lcionline Chapter 293
Chapter 293
The Tong family was crying because Xiao Yinxiu had Shuangyue say something to the chef. This morning, the steward Yong arrested the second aunt of the Tong family and gave her a scolding.
She said she couldn't protect her anymore, but the Tong family turned against her and scolded her.
The steward was so angry that he ordered the strong woman to slap her twice, forcing her to wail immediately. But who in the kitchen is there to eat without doing anything? She went up and grabbed some rotten vegetable leaves to block her speech.
Fortunately, his face was thick and rough, so there was no visible swelling. When I was thinking about how to deal with it, this old man was actually peeking at the Fourth Young Master's wife through the crack of the door. He was so bold.
They pulled her over and quickly used someone to drag and pull Second Aunt Tong into the kitchen utility room and locked the door. After everyone was cleared out, Song Guanzhou and Xu Lingqiao walked in hand in hand. It was originally drizzling, but it had stopped now.
Ren Dong stood at one side holding an oil-paper umbrella. Song Guanzhou said to Xu Lingqiao, "This is my sister Ren Dong from our courtyard. She is very capable. If you need anything in the future, just send your maid to talk to Ren Dong."
Xu Lingqiao responded softly, "Okay."
When they reached Yanlai Hall and were about to cross the hanging flower gate, Xiao Cang and Mu Er stood under the honeysuckle tent and asked coldly with a gloomy face, "Who is she?"
Xu Lingbai was following beside him, and when he heard Xiao Cang, he wanted to salute.
But Xiao Cang didn't care about him at all. He just stared at the face that looked like Song Guanzhou. Song Guanzhou snorted, "Cousin, this is Wulang from Xiao's eldest uncle's family. He's called Cang'er. He's only a year or two older than me, but he has the temperament of a child." Before Song Guanzhou could introduce Xu Lingqiao to Xiao Cang, he had already stepped forward and squinted at Song Guanzhou, "Your cousin? What kind of cousin? Didn't they say that there are not many people in your Song family?"
When Mu Er heard this, he wanted to die.
She tried her best to hold Xiao Cang back, and urged him urgently with tears in her eyes, "Fifth Master, let's go back first. Madam has told you to take medicine."
take medicine?
"You should take some medicine. You can't speak, so just stay mute."
Xu Lingbai also straightened up and said, "Xiao Wulang, be careful with your words. The Song family still has a cousin. My brother and I are also Guanzhou's relatives. It is biased for Wulang to say this." Xiao Cang wanted to argue a few more times, but when he saw Song Guanzhou's pretty face turned cold, it seemed as if it was covered with a layer of frost.
The corners of his mouth twitched several times, and he whispered, "I'm not scolding you, I just want to hear you say that you have relatives here..."
Song Guanzhou took a step forward, and Xiao Cang actually staggered back half a step while holding Mu Er. Seeing this, Xu Lingbai didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He had never known that Song Guanzhou had defeated Xiao Cang before. Song Guanzhou, who still had some power, looked at Xiao Cang, who was half a head taller than him, and was speechless.
It’s no use scolding someone who has low emotional intelligence!
"This is my cousin from my mother's side. Fortunately, you are about to leave the capital, otherwise I'm really afraid that you will bully my cousin."
Seeing that Song Guanzhou did not scold him but answered him in a proper way, Xiao Cang could not help but feel guilty and said with shame, "How did I bully you? You can't say that. I have caught a cold these two days. My aunt and uncle said that they would let us compete after the Dragon Boat Festival on May 5th. I was afraid that you didn't know, so I came to find you..."
Mu Er also lowered his head and apologized.
"Young Madam, please don't bother with our Fifth Young Master. He doesn't have a bad heart, but his words are unpleasant. He has had a high fever for the past two days and has been eating and drinking less. He only feels better today." She looked at Song Guanzhou eagerly, like a poor little dog.
Song Guanzhou burst out laughing.
After a long time, he said to Xu Lingqiao, "Cousin, you came at the right time. Listen to what Wu Lang said. Wu Lang and I will have a math competition tomorrow. Cousin, please come and cheer me on." These words made Xiao Cang happy. He stepped forward and greeted Xu Lingqiao and Xu Lingbai in a proper manner. "Cousin Xu, Miss Xu, please forgive me for my impoliteness. I apologize to you two here. I hope you can forgive me."
The Xu brothers and sisters returned the gift, and Xu Lingbai quickly said, "Wu Lang is a man of character, it won't be a problem."
Song Guanzhou snorted, "Don't indulge him. Well, I have to take my cousins to pay respects to the elders. Cang'er, you should go back and have a rest."
Xiao Cang rarely saw Song Guanzhou speaking to him in a friendly manner, so although he felt a little embarrassed at this moment, he was still reluctant to leave.
He stood under the honeysuckle like a big child. Mu Er was not as tall as him, so he stood on tiptoe holding an umbrella to prevent the rain from falling on the honeysuckle vines and getting Fifth Young Master wet.
Song Guanzhou walked forward with Xu Lingqiao. He followed beside them and whispered, "The doctor told me to eat and walk more..."
Xu Lingbai held his forehead with his hand, "If the Fifth Young Master doesn't mind the slippery roads in the courtyard, why don't we go to pay our respects to the Master together?"
After getting the upper hand, Xiao Cang turned his head away and said, "It has been several days since I last went to pay my respects to my uncle. Since cousin Xu invited me, I will go too."
After saying that, he stole a few glances at Song Guanzhou. Although his eyesight was not very good, he could probably see that Song Guanzhou didn't care about him at all. He was only introducing the layout of the mansion to Xu Lingqiao. Passing by the lotus pond, the lotus leaves were already lush, with a few flower buds half hidden, and the green leaves of the lotus were soothing to the eye.
Walking all the way to Zhengxian Pavilion, Xiangguo was planting flowers with Linchuan at the door.
Seeing Song Guanzhou and his group coming, Xiangguo immediately ran over to greet them. Song Guanzhou touched her buns and said, "You have gained some weight."
The little maid was a little shy, but still raised her little face and responded, "Thank you, young madam, for your concern. Xiangguo has grown taller now." She turned her head to look at Xu Lingqiao, and couldn't help but be stunned, "How can there be a fairy sister as beautiful as the young madam?" This made Song Guanzhou laugh.
Linchuan washed his hands and came over to call Xiangguo to report.
Pei Hailinxi had warned him long ago to forget about the matter of this cousin.
After greeting, he smiled and said, "The master and the third uncle are working on the test questions. You two have been hiding in the study since early in the morning." Xiao Hongyun proposed a few ideas, but was "driven" out by Xiao Hongli. "You have always been a bit of a researcher, and the ones you came up with are tricky. Although the two children are serious, you just need to be a witness."
Xiao Hongyun was not angry. He went back happily to play with his nephew Rui Ge.
Song Guanzhou frowned when he heard this and asked back, "It's time to eat, don't let the two old men go hungry."
Lin Chuan grinned and said, "Young Madam, don't worry. I went to the kitchen early to get it back. But the old masters are in a good mood and said they would use it later." After chatting, Xiang Guo also ran out, "Young Madam, my cousin, my cousin, the master wants you to go to the study."
The four of them went in, and Honeysuckle put away her umbrella and waited under the eaves of the porch.
After spring and summer, there is a small courtyard after the corridor of Zhengxian Pavilion. There were few red flowers and green leaves in the courtyard in the past, but now many green plants have been transplanted in. After a few rains, the courtyard has become more lush and green.
The door of the study was wide open at this moment. Song Guanzhou came to the door, lifted his skirt and stepped forward, "Father, Third Uncle, the children are here to pay their respects."