My grandfather was watching a play with the newly arrived Zhending County official, Lord Lu. The servants brought snacks such as Fuju cakes and Fengcheng preserved meat. My grandfather was originally going to eat a piece of Fuju cake, but because his eyes were fixed on the stage, he grabbed a salted peanut and put it in his mouth. When he realized he had eaten the wrong thing, the salted peanut was stuck in his throat and he kept coughing. The people next to him hurriedly brought tea for my grandfather to moisten his throat, but who knew that the more he drank, the more he coughed, and finally his breath was stuck there and he died.

Dou Zhao sat at the head of Dou Duo's bed, looking at his unconscious grandfather, unable to tell whether he felt sad or remorseful.

In her previous life, she returned to Xidou only after her grandfather was buried. It was already August at that time, and she was still young and ignorant. When she first entered Xidou, she was flustered, frightened, and uneasy. How could she even think of asking about the cause of her grandfather's death?

Could it be that in this life, my grandfather will also die after being in a coma for three months?

My father quickly returned from Kyoto, and Dou Ming was with him.

She was very different from when she was in Dongdou. She seemed much more lively and her voice became louder. As soon as she got off the car, she shouted "Gaosheng" loudly: "I brought a lot of things back for Yijieer and Shujieer. Be careful and deliver all the things to my room."

In her room?

Where is her room?

Is it the warm room of the Second Madam? Or is it the east chamber that Wang Yingxue arranged for her?

The warm room was in the East Mansion. She had never stayed in the East Chamber for a single day.

Gao Sheng was in a bit of a dilemma.

Dou Ming was already dissatisfied and shouted loudly: "You dog slave, be careful or I will tell my father to sell you out."

Dou Zhao closed his eyes.

Things returned to their original direction without any reversal.

She went out and yelled at Dou Ming: "Gao Sheng is a servant of our father. Even if he made mistakes, it is not your turn to judge him. If you dare to say such things again, I will take you to the woodshed and lock you up for three days."

Since she was a child, Dou Ming was afraid of this sister who was somewhat indifferent to her. She couldn't help but shudder when she heard this, but she quickly overcame her fear and said, "I, I didn't mean it." But she lowered her voice and didn't dare to argue with Dou Zhao.

Dou Yaocheng liked to enjoy life very much, and he bought a three-story house in an alley next to Jing'an Temple in Kyoto. Although the house was not big, it was decorated with flowers and utensils, and was very comfortable to live in.

Blood ties are a very scary thing. Whether it is Dou Duo or Dou Shiying, they all like comfort just like their ancestor Dou Yaocheng.

Dou Shiying lived in Kyoto. Although Dou Ming was also in Kyoto, it was inconvenient for him to take care of a child alone. Moreover, Wang Xu saw Dou Ming's stupid look and heard her daughter's words. She knew that Dou Shishu and her husband were not in harmony. She always felt that Dong Dou wanted to use this to suppress Xi Dou and would make Dou Ming useless. She felt very distressed. When Dou Ming came to Kyoto, she treated him like the apple of her eye. All her grandsons were Dou Shiying went to see Dou Ming several times and saw that she had a rosy complexion and was served by a large group of maids and old women. She was unwilling to leave Wang Xu for a moment, but she was a little unfamiliar with him. Knowing that the Wang family treated her well, he felt relieved. He and Dou Ming lived in Jing'an Temple Hutong and Liuyexiang Hutong respectively, and the father and daughter did not have much contact.

Dou Shiying was unhappy to see Dou Ming treating Gaosheng like this, but because he had no experience with his daughter, he was stunned for a moment and didn't know what to say.

Now that Dou Zhao has come forward and Dou Ming has calmed down, Dou Shiying couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Wang Yingxue saw that Dou Ming was scolded by Dou Zhao but Dou Shiying didn't say a word. She knew that Dou Shiying was on Dou Zhao's side and was afraid that Dou Ming would not be as favored by Dou Shiying as Dou Zhao. She smiled and came out to smooth things over. She said to Dou Zhao, "Your father and your sister are worried about your grandfather's illness. They rushed back from Kyoto in a hurry and tired. It's inevitable that they are a little angry and said something inconsiderate." She also said to Gao Sheng, "Move the Fifth Miss's boxes to the East Chamber of Qixia Courtyard?" Her daughter finally came back, and she couldn't let her enter the East Palace again. Then she said to Dou Shiying, "Seventh Master, you have worked hard on the way. I have asked the maid on the stove to boil hot water. You should go and wash up before visiting your father, so as not to let your father be contaminated by dust."

Dou Zhao sneered in his heart, thinking: Your own mother doesn't care about you, how can I, a half-sister, be so nosy and meddlesome? So he didn't say anything more and returned to his grandfather's bedroom.

Aunt Ding had been taking care of my grandfather by his bedside day and night since he fell ill. She finally succumbed to the disease two days ago. My grandfather is now taken care of by Aunt Ding's maid Qiu Fen.

Seeing Dou Zhao coming in, she hurriedly stood aside with her hands clasped.

Dou Zhao instructed her, "My father is back. He will come to see grandfather in three sticks of incense at most. Ask the maids to prepare some tea, and then invite the doctor who treated grandfather over. I'm afraid my father has something to ask him."

Since Dou Duo fell ill, Dou Zhao returned to the West Mansion and lived in the main house which had been empty all the time. She usually just stayed by her grandfather's bedside, and all other matters in the family were still taken care of by Wang Yingxue. Only when elders like the Second Lady came to visit, would she come out to socialize for a few words. Occasionally, she would instruct the maids or the housekeepers to do something, but everything they did was on point, all of which were things Wang Yingxue had not thought of or had neglected. Gradually, the maids and housekeepers who were prominent in the family acted more cautiously in front of her.

