Chapter 68 New Year's Eve
After hearing what his cousin said, Cheng An felt a little relieved.
If Xu Shuyao hadn't asked, he had planned to tell his father. Maybe if the second master knew about it, he would help his cousin!
However, they were still conservative in what they said to Xu Shuyao. Seeing that the young master did not dare to resist, Sun Xingyao has become more and more unscrupulous recently.
A few days ago, he even kicked him.
There was a big bruise on Master Shu Heng's body!
Xu Shuyao then asked in detail about the details of the conflict between the two before giving up.
Due to her status as a woman, she did not follow her brother to the outer courtyard.
Because Xu Shuheng had been away from home for a long time, Chen took into account her niece's age and the fact that she had no maid as a dowry, so she asked Yuzhu and Molan to continue serving in Jiyunzhai.
Both of them were delighted after hearing this.
In this way, Xu Shuyao now had two first-class maids and two second-class maids, plus Nanny Zheng and those who originally did the rough work, so there were quite a few people serving in Jiyunzhai.
On New Year's Eve, Xu Shuyao still had breakfast in her own courtyard before going to Jinhua Hall to wait for her aunt and her group.
Liu Qingwan suddenly went from being a cousin to being the mistress of the mansion. Not only did the servants find it hard to adapt, but even Xu Shuyao waited a moment before calling out, "Cousin Liu!"
Liu Qingwan replied softly, "Cousin Xu!"
But even with her mother-in-law present, she was not as cautious as before.
After greeting her, he looked at her carefully for a moment and then said with a smile, "My cousin seems to have lost some weight recently."
Xu Shuyao touched her face and felt confused. Did she lose weight?
She hadn't been able to sleep well these past few days because of A-di's situation, so she forced a smile and said, "It should be okay."
Besides her aunt, there were also three cousins present. Xu Shuyao didn't want to talk about her brother's predicament here for no reason.
It's not that she is mean-spirited, but because she has learned from previous experiences.
Mrs. Chen looked at her with concern and asked, "Are you feeling unwell? Do you need a doctor?"
Xiao Jinshan also came over and asked her about her well-being.
In Chen's heart, her niece was at least more pleasing to the eye than her daughter-in-law. She had been quite irritated by Liu Qingwan recently.
Not to mention that I didn't look happy when we met, even looking at her for one more second made me feel uncomfortable.
Xu Shuyao secretly observed the open and covert struggles in the second house, and naturally would not bother to act as a peacemaker.
After a while, when my aunt finished her breakfast, they slowly went to Songhe Hall.
Compared to the first time they came to see the old lady, the second house's team was much bigger, so much so that when the third lady Liu saw them, she said to Chen's dark face: "You are better now, with a group of people around you, unlike me, who was alone."
Liu herself felt embarrassed when she said such words.
The two families lived in the same mansion, and news of the second family's affairs often reached her.
As Liu Qingwan's aunt, Liu couldn't help feeling a little guilty.
But this niece is just a niece after all, and it is not easy for her to control her.
I can only say some meaningless words to make myself look annoying.
This is what Chen was thinking at the moment.
It would be great if the Fourth Young Master could marry her, but he came to the Second House to harm her.
When the group arrived at Songhe Hall, they saw that Old Madam Xiao had already tidied up and was waiting there.
The old man was wearing a brand new stand-up collar, ochre-red longevity patterned double-breasted long coat today. Even his eyebrow bands were made of the same color velvet satin, but with some dark black patterns on them. A emerald green gem was inlaid in the middle of the eyebrow band, and he looked very energetic.
When he saw them, he smiled and asked the maids to pass him a stool.
The three younger generations walked over and bowed to the old lady obediently, and said some auspicious words for the New Year.
When Old Madam Xiao saw Xu Shuyao finally put on the white fox fur cloak today, she nodded in approval and said, "That's just right! It's light and beautiful!"
As he said this, he turned to the crowd and said, "Do you think Yaoyao looks like a beautiful girl?"
Xu Shuyao was wearing an apricot-yellow double-breasted satin jacket with a black brocade horse-faced skirt.
At this moment, she has not taken off the white fox cloak, isn't she all in white?
However, Qiaowei thought that today was New Year's Eve, so she pinned a light apricot crepe silk flower on her head, with two pearl and jade ornaments hanging under the silk flower.
After dressing like this, she has a unique kind of elegant and beautiful look.
Although her cheeks were a little pale because she hadn't rested enough, it added a touch of delicateness to her beauty.
After the old man finished speaking, everyone's attention turned to Xu Shuyao.
When she compared her with the second young master's wife who looked just like her, she no longer had the idea that they were equally matched.
If Liu Qingwan's original slenderness complements her girlish identity.
But now, a look of meanness appeared on her pointed little face.
The original awkwardness completely faded away, and I found that this woman was just of decent appearance.
The young men from the Duke's Mansion walked in from outside, and their eyes all turned to the woman in front of the old lady.
It's just that no one commented on it.
Madam Xiao saw them and asked, "Why did you come here so quickly today?"
Then he said to Xu Shuheng who was following behind him, "Young Master, come and sit down!"
Xu Shuheng glanced at his elder sister, then walked over to greet Old Madam Xiao in a very sensible manner.
The young man had an upright posture and performed his movements smoothly.
This caused the old lady to praise him, "Brother Heng has the demeanor of a gentleman, like a true scholar."
Xu Shuheng smiled modestly, "Old Madam, you are too kind! Shuheng is where he is today because of the care he received from you and the family."
Xu Shuyao remembered that she had said the same thing here before, but she didn't expect that her younger brother had learned it now.
Thinking of the scar on his forearm that was inadvertently revealed, my heart suddenly ached.
She quickly lowered her eyes and pressed the corners of her eyes with her fingers.
After a long time, she raised her head, only to meet the prince's indifferent eyes.
His gaze passed by for a moment, and then he turned back to talk to his younger brothers.
Xu Shuyao didn’t care too much about it, it was probably just a coincidence!
There was constant laughter and chatter in Songhe Hall, and no one wanted to spoil the fun on a day like this.
After a while, the second and third masters also came over.
However, the Duke and the third son, Xiao Jinyun, still failed to return to the capital this year. Wang seemed to have gotten used to it and continued to manage the affairs of the mansion in an orderly manner.
Madam Xiao asked her to sit down: "We are all family members in this room. If there is anything, let the steward take care of it. Don't tire yourself out."
Then he said to Xu Shuyao in front of him, "You are not young anymore. After the New Year, you can follow your aunt to learn how to be a housekeeper!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the room was stunned.
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