"Aunt De, three years ago I wanted to adopt Minghu to the eldest family and Rouping to adopt Xiao Mingzhu. Now it seems that it is just a temporary measure. She still got her biological child back."
"Second Madam, you are just a five-year-old girl. As long as the Hou Mansion is firmly in your hands, it will be fine. The most important thing now is the eldest son's future and the eldest lady's marriage."
"Well, you're right." Fang Rongru finally regained her former composure.
Aunt De said with a smile: "Now that we have entered the mansion, do you want to meet the second lady?"
"Now that we've entered the mansion, let's have a banquet in the flower hall tonight." Fang Rongru's smile was full of calculations, "Just to see the attitude of the people in the big house towards this little baby."
"Although Xiao Mingzhu is young, her behavior is impeccable. It is not a good thing for her to do. She will definitely not be willing to accept it."
"The brothers in the first house are so kind to Xiao Mingzhu. Now I want to see if it's my biological sister or my adopted sister."
"The second lady is smart." Aunt De understood that the second lady wanted to disturb the spring water in the big house. After all, only fish can be fished in muddy water.
In less than half a stick of incense, Xuan Bao returned, and the news of the banquet held in the flower hall of the Hou Mansion tonight reached the ears of everyone in the Xiao family.
Xiao Mingzhu was so angry that the handkerchief in her hand was almost torn. She didn't expect that her second aunt would give Xuan Bao face like this. Sure enough, her biological son was different.
I remember that Xiao Mingzhu entered the house quietly like a servant. It was not until the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival that she finally met the Xiao family.
After thinking about it, Xiao Mingzhu had an idea in her mind. She got up and walked out quickly to find her fourth and fifth brothers.
"Fifth brother, mother and second brother were all taken away by Xuan Bao..." Xiao Mingzhu looked aggrieved when talking about this, "But when Xuan Bao came, they didn't like me anymore."
Xiao Mingzhu has spent the most time on Xiao Keli in the past few years since she entered the palace. She knows exactly what he likes about her, and she has fulfilled her wish to become the most important person in his heart.
Although Xiao Keli is the youngest among the brothers, he has the deepest thoughts.
"Don't worry, you are our sister." Xiao Keyi touched Xiao Mingzhu's head.
"Mingzhu, do you have any ideas?" Xiao Keli likes smart people, and Xiao Mingzhu is smart beyond his years.
"I won't talk about it since my father is not in the capital. The fifth brother and the fourth brother went to stop the eldest brother and the third brother respectively before dinner."
"Why are you stopping them? Do you have to stop them separately?" Xiao Keyi was confused.
"Third brother often says that he hates people who take advantage of others." Xiao Mingzhu knew that Xiao Keyi was upright and had to explain it more clearly, "Just talk about Xuan Bao bullying us based on his mother's love."
Turning around to face Xiao Keli, Xiao Mingzhu stretched out her hand and gently shook his hand coquettishly.
Xiao Keli couldn't stand Xiao Mingzhu's coquettishness and asked with a smile: "What do you want the fourth brother to say to the eldest brother?"
"The eldest brother is the most disciplined, and pays more attention to the order of the elders and younger ones." Xiao Mingzhu and Xiao Keli just need to keep their words to the point.
Nodding heavily, Xiao Keli said that he understood.
Xiao Mingzhu then signaled Xiao Keli to bend down and whisper in his ear: "Fifth brother, Xuan Bao doesn't look like his father or mother, and his age doesn't seem to match up."
Xiao Keli was stunned, and after a moment he said: "Don't say this to other people, my eldest brother and I will find out."
"Yes." Xiao Mingzhu lowered her head slightly to hide the ecstasy in her heart.
Regardless of whether Xuan Bao is a member of the Xiao family or not, the seeds of suspicion have been planted. Her brothers are on guard and will treat her differently.
Besides, Xuan Bao was so tired that he slept until dusk.
There was a thick and soft bed under him, and he was covered with a warm and soft quilt. Xuan Bao, who had just woken up, was in a trance. Was he in a dream?
"Miss Seven is awake."
Xuan Bao turned his head and looked, and it turned out to be Grandma Ying.
"You guys, come in quickly and wait."
After Grandma Ying finished speaking, four little maids around ten years old walked in.
Xuan Bao sat up and rubbed his eyes: "Aunt Ying, who are they?"
"Spring flowers, autumn moon, winter snow, summer rain, see Miss Seven soon."
"This slave has met Miss Seven."
"Miss Seventh, the four of them will serve you exclusively from now on." After saying this, Grandma Ying turned around and ordered: "You two, hurry up and hurry up."
What's faster? Xuan Bao was still a little dazed, so the four maids stepped forward to help her wash, change clothes, and comb her hair.
After going out, Xuan Bao was surprised to realize that he had slept for a long time, the sun had already set, and there was still the afterglow in the sky.
Xuan Bao chatted with the two maids as he walked, "Xia Yu, are we going to find our mother?"
"Miss Qi, the whole family wants to see you, so the princess specially held a banquet in the flower hall. Everyone is waiting for you."
"A big family?" Xuan Bao grasped the key point with confusion on his face, "And a small family?"
Although it was a child's talk, Chunhua instantly understood Xuan Bao's meaning.
"Miss Qi, the Marquis has a younger brother, the second master Xiao Liao. Their family lives in the west courtyard of the Marquis' mansion." Chunhua explained with a smile, "By the way, there is also an old lady who lives in the south courtyard, but she went out of the city to worship Buddha.
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Xuan Bao understood: "A large family refers to our family including my second uncle's family and my grandmother."
Xia Yu nodded: "That's right.".
"I'm going to see daddy." Xuan Bao looked forward to it.
"I can't see the Marquis today. He has not returned from the expedition."
"My dad can fight, he's so good!" Xuan Bao said with admiration in his tone.
Chunhua also had pride in her tone: "Who doesn't know that our Lord is a loyal minister and good general who protects the border and the country."
Along the way, the scenery of the Hou Mansion was beautiful, but Xuan Bao felt a strange feeling in her heart, but she couldn't tell what it was for a while.
Hearing Xia Yu point forward and say that the flower hall was coming soon, Xuan Bao shook his head and stopped thinking, and his short legs couldn't help but speed up.
In the flower hall, Princess Rouping was a little absent-minded and looked towards the door from time to time.
"Sister-in-law, Xuan Bao doesn't understand the rules too much. All the elders and brothers and sisters are here, but she is the youngest but the last." Fang Rongru said with a loud voice.
When Xuan Bao came to the door, he suddenly stopped and frowned. Who was speaking ill of him behind his back?
Xiao Mingshan said sarcastically: "Mom, what rules do people from the countryside know?"
Xiao Minghu pretended to say: "Xuanbao is new here, aunt should teach him well."
"Eldest sister, second sister, Xuan Bao is still young." Xiao Mingzhu said to smooth things over when Princess Rouping's face dropped in displeasure.
Fang Rongru smiled maliciously and said: "Mingzhu, you are only one year older than Xuanbao, but you were the first to arrive."
"Second Aunt, thank you. I should have arrived earlier."
"Well, I have indeed made progress after staying in the mansion for a few years." Fang Rongru nodded slightly.
A smile condensed on the corners of Xiao Mingzhu's mouth, and she turned her head to prevent others from noticing her uncontrollable anger.
Fang Rongru seemed to be praising her, but in fact she was hurting her heart. She was clearly deliberately reminding Xiao Mingzhu that she was just an adopted daughter.
