In Shiyuan Village, Su Qiuya, Liu Yanbo, and Aunt Qing returned. Liu Fang was getting married, and Su Qiuya, a good cook, came to help in the kitchen.

Su Qiuya has a good relationship with the third room. In addition to helping in the kitchen, the second room also bought a lot of food ingredients, which can be regarded as a little gift from Liu Yanbo, the brother, to his sister.

The second wife never liked to keep things secret, and the people in the village soon found out how good the second wife was to the third wife.

Aunt Chai wondered why the second wife had sent so many things, but the first wife hadn't sent anything yet.

"Your sister is getting married. Go to the main house." Aunt Chai looked at Liu Yanyuan and asked, "Ask them why they are coming?"

Aunt Chai thought that she couldn't let everyone laugh at them, so someone from the main house had to come.

"We may not be able to get in if we go over there," Liu Yanyuan said.

"This time it's different, your sister is getting married." Aunt Chai said.

The weather has been a bit hot lately, so they can't cook too much. Luckily, the nights here aren't as hot, so it's easier to store food. Ingredients are usually ordered the day before and then delivered.

Aunt Chai wanted to save face, so she wanted to follow local customs and invite people to dinner for a day or two before the official wedding banquet. A day or two before Liu Fang's wedding, those who were required to add makeup also had to add makeup.

The Liu family didn't have many relatives in the northwest, so they basically invited people from the village. There weren't that many people in the village, so how could they possibly think of giving Liu Fang many expensive things for her dowry?

Besides, the villagers and the Liu family have no kinship. At most, they are from the same village, and they can invite each other to a banquet and add to the betrothal gifts. That's not the case.

Liu Fang was still waiting for the people from the first wife to come, wondering if they would send her something else.

"Hurry, go quickly." Aunt Chai urged Liu Yanyuan.

Liu Yanyuan had no choice but to go to the town again to find the people from the eldest wife's house and ask them to come. Liu Yanyuan knew that the people from the eldest wife's house would never listen to him, but he still had to go.

When Liu's father learned that Liu Yanyuan came to call people again, he frowned.

"No." Father Liu was indeed hesitant about whether to go on the day of Liu Fang's wedding, but the third house kept urging him, so he didn't want to go anymore.

"Then have someone send some things over," said Liu's mother. "They're going to hold a wedding banquet, so they're always short of ingredients, fruits, and wedding candy."

Mother Liu knew that Father Liu didn't like being forced by others. Before Father Liu said he didn't want to go, people from the third house kept coming to the house, making people around him think that the first house didn't intend to let anyone go.

The third house was originally a concubine's daughter, and at the time, they were forcing a division. Liu's father had previously given Liu Fang a dowry, so it didn't matter whether anyone from the first house went there or not. The first house wasn't too cold. If it were, they wouldn't give them anything.

"They just keep an eye on this place every day," Father Liu said. "They just want this and that, and they don't really want me to go. They want me to go because they want people to see me and know that a marquis has gone there and that he values ​​them very much."

Father Liu became annoyed when he thought about this. In the eyes of these people, there was only profit, and no family affection at all.

What’s going on? The people from the third house thought that their people had come in person, and that just by inviting them three or four times, they were showing sincerity, and that was enough?

If everyone is like this, then what hatred and resentment will there be in this world?

"No." Father Liu said again with certainty, "If you go this time, there will be others in the future. They'll have their babies for the first month, and so on. Then, they'll all come to invite you. You can just give them some gifts, there's no need for you to go."

"Then send the gift." Mother Liu nodded.

"They asked me to go over. What's the matter? Their concubine has become their mother." If Liu's father went and sat in the hall with concubine Chai, it would be a harm to Liu's mother.

The people from the third house mainly wanted to let Liu's father go, but they didn't mention Liu's mother. They all emphasized Liu's father, because he was the Marquis of Jingning.

"If you don't want to go, then don't go. I won't go either." said Liu's mother.

"Did they invite you? They didn't, so you don't have to go." Father Liu said, "They are just illegitimate children, and they don't have any manners at all."

Father Liu suspected that these people didn't care about any rules at all. They just thought that since the family was divided, all concubines were mothers. They no longer called them concubines, but mothers.

