Su Rutang smiled and said, "I wrote a character for blessing. Then I asked ninety-nine poor old people to write ninety-nine characters for blessing. This is also a blessing for the old lady."

"The old lady will definitely like it."

I don’t know whether he likes it or not. Chunxi thinks Zhou Yunxi must be furious.

Early the next morning.

The Zhou Mansion is very lively.

Su Rutang lay lazily on the bed without getting up. He said he was weak and felt dizzy after getting up early, so he had to lie down again to rest.

Suying came over and asked again.

Chunxi explained anxiously, and assured Suying again and again: "Our Second Grandma said that when the guests come at noon, I will go to greet them."

"Please, good sister, please be considerate of our Second Grandma. You see, Second Grandma has been thinking about the birthday gift for the old lady for these days."

Chunxi pointed to the luxurious box placed on the table in the room.

Suying took a look and a smile appeared on her face.

Thinking of Su Rutang lying down, he quickly suppressed his smile and said, "Hey. Let Second Madam have a good rest. Third Madam was not feeling well this morning. She said she couldn't entertain guests until noon."

Chunxi was stunned.

"What happened to Third Grandma?"

Su Ying blushed, and seeing that no one was around, she quickly whispered, "They said they went back yesterday, and what happened between the two of them?"

Chunxi was totally confused.

"What?"

Suying's face flushed, and she slapped Chunxi in anger. "You bad ass. You want me to gossip about what happened in the couple's bedroom?"

Chunxi blushed.

She and Suying looked at each other, and their faces turned even redder.

He quickly turned his head away.

"I'm going back."

"Sister Suying, please add a few words for our Second Madam." Chunxi took out a piece of silver and handed it to Suying.

Suying hesitated, "You also know that the old lady..."

"It's okay. Sorry for implicating Sister Suying." Chunxi took her hand and walked out of the yard with Suying.

After sending her away, he came in.

*

Rong Xitang is full of joy today.

Early in the morning.

Murong Feiyue, Zhou Chengru, Zhou Chengen, Aunt Zhao, Aunt Liu, Zhou Yunxi, Wang Quan and others as well as people from the second house all came to congratulate the old lady on her birthday.

Looking at the Zhou family members all gathered together.

Old Madam Zhou was very happy.

Zhou Wenyi, Zhou Wenqing and several of his grandchildren sent their blessings first.

The old lady hurriedly asked the nanny to give red envelopes to these grandchildren.

Qiong Chu and several others also came over and kowtowed.

Suying came in and whispered a few words to her.

The old lady waved her hands in annoyance, "Chengru, your wife is too much. She had to choose today to be uncomfortable? I think she is just being lazy."

The more the old lady looked at Murong Feiyue, the happier she felt.

"Grandma, I'll go call her over." Zhou Chengru suddenly felt ashamed.

Su Ying bowed quickly, "Second Master. I saw that Second Madam's face was pale and she was sweating."

Zhou Chengzhang's heart choked when he heard this, and he quickly interrupted:

"Second brother. Now that you mention it, I'm going to go back and get Wang Shi here too."

Zhou Chengru sighed and said nothing.

Among all the gifts given by individuals, only Zhou Yunxi's gift was acceptable. It was only acceptable.

She dressed up specially recently, looking particularly gorgeous and grand.

She wore a gold and jade headdress on her head, wishing she could put all the precious jewelry on her head. Wang Quan said a few words, and she retorted unhappily.

She believed that Wang Quan intentionally prevented her from surpassing Su Rutang.

Wang Quan didn't want to argue, so he didn't say anything else.

Guests came one after another, none of them were family members of high-ranking officials. The Su and Zhou families were in-laws, so if Madam Su didn't come, Lan Xuanji would definitely come.

She presented a white jade Guanyin.

Old Madam Zhou took a look at it and asked Su Ying to take it. Then she thought that the glass kang screen that was usually placed here might have been borrowed by someone in the Su family.

Why hasn’t it been sent back yet?

She wanted to ask, but was afraid that others would laugh at her for coveting her grandson's wife's dowry.

I feel depressed and uncomfortable.

Lan Xuanji heard that Su Rutang had been unwell for a long time, and that someone else was in charge of the household. Holding the teacup, she smiled and said, "I wonder if the one in charge of the household now is the Third Mistress of the mansion?"

"No, it's the great grandmother." Someone from the second room said hurriedly.

"Huh. The eldest lady is a chaste woman, and she also takes charge of the household?" Lan Xuanji was surprised.

The officials' families present also looked surprised.

Usually in wealthy families, widows do not manage household expenses. If they do, they need help from others. But there is no chaste woman managing household expenses. The reason why chaste women are rare is because the conditions are harsh.

