Chapter 12:

Xiao Xu has thin lips, and his mouth is very sharp. He talked about it, but made Gu Suier confused.
She thought for a while, and remembered that the old lady seemed to have mentioned that it was the second girl who asked for ebony eggs when she ate them all and didn't give them.
Is it because Xiao Xu wants to eat eggs?
Although eggs are a good thing, Suier is not something that she has to eat. Thinking about it, her peers only remember to give them to the young lady and the eldest girl, but forget the second girl.
I immediately reflected on it and said respectfully and carefully: "Second girl, you are talking about the black-bone egg, I still have it. If you want it, I will let the mother send it to you later."
"I'm pooh! Who cares about your rotten eggs!" Xiao Xu was very angry: "When you think I don't know you, you just flatter yourself in front of the old lady, and get a good thing but show it in front of me. You don't take it. Look in the mirror and see what you are, thinking that you are great if you are pregnant with the third brother's child?"
She was so angry that she laughed instead: "I'm still waiting for my mother to send it to me. If I don't know, I thought it was you who laid the egg. I really thought of myself as a gadget!"
Listening to Xiao Xu's words, Gu Suier was a little confused.
Xindao is about to give her an egg, is she still so angry? What is this for? I was in front of the old lady to please me and behaved, so what did she do?
Thinking of this, I was helpless, so I had to say: "You don't want that egg, and I can't do it, the second girl, I will retire first."
After speaking, we must go home.
Seeing that she was not angry or angry, Xiao Xu didn't seem to care at all. On the contrary, he jumped and furious. He was really embarrassed at the moment.
"stop!"
Gu Suier stopped obediently: "Second girl, are you okay?"
Xiao Xu: "You just left? Why are you so thick-skinned?"
Gu Suier: "The second girl said she was greedy and wanted to eat eggs. I said I asked Mother An to deliver the eggs to you. If you are greedy, you can eat them, but you just don't want to eat them. What do you want me to do? If you don’t leave, do you still have to stay here and listen to what you don’t understand."
Of course she has to go, she can't stay here and listen to her scolding herself.
It doesn't matter if she gets scolded by herself, but she doesn't want the tadpole in her belly to be scolded with her before she is born.
Xiao Xu looked at her softly, but she was just a country girl. If she didn't have the flesh and blood of her third brother inexplicably, she wouldn't even be qualified to be a maid in the house. How could she be a concubine! So she settled to pay attention from the beginning, and slammed Gu Sui'er hard to see, so she could kill the chicken to show the monkey, letting people know that Xiao Xu was not easy to provoke.
She is also going to take the women's school exam this year. She wants to let everyone know that she is promising!
Who would have thought that this country girl turned back to herself when she tried to use her methods to gain prestige.
The key is that what she said...with a plausible appearance, she actually left herself speechless.
Xiao Xu suddenly became so angry that she didn't know what to say. She blushed, and squinted to look at Gu Suier: "Okay, this is how a dog looks down on people. You are fond of my eldest sister, and my old lady, but you leave me Xiao Xu. What do you think, even if I’m a concubine, do you think I’m not from the Xiao family? I’m also father’s daughter and sister’s sister!"
Gu Suier was really big-headed.
She doesn't understand what's wrong with this person, she is the sister of Hou Ye's daughter, eldest girl, yes, but does this have anything to do with her?
She ran over and said this loudly to herself, did she admit that she was a dear?
Gu Suier looked around and wanted to run, but the road was blocked by Xiao Xu. She could only whisper: "Yes, the second girl is the sister of the older girl, no one said it was not."
"Then why are you doing this to me?"
A mouth sprayed over, and Gu Suier's ears were a little bit shocked.
The grandmother next to you really couldn’t see it, and she walked out and said,
Second girl, the matter between you and the older girl is really nothing to do with the little lady. She has only been here for a few days. The girl asks for eggs, we naturally offer them, but the older girl doesn’t want eggs, and we don’t know what to do. After all, the little lady has the flesh and blood of the three young masters in her belly, talking so loudly, carefully frightening the children."
