When Eleven Niang learned that Xiao Jiulang of the Xiao family would come to live in the Liu family for a long time, it was already early the next morning, and before leaving for Yiningfang Wangfu with the Xiao family, it was time to greet Mrs. Wei in the morning province as usual.

Of course, Xiao Shi has to explain the reason, and Eleven Niang didn't have any worries about the fact that Xiao Prodigy, who was a little offended, was about to live in the same house with her in order to mend the sisterhood with Jiu Niang yesterday, but when she heard the words "Langji Zhenren", she was a little stunned.

In her memory, scenes of the past flew by, and the eyes of the elder who seemed to be fairy wind bones were shining, coercing and tempting her to swallow all kinds of weird-tasting pills, seeing her sad face to avoid embarrassment, she leaned forward and leaned back with laughter.

However, Eleven Niang gently pulled the corners of her lips because she recalled the old things, and then listened to Xiao's voice, and when Mrs. Wei didn't have time to respond, Jiu Niang, who had always been cautious in front of her mother-in-law, couldn't help but protest: "Xiao Jiu wants to come and live for a long time?" This is really a narrow road, and I will have to be quiet in the future. ”

And what surprised Eleven Niang even more was that Mrs. Wei, who was quite silent and majestic, laughed out loud uncharacteristically after hearing Jiu Niang's words, and said disapprovingly: "The two Xiao Jiu have to compete with each other when they meet, and they are really a pair of enemies." ”

Even Xiao Shi did not look at Jiuniang's rudeness as hard as before, but smiled slightly.

In the impression of Eleven Niang, Mrs. Wei and Xiao's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are very similar, both are quiet and calm temperament, and when they meet Mrs. Tai again in the new life, they see that although they have never spoken harshly to their children and grandchildren, they don't seem to like to gossip and laugh with their granddaughters, whether it is Liu Zhen, who is the eldest granddaughter, or her own granddaughters Qi Niang and Jiu Niang, even if they are the same as Jiu Niang, Liu Wuniang, the daughter of the concubine who has also been raised under Mrs. Wei's knees since childhood, has always been a coquettish in front of her grandmother.

Contrary to Mrs. Wei, who is over forty years old but still charming, although the sister of the Empress Dowager Wei is ordinary, her temperament is very gentle and hearty, and she likes to celebrate banquets the most.

However, whether it is Mrs. Wei or the Queen Mother, Eleven Niang only feels that she is an unfathomable person, but at this time, after hearing Mrs. Wei laugh at Jiuniang, she did not hesitate to accept that when Xiao Jiulang lived in the mansion for a long time, she could be sure that the Liu family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law did get along harmoniously.

"Let Xiao Jiu and San Lang live together temporarily, although Xiao Jiu is many years younger than San Lang, but he is talented and intelligent, I heard that at this time, he has not only memorized the "Book of Filial Piety" and "Analects", but also is already reading "Shangshu". Mrs. Wei looked at her eldest grandson: "Although Xiao Jiu is used to being competitive, he does have something extraordinary, you are older, you have to be humble to him every day, only in your studies, and urge each other to improve." ”

This is the first time that Eleven Niang has heard Mrs. Wei tell her little cousin to study hard, and she secretly thinks about it.

The reason why she suspects that the Liu family is related to Pei Zheng's annihilation is that Mrs. Wei was born, after all, the Wei family occupies a place among the ministers in the political affairs hall at the moment, and the other is because Mrs. Wei and her uncle are not biological mother and son, and Pei Zheng's aunt "died violently" after being convicted, obviously being persecuted.

The death of the aunt can be described as "secretive" in the Liu family, not to mention that the servants and concubines dare not discuss it in private, and Binu has no way to inquire, so even the eleventh mother pretended to be curious and asked Liu Shaoqing "What is the cause of the mother's illness, it can be the same as the mother", and I saw that Liu Shaoqing, who has always spoiled her daughter, had a subtle expression, and the words "because of a sudden illness" were perfunctory, and then added a sentence "You must not talk about the mother in front of others, for fear of causing sadness".

