Jiang Shuyao stared blankly at the golden hairpin in his hand, fascinated.
Bai Zhi came from behind, she immediately returned to her senses, and put the golden hairpin into the jewelry box and closed it.
Now it's almost time to say goodbye, Jiang Shuyao calmed down and got up to go to Shouning Hall.
For some reason, the golden hairpin that Xie Xun gave her always made her uneasy. She knew it was Concubine Lin who rewarded her, but when she thought that it was given to him through Xie Xun's hand, Jiang Shuyao's mind was in a mess.
Just as I walked to the door of Shouning Hall, there was a sudden noise in my ears.
The old lady likes to be quiet, and the Shouning Hall has always been quiet, but it is strange today.
The maid looked strange, she saw Jiang Shuyao coming, and drew the curtain for her. She was puzzled, and when she walked in, she saw chaos.
The second wife, Mrs. Zhou, stood below crying, with a weak and quiet woman kneeling beside them, and a row of shivering maids kneeling behind them. , standing far away.
The scene was so chaotic that no one cared that Jiang Shuyao came in. The old lady clutched her chest and rebuked the Zhou family: "What kind of style! What kind of style!"
Zhou Shi wiped away her tears, and said with a mournful tone: "Mother, are you trying to help an outsider?"
"Outsiders?" The old lady pointed at the weak woman and said, "She is pregnant with the second child in her belly."
Jiang Shuyao woke up all of a sudden, walked to Xu's side secretly, and asked in a low voice, "Sister-in-law, what's going on?"
Mrs. Zhou suddenly rushed in with a group of people to ask the old lady to do justice. Mrs. Xu didn’t want to stay or stay, and it’s not good to criticize the private affairs of the second room. ?"
"So what? He has no name and no points, this child shouldn't be kept! Do you want to bribe the maid and hide it from me, do you think I am a fool?" Out, the anger is really angry, and his face is full of anger.
"It's not your turn to decide if you keep it or not!" The old lady hadn't spoken in such a loud voice for a long time, and she was out of breath, "I will give her a name without a name, Zhou Shi, the second child treats you well, I didn't expect you to be so jealous."
Zhou Shi kept her face calm and said nothing. Just when the old lady thought she had nothing to say, she suddenly spoke, her tone no longer as weak and sad as she pretended to be before, and her face full of ridicule: "I'm jealous? Where else is there a concubine's room?"
The old lady hadn't seen Zhou's appearance for a long time. In a trance, she seemed to return to the time when Zhou's was married into Xie Guogong's mansion.
"You still say that you're not jealous? It's a wife's duty to help her husband spread the leaves. It's a good thing for Mother Yun to be pregnant. You're not too young, but you're still fighting for jealousy and making trouble here."
Zhou's eyes fell on Yunniang, her sharp eyes made Yunniang tremble, and she looked even more pitiful.
Jiang Shuyao looked embarrassed and tugged at Xu's sleeve, trying to sneak away with her.
It is not appropriate to interrupt at this time, Xu shi was struggling, and suddenly heard the maid outside the house salute, Xie Lang came.
Zhou Shi's body stiffened and turned to look at Xie Lang.
Xie Lang was as handsome as always, handsome and unrestrained. Facing the chaos and farce in front of him, his expression remained the same, still warm and calm.
He first came over to help Niang Yun up, and said warmly, "It's cold on the ground, you are pregnant, get up quickly." Then he said to Mrs. Zhou, "Why did you get into trouble with your mother?"
Zhou Shi has always been irritable in front of Xie Lang, but today he was uncharacteristically speaking with a cold tone: "I have discussed with you countless times, but you insisted on taking her as a concubine, so I came to my mother to preside over justice. "
With a helpless look on Xie Lang's face, he sighed, "She is pregnant with my child."
The Zhou family disliked his expression the most, as if she was extremely disappointed in her. If in the past she would have been uneasy, she would have immediately calmed down, but today all the grief and anger accumulated over the years have erupted: "So, there are not enough children in the second house. You don't know where you brought this woman back, playing the piano and composing songs with her all day long, reciting poems against each other, and looking like you are in love. If I used to be me, I would definitely tell myself to be a virtuous wife and endure the bitterness in my heart to accept it for you I got her, but which of the concubines in the backyard is not in harmony with you, one by one, when will this day be the end!"
