The day before Laba, the little maid came to report that the third master's family had arrived outside the city, and this kung fu should be about to arrive home. The old lady was overjoyed, and immediately passed the word, except for Lao Continent Zhenyuan, who was still on an errand in the yamen, and Lu Yan, who was studying with her master, the whole family went to the door with her to greet her.

Everyone waited outside the second gate with the old lady, and finally ushered in the three-room Lu Zhenbang family after a quarter of an hour.

As soon as the dusty Lu Sanye saw his mother's figure, he hurriedly strode forward and bowed down, and shouted excitedly: "Mother! Mrs. Lu was also in tears, and helped her son up distressedly: "My son! I haven't seen you for a few years, and I want to be a mother! Let my mother take a closer look, why did she lose so much weight! For a while, there was a strong joy of reunion after a long absence, and everyone present was moved to tears.

Zhihua was as sober as an outsider, she had already experienced this scene once, and she was really a little excited. She watched coldly as the old lady led the women of the three-room family to Songling Courtyard, hugging the grandchildren who had been separated for five years, shushing and asking for warmth, with a decent smile on her face, which made people not see the coldness of her heart at this time. She no longer looked at the dazzling clothes of the twin sisters in the third room with envy like in her previous life, nor did she envy the old lady for being so attentive to the girls of the third house as she did in her previous life, because she knew that this envy would only make the sisters have a stronger sense of superiority and bully themselves more unscrupulously.

When she saw Zhiyun Zhirou holding her younger brother Lu Xuan over to give her a greeting gift, Zhihua's heart was the mocking smile they often showed to her in her previous life, compared with the current politeness, Zhihua only felt sarcastic. If it weren't for the fact that her brother was still there, and the powerful uncle came to support her and her brother in person, they would not have bothered to wear this mask of hypocrisy.

What Zhihua thinks in her heart is different from what she does on the face. I saw her looking at her younger brothers and sisters happily, taking the prepared gift from Bai Lan's hand, and handing it to her younger brothers and sisters in person, and she couldn't stop admiring her sister's beauty and her brother's cleverness. Anyone who looks at it is a good sister who can't find the slightest mistake.

The three sisters and brothers continued to greet the other brothers and sisters. A discordant piercing scream suddenly shattered the harmonious scene of brotherhood. "Go away! I hate you guys! It turned out to be Lu Yu, the only son in the second room, who made a fuss. Before the return of the third room, Lu Yu was the heart and soul of the old lady, and he was so pampered that he had always been lawless, and even Lu Zhenxing couldn't discipline him. Today, my grandmother only has three sisters and brothers in her eyes, and he has already held his breath. Now her mother still has to salute Zhiyun Zhirou and call them sister, where is Lu Yu willing to follow, and immediately made a fuss. Caught off guard, the youngest Lu Yu was pushed by Lu Yu, and immediately sat on the ground and cried. The old lady fell back angrily and roared angrily: "Evil obstacles! You get on my knees! ”

Seeing the good show in front of her, Zhihua smiled wickedly. At this time in his previous life, Lu Yu, like Lu Yan now, was studying with his husband. Everything in this life has changed, and the old lady has been in a bad mood during this time, and she has no heart to deal with her grandson's enlightenment, so Lu Yu will appear here. Thinking of this good show because she changed her fate, Zhihua restrained her smile and secretly reminded herself that she should no longer be careless about knowing the future, because she had changed too many things, and the future was no longer so easy to predict.

The children's contradictions can easily escalate to the intrigue of adults, and the third lady Qiu Shi is the first to act. "My poor H'er!" I saw her walk quickly to pick up Lu Xuan, "I was reluctant to move your little finger from childhood to my eldest mother, and as soon as I came back, I fell so big......" Qiu only hugged his son and cried, without half a word of accusation, but it added fuel to the fire of the old lady who was already angry, staring at Lu Yu, who raised his head and refused to kneel down to admit his mistake, and shouted: "Please family law!" The old body will fight until this evil obstacle is realized today! "Please calm your anger! Yu'er is still young and ignorant, and blames her daughter-in-law for not being strict in discipline, and her daughter-in-law apologized to her third brother and sister on his behalf, and asked her younger brothers and sisters not to remember the villain, forgive Yu'er! The second lady Wang is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and her words are like pearls, crisp and fast, and she knelt down in front of her without waiting for Qiu's reply. This trick can make it beautiful, Wang is Qiu's sister-in-law, and now she is kneeling down to apologize, if Qiu doesn't follow her words to intercede for Lu Yu, it will be spread that she doesn't respect her eldest sister-in-law, and she is narrow-minded and doesn't pity her nephew. How could the Qiu family be willing to endure this tone and obey the Wang family's wishes? For a while, she couldn't think of a response, so she could only bury her head in her arms, her son's small shoulder, and concentrate on crying, pretending not to see Wang's kneeling. Fortunately, the old lady still felt a little bit of affection for her grandson Lu Heng, who she hadn't seen for five years, and when she saw the Wang family acting like this, she picked up the tea cup in her hand and threw it at her. "It's the old body who wants to ask for family law! Who are you kneeling to your brother-in-law and daughter-in-law? Giving birth to such a wicked obstacle, do you still have the face to plead? Go to the ancestral hall and kneel! You don't know how to discipline your children, I'll take care of it for you! When he said this, he completely forgot how he stopped Lu Zhenxing when he wanted to discipline his son before. Wang didn't dare to hide, her forehead was smashed by the tea cup, and a few lines of blood flowed down, she didn't care about wiping it, she only anxiously pulled Lu Yu's sleeve and begged him in a low voice: "Kneel down and admit your mistake to your grandmother, quickly!" Seeing that his mother was bleeding, Lu Yu was so frightened that his calves became weak, and he couldn't get up anymore, so he immediately knelt down and kowtowed, sobbing and admitting his mistake: "Grandmother...... Grandmother was angry. The grandson knows that it is wrong, and the grandson ...... My grandson won't dare to ...... next time."

