Bastards

A small feast without accidents is not a good feast.

The more peaceful and peaceful the atmosphere is, the more it seems to be hiding something dangerous, which makes people feel uneasy.Finally... the stone that weighed on the tip of one's heart came.

Suddenly, there was a strange noise from the male guest on the left side of the screen, and a chubby figure ran over like a whirlwind, yelling for help while running in panic.Behind him, followed a kitten that looked like a white dumpling. The kitten looked small, but it was very fierce. It ran very fast. The amber round eyes were extremely sharp and fierce. From time to time, it said "roar!" "'s threatening voice, as if being offended, very angry.

It was Cui Jin and the little tiger.

Cui Jin was really afraid of the little tiger.The little tiger once dealt with a servant who was trying to spy on Cui Yu very mightily. After that, he squatted on the wall of the small courtyard to guard every day.Cui Jin didn't trust Cui Yu, and approached with not-so-simple intentions, he would often encounter little tigers, trembling under the threat of its sharp and ferocious amber eyes, how could he not be afraid?

So he really wasn't acting.With his short legs all the way, he rushed into the crowd with the fastest speed in his life, knocked down the partition screen in a panic, rushed into the group of women, bumped into and tripped a girl, and it was not 'intentional'.

Exclamations, screams, the sound of the screen falling to the ground, the sound of tables and chairs colliding with cups and shattering to the ground, plus "pull them away", "be careful", "come quickly" and so on mixed together All kinds of voices that could not be distinguished together made the scene a mess.

Cui Jin fell down and couldn't run anymore, so he just covered his head with his face on the ground and pouted his buttocks, begging for mercy: "I was wrong! Master Cat, I was wrong! Please let me go!"

The little tiger was showing its fierce face, and jumped onto Cui Jin's back, holding the little fat man's neck with its paws in vain. Suddenly, he was taken aback, tilted his head slightly, his nose twitched, and smelled a particularly attractive fragrance of milk... from the other side of the wall come here!

The glutton in his belly was aroused, and the tiger king immediately gave up teaching the common people who dared to challenge its authority. With his hind legs, he directly pressed Cui Jin's back and jumped down. In twos and threes, he climbed up to the top of the wall, jumped over...and was never seen again.

Cui Jin was still cowardly lying on the ground.

And beside him... a girl who had been knocked down was supporting the ground with her hands, crying faintly.

This girl is wearing a moon-white skirt and is wearing a double-ringed bun. She is not tall, but her appearance is beautiful, with smoky eyebrows and apricot eyes, a beautiful nose and cherry lips. Qingchou, crying pear blossoms with rain, even though she has not yet reached the age of a girl, she has a beautiful appearance, I feel pity.

It was the girl from the Zhao family, Zhao Shuxue.

There was silence all around, and everyone's eyes could not help but focus on the little girl, and sighed lightly.

Cui Mata was very satisfied with the effect.

After telling Zhao Ji what needed to be done that day, he began to look for suitable opportunities. His aunt handed him the ladder, so of course he would not miss it.In order to avoid public opinion, Mrs. Zhang invited other guests besides the Wu family. It is not difficult to add Zhao Shuxue to the list.Zhao Shuxue has a beautiful appearance, and she doesn't lose face when she appears on the occasion. Cui Ying beats the side drums appropriately, and also releases the news to the Zhao family that Wu Xian is the guest of honor at the banquet...Zhao Fan will find a way to send Zhao Shuxue and the banquet.

Zhao Fan and Wu Xian secretly planned to send Zhao Shuxue to someone else. Of course Zhao Fan knew what his daughter was like, but Wu Xian only heard her name and never met her.After all, the rules are limited, no matter what kind of appearance, the main force is the housewives, as an elder and outsider, Wu Xian has not met Zhao Shuxue on a suitable occasion, and he is not familiar with it at all.Find a chance to show him that the little girl is so beautiful, so weak and so submissive, surely she will have more confidence.

Therefore, Zhao Shuxue appeared at today's small banquet.It's just that she deliberately wandered around the edge a while ago, reducing her sense of presence, and everyone didn't pay much attention to it. Now she was brought down by the little fat man, crying so pitifully... Everyone saw it at a glance, and couldn't move their eyes from being amazed.

