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"You two, follow me to my grandmother's place." The two maidservants responded in unison before walking up the long corridor behind me.

After entering his grandmother's room, there was only a young maid standing in front of the door that led to the inner room. When she saw me, she quickly greeted me and said in a crisp voice, "Eldest Miss, you're here."

I nodded, and she lifted the curtain to let me in. I stood outside, waiting for her to pass through. Seeing my actions, she smiled and said, "Big sister Hongyu said that since Miss came, you can only directly enter." The golden evening sun shone on the fine hairs on her face, making her look exceptionally young.

"En, alright!" I smiled at her and touched her head. She smiled sweetly at me.

When he entered the room, his grandmother was wearing her clothes and sitting on the brick bed. Beside her was red jade and her face was red. She was shyly sewing on her bed. Mother Du sat on a stool at the side, smiling as she looked at the red jade and chatted with her grandmother.

Hong Yu was the first to notice that I had entered. She hurriedly stood up and said, "Miss, you're here. Please take a seat!" Saying that, she quickly came over and personally helped me to the place where she sat on the brick bed. Then, she quickly bowed to Grandmother and said with a flushed face, "I'll go pour some tea." Without waiting for his grandmother to speak, he walked out. When his grandmother and mother Du saw him, they both burst out laughing.

I thought for a moment and understood. Hong Yu was already nineteen years old this year, and with such a shy face and wanting to continue talking, what else could she be doing other than marriage?

I couldn't help but feel a little happy. Mama Du's eyes were sharp as she said to Grandma, "Look at how our Eldest Miss has grown up. In the future, we will have to avoid saying these things." These words were said with a sense of not knowing whether to laugh or cry. I recalled that I already married once in my previous life, and now that I have to avoid such things, the young lady would probably feel shy after hearing it.

I lowered my head at the thought. "What did Mom say?!" Grandmother and Mother Du saw my appearance and started laughing. Mother Du smiled as she apologized, "It's all my fault! I won't say it next time, I won't say it anymore! "

Grandmother looked at the clock in the outer room and said to Mother Du, "It's about time. We went to invite Madam over. Let's have dinner early today." Mother Du answered, lifted the curtain and went out.

Mama Du had just gone out when Red Jade came in. It was probably because Grandmother had no one to wait on her. Red Jade came in with a copper pot with a big belly. She used a handkerchief to cover her hands as she held the pot. Red Jade placed the pot on the brazier, opened the cabinet, and took out three lotus flower pattern hollow porcelain bowls. She placed them on a nearby table, poured two bowls into the brazier, and then placed the pot on top of the brazier.

"Young Miss, try it." Red Jade brought the two bowls over on a tray. The aroma drifted over from afar. It turned out to be milk tea.

Grandmother turned to me and said, "You stayed up last night and drank some milk to nourish your stomach." I nodded, reached for the bowl, and took a sip.

He didn't even manage to taste anything. It was too hot! His throat was burning as he swallowed.

When Grandmother saw me, she giggled. "Why are you so impatient, child!" Red Jade quickly took a teacup filled with warm tea for me to rinse my mouth.

He leaned on the windowsill to cool off for a while, then drank a mouthful when the steam had died down.

It tasted even better than the green bandits! The aroma was rich and mellow, yet it did not lose the fragrance of the tea.

"How is it? The taste isn't bad, right? " the grandmother asked with narrowed eyes and the smug look of a child.

"Grandmother's kitchen is naturally good." I nodded and took another sip.

"It's the work of this girl." Grandmother pointed at the red jade. The red jade went up to her and blessed her body with a decent smile.

"Elder sister's culinary skills are really good." I shook the red jade hand, warm and dry.

"The mother of this servant's aunt is a pope." Red Jade answered with a red face.

"When you leave the pavilion, Hongyu, you can take her away to be my wife." Grandmother reached for the bowl and took a sip of her milk tea.

Hearing this, I pursed my lips into a smile. Hong Yu's flustered face reddened. She took her hand away from my hand, walked to the bedside and sat on her feet to work on her needlework.

