[Through the Book] The ancestor only wants to live a long life

Rong Enqing raised his hand to signal Zhang to stand up, "I know what you said. But I really like that girl. The first time I saw her, I felt that I had to raise her."

After saying this, Rong Enqing wished he could find a hole to crawl into.

One moment he vowed to unite with others and protect the mansion, but the next moment he did something irrational and endangered his own side.

Rong Enqing's mood was extremely complicated.

But if she doesn't say this, how else can she say it?

Should I tell Zhang and Yun Ye that they are now living in a book? Or should I tell them that Yun Luo is a heroine with great luck and a promising future, and that they should all cling to her?

As soon as Rong Enqing finished speaking, Zhang frowned tightly and advised again with a very disapproving tone: "If mother is lonely and bored, you can let Yunye go to Baishou Hall to accompany you more often in the future. Or, you can also let Fourth Brother and Fourth Brother's wife bring Yunying back to live with you for a while. Even keeping Yunying in the mansion and raising her by your side is not a bad idea."

Rong Enqing didn't respond, but just looked at Zhang quietly and sighed.

Zhang's face became uglier and uglier. She asked pleadingly, "Mother, can't you change someone? Even if it's Yun Lan from the third room, I won't object."

Rong Enqing wanted to cry in her heart, she was also helpless. But she really couldn't compromise on Yunluo's matter.

Seeing that Rong Enqing still didn't say anything and her determination to adopt the girl was as solid as a rock, Zhang couldn't help but shout, "Mother!" The voice was full of grievance and anger, and even a bit of anger at the girl for not fighting back.

Seeing that Zhang wanted to persuade her further, Yun Ye, who was standing beside her, patted her hands and shook his head at her.

Zhang felt extremely powerless and slumped down in the chair, looking towards Rong Enqing with eyes full of questions and confusion.

She didn't understand why the old lady, who was so wise and far-sighted before, suddenly changed her personality? Or was this her true nature?

Come to think of it, the old lady had always been a stubborn and confusing person, how could she suddenly become wise and intelligent?

Zhang felt that her future was bleak.

Yun Ye comforted Zhang and said to Rong Enqing, "Since grandma has made a decision, let's think about how to minimize the impact and subsequent troubles."

Rong Enqing breathed a sigh of relief, smiled and nodded, "You are right."

After a pause, she suddenly said happily: "Didn't you misunderstand Yunluo as Yunhong's illegitimate daughter before? It just so happens that the second branch doesn't know about Yunluo's existence now. Why don't we recognize Yunluo as Yunhong's illegitimate daughter who is wandering outside and bring her back to the mansion to raise her. What do you think?"

After hearing this, Zhang's face changed and she asked in shock, "Mother, tell me the truth, is that child Yun Hong's flesh and blood?"

Rong Enqing was at a loss for words and asked, "Do you hope that the child is Yunhong's or the second wife's?"

Zhang's face was pale and she was speechless.

A bystander sees more clearly. Yun Ye smiled and comforted Zhang: "Mother, sister Yunluo is the child of my second uncle. So the sister is called Yunluo, right?" The latter sentence was said to Rong Enqing.

Rong Enqing nodded: "Yes, the child's name is Yunluo, and he is a very filial and well-behaved child."

Yun Ye had never met anyone before, so he didn't comment on this. He just said what he was thinking: "I don't think grandma's method is feasible."

"Why?"

"Too big a loophole!" Yun Ye frowned and analyzed like a little adult: "Sister Yun Luo's age is here. She is six years old this year, right?"

"Yes, six years old." Rong Enqing continued.

"But my father has been dead for eight years. The age doesn't match."

Rong Enqing was about to say something, but Yun Ye interrupted her and continued, "Grandmother, what do you want to say? Just lie and say your sister is eight years old, right?"

Rong Enqing nodded. These days, it is not uncommon for children from poor families to look like six-year-olds, not to mention eight-year-olds. Even ten-year-olds look like six-year-olds.

Yun Ye shook his head firmly, "It won't work. My sister's birth age can be hidden by someone who has ulterior motives. Even if no one investigates, my sister was lucky enough to enter the mansion with this identity. Grandmother, have you ever thought that in a few years, my sister will always look younger than other girls of the same age, will it arouse suspicion from others? Will it affect my sister's marriage? Moreover, when my sister reaches the age of 13 and gets married, will you let her get married at the age of 13, or let her become an old maid who cannot get married in the eyes of others?"