When an emergency happened, it was time to test the inner house girl's character and action, Cui Jiazhen immediately looked at Cui Ying.

Cui Ying glanced at Mrs. Zhang before, and turned her eyes. When Cui Jiazhen looked over, she acted frightened and didn't know what to do. She was so dazed that she couldn't think at all, which was very realistic.

Cui Jiazhen thumped in her heart, and secretly scolded the cowardly idiot for being unreliable at critical moments!

The mother is far away, the brains are useless, and she is in a hurry. She doesn't know what to do. Fortunately, this is her home, and she has always been favored. Big, as long as it's good anyway.

Caring is always right!

She immediately reacted instinctively, reaching out to pull Zhao Shuxue up, with a concerned look on her face: "Are you okay? Where did you fall? Where does it hurt?"

Zhao Shuxue followed her strength and stood up, as if terrified, sobbing and unable to speak, she just shook her head vigorously.

Seeing that she was struggling to stand up, Cui Jiazhen frowned slightly, and immediately ordered her servants: "Go and ask for a doctor! If there is an injury, look at the injury. If there is no injury, it is necessary to prescribe side medicine to scare you!"

It has to be said that Cui Jiazhen's move won back a lot of goodwill.

Such actions and words are not done under the reminder of others, but spontaneously and spontaneously thought of.He is not timid when encountering problems, and there is no major mistake in the direction of handling. Even if there are unexpected places, he is still young and has too little experience.

It doesn't matter if you look at each other as a lady, you don't have to be perfect, and it doesn't matter if you have shortcomings occasionally. Who didn't have any problems when they were young?When the daughter-in-law marries back home, the mother-in-law needs to be good at teaching, good at training, not afraid of shortcomings, but afraid of bad nature.

Sensing the subtle changes of the ladies present, Mrs. Zhang nodded secretly, looked at her daughter, and then at Cui Ying who was drooping and silent, with a smile on the corner of her mouth.

At this point, it's time for the mistress to finish.

Mrs. Zhang beckoned and asked Cui Jiazhen to help Zhao Shuxue over.At the same time, with a wink, the servants stepped forward quickly, and quickly cleaned up the scene, trying to be as fresh as possible.

Mrs. Zhang took Zhao Shuxue's hand and patted it lightly twice: "My good boy, I'm shocking you."

Immediately afterwards, she lightly glanced at Cui Jin who stepped forward respectfully, sighed, and pointed at him with a slender index finger: "This is the child of my second elder brother's family. The whole family died before he was one year old, and only him is left." One, like jewels and treasures, is kept in the old lady's room. She is about ten years old, innocent and mischievous like a child. Good girl, you have a lot of adults. For the sake of him having no father and mother, forgive him for being so naive this time. good?"

Zhao Shuxue was sobbing so hard that she couldn't speak, she just shook her head vigorously, her eyes dropped like pearls.

"But it's still wrong to offend a customer like this. I apologize to you on his behalf, and then deduct his monthly silver expenses for a year. How can I compensate you?"

Zhao Shuxue still cried and shook her head, unable to speak.

Mrs. Zhang's eyes flickered: "The little girl's family is not well after being shocked. I don't know how much it costs just to ask a doctor and take medicine... With our family background, it is my fault to say that money is vulgar. I will discuss it with my mother later. Discuss, I will make an apology for you and send it to your uncle, don't hold it against you."

Zhao Shuxue worked hard for a while, and finally stopped sobbing: "I don't... I absolutely dare not accept it, it's me... I am not careful, and I dare not blame my younger brother."

There was a smile on the corner of Mrs. Zhang's mouth, and her voice was sharp: "You don't blame my brother, you don't want to accept the compensation, just treat it as if I like you very much, and I will give it to you! The gift from the elders is irresistible, if you push it back, you will be bad."

Zhao Shuxue's face was flushed, and she was in a dilemma for a while, before she said gracefully, "Shuxue...thank you madam."

"Is that right?"

After comforting Zhao Shuxue, Mrs. Zhang looked at her daughter first, her eyes were full of hints.

