Qi Yun, the third princess, Qi Ya and their sisters are all women who are ice-snow, smart, and have a pure heart.
As soon as she saw her husband's eyes glancing at Xie Bingyan intentionally or unintentionally, she immediately understood her husband's thoughts.
Qi Yun, the Queen and her sisters nodded their heads in an imperceptible manner, caressing the tea lid in Yu's hand with smiling eyes, and from time to time raised their eyes to look at Xie Bingyan who was sitting opposite.
Liu Dashan saw that several ladies had already understood his thoughts and tasted the tea with a slight smile.
"Qingtong."
"Commander?"
"Come on, come on, move the chair forward, let's talk about old times."
"Yes, the general will get the order at the end."
Xie Qingtong responded solemnly, immediately pulled a chair to Mr. Liu's side and sat down.
Seeing Xie Bingyan's pretty and charming appearance, Qi Yun, the third princess and the others felt more and more delighted.
This girl, no matter her background or appearance, is definitely the best choice to be a daughter-in-law.
Immediately, Qi Yun, her sisters and others began to worry again.
However, I just don’t know if this girl Xie Bingyan is married to a good family now.
It would be best if she was still waiting for marriage.
On the other hand, if she is already engaged to someone else, that would be a pity.
But, what is the appropriate way to ask Xie Bingyan whether this girl is already betrothed to someone else?
If you ask directly, your intention is a bit obvious and it seems too presumptuous.
On the contrary, if you use more tactful words to ask, you are afraid that the girl will not understand what you mean because she is too young.
Or maybe, after the girl understood it, she didn't know how to answer her question because of her daughter's shyness.
Alas, this is difficult to do.
Qi Yun muttered to herself, and glanced sideways at her husband, who was minding his own business tasting tea, with a hint of resentment flashing in his eyes.
Husband, husband, you really have posed a difficult problem for me!
On your side, you only know how to immerse yourself in drinking tea, but you don't know how to help me get rid of the topic.
As long as you change the topic, I will naturally know how to speak.
How could it be like now, with no clue at all?
Qi Yun secretly complained about Young Master Liu, and began to think rapidly.
Suddenly, Qi Yun's eyes lit up, and she had an idea in her heart.
Qi Yuntan took a sip of tea with her mouth slightly open, then turned to look at the personal maid Yu'er standing beside her.
"Yu'er."
"My slave is here."
"Although the tea is good, if you only drink tea, your mouth will always feel a bit bland. Please go and prepare some snacks such as nut preserves and send them over right away."
"Yes, I will leave this slave."
"Wait a minute, wait a moment."
"Why."
Qi Yun put down the tea cup in her hand and looked at Mrs. Xie Meng Li, who was sitting diagonally opposite, with a smile.
"Mrs. sister-in-law."
When Meng Li heard this, she quickly turned her head and looked at Qi Yun.
"Queen, my concubine is here."
"Oh, Madam-in-law, you are out of sight now.
Sister, I have told you many times, except when I am in the palace, you can just call me younger brother or sister, or sister Yun'er in private.
We two sisters will have a relationship as biological mothers in the future.
Your calling me "Queen" has made the relationship between us sisters feel alienated.
If you call my sister that again, I won’t be happy."
Meng Li listened to Qi Yun's seemingly joking words and tapped Zhenshou hurriedly a few times.
"Hey, my concubine... no, no, no, that sister-in-law would be rude."
"That's right."
As soon as Qi Yun finished speaking, the third princess immediately chuckled and echoed: "Madam, it's not just sister Yun'er, you and our sisters and others should do the same.
We sisters are going to be each other’s biological parents in the future, so you can’t see our sisters any more.”
"Hey, sister-in-law knows, sister-in-law knows."
"Madam, my sister is about to ask the maid to prepare some snacks. Madam, do you have any favorite snacks?
If there is, my sister will ask the maids to prepare more."
Meng Li quickly shook her head and replied with a chuckle: "Sister Yun'er, I can do anything with my sister-in-law. I'm not picky on weekdays."
"Hehehe, okay, okay, then my sister will ask the maid to prepare some snacks."
"Okay, okay, sister-in-law, I'm a guest as you please."
Qi Yun nodded gently a few times, then moved her eyes to Xie Bingyan.
"Girl, your name is Xie Bingyan, right?"
Xie Bingyan quickly stood up and saluted Qi Yunfu.
"To tell you what the Queen said, that's exactly it."
Qi Yun frowned, her pretty face pretending to be angry as she looked at Xie Bingyan who was saluting her.
