Chapter 9 Crisis of Trust

After saying this, Madam Xiao changed the subject to other things.

But not long after, the wife of the Duke, Wang, came briskly into Songhe Hall and said that her nephew from her mother's side had just entered the mansion and was waiting outside to pay his respects to the old lady!

Wang's words were just a casual remark, but it was like throwing a stone into a calm lake, causing the girls in the room to look surprised.

Even Liu Qingwan, who had a gloomy expression just now, now sat up a little straighter.

Xu Shuyao didn't pay attention at first, until she saw a young man in a white cloud-patterned robe walk straight into Songhe Hall and greet Old Madam Xiao with a smile on his face, then she reacted.

It turned out to be him!

After Wang Shaowei greeted his parents, he sat there and chatted with Old Madam Xiao. The old and the young seemed to get along very well.

The cousins ​​were not in a position to interrupt and just sat upright and listened.

The same was true for Xu Shuyao. Logically speaking, Prince Wang was a stranger, so she, his unrelated cousin, should have stayed away from him.

But Madam Xiao didn't say anything, so Xu Shuyao could only sit down and pretend to be content.

She originally thought she would continue to pretend to be dead, but Chen spoke up at this moment: "Mother! If you ask Wang's son where he went recently, he won't tell you the truth. But you can ask your wife!"

Madam Xiao didn't respond to her question, but instead scolded her with a smile, "I don't know you. You stay in this small house every day. Where can you go to see Brother Wang?"

Xu Shuyao knew what her aunt was going to say next, and her face couldn't help but tighten.

She raised her head and looked in the direction of Wang Shaowei. Seeing that he seemed to have seen her, he actually smiled slightly.

Before Chen could continue, the second son of the Wang family took the initiative to say, "Grandma! It seems like there are guests in your room. Why didn't I introduce them to Shao Ge'er?"

Madam Xiao looked in the direction he was going and said with a smile, "You have sharp eyes, don't you? How could I have forgotten about this?"

After saying that, she pointed at Xu Shuyao and said, "Look, this is your cousin from the Xu family. She just came from Huzhou."

Then he pointed at Xu Shuheng and said, "That's her brother. Poor thing, the two siblings actually made the journey alone. Fortunately, nothing went wrong along the way."

After these words, Chen had no chance to interrupt. However, Xu Shuyao stood up and bowed to Wang Shaowei, saying, "I owe you a debt of gratitude to my cousin Wang. I would like to express my gratitude to you in person."

Madam Xiao was surprised. "Oh? What's the reason? Tell me about it!"

Xu Shuyao then recounted how she followed Prince Wang's ship all the way to the capital.

After hearing this, Madam Xiao clapped her hands and laughed, "You are quite a clever girl. You were supposed to have been in Huzhou before, so how did you recognize him?"

Xu Shuyao replied playfully, "Old Madam, you don't know that even the peddlers and hawkers in the city know about Prince Wang's arrival in Huzhou, so how could Shuyao be the only one to know?"

After these words were spoken, everyone in the room started laughing.

The three girls from the second house already knew about this matter, but they did not show any clues on their faces.

Liu Qingwan turned her gaze to Xu Shuyao. She had just clearly seen this cousin from the Wang family smile at her cousin from the Xu family.

Wang Shaowei on the other side still felt a little embarrassed after hearing the woman's joke, and cursed Xiao Mo in his heart.

He hid behind the scenes steadily and used his own name to investigate the case, saying that he was muddying the waters. As a result, he not only collected pornographic booklets, but also used his own name to buy favors from the cousin of the Xu family.

Wang Shaowei left not long after staying there, but Xu Shuyao did not come out of Songhe Hall until near noon.

Liu Qingwan was traveling the same distance as them, and her two cousins ​​from the second house asked Shu Heng about his experiences along the way from Huzhou to Shangjing.

Although Liu Qingwan did not ask, she listened very carefully. When she heard that she could not get in through the city gate, it was thanks to her cousin Wang.

"How did Cousin Wang know you were his cousin? This obviously doesn't make sense. Did you really not say a word on the way?" The girl in primrose yellow clothes spoke softly, but her angle was tricky.

"yes!"

"yes!"

Xiao Jinshan and Xiao Jinyi also said.

Several people looked at her, seemingly in disbelief.

What could Xu Shuyao say? She wanted to throw out a question, why don’t you go ask your cousin Wang?

But in the end, he didn't do so. Instead, he smiled and said, "Yeah, I want to know too. Maybe I look like a cousin who has come to live with her relatives!"

They thought about what they had heard from the maid: a shabby carriage, an old servant, and a pair of shabby-dressed siblings...

He didn't even bring a maid with him. It was said that his total luggage was just one box. It was really miserable.

Several people suddenly understood the second son of the Wang family. He was a respectable man, and he did a simple thing when he saw this. He called the guard his cousin perhaps just to protect the woman's self-esteem.

Xiao Jinyi walked over with a smile and took Xu Shuyao's hand, "Luckily, we met Cousin Wang, otherwise we would have to wait all night to see you."

Xiao Jinshan smiled a little unnaturally and changed the subject.

Liu Qingwan still looked like a tender willow in the wind, but her expression was a little uncomfortable.

The trust crisis was finally resolved.

Only Xu Shuheng, looking at his elder sister who remained silent, felt quite annoyed at his slip of the tongue.

The seven-year-old boy got his first taste of the evil of human nature.

His original interest in talking was gone, and he finally understood why his cousins ​​had asked him questions only and given such a positive response. It turned out that they didn't trust his elder sister and were specifically trying to trick him!

Xu Shuheng was still a little angry until he returned to Jiyunzhai.

Xu Shuyao didn't take it to heart. Since she decided to come and seek refuge, she had already put her face at her feet.

Her identity is that of a cousin who lives under someone else's roof. She is as flexible as weeds, but she grows at the touch of a wind and has no principles.

It was like for the sake of money, she would sacrifice the painting skills she had learned for many years to copy erotic albums.

But she didn't expect that her figure paintings were so eye-catching, and were several levels higher than those in the books available on the market, and she almost caused a big trouble.

Xu Shuyao patted Adi's head. "Stop looking at me. I'm fine. Go in and wash your face before coming over for lunch. I just saw that they have your favorite steamed crab roe shrimp!"

The little boy heard that his sister was still in the mood to talk about food, and she really didn't look angry.

Thinking of the steamed crab roe and shrimp that he hadn't tasted for a long time, his originally dejected face finally showed some spirit.