Princess Guihe looked at Xue Zhi calmly after she finished speaking and continued, "She was just a maid in the mansion. Is it worth it for you to come and ask?"
Xue Zhi smiled and said, "Axiu went to see the maid and was frightened by her. That's why I wanted to ask my sister-in-law."
Princess Guihe said, "That girl is crazy. I heard that she is really scary. Why did your wife go to see her for no reason?"
"She went to see him only after Shu Liu mentioned it. Now that I think about it, it seems that Shu Liu deliberately led her there."
Princess Guihe did not want to talk about Zheng Xiu any more, so she said, "You go and see Brother Mian. He has been thinking about you these days and asks the servants every day when you will be back."
Xue Zhi stood up and said, "Okay, I'll go now."
Xue Mian's injury had almost healed, but because he was still angry with his mother, he said that his body hurt and refused to leave the room or go to the teacher in front for class.
When Xue Zhi went there, Xue Mian was looking at the picture book boredly. The wet nurse and the maid were driven out of the room by her again and were guarding outside.
Xue Zhi couldn't help laughing and said, "You kid, you're slacking off here, I caught you."
Xue Mian smiled embarrassedly, put down the sketchbook, and said, "Second uncle, you're back, I was just missing you."
Xue Shao looked around the room and asked, "Are you alone in the room every day? Don't you feel bored?"
Xue Shao nodded honestly, "I still feel a little bored, but as soon as I said I was going out, the nanny told me to go to mother's room to pay my respects first, so I simply didn't go out."
"Our A Mian is not the kind of person who holds grudges, why are you still angry with your mother?"
"It's not that I hold a grudge." Xue Mian lowered his head, his little fat hands twisting the hem of his clothes, "I'm just a little embarrassed, and I don't know what to say to my mother."
Xue Zhi said, "Come on, my second uncle will take you, let's go tell your mother, and then you and my second uncle will go back to Haoye Hall to play for a while, okay?"
Xue Mian smiled and agreed, and followed Xue Zhi to Changfeng Garden to pay respects to Princess Guihe.
He hadn't seen his mother for several days, but Princess Guihe would visit him every day after he fell asleep.
"A Mian is here, come over and let me see you." Princess Guihe also smiled and waved to Xue Mian.
Xue Mian looked at Xue Zhi, then saluted somewhat stiffly, "I have seen mother."
Princess Guihe smiled and said, "Our brother Mian has really grown up and is becoming more and more polite." She waved to him again, "Come closer and sit next to me."
Xue Mian refused to go over, and only said, "I want to go to Hao Yetang with my second uncle to play for a while, and I came to ask mother for permission."
Princess Guihe was reluctant to let Xue Mian go, but Xue Mian had not been close to her for a long time. If she refused again, she was afraid that it would hurt the mother-son relationship. She had no choice but to nod and say, "Come back early and don't cause trouble for your second uncle."
Xue Mian agreed obediently and pulled Xue Zhi out of Changfeng Garden.
In Hao Yetang, Xue Shao was playing with Ji Lei.
Ji Lei hadn't seen him for two days, and he was so enthusiastic when playing.
The man and the dog were chasing each other in the yard, very excited.
As soon as Xue Zhi and Xue Mian arrived outside the Hao Yetang yard, they heard Xue Shao's giggle.
Xue Mian asked with some envy: "Second uncle, when can I have my own dog?"
Xue Zhi touched his head and said: "Don't worry, Second uncle also got Ji Lei when he was fifteen years old and followed your father to guard the border."
"But when my eldest brother was just over ten years old, my mother asked someone to choose him."
Xue Mian, as the son of the Duke of Qing, was naturally different. But it was not easy to tell Xue Mian.
As they were talking, Xue Shao ran out with Ji Lei, "Dad, you're back." Then he saw Xue Mian next to him, and the smile on his face immediately disappeared, "Xue Mian is here too."
Xue Mian puffed out his chest, "Why can't I come?"
Xue Zhi glanced at Xue Shao, "A Mian is your brother, shouldn't you welcome him to come and play?"
Xue Shao pursed his lips and said nothing. It was okay for Xue Mian to come and play, but every time he saw him, he had to compete in everything, which was very annoying.
Xue Zhi saw that Xue Mian also liked dogs very much, so he called Ji Lei to him and asked Xue Mian to touch his head.
Xue Mian had been scared by Ji Lei before, and he was still scared. Xue Shao encouraged him gently, and he bravely reached out and touched him.
With the master present, Ji Lei also gave him face and obediently let him touch him.
Xue Zhi let the two little ones play together, and went into the house to see Zheng Xiu.
Zheng Xiu was listening to Ming Hui talking about the affairs of Haoyetang in the past two days.
When Xue Zhi came in, she let Ming Hui go down first.
"What did the princess say about Jingying?"
Xue Zhi said, "Sister-in-law said she didn't know such a person. Come to think of it, most of the affairs of the family are handled by sister-in-law, and she wouldn't take a maid to heart."
Zheng Xiu always felt that this matter was a bit weird, but Xue Zhi didn't take it to heart, so there was no need for her to get entangled.
"Let's not talk about Jingying first, but have you told me about the others?" Zheng Xiu looked at him with a smile.
"Others? Who?" Xue Zhi didn't react for a while. Then he saw Zheng Xiu's expression, and he immediately realized who she was talking about.
"A Mian is here too, I'll go see how the two boys are playing." Xue Zhi said as he was about to get up.
Zheng Xiu grabbed him and held him down, "Hey, you can't lift it yet?"
She originally thought it was nothing, but when she saw Xue Zhi's evasive look, she got a little angry.
Xue Zhi saw something was wrong, and quickly said, "You can lift it, you can lift it, why can't
you lift it?" "Then tell me." Zheng Xiu waited to listen attentively.
Xue Zhi couldn't help but sweat on his forehead, and his throat was tight.
"When I was a kid, my old man had a good relationship with Master Xie, and our two families had some interactions. I was only a little over ten years old at that time, and Miss Xie was even younger. Later, my old man passed away, and our two families interacted less and less..."
Zheng Xiuan listened to him quietly, and then asked, "Why did I hear that your two families had the intention of getting married?"
Xue Zhi quickly clarified, "Nothing happened. It was just a joke my old man told to Bachelor Xie when they were drinking. I don't know how it got out... There was really nothing between me and Miss Xie. She was so young at that time. I just treated her as a little sister. How could I have any secret thoughts about a little girl?"
"Really?" Zheng Xiu stroked his chin and looked at him.
Xue Zhi assured with certainty, "Yes, it's true. Except for you, I have never looked at other girls."
Zheng Xiu continued sourly, "Miss Xie is so beautiful now. She must have been very cute when she was a child, right?"
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