Chapter 136 Accident (Part 1)

Eleventh Lady was confused. She didn't know who this "Xiao Lan" was and why the Fifth Master let this woman get pregnant... But thinking that the children were still in the house, she couldn't help but look up at the children.

Xu Siqin, who had been smiling just now, now frowned and retreated to the corner.

It's better not to talk about this kind of thing in front of the children. Besides, Xu Siqin is not young anymore!

She waved to Xu Siqin and the others, "Brother Qin, Sister Zhen, let's go see if the mothers have set the table."

Xu Siqin and the others were startled when they heard this, but their eyes all fell on Xu Lingyi.

Xu Lingyi came to his senses when he heard Shiyi Niang speak.

How can you say such a thing in front of the children? Not to mention that it concerns the reputation of the fifth brother. No matter what, he is still the elder!

He nodded immediately and said, "Go ahead!"

The children all breathed a sigh of relief and followed Eleventh Lady out of the inner room.

Only Zhe Ge'er was still a little confused. He was pulled by Zhen Jie'er and looked back curiously as they walked: "Sister, grandma is going to have a grandson, why are you not happy?"

Zhen Jieer glanced at Shiyi Niang awkwardly, blushed, and whispered, "Don't ask anymore."

After hearing this, Zhe Ge'er pouted, looking very aggrieved.

Eleventh Lady couldn't help but smile as she looked at him.

The child still treats her as an outsider, so she has to maintain her dignity in front of her!

I don't know how long the people in the room will talk. Usually, dinner is already served at this time. She asked the children, "Are you hungry?" But her eyes were on Brother Zhe.

Without waiting for Xu Siqin to answer, Zhege nodded and said, "Hungry!"

Xu Siqin and others couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed after hearing this.

Eleventh Lady invited everyone to go to the east room.

"Eat a few apples first to fill your stomach. We can start eating when the Third Master and the Third Madam arrive!"

She instructed the maid to serve each person a few apples on a small gold-plated plate. "Besides, eating fruit before meals is good for your health!"

The children had different expressions - Xu Siqin's face was full of curiosity, Zhen Jie'er was a little surprised, Xu Sijian was grinning, and Xu Siyu had a strange look in his eyes. Only Zhuge said loudly, "You are wrong. Eat the meal first, then the fruit."

Eleventh Lady smiled and squatted down, looking at her brother at eye level, and said with a smile: "The taste of food is strong, and the taste of fruit is weak. You eat food first and then eat fruit, which covers up the taste of the fruit. How does your stomach know that there is still fruit to eat?"

Hearing this, Brother Zhe was speechless, his lips twitching, and he couldn't find any words to refute for a long time.

Eleventh Lady touched his head and said, "That's why you should eat fruit before meals. Say hello to your stomach first and tell it that you are going to eat. Let it prepare well."

It seemed that Zhe Ge was confused by Shiyi Niang's idea. He stared at her blankly and let her touch his head.

Xu Sijian looked at her and burst into laughter: "Auntie Si, you are so good at making up stories."

Xu Siqin also laughed: "Auntie, I've been fooled by you!"

Sister Zhen also found it interesting and smiled.

Only Xu Siyu looked at Shiyi Niang with shining eyes.

Shiyi Niang knew that everyone accepted the idea of ​​eating fruit after meals, and that if you talked about scientific things, others might not understand you, and might even think you were crazy. She also had no intention of telling others how to live.

She smiled and changed the subject, asking them, "It's already late November, haven't you had your holiday yet?"

Eleventh Lady remembered that the teachers hired by the Luo family in the past would go home for vacation before the winter solstice, and then come back in the early spring of the following year.

With laughter, the atmosphere in the house becomes relaxed. On Laba Day, we eat Laba porridge and leave the house after the teacher leaves. Others stay until the winter solstice.

Eleventh Lady nodded and carried Brother Zhe to the big kang by the window: "In our family, the teacher also closes the shop at the winter solstice and reopens at the beginning of spring." As she spoke, she took off his shoes.

After struggling for a while, Brother Zhe sat down on the kang obediently.

Sister Zhen hurried forward to help take off Brother Che's other shoe.

"Auntie!" Xu Sizhen was excited after hearing this. "Why don't you talk to Uncle Si and ask us to resign on the winter solstice and open the museum on the beginning of spring?"

Everyone's eyes fell on her.

Seeing Xu Siyu staring at her seriously, Eleventh Lady smiled and said, "This is a matter for you men, how can you let a woman take the lead? If you want to talk, go and talk to the Marquis openly."

Xu Sijian let out a strange cry and collapsed on the armchair: "Fourth Aunt is fooling me."

Eleventh Lady's gaze was directed at Xu Siyu and Xu Siqin.

She saw both of them nod slightly, showing expressions of approval.

Eleventh Lady was quite surprised.

She didn't expect that Xu Siyu, who had always been cold and distant towards her, would agree... This kid is impartial, which is really good.

Eleventh Lady nodded secretly in her heart.

After hearing what Xu Sijian said, Zhen Jieer couldn't help but show some anxiety, and hurriedly said, "Mother, should we help set the chopsticks?"

She changed the subject, as if she was afraid that Shiyi Niang would be unhappy with Xu Sijian's behavior.

