The cannon fodder stepmother dressed as the villain Zai Zai

"By the way, Xiao Shengze..."

If Xu Yaqin hadn't taken the initiative to bring up this topic.

Sheng Lixuan has been busy these days, all to deal with the Queen's illness, and really has not bothered to take care of Xiao Shengze's affairs.

After hearing what she said, Sheng Lixuan also became a little worried, and his expression suddenly changed.

Yes, why haven't you seen little Shengze making any noise in the past few days?

According to the little guy's temper, it shouldn't be!

Suddenly, a look of surprise appeared on Sheng Lixuan's face.

His eyes lit up, and he got into the carriage without saying much to Xu Yaqin.

The carriage of the Marquis of Qingdu shuttled freely through the bustling streets of Yandu City.

In less than an hour, they had arrived at the gate of Qingduhou Mansion.

When the carriage and horses stopped, Sheng Lixuan and Xu Yaqin were only thinking about little Shengze.

The two of them had just gotten out of the car, but before they entered the house, their footsteps stopped in unison.

For a moment, both of them looked at the other end of the street.

Not far away from them, in front of the gate of Qingduhou Mansion, another carriage and horses also slowly stopped.

At this time, a beautiful woman who seemed to be in good shape and still charming was slowly getting out of the carriage with the help of her personal maid.

Xu Yaqin looked carefully and saw that the beautiful lady was extremely noble.

Wearing black noble clothes, he looks quite virtuous and has bright eyes.

She is that kind of beauty with charm.

But... who is this?

Could it be that she is the new concubine in the Hou Mansion?

No, no, according to Sheng Lixuan's temper, he should not allow any more concubines in the Hou family...

So, what is this woman’s identity?

Xu Yaqin's mind suddenly wandered, and she couldn't figure out the reason after thinking about it.

Just when he was a little confused, he saw Sheng Lixuan's footsteps walking slowly towards that direction.

Xu Yaqin was pulled back from her thoughts and took a step forward.

The two men came to a stop in front of the woman.

The beautiful lady was just about to enter the house when she saw Sheng Lixuan and a strange woman walking towards her, and she calmed down.

He bowed slightly to Sheng Lixuan and said in a very pleasant voice:

"Brother, long time no see."

Big brother? This woman is Sheng Lixuan’s sister!

Xu Yaqin's brows froze and her mind sank.

That’s not right! According to the description in the original novel, where did Sheng Lixuan get his sister?

Is my timeline messed up or something?

Xu Yaqin calmed down again, thought about it carefully, and suddenly an idea flashed in her mind.

Her eyes lit up as if she understood something.

I thought to myself.

By the way... this woman should be Mrs. Yueyao.

As soon as Mrs. Yueyao was mentioned, Xu Yaqin immediately understood.

In the original novel, Mrs. Yueyao is Sheng Lixuan's younger brother and Sheng Yue's royal wife.

On weekdays, he is a dignified and virtuous master.

Every word and deed in the original work is also considered for the Qingdu Marquis Mansion, and the intentions are not bad.

Judging from the simple plot of the novel, Xu Yaqin still respects Mrs. Yueyao very much.

Yes! How could I forget this?

If I hadn't bumped into this Mrs. Yueyao today.

Xu Yaqin almost ignored it.

According to the plot in the novel, Mrs. Yueyao should have just returned to the Hou Mansion after her period of keeping vigil for her father had expired.

In this way, the timelines all match up.

Thinking of this, Xu Yaqin calmed down and stood obediently behind Sheng Lizuan, quietly listening to the conversation between the two.

"Yue Yao, you're back, why don't you tell Sheng Yue? At least let him pick you up."

"How can I let you travel all the way across mountains and rivers alone and come back without sending a letter to the Hou Mansion in advance?" "If this spreads out, doesn't it mean that our Hou Mansion is being negligent?"

If we say that the number one intellectual responsible person in the Qingdu Hou Mansion is Sheng Lixuan.

Then this Mrs. Yueyao is definitely the second brain in the Hou family.

Even when the late Madam was here, Mrs. Yueyao was in charge of the daily affairs of Hou He Mansion in Qingdu on weekdays.

And I have never done anything wrong in all these years. The main thing is to be impeccable.

Such delicate thoughts and super execution ability.

Xu Yaqin felt so horrified just thinking about it, she couldn't help but take a breath.

In this way, it is obviously appropriate for Mrs. Yueyao to call Sheng Lixuan her eldest brother.

Mrs. Yueyao smiled indifferently, looked at Sheng Lizuan and said indifferently:

"Since I am a member of the Qingdu Marquis Mansion, the Marquis Mansion is my home. How can I let others inform me when I come home?"

"Besides, the Second Master also has his own affairs to be busy with in the Marquis' Mansion. My return to the Marquis' Mansion is not a big deal, so I don't need to worry about it like this."

"But Mr. Hou, you..."

Having said this, Mrs. Yueyao paused, looked at Sheng Lixuan with bright eyes, looked at her carefully, and then said:

"My second master at home often writes to me, talking about what happened in the Hou's Mansion. I heard that eldest brother you were seriously injured in the border battle some time ago. Logically speaking, I should go back to the Hou's Mansion to take a look..."

"But during the period of mourning, even though I had this intention, I was still unable to do so. I hope my eldest brother won't blame me."

Sheng Lixuan waved his hand, indicating that she shouldn't take it to heart: "You and I don't have to worry about these nonsense as a family. I know who you are, brother and sister."

"You see, I am not in good health now. Why should my siblings be so worried?"

"It seems... that's true."

Mrs. Yueyao's eyes were smiling, and her expression suddenly changed.

Seeing the strange woman standing behind Sheng Lixuan, he couldn't help but frown and asked again:

"Brother, who is this one?"

"Ah, this, this is..."

I saw the topic was about Xu Yaqin.

Sheng Lixuan quickly moved to the side and let Xu Yaqin step forward.

Faced with the problems of his younger siblings, Sheng Lixuan couldn't think of the right words to introduce his concubine.

After all, Yue Yao doesn't know yet about the wide range of concubines in the Hou Mansion.

It feels a little weird to say it myself.

Sheng Lixuan was still hesitant.

Xu Yaqin saw his situation at a glance.

He quickly took over the conversation, saluted Mrs. Yueyao with a smile, and said:

"Mrs. Yueyao, I am the concubine of Lord Marquis, my name is Xu Yaqin."

"Concubines? The second master mentioned to me in his letter that in order to celebrate the eldest brother's birthday, many concubines were sent to the Marquis of Qingdu's mansion."

"This Mrs. Xu must be one of them."

"Ah, yes!" Sheng Lixuan could only nodded softly in embarrassment.

Mrs. Yueyao's eyes were a little sharp, and she looked at Xu Yaqin with her eyes.

According to her understanding of her eldest brother.

These concubines and ladies absolutely did not even look at them.

How come I'm traveling in the same car with this Mrs. Xu?

It seems a bit close...

This is really puzzling.

When she returned to the Hou Mansion for the first time, Mrs. Yueyao knew that she was definitely not familiar with many things that had happened in the Hou Mansion recently.

These questions are in my mind, so I won’t express them for now.

But I was quite curious about this Mrs. Xu and couldn’t help but ask:

"Mrs. Xu, have you heard of me?"