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There were those who could not suppress their laughter like their mother, and those who could not hide their disappointment like Aunt Chen. I looked over coldly. After the first meal, Lady Chen had taken a total of two dishes. After drinking the bowl of porridge in front of her, she just sat there with her chopsticks pretending to be something.

I couldn't help but pray silently for Madame Chen, hoping that the woman in her womb was a girl!

Even if the one he gave birth to was a male, he would only be his father's fourth son. However, if the one he gave birth to was a girl, then it would be his eldest daughter.

After the seventh night, it was time for the Lan maidservants in my room to be released. Lan Zhi brought up a maidservant and stayed in my room as a maid while Lan Xiang still stayed in my room to manage the flowers and plants. When she reached her age and went out to marry her cousin, she brought up a second-rate maidservant to take Lan Xin and Lan Xi's job.

"Here's 20 taels of silver for you. Prepare a small banquet to send off your sister!" I took two pieces of loose silver from the drawer under the kang table and placed them on the table. "In the future, once they marry, I wonder how long it will be before they see each other again."

Just as I was listening to Lan Lingyun announce the menu, the Green Bandits lifted the curtain and came in. They said that a maidservant came to Grandmother's courtyard and Grandmother told me to come over.

"Grandmother, why are you looking for me?" As I followed the young maid down the corridor to Grandmother's courtyard, I asked her about the news.

It was late afternoon, and I hadn't been home from my grandmother's house for more than a quarter of an hour. Grandmother has always doted on me, and could not bear for me to be exposed to the sun in the middle of summer. What was it that Grandmother wanted to call me over for?

"A lady has arrived. The old lady wants to accompany the young lady."

It was the beautiful little girl who had lifted the curtain for me yesterday, and she hurriedly led me forward.

"Do you know whose wife it is?"

I found it funny to see her so sincere. Usually, Grandmother's courtyard was filled with people, but how could such a simple and honest girl enter Grandmother's eyes?

"Your servant …" The little girl stared with her big, wet eyes. "This servant just entered the courtyard, I didn't know …"

I smiled and stroked her head as I entered the room.

Before he even entered the inner room, he could hear the sounds of laughter in the room. With such a loud and unrestrained voice, who else could it be other than Lady Jiang, who was always so carefree in front of others?

"So your sister has decided on the fourteenth day of August?" Grandmother was sitting on the kang in a rosebush coat, exchanging pleasantries with Madame Jiang.

"That's right!" When Lady Jiang saw me come in, she smiled and waved me over, gesturing for me to sit beside her: "The Fang family came a few times to urge me to come, but I said that elder sister wanted to embroider a dowry, and they sent ten embroidery ladies over. I said that I wanted to buy furniture, and that they sent a master to bring over some good wood. This is why the fourteenth day has been set. "

When the grandmother heard this, she clapped her hands and laughed, "Those who beg will be able to live a good life in their parents' home in the future, which means that Big Sis is very important to Young Master!"

When Madame Jiang heard what her grandmother had said, she laughed even harder and wiped the corners of her mouth with her handkerchief.

No matter how shrewd a woman was, in front of her own children, she was still loving and infatuated.

"It's because sister is going to get married that she quarreled with Chong'er and decided to meet up at one place. We won't have a relationship when we meet in the future!"

When I thought back to how I told Lan Lingyun to prepare a few more jars of wine and then get drunk, I couldn't help but smile.

This was really the same method!

"What kind of date are we going to set? Then this old body and Mother Qing will bring Chong Yuanyuan to argue with you!" Grandmother obviously approved of my relationship with Miss Jiang and agreed to Madame Jiang's invitation without hesitation.

"I said fifteen is good. That girl in my house insisted on taking twenty. The bigger the person, the more righteous they will be!"

"I see that it's a good day for Miss Jiang!" Grandmother smiled and said, "The gates of hell are open for the first half of the moon. The fourth wife of the Xu Family is pregnant. She probably won't come out at the last half of the month."

This is the first time I've heard that Mrs. Xu Si is pregnant.

In my mind's eye, I saw that gorgeous woman.

"I forgot about that!" Madame Jiang smacked her forehead. "This person doesn't seem to be able to remember much given his age!"

"Being old like this, it's not like I have to go into a coffin all the more!" Grandmother picked up her tea and laughed for a while, exchanging a few pleasantries with Madame Jiang, who then declined the invitation and left with her servants.

On the morning of the banquet, a maidservant from his mother's courtyard informed him that his mother had suddenly had a fever the previous night. Now, her waist and back ached, and her head was dizzy, making her unable to get up.

Grandmother took me to see it. The room was covered with heavy drapes, and the air was murky. There was a dim yellow light on the small table in front of the bed, which made the tent look orange.

Mother Feng came over to pay her respects and slightly opened the curtain a crack. Sure enough, her mother closed her eyes as she laid on the bed. However, her face was still very red.

