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Your father and your mother met through my introduction...

Mrs. Huai's words made Lu Li startled immediately.

This means... Mrs. Huai is really a friend of my mother's life!

There was a burst of ecstasy in my heart, and it came out on my face. Lu Li's eyes were bright, his face was red, and his voice was excited, "Really?"

Mother Zhou covered her mouth and smiled, then turned to salute Madam Huai, "Madam, if you want to talk, you have to wait for us to serve the tea first, to chat about homework, to relax the atmosphere. Mr. Lu is young, but he can't stand being teased by you. See , this little face is red."

Mrs. Huai's sick face was still intact, she put on light makeup and wore big clothes, her face was still a little pale, but her eyebrows were raised and her eyes were faintly smiling, which showed that she was in good spirits.She used to keep a straight face on weekdays, but now she looked at Lu Li quietly, her smile was light, but it was really a bit of a joke.

The contrast between the front and the back is strong, and Lu Li is a little confused.

Moreover, since ancient times, it was rare for him to be teased by his elders in such a peaceful atmosphere, and he didn't know how to deal with it for a while, and he was quite embarrassed.

Mrs. Huai looked funny, covered her mouth with her handkerchief, and laughed out loud, "I never thought that Miao Hongxiao would have such an interesting son."

"Oh, what should I do?" Zhou's mother fussed and pointed at Lu Li, worrying, "Mr. Lu Xiao is ashamed, ma'am, you have to present a generous meeting gift, otherwise if Miss Miao knows that you bully her like this Son, I must be in a hurry with you!"

Mrs. Huai changed her attitude, and Zhou's mother fanned the flames, Lu Li blushed even more embarrassed, and subconsciously looked at Zhao Zhu.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Zhu seldom saw Lu Li's expression like this, and he looked at it for a while, and had no intention of helping at all.

Anyway, Mrs. White's master and servant are not malicious...

"That's exactly the reason!" Mrs. Huai looked Lu Li up and down, and said with a smile, "That's right, Xiao Li grows up so big, it's the first time I come to my place, and I won't be ashamed to see Ah Xiao if I don't back up the gift. Mother Zhou, you go in person, go to my private warehouse, and move the whole No. 12 box of A character!"

"Hey!" Mother Zhou agreed crisply, greeted the maids to serve tea, and took everyone out, only Mrs. Huai and Lu Li and Zhao Zhu were left in the flower hall.

The people who made fun of him left, and the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became quiet.

The breeze blows over the weeping willows in the courtyard, blows over the crabapple in the courtyard, and sends a light sweet fragrance along the half-sky window, soothing people's impetuous emotions in summer.

Madam Huai put away the smile on her face, holding the teacup in her hand, looked at Lu Li, then at Zhao Zhu, her brows were slightly condensed, and she didn't speak for a long time.

Lu Li felt something in his heart, pointed to Zhao Zhu and said to her, "Brother Zhao is my best friend, I have never avoided him in everything."

Zhao Zhu didn't speak, but gestured to Madam Huai with a serious face.

This is rare, because Zhao Zhu is always aloof, and looks at everything around him with a disdainful, 'you stupid mortal' gaze. As far as Lu Li remembers, this is probably the first time he has shown a little respect to others representation.

Lu Li was so surprised that he forgot to see Mrs. Huai's reaction.

Mrs. Huai was also a little surprised, but what surprised her was Zhao Zhu's aura.

This person has been following Lu Li all the time, deliberately restraining his sharpness, but as long as the eyes are on him, it is difficult to leave.There were many troubles at home before, even if she was aware of it, she didn't pay attention to it. Now that she took a closer look, her heart was churning.

This person has sharp sword eyebrows, long and narrow phoenix eyes, and a dignified manner. A casual glance reveals a natural aristocratic temperament!This person seems lazy and casual, but in fact exudes a sense of oppression from a superior at any time, making people feel uneasy and cramped...

Growing up in Shanghai, she often met noble people. Mrs. Huai, who had experienced similar feelings, immediately understood that this person is not an ordinary person!

She couldn't guess Zhao Zhu's identity, so the person who might possess such arrogance must be someone with certain authority!

