If she remembered correctly, this child was named Xue Tingzhi by Xue Kuang. It has been eleven years since she returned to the residence, and this year should be sixteen.

Back then, there was a lot of noise about that incident, and Lu Jinxi also heard about it.

Lu Shi and Xue Kuang were given marriage by the emperor, but Xue Kuang came back from the border to get married, and he also brought back a concubine, who was said to be an orchid on the border, who was enchanting and beautiful.

The lame child was the child she gave birth to for Xue Kuang.

Those gentlemen who were storytellers in the capital did not know where they heard the news. They only said that this orchid was originally seen by others and was to be given to Huye Khan of the Huns.

So she seized the opportunity to escape from the Xiongnu army and met Xue Kuang, who was still a lieutenant at the time.

In order not to be captured by the Xiongnu, Hu Ji took the risk to provide Xue Kuang and others with a top-secret news, which played a key role in this battle.

The Xiongnu army at that time was quickly defeated by Daxia.

That Orchid never returned to the Western Regions.

One is a young general, and the other is a beautiful orchid.

A love story at the border, didn't it just come out like this?

only…

That Orchid didn't end well.

It is said that after returning to the capital with Xue Kuang, he fell ill because of the soil and water, and died in the mansion within a few days.

As for whether it is really "death from illness", who cares?

She stayed, only Xue Tingzhi.

The existence of this child, or the young man, is like a gap between Xue Kuang and the original Lu family, an irreparable rift.

Lu Jinxi had read through the account books in the old mansion, and knew that in this case, the Lu family did not treat this son of a bit harshly, but he almost ignored it, and there was no shortage of food and drink.

Come to think of it, not very welcome.

Sister Lang is the youngest daughter of the Lu family. She is three years younger than the eldest daughter, Xue Mingli, and is now seven years old.

Lu's treatment of these two direct-born girls is like a pearl, and as a young girl, Sister Lang is even more painful.

But Bailu said "run to the eldest son again", as if not listening to Lu's words, and got very close to Xue Tingzhi.

It shouldn't be.

Lu Jinxi's eyes slowly drooped, her fingers resting on the slightly cool square table, and she fell into contemplation.

Egret is worried.

Madam never liked Sister Lang being too close to the eldest son, and she was always beating, but she has been ill for the past two weeks, and she has no time to take care of the children.

No, Sister Lang went quietly again.

She was afraid that Lu Jinxi would be angry. Seeing that she hadn't spoken for a long time, she swallowed her saliva and said in a low voice, "Why don't you ask your sisters to come and ask for peace?"

Originally, there was a fixed province in the morning and evening, but Lu Jinxi had been ill for a long time. One was that he had no energy, and the other was that he was afraid of being sick and was relieved early.

Even if the illness is cured, it has only been a matter of two days.

Early this morning, she was rushing to offer incense, and before she even entered the temple gate, the matter of Xue Kuang happened, and when she came back, it was a lot of tossing, including the matter of the eldest princess.

Right now, I'm actually a little tired.

Just after listening to Egret's words, Lu Jinxi glanced at the sky outside, heard the whistling wind, and said, "It's not too late, it's just dusk, and the wind is so strong. Sister Li and Sister Lang. You can't even be considered tough. Find me a thicker cloak, and I'll go see it myself."

"Yes, the slave is looking for it."

Egret was right after thinking about it, so he agreed, and Guo went to the opposite room and turned over a thick cloak of snow fox fur and put it on Lu Jinxi.

This is not enough.

After thinking about it, she changed the rabbit fur hand cage again, and said, "Although my sisters live close by, you are the one who is really weak. Seeing that it's almost dusk and the sky is cold, this ferret hand cage is a few days ago. Newly made by Japanese slaves, it should be warmer."

Lu Jinxi put on her cloak and put her hands into the novice cage given to her.

Before leaving, she instructed the maid in the house: "Brother Chi can watch over there. If your sister Qingque comes back in a while, just ask her to take care of brother first. If there is anything, I will come back and report later. , you don't have to go out to find me."

"Yes."

The little girls all responded one by one.

Only then did Lu Jinxi, accompanied by the egret, go out the door, cross the courtyard on the left, and reach the three Baosha buildings behind the main house.

The sky was still bright, but the lights were already lit in the house.

