The room looked like dinner was actually being eaten, and there was not much leftover on a long table.

"Hurry up, pack all these up and prepare to pick up the wind for your third lady and third lady." The second lady urged a few maids to clean up the table.

"Yes, Qin Ling? You arrange for someone to inform the master, just say that Bilian and Yao'er have arrived, and ask him if he can rush back? The eldest lady turned to the door and commanded.

"Yes, I have already sent someone to inform the master." Qin Ling answered outside.

"Bilian, Yao'er, Qin Ling is the housekeeper of our Shangshu Mansion, just look for him if you need anything in the future." The eldest lady turned around and introduced.

"Qin Ling has seen the third lady, miss." Qin Ling gave the two people a salute.

"Uncle Qin, it's all a family, you don't have to be so polite, you also know that my mother and I left at a very young age, and I don't know what rules Shangshu Mansion has now, so I will trouble you to remind you more in the future." Qin Yao politely returned the salute, because the other party was also surnamed Qin, and it was very likely that he was a collateral elder in the family.

"Needless to say, Yao'er shouldn't even remember me, right?" Qin Ling asked with a smile.

"She knew how to play at that time, and I have been counting on her for all these years of eating and drinking, and there are too many worries." Bi Lian took over the topic and explained, she said this for a purpose, to let the people in Shangshu Mansion know that her daughter is capable, so as not to be looked down upon in Shangshu Mansion in the future.

She really didn't worry about her daughter being wronged, she was the master of dancing knives and guns, and she was not worried about the people of Shangshu Mansion. This girl is sharp-toothed and unforgiving, and she will inevitably offend people when she returns to Shangshu Mansion, and don't beat people up when the time comes. A reminder lest someone anger her for being kicked out in the past and offending her with her words.

"Really? So Yao'er is out, then you have to take care of your two sisters in the future, the two of them don't have much knowledge when they don't go out of the door. "The eldest mother and the second mother have to admit that this Qin Yao is indeed more beautiful than her daughter based on her physical appearance alone, and if she can still earn money to support her family, it will be the icing on the cake.

"Hey, two sisters, don't praise her, it'll be a shame if she floats in a while." Bilian was polite, and at the same time, she was also reminding Qin Yao to pay attention to proportion.

Feng'er and Xuan'er felt that they were looked down upon, and they drooped down their faces a little unpleasantly, since the third sister entered the door, the two of them became the object of trampling.

"Sisters upset? Don't take it to heart, didn't I just come back? Are you happy when I was scolded as soon as I entered the door? Qin Yao saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly coaxed, this one is not good, and he will become the target of the two of them in the future.

Feng'er and Xuan'er think about it, after all, it was their mother who was sorry for others back then, and now they are also cleaning up by saying some good things and coaxing.

"Mother, you accompany Sanniang to talk, let's accompany Yao'er to the backyard to have a look." Xuan'er said and pulled Qin Yao to walk back, and Feng'er followed.

"The three of them can play together when they are young, and they will be able to meet again after a long absence. Bilian, it was our fault back then, and my sister and I apologize to you. The eldest lady said and Erniang bowed deeply to this Bilian.

"Su Yuan, don't be like this, why did you mention it in the past?" Bilian hurriedly helped each other.

"Alas, seriously, we were too young back then, and I thought that if we squeezed you away, the master would value us. After you left, we realized that without you, Bilian would still have green grass and clear water. The three of them sat down at the table, and Erniang said with deep feelings.

"Don't talk about the past, aren't we reunited now? There is nothing to be sorry for, if it weren't for this, Yao'er would not be what she is today. ”

"By the way, has the master been so busy lately?" Bilian asked, diverting the subject.

"That's not it, isn't it that the emperor wants to draft more women all of a sudden?" Erniang answered.

"The Emperor's Draft Girl?" Bilian's expression was not good all of a sudden, and she finally understood why she had ignored her mother and daughter for ten years, and suddenly wanted to bring Yao'er back by herself.

"Bilian, don't be careful, this is not what we mean, it is the emperor's will, all the children of officials above the third grade must enter the palace for selection, although you and Yao'er are no longer in the mansion, but the household registration is still there."

"The master is the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, if there is no Yao'er, the master can not afford to bear the crime." The eldest lady hurriedly explained.

"Then Xuan'er and Feng'er are also going?" Bilian asked.

"Who wants to go about this? You have to go if you don't go! Let's be honest in our family, if we choose a concubine for the prince or any prince, we will be happy to see it happen. But how old is the emperor? More than fifty all! This has become a show girl, in case she is photographed by the emperor for a lifetime, it will be over. Erniang whispered sadly.

"We didn't expect Yao'er to be able to do this in the countryside, so we would have informed you in advance." The eldest lady also explained apologetically.

……。

Qin Yao and Xuan'er Feng'er went to the backyard through the back door of the main house, the pattern of the backyard was the same as always, and the three of them spent most of their time here. They were all young at the time, and their father didn't allow them to go out, and it was their only playground.

"Remember this swing? It's broken a few times, but my eldest sister and I fixed it again. Feng'er happily sat down and beckoned.

"Actually, we've been hoping that you can come back all these years, but I didn't expect our sisters to really reunite again, but it's a pity that this swing can't accommodate the three of us to play together." Xuan'er said.

Feng'er shook the swing and said: "Actually, my eldest sister and I are also very envious of you, although the countryside is hard, but there are not so many rules, no one cares where you want to go, unlike us who have to report when we go out." ”

"Is Father still so strict?" Qin Yao asked with a smile.

"Isn't it just strict? It's just old-fashioned. What do you always say, three obedience and four virtues, women's precepts, did you hear it just now? He also said that we would not marry. This whole day is confined at home except for reading books and painting, and suddenly bring someone here to know what kind of character he has? That's it. Feng'er complained.

"That's it! I think that's good, why do we have to get married? When you get married, you have to listen to him for everything, and he has no freedom. Qin Yao responded.

"But it doesn't work all the time! We still need a home. Xuan'er sat down on a bench.

"Just now Sanniang said that you can still earn money to support your family in the countryside, right?" Feng'er suddenly asked.

"Of course, what do you eat and what do you wear if you don't earn money? And the house in our hometown leaks everywhere when it rains, how can we live if we don't fix it? If I hadn't met the master, I wouldn't have known if He Niang would have survived. Qin Yao sighed.

"It's all our mother's fault, and I blame my father for not having a backbone at all." Xuan'er shook Qin Yao apologetically.

"Don't talk about it, it's all over. Sister? Do you know why my father suddenly remembered us? ”

"Isn't the emperor still going to draft a draft girl? The daughters of officials above the third grade will go. Even if we have a high vision, the emperor is fifty-six, and if he takes a look at us for a few years, we will be miserable. Feng'er explained melancholy.

"The emperor is so old and still has this mind?" Qin Yao was a little stupid.

"Concubine Rong is dead, do you want to find a replacement? I don't know who is so unlucky? My eldest sister and I are not too afraid, because although we haven't married yet, the grade is already here, and it is estimated that the emperor will not take a fancy to us. Feng'er explained in a weak heart, but the two of them invariably stopped at Qin Yao's body.