Xiao Xu didn't listen to the truth, and sneered again and again: "What about the flesh and blood of the third young master? After he was born, he still has no eggs to eat!"
Shut out is to shut out, just like her, not treated by others, deserves it!
As soon as this word came out, there was a voice not far away.
"Who has no eggs to eat?"
The voice was cool and faint, as if gold and jade collided, quite pleasant.
When everyone looked over, they saw the shade of green trees, the lingering flowerbeds, the twists and turns of the gallery, and the sound of feet stepping on the wooden planks from the depths.
Gradually, the man walked out of the corridor, and saw that he was tall and beautiful, dressed in magnificent clothes, light figure, and beautiful eyebrows, but it was Xiao Jin, a big girl from the Ruiding Hou Mansion.
Xiao Jin walked in front of Gu Suier and Xiao Xu and looked at Xiao Xu with a smile: "I heard my sister here from afar, but I said I can't eat eggs?"
Xiao Xu is one year younger than Xiao Jin, and it’s nothing more than any status than Xiao Jin. But other things, such as piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, such as women’s school exams, are inferior to Xiao Jin in everything. At this time, I saw Xiao Jin. I was a little bit afraid, and felt ashamed and helpless, so I looked away, not salty nor plain, "An egg, as for me!"
Xiao Jin looked at Xiao Xu like this, but didn't care: "Yes, you and I are both Houfu girls, a spoiled eldest lady, what do you want? Whatever is missing, maybe the mother is busy and didn't take care of it. In a word, who can still miss that bite? Now on the corridor where people come and go, one bite of eggs and eggs, this makes people sound like something, and those who don’t know think that the dignified Houfu is poor. I can’t afford to raise my daughter’s missing eggs!"
Xiao Xu was speechless and blushed. After holding back for a while, he said, "Is it an egg that I care about? In your eyes, I'm the one?"
Xiao Jin listened, laughed, and faintly smiled: "If you don't say it, who knows what you care about? What do you care about when you talk, ran here and yelled loudly, not ashamed, inconspicuous?"
As she said, she glanced at Gu Suier: "Also, Aunt Gu has a big belly now, and her belly is the blood of the third brother. You may not know, today the third brother entered the palace, the emperor asked them specifically and rewarded them. I don’t know how many things go to the third brother’s room. You are chirping and petting here. In case you scare Aunt Gu, what happens, can you afford it?"
Xiao Xu had always known that this third brother was appreciated by the emperor, but he did not expect that the emperor should be so kind to the third brother. His face changed a little and he looked at Gu Suier with some panic.
Gu Suier lowered her head softly and said nothing.
She knew that sometimes, there was no room for interruption.
After coming to Ruiding Hou's Mansion for so many days, one of the things she knows best is to keep silent when she shouldn't speak.
Xiao Jin looked at Xiao Xu's pale face and smiled again: "Also, didn't you mention eggs? Do you think Aunt Gu's eggs were specially reserved for her by the old lady? Did the egg deliberately prevent you from eating it? You—"
This "you" is really cold voice, with indescribable contempt.
"It's just that my mind is too small, I always think that others will make you bad, even an egg can think of so many ways!"
Xiao Xu raised his head and looked at Xiao Jin unconvincedly: "What the is going on with the egg, can it not be given to her by the old lady?"
Xiao Jin laughed, raised her eyebrows, showing contempt at the slender eyebrows.
"You see, what other people say is just a breeze, you can't hear it in your heart, so of course you can only be stupid here."
As she said, she glanced at Mother An beside her eyes: "Tell me, how did the eggs come from."
Mother An respectfully stepped forward and said solemnly: "Go back to the eldest girl, back to the second girl, this black-bone egg is because the emperor knew that the little lady was pregnant, and specially rewarded it to the third master, and asked the third master to bring it to the little lady. Replenish your body. The little lady thinks about how well the old lady and the young ladies take care of them on weekdays, so she tells you to try them. Although you know that you don't care about such small things, at least it is her heart."
After saying this, Mother An stepped back and stood respectfully behind Gu Suier.
Gu Suier didn't speak up either, she was standing beside Xiao Jin softly.
