After Hu Ge'er paid his respects to his grandmother, he was led by her hand into the yard. He took long steps and looked around stealthily as he walked.

Before he met his grandmother, he thought that his grandmother was similar to his grandmother, Old Madam He, both were dignified and majestic, and had rules for living and sleeping. Of course, his grandmother was naturally kinder and should smile more when she saw him.

But I didn't expect that my grandmother-in-law was completely different from my great-grandmother.

Grandma was always smiling, as if she felt happy from the bottom of her heart just by seeing the mother and son.

The big hand holding his was warm and soft. Leaning against his grandmother, he felt like he was bathing in the sun. He felt warm from the inside out and felt very safe.

He followed his grandmother, mother and sister to the main hall of the inner courtyard.

Although my grandmother's manor is not as big as the courtyard of the Duke's Mansion, there are no carvings on the floor tiles, no colorful paintings on the pillars, and no exotic flowers and plants in the yard, but when I walk in it, I just feel comfortable and casual, and I just want to talk and laugh without any restrictions.

But before he could finish his observation, he heard his mother's crying voice.

He and his sister were both frightened for a moment. After a moment of hesitation, they also knelt down in front of their grandmother.

"Mother, I am such an unfilial daughter!"

Seeing Lin Yanniang falling to her knees with a thud, Aunt Su was at a loss for a moment and quickly helped her adopted daughter up!

Oh, this is true!

Looking at the original body's own daughter, she was crying so pitifully.

In fact, if you calculate, Lin Yanniang is only a few years older than her own Su Heiya, but she is already a mother of two children.

She was obviously a lady from a wealthy family, but she had to endure ten years in that backyard. It was really not easy.

"Get up, get up! I, an old woman, know the difficulties you've been through over the years!"

Aunt Su helped Lin Yanniang up, and then quickly helped up the two ignorant children who were kneeling behind them.

"We are finally reunited, we should be happy, why are you crying?"

"Lao Jiao, hurry up and get out the gifts I prepared for Hu Ge'er and Yan Niang!"

Aunt Jiao responded and happily brought out some gifts.

While she was waiting for the gift, Aunt Su and her three generations of grandparents and grandchildren were talking about something interesting, making everyone burst into laughter.

"Sister Shan, can you introduce these gifts to Brother Hu?"

These gifts were naturally prepared long ago.

The gifts for Brother Hu are two small gifts.

One is also a music box, slightly different from Sister Shan’s carriage music box, but it is a small round pond with a little swan swimming in it.

The other one is also a small and cute clock, shaped like a silver egg. Open the secret button on the side and you can see the mechanical clock inside.

Of course, this clock has not appeared in the current Wei Dynasty and should be considered a rare item. Therefore, Aunt Su also gave her adopted daughter a pocket watch.

The style of this pocket watch is quite standard. It has a silver case, a clean and tidy dial, and is tied with a long silver chain. Whether it is hung around the waist or tied around the neck as a necklace, it is very good. It can be said that it is both practical and beautiful.

Hu Ge'er and Lin Yan'niang had naturally never heard of these two items. Seeing Shan Jie'er showing off her skills by turning the music box, making the small clock move, and even explaining their uses, weren't they stunned?

"Mom, how can you let a little kid play with such valuable items? You'd better take them back! The ones you gave me before were already very good. I was afraid that Hu Ge'er would lose them, so I only let him look at them for half a day and then kept them for him."

Hearing Lin Yanniang's words, Shanjie, who was excitedly explaining to Huger how to play with these two treasures, couldn't help but pause, with a guilty look in her eyes.

She placed these two treasures in her room by her bed and would play with them for a while every day before going to bed!

Although Sanmiao from Suzhong Village got along well with her, she only let Sanmiao listen to the music box twice and was reluctant to let Sanmiao touch it!

Aunt Su waved her hands and said, "I have good things. If I don't give them to you, who should I give them to? If you don't accept them, I will give them to your eldest brother's children!"

Lin Yanniang was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

Her older brother is nearly ten years older than her, and he has ignored her since she was a child.

