The Xu family is not short of beauties.

The Second Madam, the Fifth Madam, and even Mrs. Jiang and Mrs. Fang were all rare beauties. But Jin Geer only said that the Fifth Madam was beautiful. Was it because "blood is thicker than water"?

Eleventh Lady smiled and hugged Jing'er in her arms. Early in the morning of the third day of the New Year, she changed him into a bright red silk robe. She got up with Xu Lingyi, and went to Gongxian Hutong with Xu Sizhun and his wife, Xu Sijie, Xiang and others.

There are big red couplets pasted on the door, big red lanterns hanging under the eaves, and even an old plum tree in the corner has a big red rope tied around its trunk.

Everyone greeted each other, and the children called him uncle or uncle. The adults responded with smiles, handed out red envelopes, and the children took the red envelopes with smiles, making a lot of noise. Only Xu Sizhun waved his hands repeatedly: "No need to give me. I'm married now, and I'm an adult. I should give red envelopes to my brothers and sisters." Then he asked Jiang to give red envelopes to Yingniang and others.

Grandma Luo, wearing a bright red jacket with gold sleeves, not only smiled and stuffed a red envelope for Xu Sizun, but also stuffed a red envelope for Xiang: "When we are at uncle's house, we are all children."

Grandma Luo stopped Jiang and said, "What are you doing? Put it away quickly. This is your first year at our house for the New Year!" As she spoke, she took out the red envelope she had prepared for Jiang.

Normally, a new bride should visit relatives to wish them a happy new year in the first year after she gets married, and the relatives should give red envelopes to the newlyweds.

Seeing that her two aunts were determined, Jiang didn't want to spoil the fun, so she smiled, thanked them, and accepted the red envelope.

Twelve Niang's family and Fifth Niang's family walked in one after another.

Everyone was greeting each other, chatting and laughing, and it was very lively. It was only when a biting cold wind blew through the yard that everyone went to the hall.

The Sixth and Fifth Aunts were directing the maids to place the snacks.

The Sixth Aunt wore a rose-red brocade jacket with patterns, and looked very energetic. The Fifth Aunt wore a plain light green jacket with patterns, which set off her snow-white face, black hair, and gentle eyebrows. She looked no more than thirty years old, and she didn't look like someone who had a daughter as old as Eleventh Aunt.

Jinger rushed over immediately: "Grandma, Grandma!"

A cheerful smile spread from Fifth Aunt's eyes to the corners of her eyes and eyebrows.

"Sixth Young Master!" She hugged Jing'er lovingly: "The north wind is blowing today. Are you cold?" As she said this, she touched his hand.

"Not cold, not cold." The gentle voice made Jing'er speak a little lower than usual. "Look, I'm wearing a fur coat." He turned up the collar of his coat to show Fifth Aunt, "It's made of gray squirrel fur."

The Fifth Aunt quickly grabbed his collar to stop him from turning it over: "Be careful not to catch a cold."

Jing'er let go obediently and nodded repeatedly.

Fifth Aunt's smile faded, she stood up and bowed to Xu Lingyi, "My Lord!" But her eyes fell on Eleventh Aunt, "Eleventh Aunt."

"Aunt!" Eleventh Lady bowed to her with a smile.

Xu Lingyi dodged to the side, as a way of returning the Fifth Aunt's gift: "It's been a while since we last met. Are you okay?"

"Thanks to the Marquis," Fifth Aunt said respectfully, "everything is fine!"

Xu Sizun and the others came forward to wish the Fifth Aunt a Happy New Year. The Fifth Aunt handed out red envelopes to them. Wang Ze, Twelve Niang, and the children came forward to greet the Sixth Aunt, who also prepared red envelopes for the younger generations.

Wu Niang looked at Luo Zhensheng with a bad expression on her face.

Luo Zhensheng didn't dare to look at her and quickly lowered his head.

As soon as Wu Niang returned to Yanjing, she severely reprimanded Luo Zhensheng: "Aren't you in charge of the household affairs? Why did the Sixth Aunt come but the Third Aunt stayed at home?"

Things are different now. The Third Aunt cannot compare to the Fifth Aunt. Can she not compare to the Sixth Aunt who has not given birth to a son?

"It was Third Aunt who wanted to stay to take care of Father." Luo Zhensheng murmured to explain, but Wu Niang didn't believe a word and scolded Luo Zhensheng, "What on earth have you been doing in Yuhang? Last time, I finally agreed with my eldest brother that you would follow your brother-in-law to work as a financial advisor, but you didn't go? I thought that the Luo family is big and powerful, and Third Aunt is in the mansion, it would be great if you could have a place in the Luo family. But I never thought that you don't have any ability at all..."

Luo Zhensheng wanted to go.

But Grandma Luo Si didn't want her husband to go.

It's not like we can't make ends meet at home, so why should I move to such a remote place and rely on my brother-in-law for a living!

Seeing her husband being scolded, Grandma Luo Si tried to persuade him, but was rebuked by Wu Niang.

Seeing the scene in front of her, Fifth Aunt must have thought of Third Aunt again, right?

Grandma Luo Si thought about it, pretending not to see it, and took Xiang's arm with a smile: "Is the baby about to be born? What's wrong? Are you okay?"

"My mother specially assigned an experienced mother to take care of me." Xiang was very impressed by this forthright fourth aunt. She joked to herself, "I eat and sleep, sleep and eat every day, and my face has become a flat cake."

Grandma Luo Si laughed and said, "It will be fine after the baby is born."

Grandma Luo looked at everyone, regardless of gender, standing in the hall and hurriedly asked everyone to sit down.

