Cheng Qing was right, the old mansion really didn't let them live in peace for too long.

The family had just been settled in Yangliu Lane for a few days, Cheng Qing felt that his body had some strength, and he was about to visit the patriarch Cheng Wu, and a grandmother was sent to the old house to spread the word that the old lady wanted to see her daughter-in-law, grandson, and granddaughter.

Liu's family came out of the small portal, although his appearance was good, he didn't have much confidence, and when he was looked at by the grandmother from head to toe, he had stage fright first.

The three elder sisters are also like great enemies, and their step-grandmother, Mrs. Zhu, has always been very deterrent in their hearts, if this woman is not powerful, Cheng Zhiyuan will not leave Nanyi County back then.

Cheng Qing thought that he would meet this stepgrandmother for a while.

After all, she wants to live in Nanyi County with her family for a long time, and it is inevitable that she will have to deal with the Zhu family.

Neither can you get around the Zhu family, it is better to take the initiative to figure out the reality of the Zhu family.

So Liu was nervous, but Cheng Qing laughed instead:

"Mother, you don't have to be afraid, the old lady is seeing her daughter-in-law and grandchildren for the first time, why do you have to prepare a meeting gift, someone will give us silver, don't be in vain!"

The Liu family is the continuation of Cheng Zhiyuan's marriage outside, and he has never met Mrs. Zhu, the titular mother-in-law.

Cheng Qing's three sisters, including Cheng Qing, were not born in Nanyi's hometown, nor did they return to their old house.

The grandmother who came to pass the word said that Cheng Qing's second uncle Cheng Zhixu was an official outside with his family, and only Mrs. Zhu took his third uncle Cheng Zhishu to live in the old house, and Cheng Qing also had an aunt who was also born to the Zhu family and had already married.

The population of the second room is actually not complicated, Cheng Qing estimates that when he goes to the second room, he can only see the Zhu family and the third aunt Huang, plus the children born to the third aunt.

Nanyi Cheng's family has a family rule that Qing Qing likes very much, I don't know which ancestor set the rules, Cheng's children can only take concubines when they are over forty years old and have no children, Cheng's good reputation, this family rule is implemented very well, so the entire second room, including the deceased Cheng Zhiyuan, has no concubines, and there are no concubines and concubines in the family!

Cheng Zhiyuan happened to die at the age of forty, if people are still alive, I don't know if there is any idea of taking a concubine and having children, after all, Cheng Qing is just a fake son, and according to the current thoughts, Cheng Zhiyuan is considered to be the last...... It's not good to think about the deceased in this way, if Cheng Zhiyuan had the intention of taking a concubine, he wouldn't have raised Cheng Qing as a son back then, and even sent a letter to the clan a few years ago to record the name of 'Cheng Qing' on the family tree.

When Cheng Zhiyuan wrote the letter, he had already broken off the idea of taking a concubine and having children, right?

Cheng Qing was also a little stunned for a while.

In memory, Cheng Zhiyuan loved 'Cheng Qing' very much, so Cheng Zhiyuan hanged himself in the county office, and 'Cheng Qing' fell ill-

"Xiaolang, it's time to get there!"

Cheng Qing came back to his senses and looked at the door of the second room.

"Let's go, mother, let's go in."

Cheng Qing's composure affected the Liu family to some extent, and the three daughters followed behind her and went to the upper room to see Mrs. Zhu together.

There are several entrances to the two-bedroom house, and the yard is very magnificent.

In the spring of March, the garden passing by was full of purple and red, and the maids were also dressed very brightly, in this mansion, no one would be sad about Cheng Zhiyuan's death, they didn't even have the idea of pretending.

The Liu family was uncomfortable, Mrs. Cheng was angry, but Cheng Qing was not affected at all.

was led to the upper room, where a big girl wearing a bibi armor opened the curtain for Cheng Qing, and as soon as she stretched out her hand, she revealed the jade bracelet on her wrist.

In the memory of 'Cheng Qing', Liu also has a similar bracelet, which is usually cherished very much, and he is afraid of bumping when he wears it.

Cheng Qing retracted his gaze.

So what's the use of Qinggao, the silver in the second room, if they don't spend it, they will leave it for the Zhu family and others.

Cheng Qing thought wrongly, there was no third aunt and a group of cousins in the upper room, only Mrs. Zhu was there.

