Yunzhi was full of grievances, and fell into the arms of his eldest brother, choking up: "Brother...... Why did our family become like this, I miss my second brother so much. ”

Ping Luo said angrily: "When he was at home, I didn't see you thinking about him, now I know that I miss him?" Don't worry, Pingrui won't starve himself, he is so steady in doing things, he is determined to leave, and he doesn't even tell Rong'er. But my brother will continue to send people to find him, and he must be brought back, even if he gives an explanation to the family before leaving, so it is unclear, I can't agree. You wipe away your tears and don't cry, and be happy when you come to grandma. ”

As they spoke, they saw a shadow coming slowly in the courtyard, and it was the young lady who came.

Seeing the situation of the brother and sister, the young lady smiled and said: "Grandma was afraid that you would fight, so she asked me to come and take a look, but I don't have a brother, and I never know how to be coquettish." ”

Ping Luo let go of Yunzhi, reached out to support his wife, and rubbed his sister's head with one hand: "This little girl, when will she grow up." ”

The young lady turned to her husband and said, "I have been blessed by several lifetimes to have such a good sister-in-law, but you are not allowed to bully your sister." ”

Yunzhi gave up his position, pushed his brother and sister-in-law together, and urged him to go to the dining room: "Just to wait for Zhu Pingluo, I'm dying of hunger, hurry up and eat." ”

"Zhu Yunzhi?" Ping Luo's face was raised, and he saw a little girl running away.

The young lady took her husband's hand and stood down, straightened his shirt for him, and when everything was in order, she went to her grandmother.

Ping Luo held his wife's hand and said, "No matter how big or small it is in the future, if your mother bullies you, you must tell me." I always thought that you didn't say that you understood me, but now I understand that in addition to understanding, you don't dare to say that you are afraid that I will be tired of you, or help my mother hurt you again, I have not been able to do a good job, and I have not been able to make you trust me. ”

The young lady felt very sorry for her husband: "I listen to you, but don't take it to heart, today's events are over, and my mother is so pitiful." I was born cowardly, I can't trust you, I can't believe myself, but with your words today, I will definitely be coquettish to you in the future, and I will be wronged to you, and I will not hold back alone. ”

"Okay, don't go back." Ping Luo said guiltily, "Chu Xue, I let you be wronged, my mother is not good, and I am even worse." ”

The young lady blushed and said, "This is in the old lady's courtyard, why do you call me by my maiden name......"

Ping Luo smiled, the more he was in front of his grandmother, the more he had no scruples, and he took his wife's hand generously and went into the door together.

Pingli saw his brother and sister-in-law, and complained: "Big brother, you are back, grandma has to wait for you to come back for the banquet, I am dying of hunger......"

Yun Zhi shouted: "Don't be embarrassed, the eldest brother just said that he would clean you up." ”

Pingli almost jumped: "What did I do wrong?" ”

The old lady smiled and said, "You two monkeys, sit down for me......"

In the dining hall of the inner courtyard, the old and the young are seated together, and the meal is lively, but although the laughter can be heard outside the courtyard door, not every corner of the huge house can be heard.

Xinghua Hall, which was also on the boundary of the main courtyard, was pitifully deserted, and in front of a table of delicacies from the mountains and seas, the eldest lady looked even more slender.

On the side, the Liu Chu family was standing, not daring to come out, holding chopsticks and a small plate in her hand, she was going to serve the eldest lady to eat, but she sat in a daze for a long time.

The servant who had been sent to the inner courtyard to greet him came back and said that the old lady was all right, and that the sons and girls were around, and the old lady smiled from ear to ear.

"The house is full of children and grandchildren...... the eldest lady sighed, raised her eyes to see the two aunts, and didn't bother to practice them, "Go, don't wait." ”

The two put down the dishes and chopsticks, saluted the eldest lady and said goodbye, and left quickly while she hadn't changed her mind.

Mother Wang also withdrew the other subordinates, waited alone by Mrs. Wang's side, and said: "Dongyuan is like this today, and it is actually that Miss Yan has single-handedly settled, she is really a scholar?" The slave and maid looked, how could they be like three aunts and six mothers-in-law, specializing in housework. ”

The eldest lady was not interested in listening to the words and support, and she was disgusted with the girl, and she felt desolate and lonely, and when she sat alone at the table for three meals a day, this loneliness was particularly abrasive.

She raised her hand and untied the gauze on her wrist, and the tooth marks were impressive, and scabs began to form on the holes, which were hideous and dazzling.

"If Han Zhi is a boy, I will have a grandson around me and call grandma, but she is a girl...... "In the empty dining room, no matter how loud it is, there can almost be an echo, and people who are rich and rich in gold and silver eat alone for most of their lives."

"Master is busy, otherwise he will definitely come to accompany you to dinner." Wang's mother said, "If you are not happy, don't get along with yourself." ”

The eldest lady sneered: "When he saw my scars last night, he only said one thing, don't go to see my daughter in the future, and don't say anything else." I thought about it for most of the night, what am I trying to do in my life, you look at the East Garden, even if it is a quarrel, it will take someone to quarrel, but I have nothing. My only daughter, now a burden, has become a burden, and the flesh that fell from me has bitten my flesh in turn. ”

"Madame......"

"It's better for the prince to be closer to my aunt." The eldest lady said, "As soon as the crown princess saw me, she called her aunt affectionately, and the little emperor and grandson wanted to hug me when she saw me, you see in this family, who has ever been affectionate to me?" But also, none of them deserve to be intimate with me. ”

"Ma'am, let's eat."

