Being a lady is actually quite boring, especially a lady living in other people's homes.

If this is at her own home, Chen Jiao can go to the garden if she is bored. However, living in Pingxi Hou Mansion, except for her cousin Lu Zhen taking her out for a walk, Chen Jiao can only go to the second room. Fortunately, Chen Jiao found some books she had never read in her study, which was just right to pass the time.

It was cold outside the twelfth lunar month, and Chen Jiao and Lu Zhen were sitting in the warm pavilion. Chen Jiao was reading a book, and Lu Zhen was sitting next to her making a girl's red girl. She wanted to embroider a belt for her brother.

"Grand girl, cousin, the second girl invites you to play cards. The third girl has arrived." Lu Wan, the eldest daughter of the eldest house, suddenly sent a maid to invite him.

The relationship between the three girls of the Lu family, Lu Zhen, Lu Wan and Lu Ying is not particularly good, but when the sisters grow up together, they can still play together in most cases except for occasionally quarrels.

Lu Zhen smiled and put down the needle and thread, and said to Chen Jiao: "Let's go."

Chen Jiao and Lu Zhen put on their shoes and went downstairs. They put on a cloak and headed towards the big room with a warm hand stove.

Lu Wan set up the card game in the west warm pavilion in her yard. The ground dragon burned in the room, and the sun shone in through the glass window. The warm pavilion was warm and bright. The mahogany square table was already placed on the warm kang next to the window. In order to avoid cheating between Chen Jiao and Lu Zhen, Lu Wan and Lu Ying sat on the east and west sides respectively.

There are only two places left, north and south, with the window on the south and the edge of the kang on the north.

"Let me sit inside." Lu Zhen looked at Lu Wan in the east and blinked at her cousin. Lu Wan was the most noble girl in the mansion and had refused to suffer any losses since she was a child. If Chen Jiao sat in Lu Wan's house, Lu Wan would definitely be happy to keep feeding Lu Wan cards, but Chen Jiao dared to stare at Lu Wan and deliberately avoid feeding her, Lu Wan would definitely hold a grudge against Chen Jiao.

Lu Zhen is not afraid of being hated by Lu Wan, but is afraid that her cousin will be angry.

Chen Jiao was so clear that she took off her shoes and sat cross-legged on the north side.

The little girls are very skilled in card skills, and they are trying hard to win. Chen Jiao plays very seriously. After playing for two rounds, Xiao Hu has two handfuls, and a few more silver melon seeds on the plate. Chen Jiao is not short of silver flowers, but the feeling of winning money is still very pleasant.

In the front yard, the two young men of the eldest son, Lu Yu and Lu Huan, came back from outside and went to pay their respects to their mother first.

"Where is sister?" Lu Huan asked casually.

Mrs. Hou Wei smiled and said, "I'm playing cards, now I finally have enough people."

Lu Huan's eyes lit up. Three of his three sisters were missing one. Now there is enough staff. Could it be that Chen Jiao's cousin is here?

"I'll go and have a look!" Lu Huan immediately jumped up and walked out happily.

The second son was so playful that he was not at ease. Wei took it as usual and turned around and started chatting with his eldest son.

Lu Yu accompanied his mother, but he was very dissatisfied with his younger brother's behavior of sticking to Chen Jiao.

Chen Jiao was also very dissatisfied with Lu Huan sitting next to her as soon as she came over. When Lu Huan tried to teach her to play cards again, Chen Jiao smiled and said, "Why not your second cousin plays for me, right?" As long as Lu Huan takes over, she will move to her cousin, far away from Lu Huan.

Lu Huan thought Chen Jiao was asking for his help sincerely, and was happy to take over. Lu Ying, the third girl sitting under Chen Jiao, was unhappy. Lu Huan and Lu Wan are brothers and sisters, what should they do if they cheat?

