Rebirth of the first courtier

"Mother, daughter, I heard that the big brother's yard was lit all night last night!" Xiao Jingshu pinched her handkerchief, talking coquettishly.

Xiao's mother didn't show it on the face, but she already knew what happened yesterday. No matter why Xiao Qi'ao left behind a wild boy who didn't know where he came from, what happened yesterday can't make Xiao Qi'ao push her to Shu Er and Qingyun.

"I've probably heard about this. Is it because of a person Qi Ao brought back from outside?" Mother Xiao pursed her lips, looked at Xiao Jingshu and asked.

"Mother has already heard that it was Xiao Li who was too careless and fell into the water and entered the evil wind. Now the fever has subsided. I didn't expect this to alarm my mother. It is really Xiao Li's fault." Xiao Qi When Ao came in from the outside, he heard Xiao Jingshu talking to Xiao's mother. Xiao Qiao glanced at Xiao Jingshu indifferently, and then sat down under Xiao's mother's hands.

Seeing Xiao Qi'ao, Xiao Jingshu's eyes flinched, but she quickly regained her composure.

"When did the elder brother know that young master, we don't even know, mother." Xiao Jingshu chuckled, pinching the handkerchief to cover the corner of her mouth to cover up a slightly sneering expression.

"Shu'er is right, I don't know when you met that young master." Mother Xiao chuckled, but she didn't plan to talk about it, after all, it was done by Shu'er and Qingyun .It's hard to guarantee that Xiao Qi'ao won't settle accounts after the fall, and it's really hard for her to say anything at that time.

"Master, Madam is talking to the young master and young lady inside." The voice of the woman outside came in, interrupting Xiao Qi'ao's next words.

"Father, you are back." Xiao Qi'ao stood up and said softly to Father Xiao who came in.This time he didn't intend to have a worse relationship with his father than a stranger like last time, it could almost be said to be a hostile attitude.

Xiao's father was stunned for a moment, his eldest son is good everywhere, but he has been estranged from him since he was seven years old.He is still a little unaccustomed to his sudden and peaceful attitude.

Father Xiao knew himself very well, and his character was not lovable, so until now he was only a third-rank Taichangqing. He had been in Taichang Temple for nearly five years, and there was no sign of change until now.

But he still pays close attention to his son, especially this eldest son who has been excellent since he was a child, but he doesn't understand why the eldest son who was very close to him when he was young becomes estranged from him when he grows up.In the past two years, the relationship between the two has almost dropped to a freezing point, and there is very little communication in a year except for greetings.

"Well, sit down." Xiao's father nodded to Xiao Qi'ao, and sat on Xiao's mother's left, with a smile on his usually serious face, "I heard Master Li said that you went to his house yesterday. What did your lord order?"

"Father is worried. The teacher just told his son to read more history books." Xiao Qi'ao didn't say too much. Although the relationship between him and his father has not reached the level of the previous life, it is impossible to ease it instantly. .

After all, if something goes wrong, it's a demon, and he doesn't want to make Xiao's mother suspicious. Before he finds the evidence of changing sons, and before he is fully sure to get rid of this matter, he has to be careful.

"Well, Mr. Li is a great Confucian, you must keep what you say in your heart." Xiao Chengyu nodded, then turned to his mother and said, "It's been a long time since we had a meal together, so I'm going to trouble Madam to call everyone come on."

"Yes, master." Mother Xiao nodded with a smile, only Xiao Jingshu's eyes flashed a trace of dissatisfaction. She wanted to talk to Mother Xiao about the eldest prince today, but she was disturbed again.

After lunch, Xiao Qi'ao had already talked to Xiao's father without a trace. Although the relationship was still cold and indifferent, it was indeed much better than before.

After lunch, Xiao's father was still busy with business, so Xiao Qi'ao went to the old lady's place.The old lady is now out of business, and even rarely sees people, she just stays in the yard eating fast and praying to Buddha.

