After I traveled through the book, I fought back in the Hou Mansion

At this point, she leaned closer to Lu Zhaozhao and lowered her voice, "I've already made all the arrangements. In a few days, her reputation will be infamous! Humph! Once the Marquis's wife kicks her out of the house, we'll settle all the old scores together. She'll have to suffer!"

A cold smile suddenly appeared on Lu Zhaozhao's lips, but she suppressed it in an instant. "Change my clothes."

Her tone was calm, but it made Hongying tremble and she quickly responded.

At the Jing'an Marquis's Mansion, Liu Yanyan received the engagement letter from the Marquis' Mansion early in the morning. She opened it, took a look at it, and threw it aside.

After finishing her makeup, Liu Yanyan walked towards the courtyard of Lady Jing'an.

When she arrived, she discovered that her brother Liu Xiangdong had arrived earlier than her. "Brother, why are you here so early? How did you find time to have breakfast with mother today?" Liu Yanyan tilted her head and asked him with curiosity in her eyes.

At this time, the dining table was already filled with various dishes, and Liu Xiangdong sat upright. Seeing his sister coming, his originally tense face relaxed a little, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, revealing a smile. "Yan Yan, my second brother is free today, so I thought of coming over to have breakfast with you. It's been a long time since our family had breakfast together."

Hearing her brother say this, Liu Yiyi's expression froze, and then she sat down somewhat disappointedly. "Yeah, Daddy hasn't been with us for a long time."

Seeing her like this, Liu Xiangdong realized he had said something wrong. He raised his hand and gently hit himself. "It was my second brother who said the wrong thing. Father is just busy with things. He will come over when he is free."

Liu Yanyan pulled up the corners of her mouth and gave him a forced smile.

These words were just words to coax her. When she was young, she believed that her father was indeed too busy. But when she saw that her father, no matter how busy he was, would go to Cangjiao Pavilion to accompany Concubine Liu for dinner, she realized that her father was not really busy with work, but was only busy with them.

My second brother was a boy, the legitimate son of the Earl of Jing'an, and would inherit the title of Earl of An in the future. My father would take the time to teach him. But I was just a girl, and even if we lived in the same house, it would be very difficult for me to see him.

"Okay, let's eat." Liu Yanyan turned her head and saw her mother standing behind them.

She stood up and took a few steps forward, holding her mother's hand. "Mom, what's wrong with you? Why do you look so sad?"

Liu Xiangdong also stood up and wanted to go forward to help her, but Yang Ruolan gently avoided him. "Nothing, just didn't get enough rest. Let's eat."

Liu Yanyan caught a glimpse of this scene out of the corner of her eye and looked at her second brother with some confusion.

Liu Xiangdong looked at her, a hint of worry in his eyes, but he didn't say why. The three of them finished their breakfast in silence. "Okay, you all go back. I'll go back and rest for a while."

Having said that, without waiting for the two to reply, he turned around and was supported by the nanny back to the inner room.

The brother and sister left Jingfang Garden.

Liu Yanyan glanced at Liu Xiangdong and couldn't help asking, "What happened between you and mother? Why is mother so angry with you?"

Her second brother had been personally taught by their father since he was old enough to understand things, and he wasn't very close to their mother. Her mother was always so kind to him, so how could she be so unkind to him? It must be because her second brother had angered their mother.

Liu Xiangdong moved his lips for a long time, but in the end he couldn't say anything, "It's me who made mother unhappy. You should comfort her more when you have time."

Seeing the guilt in his eyes, Liu Yanyan frowned, and the doubts in her heart became stronger. But seeing that her second brother was unwilling to say more, she did not want to ask any more questions. She could only secretly decide to spend more time with her mother and make her happy.

"Miss, Miss Lu from the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery is here."

The maid hurried over to report. Liu Yanyan frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and then said, "Miss Lu, please go to the flower hall and sit for a while. I will be there soon."

Seeing the maid leave, Liu Xiangdong suppressed the joy on his face and pretended to be calm and said, "Yan Yan, what is the purpose of Miss Lu coming to our house?"

A hint of anticipation flashed across his eyes, but he tried hard to conceal it. Liu Yanyan glanced at her second brother, secretly wondering about his reaction, but replied, "I don't know either. I'll find out when I see Miss Lu."

"Second brother is free today, so I'll accompany you to entertain her." Liu Xiangdong said hurriedly.

Liu Yanyan gave him another strange look and said hesitantly, "Okay then."

She was filled with confusion. Wasn't her second brother the one who annoyed her sisters the most? Why was he so active now? She couldn't figure it out, so she gave up thinking about it and just assumed that her second brother had some free time today and wanted to join in the fun.

Lu Zhaozhao was taken to the flower hall by a maid from the Jing'an Marquis's mansion. The maid served her hot tea. She opened the lid and took a sip. It was old tea with a lot of broken tea leaves. She put it aside with disdain.

When the maid serving tea saw her like this, a hint of sarcasm flashed in her eyes. Hongying saw it and wanted to step forward to argue, but was suppressed by Lu Zhaozhao.

"Alright, less trouble is worse than more." Lu Zhaozhao frowned slightly, a hint of impatience in her eyes. She came to the Jing'an Marquis's mansion this time because she had important matters to attend to, and she didn't want to waste her time and energy on these trivial matters.

Although Hongying was unwilling, she did not dare to disobey her master's order. She could only glare at the maid and step aside.

Soon, Liu Yanyan and Liu Xiangdong arrived at the flower hall.

Lu Zhaozhao glanced at Liu Xiangdong, pretending not to see him, and bowed to Liu Yanyan, "Sister Yan, I hope you won't blame me for coming here to disturb you without permission."

She lowered her head, a hint of secret joy flashing in her eyes.

Liu Yanyan returned the greeting with a smile, "Sister Lu, you're so polite. Please take a seat."

Liu Xiangdong stood aside, looking at Lu Zhaozhao, his eyes revealing complex emotions, but Lu Zhaozhao never looked at him, as if he didn't exist.

Liu Yanyan didn't notice the strange atmosphere between the two of them and said with a smile, "I wonder if my younger sister came to see me today because of something?"

Lu Zhaozhao had a gentle smile on her lips and said, "Last time at the Treasure Pavilion, I saw that you really liked the pattern on my handkerchief. I've been working hard these past few days to make a few, and I'm sending them to you now. I wonder if you like them?"

Liu Yanyan was slightly startled, then secretly resented: "Bitch, I just took a few curious glances, and you gave it to me like alms. What? Who do you think I am? A beggar?"

Her face remained expressionless and she still maintained a smile, but there was a hint of reluctance in the smile. Lu Zhaozhao didn't understand why and looked at her in confusion.

"Thank you very much, sister. I didn't know your hands were so skillful that you could embroider such beautiful patterns." Liu Yanyan praised insincerely.

Lu Zhaozhao smiled shyly. "This is the unique embroidery method of my hometown, Ping'an County. It's different from Kyoto. It's not as grand as Kyoto, but it has a different kind of graceful beauty. If you like it, sister, you can ask your maids to come over and I will teach them how to embroider."

Liu Yanyan smiled with a fake smile and said, "Thank you very much, sister."