When Mrs. Huo received the message from her daughter, she felt sorry for her daughter when she knew she wanted to go out for the New Year. However, the people in the village would not let her take her daughter without the order of Uncle Huo.
Mrs. Huo had no choice but to go to Uncle Huo. After all, Mrs. Huo was their biological daughter. Mrs. Huo believed that even if their daughter had done many stupid things, they should not let her stay alone in the village for the New Year.
"What's the point of letting her come back?" Uncle Huo frowned. He had never thought of asking Mrs. Huo to come back to celebrate the New Year.
"She's bored staying at the farm all by herself, so why not let her come back?" Mrs. Huo said, "Even if it's New Year's Eve, if it really doesn't work out, we'll have to let her go back after the New Year."
"She's a married woman, why would you ask her to come back for the New Year?" Uncle Huo didn't budge. "Don't you think our home isn't lively enough?"
"If you don't come home, then go to your eldest son-in-law's house," said Mrs. Huo.
"Forget it," Mr. Huo refused. "Your daughter nearly killed someone. It's already a good thing they didn't divorce her. If she were divorced and sent home, how would people outside view us?"
"Isn't this a non-stop rest?" Mrs. Huo said.
"Haha." Uncle Huo sneered. What do you mean by no rest? It's because the Ouyang family is afraid of the power of the Uncle's Mansion.
The eldest son-in-law did not divorce the eldest daughter, and Uncle Huo thought that was enough. As long as the eldest son-in-law would treat the daughter born by the eldest Huo family well, then they should not ask for more.
The one who made the most mistakes at the beginning was the Huo family.
Originally, it was a good thing for two people to get married. But Mrs. Huo was so dissatisfied and so troublesome. A woman who divorced and remarried caused so many problems.
"Don't ask her to come back." Uncle Huo emphasized again, "If you miss her, go to the farm and spend the New Year with her."
"..." There was no way Mrs. Huo would go to spend the New Year with her daughter. Of course, she wanted to spend the New Year at home.
If she doesn't celebrate the New Year at home but goes to the farm to celebrate it, how will others see her?
Mrs. Huo didn't want to be looked at strangely, so of course she had to celebrate the New Year at home.
"Think about it carefully." said Uncle Huo.
"Can't we really let her come back for the New Year?" Mrs. Huo pleaded.
"No." Uncle Huo said, "If you still want this family, don't do that."
Uncle Huo believed he had done all he could for his eldest daughter, and no matter how unhappy he was about her divorce, he would let her come back. He tolerated these people's mistakes and endured them all the time, fearing that if he continued to endure, the family would be gone.
Mrs. Huo watched Uncle Huo leave and knew that she had made Uncle Huo angry again.
In the Ouyang family, Lord Ouyang had never thought of letting Mrs. Huo come back. He felt that the family was fine as it was. Without Mrs. Huo, Lord Ouyang had not let a concubine take charge of the family, as he could not let her have other thoughts.
Old Madam Ouyang was not very satisfied with the current situation. Since her son had not divorced Da Huo, he could not marry again. They absolutely could not let someone like Da Huo come back. Old Madam Ouyang did not want to see her son die before her.
She only has one son, Lord Ouyang. She can't rely on her daughter or live in her daughter's house.
Seeing how much her son cared for her granddaughter, Old Lady Ouyang didn't say much. Her granddaughter's grandfather's family was an uncle's mansion, so her granddaughter was destined to be extraordinary.
"She is so young, it's not easy to take care of her." Old Madam Ouyang sighed.
"It's okay," said Lord Ouyang. "Our family isn't as poor as before, so we can still afford a doctor. She's not terminally ill, she's just a little bit weak. We just need to take good care of her."
Lord Ouyang loves his youngest daughter dearly. He cannot treat his youngest daughter badly just because the eldest Mrs. Huo is not a good person. The youngest daughter is a pitiful existence. Lord Ouyang hopes that the youngest daughter will grow up healthy.
When the child grows up, Lord Ouyang may tell his little daughter some things, but definitely not now.
"You don't have to worry about these things, just let the wet nurse take care of her." Lord Ouyang was also afraid that when Old Madam Ouyang was in a bad mood, she would treat her little daughter badly. A child without a biological mother around was destined to encounter many things.
Lord Ouyang cannot guarantee that everyone will be nice to his little daughter, he can only try his best to make her life better.