Lu Zhen also said to Lu Huan with disgust: "We sisters are having a good time, so let's watch from the side. Don't talk, Jiaojiao can beat her by herself." What she was worried about was that Lu Huan deliberately guided Chen Jiao to slap Lu Wan.

He was complained by his two sisters all at once. Lu Huan didn't dare to move anymore and watched Chen Jiao beat him honestly.

He didn't make trouble, so Chen Jiao continued to play cards wholeheartedly.

The little maid brought the tangerines to quench the girls' thirst.

Lu Huan immediately grabbed a tangerine, peeled it in a few seconds, then broke a piece and handed it to Chen Jiao: "My cousin plays cards, I'll peel it for you."

This was what Lu Yu saw when he came in.

The few people on the kang heard the movement and looked at him.

Lu Wan was the first to withdraw her gaze and glared at her second brother: "Why don't you peel it for me?" Is there anyone who is like this brother?

After saying that, Lu Wan glared at Chen Jiao with anger.

Chen Jiao took the opportunity to say to Lu Huan: "Second cousin, eat it yourself."

Lu Huan felt that her little cousin wanted to eat, but was scared by her own sister. Lu Huan put the peeled tangerines in a white porcelain plate next to Chen Jiao, then picked up one tangerine and said to the other three sisters: "All of them are all, you can play cards, I can serve you four alone, right?"

Now, the girls all laughed. Chen Jiao was placing the cards in front of her and her lips curled up slightly.

When Lu Huan saw it, he felt sweet.

Seeing that Lu Yu was still standing at the door, Lu Zhen said intimately: "Brother, why are you standing there?"

Lu Yu nodded and looked at the crowded east kang. Lu Yu sat on the side of Chen Jiao and Lu Ying in the west. He did not take off his boots and cross his legs to the kang like Lu Huan, but sat behind Lu Ying sideways, far away from Chen Jiao, as if he only wanted to see Lu Ying's card.

Chen Jiao's Yu Guangzhong, the man was wearing a white robe and a jade hairpin on his head. He made the posture of looking at cards, which was like a god watching chess. But Chen Jiao didn't understand, it was fine for Lu Huan. Is Lu Yu a noble young man, who has nothing else to do to watch the girls playing cards?

"Cousin, let's eat it." Lu Huan peeled four tangerines in one breath. Seeing that Chen Jiao had not moved, she couldn't help but urged her.

The other three girls started eating, and Chen Jiao couldn't refuse anymore. She pinched a piece of tangerine and put it in her mouth. It was sweet and sour, and it was very delicious.

The room was warm, her face was white and pink. After eating oranges, her lips were chubby and rosy. Lu Huan was staring at her eyes. When she looked at Chen Jiao's tender face, the young man couldn't help asking: "Cousin, are all women in Jiangnan as white as you?"

Lu Yu frowned and scolded, "Don't talk nonsense." The twelve-year-old girl is neither big nor young, and her younger brother asks if this is not suitable.

After being scolded, Lu Huan shut up in disappointment.

Chen Jiao continued to play cards as if nothing had happened.

"Hey, my stomach hurts, brother, please help me." Lu Ying suddenly covered her stomach, stood up anxiously, and asked Lu Yu to serve her.

Lu Yu looked at his brother who was also idle.

His eyes went east, and Chen Jiao thought he wanted to see his cards, and his little hand was very fast, so he instantly pressed all the cards down.

Lu Yu's face turned dark. What did she treat him as?

"The second brother beats the third sister." Lu Yu said coldly.

Lu Huan really wanted to enjoy the card, but Lu Ying, who was serving the maids, said, "I don't want my second brother to beat me. He is biased towards my cousin, so he will definitely give me some tricks on me." Lu Huan cursed Chen Jiao every day, and everyone could see that.

Lu Huan blushed a little, but Chen Jiao still pretended that she didn't hear it.

"Brother, go quickly." Before leaving, Lu Ying pushed Lu Yu.

Lu Yu had no choice but to take off his long boots and sit cross-legged on Chen Jiao's lower head.

