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Until the end of the banquet, his father still had not shown up. He must have been delayed on the way and was unable to come back today. Grandmother was the first to send a round of silver, with Mother Zhou taking Lan Xi's class out. Jiang Ming remained as quiet as a real artist. After bowing and thanking him, he left. It was the end of the banquet. I left Lan Li to send the ladies to pack their things, sent my grandmother and Aunt Chen back home, and took Green Buckner and Mother Song to my mother's yard.

She hadn't rested yet, so she was sitting on the brick bed in the room, eating an apple. When she saw me, she asked calmly, "Has the banquet ended?"

It seemed that his mother had been taught by her mother.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be so calm.

I nodded. "The weather outside is cold. Your health hasn't been good for the past few days and we can't help but feel sad. It would be better to just quietly recuperate inside the house."

His mother snorted coldly, but her expression softened slightly.

"Father …" Uncle will be back tomorrow! "

Remembering that I have already spoken to my mother openly, I changed the way I referred to her, using the way my mother referred to me.

There was a strange expression on her face. However, she didn't seem to be angry. She lightly nodded her head and turned around, unwilling to look at me.

I knew I did not please her, and since she was well, I did not need to stand in front of her eyes. I smiled and exchanged a few pleasantries before returning to my room.

By the time Lan Li returned, I had already changed into my pajamas. Seeing her exhausted expression, I personally poured a cup of tea and passed it to her. I smiled and asked, "Is everything done?"

"Except for some big items that haven't been put into the library yet, they're already neatly groomed."

A faint smile appeared on Lan Qing's face.

"Tomorrow, after you're done with your work, you can go and pack my things with Lu Kui!"

I pointed to the large boxes of clothes and jewelry that I had brought from my yard.

"Are we moving back?"

Both of them were in high spirits.

I smiled and nodded.

Now that my grandmother was on guard against me, there was no point in continuing to live in this courtyard. Besides, I already have the authority of a steward, and Grandmother won't be able to find a suitable successor for now. It would be better to move Aunt Wang in to live with her. It wouldn't be too improper for her to just say that she was serving her grandmother.

All day long, he had only seen his aunt looking depressed and unhappy. Living with his grandmother should have made her happier! It was a pity that his mother's previous room was now Aunt Chen's. Now that Aunt Chen's body was heavy and inconvenient to move around, it wasn't appropriate for her to let him out of the room. It wouldn't be appropriate to let Aunt Wang live here like I did. I might as well see if anyone could live in the east wing.

I made up my mind to just wait until I saw the mothers the next day before I went for a walk. Although it's been a long time since someone has been living here with some dust, the place is still quite tidy. I left Mother Song and a few other women to clean me up, but I still returned to the inner room.

After lunch, I welcomed my father back. When I brought the servants back to welcome him, there was some astonishment in my eyes. I smiled and patted my shoulder. "I've improved a lot now!" I didn't know if he was praising me or mocking me, but I smiled and said, "Grandmother is still waiting for you to come back!" He was led all the way to his grandmother's place.

Without saying a word, my grandmother ordered everyone in the room to leave, and I left the room in a hurry. Mother Du, who was waiting outside with me, vaguely listened to the high and low voices in the room and roughly guessed what they were talking about.

When I came out, my father's face was pale and his stooped back was a little unsteady. He gave me a deep look before turning around and leaving with his hands behind his back.

Since he was destined to be on the opposite side, why did he have to go and curry favor with him!

I gave my father a curtsy and retreated to the main house.

In the evening, he went to his grandmother's room to serve dinner. His father and grandmother were sitting on the brick bed together, with Mother Du and Aunt Mo standing beside them, supporting Aunt Chen, who was already pregnant, one on each side.

It seemed that his father had already accepted the fact that he could take away the steward's rights from the hands of his wife, the Wooden Child.

Seeing me come in, her grandmother nodded to me, and Hong Chang immediately brought out a gold plate for me to sit on.

"In the past, Aunt Mo brought your three younger brothers to follow your father around the city. Since you've returned home, you must go to the family tree. The day after tomorrow is a good day, prepare yourself for this matter!"

It seemed that grandmother's bargaining chip was the problem with the three children's genealogy.

It was just that he didn't know if he should write it down in his mother's or Aunt Mo's name.

