Old Mrs. Zhuang smiled and said: "This is Zico, he is two or three years older than you and ranks fourth in the family."

"Cousin No. 4." Xie Baoyin heard from her grandmother that all the brothers in the banker's family were older than her.

The four of them greeted Mrs. Zhuang and took their seats.

Mrs. Zhuang asked Xie Zhang, "Are your grandparents in good health?"

"I'm thinking of my uncle and grandma. My grandfather and grandmother are all in good health," Xie Zhang said.

Mrs. Zhuang asked Lu Pingxu again, "My dear uncle, do you still get up early every morning to practice kung fu?"

Many years ago, she followed Mr. Zhuang to Fengtian and met Lu's eldest brother, General Lu.

Lu Pingxu smiled and said: "Practice every day. It is said that if you don't practice for one day, you will be empty for three days."

Mrs. Zhuang chatted with a few people for a while, and then asked Zhuang Jike to take Xie Zhang and Lu Pingxu to the front yard.

In the evening, Jiang Changning and the girls from the Zhuang family came to Mrs. Zhuang's yard.

Talking about Nian Geng, Xie Baoyin is younger than Jiang Changning and older than Zhuang Qingyan.

Lu Xiuju is the youngest, three months younger than Zhuang Qingmei, and has just turned thirteen.

Jiang Changning's heart skipped a beat when he heard Lu Xiuju's name.

Zhuang Qingmei did as Jiang Changning expected, "Sister Ning, I remember that you have a maid named Xiulan, right? This is against sister Xiuju's taboo, please change the maid's name quickly."

Jiang Changning chuckled lightly, "Although I knew that the fifth sister was not interested in studying, I didn't expect that the fifth sister didn't even know the words "splendid embroidery" and "delicate show" are not the same."

"Of course I know they are not the same word, but they all sound the same," Zhuang Qingmei said.

Jiang Changning laughed again, "Fifth sister, if you avoid taboos, you also avoid having the same word, not the same pronunciation."

Xie Baoyin pulled Lu Xiujue, who was hiding behind her, and Lu Xiujue shrank back. Xie Baoyin had no choice but to say: "It's okay to have the same word, there's no need to be so particular."

They are not serious masters here, but if they stay for a few days and ask the maid to change her name, it will make people think that they are too overbearing.

Xie Baoyin glanced at Zhuang Qingmei. She was not allowed to have close friendship with this person who was afraid of chaos in the world.

Lu Xiujue nodded and whispered: "No need to change."

Looking at Lu Xiujue's timid and cowardly appearance, Jiang Changning frowned slightly. Is this really the daughter of a military commander who has made great achievements in battle?

As she is, it's okay if she's not selected, but if she is selected, it will be a dead end in the palace.

In the evening, after eating Yanshi and sitting for a while, the girls got up and left.

Mrs. Wu took away the second courtyard not far from Mrs. Zhuang's courtyard and gave it to Xie Baoyin and Lu Xiujue.

Originally, she thought they wouldn't be able to live there for long, so she wanted to just stuff them into the girls' yard.

After being scolded by Mrs. Zhuang, she hurriedly cleaned up and prepared servants.

The next day, Xie Baoyin learned that the banker had invited an aunt to come out of the palace to teach the girls the etiquette and rules, and she had an idea in her mind.

She went to ask Mrs. Zhuang to plead, "Auntie, you also know that Juezi and I went to Beijing to compete in the talent show, but in Fengtian, we can't hire any aunts. My mother-in-law teaches me, and my eyes are really dark."

"Son, don't worry. I'll ask Aunt Peng about this later. As long as she is willing to teach you, you and Juzi will learn." Old Mrs. Zhuang knew that she couldn't shirk it, so she simply formed a good relationship.

Aunt Peng did another favor for Jiang Changning, so she had two more people to teach.

Xie Baoyin's etiquette was fine, but Lu Xiujue gave Aunt Peng a headache, "Stop hunching, straighten up."

"Don't look askance at people."

