Naturally, people in the Hou Mansion would not recognize any relatives easily.

You should know that because of the marriage relationship, the Hou family has many relatives.

And the entire upper class is really more or less related to each other.

People in the Hou Mansion will not plead for others, they should live their own lives first.

Even if there are people they know very well, even if they are real relatives, people from the Hou Mansion will not reach out easily.

This is especially true for the Tao family. Anyway, the Hou Mansion has no need for the Tao family, so the relationship has always been quite dull.

You must know that the Hou family are military commanders, while the Tao family members are all civil servants, which results in basically no overlap in resources between the two parties.

There is no benefit in terms of profit. The Hou family does not care much about the people and things of the Tao family from the bottom of their hearts, and their friendship is very indifferent.

The only person in the Hou Mansion who cared about Ling Xiao was Twelve Niangs. Twelve Niangs felt strange that Ling Xiao didn't care about the Hou Mansion.

Twelve Niang told no one about this weird feeling, because she had her own secret and could not share it with anyone. She would only savor it alone.

Twelve Niang's mother didn't say anything about her invitation to the eldest daughter of the Tao family. She just told her not to belittle herself. Now she crushes the daughter of the Tao family in terms of status.

After hearing her mother's words, she felt inexplicably anxious, and her mother's originally peaceful voice became very harsh, forcing her to work hard to control the overwhelming power in her heart.

Her mother, Mrs. Hou, opened and closed her mouth to tell her that there was a certain status gap between the Hou family and the Tao family, but at least they were in the same class. But now that the Tao family was completely in decline, it was good for a member of the Hou family not to add insult to injury.

Twelve Niang gradually let her mind go, because Mrs. Hou was so eloquent that she would not let her go for half an hour. Over time, she had developed a skill: go in with the left ear and out with the right ear.

Twelve Niang didn't care at all about Mrs. Hou's reluctance to let her contact the Tao family, because she knew that several people in the Tao family's main house were quite upright.

Even the daughters of the Tao family require them to have the character of a scholar. In fact, the Tao family is not very willing to contact people from the Hou family. The Tao family does not like to cling to the powerful.

The Twelfth Mother would not worry that the people in the Tao family's eldest family would want to take advantage of the Marquis Mansion, but she did not dare to speak out, otherwise she would be scolded and criticized continuously.

But when she actually met the other person and kept them at arm's length, she still felt a bit sad, feeling that she and they were already passers-by.

Of course, Twelve Niang was not too angry about the lessons her mother, Mrs. Hou, taught her. Over the years, she had become well-informed and experienced a lot.

I once encountered a friend who I was close to disappear without a trace overnight, because something happened to their elder.

After their family fell, some people chose to seek help everywhere. Of course, they wanted their family members to be safe and sound, so they ran around.

It's just that it's impossible for most people to get any useful assistance, and no one will ask for mercy easily.

In this era where the king asks his ministers to die and the ministers have to die, the ministers' pleas sometimes backfire.

Generally, asking for help has no effect, and there is usually no chance of salvation.

What's more, no one dared to plead for mercy. You know, when the emperor is angry, millions of corpses will be floating on the ground.

If you plead for mercy, not only will you not be able to save the person, but you will end up harming your own family.

There are no such strong people in the court, they are all smart people.

Twelve Niang later discovered that there was no news about her missing friends.

Later I found out that some of those who had no news were already dead.

There are also some people who, although still alive, are unwilling to contact people from their original class.

Because they understand a cruel reality: there is a huge gap between them and their former friends.

The most frightening thing is that the gap between the two is getting wider and wider, and gradually there will be a gap that cannot be crossed at all.

The relationship between the two is no longer equal, and one of them will fall to the bottom of society, erasing all the original beautiful memories.

The daughter of the Tao family probably just doesn't like this situation. She usually doesn't want to contact the people in the Hou Mansion. At most, it's just to send a New Year's gift or something.

Twelve Niangs were a little disappointed by this. The gap between them was too big. The Tao family was just an ordinary family, unless the men of the Tao family were promising.

I wonder how the son of the Tao family is doing? Will she be successful? I hope she can live a good life. Twelve Niang was distracted and dealing with Mrs. Hou's lectures.

She knew that although Mrs. Hou's words sometimes didn't sound good to her ears, it was really good for her to belong to that kind. She also knew the importance of family, which could be seen from the Tao family.

For example, nowadays, those who think they are the daughters of powerful people actually don't like Ling Xiao very much. Twelve Niang can naturally see that other people look at Ling Xiao like a bumpkin.

Even with her introduction as the young lady of the Hou Mansion, few of the guests in the room took Ling Xiao into their hearts. This made Twelve Niang a little unhappy. As for looking down on others like this?

Ling Xiao didn't care about other people's attitudes at all. He looked very calm and composed. He smiled slightly and said, "Cousin, this is a gift from me to you."

As he said this, Ling Xiao smiled and handed over the paper box in his hands. No matter what, he always wanted to give this person a gift, and this fan was easier to get.