"Yes sir!" I hastily stood up and replied, "It's just that I'm afraid that the image of the sacrificial ritual will have to trouble the overseer outside."

Women were not allowed to touch the Sacrificial Artifact.

"You don't have to worry about that. Just tell Old Madam He to pass a message to you."

Supervisor He was the outer court's overseer for ceremonial sacrifices.

"Yes sir!"

Everyone stood up and complied, dispersing the idle chatter after a while. No one brought up the missing mother or Aunt Wang.

At night, when he was fighting with the Green Bandits, Lan Li came in with a gloomy face. She sat at the foot of the brick bed with her horse and sullenly sat.

"Who is the one who offended our Lan Li?"

I smiled as I put down my work. I took an orange-yellow apricot from a red calligraphy plate on the table and handed it to her.

"Miss!" Lan Li glared at me. "Did you know that Master went to see Madam tonight?"

Of course I know!

I knew it tonight when my grandmother said she was going to give the family tree to her three brothers.

Men were often like this, giving a sweet jujube with a slap, thinking that this would be able to coax the woman to turn around. Unexpectedly, it was in this kind of work that the love and love of the past were worn down.

"Don't worry, there will definitely be a good show tonight!"

Sure enough, I was still awake at night, sitting in front of the mirror, letting the green cuckoo help me through when I heard a little maid's voice outside the window calling Lan Li's name. The two of them whispered to each other for a while before Lan Xin rushed in excitedly. After chasing away the idle people in the room, she smiled and said:

"Madam and Master argued for a long time tonight, and it just so happened that Aunt Mo sent the young maid over to ask Master to discuss the names of the three children. Madam was furious on the spot, and accidentally smashed Master's head with a vase!"

The green bandit's hand paused, but he continued to comb my hair.

I couldn't help but find it funny. If this was a normal servant girl, wouldn't she be so frightened that her face would turn pale? But the two maidservants by my side were so happy that they didn't seem to be surprised.

"And then?"

Lan Yu smirked slyly and imitated my tone as she caressed her sleeve. "What do you think?"

"It must be because father is so angry and ready to leave and mother is desperately trying to stop him from leaving …"

"Aiya! Fast! Turn on the light, and let's all go to sleep! "

According to her mother's temper, she was going to go to her grandmother and say something that would make sense.

In fact, her mother had always been a little silly. She thought that if she caused trouble in front of her grandmother, she would be able to say that it was all part of her grandmother's plan, but she didn't know that it was all part of her grandmother's plan.

How could a junior like me know about this? Even if he had accidentally heard it, he shouldn't have known!

Sure enough, after a while, a group of people entered the courtyard. From time to time, the loud sounds of cursing and wailing of a woman could be heard from afar. It sounded quite terrifying.

"Sigh!" It seems like Aunt Chen won't be able to rest today! "

I smiled and sighed in the dark at the man lying on the kang.

A suppressed laugh came from the kang.

His eldest brother named himself Jia Cheng, his second brother named himself Jia Yi, and his third brother named his family letter. However, all three of them were under Aunt Mo's name and were still considered as his concubines.

I stealthily looked at Aunt Mo's expression and saw that she was smiling calmly with a calm expression. I couldn't help but feel puzzled in my heart. His mother, on the other hand, was on the verge of collapse. If not for her support, her entire body would have collapsed on the ground. As for Aunt Wang, she struggled to support Aunt Chen from the side. Both their faces were a little pale, and they couldn't help but sweat profusely.

After memorizing the family tree, everyone still went to their grandmother's courtyard and sat down in the main hall.

Hong Chang poured a cup of tea and brought it up, seeing everyone's solemn and serious expressions, she could not help but feel her heart pounding, and every step she took was slower than the last, I saw her quickly bringing the tea over to Grandmother.

Grandmother took a sip of tea, cleared her throat and said, "Since you've memorized the family tree, then you're my grandson."

His mother, who was sitting beside him, had her expression darken. The silk handkerchief in her hand had been rolled into a ball.

"As the saying goes, state laws and family rules. The three children should be living with their eldest brother's wife."

Now, it was Aunt Mo's turn to be nervous.

"However, in recent days, Madam Qing's health has been a little bit worse, and her family letter is young." But in recent days, Madam Qing's health had been a little bit worse, and her family letter was young. "Chong'er is in charge of the family's matters, so there is no need for Madam Qing to worry about the matters of the two brothers. Let the older sister take care of them first, we'll talk about them once you've recovered your health."

