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After breakfast, it was already late. Mother Du came in with a menu to discuss the dishes for lunch with her grandmother.

I listened to boring, leaning next to my grandmother to read my grandmother's book.

Grandmother turned to pat me on the head. Aren't you going to hold a banquet when the future sect head arrives? "

Grandmother wanted to tell me that everything in the world is learned.

In his previous life, he had accompanied Xuelang, and his colleagues often gathered at the manor. Although I have never held a wedding and funeral feast, but this kind of family feast is not difficult for me.

I leaned on my grandmother and looked at the menu. I didn't learn how to prepare a banquet, but chose a few dishes that I liked to eat while acting like a spoiled child.

After ordering, my grandmother spread a handkerchief on her knees and sat on the kang, fixing flowers and chatting with me.

"Mother!" At noon, my mother and father entered the house.

"You're here!" Grandmother stretched out her hand to roll up the towel on her knees. She smiled and said, "Let's go to the dining room!"

Her mother smiled and went to help her grandmother pack her clothes, put on her shoes and got off the brick bed.

Once they sat down in the dining room, his mother called for the maidservants by his side. "Go and invite Aunt Chen over."

"Her body is heavy. We won't be able to eat anything even if we call her over. We can't rest in peace either." Grandmother smiled and patted the back of her mother's hand.

His mother had a look of understanding on her face. Grandmother seemed to be saying that Aunt Chen was going to be an eyesore, but in reality, she was still biased towards her.

"Then fill it with whatever food she can eat and bring it to her!" His mother said lightly, wiping the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief.

There was a faint smile on her grandmother's face.

Silence descended upon the room as the four of them sipped on the tea in front of them.

I smiled to myself. His mother couldn't sit still anymore when she saw the child in Aunt Chen's stomach that he still didn't know about. If she knew that she still had three live bastard children raised by her father outside, what kind of expression would she have?

"How has mother been recently?" Father couldn't stand the awkward atmosphere in the room, so he found a quiet question to ease it.

Grandmother let out a long sigh, put down the teacup in her hand and slowly said, "The weather has changed unpredictably these days, and my body is getting worse!"

Grandmother cast a sidelong glance at her mother. The hand holding the teacup trembled, causing the lid to make a crisp sound. The mother pursed her lips and did not reply.

"How about I find a good teacher for mother to take a look!" His father smiled humbly.

"This is my heart disease." Grandmother raised her head and looked at her father, "Even with your great medical skills, you still won't be able to cure me."

I was alarmed. Grandmother would not show weakness for no reason. Since she said so, she probably wanted to take the opportunity to say something.

I looked up at my grandmother, my heart pounding.

Grandmother looked at me, composed.

I was relieved. It looked like my grandmother's victory was in her hands.

"Mother, is there something you need your son for?" His father looked calm on the outside, but his hands were tightly gripping the hem of his dress.

Grandmother let out a sigh and adjusted the hem of her clothes. With a regretful tone, she said, "Your son is very thin. Your mother is really worried for you."

His mother raised her head and glared fiercely at his grandmother, a sharp glint flashing across her eyes.

"Why don't you find a good husband for your wife to look at. The two of you aren't young anymore, and you still don't have a son."

Grandmother wanted to show her mother?

I really didn't expect it!

I wasn't the only one who was surprised. The anger on my mother's face was replaced with surprise.

The grandmother continued, "I heard that one of the lords had only one daughter, but the outer chamber had three sons. The old lady of the house was looking forward to having a grandson every day and night, but the wife's stomach never moved. In the end, she could only write her son down in the name of her first wife to inherit the family business."

His father's face instantly turned pale, and he immediately clenched his relaxed fists tightly. Although there was no change in his expression, his entire body was tense.

Grandmother gave her father a hard look, then continued with a smile, "I think this kind of thing is reasonable, but it's against the rules! "You youngsters are gluttonous like cats. I think it's best if you give birth to a son as soon as possible so that I can be at ease and close my eyes to see old master."

The last sentence was addressed to the mother, who blushed and sat with the handkerchief in her hand, agreeing in a low voice.

What does grandmother mean by this? It was impossible for Grandmother to find out about the outer chamber under the surveillance of the Prayer King. I can understand that my grandmother meant to test the truth about my father's outhouse. But what did the last sentence mean? Didn't Grandmother want her father's children to go to their ancestors?

I tried to find out what my grandmother's eyes were saying, but I got nothing.

Mother Du brought her servants to serve the meal. The four of them ate in silence while their father drank one cup after another. Soon, he collapsed onto the table, drunk.

Even though there was a saying that said the truth after drinking, but a drunk man's words still couldn't be trusted, not to mention he was so drunk that his speech was slurred, who could hear what he was saying?

Grandmother watched as her father downed the wine cup by cup with an understanding look on her face.

Not long later, his father was snoring on the table. His mother went up to him and gently pushed him, hoping to wake him up.

