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Si Qinghu's retired work "The Lady of the Tang Dynasty" was staged for another [-] days after Zhengdan, and the two shows every day were full of seats. Apart from the audience who wanted to see Xiangguo's daughter on stage, most of them were fans of Si Qinghu. Fans, thinking that they will not be able to see her on stage in the future, watched it again and again with grief like seeing her off.

During this period of time, the Xiangguo Mansion also prepared the etiquette to welcome her back to the mansion. Two days later, they sent chariots, horses, and guards of honor to the outside of Xiao's Dental Firm, and took her back to the Li Mansion with great fanfare. He deliberately asked for leave and accompanied Si Qinghu home.

After returning home, Li Zao and the Zhou family first took Si Qinghu into the Li family's ancestral hall to pay homage to the spirit tablets of their ancestors and her mother.

Xiao Tong was wearing a simple light blue skirt with narrow sleeves and a small silver crown, sitting in the inner hall, knocking sunflower seeds boredly, waiting for Si Qinghu to come out.

After half an hour, only Li Zao was seen walking out of the inner hall.Xiao Tong raised his head and looked at him, the person in front of him was wearing a plain home robe, staring at her, his elegant Chinese character face looked cold, obviously he didn't want to see her.

Out of politeness, Xiao Tong stood up and bowed to him, "Father-in-law."

It was good not to make a sound, but this "father-in-law" sounded like a needle piercing Li Zao's pain, he snorted coldly and sat down.

Xiao Tong knew very well that he held a grudge against him for exposing him in front of the officials, which led to his dismissal. Not only could he not do anything with her, but he had to admit that she was his son-in-law.

But all of this is his own fault, and if she doesn't expose it, the officials will only realize it later and offend Long Yan when Duke Chu is impeached, and I'm afraid they will be completely out of character by now!Xiao Tong didn't feel guilty at all, he put on a face to Li Zao, and asked nonchalantly, "Why hasn't Qinghu come out yet?"

Li Zao suppressed his anger and said coldly: "She is still listening to the family training in the ancestral hall."

Speechless!You're not disciplining Si Qinghu's female virtues, are you?This kind of official family likes to do this, and formulates many rules and regulations to restrain people.Si Qinghu has always loved freedom, so I can imagine how uncomfortable it is for her to hear it now!

After a brief silence, Li Zao took the initiative to talk: "Have you seen the official recently?"

After Li Zao was dismissed as prime minister, although he had private contacts with the deputy prime minister and advised him on how to deal with the new policy and the old party, he had been dismissed after all, and the officials could not summon him.Li Zao was worried that he would not be able to face the saint for a long time and would alienate the officials, so he asked this question.

Xiao Tong understands the motive of this very well.

Now that Li Zao could not threaten her and Si Qinghu, it would be of no benefit to her to overthrow Li Zao, and she wanted to get Wu Shisan out of the Duke of Chu's mansion to clean up the Xiao family's grievances, so she might have to count on Li Zao's help.She took her geisha into the palace to perform opera in front of the officials in the past few days, and told Li Zao what she saw about the spirit of the officials and what they were doing.

When Li Zao heard that the officials asked her to present operas frequently, he immediately frowned, and said sullenly: "The official is the king of a country. If you are a jester and instigate him to indulge in opera for pleasure, I will be the first to let you go." you!"

Xiao Tong smiled and said: "Don't worry, my son-in-law can't bear the eternal crime of jester!"

The official family is considered a diligent king, and he only occasionally watches an opera when he has lunch at noon.If he is obsessed day by day, she will resign immediately. After all, the mistakes of a monarch can always be forgiven, but the jester will never end well!

Li Zao watched Xiao Tong hesitate to speak, and wanted her to say something nice for him in front of the officials, but he couldn't get rid of this face after all.

Xiao Tong probably guessed what he wanted to say, lowered his face and pursed his lips into a snicker.It's really funny how he threatened her arrogantly at the beginning, saying that the official family would clean her up after her birthday, but in the end they failed to clean her up, but were punished instead!

About half an hour later, Si Qinghu and Mrs. Zhou came out of the ancestral hall.After setting up Siqing Lake, and having dinner at the Prime Minister's Mansion, the sky became dark, and it was time for Xiao Tong to leave.

The vermilion carriage was parked outside the gate of Li's residence. Si Qinghu sent Xiao Tong to the carriage. Before getting into the carriage, Xiao Tong was always uneasy. Si Qinghu had been away from home for ten years. What would the mansion look like now? She doesn't know how people's hearts are, and Zhou's mother and daughter are confronting each other.Obviously beating and scolding her is not afraid, after all Si Qinghu can resist with martial arts, but he is afraid that this woman Zhou is playing tricks.

She instructed Si Qinghu: "You just came home, and you are not familiar with many of them, so you must be careful to guard against Zhou's mother and daughter."

Si Qinghu took Xiao Tong's hand, smiled like the sunshine in spring, and was very bright and beautiful even under the dark sky, and said softly: "Okay, I am no longer an eight-year-old child who is bullied by them. Mrs. Zhou scolded me I went back, Li Yu was beaten by me, and she didn't dare to mess with me."

