When a son marries, he is suited to a family; when a daughter marries, it is considered marriage.

"A man's wife is his house, and a woman's home is her husband's. When a woman grows up and gets married, she has a home." Madam Ning said with a sigh, and she reached out to touch Ning Yunyan's shoulder. "It's really sad to say that she has been raised for so long, but she is not her own, but someone else's. If Miss Jun's mother were still alive, she would definitely be happy and sad."

Ning Yunyan called out "mother" and pulled down Madam Ning's hand.

"You can't bear to do it. You can't bear to marry her as your daughter." She snorted.

Madam Ning gave her a reproachful look.

"This woman has a family, and now she can live in peace," she said. "I can feel at ease too."

Ning Yunyan curled her lips.

"What's the point of living in peace? She's even more unscrupulous now that she's a widow. It will be even more embarrassing if a widow threatens to come into our house." She muttered.

Madam Ning slammed the table.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Which widow can enter our house?" She said with a frown, "Your brother told you not to mention Jun anymore."

Ning Yunyan pouted and stopped talking.

Madam Ning continued to look through the almanac, while Ning Yunyan twisted and turned restlessly.

"Mother, Jun Zhenzhen is married now, can I go out now?" She asked with a roll of her eyes.

"Why are you going out? Didn't you meet all the relatives and sisters who came home during the New Year?" Madam Ning said without raising her eyes.

"Mom." Ning Yunyan pulled Madam Ning's sleeve and shook her, "I haven't left the house for two months."

"Are you in a hurry to go out?" Madam Ning said with a smile, "Then let me tell you about someone who is getting married?"

Ning Yunyan was both embarrassed and annoyed, and she threw herself into Madam Ning's arms and refused to give in. Madam Ning smiled and hugged her. The maids standing outside all smiled at the happy scene between mother and daughter.

"Okay. I know you've been wronged." Madam Ning reached out and tidied Ning Yunyan's hair. "But you're still a decent girl. You don't need to be hurt by her."

Ning Yunyan nodded, but her eyes flickered, showing that she didn't hear anything.

Madam Ning naturally understood what was going on and patted her shoulder with a smile.

"I told you, she's not a girl anymore, she's Fang Jun." She said. But there was no smile in her eyes. "She's not just herself anymore, she's a member of the Fang family, we live and die together. If she's bullied in the future, no one will say that they're bullying an orphan girl."

The Fang family is such a big family, and they are also doing business, so it is inevitable that there will be ups and downs and things will happen. They will not go around complaining about being bullied.

Ning Yunyan understood and smiled happily.

"Mother, can I go out now?" she said. "I won't go to the city. I will stay in Beiliu."

Madam Ning avoided answering.

"Your uncle has gone back, and your aunt and her friends are leaving in the next two days," she said. "Remember to go there more often to keep them company."

Ning Yunyan knew that this was her mother's tacit consent and happily responded yes.

"Hey, what about my brother? Is he going with my aunt and cousin?" she asked.

Speaking of Ning Yunzhao, Madam Ning frowned slightly.

"Your brother hasn't said whether he's leaving or not," she said.

"Okay, okay. My brother has been away from home for many years. Let him stay longer this time." Ning Yunyan was very happy.

"Why keep it? You'll have to finish it next year. It's a time when your studies are very important." Madam Ning scolded, "You only know how to play. Don't bother your brother and affect his studies."

"Mother, I wasn't pestering my brother to play, but my brother was playing." Ning Yunyan said with a pout.

"What are you playing?" Madam Ning asked casually, not taking it seriously.

"Lantern." Ning Yunyan said, "Mother, my brother put a lantern in front of the desk."

"There are two more hanging by your bed." Madam Ning laughed, not wanting to listen to her jokes anymore. "I'm going to chant now. Go play with your sisters."

Ning Yunyan was driven away from her mother's place.

"My brother is just playing with a lantern." She said to the girl beside her, "That lantern is the kind you see at the Lantern Festival. It's not a valuable antique, and it can't be used to light up a book, but my brother put it on his desk..."

She paused here, as if she had thought of something.

"No way..." she said to herself.

"What can't the young lady do?" the maid asked hurriedly.

Ning Yunyan clenched her handkerchief.

"Go to my brother," she said.

