"Are you telling the truth?"
In the old lady's room of the West Mansion, Hua Changxiao asked in surprise.
"A fight broke out on the first day?"
The servant nodded.
"It's true. I saw with my own eyes that the Third Young Master of the East Palace had a bruised face and was covered in dirt. I also saw the Second Master send the Third Young Master back to Qingfeng Garden without even entering the house. The Third Young Master talked to the Second Master, but the Second Master left without even turning his head."
Hua Changxiao curled his lips and leaned back in his chair, a smile of triumph on his face.
"You did a good job. Pay more attention to Qingfengyuan in the future."
"Yes, I will definitely pay more attention to it."
Hua Changxiao was very satisfied and waved his hand.
"Go down and claim your reward first!"
The servant retreated happily.
When Hua Changxiao was the only one left in the room, the old lady happily sat down next to her.
"Mother, look, I told you it would work! The second son and Jiang are just pretending, but they are still vomiting blood in their hearts!"
"My son is still better."
The old lady nodded, and felt much better.
"Originally, the East Mansion was united, and we could not find any evidence against them. But now, we have found the Liu family mother and her two children! We have also brought back the little bully Hua Lingyi! There are problems every day!"
Hua Changxiao massaged the old lady's shoulders and became more and more excited the more he thought about it.
"After this, we can use the strategy of sowing discord to stir up trouble between Jiang and Liu. Jiang and Liu will definitely fight. The children of both sides will also be at loggerheads. The fight will not stop until one side dies.
The second brother's backyard was in turmoil, and his relationship with Jiang Shi must no longer be the same as before. How could his eldest brother-in-law let his only legitimate sister be bullied? He would definitely not let it go.
By then, the second son's reputation will be ruined, and the family will be in turmoil. If a murder happens, the position of Duke will be easily captured!"
The older lady became more and more excited as she listened. Finally, she slammed the table.
"Okay, okay, that's great!"
Seeing that the old lady was happy, Hua Changxiao changed the subject and sighed.
"Our Cong'er is already 20 years old and still hasn't found a wife. I feel really ashamed of him."
The old lady frowned, "Didn't you fall in love with the daughter of the Minister of Personnel, Mr. Xie? Why? Doesn't she agree?"
Hua Changxiao sighed again.
"Hey, how can I have the face to go to the Xie Mansion to propose marriage!"
The old lady was puzzled. "You are a fourth-rank official, so you should be considered a good match. Why are you so shameless?"
Hua Changxiao was embarrassed. "My son has to support such a large family. With his meager salary, I really can't afford to spend so much money on the betrothal gifts."
Hua Changxiao knew that the old lady had a sum of money in her hand, which was the compensation given to her by Duke Anguo. But for so many years, the old lady had never used it.
Now that his children have grown up and he has just been promoted to the third rank, he needs to take care of things. Money is really tight.
The old lady knew what he meant and knew that her son was planning to take her private money, so she frowned.
"I'm tired today too, let's talk about this tomorrow."
Hua Changxiao's eyes flashed and he nodded.
"Then mother, please go to bed early. Your son will take his leave first."
After he stepped out, he looked into the house again before walking towards his yard.
Scenes of my childhood when I followed my mother to Beijing emerged in my mind.
Their money was robbed and they had to live by begging. Every time his mother begged for steamed buns, she would eat her own food first and then give him the rest.
His mother said that only in this way could she have the strength to live with him. If she died, he would die sooner or later. Although he knew that what his mother said was right, he still felt a thorn in his heart.
Hua Changxiao rubbed his forehead and stopped thinking about it.
…
Liu stared at the window in a daze.
Hua Wanru paced back and forth in the room.
Only when they saw Hua Lingjian return safely did they breathe a sigh of relief.
"Mom, sister! I'm back!"
The two of them quickly came over.
"What's wrong with you? You're so dirty! Your face is covered with bruises and blues?" Liu's eyes immediately turned red.
"But have you been wronged? Why don't we just leave the Duke's Mansion? The world is so big, I don't believe there is no place for us."
Seeing that Liu was worried, Hua Lingjian quickly comforted her.
"It's okay, don't worry, Mom! I just had a fight with my second brother!"
Hua Wanru pursed her lips and quickly pulled him to sit down to check his injuries.
"It's okay, we were just sparring! Both of us have minor injuries!"
Liu looked at Hua Wanru with tears in her eyes.
Hua Wanru finished the examination and nodded. "It's just a superficial wound! It's nothing serious!"
Only then did Liu breathe a sigh of relief.
Hua Lingjian held Liu's hand and said with a smile, "Don't worry, mother! I had a fight with my second brother, and he recognized me! So, the fight was not in vain!"
Then he whispered, "I kicked him in the ass several times secretly! Just to teach him a lesson for being rude to his mother!"
Liu burst into laughter and poked his forehead, "You! Can't you think of other ways? You have to fight! No matter which one of you gets hurt, there's no way to end it peacefully!"
Hua Lingjian stuck out his tongue, "I know, I won't do it again next time!"
Quickly change the subject. "What did you talk about after I left? Tell me!"
Hua Wanru handed him a glass of water.
"Tomorrow the lady will arrange servants for us! There will also be clothes and other expenses, nothing else! Also, we must be careful of the plots of the West Mansion!"
Hua Lingjian nodded.
Liu frowned.
"Mother actually has a dowry, enough for our family to spend..."
Hua Wanru held Liu's hand and shook her head.
"Your dowry cannot be exposed. If someone finds it, we will be exposed and the Duke's Mansion will be killed!"
Hua Lingjian also nodded seriously.
"Sister is right! Although thirteen years have passed, the old emperor has not passed away yet, and we are still in danger."
Liu sighed and nodded, her eyes full of sadness. She knew they couldn't stand the light.
"Or, I'll ask the Duke to come up with a solution! We can't just keep spending the Duke's Mansion's money!"
Hua Wanru agreed.
"You can ask your father! Maybe he has some connections."
"Mom has been tired for several days. You should rest early!" Hua Wanru said with concern when she saw Liu's tired look.
Liu was indeed very tired. "You should also go to bed early. We don't know what will happen tomorrow! Alas!" After saying that, she went into the inner room.
After making sure Liu was asleep, the two siblings left the room.
Hua Lingjian raised an eyebrow. "Auntie?"
Hua Wanru nodded. "This is to distinguish our mother from Madam Jiang!"
Hua Lingjian sighed.
"You just arrived and you've already revealed that you know martial arts? Isn't that bad?"
"It's just to let those who should know know! This is also a sign of sincerity! Didn't you also reveal that you know medical skills?"
Hua Wanru thought about it and agreed.
"They treat us sincerely! We have nothing but trouble!"
They both fell silent.
Just when Hua Wanru was about to go back to her room, Hua Lingjian called her again.
"Did you feel anything strange about Hua Qingqing, or my little sister, today?"
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