With a scream, his body fell steadily into Xia Xun's arms.【】
Xiaodi calmed down for a moment, patted her chest, and said happily: "Master, it's so dangerous!"
Xia Xun said angrily: "Why should I take risks? You are the only one who takes risks!"
However, when Xiaodi took the shot, Xia Xun noticed that her skirt was slightly open, revealing a touch of wheat-colored skin. The skin was delicate and smooth, with shallow ravines between them. Her chest was round, stretching out the Songjiang cotton clothes. The ups and downs are continuous.
As soon as the spring light came into his eyes, Xia Xun immediately realized that Xiaodi had grown up and could no longer treat her like a little girl. He quickly put her down and asked: "What are you doing climbing so high? What time has it been and you are still cleaning?" Room?"
Xiao Di said: "The young master also said that the few people sent by the Prince Consort's Mansion are temporary vacancies after all, and they are not willing to work hard. On the surface, they all look clean, but in fact, they are buried everywhere. Damn it, they bullied the young master to be easy to talk to, it would be weird if he didn’t cheat and show off..."
Xia Xun smiled and said: "This is an idle house owned by the prince's consort, and of course there is a lot of dust. We are also staying here, so we don't need to go through such trouble."
Xiaodi said: "You can't say that. Today Xiaodi and his wife went to the Duke's Mansion under construction. It's quite spectacular. But the house is too big. Looking at the progress, it won't be completed until the end of the year at the earliest. Let's It will take at least half a year to move there. In this half year, we will live here, how can we be vague..."
Xia Xun shook his head and said: "Okay, let's hire some servants to come back tomorrow. Let's take care of it when we have more people."
"oh!"
Xiaodi responded without saying anything else.
Xia Xun turned around to leave, but suddenly turned around again and gave her a strange look.
Seeing him turn around, Xiaodi opened her eyes slightly, with two question marks reflected in her eyes.
Xia Xun suddenly understood what the problem was. Xiaodi was too silent. In the past, even if she didn't see him for three days, she would chase him and tell him everything that happened in the past three days with great interest, but now They haven't seen each other for more than two years, but she has become distant. It seems that from the moment he arrived at Shuangyu Island, Xiaodi just stood at a distance, smiled at him, and barely said a few words to him.
"Is it because the little girl has grown up, or is it because..."
Xia Xun unexpectedly remembered the pair of figures under the moonlight on the beach that he had seen when he was on Shuangyu Island.
Xia Xun couldn't help but ask: "Xiaodi, what's on your mind?"
"No!" Xiaodi opened her eyes in surprise.
"Well...do you still like it here?"
"I like it, it's very beautiful. But..."
"Um?"
"But this is someone else's home after all. It's better to live in your own home, even if it's smaller or dilapidated, but if you live there in a down-to-earth way, the feeling... is different..."
Xiaodi said, her eyes sparkling with a dreamy color.
Xia Xun chewed on these words slowly and nodded slightly. He looked at Xiao Huo deeply and said, "You can go too tomorrow, the young master will take you shopping."
"Oh!" Xiaodi agreed, her eyes turning into crescent moons.
Xia Xun turned around and went to the back house. When you grow up, you must have your own home. Xiaodi... seems to really like Xu Hu's son. The young man is not a bad character, and now his father is Fangdusi. In terms of identity, Xiaodi is not aggrieved. Let’s ask Su Ying later. She should know this. If Xiaodi really likes Xu Yilan, he will make it happen for her.
Xia Xun thought to himself and let out a long breath. It was a strange feeling. It seemed that he had a father to whom he could hand over responsibilities, and the comfort and ease of seeing his beloved daughter depended on for life. At the same time, he felt that he had cared for her since she was a child.
The melancholy and sadness of leaving my precious beloved child behind.
Love and affection are two different things. He loves Xie Xie, Zi Qi, and Su Ying, but he still loves Xiaodi. This kind of love is different from that for Si Yang and Si Xun. He doesn't know what's in his heart.
Regarding how Xiaodi is positioned, perhaps she feels more like a younger sister, but that's not all.
No one knows his true origin, but the identity he carries, Yang Xu, knows whether it is true or not. In his heart, only Xiao Di is the only one in the world who has shared secrets that cannot be explained to others.
She is a human being, and now...she is about to be separated from herself.
He told himself that if Xiaodi found someone he liked, he would marry Xiaodi as if he were his own sister. Since returning to Jinling, Xiaodi has been a little lonely and unhappy. He doesn't want to marry an unhappy Xiaodi.
.Rather than saying that he respects Xiaodi's choice, it is better to say that he wants to be that happy little girl again.
Xiaodi looked at Xia Xun's back, her eyes half-joyed and worried. The young master was no longer as close to her as before, which made her realize the distance between them more clearly. Thank you, Ziqi, no one takes her seriously.
The maid is treated like a real sister, but she doesn't dare to think so. She works hard, more than other maid servants, just so that the young master can pay attention to her and get close to her, but the young master still
Farther.
