Seeing Eleventh Lady looking back at her, the eldest lady twisted her mouth and hummed at her a few times with a trembling voice.

Eleventh Lady was shocked.

I didn’t expect that the eldest wife’s condition is so serious that she can’t even speak... In that case, why bother to hold a big gathering? Wouldn’t it be enough for just a few family members to get together?

As the thought flashed through his mind, he stepped forward, knelt down, and called her "Mother".

Sister Zhen also went forward and called her "Grandma" obediently.

The eldest wife didn't even look at Zhen Jie'er, but stared at Shiyi Niang.

Mrs. Xu, who was serving at the side, said hurriedly, "Eleventh Aunt, the eldest wife has something to say to you!"

Eleventh Lady walked forward.

The eldest wife looked at her, her face flushed red, and after a long while she uttered a few words incoherently, but she couldn't understand a single word, so she could only look at Mother Xu.

Mother Xu explained: "The eldest lady is asking about the Marquis' resignation!"

Are you worried about Brother Zhun?

Eleventh Lady slowed down her voice, "Mother, please rest assured. The Marquis has arthritis in his feet. The weather is cold this year, and it is really hard to attend the morning court every day. That's why I offered to resign. It's not for any other reason. The Emperor has repeatedly asked me to stay."

The eldest wife's eyes gradually softened as she listened. Eleventh Lady breathed a sigh of relief. The eldest wife's eyes turned sharp again as she looked at her and uttered something.

Eleventh Lady had no choice but to look at Mother Xu again.

Mother Xu didn't quite understand either, so she put her ear close to the first wife's mouth.

The eldest wife uttered a few words again.

Mother Xu nodded and said to Shiyi Niang with a smile: "The eldest wife said that the Marquis should not act on impulse. Zhun Ge is still young!"

Eleventh Lady nodded, thinking it was not a good idea to say these words at this time - the room was full of people, who knew what would happen if the words were passed around. She smiled and changed the subject: "The Madam knew that I was coming to see my mother, so she asked me to bring two ginsengs to nourish your body. The Marquis also sent someone to prepare some medicinal herbs such as Gastrodia elata, Panax notoginseng, and Angelica sinensis for me to bring. Everyone is looking forward to your speedy recovery!"

The eldest wife nodded slightly.

Seeing that the two had finished talking, Si Niang smiled and stepped forward to greet the eldest wife, saying, "Seventh brother-in-law brought you donkey hide gelatin from Shandong last time. How is it? Do you want him to bring some more?"

The eldest wife forced a smile with a stiff expression.

Mother Xu answered for her, "Please ask Fourth Aunt to tell Seventh Uncle a message. Tell him that our eldest wife thanks him. The donkey-hide gelatin is very good, and the one she brought last time has not been used up. If Seventh Uncle and Seventh Aunt are free to come to Beijing, please come to our house to play."

"I will definitely bring it to you." Si Niang smiled and exchanged a few words with the eldest wife.

The Sixth Aunt smiled and pulled over a young woman wearing a bright red floral jacket with long sleeves: "You two ladies haven't met her yet, have you? This is our new Fourth Aunt."

Eleventh Lady and Fourth Lady looked towards the woman.

She is said to be 20 years old, but looks three or four years older than her actual age. She is of medium build, with skin that is not white but not dark either, a rectangular face, willow-shaped eyebrows, and a pair of very clear and bright eyes. She looks very energetic and calm. She has a peony bun, a pearl headband, and two apricot-yellow silk flowers inserted diagonally.

Seeing Sixth Aunt introducing her, she bowed to the two of them with great grace, "My name is Zhou, nice to meet you two ladies."

Eleventh Lady and Fourth Lady knelt down to return the greetings. Fourth Lady smiled and said a few polite words such as "Our Fourth Brother is so lucky to have married such a capable wife" and took a pair of red gold earrings. Eleventh Lady first gave the South Pearl Flower to the Madam, and then took out her own gift - a pair of red gold bracelets with a drop of oil.

