"My granddaughter-in-law is so happy that she is dizzy. Grandmother, please give me some advice."

Madam Gu sighed and said.

"If you really want me to say it, then just delay it. You don't have to sit on the position of the Duke all at once. Just use the excuse that Ping'er is not yet twenty years old and delay it for as long as possible."

She naturally knew how long her eldest granddaughter-in-law Liu had been looking forward to this day, but she also knew that the backlash from Madam Wei and others was not something that the mother and son could withstand.

Once they leave the protection of the General's Mansion, the next time they hear news about these two people, it might not be good news, so Madam Gu said this.

"Ping'er is now in Jinling City, which is much safer than in Sui'an City. The Wei family's influence cannot reach such a far place, and there is also the protection of the Xing family, so you can rest assured. But if you return to Sui'an City, it may not be the case."

"Of course you have to inherit the position of the Duke's Mansion. That's what Ping'er deserves, but not at this time. Do you understand?"

Madam Gu's words made sister-in-law Liu sober up a lot. She used to make decisions that were like cutting flesh, but when faced with the same situation again, she was much more decisive.

"Grandmother is right. Ping'er is still unable to protect herself. Of course, she cannot go back like this. But the imperial edict from the palace has been issued. How should I respond?"

"Don't worry, there are people who are more anxious than you."

The "someone" that Madam Gu mentioned was naturally referring to Prince Fu's Mansion and the Wei family. Before these two families had made any movement, Shang Qilang, with an indignant look in his eyes, came to the gate of the General's Mansion.

Obviously, he was on the list, but he acted as if he had failed.

He always looked like he was blaming everyone and everything, as if the general's mansion had treated him unfairly, so when the servant guarding the door saw him coming, he immediately shouted inside.

"Someone is coming from the Duke's Mansion."

These people thought that it was still the Duke who came, so they all sighed and admired him. How could he be so ignorant and tactful after being driven away so many times?

So I felt a little helpless all of a sudden.

But when they saw Shang Qilang coming to know him, those who had good eyesight ran to tell Butler He.

"I didn't come here to cause trouble today. I just wanted to see my family. After all, I am your general's seventh brother, so it's better not to make things difficult for each other."

Shang Qilang did not force his way in, he just wanted to meet and ask some questions.

When Shang Ji heard that the visitor was Shang Qilang, he had no intention of meeting him at all, so he planned to ask Butler He to refuse him as he did before.

But Du Jingyi stopped him.

"General, Qilang is about to enter the court to serve as an official, so it is better to make it clear in advance. Otherwise, if someone tries to sow discord in the future, it will always be troublesome."

Du Jingyi didn't believe in the idea that it's better to resolve a feud than to create one, but Shang Qillang was not a stupid person. If he tried to go against the General's Mansion, it would be troublesome, so it was better to explain it clearly as soon as possible.

The couple was still discussing here when they saw their sister-in-law Liu and Xue Niang coming together. They both had calm and composed looks on their faces and started talking as soon as they entered the room.

"I heard that my seventh brother is here. It's pointless not to see him all the time. Why don't we go together and talk to him clearly?"

"It would also be good for Brother Qi to stop the two families from having any idea of ​​getting along. Our Gu family doesn't have much to do with their business anymore."

Although Xue Niang's surname was still Shang, she had already classified herself as a member of the Gu family in her heart. Therefore, when she spoke in this way, Shang Ji felt a lot more relieved.

"Okay, let's go meet him then."

Du Jingyi is still in confinement after childbirth, so naturally she won't show up casually.

Therefore, those waiting for Shang Qilang in the flower hall were his family, his eldest sister-in-law Liu, his sixth brother Shang Ji, and his eighth sister Xue Niang.

The three of them were sitting around the octagonal table with a cup of tea in front of them. When they were waiting for him to come, they didn't act as if they were facing a great enemy, but were calm as if they were just drinking tea and chatting.

Compared with the devastating situation in the Duke's Mansion, Shang Qillang's heart was filled with complicated feelings.

"Sister-in-law, Sixth Brother, Eighth Sister."

"Well, sit down."

Shang Ji didn't like to waste time talking to his younger brother, so his sister-in-law spoke first.

After sitting down, the sister-in-law poured him a cup of tea and then began to speak.

"Seventh brother wants to see us, why?"

"My sister-in-law is much more decisive than before. It seems that the general's mansion is indeed a good place for good feng shui."

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After hearing this, the sister-in-law smiled and then said something meaningful.

“There is always a difference between living under someone else’s roof and being free and unfettered.”

"The Duke's Mansion is also my sister-in-law's home, isn't it? How did it come to the point where we have to rely on others for support?"

Shang Ji's eyes turned cold when he heard this.

He disliked Shang Qilang. In the past, the main reason was because he was from Madam Wei's family. But sometimes he was too naive and had a pretentious attitude, just like he was now.

After hearing this, before the eldest sister-in-law Liu could rush to refute, she heard Xue Niang speak.

"Seventh Brother, the Duke's Mansion is your home, not ours."

"Eighth sister, it's not like that. We have always been a family, right? Why do you have to move out with Sixth Brother?"

"Don't move out? Then wait to be buried in the sea of ​​fire? Or will Madam Wei send poison to the gate of East Garden and force them all to commit suicide, then you will be satisfied?"

Shang Ji's words made Shang Qilang blush and he immediately explained.

"Sixth brother, don't talk nonsense. If my mother was really that vicious, wouldn't they have been in trouble long ago? How could they have waited for you to return from Cezhou, so that these things would happen?"

In Shang Ji's opinion, his defense was full of mistakes.

"Then let me ask you, if she had stayed in the Duke's Mansion, would Ping'er be in the situation she is in today? Would Xue Niang have the marriage with the Guo family now? Would my sister-in-law be able to relax? Shang Qilang, don't think that when something happens, it must result in death. Many times, silent death is the most terrifying."

"You have been raised in the Duke's Mansion since you were born, and you have never suffered any hardship or difficulty, so you think that the world is full of flowers and willows. But now, just a mere exam result can make you feel as if the sky has fallen and look pitiful everywhere. But we are different. I am risking my life on the battlefield, and my sister-in-law and Xue Niang are also in fear in the backyard."

"All of this is caused by the glorious Duke's Mansion in your eyes. You enjoy the glory of the Duke's Mansion, but we suffer from the dark losses behind the scenes. So don't keep saying that we are a family. We don't want it, and the Wei family may not be happy about it either."