Chapter 26: Killing people and exorcising their hearts

As the sisters-in-law were talking, the maids brought up tea and fruit. Xue personally held a plate of purple-red grapes, "This is fruit from the Western Regions. I specially left two plates for mother to taste."

Xue was an imperial merchant and had many rare things in her hands. The grapes were bright in color and full of grains, and they were obviously tributes.

Grapes, a fruit introduced from the Western Regions, were expensive and ordinary people could not afford them. The Marquis' Mansion had also bought them several times, but the fruit was sour and astringent, and the young masters and young ladies in the mansion did not like them very much.

But the plate of tribute that Xue brought out was purple and black, and it looked very sweet.

Jian Ruonan looked at the grapes and swallowed her saliva.

The old lady is old and doesn't like to eat fruits. She was not very interested in the grapes. "Everyone is here, let's share and try them."

No matter how greedy Jian Ruonan was, she would control her mouth when it came to the food in the old lady's room.

She didn't want to eat food contaminated by foot odor.

But these grapes were brought by Xue herself, and they had not passed through the old lady's hands, so they were edible. When

the fruit plate was handed to her, Jian Ruonan picked a handful without hesitation and ate them in small bites.

The grapes were pure natural and pesticide-free, with a sour taste. They were delicious, even better than the pure sweet ones she had eaten before.

They were worthy of being a tribute.

She spit out the grape seeds and wrapped them in a handkerchief, thinking of asking Mother Zhou to plant them on the farm so that she could eat them in the future.

After eating the fruit in her hand, Jian Ruonan reached out to grab some from the fruit plate. When she looked up, she found that everyone was eating except Jian Chuyun, who was sitting there without eating a single fruit.

Jian Chuyun was the granddaughter that the old lady loved the most. She had raised her since she was a child, and even her marriage was arranged by the old lady.

Seeing that her favorite granddaughter didn't eat, the old lady asked, "Chuyun, why don't you eat?"

Jian Chuyun held her chin and looked at the old lady with a worried look on her face, "There are so few fruits. If Chuyun eats, grandma will eat less. If Chuyun doesn't eat, Chuyun's share will be left for grandma."

After Jian said this, the whole room became quiet.

The old lady covered her chest with her hands, closed her eyes, and felt as comfortable as if she had eaten honey.

The maidservant beside the old lady laughed and said, "The second young lady is so filial!"

"The second young lady is worthy of being taught by the old lady herself. This filial piety is the first in the whole capital!"

"The old lady is still blessed!"

"Unlike some girls, who are not satisfied with eating what is in their hands, and even stretch out their hands to grab, and even take away the grape seeds."

When the maid spoke, she glanced at Jian Ruonan and laughed at Jian Ruonan's greed and lack of discipline.

Xiao Shi straightened her back with pride and glanced at the female relatives present.

Min sighed in her heart, it's happening again.

Every time, she praises the second house and belittles their first house.

She is used to it, and she is afraid that Nan Nan will feel uncomfortable.

Jian Xilu held Jian Ruonan's hand and squeezed it gently to comfort her.

Sister, don't feel uncomfortable.

Jian Ruonan was stunned, and stopped eating the grapes, staring blankly at Jian Chuyun.

[What is she doing? Huh? ! ]

[No, she just ate a grape, how can she compete with her for the throne? ]

[If you are so capable, why don't you go and fight with those concubines in the palace, Zhaoyi and others, is it necessary to fight so hard for a few grapes? ]

[It's not just eating grapes, it's considered unfilial? ! ]

[Eating grapes is a high-level situation, if I want to eat a turtle, don't I have to be cautious step by step? ]

[Jian Chuyun, Jian Chuyun, looking at your shoe-horn face caused by inbreeding, it's really disgusting! ]

[You are such a sissy, why didn't you get beaten to death by the first and third wives? ! ]

Min: "..."

Very good, Nannan is very healthy in her heart, not uncomfortable at all.