However, after some observation, although the originally cheerful little cousin Ah Zhen became silent because of the death of her maternal ancestor to kill her mother, she was not cautious and trembling, and according to Binu's inquiry, during the three years of Ah Zhen's funeral, although she was not allowed to go out, she also followed Xiao's practice of calculating and feeding matters, and also took care of some housework, not to mention that the servants and concubines respected the four mothers in the family and did not dare to slack off, that is, Qi Niang, Jiu Niang and other cousins, and they were also very humble and friendly to the eldest sister.

At present, Mrs. Wei instructed San Lang to study for the benefit of his studies, according to Shi Niang's observation, San Lang was also respectfully taught, not the slightest surprise and no disobedience, which seemed to show that Mrs. Tai's grandmother often cared about his academic future, and he was also convinced, and there was no slightest suspicion between his grandparents and grandchildren.

Of course, these appearances are not enough to show that the Liu family is not involved in the death of Pei Zheng and his aunt, and he is innocent.

It's just that Mrs. Wei is at least fair on the surface, and she doesn't have a pair of children with a harsh stepson.

Shi Niang was thinking about it, but she heard a person chuckle and said: "He Xi Di woman, you will be able to get close to Xiao Jiulang's aunt and nephew in the future, which is so enviable." ”

This is true, as if Xiao Jiulang is often harsh and lonely, so that Xiao's aunt is not easy to meet, and it took many years of worry to bring Jiulang to her husband's family for protection.

The woman who spoke had her black hair combed into a bun, and on one side of her sideburns was the flower of the Petor Hibiscus Palace, which was set off with a bright smile, and the corners of her eyes were slender and just like spring willows, with a delicate nose, and she looked like she was calculating at a glance. Although it was a regular greeting, he still held a gold silk feather embroidered shawl on his arm, and at this time he put his hands on his knees, tilting his cheeks towards Xiao, looking like a smiling face, but his taste was not without jealousy.

Of course, Eleven Niang already recognized the woman at this time, and it was Qiao's wife, Liu Xinyi, who was now in the second room.

Qiao's family is also a Puzhou surname, Qiao's is also the daughter of the family, but it is a concubine, and Puzhou Qiao's grandson has been associated and estranged, to talk about origin, Qiao's is of course far inferior to Xiao's, and the marryer is the son of the Liu family, but compared to Liu Shaoqing's idle position, Liu Shizhi is closer to the saint, so Qiao's is not satisfied with Xiao's management of the middle feed, often sneering, obviously even Liu Wuniang, the daughter of just Jixuan, can see that at this time there is a little fidgeting embarrassment.

Regarding the relationship between Mrs. Wei and her concubine, Eleven Niang can't inquire clearly at the moment, just looking at Qiao's performance is not very good, but Qiao's daughter Wu Niang was raised by Mrs. Tai on her knees, and she was only allowed to live with her sisters in Fucuiwu when she was ten years old.

And what makes Eleven Niang even more puzzled is that with Liu Shi's official position alone, how could Qiao's think that she is a daughter-in-law who is qualified enough to be in charge of Zhongfang? Even if the heirs of the Liu family are thin - not to mention the clan, but to talk about the family, there is only the son-in-law of San Lang in the long house; The third room has just added the eldest son; It is said that Liu Zheng died of illness just over three years, and he and his biological mother were making a fuss about separating the family, and the result was really separated, but although he was quite a good woman at a young age, he has not yet married the color of Allure as a wife, and many concubines have only given birth to a bunch of concubines for him one after another - in this comparison, the heirs of the second house can be regarded as extraordinarily prosperous.

Qiao's family alone gave birth to two sons and a daughter, a concubine gave birth to two concubines, and it is said that a concubine is pregnant.

