When Brother Jin heard this, he ran to Madam Tai as if he had found a close friend.

The madam hugged him: This is our brother Jin’s heart. Thoughts are more important than anything else. Otherwise, how could there be such an allusion to sending goose feathers thousands of miles away, but the courtesy is light and the affection is heavy? Our brother Jin worked hard to pick the oranges.

It’s just to let everyone have a try, isn’t it, Brother Jin?

Brother Jin nodded repeatedly and nestled in Mrs. Tai's arms, his eyebrows were crooked and he smiled happily.

Just then Xu Siyu came over.

Seeing a lot of oranges on the table, he was very surprised: he picked so many oranges.

Brother Jin patted the blue coarse cloth bag embroidered with chrysanthemums and boasted that it could hold a lot of oranges.

But Xu Siyu smiled and looked at the bag on his chest. The strap of the cloth bag was not long, and the mouth of the bag was right in front of Brother Jin's chest. It looked a bit strange, but it was very convenient for picking oranges.

Brother Jin saw him staring at him, rolled his eyes, ran to the table and took an orange and handed it to Xu Siyu: "Second brother, eat the orange."

Xu Siyu smiled and took the orange.

Xu Lingyi asked him: Didn't you go out today?

Xu Siyu said respectfully: Everyone was thinking about releasing the results, and I didn't have the heart to go out. I just read at home.

Now that the exam is over, don’t think about it anymore. Xu Lingyi was obviously a little dissatisfied with Xu Siyu’s answer. There was a hint of lesson in his tone, just do what you have to do. If you can pass the exam, don’t be arrogant.

Still growing: Don’t be discouraged if you can’t pass the exam, there is still a chance. You are still young, and you will encounter many life-and-death moments in the future. Now it is just the first time you have taken an exam and you can’t calm down like this.

Why don't you panic and run out of ideas in the future?

Xu Siyu stood up after hearing this and said solemnly: The child is not knowledgeable enough. The child must remember his father's words.

The atmosphere in the room became tense as the father and son asked and answered questions.

Xu Sizhen and Xu Sijie felt uncomfortable sitting there.

Mrs. Tai looked at it and laughed: Okay, okay, today the autumn weather is nice and the children are together again. You don't need to lecture the children. If you have anything to say, I will call the children to the study room and explain it carefully.

Xu Lingyi responded with a smile.

Xu Sizhen and Xu Sijie both breathed a sigh of relief.

Brother Jin urged Xu Siyu: "Second brother, eat oranges."

You want to save yourself, right?

Xu Siyu smiled gratefully at Brother Jin, cut off a piece of the orange and gave it to Brother Jin.

Brother Jin shook his head: his big phoenix eyes flickered at him.

When there is something to eat, go ahead and eat. Brothers should also talk about their eldership.

Xu Siyu didn't pay attention, he smiled and was about to put the orange in his mouth.

The eleventh mother-in-law, Xu Sizhen and Xu Sijie, said in unison, one called Brother Yu and the other called Second Brother: That orange is sour.

Xu Siyu was surprised.

I saw a trace of annoyance flash across Brother Jin's brows, and turned back to glare at Xu Sizhen and Xu Sijie.

He turned out to be a very smart person, and after a thought, he had some understanding. Without further ado, he put the orange segment into his mouth with a smile, chewed it a few times, and swallowed it.

Although it's not sweet, it's not sour either. Xu Siyu looked at Xu Sijie with sleepy eyes.

Xu Sizhen and Xu Sijie were dumbfounded, and Eleven Niang was also very surprised. Brother Jin was stunned for a moment, then stepped forward, broke off an orange and put it in his mouth.

But after chewing it for a while, Brother Jin spit out the orange with a pop: It's so sour, it's so sour. He stared at Xu Siyu with his eyes wide open: Second brother, you lied to me with a face full of anger.

Xu Siyu glanced at Eleven Niang quickly.

Eleven Niang was covering her mouth and laughing silently, without any unpleasant intention.

He was determined. He glanced at Brother Jin and said slowly: When did I lie to you? He looked quite unconcerned. I didn't feel sore at all when I ate it. He threw another orange into his mouth. I really didn't care.

He emphasized, without moving his eyes or eyebrows, and then handed the remaining oranges to him: If you don’t believe me, give it a try.

Brother Jin couldn't help but hesitate.

Mrs. Jiu Nagui scolded Xu Siyu with a smile.

Listening to the words, brother Jin suddenly realized. He ran to the wife's arms: "Second brother lied to me, so I won't be fooled." He looked at Xu Siyu proudly.

