blue bird song

Chapter 32
"So that's how it is." Both Xue Neng and Qi Yu seemed to have suddenly realized.

When Xue Hu said goodbye and left, Xue Neng winked at Qi Yu, "Ma'am, there are two senior uncles here, and he said he wanted to see the younger junior sister."

Qi Yu smiled lightly, Miss Jiarong, it seems that something is wrong with you.

In fact, Qi Yu was not very concerned about who Xue Hu would marry.Although the two were indeed closer than before after Xue Hu ran to rescue her, Xue Hu was not Qi Yu's biological child after all, and Qi Yu always felt that it was too difficult to control her.

If Xue Huruo liked Jiarong's cousin, Qi Yu directly ordered someone to handle the engagement and other matters without saying a word.If Xue Hu likes junior sister more, as long as Xue Neng's own father agrees, and Xue Hu's grandmother and aunt nod, Qi Yu is also happy to see it happen.As long as they belong to the right family and are of the same age and appearance, it makes no difference whether to marry a cousin or a younger sister.

If she is a scheming stepmother, she will definitely try her best to pick a girl who is close to her and wholeheartedly with her, so as to firmly control Yangwuhou Mansion.But Qi Yu is proud and disdains such calculations.

Qi Yu has always treated Xue Hu as she once promised Xue Neng, "I can't do it as if I were a parent and child, but I can definitely treat each other with courtesy."

Xue Hu left, and little Ayang was taken away by the wet nurse. Xue Neng carefully helped Qi Yu back to the room.Qi Yu was pregnant and sleepy, and not long after lying on the bed, she was already in a deep sleep.The long hair that was as soft and shiny as satin fell on the side of the pillow, against the snow-white face, it was so beautiful that it made one's heart skip a beat.Xue Neng looked at his sleeping wife in fascination, full of tenderness, my Yu'er is really a beauty, and she is also so beautiful when she is pregnant, even more beautiful than Chang'e in the moon.

Does that little girl who is fostered in the country look like Yu'er?Xue Neng looked at his wife in front of him, and suddenly remembered what the people from Ningguo's mansion had said, and hesitated in his heart.It's a little girl, now it's just a pair of chopsticks, and when it grows up, it's just an extra dowry, it's really nothing.If that little Niu Niu is picked up and Yu'er reunites with her mother and daughter, wouldn't everyone be happy?
But Yu'er doesn't want to bring up the past, which is embarrassing.

Xue Neng was thinking wildly, Qi Yu frowned in his sleep, and there seemed to be disgust on his face. "The lights haven't been turned off yet, and I'm making noises about Yu'er." Xue Neng hurriedly got up and got out of bed to blow out the candles, groped onto the bed lightly, and rested.

The next day, Xue Hu went out early and went to the British government.Before he left, he blushed and asked Qi Yu for a lot of playthings and jewellery, which little girls like. Qi Yu smiled and agreed to them one by one, and reminded him in particular, "From our house to the British government, you will pass by a dim sum shop. Taolizhai. Taolizhai’s horseshoe cake and hibiscus cake are very famous, little girls should like it.” Xue Hu nodded embarrassedly, “Thank you.” Sure enough, when passing by Taolizhai, he bought oily and crispy horseshoe cake, and Soft and sweet hibiscus cake.

"Young junior sister will like it?" Xue Hu held the steaming pastry, thinking of the little figure squatting on the ground pushing the soil to bury the firewood, that little figure exuding loneliness and loneliness, his heart ached very much, and he wanted to let She is happy.

When they arrived at the British government, Xue Hu was brought directly in front of Juechi and Xinci.Juechi was wearing a royal blue brocade robe and a hair crown inlaid with beads and jade. He was clearly a handsome and handsome young man.Xinci was wearing a light silver red bright brocade dress, with a playful bun on her head, she was absolutely a beautiful and outstanding young woman.

Xue Hu's eyes widened in surprise, "Fifth Martial Uncle, Junior Martial Uncle, what's wrong with you..." Jue Chi and Xin Ci looked at each other, Jue Chi smiled and said nothing, Xin Ci said sweetly, "We're getting out of vulgarity."

With her smile, the originally beautiful and clear face like the blue moon in autumn added a lot of vitality, which was extremely fresh and moving.Xue Hu was stunned, "Little Martial Uncle, you now look more like Concubine Chen after you change into a layman's attire."