With a small smile on Xiao Jin's lips, he looked at the flowers and grass beside him, as if he didn't care about Xiao Xu at all.
As for Xiao Xu, his face was blue and red, and he stood there trying to talk, but his sharp lips couldn't turn up anymore, only his neck was red.
The maid behind Xiao Xu, who witnessed all this, lowered her head and was there, feeling ashamed for her own master, she was almost burying her face in her neck.
Xiao Jin had ignored Xiao Xu, and smiled to greet Gu Suier: "Sister-in-law, I'm just saying that I want to talk to my third brother, go, I will accompany you back to the yard. Don't be here for an egg. I don’t have to spread it to make people laugh out loud!"
You must know that Xiao Jin is the only daughter of the Ruiding Houfu, she was held in the palm of the hand by the old lady and the old lady.
It seems to say that a kiss has already been set, and it is the eldest son of King Beize, who will be the princess after the gate.
Such a character, in fact, is somewhat timid when she sees it, and she always feels that she is as dazzling as the sun in the sky. Compared with others, she is a little ant crawling on the ground.
Unexpectedly, she actually helped herself today. Not only did she help herself, she was also so pleasant, as if she was a character like Xiao Jin.
Of course she knew that this idea was wrong.
The moon in the sky and the mud on the ground are the distance between Xiao Jin and her.
I was flattered at the moment, and smiled at Xiao Jin: "Big girl, I don’t know if San Ye is back this time, but let’s go and wait a while, or you can go to the yard to pick and choose. Can the girl look at the material?"
She couldn't help but want to be nice to Xiao Jin.
"Let's go, let's go over and take a look."
At the moment, Xiao Jinxu supported Gu Suier and went all the way to listen to the bamboo garden. When he entered, he saw Jiang Zheng and Hu Tie in the courtyard, standing by the door.
Jiang Zheng brought Gu Suier to the mansion, and Hu Tie was the one Gu Suier had mistaken for Xiao Heng.
When they saw Xiao Jin and Gu Suier coming, they held their fists slightly to bow, "I have seen the big girl, the little lady."
Xiao Jin smiled brightly and said, "Where is the third brother, in there?"
Hu Tie respectfully said: "Yes, the subordinates will go in and let them know..."
The voice fell, the door opened, and Xiao Heng stood in front of the door.
I don't know when, he changed his robe again.
This time it was a navy blue robe, which made him a handsome face to bully Saixue.
He is with one hand behind him, his long body is like pine and cypress, and the scenery of Jiyue is almost invisible.
Seeing this "own man" Xiao Heng again, Gu Suier lowered her head, barely daring to meet her eyes.
Just as when the sun is in full swing, one dare not look at the sun.
For Gu Suier, Xiao Jin and Xiao Heng are both godlike figures in the sky, and naturally they are not comparable to such inconspicuous figures like her.
She lowered her head and stood aside softly.
At this time, Xiao Jin had already stepped forward to talk to Xiao Heng.
"Brother, you can count as coming back, you have been out for half a year!"
Different from the cold ridicule of talking to Xiao Xu, Xiao Jin and Xiao Heng were quite close when they spoke.
"You just came back from a female school?" Xiao Heng's face was still the same as before, faint, and there was no warmth when talking.
"Well, I didn't just come back and saw the eggs my sister-in-law gave me. I said to come and see you." Xiao Jin said with a smile.
After hearing this, Xiao Heng glanced at Gu Suier next to him.
Gu Suier shuddered and suddenly felt that she had done something wrong again?
But what did you do wrong?
Still don't understand.
While they were talking, several people walked in, with Xiao Heng in front, Xiao Jin in the back, and Gu Suier in the end.
When Gu Suier entered the door, she subconsciously stepped down the threshold. After she passed it, she realized that the threshold had been sawed off, and she felt that she was really stupid.
Just thinking about it, Xiao Heng who was walking in the front suddenly looked back at her.
Gu Suier was startled, thinking what happened to this?
Xiao Jin entered the room, and everyone sat down and talked.
