She dreamed of her grandfather, dreaming that he carried A Xu on his shoulders, and the two of them ran and laughed.
She dreamed of her father, and of him and her mother standing hand in hand, smiling as they watched their grandfather and A Xu playing around.
Finally, they all walked towards me with a smile.
Everything is so beautiful.
When she woke up, everything inside and outside the house was filled with love. One of Grandma Luo and Mi Yue washed her up, and the other took the clothes that Chen had made for her and put them on for her.
Both of them were neat people, and they had Xie Wu groomed in just a few strokes.
Looking at the bright and charming face in the mirror, Grandma Luo sighed repeatedly, "I have also stayed in Yangzhou, Ningxia, and now I am in the capital again, but I have traveled so many places but I have never seen a girl like her.
For such a good-looking person, I thought, if there really is a goddess in the sky, she would probably look like you, girl."
"Yes, yes, my slave feels the same way!" Xianyue also echoed beside her.
Seeing the genuine smiles between the two of them, Xie Wu couldn't help but follow the smile in her eyes.
In fact, this face annoyed her so much in her last life. If it hadn't been for this face, she wouldn't have been targeted by Yang Xiao, and Brother Xu wouldn't have died at the hands of Yang Xiao because of it. But it was this face that moved her.
Lu Zhan finally got his revenge through his hands.
In the distance, the sound of firecrackers suddenly sounded.
"Sister, sister, are you okay?" Xie Xu ran in amid the sound of firecrackers.
"Slow down." Looking at Xie Xu's cheerful smile, the smile in Xie Wu's eyes became even brighter.
"Don't be slow, sister, let's go quickly to greet daddy! Daddy must have prepared a big red envelope for us!" Xie Xu said as he took Xie Wu's hand and started to walk out.
Over in the main courtyard, Xie Zheng and Chen were also packed up, waiting for sister and brother Xie Wu to come to pay them New Year greetings.
Both of them wore purple brocade clothes and sat together, looking right and eye-catching.
Xie Xu hurriedly said a series of auspicious words, and got what he wanted, and took back a heavy purse from Xie Zheng and Chen respectively. He weighed the purses, and finally smiled so much that he couldn't see his teeth.
Looking at Xie Xu's appearance, Xie Wu couldn't help but curl her lips.
Seeing the two sisters smiling at each other, Mrs. Chen was so happy and excited that she couldn't help but have red eyes without realizing it.
She didn't know how long she had been looking forward to this moment, but with God's blessing, she finally got to look forward to this day.
"Mom, and sister, you haven't given me the red envelope yet." Xie Xu, who carefully put away the purse, did not forget to ask for her share for Xie Wu.
The excitement in Chen's heart was instantly dispersed by Xie Xu's words. She reached out and tapped Xie Xu's forehead with her green-white fingertips, and said to him angrily, "You are the only one who is smart! Your father and I will naturally
I’ve prepared a red envelope for your sister, but I’ve agreed first that you can’t be jealous and you can’t take it from your sister.”
Xie Xu snorted hard and pouted, "I don't know how to do it anymore! Mom, don't underestimate me!"
Mrs. Chen was amused by Xie Xu's words, so she laughed and turned around to take a brocade box from Wu Qing's hand. Then, of course, she opened the brocade box in front of everyone. She looked at Xie Wu gently with her eyes and her voice was slightly audible.
Choking with sobs, she said, "Ah Wu, here are 10,000 taels of silver notes and the deed of a shop on Zhuque Street. This is the new year's money that your father and I have given you over the years."
"Mother, what are you..."
"Ah Wu, I've been sorry to you all these years. I know this can't make up for anything, but this is a little bit of your father and mother's thoughts." Ms. Chen stood up, holding the brocade box in her arms tightly, mist
His misty eyes were filled with anxiety and guilt, but mixed with indescribable happiness and excitement.