Aren't you going to play with the young ladies at home? The girl watched Ning Yunyan trotting away and hurriedly chased after her.

Ning Yunzhao's study is in the small courtyard of his residence. Although he is in the capital most of the year, the place is kept tidy.

When Ning Yunyan ran in, a servant was squatting by a small pond in the yard washing his brush.

"Miss...the young master is busy..." he said hurriedly.

Before he could finish his words, Ning Yunyan had already run past him and entered the house.

The room was filled with warmth. Ning Yunzhao, wearing a casual white robe and a black belt, was standing motionless in front of the bookshelf.

There was a piece of paper hanging on the bookshelf, with a picture of a chessboard with black and white pieces on it.

This painting has been hanging here since the Lantern Festival. Is there anything good about it? Why do I always stand in front of this painting and stare into space every time I come to Ning Yunzhao?

"Brother, what on earth is this?" Ning Yunyan asked curiously.

Ning Yunzhao was startled by her and came back to his senses.

"Nothing much," he said, but then felt that his answer was too perfunctory. "It's an ancient chess game, and I'm trying to solve it."

Ning Yunyan disliked these arts of calligraphy, chess, and painting the most. She learned them out of helplessness, and she couldn't understand why her brothers and other people liked them so much.

"Brother will definitely be able to solve it." She said with a smile.

Ning Yunzhao smiled and said nothing.

Fortunately, he tried his best. I guess the girl was also very interested in the chess game. I wonder if she solved it.

Thinking about that day when she left with red eyes and looked aggrieved, I wonder if her mood has improved in recent days.

But this chess game is really hard to solve. He still has no idea how to solve it. Even though the girl is better at chess than him, she should also be stumped.

Wouldn't that make you even angrier?

Such a difficult chess game was solved by others, even by a beggar.

But considering her sharp chess-playing style, she shouldn't be so petty.

"elder brother!"

The girl's complaining voice echoed in my ears.

Ning Yunzhao smiled at his sister who was complaining.

"Brother, did you hear what I said?" Ning Yunyan said unhappily.

"I didn't. I think I was a little engrossed in the game of chess." Ning Yunzhao said seriously, pointing.

He admitted it so frankly that Ning Yunyan had nothing to say. She rolled her eyes and stood in front of the desk.

An embroidered ball lamp is placed next to the Beacon Hill.

"Brother, give me this lamp." She suddenly said, reaching out to pick it up, "It will look good together with the ones in my room."

"That won't work." Ning Yunzhao replied immediately.

Ning Yunyan pouted and looked at him with a wronged expression.

"A gentleman does not take away what others like." Ning Yunzhao smiled and waved to his sister.

"Brother, is this lamp that good? Let me use it first, and then I'll return it to you." Ning Yunyan said with a smile again.

"If you like it, I'll buy you another one." Ning Yunzhao said with a smile, "Sister is not the kind of person who makes trouble for no reason. What do you want to talk to me about?"

This brother is sometimes very easy to talk to, and sometimes he is very stubborn.

Ning Yunyan knew that she couldn't take the lantern away, and she couldn't say that she came here just for the lantern. Fortunately, Ning Yunzhao asked.

"Oh, mother asked you when you are leaving? Are you going with aunt?" she said casually, putting down the hydrangea lantern in her hand.

"I was just about to tell my mother about this." Ning Yunzhao said, "I'll leave in a few days and I'll go talk to my mother."

As he spoke, he took the war cape and prepared to go out. Ning Yunyan didn't want to stay any longer and followed him out. Seeing Ning Yunzhao enter Madam Ning's courtyard, Ning Yunyan stopped and her expression changed.

"There's something strange." she said.

"What's wrong with you, young lady?" the maid asked hurriedly.

Ning Yunyan looked at Madam Ning's courtyard gate.

"My brother is acting strange, and it must be because of a woman," she said.

You can't say this casually. The personal maid was shocked.

"Miss, how do you know?" She lowered her voice, "Since returning, Master Ten has not had any contact with any women. There are many young ladies from the families of Master Ten's relatives and friends who want to meet him, but Master Ten has avoided them all. Even at the Lantern Festival, he was always with other young masters. I have asked them, and they also said they did not meet any women. You can't say anything nonsense."

Ning Yunyan tied her handkerchief.

"I'm not talking nonsense," she said. "It's a woman's intuition."