No need to be reminded, Cui Jiazhen has already read the instructions from a familiar sight, and immediately pleaded guilty: "Mother, sister Shuxue was frightened, it's because I didn't do well, I didn't discover hidden dangers in time, and I am willing to be punished. It's just that Brother Jin is still young. If you are ignorant, please don't be harsh."

"I'll punish you for copying the house rules, female precepts and female training [-] times later, are you convinced?" Mrs. Zhang looked solemn and her posture was very stern.

Cui Jiazhen lowered her eyebrows and said, "My daughter is convinced."

Only then was Mrs. Zhang satisfied, and looked at Cui Jin, as if she didn't know what to say, neither was it wrong to punish her, nor was she to be punished, she was in a dilemma, and finally sighed: "Jin'er, you should grow up to be a governor."

Cui Jin raised his hands, bowed his head and looked ashamed: "That cat is really hateful, it suddenly jumped out and chased me, and it scared me so much, it was so reckless just now, and ran into a distinguished guest...Third aunt, nephew knew it was wrong." Secretly winking at Cui Ying who was standing not far away, her eyes were full of pride.If Cui Ying hadn't glared at him fiercely to make him restrain himself, he might not be able to restrain himself.

"Forget it," Mrs. Zhang still didn't punish Cui Jin in the end, looked around and looked at the wives, with an apologetic expression, "Although men and women have different seats at seven years old, my nephew is really cute, and I don't know what to do at this age , haven't grown up yet, you are all good family members, please don't take offense if the younger generation accidentally offends you."

It is a rule, but not an iron rule, that men and women have different seats at the age of seven. If the body is not fully developed, it can indeed be relaxed a little.

Mrs. Zhang thanked her, and after Daoyan left, she would give an apology to everyone, not only his wife, but all the young ladies present would have a share.

The accident is over, at this point of time, even the scene has been cleaned up, the atmosphere is not depressed, on the contrary, it is quite relaxed, the girls are no longer afraid, and happily accepted Mrs. Zhang's words, thank you, and make fun of it , the scene quickly became lively.

Cui Ying also pleaded guilty during the period, saying that it was her own fault, obviously standing in a better position to see everything and stop everything, but she was timid and frightened and had time to do everything...

Mrs. Zhang knew her behavior well, so of course she didn't blame her, and comforted and encouraged her in a gentle voice: "After all, you are still young, and you are not afraid of being timid. If you see a lot of things, you will grow up." More than that, Mrs. Zhang He also pulled out the hairpin on the spot and rewarded Cui Ying, and asked the maid who was close to her to go to her private treasury to get a gift alone to calm her down.

Cui Ying seemed overwhelmed by the flattery, saluted with trembling lips and tears in her eyes.

Cui Jiazhen was very surprised.Why does mother... treat Cui Ying so much?

Among the people present, there were people who didn't understand like her, and some who had a clear eye and a bright heart, and soon understood.

For example, Wu Xian.

Cui Ying tried her best to please Mrs. Zhang, but Mrs. Zhang was dissatisfied with her work before it was done perfectly. Later, when she made a mistake, Mrs. Zhang smiled, and even softly comforted and appreciated the treasures. She was obviously quite satisfied...why? Woolen cloth?

Because of the psychological expectations of superiors.

Just like a family whose pot was broken and asked a craftsman to mend it, the craftsman took advantage of the fact that the owner was not paying attention, and quietly tapped on the crack to make it bigger. When the owner came over, he pretended to point out the crack: you The crack in the pot is too big, and I can't see it because it is covered with oily smoke.

The owner of the house was very surprised: Thanks to the decision to make love today, I also met you, otherwise I won't be able to make the next meal!

Originally, the seam was small, and the craftsman honestly repaired it meticulously. The owner of the house might still look at it and be picky, and even negotiate the price afterwards, but the craftsman secretly made a small move. I'm happy, maybe I'll give you more rewards.

The truth is also connected in the officialdom.

What kind of subordinates are most liked by Shangguan?Wu Xian compared himself, he also has subordinates, what kind of subordinates do he like to support?

You have to have the ambition to be persistent and climb up. For this reason, I have been in touch with myself for a long time, and I have given many gifts. I admire myself and admire myself. I am loyal to myself. I am also very talented, but a bit bad, and sometimes I can’t handle things perfectly. I need help finishing it myself.