No matter how biased Lu Heng is, Lu Yu is also the only grandson of the old lady who has been on his knees in the past five years, seeing that he is now kneeling on the ground and crying bitterly, his little back is trembling on the ground, and no matter how big the anger is, he has gone to the top ten. With a sigh, she beckoned Lu Heng and said, "Xuan'er, come to grandmother." Six-year-old Lu Heng was still a little ignorant, and he had a natural sense of closeness to the kind old lady, so he obediently stepped forward and threw himself into her arms along the old lady's outstretched hands. Good boy, that's your brother Lu Yu. He's not sensible today, and he's sorry for you. Now that his grandmother has punished him, and he knows that he is wrong, you can forgive him, okay? "Old Madam Lu just yelled to ask for the angry situation of the family law, who dares to come out and intercede except for the Wang family? Now she suddenly relented, and none of her ignorant granddaughters stood up to hand her the steps, so she had to ask the youngest grandson with a thick face to find herself under the steps. "Grandmother punished my brother? Is it a punishment for not allowing my brother to eat? When my father punished me, he didn't allow me to eat. Who would have thought that Lu Heng would say such a thing, but his face was innocent, his eyes were clear, and the old lady was so embarrassed that her old face was red but she couldn't get angry, and she was so hard to hold back.

Zhihua clenched her fist to her lips and coughed a few times to hide the laughter that she was about to blurt out. The next sisters are too young and their skills are not enough, so they only listen to a few "poof" sounds, among which Zhixiang is the loudest. At this time, the old lady's anger was somewhere to be released, and she pointed at Zhixiang, who had not had time to restrain her snickering expression, and scolded angrily: "What's so funny? As an older sister, you don't come out to mediate the conflicts between your younger brothers, and you still laugh like watching a play? Go back and copy the female moral training to me ten times, and send it tomorrow morning! He scolded Zhixiang in his mouth, but his eyes were staring at Zhihua, pointing at Sang and scolding Huai. It's a pity that Zhihua's solemn and dignified expression is too perfect, she can't find the slightest mistake, otherwise she will definitely have to add one more to be punished.

A farce finally ended with Zhixiang being punished, and the second lady was punished to kneel in the ancestral hall for three days, and Lu Yu, who made trouble, did not get the slightest lesson, Zhihua saw from the resentful eyes when he left, because of the injury on Wang's head and the heavy punishment of kneeling in the ancestral hall for three days, Lu Yu even hated the old lady. The victimized Lu Heng finally got a bunch of good things from the old lady to appease, and it was not difficult to see from his innocent question just now that what he wanted to be appeased was not some dead thing. Originally, it was just a trivial matter, but the old lady's treatment like this can be said to be extremely confused, not to mention the big trouble, and not to please both sides, and finally inexplicably punished Zhixiang and offended Aunt Zhou.

Back at Qiuhua Courtyard, Zhihua sat at the head of the bed and silently pondered the situation in front of her.

In her previous life, Aunt Zhou had been corrected before giving birth, and she and the second lady Wang took care of the internal affairs of the Lu Mansion, which was quite valued by the old lady. When the third room came back, Aunt Zhou was fighting with the second lady. Among the three daughters-in-law, excluding the factor of the son, the closest to the old lady is actually her niece, so the second lady and the third lady naturally huddle together and deal with the big house together. Zhihua, a foolish worm, suffered from the fish pond because she was close to Aunt Zhou, and she was angry with the three sisters in the second and third rooms in private. After the year, after the assessment of the Ministry of Officials, Lu Zhenyuan was excellent in the assessment for six consecutive years, steadily promoted by half a level, and became the right waiter from the Wupin Ministry of Industry. Lu Zhenbang is also six years excellent, and the old lady is reluctant to let him go out again, so she begs the boss to find a way to let her younger brother stay in Beijing. Lu Zhenyuan has been in the officialdom of Beijing for many years, and he still has some connections, and finally found a shortage for Lu Zhenbang to supervise the imperial history. After this was done, Aunt Zhou took the opportunity to monopolize the right to be the housekeeper, and the second and third rooms had to rely on the big house from now on, and they didn't dare to make trouble anymore, so the Lu Mansion stopped.

