"I...you...you guys..."

Outside the window, Xiao Qian'er swallowed hard, then immediately reacted and reached out to cover Su Xiaoxiao's eyes, and then Qingjing's eyes... Well, Qingjing seemed to have no eyes, so she stuffed the little guy directly into her sleeves, then paused to think for a moment, and raised her hand to cover her own eyes.

"Well, we didn't see anything!" the little girl announced solemnly.

Zhao Rong and Qingjun who was hiding below looked at each other. The latter's face was flushed. They had just accidentally neglected the outside and forgot that although Qingjing, who was guarding the gate, was doing his duty, he would not stop Xiao Qian'er, who was familiar and close to them.

Zhao Rong sighed, then he moved sideways to block Qingjun who was pinching him hard. After thinking for a while, he could only shamelessly blink at Qian'er.

Finding that Brother Rong'er seemed to have noticed that she was secretly peeking at her studies through her fingers, Xiao Qian'er simply put down her hand and glared at Brother Rong'er who had been making trouble all the way home... No, it was Brother Rong'er who had been in the kitchen, and then turned around and glared at him...

It was so funny that the lady didn’t even dare to stare.

"You're still laughing!" Xiao Qian'er glared at Zhao Rong again, "You only know how to build a tower to humiliate the young lady!"

Having said this, after a while of silence, Xiao Qian'er suddenly turned around, waved out Qingjing and a swing from her sleeves, flew to the yard to guard it, then she took the initiative to take the little fox demon with a red face and pushed the door open together. After entering, the girl with peach blossom eyes turned around and carefully closed the two doors, inserted the pin, lowered the bolt, and bolted it, then turned around and did the same to close the window.

After the room was sealed, only the flickering candle on the table and the shadows of several people on the wall were left. Xiao Qian'er looked up at the furnishings in the east kitchen and someone standing awkwardly. She muttered something in a low voice, then pulled the half-dazed Su Xiaoxiao over, and knelt on the cushion with the young lady at the moment. So there was only one person left standing, standing in front of the three beauties, and his posture was somewhat arrogance, with his chest puffed out and his head held high. In fact, it was not Zhao Rong's fault. Qingjun had just taken a break, but he hadn't rested yet. As a result, he was caught on the spot by Su Xiaoxiao and Xiao Qian'er, resulting in the embarrassing scene now.

However, Xiao Qian'er's sudden action left them no time to think about these things.

Su Xiaoxiao was pulled together and knelt on the cushion in a daze. Her head was still dizzy at the moment. She buried her head and did not dare to look at Sister Lingfei next to her. She did not know whether Sister Qian'er did it intentionally or not, but made her kneel between the two of them, like a roujiamo, and she could not run away. Su Xiaoxiao could even feel Sister Lingfei's hand suddenly reaching out from below to hold her.

"I'm sorry... I came at the wrong time." The fox-eyed girl's voice was weak and mosquito-like.

Zhao Rong, Qingjun and Xiao Qian'er looked at each other in tacit understanding, and then suddenly reached out to touch the cute head of the little fox demon below. He said seriously: "No, you came at the right time."

"..."Su Xiaoxiao.

Compared to Zhao Lingfei and Su Xiaoxiao, Zhao Qian'er seemed more generous and proactive. She was not shy with her brother Rong'er. She glanced at Rong'er's expression and took the lead in working hard. She didn't care about the surprise and nervousness of Zhao Lingfei and Su Xiaoxiao next to her. Zhao Rong couldn't help but take a breath. She was worthy of being the second lady of the old Zhao family...

"Brother Rong'er, is Qian'er your sweet little cotton-padded jacket?" Little Qian'er suddenly leaned back, tilted her head and asked with a smile.

Zhao Rong took a deep breath, raised his head and thought for a while, then nodded seriously, "Qian'er is really... very good, very... good!" He couldn't help but emphasize the last word. He touched her head with two flat sideburns as if rewarding her, his action was gentle and loving, but sometimes a little rude and rude. Concubine Zhao Ling and little Qian'er looked at each other.

