In Rongxi Hall, the old lady was wearing a sauce-red crane patterned flower mat, sitting on the warm couch, smiling at the little girl in front of her, "Rongrong is getting more and more handsome. Look at her little face, exactly the same as your mother when she was young."

The eleven-year-old Chu Rong replied playfully: "My mother said you were only beautiful when you were young. I want to grow up like you."

The old lady was overjoyed, and she lit up her forehead, pointed to the wrinkles on her face and said, "You want this too?"

Chu Rong laughed.

The old lady pinched her pink face and turned her head to ask Chu Huai, who was standing next to Master Chu San, "How is the second child studying recently?"

Chu Huai was fifteen years old, and he was different from Chu Yuan's seriousness and gentleness. He looked more like a big girl, with a pink face and red lips and white teeth, his eyes shining brightly, and he looked so romantic. He looked a little bit unreasonable. In terms of progress, Chu Yuan followed martial arts and Chu Hong studied, but Chu Huai liked doing business. The third master of Chu was in charge of the Chu family's common affairs. He was close to the water and learned a good job in business. Because of his famous cunning, he received the nickname "Chu Fox" among the noble princes in the capital.

"It's not as good as the third brother, it's a little stronger than the eldest brother." Chu Huai shook the folding fan and said.

Master Chu San couldn't bear to see his son shaking the fan the most, and frowned and scolded him: "What kind of wind does the fan in the middle of winter? I feel that it's hot and I'll stand outside!"

He is Chu Qing's younger brother, and the two brothers look very similar, but Chu Qing is diligent in martial arts practice, and she is similar to her twenties, and she is still strong and strong. Master Chu San is not good at all. When he is middle-aged, he often goes to banquets and drinks in business, and his face becomes rounder year by year and his belly is bulging. Although he still looks handsome, he is far less than Chu Qing's favorite woman. At this moment, he frowned and finally has three points of Chu Qing's majesty.

Chu Huai put away the fan awkwardly and put it on his waist.

The third lady glared at them with disgust, and laughed with the old lady and said, "I'll always make you laugh."

The old lady shook her head, "I want to see such jokes every day, don't worry about them."

Their sons and grandchildren are both calm and their daughter-in-law and granddaughter are not very good at talking witty. With their two nephews, because their mother left early, she helped to handle their marriage. The nephews respected her aunt, and the whole family came here to have dinner during the holidays. The old lady liked the most was the Chu Huai and Chu Rong brothers of the third house. With them there, there would be no worry about being boring.

As for Chu Qing's room, it was a mess. The old lady advised them once and didn't appreciate it, so she ignored it.

"Old lady, the marquis is here." The little maid walked in and preached.

The old lady looked outside curiously.

Master Chu and his wife were brothers and sisters-in-law, so they continued to sit down. Master Chu San and his wife stood up to welcome Chu Qing. Chu Rong also returned to her mother from the old lady, raised her chin slightly, and glanced at the door.

Chu Qing first walked in with A Xun in his arms. When A Xun saw the room full of people, he leaned nervously against his father's shoulder.

This scene alone shocked everyone in the room.

When did these two men get so close?

Chu Qing saw it and was secretly proud. He put A Xun on the ground. He led his son to the old lady. "My nephew was unfilial. He was busy settling Hanhan and his brothers yesterday. He forgot to pay his respects to his aunt. Don't be angry. A Xun, call her grandmother, please don't blame her father."

Axun remembered that his sister had never scolded the old lady, so she leaned on her father's thigh and learned to the tongue, "Grandmother, don't blame her father."

The old people like children, especially those who are beautiful. When they see A Xun's well-behaved look, the old lady's heart faded and said repeatedly: "No wonder, grandma is not blamed. A Xun comes over quickly and give her a hug?"

Ah Xun shrank into his father's arms.

Chu Qing lowered her head and coaxed her son, "Axun is obedient, grandmother likes you, please hug her grandmother and she will give you good things."

Ah Xun blinked and turned his head to look at the old lady. The little look he asked was as if he was asking the old lady what good things were.

The old lady smiled so hard that she couldn't stop her head, pointing at Chu Qing and cursing: "I've been thinking about it for a year. You have made contributions and don't know how to be filial to me first. I actually tried every means to steal my name. Forget it, who told us A Xun to attract people to be loved by pomegranate, go and bring my jade gourd!"

The maid Pomegranate responded with a smile and walked out.

Ah Xun knew that she had brought her something, and stared at the door with big eyes expectantly, hoping that she would come back soon.

The old lady shook her head and laughed, narrowed her eyes slightly, and looked at Chu Qing's back.

Without Chu Qing's reminder, Hanzhu stepped forward lightly and saluted to the old lady shyly: "Grandma is blessed, granddaughter is unfilial, I forgot to come to pay my respects to you yesterday." As she said that, she took the embroidered forehead from Sixi and presented it to her hands and said: "I was recuperating in the village before, and grandma was worried about it, so she sent a lot of medicinal herbs. The granddaughter embroidered this forehead to express her feelings. The embroidery was not good, so please don't dislike it."

