There was nothing Xu Jingshu couldn't say.
There were six more girls to compete with. Xu Jingshu was the real beauty who had the limelight, and most people would probably like this kind of elegant and talkative girl. It seemed like she cared for her little sister and spoke up for her again.
His Majesty's first impression of this young cousin was not bad, but in terms of appearance, she was not as beautiful as the six ladies of Xie Family. However, these six young ladies were not really as good as him, as he had previously thought Xie Jingxi was being modest, but now that he looked at them, they really didn't look like they were each other.
His Majesty thought, it's better to look at this matter again. This cousin lady is the granddaughter of Minister Xu back then, so her birth is still acceptable, but she can't bring up her background. These two brothers' aptitude is also average, I don't know if they can bring it up.
His Majesty looked at the few girls silently. He did not find anything suitable, and then concentrated on drinking with his subjects. After slightly moving his chopsticks, he returned to the palace.
Everyone heaved a sigh of relief as Xie Jingxi pulled the six girls to the side and looked at the wounds on her hands, "Why do you have to put in so much effort in throwing me down? I was almost scared to death."
Sixth Miss laughed, "I'm fine, it will be fine in two days, Third Sister doesn't need to worry, but why did Third Sister remind me?"
"It's hard for you to understand, my Sixth Miss has really grown up, but there are some things that you should just pretend you don't know, and don't ask anyone else. In short, you should understand, don't show off too much in front of some people, as my Third Sister will do her best to help you."
Sixth Miss had roughly experienced it, and after thinking about His Majesty's suspicious attitude today, she seemed to have understood something. Her mother seemed to have said something similar to her, telling her to hide from others, especially from his father.
"I got it, Sister Third Sister."
Xie Jingxi and Xie Jingyi were just about to leave together, when they saw Chan Er running over from afar while stumbling and shouting, "Madam, return my brother …"
Xie Jingxi and Xie Jingyi looked at each other, thinking that something was amiss.
Third Aunt's body was sturdy, and her brother's life went smoothly as well. She wasn't as weak as she was after childbirth as Xu Jingshu had said, and the reason why she didn't show up today was because someone had drugged her.
Needless to say, that person must be Xu Jingshu, just that the Third Aunt's medicine was extremely muddled, and no one knew who did it, but in the end, it had nothing to do with the Lady Xu, other than her, no one else wanted the Third Aunt to appear in front of everyone else.
Third Aunt woke up after a long sleep. She herself was a woman who was an expert in scheming, how could she not know that she was drugged, and thus thought that Lady Xu was going to steal her brother, or simply had no good intentions. She panicked and ran out, even forgetting to put on her shoes, her hair in a mess as she looked pitiful.
Just then, Xie Cen had just returned with the guests, and just happened to see this scene, if he was even one more step away, the Third Aunt would have been seen by someone, causing Xie Cen to look extremely unhappy, and he headed straight for the Lady Xu's house with a gloomy face.
Xie Jingxi and Xie Jingyi also did not succeed, they both followed Third Aunt back, and after Third Aunt entered the courtyard, she shouted, "Wife, return my Sevent Brother to him, don't hurt him!"
These words were too coincidental, as if the Lady Xu was about to kill her brother. heard and raised her eyebrows, "What are you doing?
She only kneeled on the ground in fear, "Sir, it's my fault for being rude, I was really forced to do so. After Chan Er drank a bowl of bird's nest this morning, shesheell asleep for no reason, and then, when she remembered that today was my Full Moon Feast, because she was worried that I had left to look after and cause trouble, so he ran out in a hurry. Please don't blame me, sir."
Xie Cen frowned, today was Sevent Brother's Full Moon Feast, he had been busy for a long time and did not see any trace of Chan Er, so he had almost forgotten about it. Although Sevent Brother wanted to carry his to his room, he did not say that he would not let his aunt get close to his, he knew that his brother was going to cry after leaving her, so why did Lady Xu not call her out?
"You get up first, we'll talk inside."
Xie Jingxi had roughly guessed what had happened. It must have been Xu Jingshu's idea, but she couldn't say too much, so she decided to let Xie Cen handle the mess at Xie Family, who told him to not worry even if he found a woman.
"Why did the Third Aunt come out just like that!" Xu Jingshu opened her mouth first: "Third Aunt is a virgin, how can we run around the courtyard barefooted without anyone serving us? Just now, Aunt said that she would send some supplements over to replenish our bodies, isn't that what makes us worried?"
Xie Jingyi could already tell that Xu Jingshu was not an ordinary person, this girl was a talker, she immediately covered Third Aunt's mouth, and not only that, she even helped Third Aunt sit on the brick bed. If Third Aunt had said anything to push her away, she would appear to be very narrow-minded, and if she had decided to do as she pleased, then she would not have said anything, she had been acting in vain just now.
"That's right, Master. Sevent Brother is sleeping well with me, and doesn't cry or make a fuss. Third Aunt being harmed by brother, it's good to raise him for an extra month, since I'm fine now, and also have Jingshu helping me. It's very convenient."
Lady Xu was confused. As long as it was beneficial for her, she would listen to anyone who said that, and she would not remember how many times she had taken a loss.
Xie Jingqi, who hadn't talked much today, suddenly spoke up. "I've already slept for most of the day, shouldn't I go take a look at brother?
When these words came out of Xie Jingqi's mouth, it made them feel a little sad. The second lady of Xie Family rarely had such a peaceful time, Xie Jingxi felt that ever since the last time she was beaten up by the Grandma Dagu, Xie Jingqi had become a completely different person, like a child who had no choice but to grow up.
