Mama Lu is just a servant woman, how can she help Mrs. Jiannanhou? It's just that she has always been clever and knows what it means to take advantage of the situation, so she first went to the Zhuguo General's Mansion, which was familiar with the Zhang family, to save the old lady of the family to help.

The old lady of the General Zhuguo Mansion didn't like to meddle with other people's affairs, and she didn't know that the Zhao family's small long house harbored evil intentions, but she was friendly with the Zhang family, and she had heard a little about the conflict between her and her stepson. In addition, during the funeral of Jiannanhou Mansion, she came to the door to condole, but she couldn't see Zhang's, although Niu's mother-in-law was sad and sick as an excuse, but even her relatives and friends wanted to visit the sick were refused, she also noticed that something was wrong, and then there was a sudden return to her hometown, so when Lu's mother came to ask for help, the old lady immediately thought that the new Jiannanhou couple might be using the idea of transferring the tiger away from the mountain, getting Zhang's mother and son back to their hometown, and then taking the opportunity to seize the property of the little second room in Beijing. Therefore, she asked her son and daughter-in-law to greet the yamen, and Lu's mother really sued her.

The Niu family and the Jiang family's in-laws in Jiannanhou Mansion didn't expect Lu Ma to dare to do this, because she was weak-hearted and afraid that if the matter became bigger, it would cause too much criticism, which would make people suspect that they had something to do with the capsizing, so they quickly died down. Anyway, in their opinion, the people in Xiao Erfang are dead, and this property will fall into the hands of Xiao Changfang sooner or later.

Later, Zhao Jiong came back with new news, Zhao Zhuo and his wife were really drowned, although Zhang's body was dead, but he also got a coffin back, claiming that she was also dead, and the people of Jiannanhou Mansion in the capital really straightened their waists and directly hit the small two-room house, shouting that Lu Ma's family was Diao slaves, intending to seize the property of the master's family, so the master's relatives would not be allowed to take over.

Lu's mother was stunned by the "death news" of Zhang's mother and son at that time, and she was caught off guard and suffered a lot of losses. When they first separated, they followed the Zhang family and their son, and some of them saw that the situation was not good, so they looked for someone to trust the relationship, re-invested in the Nanhou Mansion, and even came back to help Xiao Changfang deal with the Lu family, where Chuncao and Pearl Sister-in-law belonged; Some were a little kinder, but they didn't plan to stay and continue to fight hard with the Hou Mansion, so they took their luggage and resigned, and in the end, only Lu's mother and family were left.

Mother Lu was about to be unable to stand it, and even her husband and eldest son began to waver, and persuaded her: "If the old lady and the second master are still there, we can still be called loyal to hold on, and we will guard the family business for the master, and when the master comes back, we will still hand over this family business, so as to live up to the old lady's grace to our family." But if the old lady, the second master, the second wife, and the brothers and sisters are gone, what are we staying here? According to the law, the master's inheritance is inherited by his own relatives, so is it not a matter for us to stop it? ”

Lu's mother is sad and sad, but she is always unwilling to accept the fact that all the masters are dead. As soon as she gritted her teeth, she simply put away the smaller pieces of gold, silver, jewelry, and silver tickets in the small house that the Zhang family handed over to her for safekeeping. She can't help other large pieces of furniture and antiques, and if she sees it, one less will be discovered, and she can't take off the charge of theft on her head. Only these are soft, others don't know, even her husband doesn't know the details, and he can hide them. In this way, even if her family is kicked out of this house, as long as any one of the master's family comes back, at least these fine softness can be recovered.

What happened later proved that she made this decision very decisively, and the Jiannan Hou Mansion really sent someone to drive the Lu family out of the door, and at this time there was news in Beijing that the Zhao family's small second room was dead, so the Jingzhao Yamen did not interfere again, and the old lady of the Zhuguo General's Mansion also shut up. Lu's mother took the family out of the house almost cleanly, and begged Lu Changxiu for a relative, so she borrowed a small room to accommodate her.

