Xue Mian stayed until dark and had dinner before going back. Zheng Xiu was still worried that he would have another conflict with Xue Shao, so she asked Minghui to keep an eye on them. However

, the two boys got along better and better.

Xue Zhi brought Xue Mian here specially, so that the two of them could put aside their past grudges.

Xue Mian was not really a bad-hearted child, but he was the youngest in the family and was spoiled by Princess Guihe. Since Xue Mian divided Xue Zhi into his own camp, and played with Xue Shao outside, he was not so mean to Xue Shao.

Xue Shao was a generous child. Xue Mian did not provoke him again, so he naturally would not be hostile to Xue Mian anymore. Moreover, when he was at the Zheng family, he was inseparable from Zheng Yu every day. Now that he was alone here, he felt quite lonely. Xue Mian and he were brothers of the same sex, and they looked somewhat alike, so it was easier for them to get close.

In the afternoon, Xue Zhi went to Changfeng Garden again and told Princess Guihe that he wanted Xue Shao to go to school with Xue Mian.

Princess Guihe looked a little tired after her nap. She just said, "Mr. Zhang is old and may not be able to teach two children. Let me ask someone to invite another teacher to teach him."

Xue Zhi said, "Don't make it so much trouble. A Shao is about the same age as Amian. He also studied in a school for half a year. He has some basics. Let him study with Amian."

Princess Guihe insisted, "You know Amian's temper. He is very lively and crazy. He will definitely be restless when there are more people around. Let me make the decision. I will invite another teacher to come back tomorrow." After she

said this, Xue Zhi didn't know what to say. Seeing that she was not in a good mood, Xue Zhi asked about her diet and daily life. The two chatted for a while and then he left.

After he left, Princess Guihe's face became even uglier. When Xue Zhi came to ask her, she said that she had obtained Xue Mian's consent. Could it be that Xue Shao was getting along so well with her brother Mian now? Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel a little chilled.

The old nanny stood by for a while, guessed some of Princess Guihe's thoughts, and advised: "Don't think too much, Brother Mian is still young and has a simple mind. The second master intends to cultivate their feelings, so he naturally won't think too much."

Princess Guihe looked at the desolate scenery outside the window, and suddenly said faintly: "Sometimes, I really don't know whether it is right or wrong to let Ah Zhi come back."

The old nanny couldn't judge this. Their princess was really too bitter.

Starting the next day, Xue Zhi took Xue Mian and Xue Shao to practice martial arts.

Zheng Xiu also had her own things to do.

She was not a person who paid much attention to dressing up. She usually only cared about being comfortable and decent. However, Xie Yi would come to visit in three days. She could not compare with her in terms of beauty, but she could not lose out in other aspects.

Minghui, Fen Ge, Bai Zhu and others also tried their best to help, helping to choose clothes and jewelry, and thinking about what kind of bun to do and what kind of makeup to put on.

A few women could talk about these matching issues all day long when they got together.

Xue Zhi was idle at home, and he wanted to accompany his wife and son. But his wife had no time to pay attention to him, so she let him stay with Xue Shao and Xue Mian all day. On

the day when Xie Yi agreed to visit, Zheng Xiu woke Xue Zhi up early in the morning and "hurried" him out of the house.

Xie Yi arrived at the appointed time, and Zheng Xiu went to the door to greet him personally.

Xie Yi wore a skirt with silver embroidery and hundreds of butterflies, and had her hair in a bun with a golden crabapple pearl flower on it. She had a light powder on her face and her lips were rosy. She looked like she was dressed up for a visit, but not too formal. However, her complexion was just right, and even if she was dressed up to the nines, her gorgeous face would make her look even more gorgeous.

Zheng Xiu knew that she could not compete with her beauty, so she did not dress up to that extent. Instead, she wore a madder blue fur coat with auspicious patterns, combed her hair into a single bun, and inserted a small suet-colored jasmine hairpin. On her ears were a pair of small, rosy jade earrings, which made her face look even more rosy.

Xie Yi was gorgeous, and Zheng Xiu was pretty. When the two stood together, each had her own merits, and it was hard to say who was better.

When Xie Yi saw her, she bowed and greeted her.

Zheng Xiu also hurriedly returned the greeting, and the two of them walked together to the Duke of Qing's mansion.

"Thank you, second sister-in-law, for coming to greet me in person. Forgive me for being so presumptuous. Last time, it was really thanks to your help that Xie Yi did not behave rudely in front of others. Today, I came here specially to express my gratitude."

Zheng Xiu then noticed that there was a line of maids following her, all holding brocade boxes in their hands.

"Thank you, young lady, for being so polite. It's just a piece of cake."

After saying this, the two of them bypassed the screen wall. Zheng Xiu originally wanted to take her directly to Haoye Hall. Xie Yi said, "It's a rare opportunity to come to your house. I want to pay my respects to the old lady and the princess."

The old lady was easy to say, but Zheng Xiu thought that Gui and the princess would probably not want to see her. However, since the guests had made such a request, she, as the host, couldn't stop them, so she went with Xie Yi.

Xie Yi went to the small Buddhist temple in Bihe Garden first.

Zheng Xiu said to the maid who was passing the message, "Miss Xie is visiting the mansion and has come to pay her respects to the old lady."

The old maid went in to pass the message and came out soon to reply, "The old lady said that Miss Xie is thoughtful. But she is no longer concerned with worldly affairs, and I am afraid she will let you down."

Xie Yi had never thought that she would be able to meet the old lady. When the two mansions were still in contact, the old lady did not like her very much.

She didn't say much, but just bowed to the temple outside, "Then please tell Madam my greetings."

When the two were about to leave the small temple, Madam said again, "Second Madam, the old lady also said that although you are busy taking care of the second master now, you should come and walk around more often in your spare time."

Zheng Xiu blushed a little when she said this. At first, she was indeed busy taking care of Xue Zhi's injury, but in fact, she also felt that it was a bit boring to accompany the old lady in the small temple, so she just came to pay her respects every day and went back.

She responded embarrassedly, "I know, please tell Madam that I will come tomorrow morning."

After leaving Bihe Garden, the two went to Changfeng Garden.

What Xie Yi didn't expect was that Princess Guihe would just like the old lady and refuse to see visitors. She didn't even let her in.

This was a bit of a blow to her self-esteem. She was now a famous talented woman, and many nobles and royal family members treated her as a guest of honor. She didn't expect that she would be turned away by Princess Guihe. If this got out, who knows what kind of sour words would be spread.

Zheng Xiu felt very embarrassed. If Xie Yi came by herself, Princess Guihe would not have been so embarrassed. Most likely, it was because of her...

Fortunately, although Xie Yi was not very happy in her heart, she did not show it. She continued to talk and smile to Qiu Rui, who was passing on the message, and said, "Since the princess is not feeling well, Xie Yi will not bother her any more." Then she left with Zheng Xiu.