Now that she could receive more care and love from the Du couple, she was happy from the bottom of her heart, and her eyes were red.

Nanny Dou, who was standing nearby, saw this and handed over a handkerchief and spoke in a comforting tone.

"On a happy day, you should be happier."

Naou's mother took the handkerchief and wiped it quickly, nodding as she did so.

The two places are one family, and there is a harmonious atmosphere. However, their happiness does not mean that other reunited families are also happy. For example, in the deserted Duke's Mansion, there is only some false harmony.

Ever since the position of Duke was "stripped" by the Emperor, Shang Yukuan has been very depressed. He was never good at socializing, and now he can't even receive an invitation to a banquet.

No matter what, in the past, there would still be New Year gifts, but this year it was unusually bleak.

Perhaps it's because they know that he has lost his saintly heart and has lost his promising son, so no one takes him seriously anymore.

The Duke's Mansion is a well-known name, but many families sent their gifts to the General's Mansion. Nominally, they were for Gu Shaoyu and Du Jingyi, but there were also gifts specially prepared for the eldest sister-in-law Liu and Shang Zhiping, which seemed like a kind of advance gift.

Mrs. Wei was no longer willing to pretend and had already shown her impatience towards this "temporary" Duke. So when he poured her glass of wine one after another, she spoke with disdain.

"Master, please stop drinking. If you drink too much, no one will serve you. Look, you can't even find a decent maid at home. How can you still want to be the Duke's wife?"

After listening to her words, not to mention Shang Yukuan, even Shang Qillang couldn't stand it. He looked at his mother with a frown, as if wondering why she had changed so much.

"What do you mean? Are you looking down on me?"

"I dare not. After all, you are the grandfather of the future Duke. When he returns from Jinling City, I am afraid he will ask us to move. Instead of getting drunk and questioning me, why don't you think about where we can move to so as not to bother the new Duke?"

Mrs. Wei did it on purpose.

She had said these harsh words quite a lot during this period, just to make Shang Yukuan hate Shang Zhiping to the core, thinking that it was Shang Zhiping who stole the position of the Duke, which led to his current "hard" life.

Who knew that Shang Yukuan would just hide away and feel sad alone, without any precautions for future events. In his eyes, the one who would inherit the Duke's Mansion was his own grandson anyway, so he felt that all the benefits would belong to him.

His cold treatment made Mrs. Wei more and more uncomfortable, so she said a lot of sarcastic words.

Since Shang Qillang became a disciple of the Fourth Prince, he has been working in the court.

Although it was not a particularly important task now, he could vaguely feel that the Fourth Prince relied on him quite a bit. The most obvious thing was that he had allowed Lord Jin, who had retired to the position of Left Vice Minister, to approach him several times.

Both overt and covert expressions of appreciation and wooing him were shown. Lord Jin could be said to be the Fourth Prince's indispensable right-hand man in the court. Catching his eye meant that he was not far from becoming one of the Fourth Prince's core staff.

Therefore, he didn't pay much attention to his parents' quarrels before.

But today is New Year's Eve after all, a day for family reunion. Why make things awkward? So he said something to mediate.

"Mother, the food is getting cold. Please eat first. Father is so happy that he wants to drink. I will drink a few cups with him."

After saying this, he drank a glass without any hesitation.

He came out to smooth things over, and Mrs. Wei swallowed her anger for the time being. Shang Silang, who was standing next to her, was busy eating and pretending to be deaf and blind to the situation.

Seeing this, Silang's wife felt disgusted in her heart.

It was just that the situation made it inconvenient for her to show it, but she had thought about divorce more than once. When Silang's wife thought about spending the rest of her life with such a cowardly and incompetent husband, she felt there was no hope.

Therefore, I just ate the rice in the bowl aimlessly without any interest in it.

Shang Zhihe at the table has been very gloomy since he injured his leg. He has changed from being arrogant to being secretive and unpredictable, and ordinary people dare not provoke him.

Shang Zhiyin next to him also had an unhappy look on her face. Because of her family's "decline", she couldn't attend many banquets, so she was holding a grudge.

The two of them accidentally touched the plate with their chopsticks and started arguing.

"Brother, how long are you going to let everyone avoid you? How can you live like this if we have to accommodate you in everything?"

"You stupid girl, say it again!"

"It's the same even if I say it ten times. Ever since you injured your leg, mother and grandmother have been extremely partial to you. They feel sorry for you every day. But look at how long it has been since I changed my clothes and jewelry. Humph, I don't think anyone in the mansion has ever felt sorry for me!"

It was just a broken leg, but he lost the chance to buy new clothes. Shang Zhiyin was not polite at all to this brother who had no future.

Hearing this, Shang Zhihe smashed the plates and bowls in anger, and said to Shang Zhiyin viciously.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

"Bitch! You probably don't want to live anymore!"

After saying that, he smashed the crutch in his hand, which was made of rosewood. It immediately made Shang Zhiyin's arm red and swollen, and she screamed in pain.

"Murder, murder..."

Shang Zhihe pretended to fight but was stopped by Shang Qilang. Silang's wife also went to comfort her daughter with tears in her eyes.

The scene was chaotic for a while.

Mrs. Wei felt sorry for her grandson's broken leg, and then she felt sorry for her granddaughter's lack of attention. She was so angry that she took Shang Silang and started to make indirect accusations.

"What are you doing? All you know is eating. Look at how your children have been abused by others, and you still eat them! You are such a spineless person!"

After saying that, he slapped Shang Silang in the face, and he was stunned immediately.

After all, he is already in his thirties, and he has achieved nothing. He just follows the example of his father Shang Yukuan and behaves in a cowardly manner. How can Madam Wei not be angry!

Hearing these words and seeing Mrs. Wei's behavior, Shang Yukuan stomped his feet in anger and said.

"What a shame! What a shame! Our good family is broken up like this. You, you, you... look at the people you called out! If Yun He was still here, our family would definitely not be able to live like this!"

Shang Yukuan's words touched Mrs. Wei's heart.

She had already disliked her own master, and now when she heard him say that, her true colors were revealed and she spoke in a hurry.

"But let me be honest. In the eyes of the master, no matter how well I do, I am not as good as that short-lived ghost of the Gu family, right?" (End of this chapter)