Rong Enqing looked at her mature grandson with mixed feelings. She didn't think that far ahead, she just thought this method was the easiest.

However, according to what the eldest grandson said, it would probably harm Yun Luo for the rest of his life.

If she really goes according to her idea, what will outsiders say about Yunluo after her age is found out?

He has the face of a Yun family member, but he has to bring a fake identity into the mansion. Do you think there is something wrong here?

After further investigation, it turned out that Yunluo was the second wife's child!

Outsiders would ask, what is the Marquis's intention? Why do they want to secretly raise the second wife's child? What conspiracy is there?

This is just putting the handle in the hands of the second wife!

Besides, if Yun Luo really allowed Yun Hong to enter the mansion as his illegitimate daughter, how would outsiders talk about Zhang Shi? How would they talk about Yun Hong? The impact on Yun Ye would also be significant!

Oh, forget it, let's leave Yun Hong with a clean reputation! In the entire Shun'an Marquis Mansion, only Yun Hong has a good reputation!

"What should I do?" Rong Enqing felt so confused. She couldn't think of a better way.

Yun Ye frowned and thought for a while before saying, "There is no shortcut or perfect solution to this matter."

Rong Enqing sighed helplessly.

Yun Ye continued, "First, we need to let Second Uncle know about Sister Yun Luo's existence, and then we can take it one step at a time based on the actual situation. It won't work if we want to bring her back in one go."

"It's the only way." Rong Enqing didn't force it. Things have to be done step by step.

As for how to let the second house know about Yun Luo's existence, there was no need to discuss such a trivial matter.

After changing this topic, Rong Enqing turned the conversation back to the issue of the Marquis' Mansion.

"The Marquis's Mansion has a bad reputation now, and it's even difficult to find a school for Yun Ye. Yun Shu is also old, and if she doesn't do something to change the current situation, it will be difficult for Yun Shu to find a good family.

"What I mean is, we should first attend a few banquets, show our faces in front of the noble families in the capital, and let people know that our Shun'an Marquis Mansion has been freed from mourning. Then, we can hold another banquet and take the opportunity to let Yun Shuxiang take a look at her.

"By the way, we can also see what attitudes the various families in the capital have towards our Shun'an Marquis Mansion. This will also help us decide where we should look for a way out next."

The first step is to get the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren to unite as one, and this has been preliminarily achieved.

Next, she wanted to go out and contact people from various noble families in the capital to find out their attitudes towards Shun'an Marquis's Mansion. Make friends with the noble families that are friendly to them, be wary of the noble families that are hostile to them, and if possible, find a temporary golden thigh for the Marquis' Mansion to hug.

Of course, the real golden thigh is still Yunluo. But that is a matter for the future, right? Before that, the Marquis' Mansion cannot be destroyed because of her wanton rewriting of the plot!

Thinking of this, Rong Enqing suddenly had an epiphany.

There is a reason why Yun Hao was able to inherit the title in the original plot. At least Yun Hao has the support of the Song family, and Yun Hao is also a mature and rational adult, and he holds an official position, so he can still calm down the situation to some extent.

Now, there were no adult men to support the mansion, and everything could only be maintained by her, a lady of the highest rank, through old lady diplomacy.

Alas, just thinking about it makes me shed tears.

After Rong Enqing finished speaking, Zhang and Yun Ye nodded in agreement.

But soon, Zhang shook her head again and said in a depressed tone: "Now it is spring, and it is the time for families and mansions to hold banquets. However, our mansion has not received a single invitation. Even my mother's family..."

Zhang didn't finish her words, but Rong Enqing already understood what she was going to say.

Even Zhang's family, which should have been a natural ally of the Shun'an Marquis's Mansion, did not send them an invitation, let alone others.

Of course, the matter between the Zhang family and Shun'an Marquis' Mansion is obviously not as simple as it seems.

Rong Enqing did not delve into the matter of Zhang's family. After thinking for a while, he said, "Since no one has invited us, we will host a flower-viewing banquet and send invitations to all the families above the fifth rank in the capital. I don't believe that there will be no one to attend the banquet!"

Logically speaking, each circle has its own social life.

A first-class marquisate like theirs was considered the best family among both the nobles and the aristocratic families in the court. When holding a banquet, at the very least, they should invite people of the third rank or above to attend.

