"Brother Chen?" Yueyue's face was dull, and she quickly realized, "But you are younger than me, how can I call you brother."
"It's not too young, we are about the same age. Besides, you call me Brother Chen. If someone bullies you in the future, I will help you. You don't have to be afraid if you meet a bad boy like Brother Xuan again. I will protect you."
Seeing that Yueyue was still a little hesitant, Xiaobao said again: "Aren't you afraid of bad boys like Brother Xuan? Not afraid?"
Of course Yueyue was afraid, her big eyes turned red. She was not only afraid of those bad boys, but also her grandmother, because as long as she caused trouble, no matter right or wrong, her grandmother would scold her.
"Then you will really protect me?"
Xiaobao nodded and patted his chest: "Of course. You see, I am the grandson of the emperor, my father is the prince, my grandfather is the emperor, and I will be the prince in the future. With my protection, no one will dare to bully you. After all, elder brothers want to protect younger sisters, so if you call me Brother Chen, I will protect you forever."
"okay then."
Beside, Qiao's two maids stared dumbfounded, and couldn't help clicking their tongues. Is it true that the descendants of the royal family are so smart, and a baby who is only two years old can explain the truth so clearly, and even convince her girl? up.
The problem is that they can't find a reason to refute at all, and the young master of the Jin Palace is right. They are all right, that is, this doll is too smart, maybe this doll is already smart, and they made a fuss about it.
As for Yuchan, she has long since gotten used to the strangeness. Her young master has been smart since he was a child, and he can make His Majesty smile. It's nothing to coax a little girl.
"Then call me and I'll listen."
Yueyue is a little girl, so she doesn't know that she is uncomfortable. Since Xiaobao can persuade her, she doesn't feel anything.
"Brother Chen..." She paused, then changed her words: "Brother Chen."
In fact, Xiaobao wants to hear Yueyue call him Brother Chen, because he has always wanted to hear it in his previous life, but unfortunately he can't tell it, and she is not a little girl who can be coaxed at will at this time.
But brother Chen is also fine, Xiaobao took a dark look at Yueyue's chubby face, and when they were all grown up, he asked her to call him brother Chen.
So when Yaoniang and Qiao Shi came over to drink tea with smiles all over their faces, they saw the two little guys suddenly have a big reversal. elder brother.
"Brother Chen said, I will call him brother, and whoever bullies me in the future will protect me." Yueyue is an honest and obedient child, and she took the initiative to tell the matter.
Little Treasure looked at the two adults with wide innocent eyes, and they couldn't help laughing when they looked at the two little ones in front of them.
Yaoniang said: "Bad boy, you actually coaxed your sister to call you brother."
Qiao said indifferently: "It's nothing, children are like this, and they all want to be big. My Yueyue sees a baby who is a little older than her, and she doesn't want to be called a brother or sister."
The two chatted and laughed, and dismissed the matter without taking it seriously.
None of them expected that Brother Chen would be called Brother Chen for more than ten years, and one day in the future, as Xiaobao wished, he would become Brother Chen, but that was a long time later.
A little girl came in and said, "Ma'am, Miss Six is here."
Qiao was stunned for a moment: "Why is she here? Let her come in." Then she explained to Yaoniang: "It's a younger sister of my natal family, and she went to Beijing with her brother to prepare for next year's spring, and temporarily lived in the Duke's Mansion. inside."
Just as he was talking, a woman wearing ivory white elastic ink trousers and a pleated skirt with blue sky and water came in from outside the door. There is only a white magnolia flower hairpin.
Seeing Yaoniang sitting on the kang, she seemed a little surprised, but her brows and eyes were calm, and she saluted calmly.
It can be seen that she is a very well-bred woman, elegant and generous, calm and calm.
"This is a cousin from my natal family, also surnamed Qiao, her maiden name is Xiuli." Qiao introduced, and introduced Yaoniang's identity to Qiao Xiuli.
"Blessings, concubine, concubine."
Yaoniang nodded, her attitude was neither affectionate nor indifferent, with a smile on her face.
Recently, she has been taught by the maid of the palace, and she has been to other houses a few times, so she knows how some wealthy wives behave. She beckoned, let Qiao Xiuli come to her, took off a jade bracelet from her wrist, and put it in the opponent's hand.
"It's the first time I come here, I don't have any preparations, so let the girl take this little thing with her to play with."
This jade bracelet was not ordinary at first glance, and the water was so good that Qiao Xiuli couldn't help feeling a little apprehensive, and subconsciously glanced at Qiao.
"Since the side concubine gave it to you, you can keep it."
Qiao Xiuli thanked her and stepped aside with the bracelet. A little girl next to him brought an embroidered pier, and she sat down with her and listened to Qiao Shi and Yaoniang talking.
"You are very kind."
"You can't break the etiquette." Yao Niang smiled.
In fact, at first she couldn't understand what it meant to take off the bracelet from her wrist when she saw someone. It was only later that I realized that this meant closeness and attention.
Generally, the wives of rich and noble families treat different people in different ways, which are divided into several levels. It is one kind to ask girls to reward on behalf of others, and it is one kind to reward people by opening their mouths, and this kind of rewarding jewelry that one has worn is the highest kind. Sometimes it's not just that the other party pleases you, but it also means that you must give the other party this face.