Thinking of this, Xiaodi couldn't help but feel sad. But Xia Xun said that he would take her shopping tomorrow. Although she knew very well that she would not be the only one taking her, and she would not be the protagonist, she still felt very excited. She seemed to have returned to
During that time in Qingzhou, a carefree little girl walked happily on the streets with her young master...
"Master, you actually still like me, right?"
A word of joy for him, a word of sorrow for him.
Xiaodi began to worry about gains and losses.
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"Daddy is back!"
As soon as she walked into the backyard, Si Xun suddenly appeared and ran towards him happily. Xia Xun happily picked her up and said with a smile: "Oh, my sweetheart is sensible and knows how to wait for daddy to come home.
That’s it.”
Si Xun said excitedly: "Well, daddy is back. Thank you, auntie, for cooking a lot of delicious food. It's a big table full, but mom said I have to wait until daddy comes back before I can eat it. I'm even hungry. I kept waiting and waiting.
Daddy is finally back."
Xia Xun laughed loudly: "Smelly girl, it turns out that you are so good because you want to eat delicious food. I thought your father was here. I won't spank your little ass!"
Xia Xun lightly patted her butt twice, and Si Xun laughed. At this time, Si Yang ran from under the wisteria trellis holding two chicken legs, shouting as he ran: "Si Xun, Si Xun
, where are you hiding? My sister stole two chicken legs, let’s..."
Suddenly seeing Xia Xun, Siyang felt embarrassed and quickly put his hands behind his back.
Xia Xun smiled and said: "Daddy is hungry too. Come on, give me a bite first."
Siyang blinked her big eyes carefully. Her father seemed to be really not angry, so she timidly raised a hand. Xia Xun took a bite of the chicken leg, and Siyang smiled.
Xun put it down, held one in each hand, and said with a smile: "Come on, let's go thank you for the delicious food you made."
The two girls ate chicken legs and followed him happily.
The next day, Xia Xun's whole family went out together and went to the streets.
Xia Xun changed into casual clothes, and the family walked in the busy chicken cage market, looking here and there, very happy.
Xie Xie decides whether to hire servants mercilessly or not. Who is tricky, who is honest, who is diligent, and who is naughty? I am afraid there are few who can hide it from Xie Xie’s discerning eyes. Xiaodi also helps as a consultant.
Ten male servants, twelve maids, four mothers, and two cooks were selected from the market.
These are just the minimum configurations based on the Prince Consort's house. If you live in your own Duke's Mansion in the future, this kind of people will definitely not be able to do it. Even if the mansion is not as exaggerated as the Shanwang Mansion, there will be three or four hundred
A servant is also essential.
But at that time, there was no need to buy so many slaves and servants. The new emperor ascended the throne, and the old ministers and family members were purged. Some of them were exiled, some were sent to the royal guards, teachers, and some were demoted to apprentice craftsmen. The most important ones were sent to the army.
Being a slave of the hero's family is the luckiest ending, at least the quality of life is better.
As the sixth Duke of Jingnan, the Fu Guogong Mansion has also allocated more than 200 family members of prisoners. However, the Duke's Mansion has not yet been built. Those people are still eating prison food and are looking forward to it.
It is hoped that the Duke Fu's Mansion will be completed as soon as possible so that it can be reformed through labor.
After choosing their servants, the whole family relaxed and enjoyed the sights of Jinling. The busy chicken cage market is full of dazzling things, and there are all kinds of rare treasures from all over the world. Many of them are things that Si Yang and Si Xun, who have lived on the island since childhood, have never seen before.
As they walked along, they saw all kinds of rare things. However, the things that children like are obviously different from the tastes of adults. Many things are just rare to them, but when they walked to a store selling
When I arrived at the little animal's shop, I couldn't move any further.
They had never seen a rabbit before. This kind of snow-white, furry, cute little animal with a pair of big ears and a pair of red eyes was too lethal for a little girl of this age. So not only did Xia Xun’s family
With the addition of children, there were more than 20 people in the house, and there were two more little white rabbits. The other things they bought were all held by the servants. They were not willing to give these two little white rabbits to others, one for each person.
Holding him in his arms, he refused to let go for a moment.
At noon, Xia Xun took the whole family to stop in front of the Confucius Temple and tasted various snacks. After the meal, the family went back to the house satisfied, took a bath, changed clothes, and Xia Xun left the house.
We arrived at the palace. In the morning, the emperor was holding a court meeting. We should have finished lunch at this time, and the lunch break was over. It would be more appropriate to report to him about the inspection of the site where the temple was built.
Xia Xun rode towards the Meridian Gate on horseback and walked along the Imperial Road. Passing by the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, he suddenly saw a crowd of people gathered in front of the mansion. Naturally, there could not be ordinary people in this place, but the subordinate officials who came out of various yamen gates to do things.
There were a lot of guards, and they were all crowded there, forming a circle, thinking about something.
Xia Xun was a little curious. When he walked to the gate of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, he reined in his horse and took a look at the crowd. He couldn't help but be shocked. There were three people tied to the horse posts in front of the gate. They were covered with bruises and disheveled hair. When he looked closely, it was Xu Xu.