It is roughly divided into the East Courtyard, the West Courtyard and the Central Courtyard.

Song Shang and his family lived in the east courtyard.

The west courtyard is larger and is mainly occupied by Song Shang’s second uncle and half-uncle.

The middle courtyard was used by the Song family, such as the ancestral hall, school, etc. There is also a stage, but it was built when the Song family was not as rich as it is now, so it is relatively simple.

After Song Shang took over the family, he renovated all public buildings, but only made some simple changes to the stage. However, he built a theater building in the east courtyard, using specially selected materials and craftsmen, and it was very exquisite.

Mrs. Song likes to watch plays, and she will arrange one if she can find an excuse.

But if people from the West Courtyard want to come, they have to enter through the main gate of the East Courtyard! It seems that the people from the West Courtyard are completely treated as outsiders.

Not only that...even the wall of the east courtyard was built very high and was guarded by people.

Every single thing reveals alienation and distrust.

Normally, unless there is an important event in the family, the East Courtyard will not have any contact with anyone.

This pissed off Song Shang's second uncle. He risked his reputation to make trouble a few times, but Song Shang always subdued him, either overtly or covertly.

Song Shangke was in no good mood towards these "family ties". He believed that the deaths of his father and elder brother were inseparable from these people.

Mrs. Song’s birthday is the day after tomorrow, so Second Aunt Zhang should come on her birthday, since their relationship is not good anyway.

But Zhang refused! Come now!

Come to make trouble.

Zhang hated the eldest branch of the Song family.

She gave birth to three sons and two daughters. The eldest son, the second child in the Song family, disappeared a few years ago and could not be found.

The eldest son of this generation of the Song family died when he was over two years old, and the second son also disappeared when he was sixteen or seventeen years old. Their reputation outside was really not good.

At that time, Song Shang was only in his early teens, and Zhang felt that it was not his doing. But she suspected that it was the work of her eldest sister-in-law, but she could not find any evidence.

This became one of Zhang's many concerns.

It's mainly about power and money! Last year, something went wrong with the matter that Song Shang's second uncle and fourth brother were responsible for. Not only did they lose money, but they also got into trouble. In the end, Song Shang had to go and settle it himself.

Afterwards, he scolded his second uncle without any hesitation and even beat Song Silang.

After Song Shang's bamboo salt became tribute salt, the benefits it brought made the Song family members bow down to him. When they saw him, they bowed and nodded, and came to greet him from afar. Even the elders who had lost two teeth would grin at him.

Zhang hated Mrs. Song and Song Shang very much, but she could do nothing about it.

Today she was dressed in dazzling gold, deliberately trying to steal the limelight from Mrs. Song. She had a fake smile on her face, shook her head while talking, and was just ruining the fun.

Wen Yu looked at Zhang and felt really annoyed from the bottom of her heart. This was a person who would never let others be good if she herself was not good.

Moreover, it's not just a matter of sullen faces and unpleasant words, it's really possible to kill someone.

When Mrs. Song's eldest son died, Zhang had just given birth to her own eldest son.

At that time, the east and west courtyards of the Song family were not divided so clearly. The big courtyard was one where people could move freely.

Therefore, Wen Yu didn't believe that Song Dalang's death had nothing to do with her.

"Oh, if it weren't for my sister-in-law's birthday, I wouldn't have had the chance to enjoy this fine meal and the big show in the afternoon!" Zhang said sarcastically.

Are you going to die or not? Wen Yu felt angry.

On weekdays, Wei is full of vigor and ability, and can always regain the upper hand.

But today, Wei had nowhere to vent her anger, so why would she care about this? Knowing that Zhang was coming to cause trouble, she had already hidden away somewhere.

Zhang brought her two daughters-in-law and a few girls, who were crying and making quite a lot of noise.

Song Shang was not around, and although Mrs. Song was not afraid, she was still angry.

Yier protected her aunt and said with a smile, "Second Madam, you are too modest. I heard that a few days ago, Third Brother invited a Yangzhou opera singer for you! Aunt is also very envious."

Mrs. Song gave Yier a blank look and was too disdainful to talk to her.

