Chapter 225 Turmoil (Part 2)

Eleventh Lady’s words made Fourth Grandma narrow her eyes slightly.

This was the first time she heard of Luo Zhenxing's plan.

No one would tell her that.

Just like yesterday when Wu Niang dragged her to San Yi Niang's place. She scolded her harshly, saying things like "If Wu Yi Niang gave birth to a son, and Shiyi Niang supported her, you would not even have water to drink, and you are so heartless to be happy for them without even thinking about it." When they were about to discuss what to do, she sent her away.

A wife is honored by her husband, and despised by him.

What does Eleventh Lady mean by this?

Are you showing off your status to her?

Fourth Grandma couldn't help but raise her eyelids to look at Eleventh Lady.

Her eyes were shining, and she was looking at her with a smile, but there was a hint of sadness in her eyes.

Fourth Grandma's heart skipped a beat.

She had once inquired about this eleventh-born aunt who married the famous Yongping Marquis as his second wife. Everyone said that she was gentle, kind, generous, never argued with others, and was very much liked by the first wife. She was puzzled at the time. How could such a person squeeze out the five and ten Niang, who were both of the right age and beautiful, and marry them to the Yongping Marquis's mansion - although everyone said it was because she was young and the first wife wanted her to help take care of Zhe Ge for a few more years. But this marriage was not decided by the Luo family. Even if the Luo family had such intentions, wouldn't the Xu family, who only had one legitimate son, think so for Zhe Ge? You know, Zhe Ge was Yuan Niang's only flesh and blood for the Luo family. But for the Xu family, it was definitely not the only choice.

With just this smiling glance, Fourth Grandma immediately understood that the woman in front of her was no simple person.

Since she is not an ordinary woman, she will definitely not talk nonsense.

She put away her carelessness and thought carefully about what Eleventh Lady had just said.

Tell her about Luo Zhenxing's plans for the future, and let her know how much Luo Zhenxing values ​​and relies on Xu Lingyi. This is easy to understand. But why did she mention that her father-in-law would return to Yuhang one day?

Everyone knew that the Luo family would return to Yuhang sooner or later.

Even Wu Niang had told him more than once that Luo Zhensheng should study hard with his teacher while he was still in Beijing, and if he had any questions, he should ask Qian Ming. He should take the opportunity to spend more time with Qian Ming. You know, the closer you are to your relatives, the closer they are. When Qian Ming graduated from high school, she, as his elder sister, could talk to Qian Ming and bring Luo Zhensheng to his new post.

Wu Niang is worried that Luo Zhensheng will become estranged from Qian Ming after returning to Yuhang, so what is Shiyi Niang worried about?

As she pondered, the corner of her eye swept across the bluestone bricks beneath her feet.

How could I have forgotten that they were heading towards Fifth Aunt's place right now.

The answer immediately came to Fourth Grandma's mind—Eleventh Lady was worried about Fifth Aunt!

But what does this have to do with me?

You know, when the Fifth Aunt is in power, the one who suffers the most is the Third Aunt. The First Wife wants the Third Aunt to help manage the affairs in the house.

Eleventh Lady watched as Fourth Lady quickly revealed a thoughtful expression, nodded secretly, and said with a smile: "By the way, I heard from Fifth Sister last time that Fourth Sister-in-law was looking for a bookkeeping job for Fourth Brother. How did Fourth Sister-in-law come up with this idea?" Her tone was very casual, as if she had suddenly remembered it.

In this case, every word has a deeper meaning.

Of course, Fourth Grandma couldn't just sit there and watch.

Besides, she had no other choice at that time and had to risk her life to survive.

The Luo family is a well-known family in Yuhang. However, when she was married, the mothers in charge were very calculating and wanted to calculate every detail. They were unwilling to suffer any loss. She realized at that time that the Luo family did not take her seriously at all and were deliberately making things difficult for her and making fun of her. Moreover, she had to face the pressure of her eldest brother who was dignified and knowledgeable, and a sister-in-law who was a good match for the Luo family, had a rich dowry, and gave birth to the eldest grandson of the Luo family. She wanted to curry favor with her mother-in-law, but she was afraid that her mother-in-law might not like her hanging around in front of her. When she got married and saw her husband, it was clear that he was a confused person. She began to think about living alone - while her husband was still young and there was still a chance for him to change, it would be better to break up and live alone. In her mother's family, she was responsible for all the family affairs. Since she could support that family, she could also support this one. Moreover, the Luo family was much richer than that family.

