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The next day, early in the morning.

The back hall of the west courtyard of the Dong Mansion is where the masters of the Dong family enjoy breakfast.

It is very rare for Zhu Xiuyuan and Dong Shuzhen to arrive earlier than their father-in-law Dong Cheng and sister-in-law Dong Shuyu.

At this time, Dong Shuzhen had not yet changed into the clothes of a yamen clerk, but was still dressed as her daughter's family, and Zhu Xiuyuan was still wearing casual clothes.

After breakfast, they went back to change clothes...

"Husband, I... I'm a little scared. Do you think dad will find us?"

Dong Shuzhen no longer had the "arrogance" of the past, her neck was a little stiff and half-shrunk, and she had a pair of big, round black and white eyes. She glanced at Zhu Xiuyuan from time to time, and her eyes contained a "little secret" shared by the two of them.

Zhu Xiuyuan burst into laughter. This was the fifth time Dong Shuzhen said this this morning.

Obviously, this little lady who is "unafraid of nothing but heaven and earth" is very afraid that her father-in-law Dong Cheng will find out her secret and confine her at home...

"Don't be afraid!" Zhu Xiuyuan touched Dong Shuzhen's head. Her head lowered slightly, her two big eyes rolled up, staring at Zhu Xiuyuan, blankly. This feeling... was like touching a puppy.

brain.

"Madam, you have to act more naturally, um... just treat this trip to the Yamen as if you were going shopping... Come, follow me and take a deep breath, inhale - exhale, inhale - exhale... Madam, are you okay?

Ordered?"

"Husband, I'm... much better!" Dong Shuzhen followed Zhu Xiuyuan's example and after taking several sets of deep breaths, her mood became much calmer.

However, Zhu Xiuyuan has not completely relaxed yet, and is obviously no longer as lively as before. It seems that the "daddy fear" cast on her has not completely dissipated.

So Zhu Xiuyuan asked again: "Madam, when we eat later, you should just stop talking and just keep your head down eating and drinking, so as not to reveal your flaws and let your father-in-law see the problem."

"Yes! I understand!" Dong Shuzhen nodded heavily, flashed her big eyes, looked at Zhu Xiuyuan for a while, then withdrew her gaze, sat obediently on her chair, and stared down at the small tabletop in front of her.

From now on, she will enter a state of "not talking, just eating and drinking"...

Zhu Xiuyuan smiled and shook his head, and glanced at the entire back hall. It seemed that... he came too early today, and his father-in-law and Shuyu hadn't come yet.

... Father-in-law Dong Cheng swallowed the last piece of steamed bun and drank the last mouthful of porridge in the bowl. After putting down the porridge bowl, he couldn't help but glance at his little daughter.

During the meal, Dong Cheng noticed something was wrong. It was only then that he discovered that his usually overly lively little daughter was actually very well-behaved. She sat there eating silently without saying a word from beginning to end.

!

Dong Cheng turned his eyes and glanced at the eldest daughter Dong Shuyu next to him. Comparing the two... Dong Cheng was immediately relieved that this naughty little daughter had finally grown up and looked like a lady...

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Dong Cheng looked at the pair of daughters and felt so happy that he even clasped his hands and laughed.

Zhu Xiuyuan and Dong Shuyu both turned to look at Dong Cheng, not knowing why.

Dong Shuzhen obviously shrank her neck and lowered her head even further.

"Dad...what happy thing did you think of?" Dong Shuyu asked.

"Oh...it's okay. By the way, dear son-in-law, I will go change my clothes first, and then wait for you at the door of the house. My dear son-in-law, after you finish eating, you should change your clothes and go out early, so as not to delay the appointment at the Yamen."

"Yes, father-in-law!" Zhu Xiuyuan stood up and said, cupping his hands.

Dong Cheng nodded and stood up, waved his broad sleeves, turned around and left... As soon as he took a step, he suddenly remembered something, turned around again, looked at his little daughter Dong Shuzhen, nodded happily, and shouted:

"Zhen'er!"

"Ah! Daddy!"

Dong Shuzhen was so excited that her small body seemed to be equipped with springs. She jumped up from the chair, lowered her head and wrung her hands, and her body swayed slightly, as if she had made a mistake and knew that she could not forgive it, and she was waiting to be criticized.

Zhu Xiuyuan held his forehead, this little lady is too afraid of her father-in-law!

Dong Cheng raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect his youngest daughter's reaction to be so... strange. He couldn't help but frown and reflect on himself. Could it be that the words he just called his youngest daughter were too harsh?

However, Dong Cheng did not go into details and said with a smile: "Zhen'er, you should stay well at home and don't run around and do anything. If you have time, just become a female celebrity. Look at you, you have grown so big. You don't even have a sole."

I can’t even take it in...ahem..."

Dong Cheng glanced at Zhu Xiuyuan with a slightly embarrassed look, which probably meant: "Xian son-in-law, you have been wronged."

"Or you can read a book!" Dong Cheng didn't dare to say more this time, lest he unintentionally expose his youngest daughter's "old background" and make his virtuous son-in-law dislike him.

"I know, daddy." Dong Shuzhen seemed to have remembered Zhu Xiuyuan's words, overcame some psychological barriers, and answered this sentence without any flaws.

"Yes." Dong Cheng nodded with satisfaction and turned back to his room to change clothes.

Dong Shuzhen was obviously relieved, but as soon as the breath was released, she almost fell over... Fortunately, there was a chair behind her, and she sat down on it... The embarrassment was perfectly resolved.

He didn't show any signs of weakness in front of Dong Shuyu.

However, with Dong Shuyu's intelligence, she had already noticed the abnormality of her little sister. They said that an elder sister is like a mother. She knew Dong Shuzhen's personality very well. If anything goes wrong, there must be a monster!

Dong Shuyu glanced at Zhu Xiuyuan again, and now his little sister had a husband... So, when he explored his little sister's unusual thoughts, he immediately became gloomy.

"Xiuyuan arrived at the Yamen for the first time yesterday. Did it go well?" Dong Shuyu asked casually.

"It went very smoothly. Those subordinate officials...are all old men with low hands like my father-in-law, and they took good care of me..."

"As long as it goes well, then... I'll go to the tea house first, and you guys can eat slowly."

Dong Shuyu glanced at Zhu Xiuyuan calmly, stood up and left.

If someone observes carefully, they can find that there is an extremely gorgeous flame hidden deep in her eyes when she looks at Zhu Xiuyuan, but it is suppressed...

That gorgeous flame is like a grain of rice at the foot of Mount Tai. Even if you give it hundreds of years, it will take root, germinate, sow wantonly, and grow into a vast rice field...

But in front of the huge Mount Tai, it is still so insignificant...

Zhu Xiuyuan was stunned, watching Dong Shuyu's dress disappear into the back hall, and sighed softly in his heart.

At the same time, an idea came to him - he wanted to find a way to take off the hat of "Ke Fu" from Dong Shuyu's head.

There are many ways to like someone.

…

"Husband, let's go back and change clothes!"

Dong Shuzhen had already resurrected with full health, so she pulled Zhu Xiuyuan and ran away, fearing that Zhu Xiuyuan would leave her alone and go to the Yamen alone.

Excitement and seriousness intertwined on her face, making Zhu Xiuyuan want to laugh.

"Slow down, slow down..."

However, when Dong Shuzhen pulled him, Zhu Xiuyuan couldn't laugh anymore, because his body was too weak. Dong Shuzhen, who had practiced Kung Fu, although her body was much smaller than Zhu Xiuyuan, could actually pull Zhu Xiuyuan easily and effortlessly.

Walk……
Chapter completed!