A gentle voice was spoken in a gentle voice, just like the most pleasant song in the world. Everyone in the room breathed lightly. After listening to her words, she was sensible and caring, and was completely different from Chu Han in her memory. Surprise flashed in her eyes.

The old lady came back to her senses first. Looking at the little girl in front of her who had a pretty red face because everyone was staring at her. Seeing her black eyebrows stretched out and her obedient expression was shy and gentle, she couldn't tell that she was pretending. She sighed: "Okay, okay, Hanhan is getting more and more sensible. Who dares to say that our Hanhan has a bad temper? Grandma is the first to defend you."

Hanzhu thanked him thanked him.

Chu Qing said seriously: "Then you'll have to worry."

Fortunately, my daughter is still young, and her reputation as a child who was stubborn and stubborn in the past can be regarded as being ignorant. When the filial piety is released next year, my daughter will visit the old lady more often. When the female relatives in the capital see her gentle and sensible appearance, they will listen to the old lady’s praise. It won’t take long for her daughter to be famous.

The old lady ignored his thanks, held the bead embroidered forehead and looked at it carefully, and nodded constantly, "Who did Hanhan learn about Su embroidery from? It's not worse than the embroiderer in our mansion. Look, see if I'm a fake praising person." She handed the thing to her daughter-in-law.

The eldest lady took it with a surprise on her face, "Yes, Hanhan is so good. If you have time in the future, please give more advice to your second sister, she is stupid."

"Mom..." Chu Qiang pretended to be angry and acted coquettishly, and then looked at the forehead wiping curiously.

These Hanzhu were prepared and discussed with Fang in advance. He explained with a blushing face: "I don't know what's going on. When I woke up, I forgot about the past. My head seemed to be much lighter and I learned things quickly. At first, I didn't think that once I went to cook with my aunt and learned to cook. My aunt first noticed it. She asked the embroiderer from her mansion to teach me... But these two are limited to these, so I can't read..."

"My daughter's family, it's enough to be proficient in these two things." The third lady walked over with a smile, gently held Hanzhu's shoulders, and touched her hair lovingly, "I finally know what it means to rely on each other for good and good fortune. Hanhan has suffered this disaster and is even more popular. The cooking girl Hong has also made great progress. Look at her beautiful appearance, who can compare to you in those noble girls outside?"

Hanzhu lowered his head shyly.

The third lady called out to her daughter, "Have Rongrong seen that your elder sister has changed her temperament. She is honest. Don't bully your elder sister again in the future, and don't know how to play with your piano and zither all day long. It's a serious matter to learn more about female heroes from your elder sister and second sister."

Chu Rong pouted and said unhappily: "Why should I learn? No matter how well I learn, I can't compare to my elder sister's second sister in my eyes." After complaining, she couldn't hold on, covered her lips and smiled, and stood there and said: "If the elder sister is bored in the future, you can send someone to call me. Let's call me second sister again, and the three sisters will be more lively together."

The annoying people have changed their temperament. Even if Chu Rong no longer gets tired of her, she will not be able to get close to the other person immediately. In her opinion, if the eldest sister invites her, she will go there. If she doesn't invite her, she will not take the initiative to please and flatter her.

Hanzhu understood what she meant, nodded at her, and smiled slightly.

Behind her, Chu Man's face was a little white.

Because she is a concubine's daughter, Chu Rong has looked down on her since she was a child and privately disdained to play with her. Now, in front of her father, she still doesn't even take her with her politely. The three sisters are like she is not the daughter of the Chu family.

Chu Qing, a big man, was praised and honored by his elders because of his elders, so he had no intention of giving it to his younger daughter. When the old lady took off the sandalwood Buddhist beads that had been bright on her wrists in Jiuhua Temple, she was shocked by Hanzhu, and he led Hanzhu to pay homage to her uncle, the third uncle.

The niece had just recovered from a serious illness, and both elders were also rewarded.

Next to Master Chu San, Chu Huai looked at his new sister carefully and smiled and said, "Does sister still recognize me, my second brother?"

The fifteen-year-old boy is romantic and handsome. Hanzhu is like when he first dealt with the two brothers Zhou Wenting, and his face turned red uncontrollably. He met Chu Hong before, because Chu Hong was one year younger than her. Hanzhu could really regard him as a junior. At this time, it was Chu Huai who looked frivolous and even spoke with a frivolous smell. She felt uncomfortable, and she lowered her eyes and shook her head.

Chu Huai understood her blushing as guilt and said generously: "It's okay, it doesn't matter if you can't remember. You just need to remember that I am your second brother. My second brother has money. If you have anything you want with A Xun in the future, don't be polite. Even if you tell me, my second brother will buy you all for you."

Very generous.

Hanzhu couldn't help laughing, her sense of strangeness decreased a little, and she thanked her softly.

Chu Qing stared at him and asked, "How much money do you have? Be filial to me." Because his nephew refused to learn martial arts from him, he always disliked him.

Chu Huai was afraid that this martial artist's second uncle would be so worried that he would be sincere and laughed: "How much filial piety do you want?"

