When she woke up the next day, the blue in Zhilan's eyes jumped under Bailan. "Miss, didn't you sleep well last night? Do you want to cover it up with more grease? "No need, I'm only twelve, what kind of fat powder to use, let's roll the eggs twice." In my previous life, I used a lot of fat powder, only to find that the more I used it, the worse my skin became, and in the end, I couldn't see people at all if I didn't use it, so I didn't use it if I could in this life. After the egg rolled, the blue color was only a little faint, and with her pale face and plain clothes, Zhilan's whole person still looked very weak, as if a gust of wind could blow it away. "Bai Lan, you go and do what I said last night, and I'll take Qinghe to say hello to the old lady."

The ancestors of the Lu family are a family of cultivation and reading, and Master Lu himself has no fame. He married a total of two wives, Lu Zhihua's father Lu Zhenyuan was the first original Feng family, Feng's small family was born, and after giving birth to his eldest son Lu Zhenyuan, he lost his body and lingered on the sickbed all day long. Feng believes in Buddhism, even if his health is not good, as long as he can't get out of bed, he will insist on going to the temple on the fifteenth day of every month to offer incense. Perhaps it was Feng's sincerity that moved the Buddha, and when Lu Zhenyuan was two years old, Feng went out to incense and encountered a torrential rain, and Jiang's mother, who was pregnant with Liujia at the time, was also trapped in the same temple. Heavy rain poured down in the middle of the night, thunder and lightning, Mrs. Jiang was frightened and gave birth prematurely,

Zhihua remembered that half a month after her mother's burial, her uncle rushed back to the capital. Counting the time, it should be more than ten days. When the uncle returned to Beijing, not only did he not see the last side of his only sister, but it also happened that his nephew fell into the water and died in the first seven days, and he made a big fuss in the Lu family mourning hall in anger. At that time, Lu Zhihua was still young, on the one hand, she was the uncle who made trouble with the Lu family, and on the other hand, she lowered her body and had the intention to please Aunt Zhou, so she instinctively chose to stay in the Lu family and refused to go to the border with her uncle. Who knew that after many years, he was tortured to the point of dying and kicked out of his husband's house, only this uncle, who had scared him at the beginning, rushed back to take him in.

In some memories, the old lady's Songling Courtyard arrived. Before she entered the door, a small figure rushed out of it, it was her young brother Lu Yan. "Sister!" Lu Yan rushed up and hugged Zhihua, his little face was full of concern, "Are you feeling better?" Yesterday I wanted to see you, but the old lady said that you haven't woken up yet, and told me not to make trouble for you. Speaking of the back, there was a hint of grievance. The two siblings have been raised by their mother's side since they were children and have been close since childhood. Miss Lu Fu and young master all started to branch the hospital at the age of ten, and after Jiang fell ill, he was afraid that he would be too sick to give his young son, so he ruthlessly arranged for him to live in the front yard early. Although she has lived in the front yard for a few months, Lu Yan is still very unaccustomed to it, and from time to time she comes to the inner yard to see her mother and sister.

Although the current Zhihua has only not seen his younger brother for a few days, in fact, with the previous life, Zhihua has not seen Lu Yan for more than ten years. She couldn't help but redden, and carefully looked at this brother who had been with her for many years in her dreams. Nine-year-old Lu Yan is about the same size as his uncle, four feet tall, wearing a moon-white jacket, thick black eyebrows, apricot eyes, full of admiration, although the little face has not yet grown, but it can be foreseen that he will be a handsome young man in the future. "Sister, don't cry, the doctor said that you just cried too much and hurt your mind. Mother is gone, I really don't want you to be sick again. Seeing that her sister was red-eyed again, Lu Yan was anxious. My sister doesn't cry. My sister won't cry anymore, don't worry, I promised my mother that she would take good care of you, and she wouldn't be sick and make you anxious. Holding back her tears, Zhihua said to her brother seriously.

"The eldest lady is here, let's go in with the old slave." At this time, Mother Wu, who was beside the old lady, greeted her.

"Say hello to the old lady." After the routine greeting, Zhilan took Lu Yan to sit in her place. Lu Zhilan, the third lady of the second room, and Lu Zhi'an, the fourth lady, arrived earlier than her, and they were already sitting in their seats drinking tea. "Is the eldest sister feeling better? My brother came to my grandmother's place early in the morning, and when I first arrived, I wondered why he came so early today, so I still remembered you and wanted to see you earlier. The old lady is partial to her son and never hides it, and only her grandchildren in the Lu Mansion can call her grandmother, and Lu Zhilan is her most beloved granddaughter, so in front of her, Lu Zhilan also dares to sneer at her brothers and sisters. When I heard this, I was referring to Lu Yan's unfilial piety, so I came to my grandmother early to say goodbye for my sister.

