Nan Ge'er insisted that Yining hold him, and he would cry no matter who else held him.
Luo Chengzhang asked Lin Hairu to move aside and stop massaging him. He said coldly, "You're really breaking the rules this time. Let me ask you, what bride wouldn't be home for several days after getting married for over a month?"
He was the elder, so Yi Ning gave him some respect after all: "It's my daughter-in-law's fault. She was too greedy."
Lin Hairu said, "Yining is only fourteen, it's normal for her to like playing. When we were in Baoding, Lian Jie'er would go to the Gao family next door and play for seven or eight days."
Luo Chengzhang's forehead twitched, what a spendthrift. Lin Hairu was just partial to Luo Yining! Lian Jie'er had only been to the neighbor's house for a few days, and when she came back she was ridiculed and scolded. But when Luo Yining came back from a few days, she actually showed concern for him?
Luo Chengzhang's face turned even uglier. "How can a girl waiting to be married and a newlywed bride talk about each other? Lian Jie'er is still at home, so you should treat her well. Wei, you are here to be Shen Yuan's wife, so you should serve your parents-in-law and your husband properly. Who allowed you to go out and have fun? Are you serving your husband, or is your husband serving you?"
He even made a big deal out of it with her.
Yi Ning felt a little helpless. Luo Chengzhang relied on his status as an elder, and she couldn't disobey him. Otherwise, she would be accused of being unfilial. If she were a noble, who would care about her? But in a scholarly family, filial piety was the most important thing. If an official was accused of being unfilial, he could lose his official position.
After all, she was in the wrong this time, and Luo Chengzhang found her fault.
She is not Luo Chengzhang's daughter. If she were in the Duke of Ying's Mansion, Wei Ling would naturally favor her unconditionally. However, in the Luo family, Luo Chengzhang would definitely favor Luo Yilian.
"My daughter-in-law, please pay attention to it in the future." Yining agreed.
Luo Chengzhang felt a little more dignified, and his expression relaxed a little. If Luo Shenyuan was at home, he would definitely not dare to speak to Luo Yining like this. But since Luo Shenyuan was not there, he could say anything.
"Just saying be careful won't do." Luo Chengzhang said calmly, "You are still young, so it will be hard for you to serve Shen Yuan. He is now a third-rank official of the imperial court, and family matters cannot hinder him. I will send two maids to serve him."
"Master, this is a maid..." Lin Hairu was about to stop him.
"You should take good care of Nan Ge'er. The family is in such a mess that Nan Ge doesn't even know how to call people. What else do you have to say?" Luo Chengzhang glanced at her. "I shouldn't have interfered in family affairs. You should reflect on this!"
After saying that, he turned away.
No matter how powerful Lin Hairu was, she didn't dare to disobey Luo Chengzhang. She only spoke after seeing him leave.
"If Sister Lian hadn't let it slip that day, your father wouldn't have known. He was furious when he found out... At first, he even insisted on sending someone to bring you back, but your third brother sternly stopped him."
Lin Hairu slammed the table when she said this: "This little bitch is up to no good! She has the same cunning mind as her mother, and it's obvious that she said it on purpose. You just went out to play for a few days, what's the big deal? It's not like Luo San can't survive without you to take care of him..."
Luo Yining was amused by her. Her mother was so cute and was simply the best mother-in-law in the world.
She smiled and sat beside Lin Hairu, peeling peanuts for her. "You favor me, but father favors Lian Jie'er. It doesn't matter. I don't mind what he says about me. Let him vent and feel better."
"Go back and tell Luo Santing. He definitely won't stand for you being bullied. He'll show his father his displeasure..."
Lin Hairu whispered to her.
Yining peeled the thin red skin off the peanuts and placed them in a white porcelain bowl. "He and my father have always been at odds, and I'm too lazy to talk about it. It's not like I can't handle it myself. My father knows his limits, so at most he'll just say a few words, but he won't dare do anything to me."
Lin Hairu thought about it and agreed. Luo Chengzhang was incredibly cunning. The last time he was called in for a talk by the Duke of England, he'd returned with a sullen face. But he was being very cautious about Luo Yining's situation. Specifically, he'd tried his best to ignore her, letting her deal with it on her own. He'd pretend she didn't even exist.
After Yi Ning returned from her visit, her small bowl was already half full of peanuts, which Lin Hairu used to grind into a paste and cook for Nan Ge'er. It wasn't enough, there was still a lot missing, but she didn't want the maid to peel them.
She had the things taken away, wiped her hands with a handkerchief, and said leisurely, "Go and get the Sixth Miss over to me."
When Luo Yilian was invited over, she saw her stepmother leaning against the window lattice, patting Nan Ge'er to coax him into eating egg custard. She pointed to the bowl of peanuts and said, "Sister Lian, I don't have any hands free here. Please come and peel the peanuts for me."
Luo Yilian's face darkened. She hurriedly called her over just to help her peel peanuts? There were so many girls in the room, and none of them could peel them?
It was impossible for her to disobey her mistress, so she walked forward and lowered her head to peel peanuts.
The only sound in the room was the sound of her peeling peanuts.
Luo Yilian had stood for a long time and wanted to sit on the embroidered cushion next to her. However, Biyi took the cushion away first and said with a smile, "This cushion has just been dirty. Miss, you can't sit on it."
Luo Yilian stood there biting her lip, her thin back made look even taller by the candlelight.
Lin Hairu looked at her with indifference as she stood there peeling peanuts, her hand gently patting Nan Ge'er's back.
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