Seeing that Shan Jie'er had finished eating and had consciously washed her hands and face and rinsed her mouth, Lin Yanniang spoke.

"Sister Shan, if someone takes you to Tongcheng to see your grandmother, would you be willing?"

He Shan was slightly stunned. Before she could answer, she heard someone outside reporting the news.

"Replying to the Third Madam, Aunt Xiu and Brother Mao are here."

He Shan's brows furrowed.

"What are they doing here? Just tell them my mother is busy and send them away!"

Lin Yanniang said helplessly, "Shan'er, don't be naughty. Now that they are here, just let them in."

He Shan muttered angrily, "What can they do here? Aren't they here to cause trouble?"

Lin Yanniang glanced at her and said, "Okay, Shan'er, don't talk too much later."

After ten breaths, a woman with a fragrant body and jingling jewelry walked in with a smile on her face.

There was a little boy of about seven or eight years old following behind her.

This little boy has fair skin, thin eyebrows, droopy eyes, a long face and a long nose, and looks very smart.

The woman also had thin eyebrows and droopy eyes, and her skin was fair. Although her appearance was above average, she was naturally charming and had an elegant figure. One could tell at first glance that she and the little boy were mother and son.

"I've met my wife!"

"Today, Mao'er's homework in school was praised by the teacher, who even rewarded him with a pen! He said that Mao'er is a natural born reader."

"I just wanted to make my wife happy, so I came over to tell her about it."

"Come on, Mao'er, show your handwriting to the lady. The lady might be happy and give you some good things!"

These words, one by one, were like soft knives, stabbing Lin Yanniang's heart.

When Lin Yanniang got married, she knew about this marriage. Although it seemed that she was marrying above her station, she was actually falling into a trap.

The man she married, He Sanlang, had favored the eldest maid in his room before they got engaged, and even caused an abortion in her.

How could a similar family in the capital not inquire about the other party carefully before getting engaged?

Although He Sanlang was a favored illegitimate son, he was not good at either literature or martial arts, and had been having an affair with the maid in the room. If He Sanlang's aunt had not acted decisively and given Aunt Xiu a bowl of medicine, He Sanlang might have had a lot of illegitimate sons and daughters running around before he even got married.

Which daughter from a good family would be willing to get married like this?

That is to say, Lin Bo's mansion was not in the capital, so he didn't know He Sanlang's background. Moreover, the ones who were engaged were the old men of the two families, and the women in the family were not allowed to interfere, so the engagement could be made.

But she had come from afar to marry into the He family. Even if she knew it was a trap, could she still divorce and return home?

Lin Yanniang had no choice but to accept it.

The first two years were pretty good.

Who knew that having a son and a daughter was just the beginning of hard times.

The son she gave birth to was sickly and took more medicine than food.

The son born to Aunt Xiu is only one year younger than Brother Hu, but he is strong and smart.

Especially after she was able to start attending the clan school at the age of six, Aunt Xiu knew how to show off in the best way to stab the Madam.

Lin Yanniang was furious at the moment. Just as she was about to speak, she heard Shan Jieer beside her suddenly laugh, "Hey, let me take a look. Wow! Mao'er's calligraphy is indeed very good. It just so happens that Taoist Yang said last time that she should copy more medicinal herbs to pray for Hu'er. Why not..."

Mao was shocked. After school, he didn't even want to do the homework assigned by the teacher. Who would be willing to copy the ghost scripture! Or copy it for that consumptive ghost?

Then he straightened his neck and yelled, "I don't want it! I don't want to get that disease... ugh ugh!"

Before he could finish his words, Aunt Xiu covered his mouth.

She brought her son here to irritate people, not to give them an excuse!

Lin Yanniang sneered, "Brother Mao has not learned the rules very well. Aunt Xiu is so well-educated and polite, why doesn't she know how to discipline him?"

As he spoke, he picked up the teacup beside him and said, "I have something else to do here, so I won't keep Auntie and Brother Mao here. Send them out now!"

Only then did Aunt Xiu reluctantly pull Mao Ge'er out.

After leaving the hospital, he asked hypocritically, "Oh, I forgot to ask how Hu Ge'er is doing..."

Before she could finish her words, the gate slammed shut.

Aunt Xiu curled her lips, and then the corners of her mouth raised again.

So what if he is a legitimate child?

Who knows if he can grow up to be an adult?

The old woman who closed the courtyard gate spat in the direction of the door.

"Hu Meizi!"

She was Yan Niang's dowry, so naturally she was on the side of her own wife.

Over the years, this concubine Xiu has relied on being the daughter of the Duke's Mansion and giving birth to a strong little boy to compete for favor everywhere, always trying to suppress her own wife. It's a pity that her own wife is so worried about Hu'er's illness that she has no time to think about other things, which makes this vixen even more arrogant.

But after a few breaths, someone knocked on the gate.

The old woman thought that it was Aunt Xiu who had gone away and come back, so she put her hands on her hips and was about to get angry.

Then the daughter-in-law outside called out, "Mother Wang, the concierge sent a message saying that Third Madam's family is coming from Tongcheng to visit Third Madam. Please send someone to take a look, see..."

Before he could finish his words, the gate creaked open.

"What? The Third Wife's family?"

The old woman inquired carefully and then hurriedly ran to report the news.

Lin Yanniang sat on the armchair, stroking her ribs which ached from anger with one hand, and wiping her tears with a handkerchief with the other.

Shan Jieer, who was standing next to her, came over to comfort her sensibly, "Mother, my brother will be fine."

"Madam! Madam! What a great event!"

"Someone from the Lin Bo Mansion in Tongcheng has come to visit Madam!"

The side door of Duke He’s Mansion.

Lin Erlang sat on the armchair in the lobby, holding a cup of tea in his hand, and looked around the furnishings in the lobby.

As expected, the Duke's Mansion in the capital city is much more magnificent than the Earl's Mansion in their small place Tongcheng.

Even the concierge is decorated so exquisitely!

Aunt Jiao sat on a small stool, looking at her nose and her heart. She seemed calm and quiet, but in fact her attention was on the box at her feet.

This box of things was brought to the capital with great difficulty. It was the old lady's gift to her eldest daughter and two grandchildren. On the way, the second master asked her many times what was inside.

Fortunately, the box was locked and sealed, otherwise she would have suspected that the Second Master was trying to make some money from it.

As for the two servants who followed, they stood stiffly by the wall, not daring to move.

Less than a minute later, I heard a few people rushing towards this side in a hurry.

Aunt Jiao stood up quickly and took a quick look. The one leading the group looked familiar.

Isn’t it Nanny Zhong who came with the eldest girl as a dowry?

"Sister Jiao, this is the second master from the mansion over there?"

When Nanny Zhong followed the eldest girl to Beijing, Lin Lao Er was just a snotty-nosed kid. Now he has grown up, dressed in gorgeous clothes, and is quite a handsome man.

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