The scenery in the Zhuyin Courtyard is very beautiful, and there are thousands of green bamboos planted. Song Ruoxi is very unfamiliar with the Zhuyin Courtyard, but when she saw the small courtyard where she lived, she felt familiar, and she touched her forehead and sighed. The memory of this deity popped up from time to time. What was going on?

"Miss Seven, when you were a child, you liked the iris in the yard the most." Liu Siniang was the only person who had served her in the yard, and enthusiastically led the way for Song Ruoxi.

When she entered the door, Song Ruoxi saw several cherries, loquats and irises planted in the yard. On the left side was a winding and exquisite veranda along the pink wall, and a stone formed a corridor to lead directly to the house.

"Miss Seven, there is ice on the road, let's walk on the corridor." Liu Siniang said considerately.

"Okay." Song Ruoxi accepted her opinion and walked around the corridor.

There are three rooms, one bright and two dark, and there is a small hall for guests in the middle. The hall is separated by a four-screen rosewood relief flower screen. There is a rosewood three-screen arhat bed near the screen. There is a small kang in the middle of the bed. There is a rosewood curved legs round table in the middle of the hall. There are four round tiles next to the table, and there are three-layer rosewood shelf grids on both sides of the wall. The maids have not had time to put things on it, and it is empty. Behind the screen is a rosewood day bed, and there are rosewood hanging lampstands on both sides of the bed. There are two rosewood square corner cabinets next to the wall. There is a small door next to the cabinet, leading to the backyard. There are several pear trees planted, banana trees and yellow sunflowers, and three rooms are built against the pink wall for maids and mothers to live in.

"Miss Seven, you like to eat some pear steamed pear soup from pear trees the most." Liu Siniang tried hard to help Song Ruoxi recall the past.

Song Ruoxi turned around and returned to the room without saying a word.

Liu Siniang's face was full of disappointment. How can the girl remember what happened when she was a child?

The bedroom is slightly larger on the left. The large screen painted with a fan-shaped bamboo, which divides the house into an outer room and an inner room. The inner room is equipped with a stepping bed, a carved rosewood clothes rack, a rosewood double-door wardrobe, and a large wooden barrel for her bathing behind the closet. In front is a dressing table, a soft couch and a rosewood square corner cabinet; on the right is a desk, a single-board bed, a piano stand and several rosewood books. Nothing is placed, and it is empty.

Song Ruoxi looked inside and out and sat down on the Arhat bed in the small hall. If Song Sui was not released as an official, if there were no other accidents, she would have lived in this yard until she got married.

"Girl, the water is ready and you can go and take a shower." Xiangduo came over and said.

Song Ruoxi took a hot bath, climbed onto the bed, fell asleep. When he woke up, it was almost the hour of the hour. It was dark. He opened the curtain and saw a small oil lamp lit in the corner of the house. He lifted the quilt and got out of the bed. He was about to call someone, Xiang Xiu walked in.

It was getting late, and Song Ruoxi changed his clothes, put on his makeup, and took Xiangduo Qinghe out of the yard. He looked up and then an old lady walked over with a lantern, accompanied Ji Yun, and greeted him with a smile, "Mom."

With the faint light of the lantern, Ji Yun saw Song Ruoxi wearing pink satin-spreaded cloak, smiled and nodded, holding her hand, two women were lying lanterns in front to lead the way, and four maids followed behind.

At the entrance of Zhuyin Courtyard, I met Song Ruochi and Song Ruojuan who had been waiting for a long time. My aunt was not qualified to attend the evening family banquet.

The family banquet was placed in Kunhe Hall in Songheyuan. The man was in the front hall and the female family lived in the back hall. There was a wall between them, and there was no one to be seen, and the sound could be heard. Song Ruoxi saw her uncle Song Yi, the second uncle Song Zhen and the fourth uncle Song Shu, and four other brothers. Song Yi was the doctor of the Qing official department in the Ministry of Works. Song Zhen was the sacrificial official department in the Ministry of Rites, and they were all fifth-ranked. As for Song Shu, he was just a student in the sacrificial official department. He had been taking the exam for more than ten years and could not pass the imperial examination and could not become an official. This was the hidden pain of the old lady Song. The three concubines' officials were not big, only fifth-ranked, but they were better than one student in the sacrificial official!

