Lu Qingyan didn't want any conflict with this nominal stepmother, so she calmly replied to defuse the situation, "I'm hungry."
Madam Lu immediately forgot about her unpleasant daughter-in-law, her heart and eyes filled with her beloved grandson: "Yes, yes, Qingyun is right. It's so early in the morning, Qingyun hasn't eaten anything either."
She then looked at her stepmother and said, "Have the servants prepare the meal. Don't just have them make what I like to eat; make some of Qingyun's favorite dishes too. Qingyun is probably starving."
The stepmother replied respectfully, "Yes, I understand."
Old Madam Lu left the ancestral hall with her beloved grandson, muttering to herself on the way: "Your father is really something. You've never been in good health since you were little, and instead of taking good care of you, he hurt you so badly. What kind of father is he?"
Lu Qingyan listened silently to what Old Madam Lu said, neither refuting nor agreeing.
There are some things the old lady can say that she can't, so she just listens and lets it go in one ear and out the other, and then forgets about it. Lu Zhizhi is a piece of the old lady's flesh and blood, how could the old lady not love her? If you really want to be picky, "Lu Qingyun" definitely ranks after Lu Zhizhi in the old lady's heart!
Soon, the group arrived at Madam Lu's Rong'an Hall in a grand procession.
With Old Madam Lu absent, everyone in the courtyard was practically free to carry out the task she had set out for them. However, looking at this group of women dressed in flamboyant and seductive attire, Old Madam Lu frowned.
She's been gone for so long, and her son hasn't taken anything? She clearly made all the arrangements before she left.
Thinking of her daughter-in-law's appearance, Old Madam Lu secretly resented her for still clinging to her son even though she was pregnant.
"Alright, all of you, get out." Old Madam Lu shooed them away. Since her son didn't like them, there was no need to keep them. Looking at those young and fresh girls, and then at her own old and weathered appearance, she felt a bit uncomfortable.
Who says you can't love beauty when you get older? Madam Lu was a great beauty when she was young. Now, looking at all these beautiful women in the house, how can she not sigh at the fleeting years and feel a little envious?
After washing up, Lu Qingyan changed into a blue brocade robe with auspicious clouds embroidered in gold thread on the cuffs, a moon-white belt around her waist, and a white sachet.
Madam Lu chuckled and urged Lu Qingyan to come and have breakfast. Her old face beamed with joy: "In terms of looks, my eldest grandson is indeed the most handsome."
Lu Qingyan seized the opportunity: "That's right, Grandmother said I look most like Grandfather."
Madam Lu clapped her hands and said, "Yes, yes, you and your grandfather look alike by five points, and you look exactly the same from the side."
Lu Qingyan was enjoying a sumptuous breakfast, while Pingfu was talking to Old Madam Lu about the events of the past few days.
Pingfu was an honest man, and Madam Lu knew he wouldn't lie. After learning that the kitchen had prepared dinner for Lu Qingyan last night and had Pingfu deliver it, and that someone had also delivered bedding to her courtyard, Madam Lu's expression softened slightly. She knew that her son must have given the order.
However, thinking of her useless daughter-in-law, Old Madam Lu was displeased again. "Hmph, as expected, she doesn't know how to cherish someone who isn't her own. Now that she's a mother herself, she doesn't care about Qingyun anymore."
Originally, Madam Lu was quite angry, but seeing her eldest grandson eating so heartily, her appetite improved a bit.
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