The Duke's Daughter is Reborn

An had received a letter from home and knew that An Xiaoyi would arrive in Beijing today. This morning, An instructed that a good lunch should be prepared, including everything from the air and the water, and that authentic Beijing cooking techniques should be used.

Looking at the table full of food, An Xiaoyi secretly observed that the style and presentation of the food in Beijing were indeed much more refined than those in the Northwest. However, there were some differences in taste, and An Xiaoyi was not very used to it at first.

At the dinner table, An Shilezai and An Xiaoyi were introducing these special dishes of the capital. Her every gesture was filled with the joy and demeanor of being the mistress of the Duke's Mansion. An Xiaoyi and An Xiaoqiu smiled and nodded beside them.

After lunch, a servant took An Xiaoyi to the front yard. The back yard was where the people in the mansion lived, and male guests from outside like An Xiaoyi were arranged in the front yard.

Yang Jing left the main house and returned to Fangfei Pavilion, but An Xiaoqiu followed An Xiaoyi to the front yard first. It was An Xiaoyi's first day at the Duke's Mansion, and he probably had a lot of things to tell him.

When they arrived at the yard, An Xiaoyi asked the servants from the Duke's Mansion to leave, leaving only the servants he brought from the northwest to clean.

At this time, An Xiaoyi could openly look at the courtyard arranged for him by the Duke's Mansion, which was not as good as his own courtyard in the An Mansion. Born in a merchant family, An Xiaoyi always liked to use some luxurious and valuable things to improve his own value.

In the business world, sometimes wearing luxurious clothes and accessories can improve others' first impression of you.

Seeing that An Xiaoyi had not sat down yet, An Xiaoqiu winked at Qiqiao and Bazhen behind him.

These two maids were always perceptive. When they received An Xiaoqiu's signal, they immediately took out a handkerchief from their arms and wiped the chair again. The eldest young master in the mansion always attached great importance to these formalities.

However, the people arranged by the madam cleaned very diligently, and the items in the room were already wiped clean.

After watching Qiqiao and Bazhen clean up again, An Xiaoyi sat down. He looked at An Xiaoqiu beside him and said angrily, "You have been in Beijing for so long, why can't you change your lowly temperament?"

An Xiaoqiu lowered her head and did not look directly at An Xiaoyi: "This time I followed my aunt back to Beijing, but I didn't expect that my aunt and cousin never attend any banquets, so they hardly have time to leave the house." In the Songguo Mansion, there is Song Yanglan, a beautiful and talented woman, and Song Yangqi who followed Mr. Yang. An Xiaoqiu was overshadowed by them.

An Xiaoyi glared at An Xiaoqiu and said, "I heard that you made Old Madam Song unhappy as soon as you arrived at the Duke's Mansion."

An Xiaoyi's words were very fast, like arrows piercing An Xiaoqiu.

An Xiaoqiu couldn't help but shudder: "It's my aunt and cousin. I don't know why Old Madam Song felt uncomfortable the first time she saw my aunt."

Although An Xiaoqiu is the legitimate daughter of the head of the An family in the family tree, her name was changed later. In fact, An Xiaoqiu was born to the lady's personal maid who climbed into bed with the head of the An family while he was drunk.

Later, the master of the An family saw that his sister could marry the Duke, and An Xiaoqiu was also pretty. He thought that if An Xiaoqiu could marry into a good family, she could also be another helper to the An family, so he ordered that An Xiaoqiu be recorded under the name of his wife, and she would be considered a legitimate daughter.

But An Xiaoyi had always scolded An Xiaoqiu because of the incident of An Xiaoqiu's mother climbing on the bed since childhood, and he never had a good face towards An Xiaoqiu.

The master and the mistress have always been extremely fond of the only legitimate son of the An family, and have always turned a blind eye to An Xiaoyi's reprimand of An Xiaoqiu. This has caused An Xiaoyi's behavior to become more and more excessive and his language to become more and more vicious.

After hearing what An Xiaoqiu said, An Xiaoyi threw the cup on the table, and it broke. "Don't push these things onto Auntie. Are you worthy of calling her Auntie? You've lived in the capital for a few days, and you don't know your own life experience? Remember, if there was no An family, you and your lowly mother would be hiding in some stinking ditch."

If the head lady of the An family had not seen that An Xiaoqiu's mother was gentle and easy to control, and that An Xiaoqiu was also good-looking, she would not have chosen An Xiaoqiu and registered her name under her name.

Only when An Xiaoyi said he was tired could An Xiaoqiu leave the yard.

Along the way, Qiqiao and Bazhen followed the young lady quietly. After following the young lady for so many years, the past six months in the Duke's Mansion were the best. The most important reason why the young lady wanted to marry into a wealthy family was to escape from the An family and escape from this cannibalistic cage.

An Xiaoqiu returned to Fangfei Pavilion, and Yang Qi received the news.

Although An Xiaoyi sent all the people from the Duke's Mansion out, there were still a few who followed along the wall.

An Xiaoyi's yard in the Duke's Mansion is very small, just a courtyard with one entrance and only one main room.

Yang Qi handed the hammer to He's mother and went back to the house: "It seems that An Xiaoqiu's status in the An Mansion is very low." It seems that her arrogance and financial resources in the Duke's Mansion were all pretended.

Nanny Zhu handed the handkerchief to Yang Qi and said, "The An family has set a high goal for Miss Cousin." The weather was cold, and if the young lady wiped her sweat in time, she might catch a cold.

Yang Qi wiped the sweat off his face very obediently: "You really dare to think so." As the third wife of Song Hongwen, An Shi had taken a nominal advantage. The Duke of Song's Mansion had long been separated from the political center. Once An Shi married in, she would be a money bag for the Duke of Song's Mansion. It was a mutually beneficial thing.

When Yang Qi thought of An Xiaoyi, he wanted to laugh. He was a toad who wanted to eat swan meat. Now that he came to the Duke's Mansion, there was really something interesting to watch.

After finishing the work, Yang Qi was sweating and still felt sticky: "Mom He, please prepare some hot water, I want to take a shower." If he didn't take a shower, he would feel uncomfortable all day.

After returning to the room, An Xiaoqiu just sat in his seat blankly, not saying a word.

Qiqiao and Bazhen looked at each other outside and sighed together.

Qi Qiao took the brewed tea and said, "Ba Zhen, should I take it in now?"

Bazhen thought for a moment and said, "Send it in. I'll go with you. Don't let the young lady be alone."

Qi Qiao put down the teapot and poured a cup.

Bazhen said carefully, "Miss, have some tea. It's cold today and you must be thirsty after walking so far."

An Xiaoqiu was very annoyed and didn't want to speak, so she just shook her head.

Bazhen looked at An Xiaoqiu's expression and said, "Miss, even if you are thinking about your aunt, you have to take care of yourself."

Bazhen's words cheered An Xiaoqiu up: "Yes, my aunt is still waiting for me at home."

Qi Qiao looked at the young lady's expression and felt a little distressed. Oh, I don't know why the mansion sent the eldest young master to the capital. Once the eldest young master came, the young lady's good days were over.