The rules of the big family: the daughter-in-law has to cook dishes behind the mother-in-law. The four wives stood, and the girls could not sit down, and a bunch of people stood up. How could this banquet be eaten? Even if Mrs. Song wanted Ji Yun to set rules, she had to wait tonight. Her slightly fat round face smiled like a chrysanthemum. "A bunch of people served me, so you still need to serve me. I sit down and eat."

The four ladies thanked her and sat down at the table of Mrs. Song. According to the order of old age, the second, the third and fourth ladies were here to accompany her. Song Ruohu could not attend, so the fifth ladies should be topped by the fifth ladies. The fifth ladies were sick and did not come, so the sixth ladies should be replaced by the sixth ladies, but the old ladies disliked the most was Song Ruoyan. Although the other girls, Mrs. Song, didn’t like it very much, someone had to sit in that position. The turbid eyes flashed and said, “Seventh ladies come over, sixth ladies sit over.”

"Mother, the elders are orderly, Yan'er is the sister, and Xi'er cannot be surpassed." Ji Yun declined.

"Isn't it okay for me to ask them to change positions?" Old Mrs. Song asked angrily.

"Three brothers and sisters, how can you make your mother unhappy for a little bit of a happy day?" Xiao Jiang said with a reproach.

"Sister-in-law, being orderly in the old age is a rule, and you must not be ignored." Ji Yun said with a faint smile.

"As you say so, you can get up and set rules for the old woman to prepare dishes." Old Mrs. Song said coldly.

Ji Yun didn't care at all, with a decent smile on her face, got up and walked to the right of Old Mrs. Song, picked up the chopsticks, and said, "Daughter-in-law serves her mother for food."

Song Ruoxi stood up, and Song Ruochi and Song Ruojuan also stood up.

Ouyang curled his lips, stood up and walked to the left of Mrs. Song, reached out to hold the pot, and said with a smile: "It's better to do things according to the rules. My daughter-in-law poured wine for her mother."

Wen looked at his two sisters-in-laws and stood up silently, but did not walk to Old Lady Song.

The four ladies stood up three, and the other girls couldn't sit still, so they stood up.

The flesh on Old Mrs. Song's face shook.

"Grandma, the seventh sister, eighth sister and tenth sister have just returned. They are tired of driving all the way. You are so stern, but they are scared. On this happy day, don't be angry. When you are angry, everyone can't sit there peacefully. Jie'er knows that you are the most kind, magnanimous and magnanimous. Don't bother with the younger generations. Let the three aunts and all the sisters sit down for dinner! Grandma, please agree quickly!" Song Ruojie hugged the old lady Song's arm and said coquettishly.

Although Song Ruojie was helping to persuade her, she said it too numb and used Lin Chiling's coquettish voice. Song Ruoxi couldn't bear it. She shivered and glanced at her. Except for Song Ruojuan's mouth a little twitching, the others were used to expressions. It turned out that the old lady had this trick.

"Grandma, it's already so late. Ying'er is hungry. Good grandma, you'll be pitiful Ying'er's belly. Smile, drink the wine and have a meal!" Song Ruoying said with a pout.

"Cough cough cough." The voice inside came outside. Old Master Song couldn't speak loudly in front of many juniors, and coughed hard a few times to make his wife calm down. Don't let the third brother not give his wife face as soon as he came back.

The two granddaughters who liked helped persuade him, and the old man hinted again that although Mrs. Song was unwilling to accept it, she could only let go, "Forget it, just sit here and have a meal."

Ji Yun and Ouyang looked at each other and bowed, "Thank you, mother."

