As soon as Xie Jin held Xie Baoer in her arms and reached the hall, before one foot stepped over the threshold, Xie Baoer twisted her body and stretched out her hands to Zhou Huijie, "Mother!"

Zhou Huijie turned around when he heard the voice and saw that most of Xie Baoer's body was floating in the air. He hurried over and picked up Xie Baoer from Xie Jin.

Baoer Xie nestled in Zhou Huijie's arms, kissed her on the face, and leaned her head into Zhou Huijie's arms affectionately.

Zhou Huijie looked down at Xie Baoer, whose eyes were still filled with tears and the tip of her nose was red, and it was obvious that she had been crying.

Xie Baoer, this little chubby girl, was getting fatter and fatter. Zhou Huijie couldn't help but feel a little tired when holding her in her arms. She held Xie Baoer in her arms and lifted her up to weigh her. "Baoer, what's wrong? Did your brother bully you again?"

Xie Baoer was so focused on going to the market with her cousin Shuer tomorrow that she completely forgot about her brother's shameless teasing. She raised her moist little face and said, "Mom, look for my aunt!"

When Zhang Lanyin heard that Xie Baoer was looking for her, she smiled and got up from her chair, walked to Zhou Huijie, and pinched Baoer's face: "What's the matter?"

Xie Baoer showed her big watery eyes: "Aunt, Baoer wants to go to the market with cousin Shuer tomorrow."

Zhang Lanyin paused and said, "Your cousin Shu'er has something to do tomorrow. Can Bao'er go with cousin Xueying?"

The words were exactly the same as what Zhao Shu had just said.

Zhao Shu stood at the door without any emotion.

Zhao Xueying stood at the door twisting her handkerchief, she wanted to go!

Xie Jin, who had been standing aside without saying anything, smiled gently: "What is so important that we can't even celebrate the New Year?"

Zhou Huijie held Xie Baoer in his arms and smiled faintly at Zhang Lanyin, "You are just too strict with the child. Can't you put it aside and wait until after the New Year?"

Zhang Lanyin suppressed her unhappiness and smiled: "Just follow my cousin's advice, celebrate the New Year first, and we can talk about other things after the New Year."

On the way back, Zhao Shu rode alone in a carriage, and her carriage followed behind Zhang Lanyin and her friends' carriage.

In the carriage, Zhao Shu lay motionless on the window. Zhang Lanyin's voice came faintly from the carriage in front, with a doting tone: "Okay, okay, mother will do it for you in two days."

The trees on both sides of the road rustled and a cold wind blew by. Zhao Shu frowned in fear, rubbed her arms, and shrank back into the carriage.

Enjoy delicious food and fine wine during the festive season, and go on a night out with your friends.

At noon, at the gate of the mansion, Zhang Lanyin raised her hand to tie Zhao Xueying's coat tightly, then turned to Zhao Ning and Zhao Jiarun and gave them some instructions.

Zhao Xueying looked around and said absentmindedly: "Mother, you go back first. We can just wait for my cousin here."

Zhang Lanyin gave a few instructions to Zhao Xueying's maid, then turned and walked into the mansion.

Zhang Lanyin placed her hand on the back of the maid's hand and walked towards the mansion without even glancing at Zhao Shu: "When you come back, go to the ancestral hall and kneel for two hours."

Zhao Shu said calmly: "Yes, mother."

At one quarter past noon, the carriage of Duke Xian's Mansion was seen approaching.

The carriage was about to stop, and a red ball, not even as tall as a person's thigh, flashed by and hugged Zhao Shu's waist. Xie Baoer said happily, "Cousin Shuer!"

Zhao Shu looked at the little girl's cheerful face and felt a genuine joy in her heart.

Zhao Xueying looked at the handsome Xie Jin, her face shy, and took small steps forward, bowing softly: "Cousin Jin."

Xie Jin's eyes fell directly on Zhao Shu who was making Xie Baoer laugh. When he heard Zhao Xueying's voice, he did not take his eyes away. He nodded perfunctorily and walked straight towards Zhao Shu.

A figure appeared in front of him. Xie Jin paused and retracted his gaze from Zhao Shu. Seeing Zhao Ning blocking him, an impatient look flashed across his eyes, but he still patiently asked, "What's the matter?"