Xie Lang was still able to answer, but the old lady slapped the table angrily and scolded: "This is the capital, the mansion of Xie Guogong, not in Mobei, you won't be allowed to be arrogant!"
Zhou Shi was taken aback by her roar, and after a while, he said, "After so many years, I know better than anyone that this is not Mobei." After she said what was in her heart, she calmed down, and didn't look at Xie Lang again, and ignored the old man. Man's anger, cutting hair in a bun, turning away.
The old lady looked at her back in disbelief, patted her chest and said, "Look at her, look at her, I said back then that I couldn't marry her, but after so many years, my temperament hasn't changed at all, it's still the same A wild girl from Mobei, what if her father is a general, the daughter of a warrior cannot stand on the stage."
Xie Lang lowered his eyes and said nothing.
The woman named Yunniang looked at Xie Lang pitifully, feeling her gaze, he turned back and gave her a soothing smile.
This smile was as gentle as ever, but it made Jiang Shuyao feel uncomfortable.
Compared with the serious and old-fashioned eldest brother, Jiang Shuyao has always preferred the warm and jade-like second brother. That night when Xie Li persuaded her, when she contradicted, Xie Lang sounded like a very gentle big brother. For her, it was the first time she felt the kindness of strangers in Xie Guogong's mansion.
But now looking at Xie Lang Junyi's romantic face, she was as disgusting as eating flies. Even if she didn't like Zhou Shi, she had to give birth to some sympathy.
Xu Shi breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly pulled Jiang Shuyao forward to retire.
Jiang Shuyao followed Xu out of the house, and when the maid pulled the curtain, she looked back, Xie Lang was like a bamboo, with an elegant temperament, which vaguely overlapped with Xie Xun.
She suddenly woke up, put aside the messy thoughts in her mind, and quickly left the room.
After experiencing such a farce, even if he is as dignified and elegant as Xu, he has to sigh: "Really..."
Jiang Shuyao thought she was sighing about Zhou's troubles and kept silent.
Xu shi stared at Jiang Shuyao's face for a few moments, and suddenly said, "This matter should not be over. You should stop coming to Shouningtang recently. It will be bad if you touch the old lady's bad head."
Jiang Shuyao raised his head in confusion, blinked his eyes, and his delicate face became even more attractive. Xu shi smiled helplessly: "You are a big heart. If she was like you back then... that's all."
After the two parted, Jiang Shuyao returned to the east wing and took out the golden hairpin from the jewelry box, causing a sense of annoyance for no reason.
Xie Lang, a gentle and gentle gentleman like jade, turned out to be the affectionate man she hated the most, hey, it was really elusive.
too weird.
She stopped her sadness. When she was just married, let alone seeing Xie Lang, who was somewhat similar to Xie Xun, showing mercy everywhere, even if Xie Xun herself opened the harem, she could still watch the play beside Keguazi without any disturbance in her heart.
And this golden hairpin, which was obviously given to him by Concubine Lin Gui, why is she so upset here.
Jiang Shuyao took out the golden hairpin and put it on her hair bun like she was angry.
Right, this is her, why are you thinking about it, is it boring to cook or the food is not delicious
She took out the letter handed by Lin's and looked at it, and she said that she knew every word. Through this thin letter, she seemed to be able to see Lin's energetic and energetic appearance.
Lin threw himself into the food industry wholeheartedly, and wrote a large article with great enthusiasm.
"Mother, you have to be happy all the time." Jiang Shuyao couldn't help laughing while watching Lin's long speech praising her baby daughter at the end.
Women must not be trapped in love.
She re-energizes, packs up, and researches recipes for the new day.
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Xie Xun took out the unformed wooden hairpin from his arms.
A few days ago, after he gave Jiang Shuyao the golden hairpin, he realized that the taste of the product came out later, and what Lin Guifei rewarded was not something he gave at all. He rummaged through the book and summed it up. When he was in love, the talented usually gave jade pendants, and the beautiful women often gave handkerchiefs embroidered by themselves.
What kind of jade pendant Jiang Shuyao can't buy.
So Xie Xun folded one of them and planned to carve a wooden hairpin for her.
But when it comes to wood, Xie Xun only knows the mortise and tenon, and the carving really stumped him.
The young boy's tempting appearance made Lin Cheng look very unpleasant, and muttered, "Don't touch it, if you have something to do, touch it out and sigh, I think it will be covered in pulp soon."