Take your seat again.

Although there is a delicious dish on the table, Song Ruoxi is tasteless and almost framed by the old lady quietly. In the future, we must be vigilant. Listening to their words, we may think less after thinking twice, and only after thinking five times will it take.

Old Mr. Song in the front hall was very excited, and he savored a little wine with his children and grandchildren, and talked loudly. Old Mrs. Song in the back hall was in a bad mood. The third brother was promoted to the position, and the third brother's wife became even more prosperous. How could she control the third wife? After drinking the wine, she refused to drink again. Naturally, the four wives and the girls were spared.

The women had used up the meal in silence. Old Mrs. Song stood up and said, "I'm tired, I'm going back to my room to rest. You guys are all gone!"

"Yes, mother (grandmother)." Everyone stood up to respond. After Old Mrs. Song went out through the side door of the back hall, the four mothers took their daughters out through the side door and returned to their respective yards.

Mei Shiyuan and Zhuyinyuan were in the same direction. When the four-bedrooms left Songheyuan, they were divided into two places. The eldest and fourth rooms were next to the eldest and the second and third rooms were walking together. Ouyang and Ji Yun walked side by side at the front, "Three brothers and sisters, I'm very happy that you are back. Nothing has changed in this family!"

"Yes, I've been walking around and I'm back again! My home is still the same." Ji Yun had a sneer on her lips.

The sisters-in-law whispered in front, Song Ruojie and Song Ruoxi walked side by side, Song Ruochi and Song Ruojuan followed behind.

Song Ruojie whispered: "I haven't seen you for a few years, and the seventh sister has grown into a big girl."

Song Ruoxi smiled but said nothing. From Liu Siniang, she already knew that the relationship between herself and Song Ruojie was not good, so she would rather stay away from Song Ruojie.

"I heard that the seventh sister has lived in the temple for five years, and this Buddhist scripture must be known more than others." Song Ruojie smiled, "Grandmother is the most devout Buddha. In the future, the seventh sister can often accompany her grandmother to recite scriptures and meditate, which will make her feel comfortable."

Song Ruoxi frowned slightly. It sounded like there was no maliciousness in this sentence, as if he was teaching her how to please Mrs. Song. But the relationship between me and Song Ruojie was not good. Will she be so kind? What was her real intention of saying this? Her eyes turned slightly and she said, "Learn Buddhism depends on whether she has a Buddhist connection. My sister has no wisdom and cannot understand those Buddhist scriptures and Zen principles. She will stay in the temple temporarily. One is to be greedy for the quiet place, and the other is to change her temperament."

"This temple is really a good place. The seventh sister's temperament has been changed a lot. The seventh sister has received the blessing of the Bodhisattva. In this way, the seventh sister is still very good at Buddhahood. She should live in the temple more often and feel the Buddha's light." Song Ruojie said with a smile.

"I'm not intimate that my sister will have a headache when listening to scriptures. I really like to listen to the stories of cause and effect in Buddhist scriptures. The second sister often stays by my grandmother's side and hangs vegetarian food with my grandmother every day. I must know very well about the stories in Buddhist scriptures. I'm idle in the future, so I'll say a few to listen to them, which will also help us sisters to relieve our boredom." Song Ruoxi has confirmed that Song Ruojie is not good at all, so of course he will be polite to what she says.

Song Ruojie's face sank and asked angrily: "Am I the one you sisters use to relieve your boredom?"

"The sisters are talking together just to chat and relieve boredom. Is there any other intention?" Song Ruoxi asked with a raised eyebrows.

What else did Song Ruojie say? Ouyang turned around and asked with a smile: "What are you sisters talking about? Let's listen."

Without the old lady, Song Ruojie was still a little afraid of her mother's legitimate, and she pursed her lips and said nothing. Song Ruoxi glanced at her and smiled and said, "Second aunt, second sister is telling me about female worker!"

