Houmen Dixiu

Chapter 27 Gifts
After all, it is the Tian Family, so it would be nice to be able to respect the courtiers' emotions, but it is impossible to bow their heads forever.

Du Boyan gritted his teeth, with an angry expression on his face, "Damn it, we can't deal with them?"

Du Bowen didn't answer, and turned to Mrs. Du after a moment of silence, "Father, what do you think we should do? We'll all listen to you!"

"Father, I just want you to say something!" Du Boyan nodded emphatically.

Mrs. Du is thoughtful, old and hot, and he has been in a high position for many years, so he naturally has a convincing aura.

Hearing his son's words, he fixed his eyes and said slowly: "There is no rush for this matter. Now that they want to advance, let's take a step back. We must take a long-term view. The days are still long, so there is no need to argue about the length of this moment!"

Du Bowen thought for a while, and a clear smile flashed across his lips, "Father is advancing by retreating!"

Du Boyan was not stupid, and he immediately understood what Old Master Du was up to.

When they retreat and the Xiao family enters, the emperor will inevitably feel a little guilty towards the Du family. Now that the situation is on the cusp and the emperor's heart is unpredictable, if the emperor can have this little bit of intolerance towards them, they will have a chance, and no one will know what will happen in the future. It's hard to tell, but as long as they slowly move through the chess game, one day they will be able to bring down the Xiao family!
No matter how high the Xiao family climbed, how badly they fell!
The Xiaokuan courtyard where Xiao Huaisu lived was not very gorgeous, but it was full of childishness everywhere. She liked this feeling very much. She felt more relaxed than ever before, and fell asleep under the soft quilt all night. .

On the second day, a maid came in to help her wash and wash. Xiao Huaisu glanced at her in a daze, and knew that the one who was supporting her was the second-class maid Qiu Ling, who just arrived yesterday, and two third-class maids. Dai'er and Qiao'er, one was holding a copper basin filled with warm water, and the other was standing aside with a cotton towel.

"Miss Biao, it's time to get up!"

Qiu Ling's appearance is a bit rigid, but her voice is soft and sweet. It is definitely a pleasure to listen to her voice alone.

Xiao Huaisu originally wanted to dawdle a little bit, but from the corner of his eye he caught sight of Qiu Ling's complexion, so he quickly pulled himself together, and let a group of maids take care of her washing and dressing.

When we went to Mrs. Du's main room to have dinner with her, he also saw Xiao Ju present, following Xiang Tao busy serving tea and pouring water, his movements were meticulous and dignified, Xiao Huaisu couldn't help but secretly nodded in his heart.

It's only been one night, and Xiaoju's appearance is already different, and after a while of training, she should be able to return to serve her.

It's better for people to get used to it. Although Xiaoju is a bit dull, she is the maid she brought from the Xiao family, and the maid of the Du family is different.

It's been a few days, Mrs. Wang has a lot of things to check when she comes back to the mansion, Mrs. Du spared her morning and evening sleep, otherwise she should have come here to pay her respects at this time.

The grandparents and grandchildren were about to sit and have breakfast when they heard the servant girl report outside, "Second Miss, Third Miss is here!"

Mrs. Du smiled, "These two monkeys are probably here for breakfast!"

Du Yanyun took Du Yanyu's hand and turned around the screen lightly, and smiled before saying anything, "Grandmother is the one who counts, we just come here to have breakfast, and we are also enjoying the glory with our cousin!" After saying that, he saluted Mrs. Du , took Du Yanyu's hand and sat at the table.

Xiangling hurriedly placed two more sets of bowls and chopsticks.

Old Mrs. Du looked at her granddaughter and shook her head with a smile, "I thought you would come here after having breakfast, the food you prepared was not so delicate, it was light and soft with my old lady's teeth, if you are not used to it, In the future, I will use it in my own room again!"

It would be much easier to talk to Mrs. Du, her own family member. She was not from such a wealthy family, but there was a scholar father in the family, and the family traditions were strict.

At that time, Mrs. Du did not make a fortune, but was just a poor scholar in the nine rooms outside Du's house.

The couple have gone through ups and downs all the way, with their current status but without excessive extravagance, they can be regarded as the only ones in Bianjing City, otherwise how can we say that the Du family's family style is upright?

Du Yanyun glanced at it casually, and saw a cage of soup dumplings, a plate of braised noodles, a plate of candied fruit, a plate of vinegared cucumber, a plate of sauced beef and two bowls of porridge with green rice on the mahogany Eight Immortals table. Simpler.

Du Yanyun smiled, then glanced at Xiao Huaisu again, "Grandmother and cousin can eat it, so why don't we use it?" After a pause, he covered his lips and smiled, "Could it be that grandma is afraid that we will use up all the food, and she will be hungry instead?" With my cousin?"

Xiao Huaisu waved his hands with a smile, "Second cousin just eats, there are still some in the small kitchen, don't worry!"

Mrs. Du is equipped with the only small kitchen in the entire mansion. After all, the appetite of the elderly is different from that of young people. If the food in the big kitchen is not satisfactory, they can also start a meal alone, and this breakfast has always been different from others.

"Okay, okay, it's just eating, so how come there are so many words!"

Mrs. Du interrupted the conversation between the two with a smile, then turned to Du Yanyu, and said with a smile: "Look at Sister Yu's greedy face, she must be hungry!"

Then everyone stopped talking, and this breakfast was also used harmoniously. I heard that it was a rare time to eat all the pots, bowls and bowls in the small kitchen. After hearing this, Mrs. Du praised again and again, " That's how it should be, food is so important, in times of famine, you have nothing to eat but bark!" Pointing to Du Yanyun, he said: "If you are like this every day, I wish you would come to my place every now and then. Eat!"

The grandparents and grandchildren laughed again.

Du Yanyun was really eloquent, and made Mrs. Du amused. Du Yanyu was innocent and sweet, and occasionally she could make people laugh with her childish words.

Compared to the sisters of the Du family, Xiao Huaisu appeared much calmer.

Most of the time, she just listened quietly, occasionally adding a word or two, which made Mrs. Du smile.

The grandparents and grandchildren were talking happily, but Du Yanyi rushed in.

"What's the matter, so anxious?"

Mrs. Du sat upright at once, seeing Du Yanyi's anxious look, she still didn't forget to salute her, she almost fell herself, and hurriedly said: "Brother Yi, slow down! "

Du Yanyun also looked over suspiciously, "Second brother, shouldn't you be studying in the outer courtyard with your eldest brother at this time? Why did you come here?"

Du Yanyi took a breath, then sat down and spoke slowly, "It's not that Qinghuai is here!"

"On this day, Brother Gu also runs to our house?"

Du Yanyun blinked and was a little puzzled. It was common for Gu Qinghuai to come to see Du Yanyi on weekdays, but he only visited in the twelfth lunar month. Could it be that Duke Jing's mansion is really too free?
"He gave our family a New Year gift!"

(End of this chapter)