Lu Mingchao didn't expect them to come back at this time, his eyes met, he froze on the spot, and it took a long time before he took the other foot, standing at the door and looking at Lu Xingyue and Shen Lansui, his smile was very light, "I'm back." ”

Shen Lansui owed a debt, and her expression was as usual, "Big brother." ”

Lu Xingyue gave up.

Lu Mingchao was accustomed to his cold appearance, just looking at the two of them standing together, handsome and bright, the more they looked like a match, the more uncomfortable he became.

"There must be something going on when the eldest brother leaves the house, so my wife and I won't delay, let's go first."

Lu Xingyue quietly stepped forward to block Lu Mingchao's sight, held Shen Lansui's hand and said softly: "You wanted to eat lion's head yesterday, I asked the small kitchen to make it at noon, have you eaten it?" ”

Shen Lansui smiled and said, "Not yet, this is not waiting for you." ”

The two laughed and passed by him.

Like a warm dream.

His empty gaze didn't know where to fall, his mind was blank, and his heart was tormented.

Zhou Quan took a step behind, looked at his slightly pale face, and couldn't help asking, "Eldest son, are you okay?" ”

Lu Mingchao pursed his lips, inhaled deeply and then exhaled it, the heat dissipated in the wind, and he waved his hand, "It's okay." ”

There were just some things he had to deal with as soon as possible.

After saying that, he left without looking back.

Zhou Quan scratched his head, raised his eyebrows suspiciously, and muttered, "Really? ”

It doesn't look like it's okay at all.

*

When Shen Lansui and Lu Xingyue returned to Pinglan Courtyard, they saw that there was no movement in the courtyard next door, so they asked Guanchun who came out, "Miss Biao hasn't been out of the house today?" ”

Guan Chun shook his head: "Where, she was called away by someone sent by the eldest lady." ”

Shen Lan glanced at Lu Xingyue clearly, "It seems that I can't sit still." ”

Lu Xingyue tapped his fingertips on the armrest, "Wait and see." ”

And Zhou Mengli, who was sitting on the warm couch, thought so at first.

She knew what the eldest lady had called her for, but the plan couldn't keep up with the changes, and no matter how much she had expected, it was now all shattered into a slag.

So she plans to pretend to be dead, and she can't pretend to talk about it.

The eldest lady looked at her with the teacup for a moment, and suddenly smiled lightly, and Zhou Mengli immediately "chuckled" in her heart.

It's over, it's over, it's time to begin.

"Mengli, don't be nervous, it's okay for me to call you here, I just want to ask if you are still used to living in the house? Is there a place where the subordinates are not well served? ”

Zhou Mengli shook her head obediently, "The people in the house are very decent, and they have never treated Mengli badly." ”

The eldest lady smiled a little proudly, "The people I train naturally don't dare to do those things that are slaves and bully masters, otherwise they will definitely be beaten." ”

Zhou Mengli felt "chuckle" again in her heart, and always felt that the eldest lady was ordering her.

"And how did your cousin and cousin treat you? You live close to them, why don't you see you walking around with them more? ”

Finally, a bunch of foreshadowing was done, and the picture was exhausted.

Zhou Mengli instead had a sense of relief that "the matter has come to this", she raised her head to look at the eldest lady, and said in a low voice: "Auntie, Mengli is a little afraid of the third cousin. ”

"Afraid? What are you afraid of? The eldest lady's tone was a little anxious, and when she saw Zhou Mengli startled and eased up, she held her hand and said bitterly: "Don't look at the third child with a straight face, but he is a person who will hurt people, don't you think he is very good to Shen Lansui?" ”

Zhou Mengli hesitated and nodded, "The third cousin is really good to his cousin, they are very affectionate." ”

"Hey, that's it! Do you think, he is such a cold person who is obedient to his wife, and you become his person in the future, are you afraid that he will treat you badly? ”

Zhou Mengli was stunned, it was indeed very tempting to say this, but ......

Seeing that her face was shaken, the eldest lady continued to persuade: "And he is clean and self-conscious, unlike other gentlemen, who raise a bunch of concubines, after you go, you and Shen Lansui are two people, Shen Lansui has a good temper, how good it is for you to be a companion." ”

"But my cousin and I have a good relationship, if I am with my cousin...... Isn't it sorry for my cousin? Zhou Mengli's face was slightly red, and she didn't know whether she was ashamed or ashamed.

The eldest lady's face sank, and she poked her forehead with hatred, "You stupid girl, you can't take care of yourself, and you still think about her?" ”

Zhou Mengli pursed her lips.

"Your father is a man who sees money and is bent on climbing high branches, and he may marry you to someone in the future, I can't intervene when the time comes, in case I marry you an old man or a sick man, you have no place to cry, the third child had a bad leg before, and now it has been cured, is it not more than enough for you?"

Although the eldest lady tried her best to hide it, her superiority was revealed from her bones, and she couldn't hide it at all, and her true nature would be exposed inadvertently.

Zhou Mengli fell into a tangle again, what the eldest lady said is indeed very reasonable, if she goes back, she may not be married to anyone, if she stays here to marry her third cousin, she is only a concubine......

But her identity, being able to be the concubine of the Hou Ye, can be regarded as her high climbing.

If she has a child in the future, she will also go out from the Hou Mansion, and her life will not be bad.

The eldest lady was not in a hurry at this time, and took a sip of the teacup slowly.

When the time was almost up, she held Zhou Mengli's hand and said in a slow voice: "You are not old now, you don't know the importance of the family, and you will understand it later, I am your aunt, will it hurt you?" My aunt is also my mother-in-law, no matter what happens in the future, I will support you, go to someone else's house, can you live so comfortably? ”

These words came to Zhou Mengli's heart.

No matter how good her mother-in-law is, she is not a mother-in-law, but if she is an aunt, she will still take care of her a little bit.

After thinking about it, Zhou Mengli nodded, "Thank you, aunt, Mengli knows." ”

"Good boy, go ahead, have more contact with your cousin, as the saying goes, women chase men, you work hard, and this thing will be done."

Zhou Mengli didn't have much idea, she was fooled by the eldest lady, she was a little floating when she went out, and she didn't even know how to go back, and her mind was full of the eldest lady's words along the way.

"Miss Cousin is back?"

The familiar voice recalled Zhou Mengli's senses, and she looked at it and found that it was Guanchun who spoke.

Guanchun is Shen Lan's age, and when she saw her at this time, Zhou Mengli couldn't help but feel a little weak, and staggered her gaze and asked, "Well, is my cousin-in-law in the courtyard?" ”

"Madame went to pick up the son, now the two are preparing to eat, Madame asked the slave maid to come and see, if Miss Cousin comes back, I can ask if you want to eat together?"

Zhou Mengli wanted to refuse, she was not used to being with people, but remembering the words of the eldest lady, she temporarily changed her mind and asked in a low voice: "Will it be too annoying?" ”

"How so? Madame said that the three of them had a lively meal, and Miss Table, please—"

Guanchun turned sideways.

Zhou Mengli thought for a moment, but walked over. (End of chapter)