Those who are capable, need themselves, can grasp their shortcomings and even handles, and know how to control and use them... Such people are the boss's favorite, and they are willing to reuse and promote them.

If everything is done perfectly without any flaws, the boss will not dare to use it, at least he will not confided in it.

Thinking about it, it was a brilliant afternoon, a warm afternoon, and Wu Xian broke out in a cold sweat.

He secretly conspired with Zhao Fan to send Zhao Shuxue to the eunuch next to the prince, in order to make friends with the clan, but it was not for himself, but for Yu Xiaoquan, the prefect of Shangguan County!He has a reputation for self-knowledge, his family is too small, it is too difficult and too dangerous to curry favor with the prince, if he wants to climb up steadily step by step, he needs the support of Yu Xiaoquan, the prefect of the county.The Yu family is quite powerful in Luoyang, and has contacts with the clan, but Yu Xiaoquan himself has not gained any connections with the prince, so he has been worrying about this matter. The prince's visit to Chang'an this time is a good opportunity.He wanted to relieve his boss's worries, so he did all this quietly, paved the way, and was praised by his boss, but he never thought about it, would his boss want to see this?

He did everything perfectly silently, would Yu Xiaoquan be jealous?Would it be suspected that he wanted to put aside Shangguan and make friends with the prince in private, so that he would no longer trust him?Do you think that he is overly smart, has high achievements, despises Shangguan for being incompetent, and doesn't take Shangguan seriously?

Yang Xiu of the Three Kingdoms did not understand this truth, so he died, while Cui Ying understood it, so he was praised and appreciated by the Zhang family.

He could see clearly that Cui Ying's performance was deliberate, and she obviously had a way, but she didn't move after her eyes passed over Mrs. Zhang.Mrs. Zhang knew it well, and recognized Cui Ying's wink, knowledge and interest, so that Cui Jiazhen and herself had a suitable opportunity to finish their performance, so they rewarded them.

Women in the inner house can be so knowledgeable, how can he not be as dignified as a county captain!

He can definitely dedicate this plan to Yu Xiaoquan. Yu Xiaoquan has been an official for many years and has countless contacts and resources. Will he not be able to find a stunning girl in his teens?

As for Zhao Fan... Wu Xian squinted his eyes, he was a guy with great ambitions and he only wanted to climb the ladder.I don't need Zhao Shuxue, so I don't offend him too much. Even if he is unhappy, he doesn't dare to do anything to him. As long as he is on top of him, he will not dare to be presumptuous and try his best to find opportunities to win him over. , flatter yourself.

and……

Wu Xian shifted his gaze slightly, fell into the field, and looked straight at Zhao Shuxue.

This child, he had heard that he had been a beauty since he was a child, weak and boneless, submissive, but today's perception... seems to be different.Zhao Shuxue is indeed beautiful, with outstanding looks at a young age, she exudes a pitiful temperament unknowingly, and she does love to cry, crying cute does not mean weakness, and not speaking does not mean being resigned.

A woman is the softest, and tears are a weapon that can turn a hot-blooded man into tenderness.Zhao Shuxue didn't speak much today, and she was just crying when she was affected. She was so soft and weak that people looked distressed, but the timing of her speech was very important. Mrs. Zhang comforted her and she cried. She was still crying and unable to speak, until Mrs. Zhang said that she would ask the elders for instructions, and solemnly hand over an apology to her uncle... She just stopped crying, and declined with a trembling voice. She was embarrassed to accept the title of "the elder bestows irresistible".

Is all this really a coincidence, or is it intentional?

Did Zhao Shuxue have an idea in mind, and deliberately wanted to take the opportunity to find something?Did Mrs. Zhang guess it, so she had to bleed?

The fights between women have always been full of wit, hiding the knife in their smiles, twisting their stomachs, and they can't see through it unless they are closely watching.If Zhao Shuxue had an idea, would he obediently listen to their arrangement?Will they go to the eunuchs, flatter them, please them, blow their pillows after they like them, and deal with them in turn?After all, they forced her brother and sister to share, ruining the happy life she might have, like an ordinary woman, raising her husband and raising her children.

