The subtle fragrance of cotton needles

"He has never taken me seriously. He has been like this since I gave birth to Bai'er. I got used to it over time." Tu smiled without any emotion.

Xia Yanxiang said nothing more and pursed her lips.

Xia Qianxiang felt that she shouldn't say anything more, so she shut up.

After returning to Wenti Pavilion, Tu asked Xia Yanxiang to go back first. Xia Yanxiang also knew that Tu was not as indifferent as she seemed, so she did not disturb Tu and returned to Aoyanxuan with Xia Qianxiang.

"Third sister..." Xia Qianxiang called Xia Yanxiang timidly, a little worried that she might have said something wrong, "Did I say something wrong?"

"No way!" Xia Yanxiang really liked this sister. If she hadn't been indifferent in her previous life, Xia Qianxiang wouldn't have been sent to marry. "Mother is just worried about father's affairs, not because of what you said."

Xia Qianxiang felt relieved, but still a little uncomfortable: "Third sister, second sister's matter..."

"I know, you don't have to worry. If she wants to get married, then she can. Prince Yuan now knows that I'm fine. I'm afraid he will be so angry that he will vomit blood. Xia Pinxiang will marry him happily, but she will not have a good life there." Xia Yanxiang had already foreseen Xia Pinxiang's life after getting married.

Xia Qianxiang didn't say anything else, but the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, as if she was unable to suppress her happiness and pleasure.

However, in this case, even if Xia Yanxiang could avoid Mo Yuyang, she probably couldn't avoid the next prince. After all, the emperor would not be at ease if her marriage did not fall on the prince.

Xia Yanxiang just felt bored. She was a lazy person and didn't want to care about these messy things at all. But in her new life, she could no longer think about doing whatever she wanted. She had suffered enough from being plotted against in her previous life, and this time she could no longer follow the same path as in her previous life.

This matter needs to be discussed with my uncle and brother, and we cannot act rashly.

When it was time for dinner, Tu sent someone to call Xia Yanxiang over.

Xia Yanxiang had been eating in silence, and from time to time she would secretly glance at Tu, until Tu could no longer pretend, and she said, "Yan'er, do you have anything to say?"

Xia Yanxiang asked back: "Mother, do you have anything to say?"

Tu gave He Luo a look that was a little embarrassing, and He Luo said, "Madam, you don't need anyone to serve you here, everyone go down!"

Tu stopped using her chopsticks, looking embarrassed and unable to hide her expression: "Yan'er, when did you become so smart and bold?"

Xia Yanxiang knew that Tu was not asking about her changes, but why she wanted to ask Tu what was in his mind.

"Mother, if you always hide your clumsiness, people will think you are really clumsy." Xia Yanxiang said lightly, "There is a saying that goes, don't pretend to be a pig to eat the tiger easily."

Mrs. Tu felt a little embarrassed, but she had to agree with Xia Yanxiang's statement: "I didn't want to admit it at first, but the recent events have forced us into this situation. Yan'er, do you also feel that your mother is useless? Even with such a good background as your brother and your uncle, they can't help you get out of this situation."

Xia Yanxiang put down her chopsticks and looked at Tu seriously: "Mother, everything in the world changes on its own, and we can't control it. My brother and uncle are our support, but we also have to have our own world, instead of letting others do whatever they want."

Tu lowered her head and said awkwardly, "But Yan'er, your mother is incompetent and has spent half her life in this Xia Mansion in a muddle. She has only been deceiving herself. Now Xia Pinxiang is about to marry into Prince Yuan's Mansion. We have already lost the opportunity. If Prince Yuan succeeds in the future, he will definitely not let us go."

"Mother, you can't predict the end of things from the beginning. Even though Prince Yuan has many advantages now, Prince Luo, even though he is neither the eldest nor the heir, is still as powerful as Prince Yuan. Man proposes, God disposes. As long as we manage well, we may be able to find a new way out."

Tu was still a little confused. When she heard Xia Yanxiang mention Prince Luo, she felt a little relieved: "Yan'er, what do you think of Prince Luo?"

Xia Yanxiang was choked for a moment and coughed: "Mother, I was just making an analogy."

"..." Mrs. Tu was also a little embarrassed. The depressing atmosphere was broken by such an interruption. Mrs. Tu thought seriously about what Xia Yanxiang said, "Yan'er, you don't have to worry. Although I don't have much talent and have been trapped in this backyard for many years, your uncle and your brother will definitely not ignore you."

After listening for a long time, Xia Yanxiang sensed Tu's uneasiness, and she reached out to cover Tu's hand and comforted her, "Mother, don't worry. If you feel wronged, don't worry about your daughter. Just do whatever you want."

"Yan'er, has your mother wronged you?" Tu always felt that something was wrong with Xia Yanxiang recently. The Yan'er, who used to be quiet and steady, is now a little confusing even to her mother.

Xia Yanxiang shook her head: "Mother, I'm fine. How about this! I'll go find my brother and ask him to ask my father, and we'll go to my brother's house and stay for a few days. You can give the power of housekeeper to the Second Aunt, and temporarily go out and live for a few days. In this way, although the Second Aunt is proud, she will be unhappy because she can't show off in front of you, and you don't have to suffer from her and my father's anger all day long."

Tu was a little shaken, but she was unwilling to give up. Xia Yanxiang continued, "Mother, my brother only comes back to Beijing once every three years, and you finally get to see him. My sister-in-law just happened to come back with Xiao Yuner, so it's okay for us to stay for a few days. What's more, my uncle also said that our family should have a good meal together. After all, my father is an outsider in our Tu family, so it doesn't matter if he doesn't go."

Tu finally made up her mind and nodded: "You don't have to call your brother, I will just go and tell him."

Xia Yanxiang rejected Tu's idea: "No, mother, let my brother go. You must let father know that you are not cowardly and incompetent, but you have someone to support you. You must let him remember that you are the mistress of the Xia Mansion. Favoring a concubine and ignoring your wife is not only against human ethics, but also has a price to pay."

"Yan'er..." Tu's expression was a little complicated, and she felt that Xia Yanxiang was even more unfamiliar.

Xia Yanxiang also knew that if she said this, Tu would definitely doubt her, but she had to wake Tu up: "Mother, do you really think that the time I was sick before March 3rd was because of a thief who frightened me?"

"What?!" Tu was shocked, and something she couldn't believe gradually came to her mind.

"If I was just scared, how could I have a high fever? I didn't dare to tell you. I had discovered a long time ago that my father deliberately let the thieves into the backyard. I couldn't figure it out for a while, so I was depressed." Xia Yanxiang told Tu about this matter frankly. Before, she was still as free-spirited as before and didn't want to be involved, but now she can't do that anymore. Now they can't be deceived by Xia Liu anymore.

"!" Tu couldn't believe it at all and never doubted it. She didn't expect Xia Liu to have done such a thing!

Xia Yanxiang did not continue. Her uncle was able to become the right prime minister in his thirties, so her mother must not be an ordinary person either. It was just because she was a girl and was trapped in this house for too long that she forgot what she originally looked like.

Tu soon figured it out: "Yan'er, you are right, let your brother come!"