Chapter 13 Difficult

Before the words fell, the old lady's old skin was slightly pulled out, and the ninth sister quickly lowered her head and fiddled with the corners of her clothes. The old lady glanced at the crowd, and her eyes fell on the second wife who was drinking tea leisurely, deeply suppressing her anger in her heart.

The ninth sister hung her heart for fear of being angry with the old lady. A kind voice sounded above her head again, "This New Year's Day, the children like to be lively. You daughters-in-law take the children out to play."

As soon as the aunt of the Xue family saluted the old lady and took the children away. The old lady was really reluctant to give up the ninth sister and the tenth brother, so she asked the servants to take them to another side room. The sixth sister was already angry. Hearing the old lady's words, she also left the house with everyone. After a while, only the old lady, second wife and third sister were left in the room.

The ninth sister and the tenth brother were led by Ge's mother to the side room on the right, leaving the maids Cailuan and Caifeng beside the old lady to serve.

The tenth brother's eyes turned smoothly and talked to Cailuan and Caifeng with a smile, while the ninth sister sat on the chair and looked at the tenth brother and the two maids with relish.

"Sister Cailuan, I want to eat coconuts. Go and tell Deng's mother and give me one." Ten brothers' eyes are like black pearls, shining.

Cailuan couldn't help laughing and scolding, "Just the tenth brother is greedy. The eldest sister hasn't sent much coconut back, so you just want one!" She moved out of the door and soon came back with a big coconut. Caifeng followed Cailuan to cut the coconut in her ear.

In the eyes of Sister Jiu, these two maids have obviously seen the world. You should know that although this coconut is easy to preserve, it is also rare in Chang'an. Obviously, these two maids are familiar with handling coconuts.

"Can you get used to living in Xue's house these days?"

The ninth sister was stunned for a moment and looked at the tenth brother. The tenth brother came over and knelt on another chair with his chin in his hands. After looking up for a while, the ninth sister said quietly, "The old lady and mother are excellent."

"Hmm!" The ninth sister lowered her head and answered.

Just now, she saw a trace of loneliness in the eyes of the tenth brother and thought she was dazzled, but there was an unsatisfactory meaning in this sentence, and the tenth brother also had something on his mind.

"How did your aunt treat you when she was alive?" Tenth brother was angry when he saw that the ninth sister was silent, but he couldn't help but want to know how the ninth sister had lived before.

The ninth sister raised her head and looked at the expected gaze of the tenth brother. A smile appeared on the corners of her lips, but the memory of this body came to her mind. "My mother is excellent. When I was very young, she taught me to learn calligraphy and the Four Books and the Five Classics. When I was in Zhejiang, my mother prepared a small study for me, so It is said that women also need to have both morality and talent. I have read a book "Jiuzhou Alien" and "Jiuzhou Alien" to know that there are many strange people and strange things in the world. This world is... very big. Later, I was not in good physical well and only taught me some female celebrities.

Brother Ten's eyes lit up a little more, and he became much closer to Sister Jiu. "Sister and I have also read those two books, but unfortunately, my mother said that those books are idle books, and the man read them as playthings." He sighed slightly, "If only I could see Kunlunnu and the maidservant of Xinluo."

The ninth sister didn't feel good, but she said with a smile, "Isn't there a Kunlun slave and a new maidservant in Chang'an? I heard that those Hou and the prince's mansions have accumulated a lot. You should have seen it.

The tenth brother's cheeks turned red. Naturally, he had seen it, but he wanted to go to Kunlunnu's hometown to see if it was as prosperous as Chang'an. He defended, "I want to know if there is an emperor in Kunlunnu's country. I have heard that there are people with golden hair and eyes closed at the end of the sky..."

The ninth sister couldn't help laughing. Of course, she knew what the tenth brother meant, but she didn't expect that the tenth brother blush so easily. When she breathed, she said, "There is no emperor there, but there are many kings, just like a prince, but the king is the most noble identity. After the marriage between countries, it is an excellent relationship. Well... just like the Spring and Autumn Warring States Period.

"Ninth sister, you know so much that your aunt is so kind to you." He said angrily, "You just said that you had only heard the Three-character Classic." His eyes turned around the room and whispered, "The third sister I admire most in the whole Xue family. She reads a lot of books, but every time she tells me those great principles, which is terrible. Sister Jiu, you even know about exotic things.

The ninth sister smiled. She should not have told the tenth brother about these things. Maybe the tenth brother would tell the old lady and second wife about it sometime. They will definitely think that she has lied, has no good temperament, and is not as good as the third sister, and is not as popular as ordinary women. What's more, today's conversation with the tenth brother fell into the ears of a person with intentions, and he may be jealous of her. But she couldn't help saying that she always felt that the tenth brother was the same kind of person as her.