Feeling Zhen Jie'er's intention, Shiyi Niang was somewhat moved and also a little envious - the children were very united and took care of each other.

She naturally wanted to reassure Zhen Jie'er, so she smiled and said, "Okay! Let them stay here, and we'll go help Yao Zi set the table."

But Zhuo Ge pulled her sleeve and said, "Mom, Mom, I ate the apple first. Will my stomach really know?"

I took the initiative to call my mother...

Shiyi Niang breathed a sigh of relief and smiled brightly: "Eat an apple before every meal. After a while, your stomach will know. If you eat it today and not tomorrow, he is not as smart as Zhuge. How can he know?"

Brother Zhe laughed.

Eleventh Lady was stunned.

When Zhege smiled, her eyes were clear and there was a kind of pure innocence... When she first saw Yuanniang, Yuanniang had smiled like this.

For some reason, her eyes became wet.

Afraid of being seen by others, she raised her head and blinked: "Okay, brother, just sit here and play with your brothers. Your sister and I will go and prepare the chopsticks. When your uncle and aunt come, we can eat!" As she said that, she quickly walked towards the table nearby.

So she didn't notice that Xu Siyu's eyes were following her...

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They were talking about cloth chopsticks, but in fact the maids had already prepared everything, and they just had to take them from the maids and put them on the table.

Zhen Jie'er lowered her head and wrapped the chopsticks that the maids had handed over earlier in a handkerchief. She then slowly put them down, looked around, and adjusted their position... very slowly, yet gave people a feeling of dexterity.

She knew that the cloth chopsticks were an excuse, so she was deliberately going so slowly!

Looking at the silent and sensible Zhen Jie'er, and thinking about how she had lived with the lady for a long time with only the ignorant brother Zhe by her side, Shiyi Niang suddenly felt that she was very lonely.

Eleventh Lady thought of the Second Lady who taught her to play the piano... She wondered what her plan was after receiving Aunt Qin's letter?

"Second Aunt is not at home, and Fifth Aunt has moved into the back garden again." Eleventh Lady asked her, "Have you stopped practicing the piano?"

Ever since she heard her playing the piano in Shaohua Courtyard that day, Eleventh Lady never heard her play the piano again.

"No more practice." Zhenniu'er said with a smile, "Second aunt said that poetry, chess, calligraphy and painting are just things that cultivate one's temperament and one should not become obsessed with them."

Why are we suddenly talking about addiction?

Eleventh Lady looked at Zhen Jie'er's hand.

Holding the chopsticks, it is very steady.

"What else do you do besides learning the piano?" She was a little confused.

"I learned a little bit." Zhen Jieer smiled a little embarrassedly, "It's just that I play the piano better."

Eleventh Lady listened with a slight emotion: "I really like playing the piano."

Sister Zhen lowered her head and did not answer.

The cheerful laughter of Xu Sijian and Chen Ge came from the big kang by the window.

Eleventh Lady couldn't help but sigh.

Some people are naive, some are mature at a young age, and some are indifferent...but one should not suppress one's nature.

"Does grandma like you playing the piano?"

Zhen Jieer smiled and said, "Grandma can't sleep at night, and she has to take a nap during the day. I'm afraid of disturbing her."

Eleventh Lady felt distressed when she heard this.

The Qi family governs the country and brings peace to the world...Xu Lingyi is probably only qualified in "governing the country"!

Eleventh Lady was afraid that they were going to the west room, so she hurried over to greet them: "Third brother, Third sister-in-law, sit here!"

The Third Master wore a royal blue silk gown with a round flower pattern of five bats holding a longevity scroll. The Third Lady, who followed behind him, wore a bright red full-sleeved blouse with colorful gold embroidery all over. Both of them had smiles on their faces and walked in with high spirits.

"What's going on?" The third lady looked at the hanging curtain to the west, then at the several excited children to the east, her face full of confusion.

The third master also had a look of confusion on his face.

Shiyi Niang was thinking about how to start the conversation when Xu Sijian, who had heard the noise, rushed out and asked, "Dad, Mom, why did you come just now?"

The third wife quickly hugged her son who rushed over to her and said, "Can't you be calmer like your brother?" She blamed him in her mouth, but the smile on her face was full of doting.

Xu Siqin and Xu Siyu had already stepped forward to pay their respects to the Third Master and the Third Madam, while Zhen Jieer put shoes on Zhe Ge and brought him over to pay their respects to the two of them.

"You are all here!" The third master looked at the children amiably. Xu Siqin winked at his father, "Dad, Mom, grandma is talking to the fourth and fifth uncles, let's sit over here!"

There was a flash of surprise in the eyes of the Third Master, but he quickly regained his composure, smiled and said "OK", then followed Xu Siqin to the east room.

The Third Lady's eyes sparkled, and she pulled Eleventh Lady aside: "Why is this happening? Why are you being asked to take care of the child outside?"

This matter cannot be kept secret even if we want to!

The Third Madam looked disdainful as she listened: "Since you have taken her in as a concubine, you should teach her what to avoid. This is so unclear. She sounds virtuous, but I think she is just pretending!"

It seems that the Third Madam knows this Xiaolan!

This is the Fifth Room's business. Eleventh Lady did not comment, and smiled as she accompanied them to the East Room.