"The second girl has made great progress. I think this female worker has learned very well and can teach her sister." Ji Yun said with a smile.

The light was too dark, and Song Ruoxi didn't see Song Ruojie's face becoming even more ugly. She was not the original, and Liu Siniang didn't tell her that Song Ruojie was a very bad female worker. Her words were equivalent to slapping Song Ruojie in the face.

"Third brother and sister, you can forget anything when you go out, but you can't forget the old lady's words. The Yu family does not lack people who know how to needle and thread. Is there anything important about female workers?" Ouyang said with a hint of mocking, "Who is the chief mistress of this family has the ability to do needle and thread? It's not someone who can't afford to use needle and thread. If it's really a family that can't even use needle and thread, it's not a right to marry our Song family's girl."

"What my second sister-in-law taught her is that she was confused and forgot about this matter." Ji Yun said authentically after being taught.

"It's getting late, and I won't teach you a lesson. If you have something to do, we'll talk about it slowly tomorrow." Ouyang said with a smile.

"Okay, I'll prepare refreshments in the room tomorrow. I'm waiting for you to teach me a lesson." Ji Yun said with a smile.

The people in the second room went to the left, and the people in the third room went to the right.

Ji Yun took Song Ruoxi's hand and patted her gently. She was very satisfied with her daughter's performance today. Song Ruoxi smiled bitterly. It was the first day, and it was already like this, and the days ahead would be hard to bear!

That night, Song Ruoxi went to bed when he returned to the yard. Tomorrow, he would go with his parents to visit the eldest grandfather of the eldest grandfather of the eldest grandfather of the seventh house, so as to keep up with the spirit and socialize these people.

Ji Yun, who had been working hard for a day, also wanted to go to bed, but was busy with the resettlement in the afternoon. Before she could deal with Aunt Liu and Song Ruohu, she couldn't sleep yet, so she led her maids to lock up their yard.

"Dong" the locked wooden door was opened, and the door hit the wall made a dull sound, awakening the mother and daughter who were tied and blocked, and were about to wake up.

The two mothers carried two lanterns into the door. Aunt Liu saw clearly that the person coming was Ji Yun, and her eyes showed a look of horror and a whine sounded from her mouth.

Ji Yun ignored Aunt Liu, walked to Song Ruohu, looked down at her, and asked, "Grand girl, do you know your mistake?"

"Wuwuwuwu." Song Ruohu stared at his eyes, his eyes fiercely.

An old woman took out the cloth from Song Ruohu's mouth.

"I'm right, Ji, you vicious woman, you must not blame your concubine's daughter..." Song Ruohu's mouth was blocked again.

Ji Yun held Jin Buyao on her hair bun, "The eldest girl is the one who has been married. I want to give the Cai family face, so I won't punish you."

Song Ruohu continued to stare at Ji Yun with a fierce look.

Ji Yun curled the corners of her lips and smiled coldly: "Auntie Liu, the reason why the eldest girl is so rude today is because you were born to be unspeakable, and you will be punished if you make a mistake. If you come, you will be beaten."

Two mothers holding boards stepped forward, pressed Aunt Liu to the ground, and started to beat her up. She was blocked and could not scream, but Song Ruohu could see her distorted and deformed face due to the pain with the candlelight of the lantern, and she whined and shook her head desperately.

After about a dozen strikes, Ji Yun said, "Get out."

The two women stopped and retreated aside.

Ji Yun looked at Song Ruohu, "Miss, if you are willing to be obedient, Aunt Liu will be free from the pain of flesh and blood. If you are unwilling to be obedient, I will have someone beat her three times a day."

Song Ruohu shed tears and nodded.

"Very good." Ji Yun narrowed her eyes, "Come here, wait for the big girl to go back to the yard to rest."

Song Ruohu turned his head and looked at Aunt Liu.

"Your aunt will live here first, and let me talk about it when I have seen the girl's performance!" Ji Yun said with a smile.