"I'm not too late, the second aunt and the second brother haven't come yet." Zhihua didn't answer her, but pointed out that the person who was really late, saying that Lu Yan was not filial, so what were the second aunt and second brother who were late. "My brother is young, and it's time to snooze, and my mother has to take care of him, so I'll come later." Zhilan is only five months younger than Lu Yan, she is still a little girl, and when she heard Zhihua's faint accusations against her mother and younger brother, she couldn't help but immediately open her mouth to defend herself, and her little face turned a little red. "The second brother is also seven years old this year...... I remember that when Yan'er was seven years old, she got up to practice martial arts. Taking a sip of tea, Zhihua retorted unhurriedly, with a calm posture. Zhilan was short of words, and when she couldn't answer, the old lady spoke: "Okay, what is the quarrel like!" Your second brother is sleepy, and I allow him to come later, why, you can't see it? "After all, she was born as a merchant, and over the years, Lu Fu has said everything, and the old lady's partiality is that she never knows how to hide it and doesn't bother to hide it.

"The old lady is angry, my grandson came early today because Master Sun has something to do in the past few days, and when I left, I explained that I only need to tie the horse step for an hour in the morning, so my grandson came after the horse step in the morning." Seeing that the old lady blamed her sister, Lu Yan couldn't help but explain out loud. "Hmph, our Lu family's poetry heirloom, your mother is good, let you practice martial arts since you were a child, don't be like your uncle's rough man in the future......" The old lady didn't give more face because Lu Yan was the grandson of Lu Mansion, but she also wished that Lu Yan would follow the path of a military general in the future. The status of military generals has always been inferior to that of civilian officials, and in the future, as long as their relatives and grandchildren can pass the examination, their future will definitely be better than Lu Yan. Therefore, she just said this accusation casually, and had no other meaning. "The old lady is right, Yan'er, you should also use more attention to your homework, since you don't have to practice these mornings, you should read more books." Zhihua didn't let her feel better, and deliberately continued her words and said, "Since grandmother also thinks that Yan'er should read more books and not grow into a rough person, then let my younger brother go to Langui College in the spring, he has also reached the age when he should enroll." "Langui College is located in the suburbs of Beijing, it is one of the best academies in Beijing, and those with bad talents are not accepted, with the qualifications of his younger brother, Zhihua is not worried that he will not be able to enter. The two sisters and brothers used to follow their mother to read a thousand words first, and the younger brother was talented and intelligent, and he could remember it firmly after reading a few times, and now he taught him the enlightenment Mr. Zhuang Fuzi also praised him. It's just that Zhuang Fuzi is old, and he mentioned to his mother last month that he had the idea of resigning, but because his mother was seriously ill and his father couldn't find a good husband for a while, he stayed for the time being.

"If he has the ability, he will take the exam by himself, and if the family pays for it, he will be exempted, our Lu family can't afford to lose that person." The old lady didn't think that this eldest grandson was so talented, Lu Yan had been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and in her heart, he had already been classified as a reckless man like his uncle Jiang Wu. Originally, if it weren't for the lack of talent in reading, who would be willing to let his son endure all the hardships to practice martial arts at such a young age. The old lady herself was reluctant to let her son and grandson practice martial arts, but she didn't know that in order to protect her son, Jiang specially asked her younger brother to find a retired master in the army to teach him martial arts. If it weren't for the Jiang family's every precaution and letting his son practice martial arts since he was a child, Lu Yan would not have been as strong as he is now.

Zhihua wanted her words, and after hearing the satisfactory answer, she didn't have much to do, and after serving the old lady quietly, she took Lu Yan back to her Qiuhua Courtyard.

After breakfast, Bai Lan had not come back, Zhihua spent all the maids, and the sister and brother talked alone for about half an hour, and Bai Lan finally took Uncle Zhong's family back to the house.