But Xiao Qiao still remembered that his grandmother was not a simple person, and now she held an underground force in her hands. In the last life, it was not until after he left the Xiao Mansion that he accidentally learned that his grandmother was a well-known figure in the South China Sea. The people of Xianshan Island.

If he hadn't come here every few days because he lived with the old lady for a while when he was a child, it would be hard for him to come here suddenly.

"Eldest young master, the old lady has fallen asleep, would you like to go inside and wait?" Nanny Yu, who was guarding outside the door, asked after seeing Xiao Qi Aofu saluting.

Xiao Qi'ao shook her head, said with a smile: "I just miss grandma, since grandma is asleep, I won't bother you, I will definitely come over early tomorrow."

"Hey, young master, go slowly." Nanny Yu squinted her eyes and smiled wrinkledly. After Xiao Qi'ao's figure disappeared around the corner, Nanny Yu put away her smile and entered the door.

"Old lady, the young master is gone." Nanny Yu said while sitting on the footrest, beating the leg of a woman with rich hair.

"Now Qi'ao still remembers me as an old woman." Mrs. Huafa brushed her temples and looked at the sunny weather outside, "How are the people in Qi'ao's yard?"

"I heard that the fever has subsided, so it's not a problem." Nanny Yu also got angry when she thought of what happened yesterday, and she was so arrogant and domineering that she almost killed people in Xiao's mansion, she really had the guts.

Xiao Qi'ao followed the old lady when she was young, so naturally she won the mother's heart better than the other young masters and ladies.Immediately, Mammy Yu said: "It's also because the Eldest Young Master has a good heart, and the Eldest Miss can do such an ugly thing."

"Ugly or not, as long as Qi's family is still there, Qi'ao won't care too much." The old lady sighed when she thought of Xiao Qi'ao's respect for Qi's family before, as long as Qi'ao put Qi's family in her heart all day long , will be shackled for a day.

Mammy Yu also sighed in her heart, if the old lady hadn't brought the young master over back then, the young master would have died in the hands of that poisonous woman long ago.

Xiao Qi'ao left the old lady's yard, turned around and went back to her own yard.I went to see Hu Li first, Hu Li was in much better spirits now, and was sitting on the bed listening to Qiu Xi tell some amusing things.

Xiao Qi'ao heard his laughter before entering the door, Shuzhu quickly pushed the door open, and when Xiao Qi'ao walked in, he saw Hu Li leaning forward and backward laughing.His exquisite appearance is even more eye-catching because of his smile, his eyes are curved, and there is even a teardrop from laughing at the corner of his eye, which reflects the sunlight and makes Hu Li extraordinarily dazzling.

"What did you say, you laughed so happily, and tell me about it." Xiao Qi'ao went to the bedside and touched Hu Li's forehead, although it was still a little hot, it was no longer hot.

Hu Li took Xiao Qi'ao's arm to make him sit down, Qiu Xi hurriedly saluted, Hu Li pointed at Qiu Xi with a smile and said: "Qiu Xi told a story, the people in the story are really stupid, they were obviously caught People have been cheated many times and still fall for it!"

Xiao Qi'ao curled the corners of his mouth and said with a smile: "There are quite a few people like this. How do you feel? Is there any other discomfort?"

Hu Li shook his head, "I'm fine, yesterday was just a special situation, I can swim well on weekdays."

Xiao Qi'ao smiled, and said instead: "In a few days, I'll take you out for a walk, and I'm afraid you won't be able to stay bored in the mansion all day long."

Hu Li rolled his eyes and looked at Xiao Qi'ao with a flattering expression, "Can I go to the suburbs? I heard from the gardener in the yard that there is a low hill in the suburbs with beautiful flower fields..."

Xiao Qi'ao nodded with a smile, "Of course I can, I will take you there when you recover from illness."