"Are you worried that I won't be good to the child?" asked Old Madam Ouyang.
"No." Lord Ouyang couldn't possibly say that bluntly. "You're old now. You should rest well and enjoy family life. You don't have to take care of her too much. She's just a child with a lot of things to deal with. I'd rather not tire you out."
"What do you mean by 'worry about tiring me out'? I don't believe it." There was no way Old Madam Ouyang would believe such words. "Forget it, let the wet nurse take care of it more. I'll just go and see it occasionally."
Old Madam Ouyang thought that this little granddaughter had a relationship with the Huo Bo Mansion. The Huo Bo Mansion sometimes sent people to send some things, and Madam Huo also visited the little granddaughter occasionally. This showed that the people in the Huo Bo Mansion still cared about the little granddaughter, so they couldn't treat her too badly. They still had to be nice to her.
In the manor, Mrs. Huo waited and waited but no one came to take her back for the New Year. No one from the Ouyang family came, and no one from the Huo Bo Mansion came. Mrs. Huo wondered why she had to live such a miserable life. Couldn't these people care about her a little more?
The people on the farm were not surprised to see Da Huo making a fuss again. They just thought Da Huo was a troublemaker. No wonder the Huo family didn't let Da Huo go back, but asked her to stay on the farm.
"What's the matter with the daughter of the Bo family? Isn't she still going to stay on this farm like us?"
"It's different. She has someone to serve her. Do you have anyone to serve you?"
"But I can still go out for a walk."
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When Mrs. Huo heard someone say those words, she became even angrier.
But it was useless for Mrs. Huo to be angry. The people in the farm were not afraid of her at all. Even when Mrs. Huo came, Mrs. Huo criticized the servants, but it was useless. Uncle Huo knew what kind of temper Mrs. Huo had. Uncle Huo had already ordered that no one in the farm could be replaced without his permission.
It was useless for Mrs. Huo to say anything; she had no say. She came here to see the Huo family at most, and she could bring some things to them. Beyond that, Mrs. Huo's role was minimal.
It's no wonder that those people are not so nice to Da Huo. Fortunately, those people don't dare to say that in front of Da Huo. At most, they say it behind her back and let Da Huo hear it.
Da Huo felt aggrieved, but it was useless. She wanted to get out, but even giving those people money was useless. If they let her out, they might be sold out, and their future would be miserable.
They couldn't ruin their future for the sake of a Da Huo family. They still had to keep an eye on the Da Huo family and let them stay in the manor.
This was the first year after Liu Yulian and others returned to Beijing, and also the first year after Princess Zhaoyang married into the Jingning Marquis's Mansion.
The emperor also rewarded Jingning Marquis with food, even though the food had long been cold. However, this reward was not based on whether the food was delicious, but on whether the emperor valued the person. If the emperor valued this person and rewarded him with food, then others would also value this person more.
Before the Jingning Marquis' Mansion was ransacked, it did not receive such great attention from the emperor.
Marquis Jingning still had the dishes heated up and served on the table, which was also a sign of respect for the royal family.
The weather was cold, and Liu Yulian had already wrapped herself in a down jacket.
Before Liu Yulian awakened her past life memories, she didn't think it was that cold to wear other clothes in winter, and she thought it was nice to have a charcoal fire in the house. But after she regained her past life memories, she felt that she still needed a down jacket in winter.
Many people in Beijing have also bought down jackets. They have felt the warmth of down jackets and they all like them very much.
At the dinner table, Liu Yulian picked up a chicken leg for her niece and asked her to chew it slowly.
"I'm grown up now," Liu Jia said. "I don't have to eat chicken legs anymore. I can eat something else like my aunt."
Liu Jia wanted to be as strong as her aunt when she grew up. Her aunt didn’t eat chicken legs, so she wouldn’t eat them either.
“…” Liu Yulian didn’t expect her niece to say that.
"My aunt is so capable, I can do it too." Liu Jia said.
"This has nothing to do with chicken legs." Liu Yulian said.
"Then let auntie eat." Liu Jia said. She just wanted to watch her auntie eat.
"Little sister, eat it." Princess Zhaoyang said with a smile. She was touched by her stepdaughter's cuteness.
Princess Zhaoyang didn't think there was anything wrong with chicken legs, as they had more meat. Rich families like theirs didn't really care about whether the chicken legs were leggy or not, but when they were poor, they would start to think more about whether the chicken legs were leggy or not.