"Bingyan."
"My little girl is here, my little girl is here."
"I ask you, what did your mother call me?"
When Xie Bingyan saw Qi Yun's pretending to be angry, her pretty face suddenly panicked, and she quickly replied: "Uh! Uh! Uh! Go back to the empress and ask her to call you sister."
"Well, since your mother calls me sister, I call your mother sister-in-law.
Then, how should you, girl, address me?"
"Aunt...no, no, it's my aunt."
Qi Yun's expression relaxed, and she looked at Xie Bingyan and nodded with a smile on her face, a smile on her pretty face again.
"Hey, that's right, you have to call me aunt."
In the blink of an eye, Qi Yun's self-identification has been changed from this palace to me.
Xie Bingyan looked at Qi Yun nervously, then subconsciously turned to look at his mother.
Meng Li looked at her daughter's nervous expression, smiled and nodded.
Xie Bingyan felt relieved, let out a long breath silently, and immediately saluted Qi Yunfu.
"My little girl obeys, Auntie."
"Hey, shout again."
"Aunt."
"Hey, that's right. Stop standing and take a seat."
"Yeah, yeah, thank you, aunt."
"Bingyan."
"Hey, aunt?"
Qi Yun looked at Xie Bingyan with a smile and said softly: "From now on, aunt will just call you Bingyan, or Bingyan girl?"
Hearing this, Xie Bingyan nodded without hesitation: "Yeah, yeah, as long as Auntie is happy, you can call Bingyan whatever you want."
"Bingyan, tell your aunt what kind of snacks you like to eat when you are at home.
After you tell your aunt, she will immediately send someone to prepare it for you."
Seeing Qi Yun being so approachable, Xie Bingyan was no longer as nervous as she was at the beginning.
After hearing Qi Yun's question, she subconsciously smiled and replied: "Aunt, Yan'er likes to eat a lot.
Like candied fruits, walnuts, almonds, peach kernels, osmanthus..."
However, Xie Bingyan had just finished speaking when Xie Qingtong, who was chatting and laughing with Mr. Liu about old times, suddenly turned around and glared at her.
"Smelly girl, you are so rude. Do you really think that the handsome man's house is your own?"
Xie Bingyan's words stopped suddenly, and her pretty face suddenly became nervous.
"Dad, I, I, Yan'er realized that I was wrong."
Young Master Liu directly put the teacup in his hand on the table and glared at Xie Qingtong with a slight frown.
"Xie Qingtong."
"Commander?"
"Xie Qingtong, did you fucking turn a deaf ear to what I said?
It hasn't even taken a cup of tea, but you have completely forgotten what I just said?"
Xie Qingtong's face froze, and he instinctively picked up his crutch.
"Commander, the general will not dare."
Seeing this, Liu Dash took the lead and reached out to hold down Xie Qingtong's arms.
"Sit, sit."
"Yes, thank you, Marshal."
Liu Mingzhi looked at Xie Qingtong's teacup that had reached the bottom, then lifted the pot and filled him with a cup of tea.
"We brothers tell our old stories, and let them go their own way when it comes to women's affairs. Why are you meddling in it?"
As soon as Young Master Liu finished speaking, Qi Yun immediately turned around and looked at Xie Qingtong.
"Brother Xie, your commander is right, just talk about things between you men.
Sister-in-law and sister-in-law, please don’t get involved in the affairs of women like us."
"Commander, my sister-in-law, it's so rude of me to be my little girl."
Young Master Liu silently refilled a cup of tea for himself and frowned as he looked at Xie Qingtong.
"Um?"
Xie Qingtong's face turned bitter and he nodded hurriedly.
"Yes, yes, Marshal, brothers and sisters, whatever you say is whatever it is, why don't you stop getting involved?"
"Well, that's pretty much it."
Immediately, Young Master Liu looked at Xie Bingyan with a smile on his face.
"Bingyan girl."
"My little girl is here."
"Girl, you continue to chat with your aunts, and you can talk about whatever topics you want to talk about.
If you want to eat something, just tell your aunts directly. There is no need to be rigid, let alone the reaction of an old man like your father.
If he dares to scold you even a word, uncle, I will immediately hang him on the big tree in the yard and give him a good lecture with a riding crop."
Xie Bingyan's pretty face was slightly startled when she heard what Liu Dashao said.
"ah?"
"What? Bingyan girl, you don't believe what your uncle says?
How about uncle, I'll have someone hang this old guy like your dad on a big tree right away, and explain this truth to him properly?"
