Zhenguo Gong passed away with a high life, served the three generations of emperors of Jokhang, and was the ruler of the dynasty.

Emperor Chu mourned for the Duke of Zhenguo one day, and the crown prince Xiao Yu went to the Mansion of Zhenguo on behalf of Emperor Chu to pay his respects.

"Big brother." After Xiao Yu put a stick of incense in front of the Zhenguo Gongling, Xiao Xuan, who was dressed in plain clothes, stepped forward.

"I see you look a little haggard." Xiao Yu looked at Xiao Xuan's face with a slight tiredness, and asked with concern. "Haven't you been tired of things lately?"

Now the person in charge of the backyard of the Zhenguo Mansion is Xiao Xuan's mother-in-law, Duansu County Lord, and it is reasonable that Xiao Xuan needs to help in the Zhenguo Mansion these days.

"Don't worry, big brother, I'm fine." Xiao Xuan said with a smile. "My mother-in-law and Shaolan are considerate of me, and I don't have to do many things."

"That's good, no matter what happens, remember to take care of your body." Xiao Yu instructed uneasily.

Xiao Xuan was sad about Xiao Jun's affairs when she was pregnant with Brother Min, but fortunately, there was no accident when she gave birth to Brother Min. But a few years ago, when she gave birth to Sister Su, she accidentally fell and gave birth prematurely, and it was easy to give birth to Sister Su and then hemorrhage profusely, and she was almost not saved.

"I know, I know it." Xiao Xuan gently took Xiao Yu's hand and said to him. "It's all just in time, I haven't been in the palace to greet my father for some time, is my father okay lately?"

"Father's health is not bad, although he occasionally felt cold a few days ago, but now he is almost better." Xiao Yu leaned over and touched Sister Su, who was holding the corner of Xiao Xuan's skirt, and got up and said. "Father is just thinking about you and Sister Su, you can go to the palace in a few days."

"Okay." Xiao Xuan saw Duan Shaolan and Brother Min standing together not far away, and the corners of his mouth rose. "When this side is over, I will send Brother Min back to the palace to study and class, and I will go to my father to ask for peace."

"Well, then I'll go back today." Xiao Yu has been in contact with more and more government affairs in recent years, and Emperor Chu seems to have plans to abdicate in advance, and many decisions have been handed over to Xiao Yu over the years. "Father is still waiting for me to go back and reply."

"Big brother go slowly."

Xiao Yu came and went in a hurry, but even so, there were only a lot of people who came to the Zhenguo Mansion to pay their respects in the past few days.

Although today's Zhenguo Mansion does not have a Zhenguo Duke with outstanding military achievements, there are still Duan Chengwen and Duan Shaolan father and son who have a smooth career.

It stands to reason that after Duan Chengwen became the son of the Duke of Zhenguo, although Duan Shaolan's biological mother was only a good concubine from a civilian background, he was born by the Duke of Zhenguo and personally opened the ancestral hall and recorded it in the name of his mother, the county lord of Duansu. Duan Shaolan was clever and intelligent, and he was recognized by the Xian Wangfu. In the future, Duan Chengwen will become the next Zhenguo Gong, and Duan Shaolan will be the next candidate for the Zhenguo Mansion.

But as soon as Duan Chengwen became the prince of Zhenguo, Duan Shaolan returned to the house with Xiao Xuan, and proposed that he would not inherit the title of Zhenguo Mansion in the future.

Listening to Duan Shaolan's words, Duan Chengwen and Duansu County Lord looked at each other.

"Brother Lan, I know that since I gave birth to Brother Bin, there have always been people in the imperial capital who have gossiped about it." Lord Duansu opened his mouth first. "Brother Bin'er is still too young, and no one knows what he will look like in the future. But you're a good boy, and a proud boy and my father, so you don't have to push or anything. ”

"Mother doesn't have to be careful, I didn't make this decision because of the tongue of those boring women in the backyard. I know that my father and mother will not be any different from my younger brother and sister because of my background. ”

The Duansu County Lord was never pregnant in his early years, so Duan Shaolan and Sister Chu's brother and sister were recorded in the name of the Duansu County Lord when they were born and became the children of the concubine. However, after Duan Shaolan became an adult, the county lord of Duansu actually gave birth to a sturdy son-in-law.

In those years, Duan Chengwen and Duan Shaolan's careers went very smoothly, and it was rumored in the imperial capital that the inheritance of the title of Duke Zhenguo would fall on Duan Chengwen's head in the future.

If Duan Chengwen can really inherit the title of the Zhenguo Mansion, Duan Shaolan, who is Duan Chengwen's only son, will naturally inherit the title of the Zhenguo Mansion.

When the lord of Duansu gave birth to a sister-in-law who really inherited her bloodline, the good women in the backyards of the imperial capital couldn't help but talk about it. They talked about the fact that in the early years, Lord Duansu regarded Duan Shaolan and Sister Chu as his own because he did not have his own biological children.

And now that the county lord of Duansu has his own son-in-law, there is nothing wrong with Sister Chu being a girl, but Duan Shaolan's low position will inevitably be embarrassing.

The age difference between Duan Shaolan and Brother Bin is too big, Brother Bin is still a baby waiting to be fed, and Duan Shaolan has already entered the court. The women who were doing good deeds were naturally happy to hope that something would happen between their brothers in the future, so that it might become a matter of conversation.