Uncle Zhong is a servant of the Jiang family, his father died on the battlefield in order to save Zhihua's grandfather, and his grandfather sympathized with the only son he left, and gave him off his slavery early and arranged for him to be his daughter's companion in the future. Uncle Zhong was deeply influenced by his father and was loyal to the eldest lady, and he was meticulous in taking care of the eldest lady's dowry Zhuangzi over the years, and never greedy for ink. After the death of the eldest lady, his loyalty was naturally transferred to the two children left behind by the eldest lady. "Slave Jiang Zhong, meet the eldest lady, the eldest young master!" Seeing Zhihua and Lu Yan, Uncle Zhong hurriedly stepped forward to salute, and when he saw the eyebrows and eyes of the eldest lady and the eldest young master resembling his deceased mother, he couldn't help but think of the deceased eldest lady, and his expression was sad and excited. "Uncle Zhong, hurry up, you have only taken care of your mother's dowry Zhuangzi and shop over the years, and you have worked hard!" Lu Yan hurriedly stepped forward to help Jiang Zhong in person, remembering his sister's teaching just now, and gratefully bowed to Uncle Zhong. Jiang Zhong hurriedly avoided it, not daring to be subjected, "Young master, this is tormenting the old slave!" It's all within the old slave's business, and it doesn't deserve such a big gift! "Uncle Zhong doesn't have to be humble, your father had the grace to save his grandfather's life back then, and you have worked hard to take care of your mother's marriage over the years, in the hearts of our sisters and brothers, you are just like an elder, and you deserve to be worshipped." Zhihua also hurriedly stepped forward and made a junior salute while talking, hearing this, Jiang Zhong shed tears of relief and did not avoid it again.

"This is the Cheap Neilin Clan, this is the eldest son of the old slave Jiang Quan, thirteen this year, and the second son Jiang Yong, who is ten years old this year, and the little daughter Jiang Cui are twin brothers and sisters." After some romance, Jiang Zhong introduced Zhihua to his family. Without Zhihua's instructions, Bai Lan handed over the meeting gifts that had been prepared for a long time, all of which were two dollars and gold nudes. With such a heavy reward, Jiang Zhong's family couldn't help but feel a little frightened. "Miss, this ...... The reward is too heavy. "Uncle Zhong doesn't have to shirk, calling your family here this time is actually an important matter." Zhihua knew that if he didn't say so, Uncle Zhong would definitely not accept this reward. In Uncle Zhong's heart, everything he does is his own business, and such a generous reward will only make him panic. "If the eldest lady has something to do, even if she orders, the old slave family will not give up!" didn't ask what it was, Jiang Zhong answered in one bite. While talking, Zhihua has been secretly looking at the three children of Uncle Zhong's family, only to see that the eldest has the calmness that the eldest son should have, although the second child secretly looks around, but there is no frivolity, presumably he is a lively and clever person, it is estimated that it is the reason for the twins, Jiang Cui also seems to be a clever character. Zhihua was secretly satisfied, and she was more sure of what she had entrusted. "My younger brother Lu Yan has moved to live in the outer courtyard, and the maid who has been serving him before is also a little old, so it is not convenient to enter and leave the outer courtyard all the time. So I'm going to help him find two boys. What I entrusted was to ask Uncle Zhong to let Jiang Quan and Jiang Yong follow Yan'er. Jiang Quan and Jiang Yong are both good families, and they can still study in the academy with him as a companion when the time comes. There is also Jiang Cui, I feel that I am in love when I see it, and I also want her to enter Qiuhua Courtyard on an errand. But in this way, the three children are all on an errand in the house, and they can't be ...... to Chenghuan's knees" Without waiting for Zhihua to finish speaking, Jiang Zhong hurriedly agreed, "The eldest lady is too polite." You don't dislike the three of them for being vulgar, even if you call them, what kind of entrustment is really tormenting the old slave. "Uncle Zhong, what I said is true." Zhihua's face was full of sternness, and he said to Jiang Quan and Jiang Yong cautiously: "Over the years, it is fortunate that our mother has protected us, otherwise we would have ...... long ago Now, my mother is gone, and I can't follow Yan'er all the time, so I entrust him to you, he is younger than you, and I want you to protect him as if he were your own brother, is that okay? Without waiting for Uncle Zhong to express his position, Jiang Quan and Jiang Yong both solemnly responded. Looking at Lu Yan's gaze, in addition to the original respect, there was also a hint of intimacy. "Miss, there is a difference between respect and inferiority, and the word brother must not be mentioned again! Jiang Quan, Jiang Yong, you swear now, swear to the death to protect the eldest young master, if you can't do it, don't blame me Jiang Zhong for not recognizing you! "Uncle Zhong, who has carved the word loyalty into his blood, refuses, how can the eldest young master be noble, to be Jiang Quan, Jiang Yong's younger brother, he can't stand it. After the two sons swore an oath, he asked his daughter to also make an oath to protect the eldest lady to the death.

Seeing Uncle Zhong express himself like this, Zhihua's heart warmed, it turned out that there were still people who were truly loyal to herself and her younger brother, but she was blinded before and didn't find out.