When everyone was looking for Xiao Yuer everywhere, Xiao Yuer was crawling in the peony garden outside Anrong Hall.

This is where Yuanyuan often plays hide-and-seek with the two little brothers and Xiaoyuer. Yuanyuan is the son of Changchang and Duandian. He was born in October last year and is now half a year old. He is prettier and stronger than his parents. His snow-white and fluffy fur looks like his grandmother Sasa, and his facial features look like his grandfather Zhuifeng. He got his name because he was round when he was born.

Xiao Yuer heard that the people looking for her had gone far away, so she climbed from the peony garden to the back of the sweet-scented osmanthus tree, then to the bamboo, and then crawled through the grass to the second gate. The route she climbed was Yuanyuan's favorite route, because it was late spring with lush grass and flying birds, and she was wearing a small green skirt, so she avoided other people's sight.

She knew she couldn't go through the second gate because there were too many people there. But there was a dog hole in the wall, so she went through the dog hole to the outer courtyard and crawled directly to Liuyunzhai. She had been to Liuyunzhai once, and she knew that her grandfather would definitely be there at this time. She wanted to complain to her grandfather, she was really, really pitiful.

Chen Ahfu was already very anxious. If Jin Yanzi was nearby, he would definitely call it back to help find the person. But Jin Yanzi took Jin Bei to see the beautiful mountains and rivers six days ago, and it might be thousands of miles away now. Of course, if he couldn't find it after some time, he would have to "pinch" it back.

It would be easy to deal with if Zhuifeng's family were in the mansion, but they are still in the palace.

After two quarters of an hour, Xiao Yu'er had not been found yet. An anxious Chen Afu was just about to send someone to the palace to ask Zhuifeng's family to come back to look for her, when a servant from Liuyunzhai came running to report that the second sister had gone to Liuyunzhai to look for the old marquis.

What the servant didn't dare to say was that when Xiao Yu'er came to Liuyunzhai in a mess, her clothes were extremely dirty and torn in many places. Her hair was torn, her face was red and swollen from crying, and her hands were scratched. She cried and threw herself into the arms of the old marquis, which made the old marquis very distressed.

The old marquis picked her up and asked, "What happened to Xiao Yu'er? Why is this happening?"

Xiao Yu'er hugged his neck and cried, "Uncle, sister, brother, let's go to visit, wuwu, only grandpa's Xiao Yu'er, only grandpa's Xiao Yu'er, can't go, wuwu, mother doesn't love Xiao Yu'er, Xiao Yu'er is so pitiful..."

Then, she opened her mouth and cried bitterly. Although the little girl was young, she spoke more clearly than her two brothers.

The old marquis was heartbroken the first time he saw Xiao Yu'er. When he heard her say "Grandpa's Xiao Yu'er" and saw the wound on her little hand, his heart was trembling. He felt that the pain was even worse than the time he was seriously injured many years ago.

The old marquis quickly coaxed her softly, "Xiao Yu'er, dear baby, don't cry. Your mother doesn't love you, but grandpa does...Okay, okay, don't cry. Grandpa will take you out to play, and I'll be your horseman in a while..."

In addition to the old master, there was also the third master and several other trusted men in the room. Chu Lingxuan was busy with matters in the government office and was not there.

Such an old marquis made the old master and the third master blush, and the other men lowered their heads and were embarrassed to look...

When Chen Ahfu heard that the little girl had gone to her grandfather, she felt relieved, but she was also angry and guilty. Although she didn't know how the little girl had avoided everyone's eyes and went to the outer courtyard, and even went to the hidden Liuyunzhai, she thought that a little girl had run so far to complain, and the old marquis was very protective of him, so he would definitely be angry.

She waited until lunch time but still didn't see the old marquis send the child back, which showed that he was very angry. Chen Ahfu had always respected the old marquis very much, and felt that he had a very difficult life, and didn't want him to worry about it anymore.

In order to coax him over, she personally led people to prepare his favorite snacks in the afternoon, and asked people to invite him, the old master, and the third master to the bamboo pavilion for dinner and drinks. She told the people in the palace that the children would have dinner at the palace before coming back.

While cooking, Chen Ahfu was thinking that when the old marquis went to the countryside, he would have to discipline the little girl. The little girl was smart, strong-willed, and had a sharp tongue. She must not be spoiled like those domineering and arrogant little noble ladies, which would be a pity. Also, he had to ask the third lady to give her a better nanny.

Xia Yue, who had invited the servants, came back and reported with a red face, "The old marquis said, he said to me, he said he was so angry that he couldn't eat. He also said, if the eldest lady favors boys over girls and doesn't like my second sister, he will take my second sister to live in the countryside so that she won't be a bother to the eldest lady..."

Do you still favor boys over girls?

Chen Afu rolled his eyes, thinking that the old marquis might say something even more impolite.

She could only pack a plate of five-nut golden silk cake that the old marquis liked to eat, and asked Xia Yue to deliver it while saying, "Tell the old marquis that the jar of osmanthus wine I brewed a few months ago is ready, and I added a few tonics that Master Wuzhi gave me before he left. It is fragrant and nutritious. Also, the garlic sprouts I fried tonight are the wild garlic that Jinbao picked up from the mountains last month. They are very fragrant. If the old master and the third master are not with the old marquis, go and tell them this again."

At the end of last month, Chen Ahfu used the soil fertilized with swallow manure to plant a pot of fragrant garlic sprouts. She was really greedy for the taste. In order to eat that kind of garlic sprouts, she thought for a long time before coming up with this excuse.

Not long after, Xia Yue came back happily and said that the old marquis still didn't want to come, but the old master and the third master said they would persuade him to come.

In the evening, Chu Lingxuan left the yamen. Chen Afu angrily told him about this matter, and Chu Lingxuan smiled and said, "My daughter is really capable. She traveled such a long way to find Liuyunzhai." Seeing Chen Afu looking at him disapprovingly, he advised, "Okay, don't be angry. It's a good thing that my daughter is smart. She is smart and likable, so it's normal for my father to favor her."

Chen Ahfu pouted and said, "I'm afraid she will be spoiled too much and it will be difficult for her to get married in the future."

Chu Lingxuan said, "My daughter is so pretty, how could it be difficult for her to get married? She is also smart, and she will know what to do and what not to do in the future."

As they were talking, three men came with Xiao Yuer.

The third master smiled and said, "We heard that Xuan'er's daughter-in-law has good food and wine, so we all came here."

The old man pinched his beard and nodded.

The old marquis held Xiao Yu'er in his arms, still looking angry. But Xiao Yu'er in his arms was no longer angry, and she said to Chu Lingxuan and Chen Afu in a soft voice, "Daddy, mother, I rode a big horse for a long, long time."

When the third lady arrived, she served the wine and food to the table.

Today the wine was good and the food was delicious. As the men drank more, the old marquis also smiled.

Xiao Yu'er slid down her grandfather's legs and ran to her mother to show her courtesy, giggling and talking sweetly, which made Chen Afu lose his temper.