Wang Simu subconsciously picked up the wine glass. Only then did she realize that there was something wrong with the wine glass. It was topaz in color, with a hint of red.

When he first looked at it, Wang Simu thought it was an ordinary jade cup, but when he picked it up, he discovered that it was actually colored glaze.

The color was like jade, with a blood-red color inside... Wang Simu shook his hand, and his aunt's sweet wine suddenly tipped over, spilling onto the table and onto her dress.

"Oh, why are you so careless?"

The aunt quickly put aside the wine bottle and cup, took out a handkerchief and wiped the wine stains on Wang Simu's dress.

Dragon blood glass?!

Wang Simu was shocked. Glaze was inherently precious, but dragon blood glaze was made from an extremely rare soil in the Western Regions, and its output was extremely low.

When the relationship between the Western Regions and the Central Plains was close, dragon blood glaze often flowed into the Central Plains as tribute, and was usually made into utensils and wine cups, which would only be used when His Majesty entertained officials.

As the relationship between the Western Regions and the Central Plains gradually became colder, dragon blood glaze did not flow into the Central Plains for many years, and the nobles in the capital were hard to find. Most of them kept it at home and occasionally used it themselves.

But it will never be used for entertaining guests.

She took a quick glance and found that the table was full of dragon blood glazed lamps. It was a complete set of glazed lamps, worth enough to buy two Xu mansions.

After her aunt wiped her clean, she filled another cup and said, "Are you tired?"

There was concern in his tone.

Knocking is knocking, but is this a battle of positions? She actually attaches great importance to me, Mistress of the Xu family, is this what she wants to express...

Wang Simu pursed her lips and said nothing. She was a little moved in her heart. She understood the respect and value that the Xu family's mistress had for her.

"Come, try these dishes. They are all unique to our Xu family. You can't eat them outside."

The aunt enthusiastically introduced the dishes on the table, fully playing the role of hostess and future mother-in-law.

There were indeed a few dishes that Wang Simu had never tasted before, which made her eyes light up.

Roast duck with crispy skin, sliced, and wrapped in thin dough, which is both delicious and filling; ugly-looking on the outside, but soft and tender in the mouth, moderately salty braised lion head; rich flavor, crispy and not greasy.

Meat..........

Although the Xu family is a newly promoted "noble family", its financial resources should not be underestimated... Just as Wang Simu thought this, her eyes suddenly froze, and she stared straight at the small porcelain vat containing chicken soup.

!

My heart said: There is something wrong with you!

Wang Simu came from a family of officials and was extremely talented and connoisseur. She quickly realized that the porcelain on the table was not simple, and every piece of it was an antique.

Antiques with high collectible value......

This is not the norm. This is not the norm. How could someone use antiques as daily utensils?

In the quiet atmosphere of eating, Miss Wang was greatly shocked.

After calming down, Wang Simu turned to observe the female relatives at the table. The girl Su Su did not come to the table to eat, which meant that even if she married into the Xu family, she could only be a concubine.

Li Miaozhen has a cold personality, neither cold nor hot, which is in line with her status as a saint from the Heavenly Sect.

Xu Lingyin and this girl from southern Xinjiang surprised Wang Simu, thinking how could anyone eat like this? Aren't they afraid of choking or getting burned? Are they playing the role of me?

It would be terrible if such a young child could act.

But if it weren't for acting, how could the Xu family's mistress, who was strict in running the family, tolerate such rudeness from them...

Wang Simu was lost in thought as the meal came to an end.

She concluded in her mind that although the Xu family's mistress was superb, she was not an aggressive one. On the contrary, she was gentle and straightforward most of the time, just like a little girl.

What a terrible woman.

Xu Lingyue only inherited three or four points of her mother's level at most. In Wang Simu's view, she was a master, but not a strong rival.

As for this little girl from the Xu family, she hasn't had a chance to test it yet.

So, after lunch, Wang Simu saw Xiao Douding playing in the courtyard, so she found an opportunity to come out alone, holding a plate of pastries in her hand, waving and smiling:

"Lingyin, come to sister."

When Xu Lingyin saw the food, she came over excitedly.

She really loves to eat, and as long as she has food, it is easy to control her... Wang Simu felt happy and said softly: "I heard from your sister that you were bullied when you were in school?"

