His sister should have lived a carefree and unrestrained life, and was brought up in the palm of someone's hand.
Now she has grown into such a well-behaved and sensible girl, he must dote on her even more in the future, even if she is spoiled, it doesn't matter, girls are supposed to be a little bit arrogant, there is no need to be timid, just do whatever you want, being unreasonable is also a kind of cuteness, don't be afraid of getting into trouble, as a brother's role is to help his sister settle all the troubles and clean up her little tail that makes trouble.
What's more, Liu Ziqi's sister should have been like this.
Yu Jiao had no idea that her brother Liu Ziqi was already thinking about how to pamper her. She was looking at the layout of the Liu Mansion. There was a wide corridor under her feet. After passing through the door, there was a corridor with flying eaves and brackets. There were tall red lacquered columns with exquisite carvings on them. A plaque with the words "Siyuanju" hung on the lintel, and several maids stood on both sides.
When the maids saw Liu Ziqi and her, they knelt down and saluted.
Yu Jiao took a deep breath and followed Liu Ziqi into the hall.
An old lady with silver hair and wearing a sandalwood brown jacket looked at them coming in and hurriedly asked someone to help her stand up. Sitting next to her was a middle-aged man in his forties, who also stood up. Although his face had traces of time, he had a strong scholarly air and gave people the feeling of a Confucian scholar.
Yu Jiao guessed that he was the Second Assistant Liu Yu. Sitting below him was a woman in luxurious clothes, who must be the mistress of the mansion. Next to her was a young girl, who wore a gold hairpin inlaid with pearls on her head, a necklace inlaid with gems around her neck, and an exquisite and beautiful dress. From her appearance, one could tell that she was a respectable lady in the mansion. She should be the unmarried second lady Liu Yaoyu, whom Liu Ziqi had told her about before.
Old Mrs. Liu was helped to walk to Yu Jiao, held her hand, looked at her lovingly and said, "Finally you're back, my dear child. I'm sorry for all the suffering you've endured over the years."
She looked at Yu Jiao's eyebrows and eyes. Although they had not yet fully grown, her delicate facial features did resemble those of Princess Huaiyang when she was young.
"This is my grandmother," Liu Ziqi introduced.
The old lady had a kind face and a gentle look in her eyes when she looked at her. Yu Jiao was raised by her grandfather and had a good impression of such a kind old lady. She called her "grandmother" and bowed, saying, "Yu Jiao greets grandma."
The old lady took her hand and stopped her from bowing. The little girl was well-behaved and sensible. The more Old Lady Liu looked at her, the more she liked her. She also knew that Yu Jiao was once a noble woman, so she was not willing to accept her gift. She just smiled and said, "You must be very tired after such a long journey. Come on, sit down and talk."
"Mother, don't be so happy. Yu Jiao doesn't recognize us yet!" Liu Ci Fu walked up to Yu Jiao and said gently, "Yu Jiao, I am your father."
Although Liu Yu was an important official in the cabinet, he did not have the authority of an official. He was elegant and very friendly. Yu Jiao stood up and saluted him, saying softly, "Hello, father."
"Why are you so polite, girl? This is your father, not a stranger. There is no need to be polite." The old lady asked Yu Jiao to sit down quickly.
Seeing that Liu Meng, who was sitting below, had been sitting still in the chair with an indifferent expression on her face, Old Lady Liu frowned slightly. She had just scolded her a few days ago, and today she started to feel dizzy.
Old Mrs. Liu coughed lightly. Mrs. Liu noticed the look in Old Mrs. Liu's eyes, her heart trembled, and she forced a smile on her face.
Madam Liu then introduced Yu Jiao, "This is your mother. The girl next to her is Yaoyu, who is two years older than you. You two sisters will have company to play with from now on."
Madam Liu was afraid of angering the old lady, so after thinking for a while, she took off a jade bracelet from her wrist and handed it to Yu Jiao. "This is a little gift from me as a mother. Please accept it. I am the housekeeper now. If you need anything in the future, just let the servants tell me."
Yu Jiao thanked her but did not call her mother. She could feel that Madam Liu did not like her and there was a hint of pressure in her words. She said that she was the housekeeper in the mansion, and was also telling her that she was the one who was in charge of the rear house.
Yu Jiao didn't find it strange. No matter which mansion it was, the mistress of the house would not be happy if she suddenly found out that her husband had a child with another woman outside and wanted to bring the child back to the mansion to raise.
Mrs. Liu's face looked much better, and she smiled and said, "Yaoyu, you are older than Yu Jiao. Yu Jiao just came to the capital, so you must take good care of her as her elder sister."
As soon as Yu Jiao entered the room, Liu Yaoyu noticed that she was dressed simply and shabbily, even poorer than the maids in the mansion. Although she was bothered by the fact that her father had suddenly had a daughter with someone else, she also felt that Yu Jiao was very pitiful. She had actually lived in the countryside since she was a child, and it was said that she had lived in a mountain village.
Hearing that the rural girls not only had to work hard every day, but also had to work in the fields, their lives were miserable, she softened her heart and responded, "Third sister, I will take you out to play in the future."
Yu Jiao smiled back at her and said softly, "Hello, second sister."
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