Zhou did not show any joy at the lady's gift of South Pearl flowers, nor did she look unhappy at the gift of red gold earrings from Si Niang. She accepted them neither humbly nor arrogantly, thanked them both with a smile, and took two pairs of shoes as a return gift.

Eleventh Lady couldn't help but look at her with admiration.

It seems that the eldest wife has found a good marriage for the Fourth Master.

She brought Zhen Jie'er to meet her fourth aunt.

The Fourth Grandma gave Zhen Jie'er a silk handkerchief as a gift: "I embroidered it myself, Jie Jie, take it for your daily use."

Zhen Jie'er thanked her, and Shiyi Niang introduced the Third Aunt and the Fifth Aunt to her.

The two concubines smiled and nodded slightly. The third concubine gave Zhen Jie'er a silver-gilt and pearl-inlaid hairpin as a gift, while the fifth concubine gave her a emerald green jade pendant.

Zhen Jie'er knew that Fifth Aunt was Shiyi Niang's biological mother, so she couldn't help but look at her a few more times, then looked back at Shiyi Niang. Seeing that the two of them were 70% or 80% similar, she showed a curious look.

A little maid came in and reported: "The Third Master and the Third Madam are here."

After all, he was her own brother, so Si Niang greeted him with a smile: "Why did you come so late?"

Third Grandma smiled and glanced at Third Master, saying, "Before he left, he said he hadn't had hot and sour soup for a long time, so he asked someone to make it for him."

The Third Master has lived in Yanjing for a long time and his living habits have become the same as those of the people in Yanjing.

Si Niang laughed and said, "Why are you still like a child?"

The third master smiled innocently. Seeing the women in the room, he bowed to the first wife and hurried out to the eldest master Luo Zhenxing. The third grandmother and the eleventh lady exchanged greetings. The eleventh lady asked Zhen Jieer to come and greet the third aunt. The third grandmother did not expect to meet Zhen Jieer at first, so she gave her the ruby ​​knot on her head as a gift. The sixth aunt led the fourth grandmother to greet the third grandmother. The third grandmother gave the pair of red gold willow leaf earrings she had prepared earlier as a gift to the fourth grandmother, and the fourth grandmother gave two pairs of shoes in return.

The grandmother asked everyone to sit down and have tea.

Qian Ming and Wu Niang came.

The eldest wife smiled happily when she heard this.

It can be seen that she really likes Qian Ming.

Qian Ming bowed to the eldest wife and leaned over to talk to her: "...You look much better than yesterday. Illness comes like a mountain falling, and goes like a thread. Don't worry. Anyway, my eldest uncle and aunt will take care of the family affairs. You just need to recover from your illness. It is a great blessing for us as your children..." He smiled handsomely and had a gentle attitude, which made people feel like spring breeze. The smile in the eldest wife's eyes became even deeper.

After saying a few words, Qian Ming stood up and said, "I'll go see my brother. I'll come back to talk to you later."

The eldest wife nodded repeatedly and uttered a few words.

Mother Xu said hurriedly: "The eldest wife said that the gentlemen should drink less."

The taste of intimacy is self-evident.

Qian Ming hurriedly assured, "No, no. With my uncle here, we won't do anything rash."

The eldest wife smiled and nodded. Qian Ming bowed to the people in the room with his eyelids lowered, and quickly went to Luo Zhenxing, leaving Wu Niang with a big belly.

The third aunt hurriedly brought a throne for her to sit on.

She supported her waist and sat down, with Shion serving her.

"Where is Ziwei?" Third Aunt asked her with a smile.

"Oh!" Wu Niang said indifferently, "Mr. Han from the Hanlin Academy had no one to take care of him. I saw that Ziwei was getting old, so I gave her to him as a concubine."

Eleventh Lady was stunned. Seeing that everyone else in the room also had surprised expressions, she realized that everyone, like her, was hearing the news for the first time.

She couldn't help but look at Shion - she saw that she had her eyelids drooped and her face looked a little dull.

Eleventh Lady felt uncomfortable watching this.

I served her since I was young and was married off as a concubine. How could I just give her away as a concubine like that?

But this is Wu Niang's family affair, and even if she has any opinions, it is not her turn to interfere.