The situation is very different now. The mother of the big house is vacant, and Aunt Zhou, who has good means, is not only demoted to a cheap concubine, but also has a daughter, which is no longer a concern. The second lady and the third lady are both the daughters-in-law of the old lady, and they have only one son, and now the old lady has not decided who to rely on more. Today's drama has pushed the second and third rooms directly to the opposite side, and it is estimated that they can no longer be as colluded as in their previous lives.

Zhihua doesn't care about the struggle between them, as long as they don't point the finger at her younger brother and father, she will only watch the drama if they fall out with the Lu Mansion.

In the Begonia Courtyard, Aunt Zhou in confinement has not slept yet, and is waiting for the return of the red brocade that visits Zhixiang.

Since she gave birth, Lu Zhenyuan has only named his youngest daughter Zhiqian, and he has never even seen her, let alone come to see her. Qian, is it a homonym owed, or is it an apology? When she heard this name, Aunt Zhou felt ridiculous. Her daughter doesn't understand anything, who does she owe? Who should I apologize to? Lu Zhenyuan owes the Jiang family, doesn't he owe her Zhou Yun? She has known Lu Zhenyuan since she was a child, when was she not kind to him? The result? As soon as Lu Yan had an accident, without any evidence, he insisted that it was his own doing, and he was demoted to a concubine without listening to any of his own justifications! Jiang Lin's slut's younger brother came to the door, and the mother and son of the Lu family couldn't fight others, so they pushed out a weak woman to take the blame, was Jiang Lin's death caused by himself? The mother and son of the Lu family have no responsibility? Why in the end, if you have to copy a thousand Buddhist scriptures, then the mother and son have nothing to do? The more Zhou Yun thought about it, the more she hated, and her body, which had not recovered after giving birth, began to ache again.

When Hongjin walked into the room, she saw Aunt Zhou in a cold sweat, looking straight at the scene where Miss Seven was stunned. "Auntie, the slave is back." She stepped forward softly, interrupting Aunt Zhou's thoughts. "How's Xiang'er?" She also received news about today's matter, so she ordered Hongjin to go to Xinxiang Courtyard to take care of her daughter. "Second Miss, she...... It was done crying, and she had just fallen asleep when the slave returned. "Sighing, Aunt Zhou felt very weak." Xiang'er she ...... This is suffering from the fish pond! I hate me now, and I can't think of any way. During this time, you go to Xinxiangyuan a few more times, keep an eye on her for me, and wait for me to come out of the confinement period. "Hongjin promised, bring a hot towel and wipe the cold sweat off Aunt Zhou's face." Is my aunt's body starting to hurt again? Do you want a slave to go to the doctor? ”

"No need, it's not as painful as a few days ago, and it is estimated that it will be well when the confinement is released. We are no less than before, and we can do less than before. I have survived the pain of childbirth, and I can still bear this pain. "Compared to the pain in my heart, this pain is really nothing.

"When it comes to the day of birth, the slave and maid are really frightened! At that time, the aunt didn't sleep all night, and she couldn't make any effort during the birth, but fortunately, the second lady was clever and filial, and forced the eldest lady to take out the old ginseng, otherwise she would ...... "Hongjin also knew the bitterness in her aunt's heart, and in order to divert her attention, she mentioned the day of childbirth. This was the first time Aunt Zhou had heard about this, and before Hongjin finished speaking, she interrupted eagerly: "What did you say?" The old ginseng I used was brought by the eldest lady? Why didn't you say it at the time? Hongjin was taken aback by Aunt Zhou's eagerness, and explained: "At that time, the situation was urgent, and my aunt was in a daze, even if the slave reported to you, you wouldn't listen to it!" Aunt rest assured, it was the second lady and the old lady who forced the eldest lady to take out the old ginseng, and the eldest lady was unwilling at all. After the medicinal materials were sent, Dr. Li also read it, and there was nothing abnormal, otherwise how could the slave dare to take it for her aunt to use without authorization. Aunt Zhou breathed a sigh of relief, but she was still a little uneasy in her heart, "Tomorrow, you go to check if Dr. Li has any contact with Qiuhua Courtyard during this time." "The red brocade should be, come forward to serve Aunt Zhou to rest. A few days later, Hongjin found out that Dr. Li and Qiuhuayuan had no contact at all, and Aunt Zhou was completely relieved.