But even so, in the case of the death of the eldest daughter-in-law, it is reasonable for Mrs. Wei to hand over the middle feed to her daughter-in-law Xiao Shi, where did the Qiao family get so much resentment?

Could it be that she has any other basis for not being able to do anything?

Shi Niang really thinks that what she has seen and heard in the Liu family in the past few days has a lot of contradictions and difficult to solve, and there seem to be a lot of hidden feelings.

Let's talk about Xiao, he clearly didn't want to deal with Qiao's provocation, as if he didn't hear what she meant, and only pursed the corners of his lips. However, a junior suddenly interjected, and then said: "Mother wants to miss her cousin? will envy the aunt. ”

The girl who spoke was sitting behind Qiao's family, but it was not Wu Niang, but the concubine Liu Yinru.

Eleven Niang also knows this, her biological mother is Qiao's matrilineal family, Liu Ji, one of Liu Shi's two concubines.

According to Binu's inquiry, Qiao's family turned a blind eye to the second son born to another concubine, but he cherished the concubine Yinru very much.

Look, this rash interjection was to alleviate the contradictions, so instead of attracting the blame and dissatisfaction of the elders, it also found a proper step for the grandmother who was despised by the Xiao family, and even more so, it could "fulfill what you wanted" for the Qiao family.

Eleven Niang was assessing how much scheming this cousin who had just turned thirteen, and sure enough, she heard Qiao's continued: "I received a letter from my brother's family a few years ago, saying that my nephew Shiro likes to read and is very competitive, although he has also been taught to learn from the family, but my brother still has ideas, and wants Shiro to come to Kyoto for a long time, and it will also benefit the future scientific research, after all, Kyoto is full of famous people, no less than Puzhou Magi." ”

Qiao Shi said, the smiling face that had calmed down because of Xiao Shi's ignorance earlier was re-revealed, but this time it was towards Mrs. Tai: "Although the daughter-in-law knows that the probability of winning the tribute list in the state capital and township is far lower than that of the two counties in Kyoto, and it is always a private matter for her mother's family, so she is ashamed to ask the Ah family to take care of it, but now, ...... The Ah family has always been fair, and the woman is not a narrow-minded person, from herself to others, I want to be able to understand my feelings. ”

Eleven Niang pursed the corners of her lips slightly, it is unlikely that Qiao's would know in advance that Xiao Jiulang was going to come to live in Beijing, I don't know if she was planning to let her nephew enter Beijing, or if she took advantage of this opportunity to have a sudden idea, just to be simply dissatisfied with Xiao's taking care of her mother's family, and also wanted to take advantage, but in any case, this lip and tongue is very powerful, not only satirizing Xiao's private care for her mother's family, but also using the two words "fairness" and "narrow-mindedness" to completely block the possibility of being rejected.

Regarding the intrigue between the two rooms, of course Eleven Niang will not interfere, and she does not have this intention or qualification, but according to her guess, even if Mrs. Wei is partial to the third room, she does not put Qiao Shilang, an in-law who fights the autumn wind, in her eyes, Qiao's family actually does not have to use her lips and tongue to fight for profit.

If Mrs. Tai is really fair, of course, she will not refuse to take care of her in-laws, if justice is only an appearance...... Mrs. Wei can even tolerate her stepson's long room, how can she add a nephew to her concubine's room and carry the stigma of being unfair?

However, Mrs. Wei's next response was much more than Eleven Niang expected.

It seemed that today's extraordinarily happy mood had finally been ruined by Qiao's family, and Mrs. Wei returned to her usual solemn and majestic demeanor at this time, frowning slightly and said, "If you are concerned about your nephew, it doesn't matter if you come to reunite for a while, just stay for a long time...... I originally agreed because I knew Xiao Jiulang's character, and as for your nephew, I will not decide until I see him. ”

This turned out to be clearly not worried about Qiao Shiro's character.