Maybe everyone felt the same way. For a moment, the atmosphere was a little weird.

The eldest grandmother looked at him and smiled and came out to smooth things over: "Hey, why haven't the tenth uncle and the tenth aunt come yet?"

The Sixth Aunt immediately joined in the fun: "Yes, why hasn't he come yet? I'll go and see!" Then she went to the Chuihua Gate with a smile.

With this interruption, the atmosphere in the room eased a lot.

Si Niang took the hand of Fourth Grandmother Zhou and said, "This is our Fifth Aunt, come and meet her!"

Zhou bowed respectfully to Wu Niang, but Wu Niang's expression was indifferent. She took a pair of red gold filigree bracelets as a gift, and Zhou's return gift was still two pairs of shoes. Wu Niang smiled, and Ziyuan stepped forward to accept them. She turned her head and talked to Shiyi Niang: "...When did you come?" She smiled and greeted Zhen Jie'er: "Zhen Jie'er is a rare guest."

Zhen Jie'er stepped forward and saluted Wu Niang.

Eleventh Lady frowned slightly.

After all, Wu Niang and the Fourth Master are sisters from the same mother. The Fourth Master is a bastard and it is not easy for him to live in the Luo family. He should be more caring and respectful to the new sister-in-law and respect the Fourth Master and his wife. However, she acted as if she wanted to kill the Fourth Master's prestige... Fortunately, she is just an aunt. If she was the mother-in-law, I don't know what tricks she would use!

While she was thinking, Sixth Aunt came in with a smile: "Grandma, someone from Duke Mao's Mansion came to say that Tenth Aunt has to go on errands today and can't come. Tenth Aunt is not feeling well, so she won't come."

The atmosphere suddenly became cold.

Eleventh Lady glanced at the eldest wife—her eyes were full of mockery.

Seeing this, the eldest grandmother smiled and said, "This Tenth Lady, if the Tenth Uncle doesn't come, she won't come either. When a nephew is born, I, as his aunt, will also have to make trouble. I will have to ask him three times and urge him to go."

"After all, you still have to go!" Si Niang teased.

Everybody laughed.

Si Niang pulled Si Nainai's hand and said, "Don't laugh. We are used to joking with each other, and we are always disrespectful to each other."

Fourth Grandma laughed and said, "That's nothing, Fourth Aunt. When I see everyone being so affectionate, I can only envy them, not make fun of them." Her words sounded very nice.

Si Niang joked with the grandmother: "See? Another capable one. You better be careful and don't let your younger brother and sister-in-law laugh at you."

The grandmother didn't take it seriously and smiled, "Two hands can't beat four fists. I wish there was someone who could help me."

Everyone was chatting and laughing, and the atmosphere became relaxed and pleasant.

Eleventh Lady saw a gloomy look in the eyes of the grandmother. Thinking of the scene she saw when she entered the room, she felt that there was something going on...

But before she had a chance to ask the eldest lady, a servant came in and said, "Eleventh Aunt, the eldest master wants you to go to the study to ask questions."

Eleventh Lady was startled. She asked Amber to accompany Zhen Jie'er and gave Zhen Jie'er some instructions before going to the study with the servant.

In addition to the master, there was also uncle Luo Zhenxing in the study.

The two men had solemn expressions, which felt like a trial in court.

The only thing that could make them take it so seriously could be Xu Lingyi's business.

She knelt and saluted, and the master pointed to a small stool in front of the door for her to sit on.

"Why didn't the Marquis come? I invited you to meet the Marquis this time."

Eleventh Lady was very surprised.

She thought the purpose of the party was to introduce Fourth Grandma Zhou to everyone.

"The Marquis suffers from foot paralysis..." She repeated the same old thing.

"Is there really a foot paralysis?" The eldest master's face was full of disbelief, and then his brows were furrowed. "Although the Marquis could not sweep away 180,000 imperial guards with his silver spear, he rarely met any rivals. How could he resign because of a minor foot paralysis?"

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There will be two updates. But the time of the second update is yet to be determined, so please get up tomorrow morning and read it...