"Anyway, remember to be careful, and I will visit you often."

"Yeah. I'll talk to Li Zao after staying here for a while, and I'll go back to the tooth shop to help."

Si Qinghu saw that the sky was turning dark from day to night, so he hurriedly urged Xiao Tong to get on the carriage and go home.

Just lived in Li's mansion for five or six days, Zhou's mother and daughter didn't intentionally provoke them, and Si Qinghu didn't bother to deal with them. It's such a huge prime minister's mansion, just take a detour if you don't want to encounter it.Perhaps it was because she had been away from the Li family for many years, and Li Zao had a feeling for her that was lost and found, or because she wanted to return to her post as soon as possible, and pretended to be seen by others, Li Zao was also very concerned and tolerant of her these days. In a few days, I will go back to Xiao's Dental Shop to help and agree.

The day passed peacefully.

However, the reputation of the Zhou family was ruined outside, and all the noble ladies in Beijing knew that she was originally a concubine, and they were vicious in their hearts, forcing the daughter of their original spouse away.The image of an elegant and dignified lady that has been maintained for many years has been turned upside down. A few months ago, the marriage agreement with the Liang family was verbally arranged. She took everything from Li Yu, and she didn't want to make it easier for her!

At night, Li's study was lit with bright candlelight. Li Zao was sitting in front of the desk and reading a volume of books carefully. Zhou Shi stood behind him and held his shoulders for him, planning to speak, and winking with evil intentions.

Li Zao casually said while reading a book: "Che'er has been living in the world for many years, so her temper is inevitably a bit wild, so there is no need to restrain her too much."

Mrs. Zhou hummed, a look of jealousy flashed across her face.

She once sent people to hunt down Si Qinghu, and Li Zao forced her to apologize to the younger generation as the head of the house, and now she allows Si Qinghu to ignore the family rules.For Li Zao to be so partial to Si Qinghu, Zhou felt very uncomfortable.

"Anyway, she will marry into the Xiao family in a year, so let her do it!"

When it came to marrying, it fell into Zhou's arms, so he said tentatively: "My husband really wants to marry Che'er to Xiao Silang?"

Li Zao put down the book and sighed, "Nowadays, no one in Beijing knows that they have been engaged, and Che'er has also confirmed her. Even if I don't want to, I'm afraid it's hard to go back on my word."

Both Li's family and Si Qinghu's mother's natal family were from generations of scholars, while Xiao's family had been merchants for generations, and they were lowly bastards.Fortunately, Xiao Silang worked hard and got a job in Ouchi, so it would not be too embarrassing for his daughter to marry her.

"My concubine heard from the public that Liang Shangshu and Che'er were close friends and fell in love with Che'er. The Liang family didn't want to marry Yu'er. If it was Che'er, the Liang family boy would be happy. Think about it, husband. The family is a well-known aristocratic family in Beijing, with people from both parties, old and new, with a solid foundation, if Che'er and the Liang family become in-laws, our Li family will be stable in Bianjing."

"As the first daughter of the Li family, the Guangyao family is her mission. What's so good about marrying a woman like Xiao Silang, but she can't have children, and the Liang family is her best home. The children are young and ignorant, they only understand love. When they are old and sensible, they will thank their parents for being the masters for them."

Li Zao frowned and thought about it, "You are right, but after all, the marriage is settled, and the officials know about it."

"Oh, as long as you can persuade Che'er, how difficult is it to withdraw?"

"Persuade Che'er, stop joking."

Li Zao sneered, the Zhou family didn't understand Si Qinghu, it's just a woman's opinion!

Before that, he tried every means to threaten Si Qinghu to leave Xiao Tong, but in the end he couldn't shake her. Could it be possible to shake her with Zhou's perfect tongue?

"What if the concubine can convince her?"

Li Zao said: "Forget it, don't waste your time, she doesn't want to see you, so don't provoke her!"

After he finished speaking, he got up and left. Zhou looked at his back and fell into thought.Li Zao said that he admitted his marriage with the Xiao family, but he was obviously unwilling in his heart. If she could make Si Qinghu submit and marry into the Liang family, wouldn't Li Zao be happy to see it happen in the end?

It's just that it's cheaper for Si Qinghu to marry such a big family as the Liang family.Fortunately, her family's Yu'er didn't have to be Mr. Liang, and if Si Qinghu got in touch with the Liang family to protect their family, her family's Yu'er could slowly choose a son-in-law and choose someone she liked.

When Li Yu and Liang Feifei went to play on the second day, Mrs. Zhou specifically asked her to invite Liang Feifei and Mr. Liang to come to play in three days and visit Si Qinghu by the way.Both Liang Feifei and Mr. Liang were extremely obsessed with Si Qinghu, and had long planned to get to know her again under a new identity. When Li Yu mentioned it, they agreed without thinking.

Three days later in the afternoon, Mrs. Zhou was sitting on the couch outside the room, standing in front of her personal maid Bizhu, a woman of about her age, dressed in fine clothes, with a sharp face.It was brought by Mrs. Zhou from her mother's family. After being upright, Mrs. Zhou became the eldest maid of the Li family and has been domineering for more than ten years.

