The sobering soup has not yet arrived, but the hot water for bathing has been boiled. Shao Ziqing went to cleanse himself and take a bath, while Jiang Zuiyao stayed alone in the inner hall.

The outer hall has almost been tidied up, and Linghui is doing the finishing work, sweeping the floor with a broom.

Xiyun walked in with sobering soup and asked, "Where is the eldest young master?"

Jiang Zuiyao lifted up the quilt and got into bed, and replied: "The smell of alcohol is too unpleasant, so I asked him to take a bath. Let's put the sobering soup next to the charcoal fire to warm until he comes back to drink it."

Xijun poured the hangover soup into a pot and roasted it by the charcoal basin while Jiang Zuiyao sat on the bed covered with a quilt and combed her loose hair.

Xiyun cleaned up the mess on the soft couch and asked: "Master, will the Thirteenth Princess really marry?"

Jiang Zuiyao combed her hair and said, "Wanyun shouldn't lie about this kind of thing. The date has been determined. It seems that we are inseparable."

Xiyun folded the blanket on the soft couch, thoughtfully. After thinking for a while, he replied: "Maybe the people in the mansion know that this slave used to serve Concubine Rong, so they can hide it from us in the east courtyard."

Jiang Zuiyao chuckled nonchalantly and said: "The left and right have nothing to do with our East Courtyard, so just keep it a secret. Now that you know it, you have to back up the generous gifts. I didn't catch up with Wanyun when she got married. This time the third young master is getting married, so...

Don’t be too vague.”

Xiyun placed the folded blanket next to the soft couch and sighed: "I'm afraid Honglian's life will be even more difficult if the Thirteenth Princess gets married."

Jiang Zuiyao immediately put down her comb and asked, "What? Is the Thirteenth Princess difficult to get along with?"

Xiyun shook her head: "The thirteenth princess has been pampered by Concubine Rong since she was a child. Although she has a more willful temperament, she is not a bad person. She is more like a royal princess. She must be cared for in every possible way when she marries into the Shao family. Madam doesn't like Honglian.

How can I give her a good look?"

Jiang Zuiyao frowned slightly: "Listening to what Wanyun said, Honglian caused trouble again this time at the third young master's wedding."

"But no, the master was not in the capital at that time and didn't know. When the master learned that the third young master was going to marry the thirteenth princess, he seemed to be happy. Your Majesty also agreed very much, saying that Concubine Rong left early and did not want to leave her only daughter to marry far away.

"It's a good marriage to be able to enter our Shao family. It's all a sure thing, but who would have thought that the old incident of Honglian would be brought up. If such an incident is brought out again, it will cause quite a disturbance.", Xiyun.

After thinking about it, Jiang Zuiyao couldn't help but feel a little sad for Honglian.

Xijun took the kang broom and swept the folds on the soft couch, and then said: "Last year in the autumn, Honglian came to our east courtyard and said that the mansion did not send her charcoal fire. The servants looked at her pitifully.

So he gave her a basket."

Jiang Zuiyao immediately asked: "Where is the third young master? Does he not care?"

Xiyun straightened up, looked at Jiang Zuiyao and shook his head: "The third young master is now focused on officialdom. At that time, he did not return home for days and nights."

Jiang Zuiyao rolled her eyes in displeasure: "Let me tell you, my mother-in-law is too narrow-minded. Things have already happened, so why bother Honglian? She just wants to be with the third young master and her son.

And wholeheartedly."

Xiyun sighed again: "Hey, who says it's not the case? In fact, the third young master married the thirteenth princess just for his own official career. After all, Concubine Rong came from the Taiwei's house. If the thirteenth princess married, she would be able to

I have a relationship with the royal family, and I am also related to the Taiwei Mansion."

After a few words of conversation, Jiang Zuiyao knew that once the thirteenth princess entered the Shao family, she would definitely be respected by Shao Zimo and loved by Shao Jiang and the Jiang family just for the sake of her official career.

lotus……

Jiang Zuiyao shook her head helplessly. She personally went to advise Honglian and gave her two paths. She chose the path herself. I'm afraid she has to bear the pain herself.

At this time, Shao Ziqing walked in refreshed. Jiang Zuiyao looked at him and said, "The hangover soup is still warm for you. Drink it while it's hot."

Xiyun poured the hangover soup from the jar into a porcelain bowl and handed it to Shao Ziqing.

Shao Ziqing sat beside the couch, leaning against the bed frame, drinking slowly.

The night was already deep, Xijun had tidied up the inner hall and called Linghui from the outer hall to leave.

Jiang Zuiyao lay down slowly while holding on to the wall. She still felt some pain in her abdomen, but she could bear it. Linghui had already prepared a soft cushion. She leaned on it, looked at Jiang Zuiyao's back and said, "What Wan Yun said tonight,

Did you hear everything?"

Shao Ziqing turned around, lifted up the quilt and sat in, holding the warm sobering soup, and nodded: "I heard it, but it was just a few words. What did she say to you? I saw that she was mumbling,

It’s very mysterious.”

Jiang Zuiyao rested on a jade pillow with a gold silk cover and nephrite frame, and replied: "It's just a change in the family, talking about the second young master marrying a new man, and the third young master's wedding is about to be held, and he will marry the thirteenth princess."

Shao Ziqing had heard Chi Rong talk about these things a long time ago. He drank the last sip of the hangover soup, lay down on the quilt, and said: "Wanyun has been married for so long and no longer lives in the mansion. What she said is

You heard it from your mother, just listen to it and don't take it to heart."

After saying this, Shao Ziqing stretched out his arms to hold Jiang Zuiyao in his arms. Jiang Zuiyao lay comfortably in his arms and asked, "I heard Wanyun mean that she doesn't like Honglian."

Shao Ziqing was not surprised at all and said: "My mother doesn't like that woman, so naturally she doesn't like her either."

"You mean, Wan Yun listens to her mother's words?"

"No, she has had a willful temper since she was a child. If she had listened to her mother in everything, she wouldn't have caused so many troubles. But now that the girl is older, her behavior has improved a lot than before. In addition,

She doesn't live in the mansion, but comes back occasionally to see her mother. She will believe whatever her mother says, which is all one-sided. If someone mentions someone to you now and only talks about her bad qualities, you will also hate that person."

Shao Ziqing's words were true. Jiang Zuiyao understood Jiang's temperament. She was afraid that talking about a person's shortcomings would add fuel to the fire.

Jiang Zuiyao could not help but say with pity: "It's really a shame for Honglian that there is no place for her in this huge Shao family."

Shao Ziqing was so cold-tempered. Apart from caring about the people he cared about, how could he care about other people and things in his heart? He replied lightly: "Those things have nothing to do with us. We just heard about it. The third child is also now

Now that he is old and working in official circles, he can clearly distinguish what is important and what is important."

Jiang Zuiyao reminded: "Then you, the eldest brother, have to teach me a few words. You couldn't help me when you were not in the mansion before. Now that you are back, you should take care of your two younger brothers."

Shao Ziqing frowned irritably: "You know I don't like the second brother. Whether he lives or dies has nothing to do with me. As for the third brother, he may not listen even if I take care of him. Why should I displease that person? Okay, okay.

, it’s very late, go to bed quickly, this wine has made me dizzy.”
Chapter completed!