Zhao Ning didn't notice Xie Jin's impatience, and said softly, "Cousin Jin, where are we going later?"

Xie Jin didn't even glance at him: "I don't know."

Zhao Ning's throat choked as he looked at Xie Jin's back. Zhao Xueying beside him chuckled, "Don't think about things that are not yours."

Zhao Ning looked confused: "What is my cousin talking about?" Zhao Xueying looked at Zhao Ning with a smile: "Nothing." She turned around and got on the carriage by herself.

Zhao Ning stared at Zhao Xueying's figure, and then pulled Zhao Jiarun into the carriage.

Xie Jin wanted to pick up Xie Baoer, but Xie Baoer refused and insisted on clinging to Zhao Shu.

Zhao Shu smiled indifferently: "It's okay, I'll do it." After hearing what Zhao Shu said, Xie Jin let go of his hand that wanted to help and made a gesture of "please do it".

Zhao Shu bent down and pinched Xie Baoer's armpits, trying to lift her up, but she didn't lift her up. The atmosphere suddenly became a little awkward, and Zhao Shu coughed twice to cover up: "I wasn't ready just now."

A smile flashed across Xie Jin's eyes: "Yeah."

This time, Zhao Shu no longer held Xie Baoer's armpits with her hands. Instead, she hugged Xie Baoer with her whole body, cupped Xie Baoer's little butt with both hands, gritted her teeth and lifted it up hard.

Zhao Shu carried Xie Baoer to Xie Jin's carriage and put Xie Baoer down.

Today, Xie Jin took Xie Baoer out and the Duke of Xian's Mansion prepared two carriages. Zhao Xueying and the others were in the other carriage.

Zhao Shu naturally walked towards another carriage, but she had taken less than a step when she was stopped by a force under her skirt. She looked down and saw Xie Baoer's small hand tightly grasping her skirt, preventing her from moving.

Xie Baoer is small and not very strong, so she could pull it open with just a little effort.

But looking at Xie Baoer's eyes, Zhao Shu didn't want to do that anymore.

She squatted down, looked at Xie Baoer gently, and coaxed: "Baoer, be good, you and your brother sit in this carriage, and when we get to the place, your cousin will take you to play, okay?"

Xie Baoer looked at her stubbornly, pursed her lips and said nothing.

Zhao Shu didn't know what to do for a moment.

Xie Jin walked over from behind, released Xie Baoer's hand that was holding Zhao Shu's skirt, bent down, picked up Xie Baoer and put her in the carriage. Xie Baoer twisted her body uncooperatively.

Xie Jin could only say: "Don't worry, your cousin Shu'er will ride in the same carriage with us."

Hearing this, Xie Baoer raised her eyebrows, no longer needed anyone to hold her, and climbed onto the carriage by herself.

Zhao Shu looked at Xie Baoer who was holding up the curtain and looking at her expectantly. She lowered her voice and leaned over to whisper in Xie Jin's ear: "How can you lie to Baoer? She will make a scene later."

The warm breath spread on Xie Jin's earlobes, and a tingling sensation came from her neck. Her Adam's apple rolled inadvertently. Xie Jin took a small step back without leaving a trace and whispered, "I knew Bao'er would make a fuss, so I didn't coax her."

Zhao Shu didn't react at first, and only after she reacted did she realize what Xie Jin meant by what he had just said.

Zhao Shu resisted in her heart, but smiled: "Sir, this is against the rules."

After the numbness on Xie Jin's body subsided, he glanced at Zhao Shu and said, "Why is it against the rules? Or are you afraid that I will do something to you, cousin? Don't worry, I'm not so hungry that I won't be picky about food!"

Zhao Shu realized that her meaning was misinterpreted and felt slightly annoyed. She wanted to retort to Xie Jin, but had to hold back because of his status. Just as she was about to blush, she saw Xie Baoer pouting and looking at her pitifully, and her anger immediately dissipated.

She gritted her teeth and thought about it. It wouldn't affect her at all if she rode in the same carriage with Bao'er. After she figured it out, she stopped being shy and lifted her skirt to get into the carriage.

When Xie Jin saw Zhao Shu getting on his carriage, his brows relaxed and he lifted his robe and walked towards the carriage.

(End of this chapter)

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