"I won't eat it." The eldest lady got up and walked to the back room, and said cowardly, "I can't eat even dragon meat......

But before she left, the mother-in-law sent a letter in, it was Mrs. Chen from the Taishi Mansion in the south of the city who invited her to come to the house tomorrow.

Seeing that the master had read the letter, Mother Wang asked softly, "What are the things that Mrs. Chen wants to discuss with you again?" ”

The eldest lady sneered: "I was looking for her first, and when I was angry in those days, I thought about selling my words." ”

"Madam, I can't help it." Mother Wang exclaimed, "This can't be helped, the old lady won't give up." ”

The eldest lady said: "Don't worry, that's it, it's okay to sell some little girls who don't have a father and no mother, what should I do to provoke the old lady." As he spoke, he instructed Wang's mother, "I'll go tomorrow after dinner, and you can order someone to prepare a carriage and a horse." ”

Mother Wang reminded Madame: "I heard that the county lord of Anguo will come tomorrow to congratulate the third prince on his promotion, is it appropriate for you to go out?" ”

The eldest lady frowned: "What does she always come to this house for, her mother is relieved that it will have nothing to do with our family next year, this little girl is also annoying." ”

But complaining is complaining, and the eldest lady is also afraid in her heart, and in order to prevent Min Hui's mother and daughter from taking revenge on the emperor, she must dissociate herself from them.

Otherwise, it is not a joke that they will commit the crime of killing their heads in the future and involve the Duke's Palace. She also counted on the Zhu family's gold, silver and power to support the prince together, how could she make the two orphans and widows worse.

On this day and night, Zhu Chengqian arrived home very late, and it was clear that his son was a good day for his promotion, but he was not allowed to get out because of official duties, but despite the night, he still had to come and see it to feel at ease.

It's a pity that his son fell asleep, Zhu Chengqian stood by the bed for a while, saw that there was blood on his face, and his breathing was smooth in his sleep, and he couldn't help but say to himself: "Hurry up and get better, don't have any mistakes, if Daddy doesn't have you, what else will he do." Now everything that Daddy is fighting for is to give you a better future, Rong'er, this family, Daddy must hand it over to you. ”

Zhu Rong didn't fall asleep, but it was late at night, and he wanted his father to go back and rest earlier, but he listened to these words.

He is well aware of his position in his father's heart, but he also understands that after the weak crown, he has seen a broader world, and his views and concepts on world affairs have become more and more distant from his father.

Zhu Chengqian didn't know that his son was pretending to be asleep, so he was satisfied with blowing out the candle and left.

The people surrounded the old man to return to Xinghua Hall, talking about today's family affairs, and the old lady's house at night to celebrate the third son's ascension, he listened absent-mindedly, and unconsciously, his feet had already arrived outside the Qingqiu Pavilion.

When the subordinates saw that the old man stopped, they didn't dare to move anymore, until Zhu Chengqian continued to move forward, and then said: "Miss Yan is really powerful, no one in the East Garden disobeys her right now." ”

Speaking of the daughter of the Yan family, Zhu Chengqian never asked or mentioned the matter of her mother taking the child to spend the night in the Rong'er courtyard, just wanting to act as if nothing had happened.

In terms of appearance and character, temperament and cultivation, Fuyi is considered to be superior in the capital, but she is just the daughter of a teaching gentleman, and the Erudite Academy is not as big as a courtyard somewhere in this house, although the family is not poor, it is never related to wealth.

Such a family is in-law with the Duke's Palace, which is not beneficial to Rong'er's future or the entire family.

Zhu Chengqian also thought about it, if the old lady really likes it, if her son also likes it, then leave a message to her daughter to be a noble concubine, and give a name seriously, not like Aunt Liu and Aunt Chu, who live as a half slave, so it can be considered both.

But a scholar should have backbone, he should be proud and proud, if he really obeys such an arrangement and is willing to make Rong'er smaller, Zhu Chengqian looks down on that child even more, which proves that this girl is not worthy of her son.

While thinking about it, when he arrived outside Xinghua Hall, his subordinates asked him: "Master, ...... tonight"

Zhu Chengqian said without hesitation: "Go to Aunt Chu's house, the eldest lady should be asleep, don't disturb her." ”

But the eldest lady did not sleep, and waited for her husband to return, and finally heard some movement, got out of bed and threw herself to the window to look, only to see a cluster of lights surrounding the figures, and went to the two concubines.

"Zhu Chengqian!" The eldest lady slapped on the windowsill, and this time, she was bitten by her daughter, and she was even more full of anger and rushed to the heavenly spirit cover, gritting her teeth and hating, "Wait, wait until I sell these two little sluts." ”

The next day, the eldest lady didn't care about the county lord of Anguo to come to the door again, or took Wang's mother to the Taishifu to make an appointment, she didn't have long to go, Yao Nian took a carriage and sent a large gift, congratulating Rong and wishing him a high promotion.

And on this day, relatives and friends also sent congratulatory gifts, but Zhu Chengqian entered the court, and the eldest lady went out again, and no one responded for a while.

A foreign girl helped to send her to usher, and looking at this posture, the relatives who had heard the gossip for a long time became more and more convinced that the old lady wanted to keep the child from Kishu as her granddaughter-in-law.

So for most of the day, everyone was polite to the help, and the ladies shouted one after another, and the enthusiasm made her uncomfortable.

I finally got out and returned to Qingqiu Pavilion, and saw the county lord and his sisters talking and laughing, and the room was warm, which made me feel more comfortable.