However, things soon changed again, the people of the Jiannan Hou Mansion suddenly withdrew from the house, and quietly sent the people of the Chen family to inform Lu Ma that they went back to the small mansion, saying that it was a misunderstanding in the past, they thought that the old lady would go over to take over the property when she died, and there was no intention of encroaching at all. Only then did Lu's mother know that the Zhang family and the two children did not die, only Zhao Zhuo and his wife and a cadre died, as well as the shipwright on the ship, and so on.

Lu's mother was pleasantly surprised, but also very angry, because the Hou Mansion didn't figure out whether the person was dead or not, so she came to rob the property, and when she returned to the house, she found that it was a mess inside, the furniture was still there, and after the antique calligraphy and paintings were taken away, they were repacked and sent back, obviously they had been looted. She quietly went to find a soft place to bury it, and was relieved to see that the thing had not been found.

Xiao Erfang's property is kept, but what is going on with this qiē, Lu Ma has not yet figured it out. Lu Changxiu and her eldest son both advised her to wait for the news with peace of mind, the old lady was still alive and would send her a letter sooner or later, but Lu's mother just wanted to ask what happened.

At this time, the experience of the Zhao family's small second room in the capital was only circulated in the upper class, and it was not leaked to the people, and those who knew it would not tell the matter lightly due to various considerations, Lu Ma inquired everywhere, but she couldn't get the point, or the old lady of the General Mansion of Zhuguo quietly sent someone to tell her, and the one who killed Zhao Zhuo and his wife should be Jiannan Marquis Zhao Jiong, who could have done it unknowingly, but he was unlucky, and met the Guangping Wang and his wife who traveled in micro-clothes, and rescued the ancestors and grandchildren of the Zhang family. As soon as the king of Guangping sued the emperor, the Marquis of Jiannan's mansion is now too busy to take care of himself, where can he dare to covet the property of the small second room?

Mother Lu suddenly realized, and her resentment towards Xiao Changfang deepened. She wanted to gather back the family members who had left in the past, and divide some of them to Fengxian's hometown to wait for the ancestors and grandchildren of the Zhang family, but the Chen family and other people who reinvested in the Jiannanhou Mansion knew that their daughters and daughters-in-law had died unexplained, and they refused to leave the Hou Mansion, and those who resigned also took a wait-and-see attitude for the time being. When the emperor's will came down and Zhao Jiong was sentenced to exile, and the ownership of the marquis title of Jiannan was not determined, these people came back to ask Lu Ma, but Lu Ma couldn't trust them anymore and refused to accept their return.

When King Guangping returned to Beijing and the latest news came from the mouths of the guards who followed him south, the people in the capital knew that Zhao Jiong had admitted his crime in public, and that he had been paralyzed, and there would never be a day to turn over. Mother Lu received a letter from the Zhang family brought by the palace guards, but she did not plan to obey the Zhang family's order to guard the house, but immediately decided to leave for the south to take care of the Zhang family's ancestors and grandchildren. Lu Changxiu didn't stop her again, but handed over the task of looking after the house to her eldest son, and took her younger son and daughter on the road with her.

After Mama Lu finished saying goodbye, she burst into tears again. She choked up and said to Zhang: "When I entered the city gate, I saw the red silk on the side of the small long room, and I knew that the carriage escorted by those officials must be the wicked man who killed a thousand knives!" I can't wait to pounce on him and grab him! If it weren't for the fact that our head of the house suddenly fainted, I would have to take care of him, and I couldn't let go of my hands, how could I watch him go so lightly! ”

Zhang sighed: "Even if you get close, you won't be able to catch him, it's just that he won't end well when he returns to the capital." She was more concerned about another thing: "The Chen family actually switched to Xiaochangfang?" Chuncao and Sister-in-law Pearl are both harmed by Xiaochangfang! ”