"Mom, I'm here!" His mother's voice was heard. The red jade picked up her needlework and walked to the door.

"Madam!" Hong Yu squatted down to pay her respects. Her mother lifted her up with one hand and looked at her with a smile. It seemed that her mother knew about Hong Yu's matter as well.

Hong Yu's face was flushed red as she hurried out of the room and out of the room. It was not clear who Hong Yu was going to marry, nor did she return to the house to work for her. If she did not return, then who would take over her job?

"Let's go to the dining room." Grandmother wanted to get up, so my mother and I helped her up, one on the left and one on the right. Mother Du followed behind, slowly walking towards the dining room.

The food in the dining room had already been set up. Hong Yu was standing at the side waiting. When she saw that her grandmother had come, she also came to serve her.

Grandmother patted my hand. "Good child, let her serve me while I sit down." I let go, and Red Jade took my place.

I sat on my grandmother's right, and my mother sat on my grandmother's left, silently eating a meal with me.

After dinner, we went back to Grandmother's room to talk. Grandmother and Mother sat on the kang, one on each side. I found a stool and sat next to Grandmother.

"How are the people in boss's house doing?"

"It's already much better now that I've stopped hurting. It's just that my complexion is a bit worse. I just need to rest and I will be better." The mother replied respectfully with a sincere smile on her face. It seemed that the mother had really decided to raise this child.

"That's good." Grandmother nodded, indicating that she knew and would not mention it again.

"The red jade in my room is getting on in age, I found her a place to stay, what do you think?"

"Miss Hongyu has served the old lady for so many years. Naturally, she should find a good home."

"I think the mother of the outer court Zhou's second son is pretty good. He is both honest and loyal." I didn't know who my grandmother was talking about, but I listened attentively to see who the Zhou family's second son was.

"Mother, that Zhou's mother was only the mother who helped the outer court with some chores. Their Second Brother has never heard of any strong points." A look of surprise crossed his mother's face.

"Hongyu is by my side, she's a bit old, but this number two of the Zhou family is more suitable, and she's also in the shop. She might have a bright future ahead of her." The second brother of the Zhou family is in the shop. It seems that grandmother's words about red jade following me in the future wasn't a joke, but she really wanted it to follow me in the future.

"But …" Mother also wanted to advise Grandmother.

Grandmother waved her hand. "I still need to stay in the house to find Hong Yu. It would be difficult for me to find a great mother-in-law, but it would be better if I found someone who isn't suitable for her like this!" Grandmother winked at her, and she smiled.

"I've prepared some dowry for Hongyu, all of them …" Before Grandmother could finish her sentence, Mother Du entered the room with an ugly expression on her face.

"What is the matter? Come over and reply!" Grandma called out for Mama Du.

Mother Du quickly walked over. "The young lady beside Eldest Miss wants to see Miss."

Grandmother looked at me, and my heart sank. Lu Ping had gone to see the girl, and now she insisted on seeing me. I'm afraid the situation isn't good over there.

"Grandmother, I have some things to do in my room. I want to go out and take a look." I stood up and confessed to my grandmother, who nodded, and I bowed to my grandmother and mother, and went out.

"Miss!" Lu Ping was at the entrance of the inner room. She opened her mouth to speak, but I hastily pulled her back. "This is not the place to talk. Let's talk outside." Lu Ping nodded. Just as she took two steps, Hong Yu came in from outside and said, "It's cool outside. Miss, please come in and take a seat." It must have been the green duckweed who was suspicious of me when I saw her hurrying in.

I gratefully smiled at Red Jade and brought Green Ping to the Red Jade Room.

Red Jade sent us into the house and went out, carefully covering the door for us.

"What's wrong?"

Before Lu Ping even opened her mouth to cry, her tears flowed down her face. I already understood what was going on in my heart.

"Don't cry, don't cry, what happened?" Even though he already knew in his heart, he still had to personally verify it before he could believe it.

"Miss... Girl … "He went." Lu Ping covered her face with her hands as she continued sobbing.