To the surprise of Xiao Li, the Duchess of Zhenguo, the gifts and posts she sent to Zhen's Mansion were lost in the sea.

According to normal etiquette, even if the Bai family doesn't return the gift, they should give her a reply.

She waited for three days before the Bai family's post came.

The post was written by Zhen himself, who politely declined her invitation to come to the door, and instead invited her to the door of the Bai family as a guest.

Xiao Li pinched the post and was quite hesitant.

She couldn't figure out Zhen's thoughts, and she didn't know how to deal with the Bai family's door.

After all, the two have not met for more than 30 years, and aside from the memories of the past, the two are complete strangers.

Just as he was hesitating, the porter sent another post to meet the old lady.

It's Aunt Chen's mother and daughter.

Because Aunt Chen's Aunt Zhen Rong lives with her aunt in a remote courtyard and rarely goes to the big garden every day, Xiao Li's memory of Zhen Rong is not as deep as her memory of Zhen Fu.

I only know that this daughter from the second room also didn't know where she was when the Zhen Mansion fell.

Now that she has also come to the capital, Xiao Li speculates that she has lived with Zhen Fu for so many years.

Aunt Chen has been handing over the post of meeting the Zhenguo Mansion for three consecutive days, and the first two times the old lady of the Zhenguo Mansion is sick in bed and asks for medical advice, and she is busy and has no time to entertain guests.

In addition, Xiao Li didn't know if Aunt Chen came to the Zhenguo Mansion to simply visit the old lady or if she had other purposes, so although she wanted to see her, she couldn't help it.

Seeing that Aunt Chen has been delivering the post for three consecutive days, it is a bit inappropriate to refuse again.

Just as she was hesitating, Mama Zhang, who was next to the old lady, came to pass the word, saying that the old lady wanted to see Aunt Chen's mother and daughter.

So Xiao Li arranged for the right-hand men around him to welcome Aunt Chen's mother and daughter into the door.

As soon as Aunt Chen took Chen Jing'er and Chen Xuan'er and the two sisters stepped into the gate of the Zhenguo Mansion, they couldn't hide their excitement.

After all, this is where she has lived since she was a child, and this is where she used to be.

The further she went, the more excited Aunt Chen became, and the current Zhenguo Mansion, whether it was a garden or a house, was exactly the same as she remembered.

"Mother, this is where you lived when you were a child, it's really big."

The flowers and trees of the Zhenguo Mansion are sparse, the pavilions and pavilions are very exquisite, and Chen Xuan'er is dizzying and admiring.

No wonder her mother has always disliked Nanguan Town in the past, if she lives in such a garden, let alone Nanguan Town, even Yangfeng County and Huaicheng She can't look down on it.

"That is, the view of this garden is second only to the royal family. This is the mansion of a certain prince of the previous dynasty, and the saint at that time was grateful for my grandfather's great military exploits, and specially rewarded this mansion to my Zhen family. Aunt Chen was smug and told her two daughters about the glory of the house.

"You see there's also a canal that brings water, and in the summer we row in our own house to enjoy the lotus." Aunt Chen pointed to the ditch where the weeping willows floated on both sides not far away.

"Mother, where did you live at the time?" Chen Xuan'er couldn't hide her envy and asked.

Skirt a cluster of flowers, cross a rockery, and come to an elaborate yard.

"My mother and my aunt lived here." Aunt Chen stood in front of the courtyard, pointed to the pear trees with withered flowers inside, and said, "This place used to be called Pear Blossom Courtyard, because the yard was full of pear blossoms. ”

When Aunt Chen said this, her nose was a little sour.

Although she is a concubine, she said in good conscience that her mother-in-law did not treat her badly.

Let her mother take care of her personally, and set aside this quiet yard for her and her mother to live in.

The mother-in-law used to be the maid next to the mother-in-law, and the mother-in-law had a good relationship with the mother-in-law, and her sister often took her out to play. Based on this, her status in the house has risen, and no one dares to look down on her, she wears the same as her sister from snacks.

When Zhen's house was defeated, his mother also died tragically with his father and mother-in-law.

"Mother, the two of you live in such a big yard." Chen Xuan'er looked incredulous.

I had only heard about my mother's life before, but when I really saw it, I still couldn't hide my shock.

"It's nothing. You don't know the yard where my sister lives, the bigger the view is better. The old grandmother loved her and specially allocated the best yard in the house for her to live in. Aunt Chen mentioned this, and the warmth that rose was once again replaced by jealousy from childhood.

"By the way, who lives in Ewha Won now?" Aunt Chen asked a grandmother who led her into the house.

"It's Aunt Zhang living now." Mama replied.

"Aunt Zhang? I remember that there was a maid surnamed Zhang in the aunt's house, and she was very beautiful. Could it be her? Aunt Chen asked.

"Exactly." Mama said.

Aunt Chen sighed twice, and said to the two daughters in front of her grandmother: "No wonder the second lady of Zhen Mansion is domineering now, and her mother was sharp and sharp at the beginning." However, the second lady didn't follow Aunt Zhang's brain. ”

Mama: "......"

Chen Jing'er couldn't help but stop her mother's words anytime and anywhere, and couldn't help but stop: "Mother, don't talk about others." ”

Aunt Chen looked indifferent.

Anyway, she is also the second lady who used to be a serious lady in Zhen's house, and she dares to be Zhen Jiqiu's second aunt.

The aunt said that the niece was not supposed to be.

"Look, this is your aunt's yard." Passing by a courtyard filled with the smell of flowers, Aunt Chen stopped.

"It was originally called Qixia Garden."

Chen Jing'er and Chen Xuan'er looked inside, only to see two rows of weeping willows by the pool, mixed with countless flowers and plants, covering the sky and the sun, without some dust. Take a closer look at the willow shade and reveal a folded red railing bridge, at the end of the bridge, you will see a cool tile house, a color terrazzo brick wall.

"Who's living here now?" Aunt Chen asked.

"Back to my aunt, it's the eldest lady who lives here." Mama said.

"I just said that the best things in the Zhen Mansion are given to the eldest lady, and it is still like this." Aunt Chen's tone was sour.

Chen Xuan'er sighed again and again on the side.

It would be nice if I could live in such a yard myself.

Yesterday, she and her sister went to see the house given by the Queen Mother, which was more than a hundred times better than the house in Nanguan Town before.

Even the houses of large families in Huaicheng may not have such a good view.

And it's very spacious, with a total of 12 rooms.

But it can't be compared with the Zhenguo Mansion at all, and even the courtyard of the eldest lady of the Zhenguo Mansion can't be compared.

Chen Jing'er was also amazed in her heart, but her face didn't show it.

The Zhenguo Mansion is bigger and more magnificent than she thought.

The Zhenguo Mansion originally belonged to the second room of the Zhen family, and the mother is the blood of the second room, and this Zhenguo Mansion has half of the mother's family.

My mother is right, why can't they live in it?

"Where does the old lady live?" Chen Jing'er casually asked the grandmother who led the way.

"Just cross a bridge ahead." Mama said.

After crossing a bridge, I came to a very quiet courtyard full of vigorous pines and cypresses.

Similarly, Aunt Chen is also very familiar with this courtyard.

"This is Sister Rong, right?"

Aunt Chen's mother and daughter were led to an ear room by Mama, and a dignifiedly dressed lady stood up and asked with a smile.

Aunt Chen only felt that the person in front of her was very familiar, but she couldn't remember which one it was.

(End of chapter)