Xiao Qing was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect Xiao Shiji's reaction at all, and she felt even more aggrieved. - Today it was clearly Mrs. Du who was deliberately looking for trouble and giving the two of them a blow. How could it be her own fault?

"Don't think I don't know. It must be the Du family who did something wrong today, and Aunt Du punished you. Otherwise, Uncle Du and Aunt Du are such good people, why would they punish you to go out to blow the cold wind? - You still want to pretend in front of me.

Poor, do you think I'm a fool?" Xiao Shiji sneered, exposing Xiao Qing's little thoughts without any mercy.

Although the eldest young master didn't say anything, it turned out that he saw everything, but he didn't think about them at all.

Xiaoqing's tears immediately burst out, but she suppressed her sobs and lowered her head and said: "No, Master, Xiaoqing is not complaining about the Du family, it's all Xiaoqing's fault. Xiaoqing has kowtowed to Mrs. Du. Mrs. Du punished her

That’s right…”

Xiao Miao raised her head from the edge of the brazier, her twinkling eyes swaying like the flames in the brazier. After thinking about it, Xiao Miao sat up straight and said, "Master, you have indeed wronged Xiaoqing about what happened today. To be honest with you, Master,

Today, Xiaoqing made a fool of herself in the Du family, even kowtowing her head. Mrs. Du didn't let her go, and even asked her to blow the cold wind outside the door. Even the slaves were punished." After saying that, she chuckled and said, "We

Our family is the same as the Du family, and Master Du also calls our master brother, so Xiaoqing kowtows there, which really brings disgrace to our family."

"Shut up!" Xiao Shiji was furious and pointed at Xiaomiao and said: "You chatty slave, I have seen you today! No wonder Aunt Du punished you to blow the cold wind, it turns out the root is here!" After that, he sneered again.

Xiao Qing, who was sobbing softly, glanced at him and said, "Who do you think you are? You have the guts to apply eye drops to the Du family in front of me. Do you think I believe Uncle Du and Aunt Du, or do I believe you two bought them with money?"

Maid?! I will make it clear to my mother when I get back that I won’t let you cause trouble in the Xiao family again. Good relatives have been instigated by servants like you!"

Xiao Miao then turned pale with fright. She really didn't expect that Xiao Shiji, who was only six and a half years old, could actually see through the selfish intentions of a teenager like herself. In desperation, she put all the blame on Xiao Qing, "Young Master

You have wronged me! It’s all her. It was Xiao Qinglao who wanted to get closer to the eldest master, so he made a fuss in the Du family and angered Mrs. Du! "

Xiaoqing's sobs stopped suddenly, she looked at Xiaomiao in disbelief, and said in a trembling voice: "Sister Xiaomiao, I have never had any grudge against you, why do you want to frame me like this?"

Xiaomiao didn't even look at her, and said with a cold face: "I never speak plainly, who is framing you?"

The more Xiao Shiji listened, the less he liked it, and he said in a deep voice: "Shut up, everyone!" After saying that, he leaned against the wall of the car and closed his eyes to rest.

After returning to Xiao's house, Xiao Shiji immediately came to Long Xiangye's house and said displeasedly: "Mother, I don't want these two maids anymore. Mother can send them elsewhere."

Long Xiangye said "Oh" and pulled Xiao Shiji to sit in her arms with a smile. She kept rubbing his head and asked with a smile: "Why? Did they offend you?"

Xiao Shiji turned his head uncomfortably, avoided Long Xiangye's hand, and whispered: "When they offend the Du family, they offend me. I don't want these two maids to put eye drops in front of me and treat me as a third party."

Are young children easy to bully?"

Long Xiangye felt Xiao Shiji's avoidance and alienation, and felt great grief. This was his own son! How could he not be the closest to him? - Now he keeps defending his in-laws' Du family, and in the future...

Long Xiangye simply didn't dare to think about it anymore. She suppressed the unhappiness in her heart and said softly: "I can't just listen to your words. Wait until I call Xiaomiao and Xiaoqing in and ask them carefully."

Make a decision again."

Xiao Shiji said "hmm", stood up from Long Xiangye's arms, and stood aside.

Xiao Miao and Xiao Qing were called in by Long Xiangye's maid He Rui.

The two people kowtowed to Long Xiangye anxiously, and then explained to Long Xiangye what happened in Du Mansion today.

When Long Xiangye heard Xiaomiao say that Xiaoqing came from a "scholarly family", she couldn't help but give her a hard look.

Xiaomiao was so frightened that she knelt down and kowtowed as if pounding garlic. She didn't dare to talk any more.

Long Xiangye looked at Xiaoqing in deep thought, and saw that although her eyes were swollen from crying, her beauty did not diminish at all, but became even more beautiful. I felt pity for her, and immediately understood what Fang Wuniang meant, and the corners of her lips couldn't help but

Wei Yang said to Xiao Shiji: "Brother Ji, although they made mistakes, they were not big mistakes. You will be the head of this family in the future. You should know that mistakes are equal to punishments, and it is not good to go too far and not go as far as you can. So, they

If you offend Mrs. Du, punish them with half a year's monthly salary."

After saying that, Long Xiangye put on a serious face and said to Xiao Miao and Xiao Qing: "From now on, I will be more careful as an errand in the young master's room. If you let me know about such a thing again, you will be punished for both crimes and be sold directly to the theater. Do you hear me?"

?”

Xiao Miao and Xiao Qing kowtowed repeatedly, thanking Madam for her kindness, and then kowtowed to Xiao Shiji.

"Let's go down. It's a good job, don't be lazy and slippery." Long Xiangye waved his hand with a smile and looked at Xiao Shiji, "Brother Ji, do you think this is a more appropriate approach?"