"My father is an official in Zhejiang and always meets some foreign businessmen. My mother is also very independent. I have a very good relationship with the wives of these businessmen. I just heard about it." The ninth sister remembered the president of the previous life. At that time, she often met foreigners and often went abroad. But it's different here. Although foreigners are often seen in Chang'an, the capital, compared with the yellow-skinned and dark-haired race, it is like a drop of water in the sea. No wonder the tenth brother is interested in Kunlunnu after seeing them.

The curtain across the door suddenly jingled, holding tender white coconut meat and clear coconut milk in his hand. Brother Ten rushed to the ears of the ninth sister, and his voice was lower. "I won't tell you what happened today. Let's go to private school in the future."

After saying that, the tenth brother jumped off the chair and trotted to Cailuan's side. At this time, Caifeng came in with a coconut shell and saw the tenth brother's anxious appearance and joked, "I don't know if I should let the ninth sister first."

The tenth brother raised his head and said, "The ninth sister must often eat coconuts along the coast, so it won't be rare." He showed his white teeth and blinked at Sister Jiu, grabbed the small cup in Cailuan's hand, and a few drops of coconut juice in the cup floated out.

The ninth sister is grateful for the kindness of the tenth brother. He should have deliberately set up the two maids, Cailuan and Caifeng.

Cailuan hurriedly said, "Brother Ten, wait for the maidservant to heat up the coconut milk before drinking it. It's cold now."

The tenth brother looked up and drank a small cup of coconut juice before saying, "The charcoal fire in the room is so strong that my body is not so delicate. Just warm up Sister Jiu."

Cailuan put the plate on the table helplessly. The tenth brother came over and picked up the bamboo stick prepared by Caifeng and ate coconut meat. In addition, the cup of coconut juice didn't even look at it, and the smile in the ninth sister's eyes was stronger.

After a while, Ge's mother came in and invited Sister Jiu and Brother Ten to go out.

The old lady still sat on the soft couch with a smile and ate tea easily. Mother Ge peeled peanuts and sent them to the old lady. She inadvertently glanced at the second wife and the third sister. Only the second wife looked a little bad, and the third sister frowned and looked very worried.

"Let's break up after dinner!" The old lady said calmly.

Surprisingly, the second wife didn't say much and answered quietly, while the third sister lowered her head, obviously not here.

The tenth brother walked to the old lady with a smile, "Grandma, why are you in a bad mood?"

The old lady immediately smiled and held the tenth brother in her arms, "You are the most sensible."

The ninth sister is quite emotional, and the tenth brother is only eight years old, and he actually knows how to observe words and colors.

The old lady did not snold Sister Jiu and let the servants set meals. Sister Jiu and Brother Ten sat next to the old lady left and right. The second wife and the third sister also respectfully walked to the table and sat down.

The meal was quiet, and occasionally there was the sound of chopsticks touching the bowl. The ninth sister buried her head in eating hard, but chewing wax. Only the tenth brother ate it with relish, but did not say anything. The old lady stopped her chopsticks and suddenly said, "Anguo Houfu is rude, but we can't do this. You can take your third sister to pay a New Year call tomorrow."

The third sister's hand shook slightly and quickly sent a mouthful of rice to her mouth.

The second wife stopped her chopsticks and saw that her anger began to rise again. She became more and more dissatisfied with the old lady. The old lady continued to say, "If you hadn't been as noisy as the year before last, Mrs. Anguo would not have given our family shame. Since you are the head mother of the Xue family, you have to put the Xue family first in everything. Have you ever regarded yourself as a bride for so many years?

The old lady calmed down and said, "The second sister is a miserable woman, but she is also the daughter of Xue's house. She has done so much for Xue's house, which is her ability, but you, a mother, have almost ruined everything the second sister has done. I know that you cherish the second sister, but now the old man has left suddenly. Our Xue family can't lack the backer of the Marquis of Anguo.

When the old lady saw that the second wife didn't listen, she said harshly, "Don't think that relying on the noble concubine, our Xue family can enjoy another 100 years, and the prince is still..."

Maybe she felt that she had said it, and she led the topic to the Marquis of Anguo, "The Marquis of Anguo is powerful and is a member of the emperor. Mrs. Anguo is also a good person, not to mention that such a thing happened.

The second wife was very angry. Of course, she knew what the old lady said, but every time the old lady didn't take care of her face at all. If it hadn't been for her husband's help on New Year's Eve, she would have been shameless. Now she is shameless in front of the younger generation. Is she still the mistress?

But now that it is related to the future of Xue Fu, she has to show weakness.

When the old lady saw that the second wife was reasonable and didn't say anything, she picked up the chopsticks and put them in the ninth sister's bowl. This time, she really wanted the ninth sister to eat more and have a long body. He picked up the handkerchief and wiped the corners of his mouth. Of course, she also told the second wife that even if your second wife is the mistress of Xue, she can not spoil your direct daughter and put the tenth brother beside her at any time.

The second wife had to swallow this sulking breath.