"Since boss has drank too much, bring him back to rest!" Grandma told her servant to prepare a palanquin for her. Mother Du smiled and replied.

His mother stood at the side, wanting to help his father up. However, when his father turned around and waved his hand, his mother stumbled.

"Go sit down! Send two attendants to help him. "

Today, Grandmother was especially good to her mother!

I wasn't the only one who felt that way. My mother was confused and could only instruct the maidservants by her side to go to the outer courtyard and find the attendants by her father's side to serve them.

"Let the old master drink a bowl of hangover before you head back!" Mother Du gave the food box to her mother.

His mother, escorted by a group of servants, gave him the bowl of sobriety soup, and then used the handkerchief to wipe the corners of his father's mouth. His attitude was extremely gentle.

"I'll go to the back hall first!" I stood up and saluted my grandmother.

Although he was a servant and a man after all, I should avoid him.

As soon as he stood behind the screen, he heard the heavy footsteps of a man enter the house. Then there was a hubbub, his mother said goodbye to his grandmother, and a bustle of activity helped his father into the sedan chair. It took him a while to recover his composure.

"Come out!"

This is for me. I smile and step out of the screen.

"Come and taste this dumpling." Grandmother waved the dumpling in her hand at me, laughing very casually.

I sat down on my father's seat with a smile. The servants quickly removed my father's and mother's utensils and placed my cutlery in front of me.

Grandmother stirred the dumplings for me as she asked Mother Du, "Has Aunt Chen sent the dishes over yet?"

"I've sent it! They were sent there a long time ago! " Mama Du smiled as she served me a small plate of sugar.

I stuck a pair of chopsticks into the white and silky dumplings my grandmother placed on my plate. "I don't think my parents have anything to eat either. Do you want to give them one too?"

Grandmother frowned and glared at me. "What are you sending them for? "What a waste of my things!"

I burst out laughing. Grandmother's clear personality was really lovable and cute.

"Is it good?" I had just taken a bite when my grandmother came up to me and asked.

When my grandmother and I ate alone, we rarely followed the rule of not saying anything.

"Delicious!" I smiled brilliantly.

Sweet sticky glutinous rice with sweet moderate sweet red bean stuffing, very sweet.

"Go and pack the rest for Eldest Miss." Grandma turned around and told Mother Du.

Every year, Grandmother's large kitchen would produce a lot of dumplings, not only for the masters to eat, but also for the reputable servants and shopkeepers and apprentices to deliver to the shop.

"No need! No need! How can I eat so many dumplings! " I can almost see the mountain of zongzi.

There are not so many people in the Miss's yard, old lady, and two out of three meals a day. How is this a reward? He is obviously causing trouble for the young mistress! "I think it's better if I stay here. If Miss wants to eat, she will come here to beg for it. You can even take the opportunity to take a look at her, how nice is that!" Mother Du tried to persuade her grandmother with a sad face.

It seems that Grandmother's illness has worsened in recent days.

"Well said!" Grandmother smiled and nodded.

Grandmother wasn't like this before. Things that my grandmother had decided on in the past had always been difficult to describe.

If this continues, I'm afraid my mother will notice.

He didn't know what his mother was thinking today.

Looks like there are some things I need to do in advance.

"I'm full." Thinking about this matter, I put down the chopsticks in my hand.

The maidservant helped Grandmother and me wash our hands. I helped Grandmother back to the inner room.

"The day after tomorrow will be the day that big sister Hongyu marries. I want to take you out to have a look, and also take a break." I smiled and tucked Grandmother in.

Grandmother patted her head and said apologetically: "How could I have forgotten about that! So it was the day she left the pavilion. "

I took the note from my sleeve and read it to my grandmother.

When he looked up, his grandmother was already asleep on the bed.

I took her head in my hands and settled her down beside her, watching her serene face.

Mother Du said her grandmother had taken the medicine, but she saw that her grandmother's symptoms were getting worse and worse. I asked a few teachers about Grandmother's illness, and they all said that they had not really seen the patient and could not be sure. Why don't I find a doctor and ask him in person, so that I can have some confidence.

If she rashly invited a doctor into the house, her mother would definitely suspect that it would be safer to bring her grandmother to the shop.

After making up my mind, I felt slightly more at ease.

Mother Du carried a small incense burner and entered the room. A cigarette leaked out from within, and the smell was very unique.

Grandmother never burns incense.

I beckoned to Mother Du, who placed the censer on a small flower next to her grandmother's bed before coming over.

I whispered, "What kind of incense is this?" Isn't grandmother the one who disliked burning incense the most? "

"This is the 'Calming Incense' that Liu Lang opened last time." The old lady had a very good night's sleep after using it. "

Liu Lang? The one next to Grandmother wasn't Huang Lang Zhong? Why would an old man who had been gone for at least ten years suddenly change his mind?

My intuition told me that there was a trick to it!