Xu Lingyin focused on the cakes. While eating, she said aggrievedly: "There is a little fat guy who robbed me of my food..."

She immediately announced loudly: "The cauldron has helped me take revenge."

Xu Lingyue didn't lie. Someone really bullied her, so she didn't go to school. Poor child... Wang Simu touched her head and spoke softly:

"Then do you still want to go to school?"

Little Douding shook his head.

"How about my sister teach you."

Little Douding glanced at the pastry and nodded.

Wang Simu smiled happily. She could teach the child some quick knowledge. When she returned home, the child "accidentally" revealed the new knowledge in front of his parents.

The mistress of the Xu family will definitely ask, and Xu Lingyin will tell her about how she silently taught her how to read.

Traditionally, the mistress of the Xu family will be grateful to me when she finds out about it, but I don't take credit...

"Come, sister will teach you arithmetic."

............

After having lunch in the dining hall of the Hanlin Academy, Xu New Year left the imperial city on horseback and rushed home.

He always felt uneasy in his heart. Wang Simu had a strong and independent personality, while his mother always showed her happiness and anger on her face.

If Wang Simu makes certain temptations and makes his mother unhappy, she will probably face him on the spot.

In addition, the house is full of monsters, including Lingyin, Lina, the saint of Tianzong, the female ghost Susu, and the most eccentric big brother...

Xu Erlang felt that he had to come back and control the field.

After entering the mansion, I walked around the outer and inner halls. I didn't see Wang Simu, but I found her two maids standing in the hall.

Then he asked: "Where is your young lady?"

"It's in the courtyard." The maid replied respectfully.

Xu Erlang left the inner hall and turned to the inner courtyard, and sure enough he found Wang Simu sitting at the stone table, like a lifeless paper flower, stunned.

Xu Lingyin stood aside, took a bite of pastry, glanced at her future sister-in-law, and thought about finishing her meal and leaving.

Xu Erlang's heart sank and he thought, what's going on? Is there a falling out? It's still too late for me to come back...

"Missing, longing..."

He walked over and gently shook Wang Simu's shoulders.

Wang Simu slowly raised his head, looking at him blankly with lackluster eyes.

A few seconds later, Wang Simu felt sad, held his hand tightly, and said with tears: "Erlang, your sister is so angry with me!!"

"You and Lingyue had a conflict?"

Xu Erlang frowned. He instantly figured out the process. Wang Simu and Xu Lingyue had a conflict. Xu Lingyue complained to her elder brother with a "grieved" look on her face.

The eldest brother must have said something irritating to make Wang Simu so angry. The eldest brother is the most eccentric person.

Wang Simu shook his head, looked at the heartless Xu Lingyin, and sobbed: "It's her... I taught her arithmetic with good intentions, but she, she insisted on making me angry."

Xu Erlang took a breath and looked at her with a complicated expression: "You, why are you asking for trouble? The gentlemen of the academy, Daochang Li, Chu Yuanzhen, they are all very angry with Ling Yin, let alone you?

"

Wang Simu didn't believe it and said: "But, Lingyue said that Lingyin didn't study because she was bullied in school, and this is also true, so I wanted to teach..."

She seemed to have come to her senses and stopped talking.

The two looked at each other in silence.

On the rooftop in the distance, Xu Qian laughed and made a pig sound.

Li Miaozhen kicked him, but he had a hard time holding back his laughter.

"I, I finally know why Chu Yuanzhen is so angry, haha, this guy also tried to teach Suzanne arithmetic, it doesn't work, it doesn't work, my stomach hurts from laughing..."

Xu Qian held his stomach and burst into tears with laughter. He finally knew what Chu Yuanzhen was facing in Yunlu Academy.

"Your eldest sister has such a dark heart." Li Miaozhen said with a smile.

"Go away, you have a dark heart." Xu Qian said.

Li Miaozhen had a straight face.

Xu Erlang looked around and saw that there was only one little bean around, so he sat down and said some sweet words, finally coaxing Wang Simu.

Then, what Xu Lingyue said to him quietly last night came to his mind.

"Simu, I thought about it for a long time last night."

When Wang Simu looked over, he took a deep breath and continued: "Since the eldest brother offended His Majesty, the Xu family has actually been wandering on the edge of the cliff."
To be continued...