A car accident, our family of three crossed

The old lady was just thinking about finding a ladder to get down, but at this moment, Zhou Yan was still jumping up and down beside her, yelling at Zhou Ru: "Grandma is the elder, and if she punishes you, you have no choice but to accept it. Why do you need any reason?"

Zhou Yan's commotion immediately put the old lady in a difficult position again. If she didn't punish Zhou Ru, it would seem that she, as the old lady of a marquis's mansion, had no dignity. But if she really punished Zhou Ru, she would feel a little afraid of the fourth room.

The younger generations didn't understand, but she, the mistress of the house, knew it very well. The Marquis' Mansion was in great need of money right now, while the Fourth House had plenty of money. The Marquis' Mansion was unwilling to fall out with the Fourth House unless it was necessary.

"That's enough. You are a girl, but you keep talking about fighting and killing. What a disgrace! What happened today was all caused by you. Starting tomorrow, you will copy the female training three times in your own yard every day."

So, in the end, the old lady's anger finally streaked towards Zhou Yan.

Zhou Yan was silent for a moment, not understanding. Didn't her grandmother call Zhou Ru over just to vent her anger? Why did she end up scolding her?

"Grandma, I didn't say anything wrong, why am I now blamed?"

Zhou Yan felt aggrieved. She always felt that things were not going well for her recently. First, she had a conflict with Zhou Rong over trying on wedding dresses, and Zhou Rong sued her. After that, she was grounded.

She was finally released from the ban and allowed to go out, but then the incident at Xiangguo Temple happened today, which made her lose face.

However, she was offended again and again, but her grandmother not only did not vent her anger, but she ended up scolding her instead. Feeling aggrieved, she began to wipe away her tears.

Thinking that these two events were indirectly related to Zhou Ru in some subtle way, she began to hate Zhou Ru. The look in her eyes when she glared at Zhou Ru seemed to be filled with poison.

Madam Hou felt very distressed that her beloved little girl had been wronged, and she quickly pleaded, "Mother, Yan'er has been wronged enough today, why are you still criticizing her?"

"It's all because of you, as a mother, that he has become more and more lawless."

The old lady couldn't do anything to Zhou Ru, and she was very angry, so she would pick on anyone she met.

The Marquis' wife was speechless. Although the old lady had always been the head of the rear house of the Marquis' Mansion, it was the first time that she was spoken of like this in front of the younger generation. She immediately felt ashamed.

Zhou Rong had been watching coldly. From the beginning to the end, she had no intention of pleading for Zhou Yan. This girl had become more and more arrogant and domineering because of her mother's pampering. She should have been given a lesson long ago.

Everyone had different thoughts, and the atmosphere in the main hall fell into silence for a while. After a while, Zhou Rong spoke to break the depressing atmosphere.

"It's getting late, Grandma. How about serving the meal first? If there's anything else, let's have dinner first."

Zhou Rong handed over the ladder, and the old lady went down the ladder and waved her hand to have someone serve the meal.

"Serve the food! We are all hungry, let's eat first."

The old lady looked at Zhou Rong with satisfaction. After all, she was a girl she had personally trained, so she should be sensible and capable.

Unlike that dead girl Zhou Yan, no matter how much she is taught on weekdays, when it comes to the critical moment, she just knows how to rush forward, and can do nothing except yelling loudly.

Zhou Ru has not had a seat since she entered the Marquis' Mansion. Her legs are almost sore from standing, and she always has to wait until the meal is served.

On the way to the Marquis' Mansion, she ate some snacks in the carriage to fill her stomach. She was not hungry at the moment, but her mouth was a little dry from the verbal battle just now.

The meal was served on the table. After the elders started eating, Zhou Ru served herself a bowl of soup.

She had to moisten her throat first, because there might be a verbal dispute later! Moisten her throat so that she could fight again later.

At the table, Zhou Ru was the only one who was eating happily. The others lost their appetite just by looking at her eating so happily, and the meal ended in a hurry.

Zhou Ru pretended not to know why they had called her here today. After dinner, she said it was late and asked to leave.

At this point, the old lady had to stop her and then get to the point.

"Ru girl, I heard that you met a woman named Song in Pingyang County?"

Zhou Ru pretended to be stupid and asked, "There are many women with the surname Song. Which one are you referring to?"

The old lady was furious. She felt that the girl must have deliberately made her angry, but she had no evidence.

She only knew about this person's existence because of what happened today. How could she know how many families with the surname Song Zhou Ru had met?

He cast his gaze towards Zhou Rong, who immediately understood and said to Zhou Ru, "Sister Ru, she is the one you called Sister Song when you ran into her in Hongzhuang Pavilion last time."

"Oh! Are you talking about Sister Song? What happened to her?"

When the Marquis's wife heard her calling her Sister Song so easily, she said sarcastically, "Ru girl, you are still a girl from our Duke's Mansion after all. You should know how to weigh who is close to you and who is distant from you. Why do I see that you are closer to an outsider than to your own sisters?"

"Your aunt is right. After all, you are a proper girl from the Duke's Mansion. Don't just make friends with people of questionable character. If this gets out, it will damage the reputation of our Duke's Mansion."

"That's right. You are an unmarried girl with a simple mind. Don't be fooled by those questionable people outside. You have the title of a young lady from a Duke's mansion and your family is rich. How do you know if others are approaching you with some shameful purpose?"

The old lady and the marquis' wife talked to each other, speaking in the most unbearable ways possible about Song Ning.

Originally they just said that they were happy and were getting more and more excited the more they talked, but as they talked, they felt more and more that there were possibilities as they had imagined.

I thought that if that woman really approached Zhou Ru with a purpose, then she must be going for the fourth room's property.

When they thought that the fat piece of meat they had been eyeing was also coveted by others, they became alert. The family business of the Fourth House has always been regarded as its own by the Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion, and they would never allow anyone to share it with them.

Thinking of this, the old lady came up with the best explanation for why Zhou Ru had to kneel down as soon as they met.

She said with great sorrow, "Although you didn't live in the Marquis' Mansion since you were a child, in my heart, you are my beloved granddaughter just like Sister Rong and Sister Yan. Seeing you make careless friends, I am more anxious than anyone else. This is why I want you to kneel down and reflect on yourself."

The Marquis's wife understood what the old lady wanted to say, so she said, "That's right! Your grandmother did this for your own good. She was worried that you would be deceived. But you were wrong. You thought that your grandmother would punish you without knowing the truth."

Zhou Ru sat on the other side with her head down, seemingly listening attentively, but in fact, she was almost falling asleep.

After the two of them finished speaking in unison, Zhou Ru remained silent, and he didn't know whether she had listened or not.

"Ru girl, are you listening to what grandma said?"