The housekeeper who passed the message was waiting for a woman who looked to be about fifty years old, this was Cheng Qing's step-grandmother Zhu.

Zhu's face is not mean, his round face is blessed, and his first impression is that he is quite kind.

"I've seen the old lady."

The Liu family led Cheng Qing and a few people to greet Mrs. Zhu.

The kind old lady didn't like what she said, and snorted: "Get up, Zhiyuan didn't ask my stepmother's opinion when he continued to speak, since you are his own favorite, the old body doesn't dare to embarrass you." ”

Liu Shi, who said it in two sentences, was at a loss.

Cheng Qing stood up straight, and helped Liu up:

"Mother, don't let down your grandmother's kindness, get up quickly, you have suffered many sins along the way to bring your father's coffin back to your hometown."

What happened to the continuation?

That is also Cheng Zhiyuan asked the matchmaker to come to the door to say that he was hired, and the wife that the Ming media was marrying, when he gave 'Cheng Qing' a genealogy, Cheng Zhiyuan also informed the existence of the Liu clan in the clan, and Mrs. Zhu wanted to make things difficult with this, so Cheng Qing was unwilling to cooperate with the other party!

They are all stepmothers, and the Liu family treats the eldest lady as if she were her own, but Mrs. Zhu makes things difficult for Cheng Zhiyuan in every way, and Cheng Qing looks down on such behavior.

Comparing the Liu family and Mrs. Zhu together, Mrs. Zhu is more like a small family raised in a small family, narrow-minded!

Old Madam Zhu's gaze fell on Cheng Qing.

What happened at the door of the second room a few days ago, she heard her son relay that the Liu family and others can be kneaded at will like dough, but only one Cheng Qing has thorns on his body, and he his hands when he touches it.

Cheng Qing looked really inconspicuous, the yellow gas on his face had not subsided, and his body was thin, and he looked like a sick seedling.

It is uncertain whether he will live to the age of the crown.

Old Madam Zhu was satisfied, her face slowed down, she ignored Cheng Qing's three sisters, and only grabbed Cheng Qing to ask. Asked Cheng Qing clearly, although Cheng Zhiyuan personally enlightened his literacy, he did not learn the Four Books and Five Classics, and Mrs. Zhu was even more satisfied.

Of course, the old lady had different hearts, and she still felt sorry for Cheng Qing:

"Nanyi Cheng's poetry and books are heirlooms, the men in the clan will be enlightened at the age of five, and they can take the examination of the clan academy at the age of eight, and the talented twelve or thirteen years old can take the children's exam, your cousin Cheng Qi is only sixteen years old this year, and he has been admitted to Xiucai last year."

Mrs. Zhu is proud, Cheng Jue is her own grandson, fifteen-year-old Zhongxiu is really excellent, the Great Wei Dynasty has been peaceful for a long time, from top to bottom, it is important to be literate and light on martial arts, everything is inferior, only high reading, the reason why the Cheng clan dominates Nanyi County is also very simple, attaches importance to education, and the children are also very competitive, and every generation has a meritorious officer!

Cheng Qing is thirteen years old, only literate and has not learned the Four Books and Five Classics, and has been dumped far away by his cousins of the same generation.

Cheng Qing couldn't help it.

She is a fake son, it is normal for Cheng Zhiyuan to teach her to read and write, but it is not normal to teach the Four Books and Five Classics, if Cheng Zhiyuan is alive, he does not expect Cheng Qing to read and become a scholar.

It's okay to raise a daughter as a son to deceive the clan, but after being exposed, it will be dealt with by the clan at most.

Let her daughter pretend to be her son to participate in the imperial examination, but after being exposed, it is a big crime to lose her head!

But Cheng Qing thought about it, the imperial examination was her only way out, in ancient times, if there was no one in the family to be an official, no matter how much money she earned, it was saved for others, and the status of Shinong businessmen and businessmen was too low.

Cheng Qing is planning to take the imperial examination, but she has not discussed this idea with the Liu family, whether the identity of a woman can be mixed into the examination room, Cheng Qing also has to inquire clearly.

Mrs. Zhu showed off her grandson, Liu's face was gloomy, and Cheng Qing nodded very calmly:

"Cousin Cheng Qi is so good, I don't think I will be too bad in the future, after all, we have the same blood in our bodies, grandmother, are you right?"