Xiang Siyuan followed her line of sight, and his pace gradually slowed down.

Since that time he disobeyed the Marquis of Dingyuan and took office with all the rumors, the Marquis of Dingyuan let go of the words to cut off relations with him, and he was also tired of all kinds of injustices of the Marquis of Dingyuan, so he bought a house and moved out of the Hou Mansion and no longer interacted.

In the blink of an eye, he hadn't seen this lady for a long time, and the relaxed days had passed so long that he had even forgotten what it was like to be pinched by her.

Mrs. Dingyuan Marquis was also sharp-eyed, and saw Wei Yu's chariot from a distance, and a large group of people walked towards this side with the maid Hula beside her.

Wei Yu's eyes looked at Xiang Siyuan, and when he saw that the fists in his hands were clenched, his face was also heavy, and a burst of anticipation rose in his heart even more immorally.

The first time she met Gu Jiaqing, but he was bullied by this stepmother so much that he could only stay at home pitifully and watch the accounts, and the elder brothers above were even raised to be useless.

I don't know if he has made up his mind to break away from the Hou Mansion, and now he has grown a little.

While thinking about it, Mrs. Dingyuan Marquis had already come closer.

She was dressed in a turmeric gold-sprinkled brocade palace dress, with a young snail bun on her head, and a complete set of red coral heads, although high-profile but also suitable for her identity.

She did enough courtesy, and she didn't care about her identity, so she greeted Wei Yu first.

Wei Yu smiled and said, "Madam doesn't need to be polite. The palace has nothing to do with the fourth cousin to walk around the palace, and I don't want to meet Mrs. It's a coincidence. ”

The corners of Mrs. Dingyuan's mouth pursed a little smile, and she said enthusiastically: "Thanks to His Highness's refusal to give up, it is his blessing that our fourth brother can talk to His Highness." ”

As she spoke, her eyes swept over Xiang Siyuan, she paused, and then said with a smile: "Although the fourth brother has moved out of the Hou Mansion now, if he is really short on money, it doesn't hurt to go back to the mansion and admit his mistake, after all, today is to enter the palace to meet the nobles......"

Her eyes looked Xiang Siyuan up and down, "It's better not to be rude." ”

Xiang Siyuan was wearing a round-necked straight jacket with moon-white ancient satin, and the corners of the robe were straight, but the material was already half-old, and the bejewels on Mrs. Hou's body were indeed slightly shabby, and it was all the credit of people to have a little bit of qi.

This is the beginning of the show, Wei Yu has no expression on his face, but he silently begins to beat gongs and drums in his heart.

Why Xiang Siyuan is in a hurry, this Mrs. Dingyuan Marquis knows best.

Over the years, she has grasped the feed of the Dingyuan Marquis's mansion with one hand, and the children left by the original wife of the Dingyuan Marquis are still young, and the Dingyuan Marquis is stupid, so naturally she will not remember to keep the dowry silver of the previous lady.

Then it is self-evident whose hands this money falls into.

The death of the old lady also left Xiang Siyuan a property, but after all, it was an inheritance, and he was not easy to use, and he had just come out, and the only little savings he had left after buying a house in the capital was very little.

This Mrs. Hou said it nicely, but the money was pinched in her hands, how could she still let her spit it out? The half-year account that she asked Xiang Siyuan to take care of had already made him not know how many deficits he had filled in, and it was also a shame that Xiang Siyuan's brain was quite good, and he didn't want to catch the flaws.

However, after accepting this arrangement, Xiang Siyuan did not refute it, only lowered his eyes and said in a flat voice: "Madame is right." ”

Wei Yu shouted in her heart, she thought that after he returned to the court, he would eventually develop a bit of sharpness, and she didn't want to still look like this.

I have to sigh that he is really good at forbearance, if he changes her, he would rather be a broken jade than a complete tile, and he has to fight to the death with this lady.

Although Mrs. Dingyuan Marquis got a bargain, she didn't plan to stop like this, and brought out the shelf of the elders, and taught her a righteous lesson: "The fourth brother is old and ambitious, and the parents can't stop it, but your father has been sick for several days because of your decision to move out of the Hou Mansion, and the fourth brother just can't look down on the mansion anymore, so he should go back and take a look." ”

Xiang Siyuan's expression moved slightly, and he just wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Mrs. Dingyuan's marquis.