Old Madam Zhou was furious that Lan Xuanji said it out loud without regard for propriety.

He smiled and explained:

"It's because the second and third families are weak. If they can stand on their own, they won't need to let the housekeeper of the first family go."

Lan Xuanji could hear her complaining about Su Rutang being useless.

"Even if they are both weak for the time being, the people from the second house should be in charge of the household. Chaste women? There are always some taboos."

Since a chaste woman enjoys the love of everyone.

They also have to endure loneliness and harsh conditions that ordinary people cannot bear.

The people from the second house didn't dare to speak.

Everyone knows that Cui cries all day long and is very sinister behind people's backs. The old lady also looks down on the second house for being useless.

The old lady was about to speak.

Someone outside said, "The Fifth Prince and his wife are here."

When the old lady heard this, she realized that this was the prince's consort.

Her face immediately lit up with joy. "Come in. Let's all go to the flower hall."

When everyone heard that the Fifth Prince's wife had arrived, they all became interested. The family of the minor official was eager to go home and dress up in a more formal manner.

In addition to the Fifth Prince's wife, even the Princess Kang, who had always had little presence, came.

The group arrived at the flower hall.

The Fifth Prince's wife and Princess Kang first ordered people to deliver gifts. The value of their gifts was secondary, and face was the most important thing.

The Fifth Prince's wife is the daughter of General Zhennan.

I already knew Lan Xuanji.

He walked forward, took Lan Xuanji's hand, and smiled: "Madam Su, my mother said yesterday that she hadn't seen you for a long time. It happened that you were in Zhou's house today, I should have brought her here earlier."

Lan Xuanji bowed slightly, "Thank you for your concern, Fifth Prince's Consort. I will send a message to visit you tomorrow."

"Then I'll tell my mother." The Fifth Prince's wife said, holding her hand and sitting beside her.

Princess Kang sat on the other side.

Old Madam Zhou sat next to Princess Kang.

Zhou Yunxi felt jealous. It was the Zhou family's birthday banquet, so why did Lan Xuanji sit next to the Fifth Prince's wife? Even if it wasn't her mother who sat there, it should have been her, the Zhou family's legitimate granddaughter, who sat there.

Zhou Chengzhang asked someone to go back and call Wang Yuehong over.

When Wang Yuehong heard that the Fifth Prince's wife and Princess Kang were coming, she hurriedly got up from the bed and asked the maid to help her dress up.

"Give me my pomegranate red hairpin."

"Third Madam, are you feeling well enough to handle this?" The maid asked with concern when she saw that she did not look well.

"Press it with rouge, it means you didn't sleep well last night."

"Third Master really doesn't care about grandma's health."

The nanny spat and scolded, "What do you know? The master is young, so naturally he makes more trouble. It's better than having a concubine on the left and a maid on the right."

Wang Yuehong's mood instantly improved because of her nanny's words.

"Mammy is right. My husband's concubines are like invisible people."

"It's good that grandma has figured it out." The nanny put a red rose in her hair. "Our grandma is young. As long as she puts her heart into it, she can win the heart of the third master."

"It is important to get the person of the Third Master, but the respect given by the Third Master is more important."

Wang Yuehong pursed her lips.

"Let's go."

She arrived at the garden and met Su Rutang who came there.

Seeing Su Rutang's face, Wang Yuehong felt annoyed. She couldn't help but sneer:

"Second Madam, aren't you recovering from an illness and not seeing visitors? Look at your attire, isn't it too formal?"

Su Rutang did dress up a little more deliberately today.

Her clothes were gorgeous and her headdress was also extravagant, but her face was paler than before, revealing a bit of sickness, making her look seven points weaker than Xizi.

It seemed as if he was not well yet and was forcing himself to come out to entertain the guests in the mansion.

Su Rutang leaned against Chunxi and smiled nonchalantly:

"After all, it's the old lady's birthday party, so I can't neglect the guests. Besides, you may not know all the guests. I have to hold on and deal with them for the sake of the overall situation."

Wang Yuehong's face darkened, this was referring to their small family.

Seeing her expression change, Su Rutang added: "Do you think I'm extravagant?"

Chunxi smiled:

"It's not luxurious. If this happened in the Su Mansion, the old lady would say that grandma was too simple today. But the people in the Zhou Mansion..."

Chunxi quickly stopped talking.

"It is my fault that I have overstepped my bounds."

"It's okay. Maybe it's too luxurious for the sisters-in-law of the Zhou family." Su Rutang didn't know why Wang Yuehong gave her the cold shoulder several times. She was not someone who could be easily bullied.

What's the point of being reborn as a human being and living a miserable life?

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