As soon as she talked about this incident, Lu's mother was also angry: "Before, they could say that they didn't know the truth, they heard that the master was gone, and they were worried about their livelihood in the future, so they went back to the Hou Mansion to find an errand, but later they all knew that it was the eldest master who killed the second master and the second wife, and also wiped out all the subordinates, and they were still obsessed!" I heard that the eldest lady agreed, and would arrange a good errand for Chen Laosan, place his other daughter in the eldest grandmother's Hunan sister's house as a girl, and then marry another daughter-in-law for his son, Chen Laosan actually left his deep hatred behind! How can such a person be trusted? So then he came to me and wanted to come back, but I refused to say yes anyway. ”

"It's right not to say yes." Zhang's face was also cold when he heard this, "Chuncao was killed by the Jiang family, if her parents and sisters are willing to serve the enemy's daughter for the sake of the future, and the husband of the pearl sister-in-law can also put aside the revenge of killing his wife and only covet his wife and beautiful relatives, then this family will not be used, and they will not be allowed to appear in front of me in the future, so as to save my eyes from dirty!" She instructed Lu's mother: "Aunt Chuncao and sister-in-law are buried outside the city, their family has this attitude, and our family will take over the annual worship in the future." ”

Mother Lu hurriedly responded, and she was relieved in her heart, Zhang's words were obviously to keep her. She hurriedly said: "Old lady, the slave knows that she has violated your order, and she also knows that she has made her own decisions, but you need someone to wait for you, how can autumn leaves alone be enough?" These people in the old mansion don't know your preferences as well as the slave maid, so let the slave and maid stay! ”

What else can Zhang say? Red eyes nodded with circles: "Since you are here, stay here, your two children will stay by Brother Wei and Sister Xiu'er on errands in the future, Lu Changxiu will recuperate first, and when he is well, he will ask Wang Siping to arrange a good errand for him." Don't worry about your eldest son in Beijing, I still have a house property there, and someone must take care of it. You have not turned your back on the Lord when I was in trouble, and you have shown your loyalty, and I will never do you any wrong. ”

Lu's mother's family of four stayed in the old mansion like this, and Zhao Xiu also had an exclusive girl by her side - Lu's mother's youngest daughter. It is said that this little girl is nine years old this year, and her name is quite chic, called Bilian - when Zhao Xiu heard this name, the corners of her mouth began to twitch, but unfortunately people have called this name for eight or nine years, and she can't force others to change it because she doesn't like it. Thinking about his little brothers, they have all become "Brother Wei", and it is nothing that many girls are called "Bilian".

Bilian was a little afraid of life, but after getting acquainted, Zhao Xiu found that she was actually a very careful and thoughtful girl, but she had never done the work of waiting for people, and she was not used to it. Obviously, she is very favored at home, although she has suffered a lot on the way south, she is not bad at snacks and clothes, and she knows the general rules and etiquette.

Facing Zhao Xiu's somewhat bewitching appearance, Bi Lian was also very surprised, and heard Qiu Ye say that Zhao Xiu was patted on the head by the ghost of the county grandfather, and his face turned white with fright, but he slowly got used to it. She is quite diligent in her work, and she is exclusive to Zhao Xiu, so Zhao Xiu no longer needs to share an autumn leaf with Zhang and Zhao Wei, and there are people to do the work of serving tea and pouring water, taking things and passing words. Zhao Xiu thinks it's good to have a little girl.

The return of Lu's mother and his wife made the Zhang family add two reliable helpers, and the clan fields assigned by the separated families also need to be taken care of, and the Zhang family also plans to wait for the New Year to return to the capital and transport some of the property left in the small mansion.

There is a small long house in the capital, and the Zhang family does not plan to get too close to them, not only because of resentment, but also to protect the children.

The days passed, and the three of Zhao Xiu's ancestors and grandchildren ushered in the first New Year after returning to Fengxian.