In the past, when the Liu family was still in the capital, Father Liu was still very prestigious. After being exiled, those people saw that Father Liu was old and not very useful, so they ignored him.

After the eldest son's title was restored, they began to feel a little afraid of Father Liu. However, during the period before that, Father Liu hadn't said much while they were doing things. This made them less afraid of him and they even thought of him as a decadent old man who needed to rely on others.

The male members of the first wife's family, Liu Yanjing, are still in the military camp, and Liu Qingyun is still young, so there is no need for the other families to be overly afraid of the first wife.

Father Liu knew what these people's attitudes were even with his toes, so he did not go to Shiyuan Village to attend Liu Fang's wedding banquet.

"There's no need to send Sister Lian and the others." Father Liu said, "Just send something over."

Father Liu was determined to make those people understand the eldest wife's attitude. If the eldest wife went, it would give them face; if she didn't go, that was fine. There was already a difference between legitimate and illegitimate children, so there was no need to give them face.

Father Liu didn't think he had to have a past, and it was okay not to have one.

The person who went to deliver the things was the housekeeper. When the housekeeper saw Aunt Chai, he directly said that no one from the mansion would come.

"What? Not coming?" Aunt Chai's eyes widened. "If the Marquis doesn't come, then where is Liu Yulian?"

Aunt Chai directly mentioned Liu Yulian's name, and the housekeeper frowned.

"The county lady is busy and has no time to come." The housekeeper said, "These things are a small gift from the Marquis' wife."

After the butler had people put down their belongings, he let the other servants go together.

Aunt Chai was furious when she saw this scene. She had originally thought that Liu's father would come over so that Liu Fang could live a better life in her husband's family in the future. Who could have thought that Liu's father would be so cruel? Liu Yulian didn't even come over to add to her dowry. They were sisters, how could he do this?

Liu Yulian had no idea how angry Concubine Chai was. She was just watching the wool mill, thinking about making wool. She was busy with these things all day and really didn't have much time. It was okay for her to take a day off to attend the wedding, but since she wasn't married yet, she couldn't go.

It’s just to add makeup... The relationship between Liu Yulian and Liu Fang is really not that good.

When Liu Yulian returned home, she heard her mother say that she had sent the things to the third room and that they would not go there to drink.

"There's no need to go over for a drink," Liu Yulian said. "If you go over there, there might be a lot of things to deal with."

Liu Yulian doesn't think she's naive. "If my family hadn't developed any culture medium, if my embroidery skills weren't good enough, if I hadn't had money to buy herbs and couldn't make ointments, my eldest brother would have been ruined."

The other families just divided the money and left.

The third roommate is quite active and comes over from time to time.

Liu Yulian didn't even look at them for long, as she knew these people had bad intentions.

"Yes." Every time Liu's mother thought of this, her heart ached.

Liu's mother didn't want to give so much money to those people at the time, but how could she not give money to the three young and strong men in the other three houses? If she didn't give money to them, I'm afraid the eldest house would not be able to live well.

Therefore, Liu's mother had a deep memory of this incident. Those bastards had no conscience and were cruel.

"It's enough to look good on the surface." Liu's mother said, "There's no need to spoil them."

Liu's mother didn't want to spoil them any more, fortunately they had already separated. Liu's mother wasn't afraid of others saying bad things about the eldest wife. If they really did, then she would have a good talk with them.

"Your father is a man..." Liu's mother sighed, "Some things still need to be given as gifts. Then when he thinks about it later, he won't blame us."

Liu's mother had been the mistress of the house for so many years that she liked to think things through carefully. Sometimes, when facing people she disliked, she had to smile at them. They did these things to avoid unnecessary trouble.

"Mother." Liu Yulian sincerely believed that life was difficult for women in ancient times, as they had to consider everything.

This is all because men have too many women. Those men may think you are good at the moment, but after many years, they may think that you have not done well.

Liu Yulian thought she couldn't stand this. If He Xiyuan continued like this in the future, she would simply ignore him. She would just treat He Xiyuan as a tool for having children. Once she had a child, there was no need to pay more attention to him. She could even divorce him.

In the barracks, He Xiyuan sneezed. He was training tirelessly, having not seen Sister Lian for ages. He Xiyuan didn't wear armor during normal training. Training meant being more aware of which parts of the body were most vulnerable, not charging blindly just because they had armor.