Madam Jiao brightened the wick a little, looked at Xue Mingli who was sitting on the kang, slowly embroidering stitches and lines, and sighed: "You've embroidered for this little half-moon, and it's almost done. When Madam sees you, you must be sure happy."

"real?"

Xue Mingli is ten years old this year and already sensible. Her voice is very soft, very similar to her mother, and her facial features have grown a bit, which is a bit poetic and delicate.

Hearing Jiao Momo's words, she was a little overjoyed.

"I just hope that my mother will get better soon, be healthy in the future, and stop getting sick..."

What she embroidered in her hand was a small purse, the color of lotus and lotus. It was at the end, and the thread was broken with scissors after one stitch.

"It's embroidered."

Madam Jiao looked at her with admiration, and said, "Don't worry, I just ran into the lady Egret who was serving in grandma's house, and said that grandma was already well. It's just that there were a lot of things to do after returning, and I still can't get out of it now. Later, or tomorrow, the eldest girl is going to say hello."

"Well, then I have to ask my sister to go with me."

Xue Mingli smiled and nodded, but looking at the small purse in his hand, he became embarrassed again, and after thinking for a while, he mumbled.

"When the time comes, tell my mother that this is embroidered by my sister and me."

When Momma Jiao heard this, she was helpless and didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

But seeing that Xue Mingli had already made up her own mind and looked like she was protecting Sister Lang, she couldn't say anything. She just remembered that Sister Lang was coming, and she couldn't help sighing.

Unexpectedly, the voice of the little maid saluting came from outside the house: "Greetings to the second grandma."

Second grandma is here?

Madam Jiao was startled and stood up in surprise. When she saw Lu Jinxi walking in, she hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, "Why is the second grandmother here?"

"I've been lingering sick for half a month, and I miss Sister Li and Sister Lang. I just finished my work, so I came to take a look."

Lu Jinxi walked in, and it was easy to know that this was Mama Jiao, as for the other...

She looked over.

She was a slender little girl, almost as high as her chest.

It should be Miss Li.

A pink jacket with brocade piping and a white fox fur scarf.

Xiao Guazi has a face and delicate facial features, which are somewhat related to Lu Shi. Not much hair was pulled into a double bun with bangs, looking very well-behaved and demure.

She stared at Lu Jinxi for a while, her mouth wide open, as if a little surprised, but it turned into a surprise in a blink of an eye, and there were faint tears in her eyes.

"Daughter greets mother."

"Get up."

Lu Jinxi stepped forward to help her, holding those hands, she only felt warm and soft, and seeing this girl's elegant appearance, it was really not something that ordinary people could teach.

In love at the moment.

"I've been ill recently, and I haven't seen you all. Are you and Sister Lang okay?"

"Go back to my mother's words. With Mammy Jiao looking after it, Sister Qingque is also always asking questions. Sister Lang and I are fine."

Xue Mingli is very sensible.

She was held by Lu Jinxi's hand, and she only felt warm, but she was closer than ever. She couldn't help it, her heart beat faster, and she quietly turned her head to look at her.

Although he was thin and pale, he seemed to be recovering well.

The haggard and haggard look they had when they went to see it half a month ago has completely disappeared.

Perhaps it was because she heard from the girls below that her mother had punished the girls on the third aunt's side and beat them badly. She also felt that her mother seemed to be a little more dignified than before.

There was also a needle and thread basket for embroidery on the table. Lu Jinxi glanced at it and remembered what he heard when he passed by the window.

Lu's daughter is a filial one.

Also, she is very protective of her sister.

Thinking about it, she pulled Xue Mingli to sit down, glanced at the right hand she had been clenching tightly, and couldn't help but smile slightly: "You are all right. What's that in the hand next to you?"

"this…"

Xue Mingli blushed a little and became embarrassed.

After hesitating for a moment, he still took out his purse and handed it to Lu Jinxi.

Her eyes brightened, and there was joy in her voice: "My mother was sick earlier, and everyone said that a purse embroidered with blessing patterns could pray for blessings, so Mingli and her sister embroidered one and gave it to her when she was about to go to greet her. Woolen cloth."

Probably because of lying, her eyes flickered, and her ears were a little red.

But when she said "I embroidered one with my sister", there was no reluctance.

The purse is small, and the lotus-colored satin is covered with silver-white Wufu cloud patterns.