Although the eldest brother had never said or done anything excessive, the people in his courtyard looked down on others and always argued with the people in her courtyard. The servants were also used to understanding the master's intentions. If the eldest brother had some brotherly love for his sister, how dare those guys do that!

So, if such a rare item falls into the hands of her eldest brother's child, she would never let it happen!

"Since mother has said so, I will accept it with audacity!"

Lin Yanniang carefully stuffed the silver watch into her sleeve pocket. It happened to be cold that day and her clothes were thick, so she could stuff several pocket watches into it.

After learning how to play from his sister, Hu Ge'er also hung the silver egg around his neck out of curiosity.

In the little hands, the singing swan music box is held.

Aunt Su felt that she had been talking for a while, so she hurriedly led them to the yard to rest.

She had previously arranged for Shan Jie'er to live in the small courtyard next door. Now that Lin Yan'niang was here, it was just the right time for the three of them, mother and son, to live together.

"This courtyard was newly built in a hurry, and there was no time to decorate it, but it is still convenient to live in. You can stay here for now. If you need anything, just tell Madam Jiao."

Aunt Jiao also smiled and said, "Young lady, don't be fooled by the fact that this courtyard is not big and there is nothing fancy about it, but it is very comfortable to live in. Let Sister Shan take you around the rooms and you will know!"

When Lin Yanniang entered the courtyard before, she noticed that the courtyard was built very simply. From the appearance, it could not be compared with the Bo's Mansion at all.

I have cursed Boss Lin dozens of times in my heart. Why should he inherit the title when he is so unfilial?

After hearing what Aunt Jiao said, he naturally nodded repeatedly in front of his mother, saying that this courtyard was already very good and there was no need to worry too much about it.

But deep down, I actually don’t quite agree with it.

How comfortable can it be to live in such a small and inconspicuous yard?

But he saw that his daughter Shan Jie'er's eyes were shining and she was eager to try.

"Yes! Mother, brother, come with me. I will take you to the official room and the bathroom!"

Lin Yanniang, "..."

No, it's not!

Her sister Shan was originally quiet and well-behaved in the Duke's Mansion. She was the least noticeable one among her cousins. Sometimes it seemed as if Shan wanted to shrink away... Although this made her uncomfortable, she was powerless to change anything. After all, being the third wife out of wedlock was an awkward existence, and He Sanlang didn't care much about the pair of children.

She could only try to let Sister Shan spend less time with those girls.

But now?

It's only been a few months, but he's grown taller, his temperament has become more cheerful, and his face has become rosy. When he speaks and does things in this yard, he seems to be very confident and full of self-confidence... Even when he talks about the washroom and the official room, it's as if he is talking about the most precious treasures in the world!

Since she could bring such changes to her two children, what did it matter to her whether the yard was small or simple?

When Lin Yanniang thought of this, didn’t she suddenly become enlightened?

So he smiled and looked surprised.

"Really? Then we have to take a closer look! Come on, Brother Hu, let's go and take a look!"

She held Huger's hand and followed her daughter into the bathroom and the official bedroom.

Shan Jie'er imitated and told her mother and brother exactly what the maids had said to her when she first came back, and added her own interpretation to it.

"Brother Hu, that's it. When the water is released, it's like a water dragon, so this is called a faucet!"

"And this one, it's called a bathtub, but fill it with water and take a bath. The water is warm and comfortable!"

"Come and look at this! This porcelain toilet is convenient and clean! It's much better than the one we have at home in Beijing!"

Shan Jie'er introduced it proudly, acting like a young host, which made Lin Yanniang laugh and feel a little sad.

Of course, Lin Yanniang was more surprised.

With such a sophisticated mechanism, it can really make the residents comfortable!

Not to mention anything else, just the flushing toilet is so clean and there is no odor at all.

There are faucets that dispense hot and cold water at the flick of a switch, and bathtubs that can be filled and drained with just the flip of a switch.

Not to mention, the various facial cleansing and skin care products placed on the washstand, according to Sister Shan, were all made by Zhuangzi himself!

Sister Shan was young and knew it was useful, so she boasted about it proudly, saying that it was better than those used in the Duke's Mansion.

But she keenly saw the huge business opportunities therein!

