The subtle fragrance of cotton needles

Tu and her group heard the whispers of others. Shen was afraid that Tu would feel uncomfortable, so she quickly invited them in: "A Ling, since you are here, let's go in quickly! Dinner is still a while away, let's go to the main hall to have some snacks first!"

Xia Yanxiang knew what Shen meant when she saw her expression, and said to Tu, "Mother, let's go in first! My aunt has been waiting for us here for a while."

Xia Yanxiang obviously heard it, but now she said that she didn't care about what others thought. In this case, why should Tu worry about it? "Well, it's not good to let your aunt stand at the door with us all the time. Sister-in-law, go in!"

Xia Zhibai came from behind and was just a step late. He only heard what Tu said, but he also heard the gossip of the neighbors and couldn't help but look back.

When everyone saw Xia Zhibai looking at them, they quickly dispersed. After all, Xia Zhibai was General Pu Wei, and they were now at the gate of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion. They knew with a little thought that if they angered the Right Prime Minister or General Pu Wei, they would be in big trouble.

Seeing that they had all left, Xia Zhibai didn't say anything. He asked the servants of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion to take the horses and carriage away, and then he followed Tu and the others in.

During dinner, they sat together happily, which is what a family should be like.

"Yun'er is so well behaved. She doesn't cry or make a fuss while eating. She is not as naughty as other children. It seems that her nephew's wife has taught her well." Tu Song said as he picked up food with a serving chopstick, with an undisguised smile on his face.

Mrs. Li also smiled: "Uncle, you are too kind. Yun'er is very naughty on weekdays, but she is very well behaved only during meals. I guess she loves to eat."

Shen smiled even more: "It seems that Yun'er is a man who knows how to deal with current events. Don't worry about not eating well. She will definitely grow up to be fair and pretty in the future."

Li smiled and picked up some soft dishes for Xiao Yun'er. Xiao Yun'er was so busy eating that her face was smeared with dirt. Before Li had time to wipe it off, she smeared it again.

Everyone burst into laughter, making fun of Xiao Yun'er's silly appearance.

"Uncle, I told father today to bring mother to my house to live for a few days, so that she can rest and recuperate temporarily. There is a happy event in the Xia family recently, which must be tiring, so the nephew took the initiative to bring mother out. After all, there are many people who want to interfere in this happy event."

Tu looked at Tu Song, and Shen also looked at Tu Song. Tu Song did not react, but nodded lightly: "Okay, anyway, your father is in the Xia Mansion, and he will make the decision on everything."

Xia Yanxiang didn't say anything and just ate in silence.

Tu Xiao did not interrupt either. After all, he was not old enough to have a say, and he was not yet an adult. In the eyes of adults, he was just a big kid.

What Tu Xiao didn't expect was that Xia Yanxiang didn't say anything either. No matter whether it was everyone's teasing of Xiao Yun'er or her eldest cousin's idea of ​​taking her aunt to the general's mansion, Sister Yanxiang didn't say anything.

It was as if she knew everything and there was nothing to be surprised about knowing it now.

Tu Xiao didn't quite understand, but he kept looking at Xia Yanxiang secretly.

However, Xia Yanxiang did not notice Tu Xiao's little trick, but Shen did. Tu Xiao will be coming of age at the end of this year, and it is time for him to get married. If he gets married sooner, he can focus and prepare to start a career.

"A Ling, you see, our Changyu will be 20 years old at the end of the year. Do you want to let him meet other people?" Shen hinted.

Tu Xiao was stunned. He was originally thinking about Xia Yanxiang's strangeness, but suddenly heard his mother say this. He was so scared that he almost coughed out his food: "Ahem... ahem... mother, you... what are you talking about?"

"What? Are you still shy?" Shen glared at him and said in a bad tone, "Look at your eldest cousin, he got married before he even reached 20 years old, and now he has a family and a career, but you don't know anything!"

Tu Xiao felt so miserable that he could only look to Xia Zhibai for help.

Xia Zhibai did not intend to help him, but added fuel to the fire, "Yes, what my aunt said is right, Changyu, it's time for you to get married, otherwise when you are 23 years old, you may not have a daughter as obedient as our Yun'er."

When this was mentioned, Shen became even more unhappy: "That's right, your mother doesn't have a good and gentle daughter, so why don't you get married early and give birth to a daughter for me to take care of?"

Tu Xiao wanted to cry even more. How could he control whether the baby would be a boy or a girl?

Sister Yanxiang had promised him before that if her mother urged him to get married, Sister Yanxiang would help him. But now, Sister Yanxiang couldn’t say anything!

"Aunt, don't worry! My cousin is a handsome man, and he has been raised by you. If we want to discuss marriage, there will be many good families willing to marry him." Unexpectedly, Xia Yanxiang spoke with a smile at this time, "But if my cousin is favored by the daughter of a wealthy family, he will definitely take good care of the other girl in the future. It's better to wait a little longer. When my cousin meets someone he likes, he will naturally be willing to give up."

It's called taking care of, but in fact it means that if the daughter of a rich family insists on marrying Tu Xiao, can Tu Xiao still sacrifice the future of the Tu family? In fact, she still has to serve others obediently.

When Shen heard this, she stopped talking immediately.

Not to mention that they are now powerful and have already offended the emperor. If they were to marry into a noble family, who knows what kind of disaster would befall them.

Tu Xiao immediately gave Xia Yanxiang a grateful look, and admired Xia Yanxiang even more in his heart. With just a few words, he stopped his mother's idea of ​​finding him a wife.

Shen frowned and slowed down her eating.

Tu Song saw this and comforted him, "Okay, okay, Changyu is still young, so there's no need to rush into marriage. If you're destined to be together, that would be the best. Besides, Changyu is your son, don't you know what he's like? If he falls in love with a girl, she's definitely one that you like."

Shen sighed, as if she didn't want to care anymore.