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The one who walked in front was a tall, imposing man, wearing a homely black dark suit, with his hair tied in a bun on the top of his head, and a black jade hairpin inserted horizontally.Two red sandalwood palace lanterns inlaid with white jade flower and bird patterns hung on the beams of the roof, emitting a white and warm light, reflecting on the man's face, his black eyes were even darker than the black jade hairpin on his head.

The eyebrows are slightly long, very thick black, the same color as his hair, and the eye sockets are slightly sunken, making the eyes look deeper.

Men are born too beautiful, usually a little girly, but this man is handsome and masculine.

As soon as he entered the room, everyone in the room couldn't help but cast their eyes on him.

Long Shuzhi stopped in embarrassment, came to Long Xiangye, and asked curiously: "Third Aunt, is this the eldest cousin?" Judging by the age, it should be the eldest cousin Xiao Shiji, right?

Xiao Shiji was too eye-catching, Xiao Taiji who was behind him was like an invisible person.Wherever the two brothers appeared together, Xiao Taiji could not be seen in most places, only Xiao Shiji could be seen.

Xiao Taiji was actually very handsome.Different from Xiao Shiji's handsomeness, Xiao Taiji's handsomeness is very thin, and his figure is not as tall and mighty as Xiao Shiji's, but he wears a moon-white gown, he smiles when he sees people, he is polite and gentle like jade, He is much more approachable than Xiao Shiji's always serious and unsmiling appearance.

However, in Long Xiangye's eyes, this youngest son is much more caring than the eldest son. She smiled and beckoned Xiao Taiji to come over, and said to Long Shuzhi, "That's the eldest cousin, and this is your second cousin. The most important thing you had when you were young I love to play with your second cousin. Climb up the tree and catch the little bird, there is nothing you two haven't played before."

Long Shuzhi blushed, grabbed Long Xiangye's lapel and twisted it like a twisting candy. While twisting, she glanced at Xiao Shiji, Xiao Tai and his brothers."Big Cousin" and "Second Cousin" are louder than a mosquito humming, and you can't hear them if you don't open your ears.

Xiao Shiji was capable, so he could hear him, but he pretended not to hear, and silently cupped his hands.

Xiao Taiji stood close.I heard it too, and smiled slightly at Long Shuzhi, "Cousin, I haven't seen you for two years, do you still remember cousin?"

Xiao Taiji has a good voice, and his voice is as smooth as silk.For some reason, Long Shuzhi's eyes were attracted by Xiao Taiji, and she quickly glanced at Xiao Taiji twice, just in time to meet Xiao Taiji's focused eyes, her heart was pounding, and she covered her eyes with her hands. Can't hold it.My heart beat like a drum.The girl is young and shy.Afraid that others would hear her rumbling heartbeat, she hurriedly saluted again, then ran back in a hurry, opened the curtain of the carved floor covering with one hand, and went inside.

Long Xiangye said with a smile: "Your cousin just came back from Qinghe's ancestral home, and now she's a guest at our house, you have to treat her well. Don't let her be wronged. If I hear it, I won't obey."

Xiao Shiji smiled. "I'll ask Shuang'er to take care of her."

Long Xiangye nodded in satisfaction, sat on the Luohan bed in the north, and said: "It is time for her to have a kiss with your wife. They are both sisters. Shuang'er is the big one, and she is the young one. You have to take care of her since she was a child. Affectionate."

The words were nondescript, even Xiao Taiji frowned, and quickly calmed down again, took a step forward, came to Long Xiangye, and asked with a smile: "Mother, how are you today? What did you eat?" Are you tired? Let me beat your old lady's back." Then, he took the beauty who was placed on the small cabinet at the end of Luohan's bed and beat her back, bowed and gently beat Long Xiangye's back.

Long Xiangye was very useful, but she didn't stop him, let him be filial, just looked at Xiao Shiji who was standing on the ground with his hands hanging down, talking about today's birthday banquet, "It's my birthday today, some words are original. You shouldn't say it, but you can't do it if you don't. —— Your daughter-in-law, you should teach her a lesson. This is a waste of your trust in her, but she even allocates money to the inner court Forgot all about it. If your siblings hadn’t used their private houses to subsidize it, your mother might have starved to death.”

Xiao Taiji hurriedly said: "What did mother say? If there is no money, even if I go out to beg for food, I will get it back for mother to eat. With me, mother will be fine, and the wind and rain will not be able to drench mother's head." superior."

"You, just by opening your mouth, you know how to make your mother happy." Long Xiangye smiled happily, occasionally looking at Xiao Shiji.

Xiao Shiji didn't stand still, and said with his hands folded: "Mother, I asked about today's matter, although Shuang'er was not careful, but the second younger sibling deliberately publicized the family ugliness, lest the world would not be chaotic, it was too much. "The male guest who came to the door today was eating wine in the outer courtyard, which was prepared by the big kitchen in the outer courtyard, but it had nothing to do with the inner courtyard, and there was no joke about not eating or drinking.Therefore, in the turmoil in the inner courtyard, only after the men returned home did they learn about the Xiao family's big joke from their wives.

Seeing this, Xiao Taiji hurriedly lost the beauty and stood up, stood with his hands down, and replied in a low voice: "Brother is right, I will teach her a lesson when I go back."

