The backyard of the Anping Marquis's mansion, the residence of the Anping Marquis's wife, An's family. An Pinghou's mother, Lao An, has passed away, and the original little An has become An.

A thin old lady sat on the top, closed her eyes and rested, this is An Pinghou's current wife, An Shi. An's is over seventy years old, thin and small, because his skin is dark, his face is smeared with thick fat powder, as if he will fall to the ground when he shakes his skin, and the anger between his eyebrows and eyes shows that this person is a little mean, and he is not a good person to get along with at first glance. An Shi was wearing a purple dress embroidered with big flowers, wrapping his thin body, looking a little nondescript, as an old lady of Anping Hou, this dress was inevitably not dignified.

The woman who was closer to An's was about thirty years old, with a charming face and a somewhat plump figure, and the clothes she was wearing were the styles that had only recently appeared in the Linlang Pavilion in the capital, and the one on her head was also a jeweled hairpin sold by the Linlang Pavilion, although it was only set with a few small diamonds, it was sold for five hundred taels. This woman is Uncle Mu's wife, Xiao An, who followed the previous tradition, and the wife she found for her son was also from the side branch of the Founding Mansion.

Further down, is a restrained woman, the woman's dress is decent, the hairpin on her head is also the style of the previous years, and the material she wears is more than a star and a half, the woman's face is haggard and sallow, she is tightly twisted with a handkerchief in her hand, she looks down and doesn't know what she is thinking, this woman is Mu Sanye's wife Zhang.

"Mother, don't worry, I'll explain everything, it's going to be fine."

Little Anshi said to Anshi with a smug smile.

"Hmm."

Ahn didn't open his eyes, and chuckled mockingly at the corners of his mouth.

"Old lady, madam, it's not good."

The old butler stumbled into the house.

"Where's Mama Zhao? What about people? ”

Before he could stand still, the chief butler asked the old lady where her personal grandmother was.

"Back to the big housekeeper, Mama Zhao went to deliver something to the eldest lady, and she hasn't come back yet."

There was a little maid guarding the door.

There was no way, the housekeeper could only tell the maid about the situation, and asked the maid to hurry up and explain the situation to the old lady, and then waited outside the house. The maid did not dare to delay, and hurried into the house to pray.

"Old lady, it's not good, old lady, it's not good."

"Shut up."

The old lady opened her eyes, looked at the maid sharply, and scolded sharply.

"What are you talking about, what old lady is not good, she still doesn't slap her mouth."

Xiao An's followed closely and scolded the maid.

The maid knew that she was speechless, and her face turned white, but she knew the personality of her master, and she was afraid that she had committed a taboo, so she was ruthless and slapped her face with her hand. It really used his strength, and when he slapped it, his face immediately turned red.

"The slave and the maid should die, the slave and the maid should die, the slave and the maid said the wrong thing, please the old lady be merciful, spare the slave and the maid, the slave and the maid should die, please ask the old lady to be merciful, spare the slave and the maid......"

"Okay, what's the matter, let's talk about it."

After the maid slapped her mouth more than ten times, An Shi asked.

"Mrs. Hui is the housekeeper who came to report, saying that there is a commotion outside the gate......"

Then the maid repeated the words of the chief butler to the old lady one by one.

"What! Dare to say that the old lady is a concubine! ”

Xiao An's couldn't sit still at first, and stood up suddenly.

"Evil beast!"

An Shi gritted his teeth angrily, how many years have he not been angry, and he knows that there will be no good thing for that bastard to come back.

"I blame you idiot, why do you close the door and give him a dismissal, if you weren't troubled, how could you be like this!"

An picked up the teacup in his hand and threw it at Xiao An's feet, the teacup shattered on the ground, and the tea splashed on Xiao An's skirt, which was obviously angry.

"Mother, I ......"

Xiao An's looked at An's very aggrievedly, obviously you also agreed, how can you blame me, but she didn't dare to say this.

"What are you still doing in a daze, why don't you hurry up to the door and take a look."

An Shi rubbed his forehead, it was really troublesome, and sent Xiao An Shi to deal with the mess.

"Yes, mother."

"And you, you will go with you if you want to die all day long."

After speaking, An pointed to Zhang, who had no sense of existence.

Zhang's back straightened, the expression on his face changed back and forth, and when he raised his head, he looked like a submissive look.

"Yes, mother."

Zhang's words were as thin as mosquitoes, and after speaking, he followed Xiao An's behind.

"Where's Mama Zhao?"

After everyone left, An Shi was not as calm as just now, and asked where the maid Zhao Mama went?

"Back to the old lady, Mama Zhao went to deliver something to the eldest lady, and she hasn't come back yet."

"Send something, that old thing, don't hurry up and get her back."

"Yes, old lady."

The maid bowed and retreated, leaving only the old lady alone in the room, and it turned out to be a little desolate.

On this side, as soon as Xiao An's came out of the house, he saw the big housekeeper waiting outside the door, and the big housekeeper told the matter again, and Xiao An's realized that the development of things had exceeded his expectations, so he hurried to the gate.

At this time, outside the gate of the Marquis of Anping, the atmosphere has reached a new height. There are more and more old people who know the inside story, the situation is turning to one side, and everyone accuses the Hou Mansion of being inauthentic. Even some officials who had good relations back then came to greet them, but of course some people are still waiting.

Xiao Anshi looked out along the crack in the door, it didn't matter, he was almost scared and fell to the ground, stabilized his mind, and then thought of a countermeasure.

"Open the door."

The door was opened, but unfortunately everyone's attention was on Mu Erye's family, and no one paid attention. For a while, the atmosphere around Xiao An's was very awkward. Zhang, who was following Xiao An's as an invisible man, always lowered his head, and a mocking smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Everyone, be quiet."

There was no way, the butler shouted at the top of his voice. Everyone outside the door seemed to have pressed the pause button, and they all stopped, and their eyes looked at the door of the Hou Mansion in unison, and the atmosphere was even more embarrassing.

"Who is making noise here, hey, second brother, second brother and sister, you are back, your father and mother are worried about you, knowing that you are coming back, your mother has not eaten well and slept well these days, she has been talking all the time, and she is sick."

Xiao An's burst into tears, and he stepped forward to take Mrs. Mu's hand. This is also skillful, one is to show that the Marquis of Anping is not in serious health, the second is An's charity, worrying about his children, and the third is complaining that Mu Erye is not sympathetic to the elderly and came too late.

"Sister-in-law, Biansai is thousands of miles away from the capital, and the difficulties on the road can be imagined. In recent years, there has been no news in the capital to deliver the side stopper, and suddenly received the news that the old marquis was seriously ill, so we immediately rushed to this side, and several horses were tired and died on the road, and the old man did not think about tea and dinner. Who knows, who knows that when I finally get home, I can't get in. Sister-in-law, I'm anxious and bitter? ”

Mrs. Mu's words were choked, and she pretended to be strong, and she wanted to cry or not, revealing the sadness that made people feel more empathetic.