He silently dispelled the desire to speak, lowered his eyes, clenched his fists, and said nothing.

Now he relies on the imperial examination to enter the first, voluntarily merged into the Qingliu faction, and against the Jiang family, the situation is not good, filial piety crushes people to death, he has attracted a lot of criticism because he moved out of the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion, if he confronts his stepmother in public, I am afraid that tomorrow the Jiang family's henchmen will be impeached.

Mrs. Dingyuan Marquis grasped this point and became more and more unscrupulous, "Brother, don't blame me for being a mother, filial piety comes first, and filial piety is the foundation of human beings." ”

"You read through the sages, you should also know that you should first cultivate yourself and Qi family, and then govern the country and level the world, my brother is so disobedient to his parents and ignores his relatives, and he doesn't blame your father for scolding you for not being filial, and the family house is still restless, how can you share your worries for Your Majesty as an official in the court?"

"Although you weren't raised by me, your character is so far, it's really chilling."

The Marquis of Dingyuan is from the second rank, and Mrs. Marquis of Dingyuan still has the second rank on her body, and she bears the name of her stepmother, so she is naturally qualified to reprimand Xiang Siyuan, a minor official of the fifth grade.

It's just that whoever doesn't pay attention to decency in the big family specially picks up a place like the palace gate to reprimand in public, which makes Xiang Siyuan have no face.

And although her voice is not loud, she has a sword and sword shadow in every word, for fear of not poking Xiang Siyuan's sore spot.

What is the most important thing for a reader? Naturally, fame is it.

Xiang Siyuan has just cleared the stigma of clinging to the powerful, and in a few words in her mouth, she will have to bear the big crime of unfilial piety again.

Yongdaokou was full of people, and there were many servants around him, which still attracted the attention of many people, and slowly began to cast curious glances from the bolder palace people.

Xiang Siyuan seemed to be accustomed to it, still straightening his body and bowing his head silently, but the hand hanging by his side was already clenched into a fist.

He gritted his teeth, knowing in his heart that his rebuttal would only invite more excessive words, but the sentence "Madame said yes" was like a stalk in his throat, like a mouthful of venom, choking his mouth full of bitterness.

was struggling to see it, but he heard a sneer from beside him, "It's really fresh, there are really thieves shouting to catch thieves in this matter." ”

Mrs. Dingyuan obviously didn't expect her to speak, and asked with some consternation, "What did Your Highness say?" ”

Wei Yu propped his hand on the edge of the sedan chair, looked at it with his cheeks, his face was immature, his cheeks even had unfading baby fat, his apricot eyes were cold, and the smile on the corner of his mouth was mocking and sharp, "What does this palace say, doesn't Mrs. Hou still understand?" ”

"Madame said so righteously, I don't know if she plans to make my fourth cousin filial?"

She sneered: "Is it filial piety to check the accounts for my stepmother and use private property to fill the shortfall, or is it a filial piety who is pressed by my father and is not allowed to work in office, and makes way for my younger brother who is not successful?" ”

She glanced sideways at Xiang Siyuan, who couldn't say a word for a long time, "Madame is really a smart person, calculated that my fourth cousin can't reply to your stepmother's mouth, and dare to take out any bullshit and send people." ”

"Madame still dares to say that the house is restless, why is the house in your Dingyuan Marquis Mansion restless, don't you know it?"

"Dare to say filial piety, what is filial piety? Father and son are filial piety, brothers and brothers are respectful, this is called filial piety. Can you hear me, madame? It is the father who is kind to the son and filial piety, if the father is stupid and the stepmother is vicious, it is just a pair of bastard things, where is it worthy of being a parent, and how can it be worthy of mentioning filial piety? Don't be afraid of jokes when you say it. ”

Mrs. Dingyuan's face changed, although the ugly matter of Dingyuan's Marquis Mansion is already a well-known secret in the eyes of discerning people, but who doesn't pay attention to decency would say it in such a big way in public?

As a noblewoman, she also has to worry about her reputation, if she doesn't refute it, she will really become a poisonous woman who treats her stepson harshly.