Although the stitches are not very good, they are embroidered very densely, as if the stitches are too sparse and the blessing pattern is too thin.

Lu Jinxi felt a little warm in her heart when she saw it.

She actually heard what Xue Mingli said to Jiao Mama just now. How could she not know that this small purse was actually Xue Mingli's hard work alone?

It's just that she has the heart to protect her sister, so Lu Jinxi doesn't expose it.

With a smile and some real surprises, she took the purse from Xue Mingli's hand and laughed: "Sister Li has grown up, this purse is beautifully embroidered, even better than my mother's."

"Second grandmother is very humble." Jiao mama next to her heard it and complimented her, "Your female red was famous in the capital back then."

Is it?

Lu Jinxi didn't know this, so he secretly wrote it down.

Fortunately, the famous ladies and ladies, it's one thing, and it's another thing to do it or not. She doesn't worry about revealing her secrets for the time being.

"I'm lazy, but I'm not as diligent as Sister Li."

Lu Jinxi said something casually, but compared the purse and hung it around her waist. The lotus-colored purse just matched her light-colored clothes today.

The egret, who came in with him, took a few glances and praised: "This purse made by my sister is really beautiful. The lady's skin is white, and the Wufu cloud pattern is specially selected silver. I am afraid that my sister has spent a lot of time thinking about it."

There is no one who doesn't want their hearts and minds to be respected, and who doesn't like to be praised.

Lu Jinxi has never raised children, so she can only do it based on her own experience in getting along with others, so she chooses to put her purse on on the spot.

But I didn't expect that the egret was so clever, so winked, and praised just right.

Although Xue Mingli is young, she is actually very smart.

How could she not know that the egret was overrated?

But I couldn't hide the joy in my heart, and with a shy smile on my face, I whispered: "I didn't put much effort into it, it's my mother who looks good, and Sister Bailu, you are bragging again."

"Where can the slaves dare to brag?"

The egret only stood beside Lu Jinxi, with a smug look, and said to Lu Jinxi, "If the slaves boasted, the madam would have scolded me long ago. Isn't that right, madam?"

"It's cheap and good."

Lu Jinxi scolded her with a smile, and poked her with a finger, but then said, "But the praise is right."

The egret laughed immediately.

On the contrary, Xue Mingli became more and more embarrassed. She looked at Bailu and Lu Jinxi, her face even redder.

Lu Jinxi stepped forward, only took her hand, looked at it, there were no needles and no scars left, and he felt relieved.

She said: "When it gets dark in the future, don't embroider anything. Besides, you are a girl from the General's Mansion, and you will have a maid to serve you in the future. Even if the girl is a little worse, it doesn't matter. Just don't hurt your eyes. It's good to be healthy."

"mother…"

This is actually a bit unfamiliar.

When Xue Mingli heard this, she was even a little flattered.

She vaguely remembered that her mother once said that if her daughter's family didn't have acupuncture skills, her husband's family would look down on her in the future, but listening to Lu Jinxi's words, she said it so calmly and firmly, and she didn't feel anything wrong.

She felt strange in her heart, and she was stunned when she saw Lu Jinxi.

Lu Jinxi looked normal.

She had seen the old clothes and robes in Lu's house, and they were all for Xue Kuang, but they were brand new ones, obviously no one was wearing them.

Therefore, no matter how good the scorpion girl is, if you don't meet a good person, it's all in vain.

If you meet a really good person, how can the other party dislike the clumsy needles?

Since Lu Jinxi was not from here, he never bothered to deal with feudalism.

But she didn't explain much. She only looked at the typical daughter's boudoir, which was soft and fragrant, but she didn't see anyone else, so she asked, "Why didn't you see Sister Lang?"

Xue Mingli suddenly felt guilty and stopped talking.

Madam Jiao was also a little frightened, and after looking at Lu Jinxi, she timidly said: "Sister Lang is... in the eldest son's yard, the old slave has persuaded him, and only said that he will return after passing the meal. Seeing that the old slave will not leave, She, she also smeared the mud of the old slave..."

"Can't you go back?"

Lu Jinxi was immediately surprised, seeing that Jiao Mama's attitude did not seem to be fake, she slowly frowned.

What is the ability of this concubine born by Orchid to confuse a seven-year-old girl like this?

She was curious.

So he smiled: "It's not a big deal. I'd like to see if she can cover me in mud when I go..."