He Xiyuan knew that Liu Yulian was working on wool recently, and he thought about how hard Liu Yulian always worked. Other girls didn't give gifts like this, they didn't study so many things, but Liu Yulian always studied so many things.

He didn't mean that other girls were bad, but he only had one girl in his heart. He already had the best girl as his fiancée, so he didn't want other girls.

He Xiyuan sometimes would look at the handkerchief that Liu Yulian didn’t take away last time. He wanted to work hard.

After a day of training, He Xiyuan returned to the camp. They didn't always have the chance to shower every day. Sometimes, when the weather was dry, there wasn't enough water, so they had to endure it.

Even a young man from the capital like He Xiyuan had to endure this. Over time, He Xiyuan gradually got used to it.

"It's gone, why is it gone?" He Xiyuan reached out to the jar of dried fruits. He clearly remembered that there were still quite a lot of dried fruits.

He Xiyuan was not sure if he was alone in the tent, so he wondered if someone had taken his dried fruit. Rats couldn't get into the sealed jar, so someone must have taken his dried fruit.

That was given to him by Sister Lian. He usually couldn't bear to eat too much and only ate a little at a time.

When He Xiyuan went out to look around, he saw that his fellow tentmates had taken his dried fruit and shared it with others. He had given dried fruit to these people before, so how could someone steal his dried fruit?

He Xiyuan was very angry and went up to question him directly, saying that taking something without asking was stealing.

The person who stole He Xiyuan's dried fruits didn't like him very much. That person felt that they were all just soldiers, so why did He Xiyuan have a fiancée who sent him food, and why did some people listen to He Xiyuan more?

So the man took away the dried fruits that He Xiyuan treasured. He not only ate them himself, but also shared them with others.

"What's wrong with letting everyone satisfy their cravings?" the man said.

He Xiyuan punched the man hard, "Hasn't what you gave us enough before?"

We must never let these people think that it is okay to steal his things, otherwise, if it happens once, it will happen again.

The others had no idea that these dried fruits were stolen. They thought that He Xiyuan had originally given them to someone, or that the person had bought them himself.

"Is this a gift from your future brother-in-law or sister-in-law?" asked some older soldiers.

Not everyone didn't understand He Xiyuan. Some of them were from nearby villages, while others had left their homes to join the army. They all had families, some had loved ones, some were already married, and some were not.

He Xiyuan has always been generous to the people around him and can be said to be a relatively generous person.

Not every soldier has a good character, and it is inevitable that some of them have bad tempers.

He Xiyuan had a fight with someone. When his superiors came and learned that they were fighting over some dried fruits, they were speechless.

In the eyes of those who don't know the truth, fighting for a little food is totally wrong.

Both of them were punished, but they also lived separately and no longer lived together.

He Xiyuan had no regrets, he just beat that man.

"Some dried fruits are not made by Yulian." Liu Yanjing wiped the corner of He Xiyuan's mouth, "Don't ruin your appearance. If you do, my sister won't like it."

"She is not." He Xiyuan said.

"..." Liu Yanjing thought that his sister really liked people with good looks. Of course, if the person had good character, his sister would not do anything to those with ugly looks.

On the day of Liu Fang's wedding, many people from the village came to the banquet. When Zhen Wenze came to pick up the bride, he expected to see Marquis Jingning, but instead he saw Concubine Chai.

Aunt Chai sat directly in the upper seat and told Zhen Wen Ze to take good care of Liu Fang in the future.

"..." Zhen Wen Ze didn't want to say much, but in order to avoid making the atmosphere awkward, he smiled and said that he would take good care of Liu Fang.

Aunt Chai also told Liu Fang that she should take good care of her husband and children in the future, and asked Liu Fang to live a stable life with her husband.

In the past, Aunt Chai said these words to the girls who were getting married because Liu's mother sat in the high hall. No matter whether they were legitimate daughters or concubines' daughters, Liu's mother always sat in the high seat when these girls got married.

Aunt Chai originally thought that this time she and Marquis Jingning would sit in the high seats, but she didn't expect that Marquis Jingning would not come at all.

