The fourth aunt still lives in the old yard, the tree and the house, but there are children's wooden horses and swings in the yard.

The first to look at Rumeng was Cui'e, who was so excited that she forgot to ask for peace and ran back to the house, and Rumeng walked into the door and saw the fourth aunt pounce out.

"Meng'er, is it really you? Auntie isn't dreaming, is she? ”

The fourth aunt was a little paralyzed and almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Cui'e has been supporting her.

"Auntie, it's Meng'er who has come back, and I'm worried about you."

The mother and daughter hugged each other, and the fourth aunt was already crying at this time.

"Meng'er, my aunt begged your father several times to take you back, why didn't the old lady let go, don't blame my aunt."

"Auntie, how can Meng'er blame you, I just let you worry about it."

"Your ruthless father, seeing you suffering outside, didn't want to take you back, and now he doesn't even care about your brother."

"Auntie, where is my brother now?"

"Patronizing and talking, come in with my aunt."

The three of them entered the house through the door, and a three-year-old child sat on the couch, combing his hair and playing alone.

"This is your younger brother, named Liu Benqing. Three years old. ”

Rumeng stepped forward, sat down beside his brother, and took his little hand.

"Qing'er, I'm your sister."

"Auntie."

Liu Benqing was a little unaware of the dream, and when he saw her approaching, he called out to his aunt.

"Qing'er is a little scared of life, and only me and Cui'e are by my side on weekdays."

If you dream darkly, someone like Hou Fu has already been enlightened at the age of three, not to mention that he is still afraid of people.

"Father can invite Qing'er to start a teacher?"

"We haven't seen your father for a long time now."

"Then why didn't the aunt go to her mother, this should have been the work of the housewife."

"Fourth Miss, the fourth aunt annoyed the second master because of your affairs, and now even the second lady is avoiding us."

"Cui'e, Modozui."

"Auntie, it's Meng'er who implicates you."

"It's all my aunt's incompetence, which hurts my dreams."

"Auntie, now that Qing'er is three years old, the enlightenment cannot be delayed, my father can't count on it, let Meng'er think of a way."

"You just came back, where to trouble you, my aunt will talk to your father again."

Rumeng knew that her aunt couldn't bear to call herself. But the younger brother can't wait now.

After playing with Qing'er for a long time, Heping'er went back to the yard.

"Dreams."

"Meng'er has seen my brother."

The eldest son of the uncle, Liu Benyuan, was sitting in the garden at this time. Seeing Rumeng came back and got up and called.

"Is it easy to adapt when Meng'er comes back?"

"Brother Hui, everything is fine, Brother Xie is worried."

"Brother didn't protect you four years ago, don't hate me."

"What my brother said, it happened suddenly that day, and we were unprepared. Didn't my sister come back safely? ”

"A year after my grandmother sent you away, I didn't tell anyone in the house, and I have searched for you in many ways, but to no avail. And the king of the county also sent people, I didn't think you could be in the ancestral house, and I don't know what grievances you have suffered over the years? ”

"My sister can now stand here with all her mustaches, and my brother can guess it. Brother Lao helped me thank the king of the county. ”

"Well, I'll bring it. I am now following and working with the king of the county, and if my sister is sent, she can come to me. ”

"Meng'er thanked my brother."

Liu Benyuan saw that it was like a dream, and his heart that had been blaming himself for four years finally let go.

All the way back to the West Courtyard. Came to Pingyang Hou's study.

"Son, greetings to my father."

Pingyang Hou was writing a notebook, and when he saw his eldest son coming to ask for peace, he put down his pen and ink and took Liu Benyuan to the reception.

"But coming back from outside? Have you ever said hello to your mother? ”

"Mother has been there since she came back. I just went to the yard of my fourth sister. ”

"Oh? Went to see the four girls? How? ”

"My sister is fine. It's just that the yard is a little deserted. The younger sisters all got married, and now she is the only one left. ”

"Don't worry, my father will speak well to the prince and let her enter the East Palace."

"Did your father ask your sister for advice?"

"She can't be married to her. Besides, the prince is young and promising, why does she disagree? ”

"It's just that I know that I have some friendship with the king of the county and my sister."

"My father reminded you earlier, and now that I am with the prince, you have to avoid it and don't have any more dealings with King Zheng's mansion."

"Father, and the king of the county. Humble and polite, and knowledgeable, the son just admires his talent and learning, and does not involve the court. ”

"I know your thoughts, you know, but others don't know, can't we explain them in detail? I have my own opinions about your sister, and you don't have to talk to the king of the county. ”

Liu Benyuan didn't dare to disobey his father, so he had to respond. With a suffocated stomach, he returned to his yard.

"What's the matter, husband? But what's so hard? ”

"It's okay, I just came back from my fourth sister."

"What is the fourth sister now? I'll check it out tomorrow. ”

The fourth sister is a lot calmer, and she still looks as weak as before. I'm afraid that if I have been wronged, I will not talk to us. Tomorrow you can bring something she can use and send it, don't miss it. ”

"Don't worry, husband, I'm measured."

Linlang was about to give Liu Benyuan a wide coat, but he grabbed his hand and stopped moving.

"I'm afraid I can't rest here with you tonight, Mother said she was going to the yard tonight."

Linlang knew that Liu Benyuan was talking about the concubine that her mother-in-law married to her husband the year before last.