He is Zhou's most trusted person.

Bizhu handed a small packet of medicinal powder to Mrs. Zhou, holding the packet of medicinal powder, Mrs. Zhou said with concern: "No one knows that you want it?"

Bizhu said: "Madam, don't worry, I entrusted an acquaintance to get this, and I will never reveal it."

"Is it really effective?"

Bizhu quickly explained that as long as a woman takes this kind of aphrodisiac, she will uncontrollably stick it on anyone who appears in front of her!

A sinister smile twisted on Zhou's face.

Li Zao didn't believe that she could persuade Si Qinghu, and really underestimated her.She is a woman and knows how to make a woman submit.If Si Qinghu lost her life to Mr. Liang, how could she have the face to marry Xiao Tong?If she happens to be pregnant with a child, she will be completely trapped by the child, and she will surrender from body to heart!

Not many women in the world are like this, because a child, even if he is unwilling, can only stay by a man's side for the rest of his life, clinging to a man, working hard and being beaten to the bone!

So she confidently handed the powder to Bi Zhu.

It was Shen Shi, and Liang Feifei and Mr. Liang were about to arrive.

The kitchen of Xiangguo Mansion made bird's nest as usual, which is a dessert for the wife and lady in the afternoon.At first, it was brought to Si Qinghu's room by the servant girl of the Xiangfu. She didn't want to eat it, but the rule of the Xiangfu is that the two ladies are treated equally, as long as the back kitchen cooks the bird's nest, the maid will deliver it in person.Si Qinghu was worried about the servants of the Li family, so he ordered Ling'er to go to the kitchen to pack it himself.

When Linger arrived in the kitchen, she watched Bizhu scoop two bowls out of the stewing pot and put them on the tray, ready to give them to Li Yu and Zhou Shi, and confirmed that the bird's nest came out of the same stew pot as Zhou Shi's and Li Yu's, and there was no extra Add ingredients, so Ling'er scooped up a bowl from the stew pot with confidence.

Bizhu dismissed all the servants in the back kitchen in advance. At this time, she turned her back to Linger and pretended to play with the soup spoon. In fact, she was unpacking the aphrodisiac. After finishing the bird's nest, he took the stew pot and cleaned it. While Ling'er was washing the stew pot, he quietly poured the medicinal powder into the bird's nest, stirred it with a spoon, and then left the kitchen in a hurry.

Si Qinghu sat on the couch and read the script. It was an opera script that Xiao's dental firm was about to prepare. The newly signed geisha, Xie Yan'er, who won No.2 in the draft, played the leading role alongside Xiao Yunu.

These days, she is familiar with Li's mansion, and tomorrow she will start to return to Xiao's Dental Shop, helping to rehearse opera during the day, handling dental matters with Xiao Yi, and returning to Li's Mansion at night.

Ling'er returned to the room with the bird's nest in her hands, and put it by Si Qinghu's hand, "Miss, eat it while it's hot."

Si Qinghu hummed, holding the scripture book, staring at it intently, stirring the bird's nest with a spoon in the other hand, directly picked up the bowl and put it to his mouth, and began to eat in small bites.

On the other side, Liang Feifei and Mr. Liang, who was taking a bath today, just arrived. Li Yu was receiving them in the living room, and was about to send someone to call Si Qinghu out, when Bizhu appeared and smiled politely at Mr. Liang: "Mr. , my eldest miss invites you to the backyard, there are some things I want to talk to you alone."

Li Yu, Liang Feifei, and Mr. Liang who were present were all a little puzzled. Ever since Mr. Liang had a bad relationship with Si Qinghu at Xiao's Yaxing, Si Qinghu had never seen him alone.

But thinking that it might be because Mr. Liang fell in love with her, and she chose Xiao Tong, some things need to be resolved!

Mr. Liang followed Bizhu to the backyard.

Before Bizhu sent the message to Mr. Liang, she saw Ling'er holding the bowl containing the bird's nest and going to the kitchen to clean it. She made sure that Si Qinghu had finished eating the bird's nest, and that Ling'er was not with Si Qinghu before she came out and brought someone in.

Mr. Liang followed Bizhu into the courtyard of Siqinghu's boudoir, and he couldn't help feeling puzzled.Qinghu has always paid attention to fame and integrity, even when he was in Qingyufang, he would not let him set foot in the boudoir, let alone now that he is engaged to Xiao Tong, he should keep a distance from him.

Bizhu didn't mean to stop him, he was just puzzled.Walking outside the door of the boudoir, Bizhu made a petition and said respectfully: "Young Master Liang, please."

Mr. Liang: "Is this really what Qinghu means?"

Bizhu said: "The eldest lady ordered, she is inside."

Mr. Liang nodded his head, lifted his footsteps, and stepped over the threshold into the room.

boom!

The door was closed suddenly, Mr. Liang turned his head in surprise, only to hear a click, the outside of the door was locked!

The author has something to say: Ling'er (holding the bird's nest to Si Qinghu): Dalang, drink the medicine!

Poor baby Qinghu, although he knows martial arts, is a low-level player in house fighting.Come on little rice bucket!