For example, at this moment, she and Mrs. Qiao can chat, and both of them have equal identities, but when Mrs. Qiao's natal cousin came, it was a bit too deliberate to use rewards, but this kind of intimacy was just right.
Yaoniang wears several of these bracelets for giving away, and they are all prepared in advance. This is what she and the wives and concubines learned. It is necessary to go out, not only this, but also some small gold locks and gold collars worn by children.
Qiao Xiuli is not a talkative person, she also knows how to advance and retreat, and never interrupts casually. Occasionally say the last sentence, but it is quite pleasing, making people neither feel too much nor annoying.
Most of the time, she is holding a cup of tea and drinking quietly with a peaceful smile.
Xiaobao and Yueyue sat on the kang to play Nine Rings, he taught Yueyue how to untie it, and Yueyue immersed herself in thinking, while his eyes slid to Qiao Xiuli's face intentionally or unconsciously.
Qiao Xiuli is the little Qiao family who filled the house of Sun Meng in her previous life, and later the wife of Zhen Guogong.
Everyone said that Xiao Qiao's fate was good, and she was in the honor of Qiao's. Qiao's wife was not sitting on the wife of the Duke of Zhen, and she was gone when she was still the wife of the son. But Xiao Qiao came from behind and was more fortunate than her sister.
If it wasn't for Qiao Shi's last words, she would not be able to sit in the position of Mrs. Zhen Guo due to her background. But the family not only sat down, but also raised a pair of sons and daughters of Mrs. Qiao's family. In the mansion, they said everything was right, and the lady in charge was no less dignified than others.
Although there are a lot of gossip about Xiao Qiao's family outside, most people will think it is sarcastic when they hear it, because Xiao Qiao's reputation is very good.
First of all, Xiao Qiao's filial piety, before Mrs. Zhen Guogong's wife died, she waited on her in front of her bed for a whole year before sending her away. Secondly, Xiao Qiao treated her sister's two children well. In order to avoid people's suspicion and bad for her sister's children, she had only conceived a child in her late thirties, and this child was forced by Duke Zhen to conceive her.
Xiao Qiao was also pregnant with a child before, but she aborted it secretly without telling anyone.
The Xiao Qiao family that Xiaobao saw at that time was rich and noble, with a sense of advancement and retreat, and was a guest of honor in every family and mansion. How could people at that time think that Xiao Qiao's at this time is just an orphan girl under the fence, who can only sit on a small pier without even a serious seat, and dare not speak casually.
No, she is not an orphan, but a capable brother. My elder brother is a dignified Jinshi, and the official worship is the fourth-rank Jingzhao Fuyin.
Xiaobao looked at Qiao Xiuli with cold eyes, the other party seemed to notice it, looked up and saw that it was a little boy, the young master of Prince Jin's mansion, and immediately gave a demure smile.
Xiaobao turned to look at Yueyue, Yueyue was still immersed in unraveling the Nine Links which was extremely difficult for her age. Yueyue has always been very serious since she was a child. In fact, Xiaobao didn't know about Zhen Guogong's family affairs at the beginning, and she only found out after marrying Sun Yue'er.
But it's just superficial, because Yueyue's mother passed away too early, and she was raised by Xiao Qiao's since she was a child. Later, he may have gradually noticed some clever fronts, but because the opponent's methods are too good, even if he knows he has suffered a disadvantage, he can't tell it.
In fact, Xiao Bao should be grateful to Xiao Qiao. If it weren't for her, Yueyue would not have married him, a sick prince who was lingering and dying every day. But he didn't appreciate her at all. Seriously speaking, the person Xiaobao hated the most in his previous life was Xiao Qiao's.
Especially when she knew that she was destined to die early and she was destined to be a widow for the rest of her life.
"You are so stupid, let me teach you."
Xiaobao took the Jiulianhuan in Yueyue's hand, and untied it three times. Put it back on again, and then explained it to Xiao Yueyue step by step.
Yueyue looked at it very seriously.
Seeing the appearance of the two little babies together, Qiao couldn't help laughing and said, "Xiao Bao really looks like a big brother, this brother is not in vain."
Yaoniang's eyebrows and eyes are full of smiles: "He is a villain, and he is the best at coaxing people. Usually he coaxes brother Yan Zhuzhu and little brother Xiaobao, but now he has managed to coax sister Yueyue. Take them all out."
So it's still a mother who understands her son.
Qiao Xiuli sat for a while and then left.
Rumeng sent her out, but when she reached the gate of the courtyard, she refused Rumeng's offer to send her back.
In fact, Rumeng would at best send her to the gate of the courtyard, but she refused, more or less giving the illusion that she is very knowledgeable and considerate.
It's a pity that the sixth girl is too low, otherwise she would be able to find a good family in Beijing. Now she is an eighteen-year-old girl, and she has not yet talked about marriage.
Rumeng had such a feeling inexplicably, she laughed a little after thinking about it, she thought about what to do, then turned and went back to the courtyard.
Qiao Xiuli turned around and took a look at the Lanruo Pavilion. From a distance, the building hidden among the lush ancient trees and blooming flowers was so exquisite, gorgeous and lofty.
She couldn't help but squeezed the hand in her sleeve, but she pinched a hard object, and she couldn't help but think of the image of the concubine of King Jin condescendingly taking off the bracelet on her wrist and giving it to her just now.
She lowered her head and pursed her lips tightly, without looking any further, she left quietly.