But you can't say this to Eleventh Lady.

If a newly married daughter-in-law wants to go out and live on her own, it is unfilial - others will think that you don't want to take care of your aging parents-in-law.

She thought about it and said, "Start a family and a career. I also want to find something for your fourth brother to do!"

Eleventh Lady laughed: "Then there's no need to let Fourth Brother be the accountant!"

Fourth Grandma thought about how Luo Zhenxing had gone to discuss the matter with Yongping Marquis for his future... She couldn't help but feel a little moved in her heart: "What does grandma mean?" Perhaps because she was too eager for Luo Zhenxing to be independent, there was a hint of expectation in her tone.

"Eldest brother doesn't worry about fourth brother having an idle meal at home, so why should fourth sister-in-law be anxious?" Eleventh Lady looked at Fourth Grandma with a smile and said something completely unrelated.

After listening to this, Fourth Grandma felt indescribable loss in her heart.

She thought Shiyi Niang had some good ideas that could help Luo Zhensheng get rid of his current dependent situation.

Eleventh Lady asked those questions before because she wanted to make Fourth Lady have some hope for her, so that Fourth Lady would take her words seriously. Seeing that it worked, she smiled and said, "Big Brother is the eldest son. The family property is managed by mother. If you count carefully, everyone in this family is chewing Big Brother's. In the future, when the family property is divided, it will be Big Brother's share. So I say, as long as Big Brother doesn't care, Fourth Sister-in-law doesn't have to worry."

Only then did Fourth Grandma realize what was going on.

This Eleventh Lady took such a big turn, and it turned out that she wanted to tell herself that even if the Fifth Lady gave birth to a son, it would not conflict with her interests.

If you think about it carefully, it is true.

For so many years, the family's property has been managed by the first wife. Her concubine's son has no share. With the first wife's shrewdness and strength, I'm afraid that the Luo family's property has long become the first wife's dowry. In addition, the legitimate son has to bear the responsibility of sacrificial offerings, and generally he will get an extra share of the sacrificial land. Even if there is no child of the fifth concubine, considering the first wife's character, Luo Zhensheng will definitely not get much.

When I got married, the Yongping Marquis's Mansion gave me a gift of 300 taels of silver, plus the meeting gifts from the other houses, the total amount was over 500 taels of silver.

People may not take that little bit of money seriously.

She laughed: "Eleventh Aunt is right. As long as Big Brother doesn't care, we don't have to worry."

It takes no effort to talk to smart people.

The two looked at each other and smiled, then looked up and saw the Fifth Aunt's residence.

The Fourth Lady thought about the Eleventh Lady's performance today, and also thought about her status and position... She didn't want to curry favor with her, but she didn't want to offend her either. She simply stated her attitude: "Fifth Lady doesn't have to worry about anything. Sixth Lady takes care of all the things in the house. Now that Sixth Lady is helping to take care of Fifth Lady, you can rest assured!"

What this means is that no matter what happens, it is the Sixth Aunt's idea and has nothing to do with the Fifth Aunt.

Eleventh Lady smiled brightly.

The Sixth Concubine is a battle-hardened woman. Back then, she had to deal with the First Madam, the Fourth Concubine, and the Fifth Concubine. As long as the Fourth Madam didn't get involved, the Third Concubine, who only knew how to please the First Madam and use her power to gain a foothold in the Luo family, was no match for her. Eleventh Concubine was very confident in the Sixth Concubine's fighting ability.

"Fourth sister-in-law is right." She looked at Fourth Grandma and blinked, "Our aunt is a gentle person. Without Sixth Aunt's help, I can't feel at ease."

Eleventh Lady did not hesitate to direct the blame towards Sixth Aunt.

Let the Third Aunt and the Sixth Aunt fight it out. Maybe the Third Aunt will realize the gap between them sooner, and the Fifth Aunt will calm down - isn't the Third Aunt just being cruel to the Fifth Aunt now?

Fourth Grandma covered her sleeves and laughed.