The two maids stepped forward and helped Song Ruohu up and carried her out of the courtyard. Ji Yun left an old lady to take care of Aunt Liu, and she went back to her room to rest.

At the end of the next day, Song Sui went out and went to the Ministry of Personnel to click Mao. This is the rule of the court. Officials who returned to Beijing to report their duties must come to the court to report, and by the way, they told the Ministry of Personnel that they had arrived in Beijing and had no delay. In this way, the Ministry of Personnel could report their names, so that they could be promoted, demoted, and exiled.

Song Ruoxi got up at the beginning of the first time, washed up, and took Xiangduoqinghe to pay tribute to Ji Yun. The three concubines and two concubines had been waiting outside the door for a long time.

"Madam, Miss Seven is here to pay tribute." The little maid spread it to the inside.

Under the leadership of Song Ruoxi, everyone went in to pay homage to Ji Yun. The three sisters accompanied Ji Yun for breakfast and got up at the end of Mao to pay homage to Old Lady Song. They met Ouyang halfway, but Song Ruojie was not seen by her side.

Old Mrs. Song usually lives in the main room of the main courtyard, but in the east room of the main courtyard. After turning over from the scrambler, she heard laughter and Song Ruojie's coquettish voice coming from the house, "Grandmother, you say this, granddaughter will not obey you!"

"The old lady, the second lady, the third lady, the seventh lady, the eighth lady and the tenth girl are here." With the maid's message, the laughter in the house came to an abrupt end.

After entering the room, a heat mixed with sandalwood came to her face. Song Ruoxi smiled faintly. It seemed that Old Mrs. Song was really a Buddha.

In the room, in addition to the old lady and Song Ruojie, there were also Xiao Jiang, Song Ruoying and Song Ruoyan, Wen and the two girls from the fourth room had not arrived yet.

She invited the old lady to the old lady. As soon as she sat down, Wenshi brought her two daughters in. Because the people from the third room were going to the next door, Old lady Song did not make any trouble for them. She sent them out without even having any tea. She only kept her two favorite grandsons Song Ruojie and Song Ruoying to accompany her to laugh and relieve her boredom.

The eldest grandfather has a poor family. There are as many as seven wives and concubines, but they only gave birth to two sons and one daughter. The only daughter is a legitimate child and has been married. The eldest son Song Hui has one son and one daughter. The son Song Lao is twenty-one and has been married. The daughter Song Yujun is still young and is only four years old. The second son Song Fang has one son and two daughters. Song Xi is ten years old, Song Yijun is seven years old, and Song Xiangjun is three years old.

The old lady passed away in the ninth year. The head of the eldest wife was Song Hui's legitimate wife Sun. The eldest wife had few people and had few troubles. Several sisters in the next room were young, so no one said anything that was implied. Song Ruoxi used lunch very happily.

The four old masters lived in the Song family’s ancestral home, Yucheng, and had visited the seventh old master. Even if they met the two houses in Anletang in Beijing, they had met. From Song Sui’s words, these were the communist grandfather’s, and the next thing they wanted to visit was the communist great-grandfather’s.

Song Ruoxi, who is the only child in modern times, was stunned by the complex family relationship. Uncle, uncle, cousin, grandparent, grandparent, grandparent, grandparent, grandparent, grandparent, grandparent, grandparent, grandparent, grandparent, grandparent, grandparent, grandparent, grandparent, grandparent, grandparent, grandparent, grandparent, grandparent, grandparent, grandparent, grandparent, grandparent, grandparent,

The female relatives could just meet relatives from several rooms. Song Sui also had to visit colleagues, friends, boss and mentors, and was so busy that they could hardly see anyone. Five days after returning, the relatives of the Song family had almost met each other, and the others were the grandfather of the great-grandfather. They were too far apart, so it was not too late to see each other again. Song Sui and Ji Yun took their five brothers and sisters back to Ji Yun's parents, brothers and sisters.

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Chapter completed!