There was no one else in the room, and Jue Chi heard Xue Hu explain the cause and effect, and was slightly startled, "I always thought that my junior sister was an orphan and had no relatives in the world. Now it seems that it is not the case. This concubine Chen , maybe she is really the elder sister of the junior sister."

Xinci's pair of black eyebrows are slender and slender, like the distant green hills behind a pool of autumn water in ink and wash paintings.She frowned slightly, "I don't feel happy, but rather at a loss." I'm used to being alone, and suddenly a person who seems to be my sister appears out of nowhere, and she is also the favorite concubine in the palace, which is quite strange.

Also, I don't know what to do.The reckless life since childhood made her kind and instinctively reluctant to deal with people in the palace.

Xue Hu scratched his head, "But little uncle, I have already told Concubine Chen." Jue Chi glared at him, Xue Hu blushed, stood helplessly, helpless.

There was a slight smile on Xinci's lips, "It's fine if I tell you. At worst, I have more sisters." Alas, since I was young, only my master, wife, and brothers loved me. Not bad yet.

Seeing that Xinci didn't mean to blame, Xue Hu breathed a long sigh of relief, "Uncle Chen, Concubine Chen is really a very good person! When my mother was taken away by Jin Yiwei, it was all thanks to Concubine Chen's help that she was able to escape. Get her back."

Juechi and Xinci lowered their faces at the same time, "If you see my little Qingque, don't mention your mother!" Niuniu is only a little old, and when she heard that someone was going to bully her, she rushed to the capital without hesitation to protect her.What about her?There is a husband and son, and they are in harmony. Maybe they have forgotten Niu Niu long ago.Such a mother is chilling, don't mention her in front of Niu Niu, it will only add to the sadness.

Xue Hu was puzzled, but dared not refuse, "Yes, don't mention it, don't mention it." What is the relationship between my mother and my junior sister?I can't mention my mother in front of my junior sister, it's incomprehensible, incomprehensible.

Xue Hu looked around, "Fifth Martial Uncle, Junior Martial Uncle, and Little Martial Sister, where are you? Why didn't you see her?" Jue Chi smiled, "She plays crazy with Mr. Zhang every day." All kinds of things behind the British government, his eyebrows stretched, "It should be out of the city to hunt now, the little green bird has arrived at the British government, but it is fun."

It's rare that she and Zhang Hu hit it off so well.The two would happily lead the guards out of the city, the falcon soaring in mid-air, the hounds on the ground running happily, the little green sparrow shouting and drinking three times, dancing with joy, as light as in the clouds, so happy that they almost forgot their own names.

Out of town hunting?Xue Hu was very disappointed.

Jue Chi thought carefully, Xue Hu didn't hide his disappointment from him.Obviously, Xue Hu wanted to see Xiao Qingque, why?Could it be that Xiao Qingque's mother had mentioned her?

Since Juechi arrived in Beijing, he has been to Wang Taishou's house and Yang's house to deliver letters, and met Mr. Wang Tangjing in person.Wang Tangjing treated the messenger Juechi very politely, but obviously, he had no idea that there was a great-granddaughter named Qingque in the world

Qingque, poor child.Every time Jue Chi thinks of this, pity for the little apprentice arises spontaneously.Although Qi Yu is now well-known all over the world, and her words and deeds are indeed admirable, but Jue Chi has no affection for her.Qi Yu was too indifferent to Xiao Qingque.

Juechi watched coldly, Xue Hu pestered Xinci to ask for advice on martial arts, talked about family routines, and said that the concubine Chen and the fourth prince in the palace just refused to leave anyway.When Xinci heard him talk about the concubine Chen who looked exactly like her, she was very concerned, and when she heard how the fourth prince was doing, her eyes were even more gentle.

When the sun was setting on the western mountain, there was a loud and clear military song outside.With a kind heart, "Little Qingque is back." Xue Hu smiled and said, "I'll pick her up!" and ran out excitedly.

On the wide corridor, two horses galloped side by side, one was a big horse for an adult, and the other was a small pony for a child.Riding on the little pony was a high-spirited girl, who was exactly the little Qingque that Xue Hu was looking forward to.

"Brother Hu, today we shot two wild boars, five roe deer, one bear, and one leopard. It's amazing!" Qing Que beamed with joy.