Wu Xian is a smart man with a delicate mind, he does not allow mistakes in the things he handles.Following this plan... he almost quickly abandoned it.

……

Cui Yu sat in the corner, quietly watching all this happening, carefully paying attention to the changes in Wu Xian's expression, until now, his heart just fell into his stomach, the plan has come true!

Yang Xuan didn't know when he appeared. He was sitting on the roof facing Cui Yu. Because of the eaves and tree tops, others couldn't see him, but he could see everyone in the field.He saw what others noticed, and he also saw what others did not notice.

He knew that the little tiger was seduced by Cui Jin himself, and the little tiger pounced on Cui Jin, before leaving in a frenzy, because Lan Qiao lured him with goat's milk from a wall away.

Zhao Shuxue doesn't show her face, but she has met Cui Ying's eyes many times. Cui Ying's performance is perfect. Most smart people think that she seems to be helping Cui Jiazhen, but she is actually trying to please Zhang, but in fact...she is just implementing Cui Yu's diplomacy. task for her.

Zhao Shuxue, Cui Jin, Xiaohu Lanqiao all participated in this plan, and each other knew how to proceed next. Some people are in the open and some are in the dark, but Cui Ying is the node that runs through the whole plan. She needs to use all kinds of eyes to attract all parties. guess……

And it was Cui Mata who decided all of this.

At the moment when Wu Xian's expression changed, and it was obvious that he had made a decision, Yang Xuan suddenly understood what it means to "plan a strategy and win a thousand miles away".There is a kind of person who doesn't need to appear in front of everyone at all, as long as there is enough information, he can calmly arrange and achieve the desired goal!

Under the warm sunshine, Cui Yu seemed to have noticed something, looked in Yang Xuan's direction, and smiled brightly.

Yang Xuan's heart seemed to be clenched by a big hand.He tightly and silently looked at Cui Yu who was sitting in an inconspicuous position...he still had a lot to learn.there's still a long way to go.

The appearances have been made, and the talents, talents, and rationalists have been shown. Except for a little surprise, Zhang believes that the effect of today's small banquet is very good, basically meeting expectations.Afterwards is the time agreed by the elders in various hints, after which the banquet should be over slowly... Mrs. Zhang pondered for a moment, then asked Cui Jiazhen to take the girls to play in her yard, while she talked to Mrs. Wu at ease.

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At the same time, Chang'an.

The fourth prince Changjun finished his routine official affairs, went to several big families to show his sense of presence, and to see who was not pleasing to the eye, he tapped and satirized him. He had nothing to do this afternoon, so he came to look for his cousin Tian Xiang play tricks.

Riding a black-hoofed horse, the king of Changjun rushed over in a flash of spring breeze, but was told by the housekeeper: Tian Xiang has gone out and is not in the mansion.

King Changjun was very dissatisfied, raised his eyebrows, and snorted coldly: "Where did you go? Go tell him to come back and tell him I'm here!"

"The young master left... I'm afraid it's a little far away."

"My prince is waiting for him! This prince has plenty of time!"

The butler had no choice but to beckon the people below to find the master quickly, while serving King Chang with a smile on his face.

King Changjun has just thirteenth, and he is the most favored in the palace. He is the age of curiosity and love to move. In Tianxiang Mansion, he does not regard himself as an outsider at all, and he has to go shopping everywhere.He had seen Tian Xiang's garden, gazebo, water pavilion, living room, commented on them one by one, and finally came to Tian Xiang's study...

He saw a painting.

Meticulous freehand brushwork, a beautiful person, a handsome young man, with windy clothes, perfect bones, handsome and picturesque eyebrows, a red mole on the center of the eyebrows is attractive, the smile on the corner of the lips seems to be there, the temperament is ethereal, full of fairy spirit, and flowers are held between the fingers, Standing barefoot, with round and lovely toes...

"Who is this?" King Chang's eyes widened.

The housekeeper didn't want to say it clearly, so he only said in a vague way: "It's the friend my young master... wants to make recently."

"So pretty!" Prince Chang touched the cheek of the person in the painting lightly with his fingertips, "I want to make friends too!"