Since she can't leave in the short term, Lin Wanwan can only settle down first.
The first thing is to arrange for Xiao Qingyu to enter the Xiao family's elementary school.
It's shameful to say that Lin Wanwan had a laissez-faire attitude towards Xiao Qingyu's studies and basically paid little attention to it.
Those in the Xiao family who are of Xiao Qingyu's age have long stopped studying elementary education and are studying in private schools.
There are three- to four-year-old little Douding in the elementary school. The key point is that the knowledge of these little Doudings is actually slightly better than that of Little Qingyu, which stimulates Little Qingyu's desire to learn. This may be the influence of the environment.
The fact that the Xiao family can be passed down from generation to generation is the result of education accumulated from generation to generation. Those who are ignorant and have no skills, just waiting to die can only be cut off branches.
On the first day she moved into the Xiao family, Lin Wanwan saw no one else except Xiao Yixun's mother and the two thirteen- or fourteen-year-old Xiao Chen concubines who lived in the same courtyard.
Xiao Deyan, who is already seventy years old this year, Bachelor Xiao (Xiao Deyan is currently serving as a writer and bachelor of Hongwen Hall), Prince Xian Ma Xiao Chen, and Lin Wanwan were not seen.
It stands to reason that Lin Wanwan has taken care of Xiao Yixun for them for nearly a year. Now that she has come to their home, they should of course hold a family banquet to welcome her! But they didn't, as if Lin Wanwan was just a poor relative who came to seek refuge.
From the slightest clue, one can imagine the attitude of this family towards Xiao Yixun, and Lin Wanwan couldn't help but pity Xiao Yixun even more.
This is too miserable. My father doesn't love my mother, my brothers and sisters don't interact with each other, my grandmother is gone, and my grandfather doesn't care. It's as if there are no close relatives. It's miserable.
However, this kind of sympathy did not last long. Lin Wanwan withdrew it again when she saw the rough servant girl with chilblains on her hands from washing clothes in the cold weather.
Xiao Yixun is not miserable. At least he has no worries about food and clothing. He can open his mouth when food comes and stretch out his hands when clothes come. He enjoys the life of a master and does not have to stick to the rules due to illness.
The common people who have nothing to eat and no clothes to wear are miserable; the servants of Xiao Mansion who are inferior to others and cannot stand up for generations are miserable.
That night, the two concubines who lived together in Xiao Yixunzhuyuan had a series of nightmares. They rushed out of the boudoir in the middle of the night wearing only their underwear, shouting that there were monsters, causing half of the Xiao residence to make a fuss.
Xiao Yixun's mother didn't come over, but sent an old personal servant to help Xiao Chen and his two concubines move overnight.
Xiao Yixun stood in the main room of the Bamboo Garden, watching expressionlessly as servants came and went in her Bamboo Garden, moving the two concubine sisters.
Fortunately, Lin Wanwan was a little mentally prepared tonight. She did not go back to modern times, but waited in the room.
At this time, hearing the commotion, Lin Wanwan also got up, put on her clothes and came to the main room. She saw Xiao Yixun standing alone under the dim candlelight, holding a white fox in his arms.
Hearing Lin Wanwan's voice coming over, Xiao Yixun glanced back at her, with a look of indifference and no surprise on his face. There was no light in his pale eyes, which were like an abyss.
Although Xiao Yixun has always been like an iceberg beauty, Lin Wanwan has been with her day and night for so long, so she can naturally feel her emotional changes.
Xiao's mother silently moved the two concubines away from Zhuyuan. Although she knew it was definitely Xiao Yixun who was causing trouble, Xiao Chen and his wife just pretended not to know.
Lin Wanwan didn't know whether to envy Xiao Yixun for not having to follow the rules, or to sympathize with her for being ignored.
Maybe Xiao Yixun still had the idea in his heart that his mother could come over and scold her?
After all, the two concubine sisters looked unusual tonight, and they had lost everyone's dignity, and everyone in the Xiao family must be well aware of Xiao Yixun's serious use of poison.
Just not at all.
No one came to question Xiao Yixun, and no one came to ask her for instructions.
No one asked the two concubine sisters before they moved into Xiao Yixun's Bamboo Garden, and now that they have moved out, no one informed her.
After watching silently in the main room for a while, Xiao Yixun suddenly turned around and went back to the room. Lin Wanwan glanced at Xiao Yixun's silent back and felt that the resentment in her body was soaring to the sky.
Lin Wanwan shook her head secretly, went back to her room, and went back to modern times to catch up on the time.
Now that Lu Shouyue lives next door to her, she can't disappear in the modern world for too long. He always comes to visit. Fortunately, Lin Wanwan has arranged to stay in the modern world for more time, so as to smooth out the time between the two worlds.
On the second day of staying at Xiao's house, Lin Wanwan suddenly received an invitation from Princess Xiangcheng to a spring banquet, scheduled for noon the day after tomorrow.
Princess Xiangcheng is Li Shimin's eldest daughter, and she is married to Xiao Yu's eldest son Xiao Rui (her own cousin), who is also Xiao Chong's uncle.
Princess Xiangcheng's biological mother is unknown, and her childhood experience is also unknown. The first record in history is the day she married Xiao Rui.
It’s hard to say what the real Princess Xiangcheng was like. Anyway, according to historical records, she was a well-educated, gentle, filial, kind, and well-behaved woman. She fully met the standards of a good woman during the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty and was a model.
Li Shimin was very satisfied with this eldest daughter who "served her uncle as her parents" and built a princess palace in order to maintain the same rules at dawn and dusk. He often asked his princesses to learn from his eldest sister, Princess Xiangcheng.
The Xiao family is also very satisfied with this princess daughter-in-law. She has a high status but a low profile. According to historical records, she gave birth to seven sons and one daughter to the Xiao family (Lin Wanwan is inclined to believe that the bastard of the Xiao family was also named under the name of Princess Xiangcheng).
But why did she suddenly invite Lin Wanwan to the spring banquet? Everyone in the Xiao Mansion was very surprised. Lin Wanwan had only been in Chang'an for less than three days, so how could she attract the attention of Princess Xiangcheng?
But Lin Wanwan knew it well when she received the invitation. This matter was 100% related to Xiao Chong!
According to the ancient default rule of "no separation of families when both parents are together", Xiao Yu's descendants currently live with him in the Xiao Mansion, and naturally the second room where Xiao Chong lives is also.
According to historical records, the mistress of Xiao Chong's house at this time was a house-filler who didn't even leave her surname, and she had no heirs, so she must have had little power in the house.
As a princess and the eldest daughter-in-law, Princess Xiangcheng must be in charge of the family's affairs, which naturally includes Xiao Chong's affairs.
Although she understood the reason for inviting her, Lin Wanwan was still confused from the moment she received the invitation.
What did Xiao Chong tell his family about him, whether this invitation to him was a good banquet or a Hongmen banquet? The most important point is, how would he respond if he saw Xiao Chong?
Oops, I feel so confused just thinking about it.
Xiao Chong's speed is too fast. Why, just a few days after arriving in Chang'an, their little boss posted a message for him! His head is as big as a bucket!
However, what makes Lin Wanwan feel a little reassured is that Princess Xiangcheng is a moral model and a role model for women, so she should not be difficult to deal with.