After the dinner at Lingyang Houfu, Xiao Yurong was ready to take her back to the house, and nobles from various aristocratic families also left the gate of Lingyang Houfu one after another.
Wen Jiaojiao stood aside and watched Xiao Yurong and Qin Weishuang talking reluctantly.
Originally I wanted to let them stay for one night, but Xiao Yurong declined because she was afraid that Wen Jiaojiao would not be used to living there. Besides, they both lived in the capital. It only took half an hour from Wen Jiaojiao to Lingyang Houfu, so they could come and go frequently in the future.
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Qi Yao came to Wen Jiaojiao with a small box in her arms and stuffed the box into her arms.
Wen Jiaojiao looked at the box a little helplessly, thinking that Qi Yao was going to stuff her with another box of jewelry.
Qi Yao smiled and said, "Open it and take a look."
Wen Jiaojiao opened it and saw that the box contained not jewelry, but a nine-link ring made of jade.
"I just asked Aunt Xiao. She said you liked these little toys. I didn't prepare anything in advance, so I just borrowed flowers to offer to the Buddha."
Qi Yao looked back and said, "I took this from Ashuo's room. I asked him and he said he could give it away, so I gave it to you."
Wen Jiaojiao looked behind Qi Yao. Qi Shuo was standing obediently next to Mrs. Qin. Mrs. Qin was grabbing him to talk to Xiao's mother, but his eyes were always looking towards her.
Seeing Wen Jiaojiao's gaze, Qi Shuo smiled at Wen Jiaojiao and waved.
Wen Jiaojiao immediately lowered his gaze. This Qi Shuo really has that kind of dog temperament, especially those bright eyes, like a cute dog looking at you, a look that you can't refuse.
Wen Jiaojiao closed the box and said to Qi Yao: "Then thank you, sister Ayao."
Qi Yao put her arms around Wen Jiaoyao's shoulders: "Thank you for this. It's your first time coming to Lingyang Marquis Mansion. I hit it off with you, so I should give you a gift. I'll go to Wen Mansion to find you someday and take you out to play."
Wen Jiaojiao was talking to Qi Yao when a figure limped up to them with a cane.
Seeing the person coming, Qi Yao suppressed her smile and turned half of her body to block Wen Jiaojiao.
Xiang Cheng looked past Qi Yao and looked at Wen Jiaojiao, his eyes fell on her gauze-wrapped hand, his brows furrowed slightly, "Does your hand still hurt?"
Wen Jiaojiao chuckled in his heart and said coldly: "Thanks to Mr. Xiang, my hand is not broken yet."
Xiang Cheng smiled coldly, "If it's broken, it's my leg."
Wen Jiaojiao rolled his eyes at him, and Brother Xiao should break his other leg.
Qi Yao said: "Xiang Cheng, are you okay?"
Xiang Cheng put his hand into his clothes, and when he touched the piece of white jade, he rubbed it. For some reason, he didn't want to return the piece of jade to her.
"It's okay, let's see if Wen Jiaojiao's hand is broken."
After saying that, he limped outside on crutches. Xiang Wenzhu chased after him and tried to help him, but he waved his hand away and said, "I'm not disabled yet."
Wen Jiaojiao let out a "tsk" sound. A man like Xiang Cheng was a dandy, a free-spirited person, a very arrogant person, and he was full of attributes that she hated.
"Sister Kisaragi..."
A warm voice called Wen Jiaojiao's eyes back. Wen Jiaojiao turned around and saw that it was Shen Zhishu.
Qi Yao: "Why is there another one? Who are you?"
Qi Yao didn't know as many people as Wen Jiaojiao at this banquet except for the Xiang family brother and sister who had an enmity with Wen Jiaojiao.
Wen Jiaojiao touched Shen Zhishu's lips and said, "Brother Zhishu."
Hearing Wen Jiaojiao call Shen Zhishu brother, Qi Yao's eyes wandered between the two of them, and she whispered in Wen Jiaojiao's ear: "Jiaojiao, this white-faced scholar doesn't like you, does he?"
Wen Jiaojiao:......Qi Yao, can you speak louder? Everyone heard me!
When the eyes of everyone around him gathered, Wen Jiaojiao felt so embarrassed that his toes were scratching the ground.
Shen Zhishu coughed and said to Qi Yao: "Miss Qi Si has misunderstood. My Shen family and Wen family are old friends. Sister Ruyue and I grew up together. I regard her as my own sister."
Qi Yao said "Oh~", nudged Wen Jiaojiao gently, and whispered in her ear: "He is still a prude. Let me tell you, my mother said that this kind of white-faced scholar is the best at talking and pretending. , he has a good sister on his left and a good sister on his right, who knows how many good sisters he has."
"Ayao, come here, what are you mumbling over there!"
Qin Weishuang grabbed Qi Yao and glared at her, "You've been minding other people's affairs all day long. You don't care about your own affairs. You're seventeen and you still don't want to get married."
Qi Yao muttered: "I don't want to get married, no matter what the marriage. It will be so uncomfortable to live with a married person all day long."
Qin Weishuang tugged Qi Yao's ears, "I'm warning you, just think so, but don't lead your sister Jiao Jiao astray."
Qi Yao thought to herself that Jiao Jiao didn't need her to take care of her. She felt that Jiao Jiao was less concerned about her future marriage than she was.
"Second Young Master Shen."
Xiao Yurong walked to Wen Jiaojiao, held her in her arms and looked at Shen Zhishu and said, "It's getting late. I'm going to take Jiaojiao back now, so I won't talk to Mr. Shen any more."
Shen Zhishu bowed to Xiao Yurong, "Then Zhishu will say goodbye to his aunt and sister Ruyue here."
On the way back to Wen Mansion, Wen Jiaojiao was sitting in the carriage, sleeping on Xiao Yurong's lap, when he heard Xiao Yurong say: "Jiaojiao, what do you think of Lingyang Marquis Mansion? Did you have fun today?"
Wen Jiaojiao opened one eye and looked at Xiao Yurong: "I'm pretty happy." Except for meeting Xiang Cheng.
Xiao Yurong continued: "What do you think of Aunt Shuang?"
Wen Jiaojiao: "Aunt Shuang is very good, straightforward and generous, just like my mother-in-law."
Of course, I don't know if it seems like he has a bit of a bad temper.
However, Mrs. Qin seems to be quite strict with her children. She will be beaten and scolded when necessary. She can get a glimpse of the way she teaches her children from Qin Shiqi Yao just now, but Xiao Yurong will not treat her like this. No matter how aggressive her mother was outside, she was always gentle and gentle to her.
After hearing Wen Jiaojiao's answer, Xiao Yurong smiled and said, "What do Jiaojiao think of the rest of the Qi family?"
other people?
It only took Wen Jiaojiao a moment to understand who Xiao Yurong was referring to. He was deliberately trying to trick her.
Wen Jiaojiao hugged Xiao Yurong's waist, buried his face in her arms, and said in a low voice: "Everyone in my family is nice to me. Brother Ashuo and sister Ayao also treat me well."
Xiao Yurong wanted to say something else, but Wen Jiaojiao said: "Mom, I'm sleepy."
Xiao Yurong had to stop talking. She saw that Xiao Wu of the Qi family was very good. The Qi family and the Xiao family had fought together on the battlefield for generals. They had a life-long friendship, so she It was a little too hasty.
If she could, she wanted to keep Jiao Jiao by her side for the rest of her life. She was so fragile, how could she leave her side with confidence.