As soon as the sun set, Xu Qinglian took her younger brothers and sisters to greet Xu Taijun's Fushou Residence, and at this moment the courtyard was full of maids and wives, among whom there were many strangers with very restrained expressions, obviously the new subordinates of the third room.

The little maid who knew each other opened the curtain, and before she could enter the house, she heard bursts of laughter coming from inside, and the sister and brother trio ran through the Buddhist hall and bypassed a marble Baishou screen and entered the hall.

Xu Hao looked up, and saw the third aunt Wang sitting next to the old lady, smiling and laughing, with her cousins sitting on one side, and a few housekeepers and women with heads and faces standing and having fun, looking happy.

Today's Xu Taijun is wearing a satin coat with a hundred butterflies, covered with a splendid four-color vest with mink feathers, and below is a set of pleated Hunan skirts sewn with silver wire, reclining on the Taishi chair made of Lao Junzhu.

The head is covered with a white marble with gold silk and white peony, and a pair of Nanyang emerald gemstone pendants are worn on the ears.

Seeing that the three grandchildren were coming, Xu Taijun's face did not change much without anger, and he lowered his forehead slightly.

The three sisters and brothers stepped forward to greet their grandmother and aunt together, Wang smiled and stretched out his hand to help, Xu Qinglian and Xu Hongye walked to the sisters on the side, and their own maids sent up chairs.

Xu Hao was just about to turn around and find a seat, when he heard Xu Taijun slowly ask, "Brother Hao, have you made any progress in your homework recently?" ”

Xu Hao was stunned for a moment, thought about the rules and said, "Back to my grandmother, I have been negligent in my work recently, and I have not made much progress, and my grandson knows that I am wrong." ”

"Huh!" Wang glanced at Xu Hao strangely, and said with a smile: "No wonder the people below say that Brother Hao has become more sensible in recent days, polite to others, and behaves more and more like an adult." Sure enough, he became humble and gentle, not as naughty as he was when he was a child. ”

"Yes." Xu Hao lowered his head.

Xu Taijun nodded and said: "It's a little calm, I'm afraid I'm just pretending to be in front of the old body, it's okay, you go back to study hard." Tell your parents, there is a happy event in the family today, and I have a headache because of the noisy people, and I don't need them to come over to say hello, it is enough to have Qinglian and their sisters to accompany them, I will leave their sisters to eat here, you go. ”

"Yes." Xu Hao, who was originally going to hide clumsy, had already dispelled his thoughts at this time, and walked out of the hall after answering.

The women all over the yard greeted him, Xu Hao responded with a smile, and after a while, he slowly walked out of Fushou Residence, and saw an eleven or twelve-year-old little maid hurriedly coming over, and said, "Third young master, the eldest young master, please go to the front house to meet you." ”

"Oh, got it." Xu Hao turned back to Qiu Xiang and explained the old lady's words, and Qiu Xiang asked the little maid, "Who is in the front house?" ”

"A few young masters are here." The little maid replied very well-behaved.

Qiu Xiang frowned and said to Xu Hao: "I'm afraid I'm going to call you over to eat, remember to drink less, go early and return early." ”

"I know, you can go back."

Xu Hao waved his hand casually and walked towards the outer house, recalling some past events as he walked. In the memory in my mind, when my brothers were studying when they were children, it was the lobby brother Xu Wen who took their brothers around the lake to eat and drink, fish with birds, hunt rabbits, and then the teacher complained to the old lady.

Every time Xu Wen was able to get out with his quibbles, the second brother Xu Ji studied hard behind his back, and the fourth Xu Song, although he was the most naughty but young, he avoided punishment every time, only he was beaten again and again, not to mention, he had to be scolded by his strong mother when he returned home.

In this way, everyone said that the third child of the Xu family had the most mediocre qualifications among the brothers, just like his father. However, there is a good thing, that is, every sibling is happy to play with him, and he is the most popular.