Her third daughter-in-law happened to be standing next to Wen Yu, muttering in a low voice, "Who is this person? Don't you see where we are? She is talking..."

When Wen Yu heard this, she explained in a serious tone, "Third cousin, this is Yi'er, my aunt's niece. This is the East Courtyard of the Song Family, my aunt's home!" She also looked like she didn't know anything about this! "You!" She pushed Third Sister-in-law Song.

Old Madam Wen glanced at Wen Yu: Is this girl stupid or just pretending to be stupid?

Although she valued Song Shang the most, she didn't want to offend other members of the Song family for him.

Although Song Shang has done a lot for himself, what if he is not good enough? He is the only one in this branch. Not to mention that he has no son, even if he has a son, when will he be able to become a useful person? The second house has many legitimate and illegitimate sons! At any time, we can't block the road.

Seeing Wen Yu speak up and blame, she would go back and say that this girl has been making too much noise recently! Mrs. Song also heard it and liked Wen Yu even more. "Haha, Yi'er and Yu'er are both my sweethearts! Especially Yi'er, she has been with me all these years, so considerate! She is a good girl!"

"Oh, Miss Yier is not a child anymore, right?" someone started asking.

"Mrs. Wen, your eldest granddaughter is so pretty! I've never seen such a beautiful girl!"

"Yes, this skin color is so white and shiny!"

"You don't know, Master Wen is also very handsome! Miss Wen takes after her father!"

Everyone was talking and laughing non-stop, with Wen Yu becoming the center of attention while Zhang and her group were left out.

Wei had been watching the room from outside, and just as he stepped in, he heard this...

I couldn't help but look her up and down.

Wen Yu was leaning next to Mrs. Song, and she said something that made the ladies around her burst into laughter.

Wei felt something was wrong. Although Wen Yu loved to join in the fun in the past, she didn't have such a great influence!

This is really wrong! At the appointed time, everyone sat down at the table.

Song Shang came, took a careful look, gave his mother a few instructions, and then said goodbye to go to the man's place to drink.

When he passed by Wen Yu, he stopped and whispered, "Let's find time to talk before dinner. I'll ask someone to go to the theater to call you then."

"Okay, where shall we talk?"

"Xiangyun Pavilion?"

Wen Yu thought about it and nodded, "Okay. I'll leave the account book at the door of the house."

"I'll have someone move it over right away."

"good."

Song Shang left.

Wei looked at the interaction between the two people and couldn't describe his feelings at the moment.

Wen Yu didn't know what she was thinking of. Her face turned red. She looked at Old Madam Wen nervously, and then glanced at Madam Song secretly, then lowered her head.

All of this fell into Wei's eyes, but she was no longer angry. She was certain: these two people must have had an affair! ...

After dinner and tea, everyone walked to the theater.

Mrs. Song's hobbies are watching plays and listening to books. Today, she arranged a full set of "The Phoenix Returns to the Nest".

Gongs and drums sounded, and Mrs. Song asked Mrs. Wen and others to sit down and start watching the show happily.

After a long while, a little girl whispered something to Wen Yu while pouring tea and serving fruit to everyone.

Wen Yu nodded slightly, then looked around carefully.

It seemed like he visited Mrs. Song, grandmother, and then came to see Mrs. Wei.

Wei's heart was pounding, and he looked at the stage intently, looking fascinated...

Wen Yu pretended to hesitate for a while, and when the gongs and drums sounded, she stood up.

Wei sat there without moving, because everything had been arranged in advance and there were several people watching outside.

But after Wen Yu had walked for a while, she could no longer sit still. It was as if the gongs and drums on the stage were hitting her heart.

I got up and stood outside the theater. A maid had already come back and said, "That person" went back to her room, combed her hair again, changed her clothes, and "her lip balm was surprisingly red!" and then left.

Bitch!

Bitch!

After a while, someone else came hurriedly. "That person" brought Hongdou with him and seemed to be going to Xiangyun Pavilion.

Xiangyun Pavilion? That’s where my husband meets friends! No one goes to the backyard or the front yard, it’s very quiet! !

And, earlier, her husband went in…

After a while, the news came: "Grandma, she's in, she's in. She's in!"

As expected…

(End of this chapter)