"Brother, there seems to be something wrong with your yard. The threshold was high before, right? Also, aren't there two bamboos outside your window? Where did this go."
When Xiao Heng heard this, he calmly said, "Naturally it was cut."
Xiao Jin didn't understand: "It's chopped? But didn't you plant the bamboo specially before. You said it was a late-night study. I like the bamboo shadow on the window."
Xiao Heng: "I don't like it now."
Xiao Jin: "..."
Suddenly speechless.
But Xiao Jin got used to it. Xiao Heng is like this. If you ask for a long time, he can say a word or two to reply to you.
You can't expect too much explanation, just say the reason.
Gu Suier, who was sitting quietly by the side, didn't say a word. She knew that Xiao Heng was cutting the tree because of herself, but Xiao Heng didn't dare to mention it.
At this time, Bao Ya and Jin Fu came in and offered tea, but it was a specially boiled summer drink for quenching thirst. Jin Fu held the teapot. Bao Ya poured Xiao Heng first, and then filled it with Xiao Jin. Then he held it in front of them respectfully.
Without thinking, Xiao Jin picked it up and drank. Xiao Heng looked at Gu Suier who was sitting next to him with his head down, and brought his bowl to Gu Suier.
Gu Suier was slightly startled and looked at Xiao Heng unexpectedly.
"drink."
Xiao Heng didn't talk much, just one word, but this word really cannot be rejected.
Gu Suier didn't dare to say anything, she bowed her head and said, "Thank you Sanye."
Then held it in both hands.
Xiao Jin was surprised and stopped drinking the soup.
She always thinks that her third brother is cold and cold to everyone. She can say a few words to her and she feels that the third brother is very special and affectionate to herself, but now, the third brother even treats his own tea. Give it to Gu Suier to drink!
Gu Suier, although her name is "Little Madam", it is a polite address. Even if she calls "Little Sister-in-law", it is also a polite name. In fact, that identity is a concubine.
The third brother treated her concubine to her unexpectedly good.
Xiao Jin's eyes widened slightly, and she looked at Xiao Heng incredibly with an attitude of watching the excitement.
And Bao Duck who was waiting next to him was completely dumbfounded.
She poured two bowls of soup, one for the eldest girl, and the other for the third master, but the third master gave Gu Suier's own bowl.
A fool understands what this means.
Bao Duck knelt on the ground with a puff, and his lips trembled a little: "The third young master, the slave maid is wrong, the slave knows it is wrong! The third young master, the slave is dull!"
Bao Ya was so frightened that Gu Suier was also a little surprised.
She always thought that Bao Ya and Jin Fu were quite proud of Zhu Yuan, but she didn't expect Xiao Heng to say nothing, so she was so frightened that she was going to die.
She just held the bowl of soup, neither was it to drink, nor was it not to drink.
At this time, Jin Fu also knelt down with Bao Ya, and the two maids asked for forgiveness in unison.
As for Xiao Heng, there was no trace of irritation on his face, he just glanced at Bao Duck on the ground faintly.
"Go out."
Bao Duck and Jin Fu burst into tears with gratitude, knocked a few heads, and went out pissed.
Gu Suier didn't dare to look up, and looked down at the soup bowl. There seemed to be mung beans or something in the soup bowl, and the smell was particularly delicate.
But in my mind, I was at a loss. Bao Ya and Jin Fu seemed to be afraid of Xiao Heng, would he be terrible?
For example, they would be as vicious as the officials in the county government.
Xiao Jin was actually a little dumbfounded.
Her third brother had never cared about this kind of thing, and now he even gave the two bestowed by the emperor for his concubine.
I can't believe it.
But Xiao Heng, who was stunned by the two women present, calmly picked up the tea soup and poured himself a full bowl.
"Drink." He raised his head and glanced at Xiao Jin, then his gaze swept over Gu Suier casually.
"Okay, okay..." Xiao Jin said, shocked.
"Sure enough, did you have something to do today?" Xiao Heng asked Xiao Jin casually while drinking the tea soup calmly.
"Yes, something is going on." Xiao Jin remembered his true purpose: "Brother, Guiyuan's words are going to be opened next month. Would you like to go over and take a look?"