But now, Rong Enqing was obviously ready to cast a wide net. Let's not worry about the issue of unequal status. In her opinion, as long as someone came to the banquet, the external social network of the Marquis' Mansion would be established. As for the next step, whether she could get an invitation and really go out, it would depend on her ability.

Zhang wanted to say something, but in the end she said nothing.

That was how it was settled.

The Marquis' Mansion will hold a flower-viewing banquet half a month later.

Rong Enqing gave Zhang the full responsibility for the preparation of specific matters. Rong Enqing also promised Zhang that if she was too busy, she could ask Song, Cao, or Rong for help. She would decide what to do.

Anyway, Rong Enqing had only one request, which was that the flower-viewing banquet must be grand, the more grand the better.

In the following days, everyone in the Marquis' Mansion began to get busy.

Zhang selected three places for the flower-viewing banquet.

One is Tingfeng Courtyard where the second wife used to live. Firstly, the courtyard there is large enough so no matter how many people come, there is no need to worry about crowding. Secondly, there is a red maple forest in Tingfeng Courtyard, which is considered the courtyard with the best spring scenery in the mansion.

Before deciding on this courtyard, Zhang had taken Rong Enqing to see it in person. The red maple trees were graceful, and now was the season when new leaves were turning red. Anyone who saw them would be attracted by this gorgeous sea of ​​red.

Not to mention the Marquis' Mansion, even if you look across the entire capital, you won't be able to find another red maple forest as novel and beautiful as this one.

This place was designated as the main venue for banquets, used to entertain the wives, madams, old ladies, and old ladies of various families...

The second courtyard for entertaining guests was Tinghe Courtyard where the fourth room lived before.

As the name suggests, Tingheyuan has a pond with lotus roots planted in it. When summer comes, the lotus leaves will be as green as a cover and the lotus flowers will be as beautiful as a fairy. It is truly a beautiful sight.

However, there are no lotus flowers at this time of year. However, you can put a few boats in the pond for visitors to play. Also, the willow trees planted around the pond have sprouted and are still very beautiful.

This is reserved for the ladies who come to the banquet.

The third courtyard is Rongsheng Hall, which is located at the junction of the inner and outer courtyards and is used to receive male guests.

After the courtyard for the banquet was chosen, the next step was to choose the tea and snacks for the day, the dishes for the banquet, the arrangement of the seats for the banquet, the people who would entertain the guests on the day of the banquet, the process of entertaining the guests, and the selection of the opera troupe...

Zhang, a girl from an aristocratic family who had a lot to do and was usually calm and composed and used to big scenes, couldn't help but feel dizzy.

After a few days of busyness, she finally couldn't bear it anymore. After asking Rong Enqing for permission, she asked someone to invite the Song, Cao and Rong families to come and help.

With the help of three people, Zhang finally breathed a sigh of relief.

While Zhang was busy, Rong Enqing had some free time.

After she had some free time, Rong Enqing thought of Yunluo. She really wanted to take him back to the Marquis' Mansion as soon as possible.

So, he found a sunny day, took Meixiang and Eryue out to West City under the pretext of going out for a walk.

The courtyard where Yunluo and his mother rented was located in the corner of Guihua Lane in Xicheng District. It was a remote and inconspicuous place.

The carriage could not go in at the alley entrance.

Rong Enqing didn't care. He got off the carriage and walked into the alley with Meixiang's support.

February stayed at the alley entrance to watch the carriage.

The coachman had come here with Butler Li before, and was now walking in front to lead the way.

When they arrived at the gate of the courtyard where Yun Luo and her daughter lived, the coachman went up to knock on the door. After just two knocks, before he had used much force, the door opened inward.

It was not opened by someone, but the door itself was ajar.

"Is anyone there? Excuse me, is there anyone in the room?" The coachman stood at the door and shouted inside twice.

No one answered.

Rong Enqing was stunned and looked at the coachman: "Are you sure you didn't find the wrong place?"

The coachman said confidently, "Madam, it is definitely correct. I was the one who drove the patient here in the beginning. Later, I came here several times to deliver medicine and ask the doctor for follow-up visits. The place is definitely correct."

Rong Enqing also believed that the coachman would not take them to the wrong place, so he immediately winked at Meixiang and said, "Go in and see what's going on."

Meixiang took the order and quickly walked into the courtyard.

Soon, Meixiang came out, "Madam, there's no one in the room. Everything is still there, but scattered all over the floor. It looks like there's been a struggle."

Rong Enqing felt his heart pounding and a bad premonition arose.