"Hmph." Concubine Zhao Ling suddenly stepped forward and pushed aside a servant girl who wanted to compete for the young lady's favor. Su Xiaoxiao's face was flushed. She was stuck in the middle. Her little hands grabbed the corner of her clothes, not daring to grab it. After a while, Concubine Zhao Ling suddenly reached out and pulled down Su Xiaoxiao's collar. Because the little fox demon was wearing a red double-breasted shirt with a double-layered collar, and her figure was as slender as a young girl, so when her shoulders were pulled with a little force, a part of her shoulders slipped out, as white and tender as a newly peeled bamboo shoot after a spring rain. Concubine Zhao Ling held her little hand and whispered, "Change into clean clothes later, you can wear Qian'er's clothes."

Su Xiaoxiao was stunned for a moment, then realized that just now in the corridor, the wine jar in her arms slipped and broke into pieces all over the floor, also splashing her dress.

"Thank you, Sister Lingfei..." Su Xiaoxiao lowered her head and whispered, like a little ostrich, but someone lifted her chin a moment later. The little fox demon looked up with a slight 'hmm'. It was Sister Qian'er. She tilted her head and giggled foolishly, "Don't be lazy and idle. Come and hold it."

"...Oh." Su Xiaoxiao was startled and moved in. It was obvious that this was a game of Landlord. Zhao Rong had robbed the landlord with his ability and capital, so he was the only one who could stand. After all, only the landlord had surplus food, and only when there was food in hand could one not panic, stand straight and stand firm.

Outside the tightly closed window, the stars retreated quietly, and the evening breeze was accompanied by drizzle. The autumn rain comes and goes without any notice, regardless of time and place. The moons finally raised their heads, adjusted their temples with a little annoyance, combed their wet hair, and rose back to their original high position. The bright moon was in the sky, and the yard, which had been silent for a long time, became bright and lively again.

"So Xiaoxiao is the sweet reward you mentioned before?" In the front hall, Zhao Rong asked with a smile as he placed dishes and chopsticks on the round wooden table.

"Of course not!" Zhao Lingfei and Zhao Qian'er, who were serving the fish soup, said almost in unison.

"I'm not talking about that kind of reward." Zhao Rong deliberately explained. "I'm talking about asking Xiaoxiao to come over for dinner. Hey, what are you thinking about?"

"What can we think of? No matter how much we think, can we have as many ideas and ways as you, Brother Rong'er, to abuse people? I can't catch up with you even if I flatter you." Xiao Qian'er retorted.

"Xiaoxiao is also a family member, isn't it natural to ask her to come?" Concubine Zhao Ling glanced at her husband, "I had nothing to do this afternoon, so I went ahead and cooked in advance. I asked Qian'er to pick up Xiaoxiao after work and bring her over. By the way, I asked them to go to Qinglianju to get a jar of rice wine. In this cool autumn season, we should have gone to the top of the mountain to appreciate the chrysanthemums together, but my husband is busy and we can never make it. I thought it would be nice for the whole family to gather at the table tonight, drink some warm wine to warm up our bodies, and chat."

The four of them had just cleaned up the east kitchen and started to prepare a sumptuous dinner. There were only three people in the front hall: Zhao Rong was in charge of placing the dishes, Zhao Lingfei was scooping fish soup with a spoon, and Xiao Qian'er was handing her a bowl. As for Xiao Xiao, she had just lost miserably in the game of Landlord in the kitchen. She was confused, penniless, and had lost everything. After opening the door, she immediately ran to the back room to change into Xiao Qian'er's clothes and was now going to the east kitchen to get food.

Zhao Rong knew that his wife was virtuous and conservative, and she remembered all the traditional festivals and solar terms in her heart. However, after thinking about it, he asked, "So the reward that Qingjun asked Qian'er to bring before the exam is actually for you three to drink with me?"

"Yes." Concubine Zhao Ling lowered her head and nodded.

"What else? Brother Rong'er, how else do you want the three of us to reward you?" Zhao Qian'er's face was full of innocent doubts, and then she said angrily: "Wait, you are not thinking about that again..."

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Zhao Rong silently glanced at the peach blossom eyes girl who was strongly condemning him, and the corner of his mouth twitched... Hey, that's not what you told me before the exam.

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