My stepmother is here, all the rebellious sons and evildoers should kneel down!

"Oh, sister, you are enjoying yourself in the Jing'an Marquis's Mansion, but you don't know how miserable your cousin's life is."

Madam Lu began to wipe away her tears miserably, pretending to sob, "Life in our family was so miserable that it was beyond words. At the beginning, we could still eat some food, but later on, there was only rice bran left!"

The old lady of Jing'an Marquis's Mansion widened her eyes in shock at her words.

The maidservant of the old lady of Jing'an Marquis's residence curled her lips and pretended to be extremely surprised and asked, "Are you really that poor?"

Madam Lu nodded repeatedly.

The maidservant of the old lady of Jing'an Marquis's mansion asked hurriedly, "Then tell us quickly, and let our old lady know what's going on outside the mansion."

Old Madam Lu had no idea that the personal maid of the old lady of Jing'an Marquis's Mansion was even more cunning than a human.

"I'm not afraid of you laughing at me when I tell you this, but we only had half a bag of rice bran left. I couldn't bear to eat it, so I asked them to get some wild vegetables and mix them with the rice bran to make porridge every day!"

Old Madam Lu thought her lies were flawless. After all, she had actually lived in the countryside for some time, and it was bitter enough.

"I was so hungry that I didn't have any strength at all. I lay on the kang and didn't want to get up at all."

The personal maid of the old lady of Jing'an Marquis's Mansion didn't believe her words and thought she was just trying to take advantage of her.

"Do you really live such a hard life?"

The maidservant of the old lady of Jing'an Marquis's mansion deliberately questioned, "I go out all day to buy snacks and other things for the old lady, and I also ask the people in Kyoto. Although there is a famine this year and it is not easy for all places, our Kyoto is under the feet of the emperor after all, and I have never heard that life in the suburbs is so miserable!"

Madam Lu's face showed embarrassment, and she said quickly, "Miss, how could you find out? You can dress like a young lady at any time, so you must be living a comfortable life."

"I'm afraid those people didn't tell you the truth. Besides, everyone's life is different. We have a large family, so our life is a bit tight."

The personal maid of the old lady of Jing'an Marquis's Mansion sneered.

If life was really so miserable, why didn't the old lady of Jing'an Marquis's Mansion send someone to deliver the silver? Why didn't you take it out and spend it?

If someone would rather eat porridge made of rice bran and wild vegetables than spend the money, he must be a person who loves money like his life.

The girl knew what was going on and her attitude towards her became even more disdainful.

If it weren't for the fact that the old lady of Jing'an Marquis's Mansion cherished the past, her personal maid would have wanted to kick out Old Madam Lu right now and simply not attend half of the banquet today.

"Forget it, my cousin has suffered too. If I had known that you were living like this, I should have visited you properly." The old lady of Jing'an Marquis's Mansion sighed. Although she was extremely puzzled and doubtful in her heart, she did not think too much about it.

"Where's Feng Jin?"

The old lady of Jing'an Marquis's Mansion looked at the personal maid beside her and asked.

"I haven't seen him for a while. Even if there are old relatives coming to my house, I want him to meet them. If he is free, let him come to support this trip."

The maid said, "I just went back to get the bracelet, and I heard that it was Young Master Xiaoliang from the Wen Mansion who came. The young master went to talk to him, and he should be in the study now."

The old lady of Jing'an Marquis Mansion nodded: "Then there is no need to let him come."

When Mrs. Lu heard the three words "Wen Xiaoliang", she felt so angry that her heart was itching.

She thought about it, and simply stepped forward and said, "Sister, you stay at home all day, but I stay outside all day. I heard that the reputation of this Wen Mansion is not very good."

The old lady of Jing'an Marquis's Mansion was stunned.

"Cousin, although you and I are elders due to our age, we cannot speak carelessly."

The old lady of Jing'an Marquis's Mansion said to her patiently, "This is not the place for you to gossip about the Dong family and the Li family. The Wen family is loyal to the court and has a great reputation in Kyoto. How can it be as bad as you say?"

Madam Lu had already thought of an excuse, and quickly continued, "Oh, you stay in this mansion, and naturally people can only say good things to you. But I heard some rumors about the Wen Mansion... Given our relationship, if I don't tell you, I will no longer be your sister."

Madam Lu just thought she was lucky today as she could say a few bad words about the Wen family in front of the old lady of Jing'an Marquis's Mansion.

"The people in the Wen Mansion are very arrogant and never take others seriously. I'm afraid that even your Jing'an Marquis Mansion is not in their eyes at all."

The old lady of Jing'an Marquis's Mansion frowned slightly and asked suspiciously, "Who told you about this?"

Madam Lu said casually, "Who needs to tell me this... I've been doing odd jobs outside for many years, and these words have long been instilled into my old ears."

The personal maid of the old lady of Jing'an Marquis's Mansion glared at her subconsciously.

"At your age, can you still go out and do odd jobs?"

Madam Lu's heart skipped a beat, and she thought to herself, this girl is really hard to fool. You have nothing to do here, and you are just giving me problems.

"Girl, you are lucky to be honored here. I am afraid that I will have to go out and earn some money before my old bones are buried in the ground."

The old lady of Jing'an Marquis's Mansion felt sad when she heard this, so she secretly made up her mind that no matter whether what her cousin said was true or false, when she left the house today, she would definitely bring her more drinks to supplement the household expenses.

Before the old lady of Jing'an Marquis's Mansion could continue to speak, Old Lady Lu quickly continued, "That Wen Xiaoliang is especially a bad seed!"

"How bad is it?" The personal maid of the old lady of Jing'an Marquis's Mansion knew that the old lady liked Xiaoliang, so she deliberately asked.

Madam Lu frowned and said quickly, "He relies on his strength to bully others and beats them up at any time."

The old lady of Jing'an Marquis's Mansion shook her head, waved her hands and said firmly: "This is impossible! I have seen that child grow up. He is kind and sensible. He always gives in when he is right. How could he bully others?"

"That's right. The Wen Mansion is a military family and has always been strict in disciplining these matters. I don't know where you heard the news from. I'm afraid that the people who said these things have a grudge against the Wen Mansion and are deliberately slandering and discrediting them." The personal maid of the old lady of Jing'an Marquis's Mansion said sharply.

Madam Lu was so angry that she almost rolled her eyes.

If that damn girl hadn't kept talking nonsense today, maybe Madam Lu would have believed me.

But she also knew that this was not the former Lu Mansion, and she was not the old lady Lu who had the final say.

Otherwise I'd have to pull out this girl's tongue!

"That's true, girl. I just heard gossip from others. It's just idle talk."

Seeing that it was useless to slander Wen Xiaoliang, Madam Lu made up her mind and tried to throw the dirty water on Qin Yu.