Xu Siyu pretended to be helpless and sighed: They are all grandmothers

Brother Jin pursed his lips and snickered.

Everyone watched and laughed.

Only Xu Sijie quietly asked Xu Sizhen: Are the oranges sour? Why didn't the second brother frown?

That was the second brother who deceived the sixth brother. Xu Sizhen said, since you want to deceive people, of course you have to pretend to be more convincing.

Xu Sijie nodded: I just asked, why do some oranges have sour petals and some don’t? Then my second brother’s teeth will all be sore.

Xu Sizhen hesitated and said: Or, if the second brother is not afraid of sourness, Wang Yun is not afraid of spicy food.

They thought they spoke in a low voice, but they didn't know that they were heard clearly by Mrs. Tai and others. Several adults couldn't help laughing, and even the submissive maids and women in the room also started laughing secretly.

The cool autumn wind blew through the Lingqiong Villa with hundreds of evening fragrances, blowing joy to the winding paths of the woods and swaying the grasses along with it.

Eleven Niang looked at the scene in front of her with a smile, her heart was beautiful and peaceful.

It's just that such a good mood didn't last long.

The results of the provincial examination will come out the next day.

Xu Siyu failed.

The madam was stunned, but she soon regained her composure. Life is bound to have ups and downs. It is better to meet someone when you are young than to meet someone when you are young and don’t know how to adapt.

Eleven Niang nodded, feeling that Madam Tai's words made sense.

I'm afraid Brother Yu is a little sad, she mused, but his best classmates are all in Le'an. Do you think you should let him stay in Xishan Villa for a few days to relax?

Okay, the madam said, you just take this opportunity to arrange his marriage properly.

The eleventh mother responded, got up and went to the outer courtyard.

After leaving the Chuiu gate, I met the boy next to Xu Lingyi.

Fourth Madam, the Marquis asked the young master to come in and give you a report. The Marquis and the Second Young Master left the city to go hiking and will not be back for dinner tonight.

Eleven Niang was very surprised.

Xu Lingyi seems to rarely be so tender.

She dismissed the boy with a smile, turned around, and saw the second lady.

The second lady was a little surprised to see her.

But Eleven Niang asked her with a smile: Is the second sister-in-law going to see Brother Yu? Lord Hou and him went out of the city to go mountain climbing.

The second lady couldn't hide her surprise and nodded slightly. She and Eleven Niang went to the inner courtyard.

It is now the fourth day of August, and the Mid-Autumn Festival will be in two days. The urchins in the yard will be replaced with chrysanthemums and osmanthus that match the occasion. From time to time, women playing with the urchins can be seen. When they see them coming, they all put down their hands.

Wu Ji bent his knees and stood with his head lowered and his eyes lowered against the wall.

The second lady suddenly stopped.

She turned around and looked at Eleven Niang, and said calmly: Mr. Liu Ge took the exam twice before he passed the exam. Mr. Liang Ge did not take part in the autumn of the following year, but only passed the exam in the year of Yin Mao. Like Mr. Chen Ge

Mr. Dou Ge studied hard for ten years after passing the examination before he was named on the gold medal list.

She spoke without any sense, but Eleven Niang understood what she meant.

She was trying to comfort herself not to care too much about Xu Siyu's failure.

But even words like this, coming out of her mouth, seemed a bit tough.

Eleven Niang suppressed her smile and nodded: Thank you second sister-in-law for your concern. My brothers from my mother's family did not have smooth sailing in the imperial examination.

The second lady nodded slightly and parted ways with her.

Looking at her back, Eleven Niang couldn't help but shake her head, smiled and turned back to the main room.

Zhuxiang was waiting for her in the inner room.

Madam, Mr. Dou sent someone to send a message to the fourth young master this morning. He wanted to invite the fourth young master to come to the house to enjoy the chrysanthemums on the tenth day of the lunar month. The fourth young master took advantage of his busy schedule to do so.

Ever since Xu Sizhen said that Dou Jing had gone to Xishan with Dou Ge Lao, Eleven Niang asked Zhuxiang to pay attention to Mr. Dou's whereabouts.

The emperor hasn't returned to Yanjing yet, but Dou Jing's invitation has arrived.

Did Mr. Dou return to Yanjing early?

Zhu Xiang whispered: I have asked Manager Zhao from the incident department to help me inquire.

Eleven Niang said yes and went to the uā hall.

The mothers who were talking in low voices immediately suppressed their smiles and stood up with their hands in their hands.

Eleven Niang sat down on the Arhat cuáng in the hall.

The little maid served the tea quietly.
To be continued...