The wind is gentle and the fun is endless

At noon, the kitchen sent pork with preserved vegetables to each courtyard. It was made with wild boars brought back from the autumn hunt. During the meal, Xu Qu picked up a piece of meat and handed it to Huanhuan's bowl. Huanhuan was stunned for a moment, but soon she couldn't hide her smile. She pursed her lips and looked up at Xu Qu, who was eating his meal as if nothing had happened.

Huanhuan lowered her head and smiled softly while eating a few mouthfuls of rice. While Xu Qu was lowering his head, she also picked up a piece of pork belly and put it into Xu Qu's bowl. She knew that Xu Qu always had a light taste, but she was in a good mood and deliberately picked up the pork belly for Xu Qu. Xu Qu, on the other hand, naturally picked up the meat that Huanhuan put into his bowl and stuffed it all into his mouth in one breath.

Xiaoyu, who was standing by, opened her eyes wide in surprise at the interaction between Huanhuan and Xuqu, and looked at Youcheng beside her without knowing why. Youcheng pouted at her, grinned and winked, and when Xuqu glanced at him, he immediately put away his expression, lowered his head and laughed secretly.

During the lunch break after dinner, Huanhuan couldn't fall asleep. She blinked her eyes and secretly looked at Xu Qu beside her. Xu Qu was sleeping quietly with his eyes closed. His breathing was even and it seemed that he was asleep. Huanhuan simply sat up and stared at Xu Qu openly.

Since Xu Qu couldn't hear her, she just said what she was thinking: "Oh, I say, how come my husband is so handsome! Look at those sword-like eyebrows, dark as distant mountains. Those long eyes, bright as the stars, long and thick eyelashes that can tremble gently with breathing, handsome nose, red lips that are just the right size to set off the face shape, look at the skin, as delicate and white as a little girl. Tsk tsk, no wonder someone always misses you."

After looking at him for a while, she stretched and lay down again, pulling the blanket. She smiled and turned her head to look at Xu Qu again, muttering to herself: "How did I meet such a good husband?"

After saying that, she pursed her lips and smiled, turned sideways, put her hands on Xu Qu's arms, closed her eyes with a smile, and fell asleep peacefully.

Just when he was half asleep, he heard an urgent knock on the door. It was Youcheng who knocked on the door and shouted, "Master, Madam, get up quickly! The Duke's wife is here! Madam wants you to go to the Jingyuan Hall quickly, get up quickly!"

Huanhuan felt a little confused, but when she heard Youcheng's anxious voice, it seemed that some important person had arrived, so she woke Xu Qu up and said to him, "Youcheng is knocking on the door outside, saying that the wife of the Duke has arrived, and mother asked us to go to the main hall of Jingyuan quickly."

Xu Qu's expression instantly became serious after reading Huanhuan's description. He hurriedly put on his coat, not caring to button it up carefully, and hurriedly stood up to open the door for Youcheng. Huanhuan also hurriedly put on his coat, paying attention to the situation at the door while doing so.

Xu Qu opened the door and Cheng repeated what he had just said to him. Xu Qu asked, "Did you tell me why your aunt came back this time?"

Youcheng said carefully, "I didn't say anything, but the lady seemed a little caught off guard. It seems that no one was informed in advance this time."

Xu Qu nodded and said, "Let's get ready. You go talk to the lady first. We'll be there soon."

After Youcheng left, Xu Qu turned around and slowly put on her coat. She looked at Xu Qu in confusion and asked, "Is the Duke's wife an important guest? Is the eldest aunt back too?"

Xu Qu answered while tidying up his clothes, "The Duke's wife is my eldest aunt, and my uncle is the descendant of Duke Ding, and has inherited the title for more than ten years. The sudden arrival of my eldest aunt is usually not for any good reason, so we should be more careful in the future. Okay, I'll tell you in detail when I have the chance. Let's go quickly, it will be bad if we go too late."