Qiu Fen responded respectfully and sent her maid and old woman to do the job.

After a while, Dou Shiying and Dou Ming, who had just finished washing, came in accompanied by Wang Yingxue.

Dou Zhao stepped aside and gave his father the seat at the head of the bed.

Dou Shiying shook Dou Duo's hand, and his eyes instantly turned red.

Qiu Fen came in and said, "Fourth Miss, the doctor is here."

Dou Zhao said softly to his father: "Ask the doctor if you have any questions!"

Dou Shiying knew that it was his daughter's arrangement. He looked at her with gratitude and felt very relieved. He felt that handing his eldest daughter over to Ji for upbringing was the right thing to do.

The doctor explained Dou Duo's condition to Dou Shiying in detail, saying that if he didn't wake up after seven months, the family should prepare for his funeral.

This judgment is still very accurate.

Dou Shiying burst into tears after hearing this.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became sad, and everyone started wiping their tears, even Dou Zhao shed a few tears.

My father set up a couch next to my grandfather's bed and personally wiped his back, bathed him, took care of his excrement and urine, and fed him water and medicine.

Dou Zhao accompanied his father according to his usual schedule. He would take a short nap at noon, go back to his room to rest at 11:00 p.m., and come to help his father take care of his grandfather at 12:00 p.m. When his grandfather was unconscious and his father sat in a daze, he would silently recite the "Analects of Confucius" that he had recently learned from his sixth aunt.

After all, Dou Mingbi was only six years old. He couldn't stand it at all. He started twisting and turning after staying in the house for a while.

Her father disliked her being noisy, so he asked Wang Yingxue to hand her over to the care of the Second Lady. Wang Yingxue didn't dare to do that, and she couldn't tell her father about the Second Lady's intention, so she had to keep Dou Ming by her side, managing the mansion's supply while taking care of Dou Ming. Dou Ming also brought back a lot of little gadgets from Kyoto that weren't available in Zhending Prefecture, and from time to time he would invite Yijie'er and Shujie'er to come over to play, so her grandfather was a little overwhelmed.

When the second wife who came to visit the patient saw him, she suggested to her father: "Do you think you should bring Aunt Cui back to take care of him? After all, she is your uncle's legitimate concubine and your biological mother."

My father was naturally willing.

Dou Zhao was unwilling.

Why did grandfather abandon grandmother to the farm to fend for herself when he was still alive, and now that he is too sick to move, he brings grandmother back to take care of him?

She interjected, "Why not wait a few more days... It's Grandfather's wish that Aunt Ding take care of Grandfather's affairs... If she really can't do it, it won't be too late to send someone to bring in Aunt Cui."

To the Second Lady, these were all trivial matters.

"Okay!" She nodded and asked about her grandfather's condition.

Afterwards, his father asked Dou Zhao suspiciously, "Don't you want to take Aunt Cui back?"

He thought Dou Zhao was the person closest to his biological mother in the family, but he didn't expect that it was Dou Zhao who raised the objection.

When her grandfather was about to die, she would bring her grandmother back even if the Dou family disagreed, but not now!

Dou Zhao thought to himself, but said, "I should discuss this with Aunt Ding first. Why bother inviting Aunt Cui to come and suffer other people's wrath?"

My father said nothing more.

Dou Zhao called Zhao Liangbi and asked, "Has Cui Shisan been looking for you these days?"

Cui Shisan was 14 years old at this time. He had passed the county exam and was studying in the county school. He and Zhao Liangbi were good friends in their previous lives and they were also close friends in this life. Because his grandmother did not want to get involved with the Dou family, the Cui family never dealt with the Dou family. They were both in the county, and Dou Zhao guessed that Cui Shisan would definitely come to Zhao Liangbi secretly, although she had never discovered it once.

Zhao Liangbi jumped up like a frightened cat and asked, "How did you know that?" His eyes were filled with fear and uneasiness.

Dou Zhao wanted this effect, so he naturally didn't explain anything to him. Instead, he said sternly: "Ask Cui Shisan to see me immediately."

She knew that Cui Shisan was a capable, ambitious and determined man, and his greatest wish in life was to improve the Cui family and make it a great family with a rich history of poetry and etiquette.

This is the good thing about rebirth. It saves you a lot of effort in observation and testing, and you can just name whoever you want to use and use them.

Zhao Liangbi was so frightened that his face turned pale and he ran away in a flash.

In the afternoon, he led Cui Shisan into the west hall through the side door.

Dou Zhao asked Cui Shisan, "Do you want Aunt Cui to walk in through the Dou family's front door with dignity?"

Cui Shisan's eyes lit up, but he still looked at Dou Zhao with a hint of vigilance.

Dou Zhao ordered him: "You should live in Aunt Cui's farm for a few days. I will let Zhao Liangbi bring you a message. I will let Aunt Cui come, and you will escort Aunt Cui over. But if there is no message from me, who will go to pick up Aunt Cui? You will also have to hold Aunt Cui back for me. Can you do it?"

Cui Shisan smelled a conspiracy and asked hesitantly, "What do you want to do? We in the Cui family don't want to be used as pawns by others!"

Dou Zhao felt sorry for his grandmother and didn't want to see her being summoned and dismissed by the Dou family.

"What do you have to worry about?" She looked at Cui Shisan with disdain. "Aunt Cui is my father's biological mother. Doesn't she have the qualifications to step into the Dou family's door? As for whether Aunt Cui wants to stay in the Dou family or return to the farm after she comes, I think even the Second Lady can't stop her, right?"

That look hurt Cui Shisan, but he still pondered for a long time and nodded slowly.