I was a housekeeper in ancient times

Old Madam Lu rarely saw her son in such a hurry. "What happened? It can't be..."

Lu Yuheng hurriedly drank a sip of tea and said impatiently: "What else could it be? It's just my brother..."

"Someone asked you?"

"More than that! As soon as I went there, my colleagues all asked me about it. How could I explain it to them? I fooled them one by one. I was afraid of talking too much..."

"Tsk, I knew your brother's behavior would harm our family sooner or later!"

"Now even Prince Huai has come to ask me personally, which puts me in a dilemma."

Madam Lu could no longer sit still, knowing that since Lu Yuheng inherited the title, the King of Huai had attached great importance to him. Now that the King of Huai had personally asked about it, it was clear how much he cared about the matter.

If Lu Yuxuan's affairs were to be exposed in the future, Lu Yuheng would lose the trust of King Huai, and their family would also be implicated because of Lu Yuxuan's affairs.

Although Lu Yuheng is usually ambitious and opinionated, once he really encounters something, he can't come up with an idea and can only beg Madam Lu pitifully, "Mom, what do you think I should do about this? I can't lie to Prince Huai, can I? Prince Huai just gave me an important task a while ago, so... how about I tell him the truth?"

Madam Lu said hurriedly, "No! Who do you think the Prince of Huai is? If we let him know that we knew about this, he would be guilty of harboring a criminal! Do you think he would plead with His Majesty for you? Even if he did, could you keep your title as the Earl of Pingrong?"

"Then what should I do? It doesn't matter whether I tell him or not. Do I have to ruin my future for my brother?"

"Who do you think is the most favored by the emperor, the Prince of Huai or the Prince of Jingcheng?"

Lu Yuheng was stunned and looked at Old Madam Lu. Seeing that Old Madam Lu's eyes were firm, she seemed to understand the deep meaning of her question and analyzed it carefully.

Prince Jingcheng went to his fiefdom when he was young. His biological mother was of low status and died early. Over the years, Prince Jingcheng relied on his own talents and ambitions to show his abilities in his fiefdom, and gradually caught the eye of the emperor.

As for the Prince of Huai, his mother was the favored Concubine Jiang, and he also had a capable uncle, the Duke Qian's Mansion. He grew up in the palace and was deeply loved by the emperor and the empress dowager. He was like a star surrounded by stars. The Prince of Huai was gentle in temperament, but his talent was not as good as that of the Prince of Jingcheng.

"You followed the King of Huai, and your eldest brother followed the King of Jingcheng. They are rivals, and so are you brothers."

"Mom, what do you mean?"

"There is no room for two tigers in one mountain. You can only follow one prince, and there can only be one Pingrong Earl in this Pingrong Earl's Mansion. Only one of you and your elder brother can stay."

"what?"

Lu Yuheng was terrified after hearing this and didn't dare to ask his mother what she thought.

Madam Lu's meaning was obvious. She wanted to protect her son. She couldn't let Lu Yuxuan's fake death bring disaster to the entire Bo Mansion.

If Lu Yuxuan was really dead, then the rumors of fake death would be self-defeating and would not affect Lu Yuheng.

But how easy is it to kill Lu Yuxuan? The King of Jingcheng is not a pushover.

This time, Madam Lu was also in a dilemma. Compared with Lu Yuxuan, they, mother and son, did not have much strength.

What about her insistence that Lu Yuxuan is dead?

The Mid-Autumn Festival soon arrived. Both the first and second wives in the Bo Mansion tacitly chose to do the same as in previous years, and even decorated them more lively and festively than in previous years.

No attention was paid to or clarification was given to the heated discussions and speculations outside.

Yu Muliu and Xiu'an came to the Bo's Mansion early in the morning and talked to Yu Muyan about family matters: "My eldest sister and the second son of the Zheng family came back to visit my parents, and they brought a lot of things, which was very generous. But the second son of the Zheng family is not a good person. He looked around everywhere and asked when he could come to the Bo's Mansion to visit my second sister. He is not worthy of it! Mother wanted to agree to it, but I made up an excuse that it was inconvenient for my second sister to go to her house."

Yu Muyan put new clothes on Yue Jie'er and said with a smile: "You are getting more and more stubborn. You don't even listen to your mother. What will happen when you grow up?"

"Then why can't I say anything when my mother does something wrong? Sometimes my mother is too confused. If I don't remind her or stop her, she will be embarrassed and make a fool of herself."

"You are so clever."

After changing Yuejie'er's new clothes, I changed Xingge'er's clothes too.

It was still daytime, but several children were clamoring to play with the lanterns and no one could persuade them to stop.

In the garden, Lin Weiqiao and Madam Li were distributing festival gifts to the maids and servants. As the gifts were more plentiful than in previous years, everyone was smiling happily.

Mrs. Chen said, "Only our first wife is generous. I heard that the second wife sent out all the things a few days ago, and it was more than half less than last year. They sent out old ingredients and rice from last year, and the meat was just a palm-sized piece of bacon, and it smelled moldy."

Aunt Xue joked, "That's right. Aunt Wu used to take advantage of being in charge of the whole kitchen, and she made a lot of money. Now she's in charge of the kitchen again, but she's not as glorious as before. I saw her taking pickles home last night. Oh, she made a lot of money before, but it was because we, the first wife, supported her. Now the second wife is in charge of the kitchen, and she has nothing."

Lin Weiqiao nodded, feeling proud in her heart. Without the first wife to be handed over to the public, the second wife would be an empty shell. How much money would it have to maintain her?

The next step is to decorate the place, add colorful lights, and prepare food early.

It was just dusk, and the transparent full moon had already quietly hung on the edge of the sky, accompanied by the colorful clouds of the sunset, and the glow of the sunset was gently spread over the earth.

Everything is so beautiful.

Today's Shuangxiyuan is particularly lively.

In addition to the five children, there are also Aunt Lian and her daughter and Banqing.

Yu Muyan said that today was a family reunion festival and the whole family should have a meal together happily, so she asked Zhang's mother and Hu'er to sit down and eat together.

Zhang's mother said hurriedly, "That won't do. You guys just eat. Hu'er and I will go back to Guanyu Pavilion to eat."

Yu Muyan said, "As a family, how can we eat separately? There is so much food here, do you think it is not enough for Auntie?"

After saying that, he pulled Zhang's mother and Hu'er to sit down.

A large family was chatting and laughing, the atmosphere was harmonious and everyone had a smile on their face.

Lian Wanjie also said: "This year's New Year is more lively than last year's. It would be nice if there were always so many people in our house."

Sister Fan said: "Sister, of course we will. We are a family. Shouldn't a family be together?"

Lin Weiqiao, who was serving on the side, also felt deeply moved. As expected, one should stay away from scumbags. Life will get better and better and there will be hope.

Without Lu Yuxuan, the number of people in the first house increased rapidly.

The sisters finished their meal early and went out to play with the lanterns. Yu Muliu also followed them and mixed in with the group of children.

Yu Muyan said with a smile: "This Liu Jie'er, she is already a grown-up girl, but she still thinks she is a child."

Lin Weiqiao said: "Liu Jie'er still has a childlike innocence. People like her have no worries."