Everyone could hear the hidden meaning in her words. Niu Niu, who was beside Xie Jingxi, also spoke in a baby voice, "That's right, little girl has been asleep for a long time, Niu Niu is hungry, little girl is hurt from smoking, she's been crying ever since, little girl's mother always doesn't come to hug him. Niu Niu has an aunt to hug."
The child's words were disorderly, but the meaning was very clear. Xie Cen's face immediately fell, and Third Aunt took the opportunity to cry, "I have never slept for so long, and I don't know if I drank milk. I must be hungry, Master, can I see my brother again?"
Third Aunt spoke in a pitiful manner, causing Xie Cen's heart to tighten. Third Aunt and Sevent Brother had all slept for such a long time, and no one would believe it if Third Aunt said that there was nothing bad.
Seeing that, Lady Xu panicked, and Xu Jingshu quickly said: "That's true, brother thinks that I should wake up now, I'll go and bring her out now."
"Let me carry him." Xie Jingyi rushed in front of Xu Jingshu and said, "Is Miss Biao a girl? How would she know how to take care of children?"
Xu Jingshu could not take it anymore, "Then I'll be troubling Big Cousin Sister."
In truth, Lady Xu did not know what Xu Jingshu had done, but seeing that everyone was confused, she was not sure either. Seeing that Xie Cen's face was getting more and more unsightly, he felt more perturbed.
Xie Cen turned and asked Xie Jingxi who had been silent the whole time: "You were with your sister just now, did you see anything?"
Everyone looked at Xie Jingxi, and Xu Jingshu said first: "Is Third Cousin and Eldest Cousin both in the room? I didn't see them at all, why don't the two Cousin Sisters sit closer to Aunt?"
Xu Jingshu and the Lady Xu did not talk for a day or two, so why should they continue to make things difficult for them? Hearing her say this, it was as if she was talking about them being disrespectful.
Xie Jingxi did not bother with her and went ahead to reply, "I was quite far from Big Sis, but I heard that Sevent Brother cried for a while. After that, Xu Family Cousin sister coaxed Big Sis to sleep, and to be honest, Xu Family Cousin Sister was also capable of coaxing a child. I was at odds with Big Sis and Second Miss, so I did not ask."
Xie Jingqi looked at her. Xie Jingxi saying this could be considered as taking her and her big sister out. Although it was an inadvertent mention, it made Xie Jingqi's heart feel a little shaken.
With regards to Xu Jingshu, Xie Cen could not say anything, he only looked at Lady Xu with disappointment in his eyes, and immediately, Xie Jingyi brought Sevent Brother over. The Sevent Brother still had not woken up, but Xie Jingyi's eyes were filled with worry, and when the Third Aunt saw that his brother did not make any movements, she was badly frightened, and immediately pounced on him.
Third Aunt hugged Sevent Brother, but no matter how he called out, he did not see any reaction from this brother. "Where did the wet nurse go? I've slept for most of the day, why haven't I come over to say anything?!"
Third Aunt cried as she used her hand to check her brother's breath. She was still alright, just that she was sleeping soundly.
"The wet nurse is really irresponsible. Aunt is very busy today, but she avoids taking time off." Xu Jingshu went along with Xie Cen's words and placed the blame on his mistress.
Xie Jingxi sighed, then went over to Third Aunt, "Can Aunt ask me to take a look at brother."
Seeing that Xie Cen did not object, he gave the Sevent Brother to Xie Jingxi. Xie Jingxi did not hide it and bluntly said that the Sevent Brother had been drugged, "It's not much of a hindrance, it's just that Sevent Brother is young and sleep a little longer."
When the Third Aunt heard this, he could no longer hold it in, "Master, our Sevent Brother has only been here for a month, who is so ruthless as to feed him knockout drugs, wuwu …"
"Conundrum medicine?" Xie Cen sneered, "Truly, using every move, what kind of intentions do you all have?!"
The Lady Xu explained, "Master, I have been busy dealing with the various wives, I have no idea. I was fine when I was here, and I raised a few children as my mother.
Xu Jingshu was unperturbed, she was just implicated, it was just that she was implicated, Xu Jingshu did not panic, "Uncle, I and my aunt are really not in the know, brother has indeed been crying the entire time, it must be that my nurse thinks that brother is too noisy, if I cannot take care of it myself properly she will be complaining, thus I drugged her, and said that I did not see my wet nurse's shadow, maybe she had gone somewhere else to play, I just left my brother in the house asking, it is truly dishonorable, we trusted her so much, it really makes one's heart chill."
Xu Jingshu had made up her mind that no one would be able to catch her weakness, and once she had let the wet nurse go, she would take advantage of the situation and blame it on her. Xie Cen was furious, "Push the wet nurse into the woodshed!"
In any case, it was impossible for the wet nurse to run away from a crime of unfavorable guarding and she would not be able to use it again in the future. The punishment was inevitable.
Xie Jingxi used a handkerchief filled with water to wipe Sevent Brother's face, and then gently massaged her acupuncture points. Fortunately, the child was young, and was able to fall asleep after inhaling a small amount of medicine, so it was not serious, and he just needed to borrow a little external force to wake the child up. If elder sister had not hugged the child first, Xu Jingshu would probably have woken him up, or even directly pinched him.
Sevent Brother woke up in a daze, and did not cry. Xie Jingxi returned him to Third Aunt, who held him tightly in his arms.
Xie Cen coldly swept the Lady Xu with a glance, and said in a serious tone: "From now on, this brother will still be under the care of the Third Aunt, you are not allowed to carry him back to the main house!"