After all, Liu Zai was a boy, and he had been "on a business trip" with his father. He had the demeanor of a general. At this time, he pretended to be calm and said: "Mom, if you have something to say, just ask someone to come over and tell me, and the child will come over and listen to the instructions."

"

There was a "pop" sound. Xin Nian couldn't help but laugh, then he looked sharply at the two little guys and defeated the enemy with one move: "What are you holding in your hand? You are so afraid that I will see it."

"It's nothing, it's just that the sixth young master and the fourth young lady said they were hungry, and there happened to be a few preserved eggs sent from the kitchen, so the slave girl took one for each of them."

Luye hurriedly explained beside him. Xin Nian glanced at her: "It's fine to let Liu Zai Yaya speak for such a trivial matter. Is this a big mistake? Looking at you in such a hurry, it's like you're fighting for them.

It’s like a cover.”

Luye breathed a sigh of relief, stretched out his hand to wipe the fine sweat on his forehead, and said with a smile: "I was afraid that my aunt would blame them for eating snacks in the afternoon, so I was anxious for a while."

Xin Nian turned around, lowered her eyes and pondered for a moment, and saw Liu Zai and Yaya watching her carefully while swallowing the remaining half of the preserved egg in two or two mouthfuls. She felt angry and funny, shook her head and said: "

If you are afraid of me, why do you still want to eat? You are not afraid of choking."

"My mother once said that every grain of food on the plate is hard work, so the children dare not waste it."

Liu Zai answered sternly, and Yaya nodded in agreement like a chicken pecking at rice: "Yes, yes, no waste, and sister Luye said that preserved eggs are such a delicious thing, if you don't finish them, you will be bitten by dogs."

Xin Nian glanced at Lu Ye and saw her forcing a smile and explaining: "I was just joking with the fourth girl, but she actually remembered it."

"Yes." Xin Nian smiled: "Yaya has been smart since she was a child."

"Yeah!" Yaya cheered and pulled Liu Zai's sleeve: "Brother, did you hear that? My mother praised me for being smart."

"Okay, okay, my sister is the smartest." Liu Zai nodded like a little adult, looking like a well-behaved person who understands the truth.

The next moment, he turned his head and looked at Xin Nian eagerly: "Mother..."

"Of course Liu Zai is also very smart."

"

The six boys and girls all laughed happily, and Luye also joined in with a smile and said: That's right. As the saying goes, dragons give birth to dragons and phoenixes give birth to phoenixes. The prince and aunt are both the best in character, and the sixth young master and the fourth girl are naturally the same.

A dragon and a phoenix among men."

Xin Nian glanced at her and said with a smile: "As long as you can talk. Okay, you go and get two sets of clothes. I will pack them up for them and take them to Shouning Palace."

"yes."

Luye hurriedly entered the back room, took out two sets of clothes from the box, and put them on Yaya, the sixth child, with Xin Nian.

As soon as I finished changing, I heard a "squeak" sound as the door was pushed open, and a familiar voice muttered: "What two little ancestors, so good and so good...ah! My aunt is here."

It was Chun Yu. Seeing her holding a handful of branches in her hand, Xin Nian couldn't help but wonder: "Where did this go? What are you doing with so many willow branches? Are you inserting them into a bottle?"

"No." Chun Yu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and handed the willow branch to Yaya Liu: "It's not the sixth young master and the fourth girl, but for some reason, I suddenly remembered to play the willow flute and forced me to pick it, so I simply picked more.

Give them a good blow then."

In late February, in the sunny area of ​​the backyard, the willow tree has indeed sent out spores. After about half a month, you only need to pick off the buds and rub the bark to pull out the tender willow branches in the middle.

Cut the bark into sections and put it in your mouth to make a sound. Experts can even play melodious music.

Children from poor families don't have many toys, and Liu Flute is their favorite to play in the spring. Xin Nian also played with it when she was a child, but when she looked at Yaya, the sixth child, she couldn't help but think of Gu Changting: the prince born in a wealthy village.

, probably don’t know this.

The willow flute was folded back, but there was no time to play anymore. Xin Nian hurried out with six children, Yaya, and Chunyu carefully handled the willow branches and cut out more than twenty willow flutes. Fang stopped with satisfaction, and she stretched out a

Lazy Yao shouted: "Luye, you still don't want to serve me some tea?"

After calling twice, no one answered. When she looked back, she saw Lu Ye staring at the window in a daze, not knowing what she was thinking. She got up and walked over, waving her hand in front of the other person's eyes twice: "What's wrong? Look at this look on his face."

, sick?"

"No...no." Luye was startled, almost jumped up, and said in a panic: "Sister Chunyu, what's the matter with you?"

"What can happen to me?" Chunyu rolled her eyes and muttered: "I don't know what means you used to coax the fourth girl and the sixth young master into being closer to you than me. I'm obviously the one who watched them grow up, and now

It's better to arrange for me to do any work. I'm afraid you'll be tired..."

"Sister Chunyu, you can't say this nonsense. I...what method do I have? After my aunt heard this, she thought I was hiding adultery in front of the young master and girl. This...I don't dare to bear this crime!"

"As for that?" Chun Yu was surprised: "It's just a joke. Sister, am I such a narrow-minded person? Why am I so scared that I'm about to cry?"

"You don't know." Chunyu looked pale: "My aunt came over just now and saw me eating preserved eggs for the young master and the girl. I saw that my aunt was a little unhappy. She was in a hurry to go out, so she didn't scold me. She would definitely teach me a lesson later. If my sister

If you make a few more jokes like this next to me, I will die without a burial place."

"That's too serious. Don't worry, my aunt is not like that. She often says that the young master and the girl are naughty and don't eat properly, so they should have some snacks in the morning and afternoon. Besides, preserved eggs are also a good thing, and the young master and the girl like to eat them.

,How could my aunt blame you for this?"

"Really?" Lu Ye stroked his chest, his expression softened, and murmured: "That's good, that's good, but it scares me to death."

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"The results of this case are indeed shocking. However, after careful investigation, I found that the truth is actually ordinary. It is nothing more than a tragedy caused by the collusion between officials and gangsters."

In the Shouning Palace, Gu Changting was sitting next to the old concubine, chatting. He inadvertently glanced at Xin Nian, who was sitting at the end of the table. He didn't know what he was thinking of, but there was a hint of smile in his eyes.

"The Xixia mission came to pay tribute to the Celestial Empire, and because it was a vassal state of Daxia, the government did not pay much attention to it. Suddenly, this day came, and after entering the city, they were warmly received by the local government. I pity the people of the mission,

Little did they know that several officials had evil intentions. After traveling long distances and suddenly receiving such hospitality, they all burst into tears of gratitude and ate and drank freely. Unexpectedly, the wine had been drugged. After they left the city in the afternoon, they arrived.
Chapter completed!