"Don't stretch your neck, just shrink it."

"Sit tight and don't shake."

"Stand openly and don't go behind others."

Under Aunt Peng's guidance, Lu Xiujue became much more generous.

Seeing the changes in Lu Xiujue, Xie Baoyin felt that it was right to go to Beijing early and to find Mrs. Zhuang to learn etiquette and rules from Aunt Peng.

On this day, Xie Baoyin specially thanked Jiang Changning, "Sister Ning, thank you."

"Thank me?" Jiang Changning was puzzled, "Why thank me?"

"Aunt Peng." Xie Baoyin reminded.

Jiang Changning smiled, "Aunt Peng may be here for me, but I have no right to decide what she does. It is Aunt Peng who is willing to teach you, and the person you should thank is Aunt Peng."

"Aunt Peng should thank you." Xie Baoyin looked at her, "But if it weren't for you, we wouldn't even be able to see Aunt Peng."

Jiang Changning looked at her for a moment, "Let's make an agreement."

Xie Baoyin nodded, "Okay."

"As long as we live in wealth and honor, never forget each other." The two said in unison.

After chatting, Xie Baoyin left, and Jiang Changning silently drank a cup of tea.

If Xie Baoyin is willing to abide by this agreement, she will not forget it.

At noon, Jiang Changning finally blocked Zhuang Qingmei, who was full of spring breeze.

She grabbed Zhuang Qingmei's hand and said, "Come on, fifth sister, let's have a chat."

"What are you talking about?" Zhuang Qingmei was dragged to the corner of the verandah by Jiang Changning.

Fangju and Fucui stopped Zhuang Qingmei's two maids without leaving any trace.

Jiang Changning pressed Zhuang Qingmei against the pillar, "Fifth sister, your swollen hand has healed and you have forgotten the pain, right?"

"Let me go." Zhuang Qingmei struggled.

Just when Zhuang Qingmei was about to break free, Jiang Changning pulled out the golden Ganoderma lucidum hairpin and pressed it against Zhuang Qingmei's throat.

The slightly cool touch made Zhuang Qingmei shiver. She didn't dare to move anymore, and she asked without laughing, "Sister Ning, what do you want to do?"

Jiang Changning sneered, "Zhuang Qingmei, I have tolerated you for a long time. I don't understand. My surname is not Zhuang, and I have no conflict of interest with you. Why are you staring at me all day long?"

"Sister Ning, I was wrong. I will never dare to do it again." Zhuang Qingmei shrank back, widening the distance between her and the golden hairpin.

"I don't believe you." Jiang Changning had no intention of letting her go so easily.

Zhuang Qingmei felt that the golden hairpin was pressing down and was about to pierce her skin, so she quickly said: "I swear, I swear, if I am a villain, I will die badly. The sky will strike me like lightning, and I will die without a burial place."

No bones remain.”

"You swear, if you dare to mess with me again, you will be helpless, riddled with all kinds of diseases, and live a long life." Jiang Changning's tone was calm, and every word was heart-wrenching.

Zhuang Qingmei was shocked, she had never known Jiang Changning could say such vicious words.

"Say it." Jiang Changning pressed hard.

"I said it, I said it." Zhuang Qingmei was so frightened that she quickly repeated what Jiang Changning said.

"Zhuang Qingmei, remember what you said, you have to really know your mistakes, and there will be gods when you raise your head three feet high." Jiang Changning put the gold hairpin back into his bun, "You can take care of yourself."

Jiang Changning let go of Zhuang Qingmei, turned around and called the two maids to leave.

Zhuang Qingmei looked at Jiang Changning's slender back and took two deep breaths.

For a moment just now, she felt that Jiang Changning really wanted to insert the hairpin into her throat.

Jiang Changning's eyes are so terrifying!

After scaring Zhuang Qingmei, Jiang Changning was in a good mood and drank half a bowl of soup at noon.

Fangju saw it in her eyes and remembered it in her heart.

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Chapter completed!