Mrs. Huai's pupils tightened, recalling the past in her mind, scenes related to Zhao Zhu emerged in front of her eyes.This person... seems to be uninterested in everything around him, his eyes are only focused on Lu Li; whether he is standing or sitting, his position must be on the outside of Lu Li; he will serve tea to Lu Li when he does not even know he is thirsty ;When outsiders are disrespectful to Lu Li, he will show terrible anger; from time to time, he will hold Lu Li's hand, rub his head, and stroke his back...

The meaning of protection is obvious, and the demeanor is also somewhat intimate. It is impossible to be like this if you are not a close friend...

In addition, this guy is always defiant, but just now he was willing to show his sincerity to her...

Mrs. White let out a long breath, and she was mostly relieved.

Looking at Lu Li again, although he is still young, he is not yet 17 years old, he already has a bright eye, a heart full of misery, and many friends with extraordinary ability...

"I was wrong before." Mrs. Huai looked at Lu Li, and said in a low voice, "I always thought that you are still young, and there are some things that the more you know, the more dangerous you are. As an elder, you should not be in danger But you have already convinced me with your excellence that although you are not yet 17 years old, you are already a responsible man, I should not keep these things from you anymore. "

Lu Li got up and bowed solemnly to Madam Huai, "Thank you Madam."

"Ah Xiao and I are sisters in love. You can call me Aunt Lan." As expected of a woman with a slightly weird temper, she has used up her sense of humor just now, even if she said such intimate words, Mrs. His upper face was still too serious, and it didn't look like he was expressing kindness at all.

Lu Li called Aunt Lan politely.He had known Madam Huai's character from Huai Xin's words a long time ago, so he was not surprised.

"You left your mother when you were very young. I think you probably want to know everything about her, so I will start from the beginning."

Madam Huai looked over the window and landed on the fiery red crabapple flowers in the courtyard.Her voice was soft, full of nostalgia, "I was 15 years old that year. I saw Miao Hong smile for the first time. She was wearing a fiery red pomegranate dress. In the ten-mile peach forest, her smile was so bright and dazzling that the branches bloomed. The peach blossoms are all eclipsed..."

The previous dynasty has gone through a hundred years of wars. At the beginning of the establishment of the Great Xia Dynasty, there were also constant battles. The five surnames and Qiwang with profound family background have lost their former glory. Except for Cui Wang and his family, they all kept a low profile, and a new family rose. Occupy a place in this dynasty.

For example, the first-class Lie An Gong Qu's family.Because the ancestors of the Qu family rescued the founding emperor of Daxia, the Qu family was granted the title of first-class prince, hereditary.The Qu family is not proficient in civil and military arts. They don't go to officialdom or military generals. What they inherit in their family is the craftsmanship of manufacturing. Houses, boats, river dams, furniture, everything except tombs.Because the emperor valued them, the children of the family were often directly promoted to officials. For example, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry is the Qu family.

Strictly speaking, what the Qu family does is considered handicraft work, not a respected industry in the mainstream of society, but the Qu family has become a first-class family in Beijing by virtue of their excellent connections, craftsmanship, and holy favor.

Moreover, the Qu family has a peculiarity, which is very interesting. For nearly three generations, they have all had boys, and they have no daughters. They are greedy when they see other girls.

In addition, there is the Xue family, which uses marriage as a bridge, and the family has concubines, concubines and other figures, and the power is growing; and the Xie family, which has a lot of people from the past four generations, and there are clansmen as officials inside and outside the court; , a family that has been passed down for generations like the Lan family, a family that is slightly inferior in terms of favor and strength... I don't mention these, Mrs. Huai only talked about the Qu family in detail.

Because Miao Hong laughed, she suddenly appeared at Qu's house.

It is said that she is the granddaughter of a married woman in the Qu family. She has a very hard life, and her mother died when she was born. The Taoist priest ordered her to restrain her parents, and she was sent to the temple to be raised, and she could not be sent back until she was 13 years old.Even when she was old enough to pick her up, the Miao family didn't like the girl and sent her back to her natal family.

At that time, the married woman surnamed Qu was seriously ill. She was afraid that there would be an accident one day and no one would take care of her granddaughter with a foreign surname. She thought that her former natal family loved her daughter the most, so she sent Miao Hongxiao to Qu's house in Shangjing.

