The persistence of Qing Luan

  Wanshoutang Li's family had already moved in ten days ago, with three main rooms and east and west wing houses that were not very large but were arranged extremely comfortably. The Li family even matched a small kitchen.

  As they entered the main hall, the old lady sat in the seat of honor, and Li Shi smiled and said: "Mother, let's kowtow to you again according to our family rules, and the younger generation will also pay their respects to the mistress of the house."

  The only one among the grandchildren who had some impression of Qin Shi was probably the eldest grandson, Wei Chen. The others had no impression of this suddenly appearing grandmother. However, the younger ones from the second house were obviously previously instructed by Li Shi, so they were all very respectful during this meeting.

  The expression on Wei Yan's face was very calm, he understood the heart of his second brother bringing back the old lady, but he himself was a concubine son and even when his father was alive, he didn't get anything from him, so naturally he wouldn't expect to get anything from this nominal mother either.

  Wei Yanhua led the people from the second house just as they were about to go forward and kowtow to the old lady, but heard a crisp voice: "Second uncle, wait a minute."

  Wei Yan's movement of rolling up his sleeves paused, and he looked at Qing Luan with some displeasure, saying: "What is it that you want to say, Qing Luan?"

  "Although Second Uncle is a senior, Second Aunt said that according to the rules of the house, he should kowtow to Grandmother. Father and Mother are no longer around, Elder Brother has taken over the title and is in charge of the main house, but even though he's not at home, it can't be like the main house doesn't exist anymore, right? So Qing Luan took the place of her deceased father and mother as well as her elder brother who is far away on the border to kowtow to Grandmother." Qing Luan finished speaking and without waiting for the maid to bring over a cushion, she gave the old lady a solid kowtow.

  Her performance elicited different reactions from the people in the house. Wei Yanhua and Li Shi's expressions changed slightly, but they managed to maintain their smiles. However, Wei Yanshi's face was filled with a satisfied smile. Previously, he thought his niece was too timid, but unexpectedly, she dared to fight for the eldest son's position in front of so many people today. This was more like it; after all, they couldn't lose face in front of their elder brother.

  The old lady's face also flashed a hint of surprise, the first impression this little girl gave her was gentle and elegant, but unexpectedly she was still a tough one, blocking Wei Yanhuai, and even saying that the second house had nothing to say.

  "Hurry up, this child is so honest!" The old lady smiled with a kind face. On the other side, Wei Xin'er quickly came forward to help Qing Luan up and said, "Sister Qing Luan, look at your forehead, it's all red and swollen, the old lady will worry."

  Qing Luan hastily bowed towards Wei Xiner and said: "Thank you, Sister Xiner."

  Qing Luan retreated to one side, and the second room's lady came forward to kowtow. Li Shi then pointed out several small ones to the old lady, followed by the third room's.

  The old lady, as a senior, also had a gift for meeting, each girl with a purple sandalwood dressing box, and the boys with a set of good stationery. Following the old lady was a woman in her forties, Lian Qie, who was originally the old lady's maid. There were also two maids, Dongmei and Xiahe, who were plain-looking but absolutely loyal to the old lady.

  Li as the current master of Weiyuan Marquis's manor had the group of maids and servant girls from Wanshou Hall come in to pay their respects to Old Madame.

  "Mother, these are all carefully selected by the daughter-in-law. Take a look and if there's anything that needs to be added, just let her know." Li said with a smile.

  The old lady just raised her eyes and said, "They are very good."

  Qing Luan stood beside her, not saying a word. Among these people, there must be many who were Li's informants. On the one hand, Li wanted to get Old Lady's support, and on the other hand, she was also guarding against her. Looking at Old Lady Qin's appearance, it was clear that she knew but didn't show any expression. It seemed that between these two people, Old Lady Jiang was still more cunning.