"Second Miss, Xiao'er came to the capital for the first time to take the exam, and he is not familiar with the place, I think, can you let him live in our house, so that I can do my part as a sister."

"Staying in our house?" Xiao Xi raised his eyebrows slightly.

Speaking of which, she was really impressed by the third aunt's younger brother Qian Xiao. In his previous life, he also lived in the Houfu because of the relationship between the third aunt, and he was well-behaved at first, until he squeezed into the top three in the spring exam, and the whole person became frivolous, and he often moved his hands and feet to the girls in the house, and even Biyun was teased by him. Later, he also enlarged the belly of a girl next to the third aunt, although the third aunt tried her best to hide it, but she still annoyed her father and drove him out despite the third aunt's pleading. Later, I don't know what means he used to ask the third aunt to make a lot of money to help him get around in the capital. It would have been fine if he had done a good job, but he mixed with some ninth-rate ruffians everywhere in the name of loyalty and bravery, and finally owed a lot of debts and was stabbed to Houfu......

"Yes. We are all a family, and if we live outside, it is not good for others to mention it. The third aunt said with a smile.

"Auntie is wrong, although he is my aunt's younger brother, he really doesn't have much to do with our Xiao Mansion, how can he be said to be a family." Xiao Xi pursed the corners of his mouth slightly and chuckled.

The third aunt's face turned pale.

She is an aunt, and her younger brother is naturally not a relative of Houfu. She thought that Xiao Xiwei would refuse, but she didn't expect her to slap her in the face like this in front of the girl.

"Second Miss, the concubine also knows that the concubine is asking too much, but ...... But Xiao'er is the younger brother of the concubine, and the concubine is the only person who can be relied on in the capital. You, can you look at the thin side of the concubine's body...... Let him stay in the Houfu. He won't stay long, and he'll go back as soon as the exams are over. Although she was slapped in the face by Xiao Xiwei like this, the third aunt had to be cheeky.

Her aunt is dead, Xiao'er is bullied by other sisters in the house, and she, as his own sister, can't help him. Besides, if he has a chance, her own sister can also have something to rely on.

"Auntie doesn't need to say more, I won't agree." Xiao Xiwei looked at the third aunt and said categorically.

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