The men were in the hall, while the women took their children to the banquet room in the east corner. The men discussed state affairs, the women talked about family matters, and the children played together happily, creating a lively atmosphere.

The Sixth Aunt was filled with joy as she served tea with the maids. The Fifth Aunt quietly returned to her room when no one was paying attention. At first, everyone thought she was going to do something else and didn't pay much attention. After she didn't show up for a long time, Jing'er looked around and said, "Where's my grandmother? Why is she gone?"

Eleventh Lady had already discovered it, but she didn't say anything.

Fifth Aunt must be very uncomfortable with entertaining them like this!

"Grandma is tired, so she's going back to the house to rest." She smiled, "You can go play with your brothers!"

Jing'er said "Oh" and ran to Xu Sijie obediently.

While speaking, Shiyi Niang kept her attention on Luo Zhenhong.

When Jinger was looking for the Fifth Aunt, he raised his head and looked around, as if he was looking for her. But when he heard that the Fifth Aunt was tired and went back to her room to rest, his expression relaxed and he continued to talk to Luo Jiageng beside him with a smile.

During lunch, Grandma Luo enthusiastically toasted everyone with wine. Wu Niang jumped out for some reason and asked Grandma Luo to drink one cup after another. When the banquet was over, Grandma Luo was already drunk and her steps were a little unsteady. Luo Zhenhong and Luo Jiaxiu, who were drinking with Xu Lingyi and Wang Ze in the main hall, heard the noise and rushed in. One helped Grandma Luo and the other told the maid to quickly bring in a cup of strong tea. Luo Jiageng and Luo Jiakang were slow to react.

Eleventh Lady sighed as she watched. She went to Fifth Lady's place while Jin Ge'er was taking a nap.

The door was ajar and opened with a push.

"Aunt, do you know I'm coming?" She smiled and took the hot tea from Fifth Aunt's hand.

The fifth aunt just looked at her and smiled, her eyes gentle.

Eleventh Lady thought about it and tactfully told Fifth Lady about Luo Zhenhong's support for Grandma Luo.

"Seventh Young Master was raised by Grandmother, who treats him as her own son. He treats his eldest sister-in-law as his own mother, which is reasonable." Fifth Aunt waved her hand gently at her, signaling her not to say such things again in the future. "He is in front of me, and I can see him day and night, which is enough." As she spoke, her eyes looked at her more gently, "I know you are worried about me. You don't have to. Grandmother will not neglect me for your sake." After speaking, she sighed deeply and said with emotion, "I really didn't expect that the Madam would chat with me in front of so many people, and sent Mother Du to deliver so many fabrics and medicinal materials during the New Year." Her eyes gradually became serious as she looked at Eleventh Lady, "The Madam is praising you so much, you must be filial to her and serve the Marquis in the future."

Appearance is determined by the heart. Is it because she always thinks about the good of others and treats people around her well that she is more beautiful in middle age than when she was young?

Eleventh Lady looked at her indifferent and elegant face and said hurriedly, "Don't worry, I will be filial to the Madam and serve the Marquis."

She hadn't thought about what happened that day.

The lady not only greeted the Fifth Aunt cordially, but also took the initiative to chat with her about family matters. Not to mention her, even Grandma Luo and Grandma Luo were stunned for a long time. When she came to deliver New Year gifts during the Chinese New Year, she clearly felt that the servants in Gongxian Hutong were somewhat respectful to the Fifth Aunt.

The Fifth Aunt asked about her and Xu Lingyi: "...In the past, you were worried about the Fourth Young Master, but now he has started a family. Why don't you give Jing'er a younger brother? More children in the family will make it more lively!"

"I don't know why, it's just not there." Eleventh Lady smiled bitterly, "I also consulted the imperial physician, and he said it was nothing. I also thought about taking medicine, but the Marquis said that medicine is three-quarters poison, and it's better to let nature take its course. He didn't allow me to consult the imperial physician."

Since it was the Marquis's intention, Fifth Aunt couldn't say much.

She helped Eleventh Lady smooth down her black hair, which was not out of place, and said softly, "The wedding date of the eldest young master and Miss Zhou is set for March. The eldest young mistress said that we will set off back to Yuhang after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month." She looked at Eleventh Lady seriously, as if this would imprint her in her heart, "You must take good care of yourself in the future... This time when I came to Yanjing, I saw that you were doing well, and I was already satisfied..." The corners of her eyes turned red, "You don't have to worry about me, and don't worry about the Seventh Young Master..."

Are you going back so soon?

Eleventh Lady couldn't help but hug her arms tightly.

They had waited ten years for this meeting. How many more years would it take for them to meet again?

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After seeing off the Fifth Aunt, Eleventh Lady became busy.

First, Jiang became pregnant, and then Xiang gave birth to a daughter on February 4th.

It really proves the saying that generations apart are close to each other.

Xu Lingyi was very happy about the arrival of his eldest granddaughter. He wrote down no less than twenty names in the study and showed them to Shiyi Niang: "Which one do you think is good?"

When Eleventh Lady took a look, she saw that they were all names like Xian, Shu, Jing, and Ning, without any technical content at all.

She thought of the beautiful little baby and said with a smile, "I think it's better to call her Yingying! A fine pearl is so fine that even a deep pool of water cannot hide its brightness."

"This is a good name!" Xu Lingyi nodded, "Let's call her Yingying!" Before he finished speaking, his eyes dimmed.

He had always wanted a daughter.

Eleventh Lady knew what he meant and stepped forward to hold his hand.

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