"Little Qingque is the most powerful, and his arrows are perfect!" Zhang Hu, who was riding on a big horse, also had a happy smile on his face. "Little Qingque, let's eat roasted roe deer meat with green onions and roasted wild boar tonight!"

"Okay, that's great!" Qingque cheered.

Xue Hu stood at the end of the corridor, staring at the two people who came side by side, dumbfounded.The little junior sister seems to be very happy at the moment, why is she so unhappy.

At the end of Yonglu Road is a two-story building with carved beams and painted buildings, magnificent.At this time, a middle-aged couple was standing upstairs, looking leisurely at Zhang Hu and Qing Que who came side by side.

The man wears a golden crown with hair tied on his head, and wears a sky blue brocade gown after the rain. His appearance is elegant, tall and handsome.The woman is holding a flying fairy bun high, with high spirits and brilliant colorful sleeves, like a fairy concubine.

"Ahu is really different to this little girl." The man smiled.

"Even our Ayou, his own sister, seems to be inferior." There seemed to be some emotion in the woman's expression.

The two were silent for a moment.

"A bit younger." The man frowned, "Ah Hu can't wait for her to grow up."

"It's a bit wild." The woman sighed, "How can the future British princess be so informal."

When marrying a wife, it is always better to be a lady, and a wild child like Qingque is not a good match.

This couple is naturally the British Duke and the British Duke and Duchess.Their precious son has grown up, he seems to know Mu Shaoai, the parents of course take it to heart and are very concerned.

The British Duke took his wife's hand and walked downstairs slowly.The Duke and Duchess of England spoke slowly as she went downstairs, "In the past, he asked me to take care of Yang Ji's little girl. I thought he was out of kindness, but when he didn't want to, it was because of his secret love."

The British Duke stopped in his tracks, puzzled, "The little girl is indeed cute and tender, but she is too young. How could Ahu fall in love with her little sister? Ma'am, at his age, he should be in love with someone who is about the same age." A pretty girl is right."

The British lady also stopped, thinking deeply, "In terms of beauty, the third lady of the Su family and the eldest girl of the Wu family are all outstanding. Why don't I invite them to the mansion these few days and show them to Ahu."

The British Duke did not object, so the couple agreed.

"The child is really pitiful." The Duke and Duchess of the United Kingdom finally had a soft heart, and sighed: "If it weren't for some accidental accident, she should be the eldest lady in the Ningguo Duke's mansion, calling slaves and maidservants. Pet."

"Of course Deng Qi is out of touch with this matter, and Ningguo's mansion is also very ridiculous." The British Duke shook his head greatly, "Although marriage is the order of the parents, I also pay attention to your love, don't you? Knowing that my son has someone in his heart, This person was intended to marry, so why insist on sticking with him, it's pointless."

Fortunately, Deng Qi secretly married one outside, and the Ningguo government forcefully arranged one for him, what a embarrassment.Now I dare not talk about this matter, if it is revealed to the world, Qi Yu will certainly not be honored, but the reputation of "treachery, despising the poor and loving the rich" in the Ningguo government will not be able to escape, and it will not be a good one.

"Let's think of a way to get this child to return to Ningguo's mansion." The British lady couldn't bear it when she thought of Qingque's cute little face, "If she doesn't have a serious identity, she won't even be able to talk about marriage when she grows up. "

The Duke of England laughed and said: "If we want to marry Ahu, we should find a way. If there is no such intention, madam, we are inconvenient to interfere with the family affairs of Duke Ningguo."

The British duchess thought about it, and it was indeed the truth, so she had no choice but to let it go.

When they went downstairs, Zhang Hu and Qing Que had dismounted from their horses and came towards them.After seeing the ceremony and saying hello, Qing Que Xing Didi talked about his great achievements, "Uncle, Auntie, I shot a lot of prey, and the arrows are accurate!"

The British Duke and Mrs. smiled and listened to her bragging with tolerance and love.Zhang Hu stood beside her, thinking with her how to eat wild boars and roe deer, with great interest.

Xue Hu hid in the corner and watched, not even having the courage to go out to meet each other.They seem to be a close family, but they are irrelevant outsiders.

I don't know what interesting words Zhang Hu said, but Qing Que cheered loudly "Brother Hu", smiling brilliantly.The sound of "Brother Hu" reached Xue Hu's ears, Xue Hu felt sore, turned around and left silently.

