As soon as Chu Xiaoxiao arrived, she was carried away by the old lady.

"Grandma's Xiaoxiao! You've grown up again. Come here, let grandma hug you!"

Chu Xiaoxiao raised her hands as if she was about to pounce over. Her little eyes curved into crescents and her pink gums were exposed when she smiled. She looked cuter and cuter.

[Ah! Grandma! Xiaoxiao loves you! So sweet!]

The old lady didn't know what patching was, and Yang didn't know how to teach her.

The old Duke looked at his lively and lovely granddaughter with a kind smile on his face.

"Mother! The daughter of the mighty general's mansion is having an affair with Lin Hong, the son of Lin Geng, the imperial tutor of the Imperial Academy. We can't let such a woman in."

After hearing what Yang said, the old lady smiled indifferently and said, "Then refuse it."

The old Duke didn't say a word, his eyes were all glued to Chu Xiaoxiao, he felt that this child was very smart, just over a month old, look at those eyes, black, watery, rolling around, really rare.

It’s not that he doesn’t have a granddaughter. The second son’s family has one, but she wasn’t as cute as Xiaoxiao when she was a child.

Yang said awkwardly, "The eldest brother has a crush on Su Qingran, the concubine of the mighty general's mansion."

The old lady was startled and raised her head: "Fei'er likes his concubine's daughter?"

[Grandmother! Su Qingran loved my eldest brother very much. When the people in the Duke of Huguo's Mansion were beheaded, she helped collect the bodies and bury them. She was forced to marry a wealthy businessman as a concubine, but she was unwilling and took poison and died in front of my eldest brother's grave. It was very tragic.]

old lady:"......"

There is also this one? He is a loyal child.

The old Duke stretched out his hand to tease Chu Xiaoxiao, and casually said to Yang: "Since Fei'er likes him, then let him do it."

Yang frowned, "I'm afraid we'll have to wait a while."

The old lady frowned and thought deeply, then nodded: "Then wait."

People from a military family always speak simply and directly.

The old lady knew Yang's ability. As long as her eldest grandson liked something, she would definitely find a way to get it back. There was nothing wrong with waiting.

Just as he finished speaking, Yu from the second house and Wang from the third house arrived, both to pay their respects to the old duke and the old lady.

Yu was in charge of purchasing for various places in the mansion, while Wang was in charge of the mansion's fields, farms and shops.

The two men greeted the old Duke, the old lady and Yang, then sat down.

Yang noticed that Yu looked pale, so she asked casually, "Is your second brother's wife feeling unwell? Why do you look so pale?"

[Mother! I know what happened. My second uncle came back but he didn’t get close to my second aunt. My second aunt was upset and she didn’t sleep well for a few days. She suspected that my second uncle had someone in his heart. In fact, my second uncle was...]

"Ha Qiu!"

Chu Xiaoxiao sneezed and forgot what she was going to say.

old lady:"......"

What is it? Don't let down your guard at the critical moment! Grandma's dear Xiaoxiao, tell me, what happened to your second uncle?

The old Duke's face darkened: "......"

If this rebellious son dares to disobey the ancestral teachings and mess around with other women, I will break his legs.

Yang glanced at Yu secretly and felt very anxious. He also wanted to know why his second uncle didn't sleep with Yu.

Why didn’t my daughter continue speaking? Why did she sneeze at the critical moment?

[My second uncle had hemorrhoids and they kept bleeding. He was afraid that my second aunt would be scared when she saw him, so he just avoided her.]

old lady:"......"

Hemorrhoids? When did the second brother have hemorrhoids again? What should I do? The disease looks scary. No wonder he has to live separately from his wife.

Old Duke: "......"

It turned out that he had hemorrhoids, which he inherited from his grandfather. That thing would indeed bleed constantly.

Yang: “…”

Second uncle is ill? But how can she remind her second brother and sister-in-law of this?

Wang looked at Yu worriedly: "Second sister-in-law looks really bad, I wanted to ask you just now."

Yu touched her face, smiled bitterly and shook her head: "I'm fine, sister-in-law and third brother's wife don't have to worry."

The old lady handed Chu Xiaoxiao to the old duke who had been waiting eagerly for a long time. He had wanted to hold her for a long time, but the old lady had not let go of her and it was difficult for him to snatch her away.

She had something to say to the second son's family, and it would be inconvenient with him around, so she simply gave the child to him and sent him away.

"Xiaoxiao! Grandpa will carry you to the garden to take a walk and see the orchids that Grandpa grows."

After waiting for a long time, he finally held his little granddaughter in his arms. The old duke happily took her away. He had to play with the little granddaughter for a while before sending her back.

It doesn’t matter if he doesn’t send her away. As long as his eldest son comes back, he will definitely come to his place and take his granddaughter away.

As soon as the grandparents and grandchildren left, only the old lady and her three daughters-in-law were left in the room, and she had driven all the nannies and maids out.

"Second brother, have you been wronged? If you have anything to say, just speak up in front of me and I will take care of it for you."

When asked, Yu's tears started to fall.

She was the legitimate daughter of the Shangshu Mansion and was raised with great pampering at home. After marrying into the Huguogong Mansion, she gave birth to a son and a daughter.

The daughter is older, the same age as Chu Yimo, fourteen, and is currently looking for a boyfriend. The son is eleven, studying in the academy with Chu Yilin, and has passed the Tongsheng exam, and is waiting to take the Xiucai exam in three years.

Everyone envied her good fortune for being able to marry into a good family like the Duke of Huguo's Mansion.

My husband is not only a great and prestigious general, but he is also a clean man without any concubines.

She had originally thought so, that when she married into the mansion, her mother-in-law was kind and her sisters-in-law were harmonious. Although the eldest sister-in-law was nominally in charge of the household, in fact, the eldest sister-in-law delegated power to her and her third brother's wife.

The three sisters-in-law get along like sisters, and she is very fortunate to have such a life.

For some reason, this time when her husband came back, he never entered her room once, preferring to stay alone in the study.

She shamelessly went to him twice but was turned away each time. She didn't know what to do.

I tossed and turned every night, unable to sleep, staying up all night trying to stay awake, and I didn't know who to talk to about this.

When her mother-in-law asked her about it today, she couldn't hold it in any longer and spoke out her true feelings without caring about shame.

She believed that her eldest sister-in-law and third brother's wife would not laugh at her. They were very close in the past, and they must sympathize with her when she was disliked by her husband.

Yang took the handkerchief and wiped Yu's tears: "Second sister-in-law! Don't be sad, I believe that Second Uncle has his own reasons. Why would he rather sleep in Shu's study than pay attention to you? Have you asked anyone? Is he sick?"

Yu was startled. "What? Sick, sick, sick?"

When I think about it carefully, it seems to be true. The man looks bad and doesn't like to sit down. He prefers to stand. Could it be that he has some unspeakable illness?

The old lady patted Yu's hand and sighed helplessly: "The second son has a hidden illness. I have never mentioned this to you."

"A hidden illness?" Yu was terrified. "So he is really ill?"

Wang comforted Yu: "Second sister-in-law! Second brother is a general, a man who always keeps his word. The rules of our family have always been strict, how could second brother do anything reckless? If he wasn't sick, he would definitely not want you to stay alone in the empty room."

Yang also advised her: "Men also need to maintain their dignity. Even if you are a couple, some things are hard to say out loud."