Chu Qing snorted coldly and ignored him.

After they met, the men went in front of them and left a room for women to chat. Ah Xun was still young, so of course he had to be with his sister.

The old lady likes Hanzhu and lets her sit next to A Xun. Chu Qiang and Chu Rong have a mother with her, one is a scholarly and noble girl, and the other is a cute and silly beauty. They are all very popular with the old lady. Only Chu Man sits farthest away from the old lady. In the past, the legitimate sister was not popular, and she dared to interject. Sometimes the legitimate sister bullies her, and the elders would explain her a few words. But at this time, the legitimate sister was loved by the elders in one fell swoop, and even Chu Rong no longer fucked her. Chu Man had no confidence to speak, and sat there with her head down, without saying a word.

The third lady turned her eyes and asked lovingly: "Why is Manman not talking now? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

One sentence attracted several people's attention to Chu Man.

Chu Man's face turned red, she looked at Hanzhu and stammered: "Yes, I feel a little uncomfortable..."

If you admit that you feel uncomfortable, the third lady won’t continue to ask her, right? Otherwise, if you really ask, Chu Man doesn’t know how to reply.

The third lady did not ask and said softly: "Since you feel uncomfortable, then go back first, don't force yourself, come and talk to the old lady when you get older." She also reminded Chu Man's maid Liu Zhi, "When you go back, remember to tell your aunt. If the fourth girl has not met you all the time, you have to ask the doctor to come over and take a look. Don't delay it because of your negligence."

Liu Zhi said with a white face: "I understand."

The third lady nodded and then told the Chu Qiang sisters and three others: "You are all careful, don't be afraid of your clothes being thick and bloated. Warmth is the most important thing. Girls' homes are the ones that cannot catch cold. And Hanhan, I heard that your father has built a snowman for A Xun? Look at A Xun, don't let him get cold."

When Chu Man walked out of the warm outer room, he heard this sentence.

Tears in her eyes finally fell.

The third lady didn't care about her, she clearly thought that she was sitting here and found an excuse to send her away.

"Miss, don't cry, my face is frozen carefully." Liu Zhi took out a veil with heartache and said. Although the girl is only ten years old, she has been sensitive since childhood because of her identity as a concubine. She used to be favored by the marquis, and the girl was confident. The people in the big house were also polite to the girl. Now that she saw that the marquis was about to favor the big girl, everyone changed their minds.

Liu Zhi has been serving her since she can remember. Chu Man has a very good relationship with her. On the way, she asked her in a low voice: "Did you tell me that the third lady deliberately drove me away?" Although she knew in her heart, she was still a little uncertain and someone needed to agree.

"No?" Liu Zhi said angrily, "She said it nicely." The third lady has a good relationship with the Zhou family and has never liked the girl. She pretended to be a good aunt in front of the marquis. As soon as the marquis left, she would hold a gun and a stick with a marquis when she spoke. She had the ability...

Liu Zhi suddenly had an idea in his mind and leaned into Chu Man's ear and whispered: "Girl might as well tell the marquis about this. The marquis has always pampered the girl. When he learned that the girl was bullied, he would definitely make the decision for you." The marquis is the second uncle and it is difficult to deal with the third wife, so he will compensate the girl more.

Only when the girl returns to her former favor can these maids continue to be decent. When they meet someone around the older girl, they can stand up straight instead of being sarcastic and sneered by the other party. Of course, Liu Zhi also hopes that the girl will be happy and not be depressed for a long time like yesterday, not having enough food to eat, and tossing and turning when sleeping.

She quietly observed Chu Man, hoping that the girl would adopt her proposal, and that she, the eldest maid, could help her master.

Chu Man was a little confused after hearing what the maid said.

She thought of when her legitimate sister bullied her, she ran to her father to complain about her grievances. Her father would coax her and give her all kinds of good things. Sometimes she would take her out to relax, or go shopping in a shop, or go to a farm. The more her legitimate sister bullies her, the better her father would treat her.

But this time the third lady chased her away?

But the third wife also wanted to support her sister.

Hope came to Chu Man's heart.

Liu Zhi immediately saw the little girl's mind change, and couldn't help but feel very proud, and then reminded him quietly, "Miss, remember, don't take the initiative to mention that the third wife or the eldest girl is not good to you. You just need to pretend to be unhappy, then the marquis will naturally ask you, the girl will tell the truth, the marquis will understand."

Chu Man nodded, held her hand and said, "I understand, Liuzhi is the one who is the one who is the one who is facing me the most."

Unlike the aunt, those who bully her aunt couldn't see her, and only knew to tell her to be obedient and not to fight or rob.

Why can't she rob it? Just because she is a concubine?

Chu Man clenched her lip. Dad liked her so much. As long as she worked hard, Dad would continue to love her only one.

When their master and servant returned to their yard, Hanzhu held his younger brother and said goodbye to the old lady with the third wife and daughter.

After leaving Rongxi Hall, the third lady turned around and teased A Xun, "A Xun is tired from walking? Is the third aunt carrying you away?"
To be continued...