Is it because my mother has received so many opportunities that she no longer cares about these little things?

However, the shock brought to her by the gifts and the various novelties in the yard had just passed. When she washed up and had a family dinner with her mother and children, the various delicacies served were not only delicious, but there were also two or three dishes she had never seen before!

"Mother, Brother Hu, this is fried eggs with fairy fruit, this is spring water fish, and this is bacon with fairy peppers. They are all only available in the manor! They taste great, come and try them!"

Sister Shan chirped like a happy little bird, calling her companions to come and taste the delicious insects.

Lin Yanniang was an adult, and although she thought the food was delicious, she had seen the world after all, so she didn't show her joy on her face.

But Hu Ge'er is different.

When I was ill before, I couldn’t even leave my room when it was serious.

Now, he finally followed his mother to his grandmother's farm. The first time he sat down to eat at the table, the food was hundreds of times more delicious than what he had eaten at home. Naturally, he kept praising it.

"Wow! This fish tastes so good! The meat is so tender and smooth!"

"Is this fried with fairy fruit? Hmm, it's really sour and sweet. It's really delicious!"

"What does this fairy pepper taste like...ah!"

Before the adults at the table could stop him, Hu Ge'er had already quickly picked up a piece and put it in his mouth. As soon as he took a bite, he felt the spiciness.

"Hey, little guy, how dare you try it without asking?"

Aunt Su smiled and said, "Hurry up and spit it out! This is spicy, and most children can't eat it!"

Aunt Jiao smiled and walked forward and caught a piece of fairy pepper that Hu Ge'er spit out with a handkerchief.

"This looks like a fairy fruit, both are bright red and very pretty, but the taste is very spicy. Some people love to eat it, but some people feel uncomfortable after eating it."

It was a happy family dinner.

Even Hu Ge'er, who had the smallest appetite, ate twice as much as usual. Lin Yanniang saw that something was wrong and stopped him when he wanted to eat more.

"It's okay. These things are from our own farm. We can have as much as you want in the future!"

Aunt Su smiled and said, "The child's mouth has become stronger and stronger, and the elders are happy to see it."

After dinner, the children were taken downstairs to rest.

Only then did Aunt Su have time to talk to Lin Yanniang alone.

When asked about the fifth princess, Lin Yanniang did not dare to exaggerate or make her own assumptions, and just answered truthfully.

"Mother, the Fifth Princess has indeed been married for many years without a child. This is known to everyone in the capital."

"Because the Fifth Princess had no children, she tacitly allowed the Fifth Prince Consort to keep a concubine outside. It seems that the concubine also gave birth to several children... Everything was fine before, but the year before last, the Fifth Princess relented and allowed the children to be brought to the Princess's Mansion. Although their status has not been determined, I heard that the treatment is not bad."

"In addition to these concubines' sons, the Fifth Prince Consort has many older brothers, and their brothers also have several young nephews who are also planning to adopt them. They found various excuses to live in the princess's mansion. I heard that the children of these two sides don't like each other and often fight and quarrel."

"Mother guessed correctly. Perhaps the Fifth Princess came here for an heir..."

Lin Yanniang raised her eyes and glanced at Aunt Su, "Mother, how did you get the chance to become an immortal?"

Aunt Su repeated the same trick she had used to fool Aunt Jiao and Su Mei.

"Look, when I woke up from the dream, there was something extra under my pillow!"

"Once or twice, after so many times, I finally understood that our Su family might be the descendants of this Su Xian!"

Lin Yanniang was stunned when she heard this. "Maybe what mother guessed is true! Otherwise, why did grandpa choose Sujiazhuang when he bought a dowry for mother?"

Aunt Su nodded and said, "Yes! Thanks to the blessing of the immortals, an old woman like me has all these capitals and can protect you and the children. Although you have tried your best to report good news instead of bad news in recent years, I have also vaguely guessed something. It's a pity that your foolish father only valued family background but did not examine character, so he let you marry a man like He Sanlang! Although I am just an old woman alone now, as long as I am here, you have your family. Even if you don't want to live with He Sanlang, I can still support the three of you!"

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