Chapter 267 Two Cousins

Lu Lingyun is having a great time with everyone here.

She accepted them all with open arms, and both Old Lady Lin and Wang Peirong became very close to her.

"You still have a cousin who hasn't come yet. I'll bring them to meet you some other day."

"Okay." Lu Lingyun nodded.

Wang Peirong's eyes lit up at her calm and generous look. She praised to Old Lady Lin, "No wonder my eldest sister-in-law's child is so dignified and elegant. When our Yun'er just came in, I couldn't take my eyes off her demeanor. I've seen many ladies from wealthy families in Jiangnan, but I have to say, none of them can compare to Ling Yun!"

"Second aunt, look at what you said, am I just that bad?" Tong Nanyi said from the side.

"Listen, listen, our Third Miss has never been willing to be inferior to anyone or suffer any humiliation!" Wang Peirong pointed at Tong Nanyi and said.

Tong Nanyi was so angry that she turned her head away.

Lu Lingyun smiled faintly and said, "Second aunt is complimenting me. Sister Nanyi, you are the prettiest. Among all the girls I have seen, you are the prettiest."

Lu Lingjun's words made Tong Nanyi turn around, and her watery eyes flickered at Lu Lingjun.

There are many girls in the Tong family. She has two older sisters and four younger sisters. When there are many girls, there will inevitably be competition and comparison. But Lu Lingyun did not compete with her. She praised her whenever she opened her mouth.

This feeling made her feel great.

Wang Peirong glanced at the two of them and said, "Ling Yun would still say that one of you is dignified and elegant, and the other is graceful and beautiful. You are both good daughters of our Tong family!"

Hearing this, Tong Nanyi pointed at a girl in the corner who had been quiet from beginning to end and said, "Nanxia is not bad either!"

"Yes, yes, and there's Nanxia too!"

"Lingjun, that's also your sister, her name is Tong Nanxia." Old Mrs. Lin began to introduce.

Tong Nanxia, ​​who was in the corner, was startled when her name was called. She raised her head with a little fear and looked nervously at Lu Lingjun who was the center of attention.

Beside her, a middle-aged woman who was dressed richly but not quite decently pushed her and said, "Why don't you say hello to your cousin?"

Tong Nanxia was not prepared to be pushed out and staggered a big step. Fortunately, the maids supported her.

She turned to look at the middle-aged woman, who said with a look of disgust and resentment, "What a shame!"

Tong Nanxia's eyes became more sensitive and cautious when she heard this, and she said humbly, "Hello, cousin."

Lu Lingyun looked at the woman in front of him and said, "Sister Nanxia is great. Sister Nanxia is indeed beautiful. Jiangnan is home to beautiful women."

Tong Nanxia was the illegitimate daughter of her uncle, and the one who pushed her out just now was her aunt.

Lu Lingjun had a deep impression of Tong Nanxia because she was really pretty and the most beautiful of her uncle's four daughters. It was a pity that she was a concubine's daughter. Her mother was a maid who came with the main wife as a dowry, so she was not very favored, but she was very fertile.

Among these four daughters, except Tong Nanying, the legitimate daughter, all of them were born to her.

Relying on her fertility ability, her status in the Tong family is not low at all.

This time when she came to the capital, Old Lady Lin brought along Tong Nanyi and Tong Nanxia from the first wife's house, and also brought this concubine along as well.

This shows her status in the Tong family.

Tong Nanxia blushed at Lu Lingyun's compliment, and because they were in front of an unfamiliar crowd, she didn't know whether to say thank you or refuse. She held her handkerchief and lowered her head, "I, I, I."

At this time, Tong Nanyi spoke for her, "Cousin, Nanxia is always timid, so don't ask her to speak."

Hearing this, Lu Lingyun nodded to Tong Nanxia and said, "Don't be nervous, cousin. Just sit back down like you would at home."

Tong Nanxia immediately went back to sit as if she had been released.

After she returned, her aunt looked at her with a look of disapproval, glaring at her and muttering, "What a shame!"

Tong Nanxia lowered her head even lower.

Fortunately, at this time, a servant came from outside the house to report that Father Lu had returned.

When the host came back, Liu, who had been standing by, also stood up and said, "It's almost time, the food is ready, let's go eat first!"

A group of people stood up and walked towards the reception room under Liu's hospitality.

Tong Nanxia followed the crowd.

After leaving the house, Aunt Zhao squeezed her arm vigorously, "You are so useless, you can't even speak clearly. Look at what others are like, and what you are like. Why did I give birth to such a useless thing like you!"

Tong Nanxia lowered her head very low.

Lu Lingjun glanced behind him and saw Tong Nanxia who dared not say a word.

Soon, everyone arrived at the reception room, where three banquet tables were set up.

The sons and daughters of the Lu family also came out to greet the guests, and Father Lu attached great importance to them.

How could he dare not take it seriously?

First, the Tong family is extremely powerful and a prominent family in Jiangnan. The second master of the Tong family went to Beijing to serve as an official, so they would be colleagues in the future. Second, this person is a relative from Lu Lingyun's biological mother's side. Now that Lu Lingyun is the wife of the prince of the marquis's mansion, for her sake, Lu's father has to take her seriously.

In addition, out of a little affection for his late wife, when Mr. Lu heard that the Tong family was coming, he hurried back to entertain them.

"Hello, grandma." Father Lu greeted Grandma Lin politely.

"You are well too." Old Mrs. Lin looked at him with emotion, "After so many years, you have also grown old..."

"It was my fault back then. I didn't take good care of Jiao Lan."

When she heard her daughter's name, Mrs. Lin's eyes welled up. She hugged Lu Lingyun beside her and said, "There's no need to talk about the past. You raised Yun'er very well, and that's what you did for Jiao Lan."

Her words made Mr. Lu feel guilty.

He looked up at his eldest daughter, who was calm and composed. He had never cared about his daughter at all.

Not long after her biological mother died young, he remarried Liu. He had a lot of things to do, including officialdom, colleagues, and even his own concubines. He had no time to care about a girl whose mother died young.

It was only after Lu Lingyun got married and gradually established herself in her husband's family and her reputation spread far and wide that he realized that he had such an outstanding daughter.

The irony is that he clearly liked Liu's children more before and always thought that Lu Hanyi was better than Lu Lingyun.

Now, with all these things happening, he was still being praised for raising Lu Lingyun well, which made him feel ashamed and embarrassed.

At this time, Lu Lingyun said, "Father, it is hard to run this family. Let's take a seat."

Lu Lingyun gave her father a stepping stone, and Lu's father could not help but look at her with great relief.

How could he have been so blind in the past that he didn't even notice such a good daughter!

"Yes, take a seat!"

Father Lu warmly entertained the Tong family.

After dinner, they were asked to stay.

However, the Tong family had already bought a house and established their business in the capital, so they naturally didn't need to live with the Lu family.

Lu Lingyun wanted to take Old Lady Lin away, "Grandma, why don't you and Nanyi and Nanxia come live with me?"