Hearing this, Xie Bingyan shook his head hurriedly: "No, no, Yan'er believes it, Yan'er believes it."
"Hehehe, have a good time chatting with your aunts."
"Hey, Yan'er knows."
Young Master Liu gave Qi Yun a subtle wink, leaned on the chair, and continued chatting with Xie Qingtong.
Meng Li glanced at Young Master Liu secretly, lowered her head and took a sip of tea, feeling a vague premonition rising in her heart.
It seems that something is not quite right.
Qi Yun looked at Xie Bingyan again, and said softly with a smile: "Bingyan, please continue to tell your aunt, which snacks do you prefer?"
Xie Bingyan had just been scolded by his father, so naturally he did not dare to do the same as before and just said whatever he had to say.
"Hehehe, aunt, Yan'er is not picky about food just like her mother.
Just watch and prepare. Whatever snacks you prepare, Yan'er will eat them."
When Qi Yun heard Xie Bingyan's answer, it was naturally inconvenient for her to continue asking.
Otherwise, the intention would be too obvious.
"Yu'er."
"Miss?"
"Prepare more of the candied fruits, walnuts, almonds, and peach kernels that Bingyan girl just mentioned. Prepare the same for other snacks."
"Yes, miss, wait a moment, I will be back soon."
Meng Li looked at Yu'er's back as she walked away quickly, and looked at Qi Yun with a smile.
"Brother and sister, I really made you worry so much."
"Hehehe, Madam-in-law, you are too polite.
As a little girl, it’s perfectly normal to be a bit greedy.
The same is true for each of the daughters under our sisters’ knees.
On weekdays, when we ask them to eat, one of them has a smaller appetite than the other, but when we ask them to eat snacks, they become more gluttonous than the other.
It's all the same, it's all the same.
Besides, we sisters are all from their age.
When we were young, we were not necessarily much better than them."
Hearing Qi Yun's words, Meng Li nodded her head a few times with deep approval.
"Brothers and sisters, you are absolutely right. When we were young, we were indeed not much better than girls like them."
Qi Yun smiled slightly, nodded sweetly, and looked towards Xie Bingyan again.
"Bingyan."
"Hey, aunt?"
"Bingyan, according to my aunt, your age should be about the same as those girls in our family.
You sisters are of the same age, and it is easiest for people of the same age to get along with each other.
After the sisters come back, aunt will introduce you to each other.
Bingyan, what do you think?"
Xie Bingyan's eyes lit up and he nodded excitedly.
"Aunt, that's really great.
Yan'er has lived with her mother in her hometown since she was a child and rarely comes to the capital.
Therefore, Yan'er doesn't have any little sisters who are familiar with each other in the capital.
Aunt, you don't know how boring it was for Yan'er to stay in her second brother's house for the past few days after she came to the capital with her father and mother.
When I went out to wander the streets, there was no one to accompany me.
After wandering around for a long time, it was very boring with no one to talk to.
It's better now. With Auntie, you can introduce good sisters to Yan'er as companions, so I can finally stop being so bored."
Qi Yun saw Xie Bingyan's depressed expression and nodded with a slight smile.
"Okay, okay, when the sisters come back, Auntie, I will introduce you to each other right away.
Then, the aunt asked their sisters to take you shopping, to relax outside the city, and to fly kites.
Let Bingyan, you can not only appreciate the infinite scenery of our capital, but also release the depressed mood of the past few days.
Bingyan, do you think it’s okay?”
Xie Bingyan looked happy and nodded eagerly.
"Yeah, yeah, thank you, aunt, thank you, aunt."
Silly girl, what is there to do with your aunt?
By the way, Bingyan girl."
"Aunt, what's wrong?"
"Girl, tell your aunt how old you are this year.
After the sisters come back, my aunt will let you divide your sisters into sisters according to your ages.
Otherwise, it would be interesting if the elder sister becomes the younger sister and the younger sister becomes the older sister."
"Yes, yes, Aunt, you are so considerate. Aunt, Yan'er happens to be eighteen years old this year."
"I'm already eighteen years old, twenty-nine years old."
"Yes, exactly."
Qi Yun glanced at Young Master Liu and nodded with a smile.
"Twenty-nine years, so good, so good, at the prime of life!"
As a woman, Meng Li has a more delicate mind.
At this point, she finally realized something was wrong.
She glanced sideways at her daughter, then glanced at Qi Yun, who was smiling, and her heart skipped a beat.
Damn it, this silly daughter of ours is being targeted!