"Ah Wu, please accept it, this is your mother's wish." Xie Zheng smiled and looked at Xie Wu. Looking at Chen's fingertips that were almost as strong as Fan Bai's, Xie Wu hesitated for a while, and finally faced Chen
Shi stretched out his hand.
"Ah Wu, mother has saved a lot of things for you. When you get married..."
"Ahem." Xie Zheng coughed hard, interrupting what Yang was about to say.
Xie Wu looked at the unnatural expression on Xie Zheng's face and couldn't help but lower her eyes and smile. Suddenly she felt that the brocade box in her hand was heavy and a little heavy.
In fact, Mrs. Chen didn't ignore her. Every year on her birthday or New Year's Eve, she would send people to bring all kinds of exquisite jewelry. However, those things all went into the hands of Mrs. Yang. In fact, Ms. Yang even felt that those things
The jewelry was new from time to time, and they were all melted and used as necklaces or gold hairpins for Xie Yuan.
She only found out about it from Xie Yuan's mouth a long time later.
"It's getting late. Let's go to Ronghuayuan to pay New Year's greetings to your grandmother. Later, we'll go to the ancestral hall to worship our ancestors." Xie Zheng added seriously.
With that said, several people packed up and prepared to go to Ronghuayuan.
Xie Wu handed the brocade box to Mi Yue's hand, and then she and Xie Shi followed Xie Zheng and Chen out of the door.
"Sister." Xie Xu suddenly came up to Xie Wu and called her slightly.
Xie Wu looked sideways at him, "What's wrong?"
"Sister, I also have a gift to give you! But it will be a little later!" Xie Xu took Xie Wu's hand and said to her mysteriously.
Xie Wu raised her eyebrows at him and smiled in surprise. Just as she was about to ask him a few more questions, she saw him suddenly let go of her hand and jumped in front of Xie Zheng and Chen.
"It's Chinese New Year! It's Chinese New Year!"
As soon as they entered Ronghuayuan, they met the people in the second room.
Xie Xu immediately ran to Xie Xin to show off to him the new year's money he had just received. He and Xie Xin were similar in age, and they had already developed a relationship after last night.
Yang only glanced at Xie Xin coldly, and then turned away.
She has always looked down on the children of concubines, especially Xie Xin, who has no eyesight at all. I wonder if she should be the first wife! However, no matter how much she wants the second wife, she will have to bring several juniors to Xie Zheng now.
Happy New Year to Mr. Chen.
Mrs. Chen didn't care about Mrs. Yang, she smiled and took the purse and distributed it to the children in the second room.
Seeing this, Yang also took out two purses and gave them to Xie Wu and Xie Xu respectively.
Xie Yuan first opened her purse and took a look inside, and saw that it contained a silver ingot of fifty taels. She couldn't help but curve her mouth. When she was about to put the purse away, she suddenly glanced at Xie Xian. She rolled her eyes, and then
Smiling, he leaned over and said, "Third sister, why don't you open it and take a look at the New Year's money that your eldest aunt gave you?"
Xie Xian smiled gently at Xie Yuan and said softly, "I'll look at it when I get back."
"Why, you're still afraid that I won't steal your money!" Xie Yuan curled her lips and glanced at Xie Xian sarcastically.
Since Xie Yuan was talking about this, it would be unreasonable for Xie Yuan not to open her purse. She licked the corner of her lips towards Xie Yuan and then untied her purse.
There is also a piece of bright silver lying in the delicate purse.
The smile on Xie Yuan's face suddenly faded, "How come you also have fifty taels!"
Xie Xian was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to answer Xie Yuan's words.
"What's going on, auntie! You're a concubine, do you deserve to get the same red envelope as me?" Xie Yuan's sharp and mean words continued.
Xie Xian lowered her eyes and bit her lip, the hatred in her heart suddenly stirred in her chest again.