Although Xiao Shiji didn't agree with it, Long Xiangye was his mother. He had no reason to disobey his mother for the sake of the two maids, so he had to turn around and said: "My mother is a philanthropic person. I hope they can remember her kindness and not let her down."

My mother has a kind heart."

Long Xiangye was even more happy after hearing this. She took Xiao Shiji's hand and sat beside her, explaining to him in detail how to control his subordinates with equal emphasis on kindness and power.

Xiao Shiji remembered everything in his mind, and planned to ask his father and Uncle Du for confirmation when he had time. He remembered clearly that both his father and Uncle Du told him that women's housekeeping skills in the backyard, and as a grown man, he would have to

Being the head of a household is a different way of running a household.

After listening to Long Xiangye's words, Xiao Shiji mentioned the two boys Du Xiancheng gave him and asked, "They live in my yard. Mother should prepare their luggage and clothes for all seasons."

Long Xiangye's face darkened, and she said calmly: "I will discuss this matter with your father. You can let them live in the guest house first."

Xiao Shiji said "Ah", a little surprised that his mother arranged it like this, "Mom, this is not good, is it? It's too foreign." Xiao Shiji murmured.

Long Xiangye brought the tea, "I have my own idea, you can go down first."

Xiao Shiji left the main room dejectedly and went back to his yard.

When Xiao Xiangsheng came back in the evening, Long Xiangye first mentioned the matter of the two maids being punished at the Du family.

Xiao Xiangsheng went to change clothes behind the screen and said casually: "They made a mistake in the Du family, right? Otherwise, how could the younger siblings punish them?" He actually said the same thing as Xiao Shiji.

Long Xiangye only felt that her chest was tight, and she rubbed her chest with her hands and said, "How can you say that? This is not about turning your elbows outward..."

Before he finished speaking, Xiao Xiangsheng came out from behind the screen and interrupted Long Xiangye's words with a tigerish face, "Why do you mean turning your elbows outward? I think you need to reflect on who is the inside and who is the outside! -

—The maid you bought for two pieces of silver actually said that your younger siblings are outsiders. I think you have been fooled by lard lately!"

This sentence pierced Long Xiangye's heart. She stood up with her neck stiffened and lowered her voice: "Brothers, sisters, brothers and sisters, you call me so affectionate! - Sir, your biological brothers and sisters haven't come in yet? Where did the brothers and sisters from the Outer Fourth Road come from?

?!I’m not afraid of people laughing at me if I tell you!”

"You are simply unreasonable!" Xiao Xiangsheng was furious. He didn't care that he had already changed into the clothes he was wearing in the house, and walked away in a single coat, spending the whole night alone in the study.

Seeing Xiao Xiangsheng like this, Long Xiangye knew that she had said the wrong thing, but she was too embarrassed to beg for mercy, so she had to ask her maid He Rui to deliver things three times a day.

Xiao Xiang was angry for two nights, then he got better and came back to apologize to Long Xiangye.

Long Xiangye hurriedly persuaded with soft words: "I said the wrong thing, and the master should be angry." With soft words, Xiao Xiangsheng was finally coaxed back.

Because of this incident, Long Xiangye did not dare to mention sending back the boys sent by the Du family, and only sent people to the Du family to collect their deeds of sale.

Du Xiancheng hurriedly asked his steward to find it and send it over.

The second year of Dazhou Changye passed like this.

Throughout the winter, it snowed heavily all over the south and north of the Yangtze River.

As the saying goes, auspicious snow heralds a good harvest. Such good weather heralds another bumper harvest in the coming year.

In the blink of an eye, in May of the third year of Changye's reign in the Great Zhou Dynasty, it was also the day of Du Hengshuang's birthday. Good news came from the palace. His Majesty the Emperor was happy to have a son. The Empress of the Middle Palace and the Imperial Concubine gave birth to the prince at the same time.

There was a moment of celebration all over the country, and countless auspicious reports were sent to the imperial palace in Chang'an City. For a time, the whole country was covered with flowers and brocades, and the fire was cooking oil.

In the tenth month of the golden autumn, there was a great harvest in the south and north of the Yangtze River in the Great Zhou Dynasty. The granaries in various places in the Great Zhou Dynasty were overflowing.

Countless wastelands were reclaimed, and countless good families were reborn.

Looking at the full granaries, the large amount of tax money, and the growing population, Emperor Dezhen was very proud, knowing that the opportunity he had been waiting for so long had finally arrived!

On October 15th of the third year of Changye of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Emperor Dezhen ignored the dissuasion of his courtiers and insisted on going his own way. He issued a conscription order to recruit troops nationwide in order to use troops against Goguryeo again and wash away the humiliation suffered by the late emperor in Goguryeo.

This time, only good family members were recruited. At the same time, five times as many civilian men were recruited to prepare for the logistics of the army. Civilian men were responsible for transporting grain, grass and baggage, as well as carrying wounded soldiers away from the battlefield. When necessary, civilian men were also required to go to the battlefield.

Killing enemies on the battlefield, but the common people do not have any qualifications as sergeants of the Zhou Dynasty. They cannot enjoy all the benefits that the sergeants of the Zhou Dynasty can enjoy.

At this time, it was exactly eight years since the Zhou army evacuated Goguryeo.

When Xiao Xiangsheng saw the conscription order, he became very anxious and took seven-and-a-half-year-old Xiao Shiji to Du Xiancheng's house to discuss the matter with him.

Du Xiancheng ordered people to take Xiao Shiji to the inner courtyard and said with a smile: "Shuang'er is learning to ride a horse recently. Go and have a look."
Chapter completed!