"Heh." Xie Xun put the wooden hairpin back and glanced at Lin Cheng, "You don't understand."
After "reconciling" with Jiang Shuyao last time, Xie Xun returned to his usual habit, and hurried back to the house to catch a meal when he was on duty.
When I returned to the courtyard today, seeing that the meal had not yet started, I happily went to the small kitchen.
Seeing him coming in, Jiang Shun didn't say a word, but quietly cut the omelette.
Xie Xun didn't notice her strangeness, and was about to ask "what's for dinner today" every day, when he saw the golden hairpin on her bun, and the words got stuck in his throat.
His heart was beating like a drum, his mind was in a mess, and he didn't even understand why he was nervous.
With a "swoosh", Jiang Shuyao threw ginger and garlic into the pot, and the fragrance brought Xie Xun back to his senses.
She added choy sum and fry it until it changed color, then added mung bean sprouts and rice noodles to stir fry.
Fried rice noodles are very suitable for eating when you are in a bad mood. It is best to sit in front of a food stall on a summer night. With a cool drink, all troubles will disappear in this night's smooth and fragrant fried rice noodles. in.
Pho is made of rice. Grind the rice, add water to make a paste, steam it in a basket, and cut it into strips after cooling.
After frying for a while, add shredded eggs, salt, soy sauce to taste, and finally add chopped green onion. The fried rice noodles with simple seasoning but rich flavor are out of the pot.
The hor fun is white and transparent. After frying, it is dyed with a light sauce color. White bean sprouts, green scallions and cabbage hearts, and bright yellow omelet shreds are embellished. It makes people's index fingers move.
Xie Xun followed Jiang Shuyao and walked out, looking at the big bowl of fried hor fun.
It wasn't until he got to the dining table that he realized something was wrong. Why didn't he have his bowl and chopsticks
Jiang Shuyao looked at Xie Xun who habitually sat opposite her and waited for the meal. Without saying a word, he picked up his chopsticks and started eating hor fun.
The fresh pho is still steaming, and the taste is tough and smooth. It is less gluten than the noodles and more tender. Pick up a large chopstick and chew slowly in the mouth, soft and smooth, with a faint rice fragrance.
The bean sprouts are crisp and refreshing, the omelette is fresh and salty and mellow, the cabbage is slightly bitter, and the oil is removed and fresh, mixed with hor fun, very satisfying.
She stuffed a big mouthful in her mouth, and it was a little hard to chew. She could feel the smoothness of the hor fun and the crispness of the bean sprouts.
Xie Xun watched eagerly, looking at the golden hairpin on Jiang Shuyao's hair for a while, and then at the bowl of fragrant rice noodles, and couldn't figure out what Jiang Shuyao meant.
Are you angry
Xie Xun carefully observed her expression, it seemed to be true.
He instantly recalled dozens of things he had done wrong, from treating her coldly when she married to not saying hello to her when he entered the kitchen just now. There was no room for sophistry.
He quickly wondered where he should start apologizing.
Jiang Shuyao was in a better mood after taking a few bites. Once she was in a good mood, when she faced Xie Xun again, she felt uncomfortable.
What are you doing, being angry for no reason...
It is said that vexatious actions are the beginning of the heartbeat, Jiang Shuyao froze all over, and put down his chopsticks with a slap.
Xie Xun was taken aback, and was about to start an apology for holding the window to prevent her from opening the golden hairpin, when Jiang Shuyao suddenly said, "Come on, add a pair of tableware."
Xie Xun suddenly felt like the rest of his life. It turned out that he just forgot his tableware and chopsticks. He thought that Jiang was unhappy.
Jiang Shuyao looked at the large bowl of fried rice noodles that she had eaten in front of her, and felt that a smart person like Xie Xun would definitely be able to guess what she was thinking of making trouble just now.
She said weakly, "I'm sorry, I've already used a few chopsticks..."
Xie Xun didn't care, and pushed his bowl in front of her: "It's alright." It's fine to eat some. Besides, he's used to cleaning the leftovers.
If others looked at it, they would definitely feel that Xie Xun was cold and angry, but Jiang Shuyao could see a bit of joy from his paralyzed face.
She lost her temper immediately, raised her hand and gave Xie Xun half a bowl of fried rice noodles.
At this moment, she suddenly felt that instead of worrying about Xie Xun following his second brother's old path and showing mercy, she might as well worry about the fact that he suddenly gained weight after his teenage years.