The Old Lady Returns

  "Is the old lady coming back today?" Qing Luan asked.

  "Yes, but the second lady said that the girl was just frightened and didn't need to go welcome the old lady, she would arrange it properly." Gu Yu added.

  Qing Luan lowered her eyes, and the coldness in them dissipated. These two aunts were truly ruthless, designing a scheme to push Huaishan into the water just to make their grandmother dislike her. She remembered what that woman had said to her in her past life: "Qing Luan, since your body is not well, don't go out and catch cold. There's Second Aunt on your grandmother's side, she'll explain things for you. Besides, she's not a real grandmother, so there's nothing to fear."

  Mrs. Qin, the old lady, was grandfather's second wife, unfortunately she did not give birth to a single child in her life. After grandfather passed away, Mrs. Qin went back to their hometown and stayed at the ancestral house for fifteen years. Logically speaking, my two uncles and aunts would not have too much respect for Mrs. Qin, after all, she was not their biological mother, otherwise they would not have let her stay in the countryside for fifteen years.

  But this year, the situation is different. The new emperor has ascended to the throne, and a large number of beautiful women have entered the palace, including Qin Qin, who was still radiant until her death in her previous life. As soon as she entered the palace, she caught the emperor's eye, and two months ago, it was discovered that she had the dragon pulse. The emperor was overjoyed and conferred upon her the title of Consort Hui. With one move, she gained favor, and naturally, the Qin family rose to prominence along with her. In the past, the Wei family never considered the Qin family worthy of attention, but now the Qin family has become a new noble family in the capital, and the Wei family no longer dares to neglect Old Lady Qin.

  No sooner had this been said than Second Uncle and Second Aunt sent someone to the countryside to bring Old Mrs. back.

  In her previous life, Qing Luan listened to Er Sao Li's words and did not go to the second gate to wait for Old Madam. Later, her illness relapsed, and it took two months before she officially met Old Madam. By then, Old Madam had already taken a dislike to her, while Qing Yu from Er Bo's household was favored by Old Madam. As a result, Da Fu directly lost out to Er Fang.

  Qing Luan understood in her heart that neither the first wife nor the second wife had any blood relationship with Old Madam, and that people's relationships were all developed through interactions. From the beginning, she had listened to Second Aunt's words and did not consider Old Madam as a proper grandmother, so it was no wonder others did not treat her as a granddaughter.

  In this life, she didn't plan on letting the second wife have an easy time in front of Old Lady Qin after all, as she knew how glorious the Qin family was behind her back in her previous life.

  "Go and bring me the embroidered forehead cloth I made earlier, also change into that new camellia flower shirt. I'm going out to welcome my grandmother." Qing Luan said this to Xia Zhi, who didn't raise any objections and went to prepare. However, Gu Yu's face subtly changed.

  After dressing up, Qing Luan took Xia Zhi to the second door. The second door was already crowded with people from the second and third houses, but not a single person from the main house was present. Qing Luan's expression turned slightly cold. This was clearly their main house, yet not one of them had shown up. This Second Aunt was truly a "kind" person.

  Er Fang Wei Yan's appearance was that of a man in his early forties, with a pale face and no beard, giving off the air of a scholar. According to my brother, our grandfather had never liked Er Shu's attitude. The Weiyuan Marquis Manor was founded on military merit, but Er Shu looked down on wielding swords and guns, instead reading books for over 40 years without achieving anything notable.

  Second Aunt Li had a slightly plump figure, wearing a lambskin jacket over her outer garment, and under that a blue eight-panelled martens' fur skirt. Her complexion was very fair, with a round face and a benevolent expression, but only she herself knew what blackness lay hidden within.

  The Second House has a total of one son and three daughters. The eldest son, Wei Ling, is 16 years old, three years younger than his own brother. The eldest daughter, Wei Qingyu, is only 14 years old, two years older than her. After the Second House moved into the Weiyuan Marquis's manor, everyone from top to bottom called her "Big Sister", as if she were the legitimate and proper eldest daughter of the Weiyuan Marquis's manor.