It is the time when the clouds stop raining

Three days later, Old Madam Li returned to the Minister's Mansion, not because she didn't want to stay there to take care of Li Yuling, but because her other daughter, Li Yufeng, had returned.

Li Yufeng is the eldest daughter of Madam Li and Li Ye. She has been doted on since she was a child and has high hopes for her.

Twenty years ago, she eloped with a scholar who came to Beijing to take the imperial examination, and returned to the scholar's hometown, bringing disgrace to Li Ye.

The two men started a business with the valuables that Li Yufeng brought from home, but neither of them was cut out for business and they soon lost everything.

The juren took up the job of a teacher, but how could the money he earned be enough to support Li Yufeng's expenses? Although the Li family had not yet become high-ranking officials at that time, with the support of Mrs. Yu Xiehou, they had never had to worry about food and clothing.

The two of them lost money in business, and they didn't earn much money from teaching.

Without money, quarrels are easy to occur, and the enthusiasm when eloping has long disappeared in the face of reality.

Does Li Yufeng regret it? Only she knows the answer.

How could she not regret seeing Li Yuling, who was not even as good as herself?

The Li family gradually rose to the position of the Minister's Mansion in the capital, and Old Lady Li secretly helped Li Yufeng.

Now that Li Yufeng had money, she started spending lavishly again, and the scholar did the same. He used sweet words to coax Li Yufeng into turning back and handing over the money to him.

Mr. Ding got the money and went out to live a life of luxury without telling Li Yufeng.

After a few days of this, the money that Old Lady Li had given them had long been squandered, and the two of them had not learned how to live frugally.

They began to blame each other and even fought.

Originally, his family had come to the capital to seek refuge with his mother and the Li family, but Li Ye refused to give in, so they had no choice but to return to Mr. Ding's hometown in disgrace.

Now that Mr. Ding has died and their children's three-year mourning period is over, Li Yufeng can't wait to bring the children back.

Once she comes back, she will never leave. Her natal family and her sister, whom she used to look down upon, are living so well. Even for the sake of her children's marriage, she will shamelessly find ways to stay.

She wanted to return to her rich home, have her son marry the daughter of a wealthy family, and have her daughter marry into a high-class family.

Your calculations are very good. I wonder if you can find that family?

Li Yufeng took her three children to her mother's home first. After not seeing each other for more than ten years, the mother and daughter hugged each other and cried bitterly.

When Li Yufeng eloped, she still looked like a delicate young lady. But now, hugging her mother, she looks even more aged than old Madam Li.

It seemed that he had suffered enough. When he came back, he complained that he was unfilial and shouldn't have disobeyed his parents, and even slapped himself a few times.

Old Madam Li felt even more distressed, as this was her eldest daughter whom she loved the most. Now, she was wearing coarse linen clothes and her face was full of wrinkles. The mother and daughter hugged each other and cried, each more sadly than the other.

Vent out all the longing over the years.

Li Yufeng called her three children to introduce them to her family. The eldest son Ding Xiangfei was over 15 years old, the eldest daughter Ding Xiang was years old, and the youngest daughter Ding Lian was about to turn .

The three children inherited the looks of Li Yufeng and their father Ding. They all look extraordinary in appearance. At least they are pleasing to the eye and would be acceptable if they were dressed up.

Several people gathered together to chat about family matters. Li Yufeng asked, "Why didn't Yuling come?" Li Yuling was just her little follower before, a nobody. If she hadn't eloped with someone, how could it be Li Yuling's turn to marry into the Marquis's Mansion.

Madam Li said, "Yuling is ill and is currently recuperating at the Marquis' Mansion."

Li Yufeng asked again: "Where are the elder and second brothers? And where are the elder and second sisters-in-law?"

Madam Li said, "Your elder and second brothers have official duties. I have sent people to invite your elder and second sisters-in-law."

The eldest daughter-in-law, Ma, was not at home. She must have gone out to visit people. The second daughter-in-law, Feng, was at home and was helped over by the servants.

Li Yufeng didn't recognize that this was Feng at first. Her eyes were sunken, her face was thin and her complexion was pale. How could this be Feng? In Li Yufeng's heart, Feng had always been a perfect match.

Li Yufeng brought her child to pay respect to Feng, who said, "We are family, so we don't care about these things."

After saying that, she sat there. She came here just to see how her elder sister-in-law was doing. They were acquaintances and had been good friends before.

Look at the way these people are dressed, they aren’t having a good life.

Li Yufeng said, "Wenfang, don't be sad, live a good life in the future." When the Li family sent Li Yufeng the travel expenses, they also told her the news that Li Yufei had passed away. She didn't know what to say to comfort her, but she just wanted to live a good life in the future.

Feng said, "Thank you." Without her daughter, Feng felt as if her soul had been taken away.

Everyone advised her to be open-minded and live a good life in the future. At worst, she could just have another child. However, Yu Fei was her beloved child for more than ten years. How could she forget her?

Every midnight, she would turn off all the lights in the house.

Feng wanted Yufei's soul to come to her.

She is not afraid even if her daughter turns into a ghost, she just wants to meet her daughter again.

However, it seemed that there were no ghosts in the world, and her daughter never appeared once.

Not once.

Everyone in the Minister's Mansion said that she was crazy. It would be great if she could really go crazy so that she would never suffer again.

At dinner time, everyone in the Minister's Mansion arrived. When Li Ye saw Li Yufeng coming, although he missed his daughter, he did not have a good face towards their family. Twenty years ago, she had dared to elope, making him unable to hold his head up in the capital.

At that time, Li Yufeng was nearly fifteen years old. She had already made an agreement with the boy's family to arrange the marriage. However, Li Yufeng dared to run away on the eve of the engagement, which made him lose face.

Li Yufeng hurriedly poured wine for Li Ye and apologized, "Dad, all these years, your daughter has always wanted to say sorry to you solemnly. I was young and did not understand the kindness of my parents, but over the years, I have also been punished. Dad, please give me a chance. Now your daughter only wants to be filial to you and make up for the harm I have caused you." Li Yufeng had already knelt down and kowtowed like pounding garlic.

After saying this, Li Yufeng also pulled the three children to kneel down and kowtow together.

Whether they can stay depends entirely on the attitude of their father Li Ye.

Li Ye looked at Li Yufeng, the daughter he had raised so carefully, who was now suffering from all the hardships in life, and said, "Let's eat first."

At night, Li Yufeng moved into the Minister's mansion with her children as she wished. This was a good start. She remembered that the last time she came back, Li Ye ordered people to drive them out at night, and even though they knelt at the door until their knees were broken, the door of the mansion was not opened.

In the evening, Li Ye rested with Old Madam Li. Li Ye asked, "How is Yuling?" He had not seen Li Yuling since the day of the engagement party.

Madam Li said, "She is much better now. She can get out of bed and walk around." After six days of careful treatment by the palace doctor, Li Yuling can get out of bed and walk around slowly: "I will take Yufeng to the Marquis' Mansion tomorrow. Yuling said that she will let Yufeng stay there for a few days."

On the next morning, Li Yufeng brought the children and Old Madam Li into the Marquis' Mansion.

When the three siblings of the Ding family entered the Marquis' Mansion, their eyes were wide open. The pavilions and towers were all elegant, the small bridges and flowing water were all beautiful scenery, and every brick and tile was of top quality, much more exquisite than the Minister's Mansion.