"Since Qing Niang's body isn't feeling well, there's no need to continue tormenting her!" Grandmother put down her tent and smiled indulgently. "If you really feel uncomfortable, then I'll have to invite a doctor to take a look!"

Mother Feng lowered her head and meekly agreed, but on her face, not only did she not seem anxious, there was even a hint of happiness on her face.

It was already so obvious, what else was there to say!

"Then we won't disturb Mother's rest any longer!" I laughed as I helped my grandmother out of my mother's funeral home. Just as I crossed the threshold, my grandmother smiled and winked at me.

I pursed my lips into a smile.

"Qing Niang was a straightforward person in the past!" Grandmother, who was sitting on the carriage, half-closed her eyes and laughed. "Some of these little tricks are obviously very childish and can easily be seen through with a single glance. Yet, she acted so brazenly and righteously. But she used to be a good child, and though she was not intelligent, she was patient. Plus she saved both your lives, and I loved her from the bottom of my heart. But that time, the Lu family … After she lost her child, and was never pregnant again, this child went astray! "

Grandmother slowly twirled a bunch of scented wooden buddhist beads in her hands, her tone carrying a trace of pity and nostalgia.

Because her husband's family had withdrawn his dowry and was willing to twist his hair to cultivate in the temple at home, a pure and innocent girl dared to escort her sister-in-law back to her family. This could only be done with a pure heart!

It was just that it was unknown when the mother who dared to love and hate him disappeared in the face of time. Replacing her was a cold, heartless, selfish and selfish woman.

Maybe it was the loss of his son? Perhaps it was the imperceptible indifference of her husband? Perhaps it was because he could no longer bear the anxiety of a descendant?

However, although these things could defeat a person's kindness, they could also become a turning point for a girl to become stronger. However, at this fork in the road, his mother had chosen the worst option, and it was difficult for her to avoid retribution.

Having also experienced the pain of losing a child, I can understand the pain in my mother's heart, but I can't forgive her for her past actions.

"What are you thinking about?" His grandmother smiled and poured him a cup of tea. "I'm lost in thought like this."

"It's nothing!" I smiled and took a sip. I picked up the joke Mrs. Zhou had told Grandmother when she came in to see her daughter and told her a few passages, which made Grandmother laugh all the way.

By the time the carriage entered the alley where the Jiang Clan was located, there were already three to four carriages waiting there. It took them a good while to move and they had to wait for a quarter of an hour before they could move into the second door.

"Old Ancestor, you've come!" There was no sign of Madame Jiang on the second door, but Second Miss Jiang WanRou was smiling as she led a group of servants to greet the guests. When she saw me helping Grandmother out of the carriage, she quickly came up and instructed the maidservant beside her: "Quickly go and tell Mother that the Yang Family's patriarch is here!"

"Aiya, why are you being so troublesome!" Grandmother smiled as she held Second Young Miss Jiang's hand and sized her up. "Let your mother busy herself!"

"It was my mother who told me to call your carriage as soon as I knew it was coming through the door. I didn't know that your carriage was following behind the male guest, so I was delayed …"

Second Miss Jiang lowered her head and apologized with a blush. It was as if she had done something big wrong.

"Good boy!" Grandmother smiled as she patted Second Miss Jiang's shoulder, and led her inside with me. "Your mother only has one head and one body, so how can she entertain so many people? Our two families are so familiar with each other, so there's no need to talk about such courtesy!"

Only Second Young Miss Jiang took her words of courtesy for real, and nodded without a doubt: "Old Ancestor, you are too correct!"

I couldn't hold on for a while, so I burst out laughing.

Only this silly girl would believe such pleasantries to be true!

In other words, the two families closest to each other should be relatives! According to what Grandmother said, she didn't even need a dowry to marry a wife or daughter. She could just bring the bride over with a palanquin. Why did she need to go through so much trouble to get married?

"What are you laughing at?"

Second Miss Jiang also probably realized that there was something wrong with those words. With a red face and a thump in her chest, she asked righteously.

"I'm just laughing. I don't know where your wife is from, but she actually earned such a great profit for nothing!"

I hid behind my grandmother's back and laughed and teased her.

After a moment, Grandmother also understood the meaning of my words and couldn't help but smile.

"You … You... How can you do this? "

Second Miss Jiang became increasingly embarrassed because of Grandmother's smile. She pointed at me, who was hiding behind Grandmother, and was so angry that her face turned red.

"What's wrong with me? What did I say? "

Laughing proudly at her, I tugged at my grandmother's sleeve, making her smile, and stopped in front of the courtyard that led to the main hall.

"I told you to speak nonsense! See how I won't tear your fat mouth apart! "

Second Miss Jiang stomped her foot in anger. She clenched her fist and rushed in front of Grandmother to pull me back.

"No!"

Second Miss Jiang moved quickly. The servant woman beside her did not even have time to react before she was already heading in their direction. The beautiful little girl by her side called Qingxi screamed out loudly, "Young Miss! Stop! "