"It's a blessing to suffer." A smile appeared on the corner of Xu Hao's mouth, and as he walked, he remembered several other brothers, who almost had no sense of existence in the entire family, and it was strange to say that these brothers from the concubine either died of illness or died unexpectedly, and none of them lived past the age of fifteen.

Xu Hao has no dark thoughts about this, there is an old lady in the family, and basically no one dares to dare to do evil. Of course, if there is something sneaky, he can't know about it, anyway, he doesn't have half-siblings, so it's none of his business.

After a short time, I went out of the inner house, and saw Noble squatting under the wall in the alley, and saw that his young master had come out, so he got up and patted his butt and stepped forward.

"The fourth young master has governed a table of hosts, and the eldest young master and the second young master have arrived, so I will send you." Noble explained with a smile.

Xu Hao smiled as he walked: "It seems that the fourth child is developed. ”

"Not really." Noble rubbed his hands enviously, and said exaggeratedly: "The fourth young master has always been small and bold, this is not secretly carrying the third master and three wives, and has accepted more than 20 subordinates from five families, and has also received some gifts from silver shops, and the silver is enough for a thousand taels." ”

Xu Hao was shocked, stopped, and said in surprise: "Really? Is this already a violation of the royal law? ”

"That's nature." Noble said with a smile: "But this is the practice of officialdom, with the identity of our dignified Xu family, it will be fine." ”

Xu Hao said coldly: "It's not a trivial matter when something happens, the fourth child is really bold." ”

Noble said disapprerovingly: "Anyway, this matter has nothing to do with you, young master, even if someone sues the official, it is also a matter of the third room, and it will not affect us." ”

Xu Hao shook his head slowly: "If the family doesn't talk to the two families, you are confused." Xu Wen and Xu Ji all know about this? What do they say? ”

"Didn't say anything." Noble said with a smile.

"Strange." Xu Hao was a little puzzled, there are no secrets in this big family at all, since the fourth brother knows about it, it is impossible not to spread it to the ears of the elders, why is everyone indifferent?

Suddenly, Xu Hao's eyes lit up, and he muttered to himself: "Could it be that someone signaled the fourth child to do this?" How can it be? Oh, I see. ”

Noble was confused, opened his mouth and asked, "Young Master, what do you understand?" ”

"Let's go."

Xu Hao said three words in a row, and walked forward without saying a word, Noble had to follow him, through a courtyard, and came to a house at the east end of Xu's house, called Jingxin Xuan, which was used to entertain relatives and friends who liked to be quiet.

At this moment, a few strings of wind lanterns have been hung under the eaves of the house, a few banquets have been placed in the courtyard, the warm breeze brings the fragrance of wine and food, and a group of scholars who accompany the little maid are waiting for Xu Hao's arrival.

The big guy saw the third young master coming in slowly, and suddenly everyone cheered, Xu Hao raised his eyes and saw the three brothers sitting in the hall.

Xu Hao stepped forward slowly, and Xu Song, the fourth child in a bright brocade robe, got up with a smile and said, "The third brother is finally here, we have been waiting for a long time." ”

Xu Hao smiled and arched his hand to the two brothers Xu Wen and Xu Ji, who were sitting still, and said with a smile: "Go and say hello to the old lady, forgive me for ignoring what is going on outside the window, what kind of trouble is this tonight?" ”

Xu Song pulled him to sit down, and said with a smile: "My brother doesn't hide it from you, my father is going to be an official, and I, who is a son, have made a small fortune with my son, so I invite my three brothers to have a glass of wine and celebrate." ”

Xu Wen raised a glass of wine with a strange expression, and also said, "Come on, come on, you and my brother will drink this cup first." ”

Xu Hao smiled and twisted the wine cup in front of him, and said with a smile: "It seems that our family is going to be double happy, big brother, this glass of wine naturally has to respect you first." ”

"Huh?" Xu Ji was taken aback, his face couldn't help but blush, and he hurriedly said, "Third child, where did you hear the wind?" Odd. ”