After rebirth, I married the emperor's uncle and overthrew my ex-husband's kingdom

"Oh, my Yoyo."

Bai Youyou was still a little dazed when she suddenly fell into a warm embrace.

A hand patted her back gently, and the familiar sandalwood scent filled her mind. She reached out and hugged the old man back.

"Grandma."

The eldest aunt had people move things into the yard where Lu used to live. She came over and said with a smile, "Mom, it's windy outside. Let's get my aunt and Youyou into the house quickly."

"sister in law."

"Aunt, eldest cousin's wife, second cousin's wife, third cousin's wife."

Bai Youyou hurriedly bowed to Mrs. Hu and the wives of several of her cousins.

"It's my own home, no need to be polite."

The whole family entered the mansion happily.

It was the coldest time of the year. Thin icicles hung on the needles of the evergreen pine trees in the courtyard of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, and there was still some unmelted snow piled at the roots of the trees.

There are no rare green plants in the entire mansion, nor are there any rockery, flowing water, or lakes built by famous artists. It looks like just an ordinary larger house.

Everyone went to the old lady's Fu Shou Yuan.

Bai Youyou was curious that Lu Chen was not the one to pick her up today, "Where's my seventh cousin?"

Mrs. Hu smiled and said, "Didn't you tell me a lot of things before? These days, he has been leaving early and coming back late, and I can't see him at all."

There were not many maids in the mansion, with only two or three in each courtyard. Even though Mrs. Hu was the housekeeper, she only had seven maids and old women under her.

Jiang Momo brought over the brazier that had just been lit and placed it in the middle, and everyone talked around the stove.

Mrs. Hu placed a plate of oranges next to Bai Youyou and said, "Xiao Qi has already arranged the shop. It's on Jixiang Street. It's under the name of Prince Jiang."

"It just so happens that I made a batch of soap when I was free at home, so I'll give it a try."

Just as Bai Youyou finished speaking, Lu Chen walked in from outside the door, looking exhausted, with an irrepressible joy on his face.

"cousin!"

The old lady looked at his anxious look and said jokingly, "You only have your cousin in your eyes now, and you can't even see your aunt?"

"Grandmother, mother, aunt."

Lu Chen quickly bowed politely.

"It's uncomfortable to be tied up here, you young people should go out and have fun."

As soon as the old lady spoke, Lu Chen quickly grabbed Bai Youyou's wrist and ran out.

"Cousin, I'll take you to see it."

Bai Youyou followed Lu Chen to a remote farm on the outskirts of the city.

At this time, there were quite a few people coming in and out of the village, but some were using crutches, some were limping, and some had only one arm. There was not a single healthy or normal person.

"These are the wounded soldiers who retreated from the battlefield."

As they got closer, those people saw Lu Chen and immediately shouted "Seventh Young Master" loudly.

The cruelty of reality did not break their backs, and their faces were still filled with smiles.

Some older people looked at Bai Youyou's face, which resembled Lu's, and said with a smile: "This is the young lady, right?"

"Uncle Lin, this is Youyou."

Lu Chen looked at Bai Youyou and introduced her: "Uncle Lin is my father's deputy general. He retired due to injury some time ago, so I kept him here to help us look after this manor."

"Uncle Lin."

Bai Youyou admired these strong men and bowed respectfully.

"Oh, no, no, no..."

Lieutenant General Lin supported her with his trembling right hand.

On that handsome square face, there was a long scar running through half of his face from the eyebrow. At this moment, he was smiling, and the centipede-like scar seemed to come alive and looked a little scary.

He suddenly remembered the scar on his face, and was afraid of scaring Bai Youyou, so he quickly turned his head away.

Lu Chen smiled and said quickly, "Uncle Lin, take us to see the newly built stove."

Speaking of this, Deputy General Lin's smile became even brighter. "Yes, yes, it was just built today. Please see if there is anything else that needs to be corrected."

He made a 'please' gesture and took the lead to move forward.

Bai Youyou walked into the newly renovated oversized kitchen and saw five large iron pots, ten feet in diameter, neatly lined up in a row.

She couldn't help but admire Lu Chen's execution ability, "It's faster and better than I thought."

"I have had three hundred of the molds you mentioned made, and they will be delivered in two days."

Thinking that this business could help these wounded soldiers, Lu Chen felt a great sense of accomplishment.

"Then we can purchase the materials for making it."

As soon as Bai Youyou finished speaking, Lu Chen frowned and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"Don't worry, cousin. I have money here."

Bai Youyou knew that the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion had limited money, so she took out five thousand taels of silver notes from her.

"Where did you get so much money?"

The thick stack of silver notes with a face value of one hundred taels left Lu Chen dumbfounded.

He was shocked and then a little worried when he saw a man who couldn't even save 500 copper coins in the past suddenly take out so much silver.

"But my aunt sold her dowry to raise the money?"

Bai Youyou raised her eyebrows slyly at him, "No, this is what I earned."

"Where can you earn so much money in just a few days?"

Lu Chen didn't believe it and stared at her suspiciously, "But your aunt didn't let you say it?"

"It really wasn't the money my mother earned from selling her dowry. It was my good step-sister who came to my rescue in time."

Bai Youyou stuffed the banknote into his hand, then smiled and briefly told him how Bai Yaoyao had framed her.

When Lu Chen heard this, his expression instantly turned cold, "How dare she use such a vicious method to harm you!"

"Don't be angry, don't be angry. I, your cousin, have been enlightened by the Bodhisattva and my brain has become clear. She used to bully me because I was not smart, but now I am not stupid anymore. If I am bullied, I will just bully back fiercely."

Bai Youyou looked at him with a serious face like an old man, tugged at his sleeve, and laughed, "Look, she lost both her wife and her army this time."

"Next time you encounter such a dangerous situation, remember to come back and tell us. Your grandparents will take care of it for you."

Lu Chen was still frightened. If Lu Qi hadn't been protecting her in secret, the vicious woman's trick might have succeeded.

"I know, I know."

Bai Youyou didn't want to listen to his lecture, so she quickly pulled his arm and walked out, "It's getting late, let's go back quickly. There are some details we can discuss on the way."

Lu Chen was pulled into the carriage by her.

The two sat opposite each other, and Bai Youyou said, "Cousin, making soap requires a lot of oils and fats, and it's not enough to just buy them. I think you can have someone build a pig farm."

"Pig farm?"

Lu Chen's eyes lit up.

Bai Youyou knew that her little cousin would be able to think of the rest without her saying anything.

When I returned home, the last rays of sunlight had just set in the sky.

At the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion, the dinner was much richer due to the arrival of Lu and Bai Youyou.

"I was walking down the street yesterday and happened to see Wanbaolou was packed with people, so I went in to take a look."

The aunt took out a popular plum blossom hairpin and handed it to Bai Youyou. "I think this plum blossom hairpin is very delicate and suitable for you little girl, so I bought it."