Keep an eye on her closely, but unfortunately Li Xiu'e is introverted by nature and rarely talks to others, and the servants can't see or touch her.
At this moment, in a small house in the outer courtyard, as soon as Lao Li, who was on his way to work, entered the door, he saw his daughter sitting on the kang head doing embroidery.
"Xiu'e, the second young master didn't come to see you today?" Lao Li put down the rope and shook the dirt off his coarse cloth jacket.
Li Xiu'e blushed slightly and said angrily, "Dad, don't talk nonsense. What does the second young master have to do with me?"
Lao Li walked to the table and poured himself a glass of water, "It's good to think like this. The second young master is not something we can afford. Don't let your reputation be ruined because of it."
Xiu'e nodded.
At this time, Xiu'e's mother, who had just received steamed buns from the kitchen, walked into the room and her face changed as soon as she heard that, "What nonsense are you talking about again? It's her blessing that the young master likes Xiu'e. Why don't you?"
Do you want her to be a domestic slave for the rest of her life?"
Lao Li frowned and lowered his voice, "The second young master spends his days drinking and drinking. He looks respectable but is actually despicable. If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense about your wife!"
Xiu'e's mother was also anxious, "After all, she is still the young master of the house. Even if Xiu'e can be a concubine, it is better than marrying you guys who pull carts and work hard and suffer a lifetime of poverty!"
Old Li said angrily, "How can a lowly person be accepted as a concubine? I think you are an old fool!"
"As long as the young master likes Xiu'e and goes to the government office to cancel her status, it will be fine! Do you want your daughter to suffer and be poor like me?"
Seeing that it didn't make sense, Lao Li walked out of the house with his sleeves rolled up.
Li Xiu'e's face was pale on the bed, with tears hanging from the corners of her eyes.
Xiu'e Niang said angrily, "Xiu'e, have you finished embroidering the handkerchief that the young master asked you to embroider two days ago? On the way here, I met Li Zhuang from the inner courtyard and asked you to deliver it to the young master in person after dinner today."
"Mother..." Li Xiu'e paled.
Today's dinner, Su Yin did not eat in his room, but was 'invited' to the main hall.
Tomorrow Yuan Yi will return to the court, and Su Shizong will naturally leave with the army. Now that the internal troubles in Qingbei City have been stabilized, and it is also confirmed that the Liao army will completely evacuate at full speed, the external and internal troubles are gone, and there is no way for the two of them.
Staying too much.
In the afternoon, Su Yin saw that the cobwebs were being dusted and the dust was being swept in the yard, and chickens, ducks, and fish were being carried back and forth in and out of the kitchen. He was wondering what kind of festival it was, but it turned out that it was for Su Shizong and Yuan Yi.
OK.
Because her mother Song Lan was ill in bed, she could not go to the main hall to have dinner. Su Yin came to dinner by herself.
As expected, even if Song Lan didn't come, Su Xiang didn't ask a word.
He sat at the head table, smiling as he looked at the table full of dishes. After his wives, concubines, and children had all sat down, he said a few words.
Su Yin sat at the end, near the door, but not facing Su Shizong. This position was quite in the corner, but it suited her just right.
Yuan Yi came after everyone was seated. In fact, he did not want to attend this so-called family banquet. It was just that Su Xiangyi left the city tomorrow and the family could not shirk the reason for the two of them practicing.
Come.
He sat to the right of Su Shizong, and the remaining ladies and children were dressed in order from high to low. Su Yin noticed with sharp eyes that everyone was wearing brand-new clothes today, and the hall was filled with bright and festive colors.
Before the meal started, Su Shizong seemed to ask casually, "The prince rejected the barbarian's request and kept the goddess's body, but the weather in June is too hot to store it. Where did the prince put it?"
As soon as these words came out, Su Yin's ears perked up.