After a busy night, Lu Qiqi ate a simple bowl of noodles in the old lady's courtyard before returning to her own residence.
Qingdai pushed open the door and entered the room. In the dim candlelight, everything that had been delivered by Baozhu Pavilion had vanished.
"girl."
She was anxious, fearing a thief and also afraid of frightening Lu Qiqi, so she unconsciously softened her voice, "Everything in the house is gone. Let's go find the Madam first."
Lu Qiqi quickly stopped Qingdai, "Don't panic, there's no thief in the house."
"I've already had the Shadow Guards collect the items from the Treasure Pavilion."
Qingdai was startled when she heard the name of the Shadow Guard, but then she realized what was happening and breathed a sigh of relief.
The two went into the inner room, and Qingdai took the copper basin to fetch hot water.
Lu Qiqi entered the room and saw Lu Yao asleep on the table.
The candlelight in the room was dim, and Lu Qiqi felt a warmth in her heart.
She walked quietly to Lu Yao's side, reached out her right hand, and gently patted Lu Yao's shoulder, "A Yao, wake up."
Lu Yao was worried about her, and since she wasn't sleeping soundly to begin with, she woke up quickly.
"Um?"
Seeing that she reacted, Lu Qiqi coaxed softly, "Ayao, it's chilly at night, go back to bed."
Lu Yao, who was lying on the table, vaguely heard her sister's voice. She opened her eyes in a daze and her thoughts gradually cleared.
She quickly got up, looked up at Lu Qiqi, and said, "Sister, you didn't go to the front hall for dinner, so I saved some pastries for you."
Lu Qiqi glanced at the pastries on the table. "My sister has already eaten at Grandmother's courtyard, so she's not hungry right now."
After saying that, she looked at Lu Yao again, and only then did she notice that Lu Yao's face had a red mark on the tablecloth.
At that moment, she felt a warm glow in her heart and explained, "Grandma is sick today, and my sister went to see her."
It's getting late, Ayao, go to sleep first. I'll wash up and then come over."
Although Lu Yao was awake, she was very sleepy. After learning the reason, she didn't ask any more questions and obediently went to bed to wait for her sister.
Qingdai brought hot water into the room. After Lu Qiqi finished washing up, she took the cotton cloth that Qingdai handed her and said, "It's good that you were quick-witted and knew to let Haitang take Ayao back to the courtyard first."
Qingdai said, "These are all things that a maid should do."
Lu Qiqi put the cotton cloth into the basin of water. "You've been busy all day, go back and rest early."
"yes."
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Chen Siqi was forced to kneel in the ancestral hall as punishment, while Madam Chen was still bedridden.
After finishing her breakfast, Xuan Wenying went to the old lady's courtyard to serve her.
She fed the old lady a bowl of congee, and then Chen Mama took the empty bowl and handed her a handkerchief.
After wiping her mouth, Madam Chen said, "I have Granny Chen by my side, so you don't need to come so early."
Our household doesn't observe the custom of morning and evening greetings, which exhausts the whole family.
Xuan Wenying took the handkerchief and said with a smile, "I know that Granny Chen is good at handling things, but I am the one who is worried."
I feel empty inside if I don't come to see you.
Madam Chen patted Xuan Wenying's hand, turned her head to look at her and said, "I watched you grow up, and I know you are filial."
All these years, I'm so glad you were there.
Recalling what happened last night, this morning, Granny Chen told her about how the second son had punished Chen Siqi.
After letting out a long sigh, she said, "Wanyue is meticulous and likes to compare herself to others in many things."
"It's been so hard for you all these years, managing the affairs of the household, always putting the peace and tranquility of the family above all else."
Xuan Wenying, who was surprised to hear this, paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "There's no such thing as being at a disadvantage in a family. Our family being harmonious is more important than anything else."
Wanyue's life in her boudoir was not easy; she must have been tired of hardship.
"If it weren't for Wenjun, my second brother wouldn't have had this marriage with Wanyue."
Speaking of this, Madam Chen became somewhat emotional.
"Yes! Wanyue's life was indeed difficult when she was at her parents' home."
Wenjun felt sorry for her and often sent her clothes and jewelry.
When Wenjun first tried to matchmake them, she was afraid I wouldn't agree, so she spent all her time praising Wanyue.
As she recalled Chen Wenjun's childhood appearance, the old lady's smile deepened.
Xuan Wenying said, "When Wanyue was still a young woman, her stepmother was not kind, and Lord Ding had to rely on his stepmother's family, so life was indeed difficult."
Now that Lord Ding has passed away, she hasn't returned to Huating Mansion for many years.
Madam Chen said, "If they don't want to go back, then they don't have to. Those kinds of people might still want to leech off us after we go back."
Yesterday, when the topic of dividing the family property came up, Old Madam Chen thought it over and over. Since the second branch of the family had the idea of dividing the family property, she could not keep the two brothers tied down forever.
When the two elders pass away, the younger generation will have to live their lives.
Madam Chen said, "Since the second branch of the family has this idea, they should also consider the opinion of your first branch."
If it truly comes to the point of dividing the family property, the Marquis and I hope you will maintain close contact and not become estranged.
Xuan Wenying naturally understood the old lady's intention. "Mother, don't worry, if it really comes to the day of dividing the family property..."
"My husband inherited the title as the eldest brother, and we will also take good care of my younger brother."
With the eldest son's family sitting down and making their promise, Old Madam Chen was completely relieved.
Her three children have had a close relationship since childhood.
Even the best of siblings can have some conflicts after they get married, due to various reasons.
The fact that the first and second wives have been able to get along so well over the years is already rare in the new capital city, and she couldn't hope for anything more.
However, what she couldn't understand was how Ding Wanyue, a daughter raised in a respectable family, could be so ill-mannered.
Because of Chen Wenjun's situation, she has paid little attention to the growth of her grandchildren over the years.
She didn't want to interfere or make things difficult for her daughter-in-law. After all, daughters-in-law eventually become mothers-in-law, so why should women make things difficult for each other? She let them discipline themselves.
Normally, the two granddaughters of the second wife also seem to be well-behaved.
But the words he uttered yesterday were piercing and chilling.
Seeing that she looked tired, Xuan Wenying told her to rest well and come back for dinner.
After finishing her breakfast, Lu Qiqi didn't rest either.
Yesterday, while taking her grandmother's pulse, she learned some news from Xuan Wenying.
My maternal grandmother missed her mother for many years, which caused her to be emotionally distressed and in poor health. She almost passed away a year ago.
Thinking about how to help her recover, Lu Qiqi finished her breakfast and returned to her room, then went into her spatial dimension.
She planted many herbs in her space, all of which were grown using spiritual spring water. Compared to medicines from outside, their medicinal effects were naturally many times greater.
So she carried a small hoe in the space, found the medicinal herbs needed to regulate her body, and began to dig for the herbs.
Since she couldn't grow all the medicinal herbs needed for her treatment in her space, she went to the small wooden house to search for the herbs that the Feng family, the Hao family, and Madam Zhang had given her.
After rummaging through boxes and cabinets for a while, I finally gathered all the medicinal herbs.
So she began to prepare the medicinal herbs, intending to make them into pills, both for convenience and to avoid drinking bitter medicinal liquid.
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