The Qu family really liked Miao Hongxiao very much. A group of brothers surrounded her. In those days, there was always a strange scene in Shangjing. Fifteen or sixteen young men went shopping with a girl in a red dress, visited a shop, and emptied a shop. Only her order obeys.She said she didn't like wearing a fence to block her view, so the boys lined up against others to prevent others from seeing her; she said she wanted to ride a horse, and the boys pulled their own horses for her; Fighting to teach her...

"I don't like such an unruly wild girl at all." Madam Huai seemed dissatisfied, but the corners of her lips raised slightly, showing a smile, "Even if she smiled so purely and beautifully under the peach blossom tree, I wouldn't like."

At that time, the Lan family asked the Qu family for something. In fact, even if they had nothing to do, the Lan family also hoped to establish a good relationship with the Qu family. People always need to be managed first, and they can only be used when needed.Xu Shi concentrated on studying the craft, but the Qu family members were a bit stubborn, and men were not very easy to deal with.They are also very discerning in choosing their wives, and it is not easy to win them over by means of internal affairs, so many people put their minds on Miao Hongxiao, and so does the Lan family.

Mrs. Huai was a few years older than Miao Hongxiao, but she was also the closest in age to Miao Hongxiao in the Lan family, so she was assigned tasks by the elders of course.

"I am the eldest daughter of my family, and my mother dotes on me a little bit. Although I am quite sensible, I am also a little naive and stubborn. I don't want to curry favor with a country girl who doesn't know the rules and etiquette, and I don't know where she came from. So I He only did what he should do to treat guests, and he didn't take care of A Xiao much."

The small banquet that day went smoothly, and nothing special happened. Of course, she also failed to complete the tasks of the elders.She thought this incident was over, but she unexpectedly met Miao Hongxiao frequently at various small banquets.

She has seen Miao Hong beat up a man with a smile, she has seen her severely punish the little maid, she has seen her flaunt in men's clothing, and she has even seen her drink from a large bowl...

She had never seen such a rude and impolite woman, and she felt even worse towards Miao Hong's smile.

But the elders didn't let her go, they insisted on making her befriend Miao Hongxiao.She was very unwilling, so she thought of a way to make Miao Hong laugh and retreat.

For example, when serving guests, I specially gave her a different kind of tea, not the exquisite tea that just hit the market, which cost a lot of money to buy, but a big bowl of bitter tea.Miao Hong smiled and blinked, took the bowl and drank it all in one gulp, smacked her lips after drinking, and said with nostalgia: Oh, it’s been a long time since I’ve had such pure farm tea, Ah Xin, you are so caring!

Afterwards, he solemnly thanked the elders of Lan's family, saying that Lan Xin is sincere and lovely, and he wants to be good friends with her!

When Mrs. Huai returned to her room angrily, she dropped a tea set.

The next time Miao Hongxiao is invited to come to Lan's house again, Mrs. Huai will get ready early and take Miao Hongxiao to play in the backyard vegetable garden. Earthworm, waiting for her fear of fainting.

But Miao Hong smiled but her eyes lit up, thanking her for leading her to find something good, now she can go fishing!In the next moment, Miao Hong smiled and used a branch to push away the disgusting earthworms, counted them, smiled and waved to the servants to prepare the fishing rods, and took her to the river to go fishing!

Mrs. White swears that since she was a child, she has never been so dirty as that day, and looking at those disgusting bugs, she vomited more than once!

She has done similar things more than once, but every time it was her own fault, Miao Hong smiled as if she had played the game she wanted to play the most, she enjoyed it very much!

The Lan family was happy to see this result, and invited Miao Hongxiao more frequently. Finally, Mrs. Huai couldn't take it anymore and decided to give Miao Hongxiao the deepest blow, letting her know that they were not on the same level.

She asked her mother and brother to help, held a grand flower banquet, and invited many celebrities, scribes, noble ladies and wives.

She shuttled around the arena with Miao Hongxiao, pointing out people to her, ready to let her see clearly the gap between them.

She wants to make Miao Hong feel inferior, and stop pestering her from now on!

It was at that time that Miao Hongxiao met Lu Shaoxuan for the first time.