Huanhuan followed Xu Qu and thought: I don't know what kind of elder this aunt I have never met is. It would be better if she was as kind as the second aunt. They are sisters, so there shouldn't be much difference. But thinking of Xu Qu and Youcheng's performance and Xu Qu's exhortation, Huanhuan's heart was lifted again, and she even walked carefully along the way.

Soon, Xu Qu and Huanhuan walked to the gate of Jingyuan, where they met Xiangyue who was also hurrying there. The brother and sister looked at each other and didn't say much, but they both knew what was going on.

Then Xiangyue followed Xu Qu and Huanhuan into the main hall of Jingyuan. Inside the room, Madam Xie was sitting in the main seat where she usually sat. In the other seat on the main seat sat a lady who was dressed in gorgeous clothes, pearl hairpins, and precious stones and looked very noble. She was having an intimate conversation with Madam Xie. Perhaps that lady must be the eldest aunt, Huanhuan thought silently.

As soon as Xu Qu came in, the lady immediately stopped talking to Mrs. Xie, stood up from her seat and came forward to greet him warmly. Xu Qu immediately bowed to the lady with both hands. The lady held Xu Qu's hands with both hands and said, "Oh, my good nephew, we haven't seen each other for a long time. I miss you so much!"

Xu Qu said, "Qu'er also often thinks of his aunt."

Although Xu Qu's tone was not as affectionate as that lady's, the lady couldn't stop smiling after hearing what Xu Qu said, and her eyes were full of love and affection of an elder for a younger generation.

Then Xu Qu turned around and pulled Huanhuan forward to introduce her, "Aunt, this is my wife, the one I mentioned in my letter to you. Huanhuan is our aunt, the wife of Duke Dingguo."

Huanhuan quickly bowed to her aunt and said, "Hello, aunt. My name is Feng Huanhuan."

After hearing Huanhuan's words, the eldest aunt chuckled and stopped being affectionate towards Xu Qushi. She half-lowered her eyes to hide the slight contempt in her eyes, nodded with an insincere smile, and said, "Xunhuan, this name is quite interesting."

Huanhuan quickly replied: "The name is..."

Huanhuan had just said a few words when the eldest aunt waved to Xiangyue and said, "Xiangyue, come here quickly and let your aunt see you." This action choked Huanhuan so much that she was speechless and stood there quite awkwardly.

Xiangyue looked at Huanhuan hesitantly, then stepped forward to greet her. The eldest aunt, who kept smiling at Xiangyue, said, "Oh, our Xiangyue is getting more and more beautiful."

At this time, Mrs. Xie came over and advised: "Let's all sit down and talk."

After hearing this, the eldest aunt clapped her hands, then covered her mouth with one hand and said with a smile, "Yes, yes, yes, you see, I am really happy to see the children. Let's sit down and talk, sit down and talk."

So Mrs. Xie and the eldest aunt each sat back in the main seats, Xu Qu and Huan Huan sat on the seat on the left, and Xiangyue sat on the seat on the right.

The people in the room had just sat down when they heard a smiling middle-aged female voice coming from outside the door: "I was wondering why my eyelids were twitching today. It turns out that a disturbing guest has come to visit."

It turned out that Xu Qu's second uncle, second aunt and Xiangyin had arrived after receiving the news from Madam Xie. Xu Qu, Huanhuan and Xiangyue all stood up from their seats to greet them.

"You have moved out a long time ago and are living your own lives. As for me, I'm going back to my mother's family, the Xu family. I can't possibly disturb your family." The eldest aunt raised her eyebrows, her words revealing seven parts joking and three parts dissatisfaction.

"We just built a new yard next door to our neighbor. Does that mean we are not part of the Xu family? This doesn't make sense no matter how you put it. In my opinion, this is our Xu family, and you are the outsider." Although Second Aunt said this in a joking tone, every word she said was not intimidating.

"Okay, okay, just keep quiet in front of the children." Mrs. Xie acted as a peacemaker and stopped this half-true, half-false argument.

Several younger generations greeted their elders one by one. Xiangyue took the initiative to move to Xu Qu and Huanhuan's side, and gave up the seat on the right to his second uncle's family.