Hu Li squinted his eyes and laughed, since he went down the mountain, he has been staying in the Xiao Mansion and has not gone out yet.When he heard the gardener mention the small hillside before, he wanted to visit it, but now Brother Xiao agreed to take him there, which is really great!

Xiao Qi'ao looked at Hu Li's trouble-free smile, and couldn't help scolding him for being stupid in his heart.If he is insulted like this, he will be repaid a hundred times and a thousand times.

After talking with Hu Li for a while, Xiao Qi'ao went back to his study. He still had homework left by his teacher to do, so he couldn't play as comfortably as Hu Li and make trouble whenever he wanted.

Father Xiao, who was busy with official business, was walking back and forth in the study, Qi'ao's attitude eased a bit today, which was a good opportunity.In the future, everything about him will still need to be inherited by his eldest son, so he naturally hopes that Qi Ao can get close to him.

Thinking of this, Xiao's father called the boy outside the door, thought for a while and said, "Go and call the young master, and say that I want to test his homework."

"Yes, master." The servant bowed and trotted towards Xiao Qi'ao's yard.While running, I still muttered in my heart, the master used to test the young master's homework when the young master came to pay his respects, what happened this time?

"Shuzhu, is Eldest Young Master there?" The servant asked in a low voice to Shuzhu standing outside the door.Shuzhu nodded and said, "But what's the matter, master? The young master is studying books right now."

The boy smiled jokingly and said, "That's a good relationship. The master is going to test the homework of the young master! But the young master's homework is notoriously good. Even I, who don't know a few big characters, know the young master's homework." But this!" The boy raised his thumbs up while speaking, Shuzhu nodded with a smile on his face, "Hey, wait a minute, I'll call the young master."

"Hey, come on."

Xiao Qi'ao heard the sound coming from the outside while in the room, the matter was simpler than expected, as long as he didn't take the initiative, it would not be easy to arouse suspicion.And... It seems that he underestimated how much his father cared about him.

When they arrived at Xiao's father's courtyard, Shu Zhu and the servant stayed outside, Xiao Qi'ao walked in by himself.

"Greetings to father." Xiao Qi'ao cupped his hands in salute, Xiao Chengyu waved his hands, "Sit down, I just asked you how you are doing these days."

"Father, please take care of me. My son is fine." Xiao Qi'ao lowered his eyebrows, although his attitude was not familiar, but he was as perfunctory and indifferent as before.

Xiao's father sighed in his heart, this is not bad.

"What's the matter with the people in your yard? The rumors in the mansion are not good. Since you are studying hard, you think you want to take part in next year's imperial examination. You must not spread any gossip at this juncture." Xiao Chengyu thought for a while, He said earnestly, "Although it doesn't have much effect on your grades, it will after you become an official."

Xiao Qi'ao nodded lightly, and said: "Father said that it's only because Xiao Li is the younger brother of his son's best friend, and has a pure and kind disposition, that son keeps him in the mansion to take care of him more."

"That's good. I heard Mr. Li said that your homework has improved again a few days ago. Don't be complacent. It's the right way to study hard." Father Xiao hadn't finished speaking when he heard noisy voices coming from the yard. Mixed with the cry of a woman.

Father Xiao frowned and stood up, walked out of the room, and said angrily with a gloomy face: "It's not proper to gather at the gate of the courtyard and make a noise, why don't you hurry up and help Mrs An up."

Several maidservants quickly helped Aunt An up. Aunt An has been ill these days, and now she still has a sick look on her face, but her eyes are full of anger.

Xiao Qi'ao followed Xiao Chengyu out of the study, looked at An Shi and suddenly felt that even if she told An Shi that he was her son, she might not let Xiao Jingshu go.

After all, unlike Mother Xiao, An always knew that the child she raised was not her own. Xiao Jingshu was like a baby in An's heart. No matter how arrogant and mean Xiao Jingshu was, she was still An's darling.

"Master, you have to decide for Shu'er!" Anshi cried softly, "What kind of crime is this?"