After his marriage, his stomach still did not move, and he was forced to marry this house under the great pressure of unfilial piety.

"Okay, let's change into civilian clothes."

As he spoke, he continued to dress Liu Benyuan widely, and changed into clean civilian clothes.

Looking at his wife's appearance of gritting her teeth and forbearance when she heard that she was going to spend the night in the concubine's room, Liu Benyuan's heart was like a knife.

He put his arms around his wife and kissed his forehead.

"Linlang, I promise you that once she is pregnant, she will not go for the night. Only with you. ”

"Husband, don't say angry words, if it is a girl, the mother-in-law will not be satisfied. Even if you do what you want, you always have to fulfill your father's responsibilities, how can you not go. ”

"I can't live with you, I can't share your worries. You've always been relieved of me, but you've got nothing from me. ”

"Husband, don't despise yourself, you shelter me from the wind and rain, this is what I should bear, I don't blame you, I can wait."

"Okay Linlang, I really wronged you."

Liu Benyuan hugged his wife tightly, sniffing the familiar smell, unwilling to leave.

The Taifu Mansion at this time.

"Third Miss, the slave wants to take a day off."

Xinyu pinched her sleeves and said carefully to Ruzhu.

"What are you doing on leave? There are no relatives outside the house. ”

"Slave, I want to go back to the Hou Mansion."

"Back to the Hou Mansion? I'll go back together in a few days, and I don't need to take leave. ”

"No, the slave maid heard that the fourth lady is back and wants to go back to see her."

"Fourth sister? Is Dream back? ”

"Well, the slave maid heard from Douden yesterday."

Ruzhu still remembers the year when Rumeng disappeared, this Hou Mansion was bleak, her grandmother didn't allow anyone to ask, her uncle turned a deaf ear, and her father didn't dare to say much. His own etiquette is also deserted. Later, when I married into the Taifu Mansion, I learned from the third aunt that Rumeng was sent to the ancestral house by her grandmother. I don't know why.

"No need to take leave, I'll return to Ning tomorrow."

"Third Miss, tomorrow is not your day of return."

"I said yes, go get ready."

Xinyu didn't say much, she knew that the third miss was also worried about the fourth miss.

At dinner time, Tian Qiyu came back from the school, took off his sweat-stained clothes, came to the dormitory after bathing, and was stunned when he saw Ruzhu, and asked out loud:

"Why didn't you go to the front hall to greet me today?"

Since the newlywed, Liu Ruzhu has been unable to welcome him back to the house at the gatehouse, and today I didn't see her petite figure, but I was uncomfortable.

"Husband, do you have time tomorrow?"

"Oh? When to do it? How long? ”

"No kidding with you. I want to go back to the Hou Mansion. ”

"How did I get so serious. In two days, I will accompany you. ”

"How's tomorrow?"

"Why is there such urgency? Tomorrow? ”

"It's the fourth sister who is back, and I want to visit."

"Like a dream? Picked up? ”

"Exactly, the eldest uncle took him back to the house."

"In that case, let's go tomorrow. But you'll have to wait until noon, and I'll settle in. ”

"Okay, husband will go and get busy first, and I'll wait for you at the concierge at noon."

Tian Qiyu smiled secretly, this Ruzhu, does she regard herself as a wangfu stone? Stand in the hall every day and look into the distance. But I feel that it is very useful.

Thinking that I hadn't seen this sister-in-law for a few years, I still had contact with it when I was embarrassed, and now I don't know if it has changed.

"Miss, the slave maid just went to the palace to receive the degree, and I got a lot of these."

Rumeng opened the basket that Ping'er brought back, and there were some silver taels in it in addition to the food used in the kitchen.

"Isn't that a lot?"

"The slave maid also said this to the tent room, but the gentleman said yes, the eldest lady explained it like this, and said that a few other subordinates would send it over tomorrow."

From this point of view, the eldest aunt is deliberately currying favor with herself, and there is nothing to taboo.

"So take it, you see what's missing, and count it and report it to the account office tomorrow." This is what we deserve. ”

Ping'er nodded obediently and went down to tidy things up.

At this time, Qi took the girl to the courtyard.

"Four girls, I've been waiting in the yard for a day, and I haven't seen you coming, thinking that maybe you have some difficulties here, hurry up and take a look."

The implication of Qi's words is that you, the child, didn't come to greet the housewife for a day when he returned home, and now that I'm here, I will see if you will lose face if it spreads.

"Mother Ann. Meng'er was fine. It's just that I went to my grandmother's place today, and I was sad, and after serving my grandmother's medicine, my clothes were a little untidy, so I didn't go to my mother's yard. Grandmother is very pitiful, and Granny Yan has a weak heart. ”

You give me a horse, and I will give you a hat of unfilial piety. This trick was learned from Hu Ye.

"You... I often go to your grandmother's place, but when I come out, my clothes smell of medicinal soup, and I can't help you. ”

"This is what Meng'er should do, I didn't ask my mother for peace as soon as possible, and I hope my mother will forgive me."

"I don't blame you, good boy, take us to your grandmother to do our filial piety, it's okay if I go there later."

The two of them had a lot of words, but no one suffered a loss, Qi secretly felt tired and panicked, and went back after a few words of greeting. The first day of Rumeng's return home was spent in a circle with everyone.