"But......" Lord Duansu looked at her husband at her side in confusion.

"Father, mother, just take a step back, I don't need to inherit the title of Zhenguo Mansion."

Things are just like Duan Shaolan, because Duan Shaolan's wife is Xiao Xuan, and she is the most favored little princess under Emperor Chu's knees. Xiao Xuan's children, Brother Min has the position of the county king when she is full moon, and Sister Su is even more so, and she has the title of county lord as soon as she lands.

"Brother Bin'er is indeed younger now, but his father and mother are still in their prime, and there is still time to cultivate Brother Bin'er's success." Duan Shaolan looked at Duansu County Lord and explained warmly. "Brother Bin is the real bloodline between father and mother, and in the future, the Zhenguo Mansion will be inherited by him, and the connection between the Zhenguo Mansion and the Xianwang Mansion will be even closer."

Brother Bin'er is almost ten years old now, and at this time, he has also begun to follow his father and brother to entertain guests.

Sister Chu has been married for many years, this time Zhenguo Gong passed away, she and her husband came back to mourn, she cried and fainted in Zhenguo Gong's room, and Dr. Shi actually diagnosed the happy pulse on her body.

This is still Sister Chu's first child after marriage, and Duan Chengwen, Duansu County Lord, and everyone in the Xianwang Mansion are very important.

So Sister Chu was personally picked up by the princess of King Xian and returned to King Xian's Mansion to raise the baby, and her husband Xiao Yayun stayed in the Zhenguo Mansion to replace Sister Chu in front of the spirit of the Zhenguo Mansion to guard filial piety.

Brother Min was also taken by Duan Shaolan.

Only Xiao Xuan took Sister Su to accompany the Duansu County Lord to entertain the female guests who came.

Xiao Xuan was originally favored by Emperor Chu and was very sought after in the imperial capital. Not to mention that the current prince is Xiao Xuan's brother, and I heard that the prince's eldest son is now at the age of talking about marriage.

Even if this matter may drag on for some time because of the death of the queen now, at this time, there are many female dependents who take the girls at home to turn in front of Xiao Xuan, and there are also more direct ones, and they can't wait to recommend themselves directly.

It was only before the queen passed away that Xiao Xuan was taught a good lesson by Emperor Liu's concubine.

So right now, she is surrounded by those female dependents, and Xiao Xuan can't speak, just nodding and smiling.

"What are you doing here?!" Just when Xiao Xuan was surrounded by anxiety, an impatient female voice came from outside. "Don't you know what you're thinking about and looking at the others? Don't get in the way of Princess Ben! Don't get out of the way yet! ”

It turned out that I didn't know when Xiao Lu came over with Sister Rou, and seeing that Xiao Xuan was surrounded and couldn't get out, Xiao Lu stepped forward to speak with a straight face.

Although Xiao Lu's temper has improved a lot after getting married, she still has residual power in the eyes of the female relatives of the imperial capital.

In addition, there are still many people who remember the incident of her unsuccessful attempt to kill Duan Shaoyou with her sword, so as soon as she spoke, the female dependents who originally surrounded Xiao Xuan immediately disappeared cleanly.

"Look at your useless appearance, a bunch of ignorant women who are trending in, can't you solve it?" When the crowd dispersed, Xiao Lu slowly approached with her head held high, looked at Xiao Xuan, who was obviously relieved, and said with hatred. "But if you show a few points of the face you used to fight with me, can't you deal with these women?"

"Big sister is laughing with me, where can I say or do anything on such an occasion? Anyway, I don't want to be the master of what they ask for, and I can't be the master after all. Xiao Xuan said with a helpless smile. But what I didn't expect was that the eldest sister would set foot in the Zhenguo Mansion again one day. ”

At this time, Sister Rou had already taken Sister Su to the side.

"I don't want to come, but Sister Rou still has half of the Duan family's bloodline. When the incident came out that year, Zhen Guogong did not show the slightest favoritism to that guy. Xiao Lu saw that Sister Rou was far away, so she was relieved to say to Xiao Xuan. Zhenguo Gong is gone, and Sister Rou is always going to give her great-grandfather a ride. ”

When Duan Shaoyou made trouble, Zhen Guogong has always been on Xiao Lu's side.

Even if Duan Shaoyou was finally demoted out of the imperial capital and could not return for life, Xiao Lu still had resentment in her heart and was unwilling to let Sister Rou have any more contact with her grandfather and grandmother.

Zhenguo was reasonable, knowing that Xiao Lu had a grudge in his heart, and never took the initiative to disturb him.

Only on Sister Rou's birthday every year, Zhenguo Gong will prepare a rich birthday gift and send it to Princess Nan'an's mansion in person.

Before the death of Zhenguo Gong, he also entrusted Duan Lian with a dowry he had prepared for Sister Rou'er and sent it to Princess Nan'an's mansion.

Xiao Lu is not hard-hearted, so after getting the news of Zhenguogong's death, she took Sister Rou to the Zhenguo Mansion as soon as possible to pay tribute to Zhenguogong.

It just so happened that after she took Sister Rou to incense Zhenguogong, when she came to the backyard, she saw Xiao Xuan surrounded by people.

"I think the big sister is really much gentler now than in the past." Xiao Xuan teased Xiao Lu and said with a smile. "I heard that Duan Shaoyou also left a while ago?"