Yi Ning was leaning against Luo Yi Hui, who had a pleasant, light scent of gardenia. She had noticed that her elder sister had remained calm, whether she was paying respects to Old Lady Luo or just now, when she ran into Chen. Chen's expression changed slightly when she saw her, but Yi Ning bowed to greet her.

She looked outside the door and saw the maid brought back by Luo Yihui instructing the maid to pack the boxes under the corridor.

I should stay for a while, Yining thought, feeling inexplicably relieved.

"The old lady asked the former nurse, Zheng Mama, to come back and treat her. But when Mama Zheng was about to leave, the old lady fell ill..." Lin Hairu said, "She didn't last long. Yining was supposed to stay with her, but the eldest sister-in-law insisted that Yining go back. As soon as Yining left, the old lady died..."

Lin Hairu's tone grew heavier as she recalled the scene of that day. "Sister-in-law immediately asked Yining to move out of the main hall... The old lady left all her belongings to Yining. If Shen Yuan hadn't helped Yining, sister-in-law would have definitely refused. Now Shen Yuan is in charge of all of Yining's belongings."

When these thrilling things happened, he was not by her side.

Luo Yihui slowly stroked Yining's head.

She raised her head and said, "I was just about to ask about Luo Shenyuan. But I guess you can't explain clearly where he is now."

The news of Luo Shenyuan's young juren (a successful candidate in a juren) spread throughout the capital, with the news of his Huangjia article appearing in the Beijing newspapers. Luo Yihui wasn't surprised when she heard about it; Old Lady Luo had long since told her about her third brother's prowess. She was more curious about what Luo Shenyuan was thinking.

Judging from the tone of her eldest sister, Yining seemed to have a bad impression of her third brother.

Thinking about it carefully, in my memory, Luo Yihui's attitude towards Luo Shenyuan was very similar to that of Old Lady Luo. She didn't like this illegitimate brother.

But there can't be any conflict between these two people!

She took Luo Yihui's hand and said to her, "Sister, my third brother is very good to me. He taught me calligraphy and helped me manage the shop and the farm."

My sister was still young, how could she know how to distinguish good from bad people? Luo Yihui just stroked her face and said, "Okay, Meimei, be good. Wait until I meet your third brother. Okay?"

Yining sighed in his heart, but when he thought about it, with Luo Yihui's intelligence, she would naturally not listen to just one child.

"Is Aunt Qiao okay?" Luo Yihui asked Lin Hairu again.

Lin Hairu didn't know what to say at this point, and she hesitated for a long time. Luo Yihui looked at Ruixiang, and Ruixiang could only say, "The master often goes to Aunt Qiao's place, and she uses this as an excuse to often not come to pay her respects to the Second Madam. Other than that, she's been quite peaceful."

After hearing Ruixiang's words, Luo Yihui understood what situation Aunt Qiao was in.

She said calmly, "Mrs. Qiao has certainly improved, but I didn't come back for her. I came back this time for one thing..." Mrs. Qiao would sort it out later. She looked at Lin Hairu and said slowly, "Grandmother is gone, and the family business will inevitably be divided. Rather than putting it off until later, it's better to do it now."

Lin Hairu was stunned by what the eldest daughter said.

She also wanted to divide the family, but Luo Chengzhang disagreed.

And why is the sooner the better? The old lady just passed away, this is really unfilial.

Luo Yihui didn't explain. She just said, "I'll tell my father tonight. I just got back and I want to burn some paper money for my grandmother."

She took Yining to the mourning hall, knelt down and burned paper for half an hour, and then took Yining to pay her respects to Mr. Luo who had just returned.

Uncle Luo calmly told Luo Yihui not to be so polite. He seemed a little worn out from the journey, but he didn't look overly sad.

As expected, he is a high-ranking official. Luo Chengzhang really cannot compare with him in terms of thoughtfulness.

Yining was thinking, after her grandmother's death, both Uncle Luo and her father would have to observe a three-year mourning period. This three-year period would be detrimental to Uncle Luo's career, but less so to his father. Not only would Uncle Luo's career be delayed, but Luo Huaiyuan's marriage would also be affected.

She suddenly understood why Luo Yihui had proposed a separation now. Now was the best time. If she brought it up later, once the First House's affairs were settled, the Second House would undoubtedly suffer even more. Furthermore, with Lin Hairu's methods, she would definitely not be able to outmaneuver the Chen family if the two families lived together.

But filial piety is a problem after all, and I don’t know how Luo Yihui will solve it.

When Luo Yihui came back, all her other brothers and sisters came to see her.

Not only because she is the eldest sister in the family, but also because she is the wife of the prince of Dingbei.

When Chen saw Yining standing next to Luo Yihui, she thought of the will of old lady Luo that made her so angry.

She used to look down on Luo Yining. How could a child without a legitimate mother compare to her Yi Yu and Yi Xiu? She also didn't believe Lin Hairu would truly treat Luo Yining as her own. But when she thought of the things that Old Lady Luo had left for Luo Yining, and saw Luo Yihui and Luo Shenyuan standing by her side like protectors, she knew that Luo Yining would be no worse off.

Who made her have two good brothers and sisters?

Furthermore, Luo Yining was no ordinary girl. While seemingly innocent and cute, she was actually quite intelligent. That day, she'd caught Yi Yu flirting with Cheng Lang. Such intelligence was probably beyond the capabilities of a simple child. She simply hid it from others.