All Hail Cousin Brother

"Jiumin" has a long history. Although the Xie Mansion is a merchant, it can be disciplined. Compared with the scholarly family, it is not much to let go. There is a family rule that does not take concubines. The male is forty and no children, so he can only divorce his wife and marry another.

All the family members are directly related, and they have a deeper relationship than the people next to them.

Not to mention, the three generations of Xie's family's ancestors have only had one daughter, Xie Roujia. She is an old daughter. When she was a child, Jin Jiaoyu raised her dearly. She was willing to marry Xie Roujia into Yu's house. The kindness, coupled with the rules of the Yu Mansion, is also much greater than that of many others. At least Xie Roujia entered the Yu Mansion, and no one dared to treat her badly.

But never imagined...

When the news of Xie Roujia's death spread to Quanzhou, the whole family of Xie's family went to the capital.

Xie Mansion wanted to bring Yaoyao back to Quanzhou, and it was she who invited the respected elders of the Yu clan to talk about it, and made a personal guarantee that she would not treat Yaoyao badly. Xie Manor also couldn't twist her arms around her thighs, so it was over. Of.

Mrs. Yu lowered her eyes, raised her eyes again, and said to Xie Jingliu, "I've been busy with things in the court recently, and the eldest master and the second master can't get away, so they let Xiaoyao accompany them and talk well."

Xie Jingliu was a guest, so he didn't have to wait and greet his elders at home.

Mentioning the word "court", Xie Jingliu's eyes moved slightly: "It can't be because I made a mistake about the court."

Madam Yu nodded, turned her head and looked at her obedient granddaughter, "Your cousin rarely comes here, so don't leave me sitting here and invite someone to Xiyu. Courtyard, say hello, and talk a lot."

This move was exactly what Xie Jingliu wanted.

"Thank you grandmother." Yu Youyao was also very happy, and immediately took her cousin out of An Shou Tang.

As soon as she left, Mrs. Yu ordered her servants to bring the gift list, and according to the gift list, the gifts prepared by the Xie Mansion were delivered to each of them one by one.

Xie's house has always been very thorough in his work, and naturally there is no mistake.

Everyone took a lot of gifts, and Madam Yu turned to look at Yang Shuwan and asked, "How are the preparations for the noon banquet?"

Yang Shuwan was carrying the hibiscus and mulberry branches that she couldn't handle, and she felt a little unhappy, but she still smiled and replied: "Old Madam can put her heart in her stomach, and the daughter-in-law got up and took care of it when she was sleeping, and she kept it wrong. No."

When the people in the room were empty, Mrs. Yu went to the inner room.

A maid came to the living room to sweep, and saw a crack on the top of a teacup.

The little maid was taken aback and quickly called Bai Shao: "Sister Bai Shao, Young Master Zhou Biao's teacup also cracked for some reason."

Bai Shao took a look at the teacup in his hand, and then called the people in the tea room and typed a few words carefully: "… Young Master Biao is his own person, so it's not rude, you can do things more carefully later, and don't be careless. Go, you have to neglect the guests and lose the face of the mansion."

Several maids in the tea room responded "yes" with sincerity.

But there was some doubts in my heart. The attention to serving tea is too big. They all went to the tea room to work after being trained. They carefully check the tea set every day, like a tea cup with a missing slot, a mouth, and the bottom of the cup. It is absolutely impossible to see people.

Today, there is a distinguished guest in the house, and she is more careful in her work.

The teacup is obviously good, but why is it cracked?

Really weird.

But thinking this way in my heart, I also made up my mind to be more careful in the future, so as not to make mistakes, and this decent errand is gone.

In the inner room, Madam Yu said to Madam Liu: "Xie's house has ancestral instructions, and children in the family are not allowed to enter the office, but the third young master of Xie's house has seen his talent for reading since he was a child, and asked Mrs. Xie to send him to Lu. The Wushan Academy in the east was supposed to let him learn more, but this third young master is also a capable person. Only later did I realize that Mrs. Xie personally went to Lu Dong, took a whip, and whipped him a block, and got a guarantee that he would not continue the test, otherwise..."

The latter words were not said.

But the meaning is clear, Liu Mama said with a smile: "When the old slave sees this third young master Xie today, he feels that this person is free and easy and handsome, not thankful for his romance, and a young talent that is rarely seen in Beijing."

Mrs. Yu nodded: "Compared to Shizi Song, it's not much more than that, but it's a pity that Xie's house has such family rules, otherwise with the third young master Xie Zhuyu in front, Shizi Song is afraid that he is Mr. Xianyun's high apprentice, and he can't get past it. A Xie Jingliu."

This did not mean to belittle Song Mingzhao.

It's just that the two are different in age. Xie Jingliu became famous before, and Song Mingzhao, who was behind him, was even more amazing, but he was also a step behind. It was not about talent, but age.

Madam Liu didn't speak this time.

But Mrs. Yu frowned: "I thought he was really rare at first, but after all, I never saw him, so I just thought it was a little exaggerated by others. Now that I saw him, I knew that others probably didn't know much about him. It's a little bit less to see, so it is very meaningful for Yufu to let such a famous junior come to Jingzhao in person."

In the past, it was just an ordinary family visit, but now that I met Xie Jingliu and saw that his words and demeanor were sloppy, I felt that it was not very simple.

Madam Liu lowered her head a bit.

"Furthermore, this time, the merchant ship of Xie's residence is eight or nine days later than usual, which is unprecedented..." Old Madam Yu pondered for a moment, holding the Buddha beads for a while.

Something I didn't think much about before, meeting Xie Jingliu, I always felt it was unusual.

Madam Yu wrapped the Buddha bead around her wrist, turned her head and instructed Madam Liu: "Send someone to go to the yamen to inform the eldest master and the second master, and let them return to the mansion earlier today."

Zhou Linghuai turned his wheelchair out of the North Courtyard by himself, and Changan followed closely, his head lowered to his chest.

Xia Tao ran over smartly: "Master Biao, the lady said that the third cousin from Quanzhou rarely comes here. She is a little younger and the reception is not complete, so she invited Master Biao to accompany her."

Accompanying, but also revealed a closeness and distance, Zhou Linghuai's lips pursed softly: "Okay!"

Chang An, who followed behind, breathed a sigh of relief.

In the Anshou Hall just now, when he stood behind the young master, he could also feel the pressure emanating from the young master, and he didn't even dare to breathe. Not coming up.

Just so scary!

Looking at the cousin who came from Quanzhou led by Miss Biao, he went out happily, but he saw that the young master almost broke the teacup in his hand.

Can not help but sigh!

I saw the new people meet, but never heard the old people cry.

Miss Biao is a direct cousin who came to Quanzhou, but he left the young master behind, so it is no wonder that the young master is angry.