Her face was red and white for a while, and she hurriedly said: "Although Your Highness is a princess, you can't talk nonsense!" ”

"If Master Hou doesn't let the fourth brother come out, what is the brother doing now? And at that time, the concubine asked him to look at the accounts, but she was worried about seeing him doing nothing all day long, when would he let him fill in the shortfall? ”

Wei Yu looked at the pale face of Mrs. Dingyuan Marquis, and sneered, "Yes or no, don't you know in your heart?" Are you stupid to look at others? ”

She glared at Xiang Siyuan fiercely, and looked at him pursing his lips and being silent, "Xiang Siyuan, you have been bullied to the point that you don't say anything, are you addicted to buns?" Is there any, say it yourself! ”

Mrs. Dingyuan's gaze shot at Xiang Siyuan like an arrow, with a threatening look in her eyes.

She also knew that this stepson was talented and intelligent, and if he let it go, it would become a big disaster, so she repeatedly looked for opportunities to stop him from going out, not wanting him to catch up with the nobles in the palace, which really surprised her.

It's just that she still has a filial piety in her hand, Xiang Siyuan doesn't dare to disobey, he is only young and weak, he has been out of office for less than a year, and his foundation is very shallow, unless the future is gone, he has to slowly boil under her hands.

She didn't believe that his wings were hardened.

Xiang Siyuan took a deep breath, hugged his fists and said: "The account book of the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion is still in my mansion, one by one, how much is the deficit, and where it is drawn, it is clearly written, if the lady wants, I will go and get it for the lady when I leave the palace." ”

As soon as his words came out, Mrs. Dingyuan's face changed greatly, and she shouted: "You dare to talk such nonsense! ”

Xiang Siyuan ignored it completely, and continued to sigh: "As for whether my father won't let me go out," his eyes darkened, "Madam, the whole capital knows what is going on, do you need me to say more?" ”

"The ugliness of the family should not be publicized, the royal court is serious, it is really decently said that these parents are short, if the lady still has something to say, it is better to stay outside the palace, as for my father's illness, if my father still allows me to enter the house, I will visit me when I leave the palace."

"You presumptuous!!" Mrs. Dingyuan Marquis was furious, shook her hands and scolded: "How dare you talk such nonsense? When did your father come into the house? It's clear that you're not filial......"

Wei Yu heard that she had begun to talk nonsense, snorted coldly, swept his eyes over the maids, and said slowly: "Didn't you see that your wife was almost out of breath?" Why don't you help down and rest! ”

Where have the maids ever seen such a battle? They were all in a hurry to support and pinch people, and not long after a clever little inner supervisor brought a certain small sedan chair, and everyone hurriedly helped Mrs. Dingyuan Hou into the sedan chair.

The people of the Hanzhang Palace who followed Wei Yu all laughed, when it comes to verbal battles, Her Royal Highness the Princess has never lost in the palace, not to mention that it is just a mere Mrs. Dingyuan Marquis?

However, Wei Yu did not have the joy of victory, her eyes fell on the silent Xiang Siyuan on the side, only to see that his face was gloomy, and the whole person exuded sullenness, he stood in place, clenched his fists and took a deep breath, as if he could barely endure the embarrassment, and turned his head to salute Wei Yu again.

Wei Yu frowned and interrupted: "Don't thank me, this palace said it, but I can't get used to hearing others turn black and white thieves upside down and shout to catch thieves." ”

Xiang Siyuan lowered his eyes and said: "That concubine Du just reversed black and white, and His Royal Highness has never refuted her, but I still want to thank His Highness for his help." ”

Wei Yu shook his head and said: "People who are bent on dealing with you, forbearance can only fuel their arrogance, in fact, the power of filial piety may not be so terrible, you can be tough on that woman," she looked at Xiang Siyuan's face, "The same is true for your Hou Grandpa." ”

"Didn't he even recognize you? Lingering on those illusory father-son relationships will only stumble your own hands and feet. ”

Xiang Siyuan remained silent and did not speak.

Wei Yu said again: "Men don't flick when they have tears, don't cry in this place, it's too embarrassing, if you want to cry, you can wait for the palace to leave and cry." ”

Xiang Siyuan was amused by her, his face was not so ugly, and he shook his head and said, "Your Highness is laughing." ”

The other end of the courtyard happened to be connected to the palace gate of the Qianyuan Palace, and Gu Jiaqing had just come out after discussing with Emperor Cheng, and he saw the inside of the courtyard from a distance, and the two people, one tall and one short, were talking and laughing.

He paused for a moment, then turned and walked away.