Xiao Heng glanced at her lightly.
Xiao Jin hurriedly smiled at Xiao Heng, and the smile was full of flattery.
"Don't go." Xiao Heng said straightforwardly.
"Third brother, you can't do this! Even if you don't want to go, think about my poor sister, am I your sister?"
Xiao Jin's expression at this time was almost like a child who wanted to eat candy, clinging to it.
"You look for Big Brother and Second Brother." Xiao Heng flatly refused.
"How is it possible!" Xiao Jin wanted to cry: "The eldest brother is very busy with his father every day, and the second brother is very busy talking about the past and the present every day."
"Do I look like I am very idle?" Xiao Heng asked back.
Xiao Jin suddenly had nothing to say.
Yes, Xiao Heng is also busy, busy working on behalf of the emperor.
"But, third brother...I can't go to Guiyuan alone..."
Osmanthus Garden is a well-known garden in Yanjing City. It has been planted with sweet-scented osmanthus for a hundred years. Every August, high-ranking officials and wealthy female family members will come to enjoy sweet-scented osmanthus.
Xiao Jin also wanted to go, but she was an unmarried girl who could go to women's school with integrity, but she could not go to Guiyuan alone.
Someone must take it with him.
"Third brother, I have made an appointment with my classmate. If everyone else goes, I will not go, wouldn't it be very disappointing."
Xiao Heng was unmoved.
"Brother, please help me!"
Xiao Heng drank the soup calmly, without speaking.
"Brother..." Xiao Jin suddenly thought of Gu Suier next to her, and said smoothly: "You see how boring my sister-in-law is at home all day long, she probably hasn't been to Guiyuan yet?"
With that said, Xiao Jin asked, "Have you been to Guiyuan?"
Gu Suier was taken aback.
She held the bowl of soup and drank it cautiously, watching Xiao Jin begging Xiao Heng there by the way.
She always felt that Xiao Jin was the omnipotent arrogant girl of heaven, but she did not expect to be so coquettish in front of Xiao Heng to go to "Guiyuan".
This made her wonder, what is Guiyuan?
What was even more unexpected was that Xiao Jin suddenly asked about herself.
She didn't even know where Guiyuan was, how could she have been to Guiyuan.
So she shook her head gently.
"Then do you want to go to Guiyuan?" Xiao Jin asked with a smile.
"...I don't know what Guiyuan is, so I didn't even think about whether or not to go." Gu Suier answered so honestly and honestly.
"You..." Xiao Jin was speechless.
"Because you haven't been there, you have to think about seeing the world. What's the point of being in the mansion when you are pregnant with Liujia? Didn't the emperor say that you have to move around and have children in the future? Easier to give birth?"
Xiao Jinting would persuade people, and she spoke out the truth.
"Okay." Xiao Heng's tone turned cold: "You are a girl who hasn't been out of the pavilion, what do you say?"
Xiao Jin hummed: "It's OK, then I can't say it!"
Xiao Heng stood up, held his hand, and glanced at Gu Suier next to him.
Gu Suier still bowed her head and sat there softly.
She looked the same as when she was in the inn before, except that the braid that used to be on her shoulders twisted up and turned into a cloud-like hair bun.
When a girl's house becomes a woman, she will probably put her hair in a bun.
Naturally, she didn't know what Guiyuan was, it was the place where the dignitaries of Yanjing City would spend their time after dinner.
"Next month, if I have time, I can go."
He heard himself say that.
"Really? Third brother, I knew you were the best to me!" Xiao Jin was about to jump up.
Gu Suier gently put down the soup bowl she was holding. She didn't understand why Xiao Jin was so happy, and she didn't know what was so funny about Guiyuan.
However, he envied Xiao Jin, crying and laughing whenever he wanted, and he would be able to scold him happily if he wanted to scold Xiao Xu.
that's nice.
"You too."
There was a voice in my ear, cool and faint.
Eyelashes trembling and swinging, Gu Suier raised her eyes and looked at Xiao Heng in front of him.
Those eyes were as black as ink and as deep as a lake, staring at themselves.