Then, next, you have to hold back your laughter.

Min is well-mannered, her facial expressions are well controlled, and there is a faint smile on her face.

Jian Xilu: "Puchi——"

Jian Xilu couldn't help it, and burst out laughing.

Especially when she saw Jian Chuyun's long face, she really couldn't help it. The more she looked at it, the more it looked like a shoe horn.

My sister is really good at talking, and she can tell one rhyme after another, which is really interesting.

The old lady saw Jian Xilu laughing and was a little dissatisfied, "Big girl, what are you laughing at?"

Jian Xilu covered her mouth with her hands, and her shoulders couldn't help shaking, "Of course I'm laughing at Sister Chuyun's filial piety."

Jian Ruonan whispered, "I want to laugh too because I have such a filial sister. Grandma, can't you laugh?"

She half lowered her head, blinking her big eyes, looking innocent and pure.

Compared with her inner world, it is a world of difference.

Jian Xilu continued to hold back her laughter in pain.

The old lady looked away awkwardly. Although she felt that the two sisters were a little unreasonable, there was nothing wrong in their words, and it was not good to make trouble for no reason.

The old lady held Jian Chuyun in her arms, yelled a few words of "heart and liver", and asked someone to bring the remaining grapes over and fed Jian Chuyun herself, "Grandma is old and doesn't like to eat these. She is afraid that you can't digest them if you eat too much. You are young and have a good appetite, so eat more."

In the end, Jian Chuyun ate the most grapes.

While eating the grapes fed by the old lady, Jian Chuyun looked at Jian Xilu and Jian Ruonan proudly.

It seemed that being fed by the grandmother herself was such a supreme honor.

[Damn, the old lady is really unprincipled. She feeds grapes to her granddaughter without washing her hands. Yue——]

[Ancestors, I wish to be a vegetarian for the rest of my life. Please bless me to not be loved by the old lady!!]

Min: "..." Jian

Xilu also felt lucky that she was not liked by the old lady.

Seeing that the old lady was partial, the two sisters were not only not upset, but also very happy, especially Jian Ruonan, who wanted to set off firecrackers to celebrate.

Jian Chuyun was very proud, with his back straight, proud like a big rooster.

Seeing Jian Ruonan looking at her, Jian Chuyun turned to the old lady and smiled, "Grandma, you should love Ruonan too. Grandma will continue to love her granddaughter, and Ruonan will hate her granddaughter."

Jian Ruonan took a breath of cool air and quickly explained, "No, I'm not jealous of my sister."

[Help, you two are a perfect match, locked together, perfect match!!]

[But don't come to tease me!!!]

Jian Chuyun raised her head, "Then why are you staring at me?"

Jian Ruonan lowered her eyebrows and pinched her fingers obediently, like a harmless little white rabbit, "Sister wants to tell her a secret."

Jian Chuyun ate the grapes fed by the old lady and said condescendingly, "Come on."

Jian Chuyun also hated the eldest wife.

Why must the eldest wife inherit the title? If her father inherited the title, she would be the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Jinyang.

Her mother said that her eldest uncle was not the grandmother's son, and the family would be divided after inheriting the title.

Her father only held a sinecure in the Ministry of Works, so she would be just the daughter of a sixth-rank official, which made her feel like she was neither high nor low.

It was so annoying.

This Jian Ruonan was obviously a good-for-nothing, occupying the title of the Marquis' legitimate daughter in vain.

What was she saying about being sent to Jiangnan? She was obviously a bumpkin who grew up with her aunt on a manor.

Jian Chuyun was arrogant, and the more he thought about it, the angrier he became.

Jian Ruonan half lowered her head, looking very timid.

She walked to Jian Chuyun in small steps, cupped her hands into a small trumpet, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Grandma scratched her feet without washing her hands, and then fed you grapes. I heard that grandma has foot odor, and her feet are itchy and smelly. I want to ask you, are grapes sweet?"

Jian Chuyun: "..."