Wu Niang looked down on her everywhere and stepped on her own brother's wife without mercy. To put it bluntly, she just saw that Luo Zhensheng was incompetent and relied on her being a wife of a married woman to have a bright future. Only Luo Zhensheng would ask her for help, not her. In this case, let the Third Aunt, who she supported, and the Sixth Aunt, who was supported by the Eleventh Aunt, fight it out. If the Third Aunt won, she would be no different from now, because both mother and daughter looked down on her anyway; but if she lost, Luo Zhensheng would be more honest in front of her without the Fifth Aunt and the Third Aunt, who were making trouble behind her. She was naturally happy to pretend to be confused.

The two of them entered the Fifth Aunt's door with their own thoughts.

The Sixth Aunt was serving breakfast to the Fifth Aunt when she saw the Eleventh Lady and the Fourth Mistress coming together. She could not hide her surprise.

Unexpectedly, Eleventh Lady could actually convince the Lady Dowager and Marquis Yongping to let her return to her parents' home.

She smiled more attentively than yesterday: "Has Eleventh Aunt eaten yet? Fifth Sister is drinking porridge. Would you like a bowl, Eleventh Aunt? I made this myself early in the morning." She also greeted Fourth Aunt, "Fourth Aunt, it's rare for you to come. Come sit down and have a rest."

The Fifth Aunt was also surprised when she saw the Eleventh Lady: "Why is Aunt here? Alone or with the Marquis?"

"I am here alone with the children to pay New Year's greetings to my eldest and fourth brothers. Lord Hou has something else to do."

Eleventh Lady agreed while she stepped forward to help Fifth Auntie. "As soon as I got home yesterday, the Marquis told the Madam that you were pregnant. The Madam said that it was a good thing to have a child for your husband's family. She also gave me twenty taels of silver as a reward and asked me to bring it to you. The Marquis also prepared some medicinal herbs and rulers for me to bring along. I have already given the things to Madam Hang in Grandma's room."

The Fifth Aunt heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this, and then turned around to greet the Fourth Madam: "Fourth Madam, please take a seat."

When the Fourth Madam saw that the Sixth Madam had greeted them loudly but stood there without moving, she knew that she was only being enthusiastic in words. She also thought that Luo Zhensheng was born to the Third Madam, and that the Eleventh Madam had come specially to see the Fifth Madam, so it would not be convenient for her to stay here. She smiled and greeted the Fifth and Sixth Madams, then turned and left.

That's what it says, but how it will be done is another matter.

Eleventh Lady did not keep Fourth Lady, and smiled as she helped Fifth Lady onto the bed: "You'd better rest more!"

The fifth aunt nodded and got on the bed.

The Sixth Aunt went to the kitchen on the pretext of clearing the dishes, leaving the space for the two of them.

Eleventh Lady whispered to Fifth Lady, "Sixth Lady and you are sisters from the same family. Twelve Sister and I grew up in the same family. Sixth Lady is smart and capable. If you have any problem, just ask her for help."

The Fifth Aunt knew how powerful the Sixth Aunt was, and nodded hesitantly.

Seeing that the Fifth Aunt did not trust the Sixth Aunt, the Fifth Aunt would definitely not want her to use the Twelveth Aunt as a bargaining chip if she told the Sixth Aunt that she was just trying to get the itch. It was not easy to tell the Fifth Aunt the real situation, so she had to make up a story: "The Sixth Aunt wanted to help the Twelveth Sister save some money for her dowry, and I promised to pay part of it..."

The Fifth Aunt judged others based on her own experience, so this reason made her believe it.

She nodded, and started to worry about Shiyi Niang again: "Isn't that a huge sum of money? Don't be too hard on yourself!"

"I'm the wife of Marquis Yongping now, so I can still come up with this little money." Eleventh Lady comforted Fifth Aunt, "Just rest assured and take care of the pregnancy. I'll take care of the rest!"

The two chatted for a few words, and the Fifth Aunt urged her to leave: "...several young masters are still in the main courtyard."

Seeing that everything had been explained, Eleventh Lady gave a few more instructions such as "take good care of yourself" and then went to the main house.

The Sixth Aunt couldn't help but sigh: "Fifth sister is finally able to see the moon at the end of the clouds, and is now enjoying her life." She felt a little unwilling in her heart, and her words were tinged with sourness.