At the beginning of the game, Lu Ying touched a good hand and waited for Hu when she ate and touched her.

Chen Jiao made a picture, which was exactly what Lu Ying wanted.

Lu Yu pursed his lower lip, thinking of her actions that had just hidden the cards, and deliberately didn't eat them. Then he went to draw the cards and actually caught the same card. This one was kept, and Lu Yu played a free card.

"Touch!" Lu Huan shouted happily for Chen Jiao.

Lu Yu pursed his thin lips unconsciously again. Just now, he didn't really look at Chen Jiao's cards. He played what she wanted, but it was just an unintentional move.

Lu Wan didn't believe it and pouted and complained: "Brother shouldn't he be like the second brother and be partial to his cousin?"

Lu Yu disdained to explain, looked down at his card, his face as cold as frost.

Chen Jiao knew that Lu Yu was the one who disliked her the most among the four young men and would never cheat for her. Therefore, Chen Jiao touched her with peace of mind. Lu Huan crawled from behind Chen Jiao, looked at the cards in her brother's hand, and explained with a smile: "That brother is really useless." After that, Lu Huan simply sat between Chen Jiao and his brother.

Lu Yu disdains cheating, Lu Huanshen. When Chen Jiao wants to play Lu Yu's Hu card, Lu Huan quickly stops her and said seriously: "Save this one as a sticker, you can play that one."

The cards in Chen Jiao's hand were newly captured and useless. Lu Huan's performance was too abnormal. Chen Jiao understood immediately, but she still played the cards.

Lu Huan sighed loudly.

Lu Yu promoted the card, but he was useless.

How could he continue to play even though he knew what cards he wanted? Lu Wan looked at the elder brother who was Fengzi and Zhuoran on the opposite side, and then looked at Chen Jiao with a seductive face. Lu Wan suddenly understood. While counting the silver melon seeds, he said with a smile: "Second brother doesn't understand, if it's you, my cousin will never give you some cannons."

Lu Huan was stunned.

Lu Yu's heart was slightly moved. Could it be that Chen Jiao had such an idea to him? However, on the day she first came, she did secretly see him like all the ladies who came to visit her home.

"I will order my cousin, but she can keep two cakes with one hand. It's useless to keep two cakes." The sister hinted that he was not as good as the elder brother to like her. Lu Huan was very unhappy and pressed down the cards in front of Chen Jiao. When Lu Wan and Lu Zhen saw it, it turned out that Chen Jiao did not deliberately ignite the cannon.

Lu Yu also saw it. Just as he was about to give up his position to his second brother, Chen Jiao suddenly said to Lu Huan: "Second cousin, let's fight for me. I feel a little uncomfortable, so I'll go back first."

"Forget it, I won't play today." Lu Zhen was also very angry with Lu Wan's words just now, and it was too much to make fun of her cousin and deliberately please her elder brother.

Of course, Lu Zhen stood by her cousin, put on her shoes, and walked away with Chen Jiao.

"I'll give you it!" Lu Huan chased after him.

Before Lu Ying came back, only Lu Wan was left at the square table, and Lu Yu and his brother were sitting face to face.

Lu Yu taught his sister a lesson with a calm face: "As the daughter of the Marquis' Mansion, is this your way of hospitality?"

Lu Wan has been spoiled since she was a child, not afraid of her brother at all, and said with a lip voice: "How come she looks like a guest? I think she has a bigger temper than me, just a joke. She just leaves when she says she doesn't give me any face. Those who don't know think she is the eldest daughter of our family, a daughter who is not favored by the prefect. Why is she proud of?"

"What's wrong?" Lu Ying came back after getting out of hand. Seeing that the game had actually disbanded, she asked inexplicably.

When his cousin was present, Lu Yu couldn't teach his sister a lesson again, so he got up and left.

On the way back to the room, Chen Jiao's cold face and her faint smile when she was perfunctory when she was perfunctory with her brother.
Chapter completed!