"It's good as long as the person is here, there is no need for any gifts at all." Twelve Niang said, although she said this, she was very happy in her heart, she cared about friendship.

In addition, if she resolutely refused to accept the box, it would embarrass Ling Xiao even more and make others criticize her. Wouldn't it mean that she didn't care about the gift?

When Twelve Niang took the carton, she felt it was very light. She felt a little strange, why was it so light? Maybe it was just a silk fabric.

Twelve Niangs didn’t know what was in it, and most of the gifts given by their peers during the hairpin ceremony were not very valuable.

As the saying goes, kindness is more important than courtesy, so she didn't pay much attention to what was inside and wanted to put it away.

But those friends of hers had other ideas. After all, they looked down on the idea of ​​a poor settlement from the bottom of their hearts.

Just now Twelfth Mother said: A cousin from the Tao family is coming. She is a cousin from the Hou family. It is her first time here.

So she wanted to ask them not to be condescending when meeting the Tao family's daughter.

The people who came all smiled and agreed repeatedly when they found out.

But they each had their own plans in mind, and they decided in their hearts that the Tao family was fighting against the autumn wind.

Twelve Niang then told her that her cousin had some scars on her face and that she shouldn’t reveal others’ secrets.

Some people think Twelve Niang is a good person, but others have other ideas and plans.

Those of them who valued family status had made up their mind not to say hello at all.

If the Tao girl came over, they would just deal with it and not give the Tao girl any authority.

Although some people are mixed in this circle, it is because of the requirements of their family members and they have always been at odds with Twelve Niangs in private.

I feel that Twelve Niangs have always been hypocritical, but Twelve Niangs are very good-looking, and they are also very good at playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting.

They were not very convinced, and felt that Twelve Mother was a fake fairy, but she was always kind and kind, which made people feel that she was more tolerant.

Why doesn't this make those who serve as foils very disgusted? It's just polite to come here this time, and Twelve Niang is a little concerned that Ling Xiao is a little curious about them.

I don’t know why Twelve Niangs are so nice to country people? As noble ladies, they generally don’t have the opportunity to come into contact with the outside world, so naturally they all want to see what this person from the village looks like.

In their minds, village girls are wrinkled, thick and dark, and they are even more uneducated and unable to study. They are not worthy of any attention at all. If they come, they will only lose face to the twelve mothers, so they take a kind of schadenfreude.

Look.

When they saw Ling Xiao, they discovered too late that people from the countryside also had good temperament. This aspect of temperament would not necessarily be shown because they looked good or were dressed particularly well.

In fact, no one saw these external situations at all, because the other party had a mask on his face, so you couldn't tell what he looked like, and what he wore was not silk.

But there is an indescribable feeling about her that makes her very different from other people. This is something that anyone with eyes can see. Is she really from the countryside?

Some people felt jealous after seeing it, wondering why Twelve Niangs were so good in everything, even their country cousins ​​looked extraordinary, not like country girls.

The little Twelfth Mother must have known this for a long time, so she would deliberately invite the so-called cousins ​​over and tell them in advance.

After thinking about it clearly, they were a little unconvinced and wanted to test Ling Xiao and smear the Twelve Niangs who were pretending to be immortals.

Then they decided to see what this cousin gave them. The countryside was the countryside, and there was a lack of things.

Someone joked and said, "Twelve niangs, can you show us what a good thing this is?"

"Giving goose feathers from a thousand miles away is a light gift but full of affection. I like everything my cousin gives me."

Twelve Niang said with a smile that she didn't want everyone to see what was here.

She thought there was nothing good in this box.

Because she knew that the Tao family did not have the status of aristocratic family.

I heard that even a lot of land has been sold, and the property has been greatly reduced.

Then my cousin should not have much property for personal expenses.

Naturally, I won't give too expensive gifts, just to avoid problems later.

Naturally, her idea would not be agreed with by those who wanted to watch the excitement, so they looked at each other.

"Ouch! Good things just have to be shared. Twelve Sisters, you should show them to everyone."

While he was talking, someone reached out and grabbed the box. The first thing he felt was that it was light and airy. What could it be?

The man curled his lips slightly, it was just a handkerchief or something like that, but he also made such a big box, it was simply too funny.

She opened it and took a look. Her mouth opened wide unconsciously and her eyes widened. What kind of gift is this?

After blinking, I realized it was a fluffy cat with round, big blue eyes. How could it be a cat?

She took a closer look and realized that it was embroidery. Many people saw her surprised look, and others also looked over. At this time, Twelve Niang had already seen it.

She didn't expect that the hairpin-length gift from her cousin was this. It was so beautiful. She really liked this fan. She reached out and picked up the round fan first. Twelve Niang's eyes became very bright. You must know that this fan

It is relatively light to hold in the hand.

Others also saw this and cheered, "There is also a cat on the other side." Twelve Niang turned over the fan, only to find that there was also the cute cat on the other side of the fan, but on this side it was squinting.

The eyes look very lazy.
To be continued...