"Eat." Liu Yulian didn't bother to be polite with these people. It was just a matter of a chicken leg.
At the beginning of the new year, on the second day of the Lunar New Year, Madam Qin Da Shao and her sisters all came. Madam Qin Da Shao, Madam Mei Er Shao, and Xue Liu all came, along with their husbands and children.
Madam Qin had originally wanted to come over in a few days, after all, she was the eldest lady of the family and had a lot of things to do. But Madam Qin asked her to come over, saying that this year was different from previous years, so Madam Qin came over.
The second young master's wife came here with her husband because of the Mei family's troubles. They both wanted to see if the Jingning Marquis' Mansion had any solutions.
Xue Liu was told about this by Madam Qin, so she thought it would be a good idea to come today.
So they all came, but Feng Guanjing and his wife did not come. Madam Qin did not send anyone to inform Feng Guanjing and his wife. She thought that if these people could talk about dividing the family, then they should live their own lives and there was no need to get together.
Xue Liushi had always respected Liu Mu, and she married a distant relative of Liu Mu's family. Liu Mu naturally treated Xue Liushi well. When Xue Liushi was pregnant, she did not go to see Liu Mu and others off, but her husband did go, and that was the same.
It was precisely because Xue Liu did not forget her roots that Madam Qin treated her better, and Liu's mother also valued Xue Liu more.
Princess Zhaoyang had already inquired about the Liu family's situation, so she naturally knew about the affairs of the Liu sisters.
Although Xue Liushi was a concubine's daughter, she respected her mother and was not dissatisfied with the marriage arranged by her mother. This made Princess Zhaoyang think that Xue Liushi was a good person. She would rather deal with Xue Liushi than with someone like Mrs. Mei.
"Father." Mrs. Mei Ershao saw Marquis Jingning and glanced at the Second Young Master Mei beside her. Her husband was urging her again, "Do you know anything about the Mei family?"
"Why are you talking about these things during New Year's Day?" Jing Ning Hou said, "For this matter, we should just let it take its course."
"Father-in-law." The second young master Mei was anxious. What did it mean to let things take their course? His biological father was still in prison.
"It's useless to call me father-in-law." It is impossible for Marquis Jingning to help Lord Mei take care of everything. If Lord Mei makes a mistake, then Lord Mei must accept the punishment.
"Father, can't you help take a look?" said Mrs. Mei Ershao.
Mrs. Mei Ershao did not want to be the daughter-in-law of an ordinary family. She had taken a fancy to the second young master Mei and hoped that he would have some success.
"I can't help." Marquis Jingning was not very happy. He had already said that, so why were the two people in front of him still asking these questions.
Marquis Jingning did not want to get involved in the affairs of the Mei family. The Mei family did not help the Marquis Jingning's Mansion in the first place. How could they have the nerve to ask the Marquis Jingning's Mansion to help them now?
"If you don't want to stay here, go back." said Jingning Hou.
"..." Mrs. Mei Ershao was unhappy. Why didn't her father help her?
The second young master Mei used to be quite arrogant in front of Xue Liu's husband, but now, he couldn't be arrogant anymore. He just wanted to rescue his father as soon as possible. He really wanted to say that the Liu family were selfish and cold-hearted, but he knew that these people would never stand on his side.
So when the Second Young Master Mei was walking in the courtyard with Xue Liushi's husband, Xue Xiucai, the Second Young Master Mei said, "It's not easy to be a concubine's son-in-law."
Xue Xiucai glanced at the second young master Mei. He didn't think it was difficult to be a concubine's son-in-law.
"It's just a simple favor, but they're unwilling to help." Second Young Master Mei sighed, "By the way, are you still teaching?"
"Yes." Xue Xiucai teaches in school, and his family also has some shops, which is enough for them to make a living.
When the Liu family fell on hard times, Xue Xiucai didn't divorce his wife, nor did he treat her badly. When the Liu family rose to prominence, he didn't try to take advantage of them. He knew he wasn't that talented; he was just a scholar, not even a juren.
"Don't you want to join the research institute or become an official?" said the second young master Mei.
"No." Xue Xiucai thought that teaching people to read and write was pretty good, so why did he have to join the research institute?
Not everyone can enter the research institute, you have to take an exam.
Xue Xiucai didn't think he could pass the exam, and he didn't understand the research. He understood what the Second Young Master Mei meant. The Second Young Master Mei wanted him to go to Jing Ning Hou and ask him to use his connections to get him into the institute.