Since Grandmother had already spoken, there was nothing she could do even if her mother didn't want to. Furthermore, she herself was pregnant, and her physical condition was not good. In order to protect her pregnancy, she probably didn't want to be the housekeeper for the time being. Even though she looked a bit unhappy, she reluctantly agreed.

Now that everyone had come to the conclusion of this fact, the rest of the chores should be arranged by my housekeeper. I hastily stood up and bowed to the elders. Aunt Wang, Aunt Chen, Aunt Mo and her three brothers quickly or forcefully pulled away from me.

I took out a paper from my sleeve that I had written beforehand and said smilingly, "I wrote a note last night. Everyone, please listen to me. If there are any unsuitable ones, I will correct them!"

This morning, when I served breakfast, I went to ask my grandmother to help me rectify one or two of the things that didn't suit the elderly.

"Since my two younger brothers want to live together with Grandmother, they should naturally live in this courtyard. It was just that right now, his grandmother's courtyard was occupied by Lady Chen, and it was not easy for her body to be unable to stop someone from attending to her. First, it was inconvenient for the two brothers, and secondly, it was impossible for them to stay here. No matter if it's spring or summer, the scenery is still extremely beautiful. Seeing that Jia Cheng is about to enter the academy, I might as well live in this small building and look at the scenery while reading and writing. If you practice martial arts, then the peach forest is also a good place to go. "

"As for Jiayi, why don't you stay with me and listen to Zhu Xuan?" Second Brother is only five years old this year and is still young. However, it's still too early for him to be enlightened. It's better for him to stay closer to me. It was always good to play in the bamboo forest or to follow me to my grandmother's side. If you feel that it's not good then you can just wait for the next year to build a small house behind Grandmother's house. "

Aunt Chen gave me a grateful look.

According to the rules, a person who was pregnant at home could not break the soil, and it was not good for the fetus.

"Right now, I am in charge of matters of the family, so I have to take over the lives of my two younger brothers. It is quite noisy for me to live with these servants in my grandmother's yard. Since it would not be good for Jiaji to read and disturb his grandmother and Aunt Chen's rest, I was worried that Jiayi would live alone and listen to Bamboo Pavilion. Currently, Aunt Wang was a leisurely person. She might as well move into the courtyard and lose consciousness. This could also be considered as filial piety for her children. However, there is no longer any empty courtyard in Grandmother's courtyard. I can only let Aunt live in the east wing of the main house. "

When I said 'filial piety', my father looked up at me and smacked his lips, but didn't say anything.

He doesn't seem to know that I already know the truth.

Mother wouldn't tell him for angry reasons that I understood. Why didn't Grandmother tell her own son?

My strange thoughts popped up again.

If he wanted to uncover the truth, he would have to rely on Shopkeeper Xiao.

After the dust settled, everyone dispersed after having their own thoughts. I had already told the two maidservants that I was going to move out, and now that I had packed my luggage, I was just waiting for my orders before moving back. The next morning, he went to serve Grandmother's breakfast, and then left.

"You have a lot to do now, so you don't have to come in the morning. You can only come in the evening!"

Grandmother said as she put the handkerchief to her mouth.

In the past, mother would only come to pay respects at night when she was at the housekeeper's side. However, I am now, after all, an unmarried lady at the housekeeper's side.

I hastily smiled and bowed. "I'll eat breakfast early. I'll bring my second brother to pay my respects to you."

The meaning behind his words was that I would only come to pay my respects and not stay to serve breakfast.

Grandmother nodded in satisfaction.

"This is your match." I took out a long square box from Lan Li's hand. "Now that you have the 'A' card, you can still return it."

Hong Chang quickly went forward to receive the box.

After welcoming her, he brought the maidservants to set up a new east wing. Although it was not very spacious, it was still a good thing that the orchids were blue. From a pot of flowers to a teapot, they were all very interesting.

Seeing that everything was in order, Lan Ling ordered the mothers to move my things back to my courtyard that morning. By the time night came, everything had returned to how it was before. The two maidservants smiled and said, "It's better if you come back!"

I also remembered the sorry state that my grandmother forced me back. I couldn't help but laugh in my heart.