When Qing Que saw Jue Chi and Xin Ci at night, Jue Chi pointed out to her a bunch of playthings, jewelry, and food, "Your brother gave it to you." Xin Ci smiled slightly, "Xue Hu, this child, is very not bad."

Qingque originally picked up a piece of horseshoe cake to eat, but when she heard the word "Xue Hu", she threw it down immediately, angrily, "I hate him to death!" The villain who stole my mother, the big villain!

Xinci heard Xue Hu say a lot about concubine Chen and the fourth prince, but she felt that Xue Hu was more kind than before, so she defended him with a smile, "Little Blue Bird, he cares about you very much."

He took away my fairy lady, and now even my fairy master is facing him!Qingque jumped up angrily, hanging her kind neck in reluctance, "Fairy, don't like him, only like me!"

Xinci scratched her little nose, with a doting look on her face, "Success, domineering little blue bird, I only like you!"

Qingque giggled, looked at Juechi, looked at Xinci, and winked, "That's not true, fairy, in fact, you can like others, I don't mind, I really don't mind."

Xinci gritted her teeth, "This bad boy!" She wanted to hit him hard.How could Qingque suffer from such a short-term loss, she nimbly landed on the ground, and ran away in a flash.

After a while, the door curtain was lifted from below, revealing a small head, "Master, fairy, I really don't mind." He smiled and disappeared.

Jue Chi and Xin Ci were left in the room, both blushing.

As soon as Xue Hu came home, Xue Neng called him over with great interest, "Son, do you like Taoli Zhai's snacks?" Not seen."

You went here for most of the day and didn't even see anyone?Xue Neng was dumbfounded.

Qi Yu pulled him and signaled him not to ask any more questions.Xue Neng nodded, but he couldn't ask any more questions. Seeing his son's appearance, it was clearly a bad start.

"It's not that I didn't see it." After Xue Hu's words came out, he felt inaccurate again, "I took a look at her from a distance, but I didn't see her eating snacks. I don't know if she likes it or not."

Qi Yu and Xue Neng looked at each other, and said softly: "It's okay, brothers and sisters of the same school, we will meet each other in the future." Xue Neng greatly agreed, "Yes, son, you will go later."

Xue Hu was confused and agreed vaguely.Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly remembered the orders of his masters and uncles, and some thoughts flashed through his mind.Uncles are not allowed to mention mother in front of junior sisters, why?
Martial uncles are not allowed to mention mother in front of Junior Sister, but there is no prohibition on mentioning Junior Sister in front of mother.

"My junior sister's name is Qingque." Xue Hu deliberately sent his father to the side to look at the little Ayang, and mentioned to his stepmother shyly, "The uncles often call her Xiaoqingniao, and she is also like a bird. The family is so happy that it seems to be flying."

Qi Yu was stunned, and an unspeakable expression flashed between his brows, as if it was hatred, but it also seemed to be pity, mixed with surprise and pain.

Xue Hu met her eyes, and instantly understood everything.

Xue Hu knew that her stepmother was married.It's just that I have never heard of a stepmother having children, so I never thought about it.Now, thinking about the delicate and beautiful face of my junior sister, and looking at the stepmother in front of me, they are clearly...

"You take her back." After a long time, Xue Hu said in a low voice and difficulty: "She is very poor, no one is looking after her. You take her back, I, I take her as my sister..."

Qi Yu didn't say a word, she stood up slowly with her stomach in her hands, and walked slowly into the room step by step.

A few days later, Xue Hu's aunt, Mrs. Wang, came again and urged Jiarong and Xue Hu's marriage.Qi Yu didn't care about these things, Xue Neng had nothing to do, "Son, if you like it, I will make it for you." Xue Hu was silent for a while, then nodded.

Yangwuhou's Mansion and Wang's House quickly exchanged Geng Tie.

Xue Neng was just an ordinary wealthy family back then, a side branch of the Hou Mansion, so the Wang family he hired was naturally not the daughter of a wealthy family.Xue Neng's maternal grandfather Wang's family only produced two ninth-rank petty officials, and he had a small family property, which is really ordinary and not ordinary.Yangwuhou's mansion hired Wang's daughter as the son's first wife, which was beyond people's expectations.

After the news of Xue Hu's engagement came out, some praised Yang Wuhou's mansion for being kind, and some joked that Qi Yu was not shrewd. It's noble enough, but a little silly."

(End of this chapter)