Ha, Xue Xiucai thought he was not that stupid. What was he going to do in the research institute? He didn't know anything. Was he waiting for others to say that Princess Rongning arranged for a fool to go in? If they wanted to take advantage of the situation, there was no need to go to the research institute, nor was there any need for their father-in-law's family to arrange official positions for them.
The Mei family didn't get any advantage from the Jingning Marquis's Mansion, so they thought he would make trouble. Xue Xiucai couldn't make trouble, and there was no need to do those things. He should be content with what he has.
"As a man, who doesn't want to achieve great things?" said the second young master Mei.
Xue Xiucai now felt that if there was no consensus, there would be no point in saying anything. Xue Xiucai believed that the Second Young Master Mei had no need to sow discord in front of him. Whether the Liu family was good or not, it had nothing to do with him. No matter how rich they were, they had worked hard to get to where they were.
"Then go and make great achievements." Xue Xiucai walked away quickly. He really didn't want to say so many stupid things to the idiot Second Young Master Mei.
Xue Xiucai didn't want people to think that he had the same idea as the second young master Mei. He just wanted to teach well and had no other ideas.
Young Master Mei looked at the direction where Xue Xiucai left, and he thought that Xue Xiucai must be shaken in his heart. There is no man who doesn't want to stand out.
When everyone was sitting together for dinner, Second Young Master Mei deliberately mentioned Xue Xiucai's affairs in front of Marquis Jingning, "Third brother-in-law is still teaching at the school, don't you have any other ideas?"
"Teaching is good." Xue Xiucai had never expected that the Second Young Master Mei would say this in front of the Liu family. "I don't have any special skills, I just teach. My teacher said that it was extremely difficult for me to pass the examination to become a scholar. When I passed the examination, I was at the bottom of the class."
Xue Xiucai was not that stupid. He could see that Second Young Master Mei said this on purpose and that Second Young Master Mei was not helping him at all.
"The headmaster said that we have to teach students other things in the future." Xue Xiucai said, "My little sister's book is good. I have to read more."
"..." Liu Yulian didn't expect that this matter could be so complicated. What's the point of reading her own book? To learn how to make wool, or how to make other things?
"Those books are good." Xue Liu agreed. "Little sister, your third brother-in-law doesn't use his brain that well. He read them several times but couldn't make sense of them. He told the headmaster that he couldn't teach them and could only give simple explanations at best. Being a teacher isn't easy either. You have to learn a lot."
Xue Liu was very dissatisfied with the second young master Mei, but her family had no intention of becoming rich and powerful, so she didn't want to get involved.
"If I were a teenager again, a three-year-old, I would study more of those books, and maybe they would be of some use." Xue Liu said, "It's not easy to learn these things at my age. I have children at home, so what can I learn? I can only let the children learn."
Xue Liushi was just making her attitude clear. She had no intention of letting her husband go to the research institute, nor did she think of asking Jingning Hou's people to help them more. They were doing well now, with servants to serve them, and their daily life was not bad. The Second Young Master Mei and his wife should not be mentioned.
"Yes," Liu Yulian said, "the research institute will publish some simple books, you can buy them and take a look. It also depends on what your nephews like. If they don't like it, don't force them."
"That's right," said Marquis Jingning. "If you don't like it, you won't learn anything even if you read more."
Marquis Jingning had been in the court for so many years that he understood what Second Young Master Mei meant. He just didn't understand why Second Young Master Mei had the nerve to say those things. Was Second Young Master Mei not afraid of Marquis Jingning's mansion? Was this person saying that on purpose?
This made Marquis Jingning dislike the Second Young Master Mei very much. The key point was that the Second Young Master Mei's wife did not think there was anything wrong with what the Second Young Master Mei said.
"Third sister, you really have no future." Madam Mei Ershao said this regardless of what Marquis Jingning said.
"I'm just content." Xue Liu said. She was not the wife of the second young master Mei, and she didn't think about getting anything from her parents' home.
After Xue Xiucai and Xue Liushi left the Jingning Marquis's residence, Xue Xiucai told Xue Liushi to stay away from Mrs. Mei Ershao in the future. They didn't want to get involved in those things, and they didn't need the Mei Ershao and his men to speak for them.
"They, they just don't want us to have an easy life." Xue Liu said.
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