"What's wrong with the second sister? Why do you look unhappy? You don't think my mother gave you too little red envelope, right?" At this moment, Xie Wu's clear voice suddenly rang out. Xie Yuan's eyes were mean.
With a sudden movement, she moved away from Xie Xian.
Xie Xian breathed a sigh of relief.
"Speaking of this, Auntie, how come the red envelope you gave me is the same as Sister Xian's!" Xie Yuan simply revealed the matter with a cold face.
Xie Xian and the others are concubines. How can the red envelopes given by concubines and direct descendants be the same!
"Yeah? What's going on?" Mrs. Chen looked at Xie Yuan with a confused face, and felt a little unhappy at her aggressive attitude.
"Auntie, Brother Shi and I are legitimate children! How can direct children be the same as common people! Have you stayed in Ningxia for a long time, so you don't know these rules?" Xie Yuan said in a mean tone.
"Sister Yuan, why are you talking to your aunt? Please apologize!" Seeing that Xie Zheng's face was turning blue, Xie Feng scolded Xie Yuan first.
However, Xie Yuan retorted unconvinced, "I'm not wrong! That's what it is!"
"That's what it is." Xie Wu took over Xie Yuan's words with a slight smile, "You said that my mother doesn't know the rules. Then let me ask the second sister, how can you dare to refute your elders if you know the so-called rules so well?
"
"I……"
"Red envelopes are gifts from the elders to the younger ones. I have never heard of an elder giving red envelopes to the younger generation and making mistakes. If the second sister feels that this red envelope is too much for her, she doesn't have to give it back to my mother."
"When did I say that my eldest aunt was wrong? I just said that she shouldn't have given me the same red envelope as Sister Xian. Xie Xian is a concubine!" Xie Yuan said angrily, her voice even breaking with excitement.
The word "concubine" slapped Xie Xian hard on the face.
She lowered her head and clenched her hands into fists tightly in her sleeves. Only in this way could she suppress her anger and resentment. Only at this moment could she restrain herself and force herself not to burst out.
She doesn't have the capital to collide with Xie Yuan yet.
But, she won't always be like this.
She won't be overshadowed by Xie Yuan forever!
"What's wrong with the concubine? Isn't the concubine a girl from our prince's house? The second sister cares about the concubine so much, why doesn't she care about seniority and inferiority? Where have you read "Female Virtues" and "Female Precepts"?
If there are outsiders here today, how do you want them to view our Hou Mansion!" Xie Wu raised her eyebrows and looked at Xie Yuan, and said in a clear voice.
"Why do you say that to me? Who are you?"
"She is my Xie Zheng's daughter, and she is your eldest sister!" Xie Zheng finally couldn't restrain his temper and loudly cut off Xie Yuan's words.
As expected, like the saying goes, like mother, like daughter!
"She is not my biological sister!" Xie Yuan was still unconvinced.
"That's enough! Wasn't it enough to ground you last time? Look at you, you are disrespectful, domineering and arrogant. You don't have the slightest bearing of a noble girl from aristocratic family!" Xie Feng stood up angrily and shouted mercilessly.
scolded.
As expected, like mother, like daughter!
It’s okay for Yang herself to be stupid, but now she has taught Sister Yuan to look so disgusting!
Xie Yuan burst into tears immediately.
She didn't expect that her father would scold her in front of so many people, especially since it was still the first day of the new year.
"Master, Sister Yuan is too young to speak, why are you still arguing with her? Besides, today is the first day of the new year. When mother comes over later, we should go to the ancestral hall to worship our ancestors..." Seeing that the situation is wrong,
Yang quickly stood up, pulled Xie Yuan into her arms and begged for her.
Xie Feng glared at Mr. Yang fiercely, then flicked his long sleeves and sat back down in his seat.
Yang held Xie Yuan in her arms, and she glanced at Xie Wu fiercely, but she didn't want Xie Wu to raise her eyebrows and smile at her. The smile at the corner of her mouth was as contemptuous as it was.