Xiao Shiji thought of Xiao Taiji killing a child with a single slap last time, so he hurriedly stopped him, "Forget it, what can you teach? Let your mother teach you." As he said, Xiao Shiji rubbed a hand Wiping the jasper wrench on the thumb of the other hand, there was a smile in her voice, "Mother, you are the best at setting up rules for your daughter-in-law, why don't you discipline your second siblings well. Although she is also from an official family, but I heard that the tutor Usually, they are spoiled and spoiled at home, and they are not very sensible. In the future, our family's life will only get better and better, and the second sibling is still acting like this, it is really not on the stage. "

"In terms of pampering, who can compare to your sister Shuang'er..." Xiao Taiji sneered in his heart, but of course he didn't dare to show it, and said submissively: "Brother is right, mother should discipline her well. She belongs to the Xiao family Daughter-in-law, the Xiao family will lose face in the future."

Seeing that her two sons agreed, Long Xiangye nodded and said, "I've always been generous. Although I have two daughters-in-law, I only treat them as my daughters. But we are such a big family, we can't do without rules, so let Yunlian will follow me, learn some rules."

Of course Xiao Taiji didn't disagree, he immediately praised her repeatedly, and said it was hard work, and picked up the round fan to fan Long Xiangye violently.

Long Xiangye's eldest maid, Mei Xiang, saw her, hurried over and said with a smile, "Second Young Master. Now it's the beginning of autumn, and it's very cold at night. I forgot to put this fan away, but Second Young Master found it."

It's autumn.When Long Xiangye saw the fan, she thought of the phrase "see the donation for the autumn fan", and felt uncomfortable.It was just that there was still something to say, so I gathered my energy and continued: "What happened today is that our Xiao family made a mess. It was originally the fault of the eldest daughter-in-law. But the eldest daughter-in-law is quick-witted. Immediately went to the Zhuangyuan Building to call the superior I have made amends by coming to the banquet at the banquet, so I will not pursue her fault. I have already mentioned her when I paid my respects here, Boss, you are not allowed to speak of her again when you go back."

Xiao Shiji responded with a smile.

Long Xiangye said to Xiao Taiji again: "Your daughter-in-law's fault is bigger. Family matters. Closed the door is a family, so you can make troubles. But when there are outsiders present, it is a crime to publicize the family ugliness." Add one more time. You go back and talk to your daughter-in-law and fine her half a year's monthly money, do you remember?"

Xiao Taiji also agreed.He said that he would reason with Guan Yunlian well when he went back, and asked Long Xiangye to teach Guan Yunlian well in the future.

Long Xiangye nodded in satisfaction.He raised his hand for Xiao Shiji and Xiao Taiji to sit down and talk about business.

"Your cousin's grandfather, Cui's family, will soon have a great event with flowers blooming brocade and cooking oil over fire. Our Xiao family should also express our gratitude." Long Xiangye said, looking at Xiao Shiji and Xiao Taiji glance. "The crown prince's concubine is Cui Zhenzhen, the daughter-in-law of the Cui family in Qinghe. She is of the same clan as your cousin's maternal ancestor's family. In terms of seniority, your cousin is the cousin of the crown prince, and they are all relatives."

Although Xiao Shiji had a sullen face, he couldn't hold back at this time, he quickly put his fist to cover his mouth, turned his head and coughed, to cover up his irony.

One meter is three thousand miles.The relationship between the cousin and the princess is really too far away, right?

Long Shuzhi's mother came from Qinghe Cui's family, but her mother's father, that is, Long Shuzhi's grandfather, came from a concubine who was born as a maid in the side branch of Qinghe Cui's family who gave birth to Wufu.

That is to say, the concubine who came out of the side branch of Wufu probably has not much connection with Qinghe Cui's family, except that they all have the same surname "Cui".

However, the Cui family in Qinghe is a distinguished family for hundreds of years, and the most important thing is the friendship of the same clan. Although the relationship is far away, it is much closer than that of passers-by. In addition, living together, you can also enjoy the glory of the Cui family on weekdays .

Long Shuzhi's grandmother and Long Xiangye's family background are similar, they are both the daughters of scholars.Long Shuzhi's grandmother had to be more talented and educated.Such a concubine's daughter, marrying Long Wenping, the concubine son of the Long family, is a good match.

Long Wenping and his wife were quite peaceful, and they had three children, two daughters and one son. Long Shuzhi was the eldest, and was loved the most by her grandmother.Of course, this grandmother was her grandfather's original wife, and her mother's biological mother was actually a concubine.The concubine's room is not considered a relative, and the grandfather's family she can recognize has nothing to do with the concubine's birth mother.

However, Xiao Taiji's heart was moved when he heard it, and he hurriedly said: "So, Qinghe Cui's family will be foreign relatives in the future? That's serious, if Miss Cui gave birth to a son, wouldn't Qinghe Cui's family go to a higher level in the future ?!"

Xiao Shiji glanced at Xiao Taiji, and said in a low voice: "Brother Tai, don't say such things outside in the future. How can outsiders be allowed to comment on His Majesty's family affairs?"

Xiao Taiji grinned, and looked all the way to the interior covered by the large curtain covered with carved patterns.

Seeing this, Xiao Shiji smiled, stood up and said: "Mother and my second brother talk more, I'll go back first."

Of course Xiao Taiji didn't want to leave, so he went to talk to Long Xiangye.

Long Xiangye was exhausted after a day's work, and said with a smile, "You should go back and rest too. You are all tired today."

Long Xiangye even opened his mouth to chase away people, so Xiao Taiji had no choice but to walk away step by step.

Long Xiangye sat in the outer room for a while, then got up and went back to the inner room.

Long Shuzhi sat on the head of the bed with her knees hugged, her pink face was full of spring, she didn't know what she was thinking, and there was a smile on the corner of her mouth.

Long Xiangye sent all the servants away before sitting beside Long Shuzhi, and said in a low voice, "You're following the boss, don't make a mistake."

...(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)