Aunt Chai was furious, but couldn't show it in front of everyone. She also had to say that the people in the main house were busy, but they had sent a lot of things.

Anyone with a discerning eye knew that the relationship between the first and third wives was not that good, and no one from the first wife had come. Even if the first wife had sent those things, it did not mean that the first wife valued the third wife.

You know, the eldest wife lives in the town and has a carriage, so it is very convenient to travel back and forth.

The fact that no one from the first wife came to Liu Fang's wedding banquet was enough to explain the problem.

Su Qiuya was busy in the kitchen. She was a good cook and cooked a lot of dishes. Those people also praised Su Qiuya and said that she was capable.

The fourth branch also came to help. These branches had no conflicts to begin with, and they were forcing the first branch to split up. The first branch was the legitimate daughter and was being forced to split up, so the first branch had reasons not to come, but the other branches did not have such a strong reason.

When Zhen Wen Ze took the people away, Aunt Chai breathed a sigh of relief. She was really worried that Zhen Wen Ze would get angry on the spot. After thinking about it carefully, she didn't think Zhen Wen Ze would dare to do that. Zhen Wen Ze was not a high-ranking official.

It was not considered that we had deceived Zhen Wen Ze. Liu Fang was indeed the daughter of Marquis Jingning.

"Have they almost finished eating?" Aunt Chai was thinking about those who were having the banquet.

"It will be soon." Liu Yanyuan said.

The villagers ate quickly and ate a lot, some even bringing large bowls to eat. They didn't bring many gifts, but some families had many people coming and took away a lot.

Aunt Chai disliked the behavior of some people, but she couldn't say much. Today was her daughter's wedding day, so she let these people eat more.

After those people finish eating, the kitchen helpers have to clean up the food.

In fact, Liu Fang was very angry when she was getting dressed this morning. She didn't feel the joy of getting married. She just wondered why no one from the main house had come, and why Liu's father didn't come. She thought that she was also the daughter of Jingning Hou, so why was she so shabby when she got married?

Liu Fang was so angry that she cried.

Seeing Liu Fang crying in anger, Aunt Chai specially asked Liu Yanyuan to go to the town to look for the eldest wife of the Liu family. Liu Yanyuan still did not see Liu's father, and Liu's father did not send anyone to pass on the message. Liu's father went to the fields early in the morning.

Father Liu would rather go and see the crops in the fields than watch the people from the third house struggling.

Liu Yanyuan had to return empty-handed. When Aunt Chai saw Liu Yanyuan coming back alone, she knew that it was impossible for the people from the main house to come back.

After a busy whole day, in the evening, some people had dinner in the third room.

Su Qiuya is very capable and helps the third room arrange some things.

When everyone else had almost left and Su Qiuya and Lin Xiaowan were packing up together, Su Qiuya deliberately said, "The people from the big house really haven't come yet. It's not like they forgot. Third brother went to invite them early in the morning, but they just didn't come."

"If you didn't come, then you didn't come." Lin Xiaowan thought it had nothing to do with her.

"They didn't even come for their own daughter's wedding. Even if we have children in the future, they won't be able to come either." Su Qiuya thought that she was not trying to sow discord, but they were in the same boat. They had forced the eldest wife to split up.

"It's not a precious treasure, just look after it yourself." Lin Xiaowan said, "If they don't come, they should have sent something over. Stop while you're ahead. Second sister-in-law is a businesswoman, she should understand better than me."

"That's right." Su Qiuya nodded, "Let's keep it this way from now on, and there shouldn't be any problems."

Lin Xiaowan couldn't help but look at Su Qiuya more, always feeling that this Su Qiuya was not that good. Maybe Su Qiuya would not go to trouble those people, but Su Qiuya would definitely make others think that the other families were in a difficult situation?

"You were the ones who first suggested splitting up the family," Lin Xiaowan said. "Now you should help the third branch a little more, that's what you should do."

“…” Su Qiuya didn’t expect Lin Xiaowan to say that.

"Second sister-in-law, you are also the culprits." Lin Xiaowan said, "Of course, we were not instigated, so it is impossible for us to say that we want to split up. I remained silent and didn't say anything because I wanted to split up in my heart."

All of them are wrong, but the ones who are more wrong are from the second wife, so people from the second wife should stop saying these things here.