My husband is pure and has few desires, but I gave birth to three children in a row

Haitang was startled, and her first reaction was to cover the little girl's mouth with her hand, "Are you going to die? Why are you howling so early in the morning? What's wrong? Did those women in the kitchen bully you?

The little girl shook her head.

Haitang was furious: "What's going on? Speak up!"

The little girl pointed speechlessly at Haitang's hand that was covering her mouth. "It's still covered. What can I say?"

Haitang withdrew her hand, wiped it with a handkerchief in disgust, and then asked in a low voice: "What's going on? Tell me everything honestly, and don't exaggerate! If the kitchen dares to make trouble, I will bring people to smash their pot-"

The little girl quickly shook her head: "It's not the kitchen that's bullying me! It's that everyone is spreading rumors about Fourth Grandma, and they're so nasty!"

"They said our Fourth Grandma was disobedient to her elders and disrespectful to her sisters-in-law. They also said that she relied on her good looks to seduce men to protect her—"

The little girl was young and her face turned red when she said this.

Haitang was furious: "Are you stupid? Talking about Fourth Grandma is like slapping Tingtaoju in the face! Don't you know how to distinguish between the two and scold them a little?"

The little girl felt very aggrieved: "I spoke up for Fourth Grandma! I said Fourth Grandma is not that kind of person! But there are so many of them, I can't win against them! I spoke up for Fourth Grandma a few more times, and they surrounded me and scolded me, saying that I was shameless, wuwu——"

Haitang was an impatient person, and she immediately got annoyed. She rolled up her sleeves and rushed to the kitchen to deal with the people.

"You good-for-nothing! They dared to talk about the master like this in private. Just find a steward to complain and someone will naturally deal with them! But you came back so stupidly? You are really embarrassing the people in Tingtaoju! Just wait and see how I deal with them——"

Just as they were about to raise their feet, a voice came from behind them, and Haitang and the little girl froze.

"Haitang, who are you going to deal with?" Lu Zhenzhen leaned half of her body out of the window and asked curiously.

Haitang and the little girl turned back stiffly, forcing a smile: "Fourth Grandma, I, we, we will go pack up your return gifts and check them one last time-"

Lu Zhenzhen pretended to understand something: "Oh, then go ahead! Come back soon——"

Haitang nodded, dragged the stunned little girl to the corridor to check the return gifts.

In the inner room, Dingxiang's face flushed with anger. Anxiously, she called out to the young lady, "Young lady, they're going too far! How could they say that to you? Isn't this going to ruin your reputation? Let's go find them!"

Lu Zhenzhen turned around slowly: "How did they go too far? They were clearly praising me!"

"Praise you?" Fu Zhiyi and Ding Xiang said in unison.

Lu Zhenzhen said confidently, "They praised me for my good looks! They also praised the Fourth Master for protecting me! Isn't that praise?"

Ding Xiang's brain wasn't very good at thinking in circles, so she thought there was nothing wrong with what Lu Zhen Zhen said: "Fourth Grandma, you're right, I'm really praising you!"

Fu Zhiyi touched his forehead and asked, "Is this a compliment?"

Lu Zhenzhen said to Ding Xiangle proudly, "It seems that these servants in the Marquis' Mansion are quite discerning and know that I am good-looking!"

Still happy as a fool!

Fu Zhiyi simply couldn't bear to watch it anymore.

He gave a wink to Ruixiang who was serving beside him.

Ruixiang understood and asked cautiously, "Fourth Grandma, those words are not pleasant to hear. Are you really going to just ignore them? Are you going to let them say whatever they want?"

Lu Zhenzhen spread her hands and said, "I'm busy going back to my parents' house. How can I have time to care about these things?"

"Besides, even if I'm free, it's not my turn to take care of this matter! The subordinates are talking about the master, which shows that they haven't learned the rules well! The eldest sister-in-law is the one who manages the household, so she should take care of it!"

After saying this, she sighed, "I've heard that my eldest sister-in-law manages the household very well, but I've only been married here for two or three days, and how come so many mistakes have already happened? If outsiders knew about this, oh well..."

Worried, she instructed Ruixiang, "Sister Ruixiang, please go to my eldest sister-in-law and tell her about this. Tell her what I just said and my worries. Tell her not to worry, we are family after all, and if something like this happens, it's natural to solve it behind closed doors! I absolutely will not mention this to my family when I return home!"

Ruixiang complained in her heart: Once this word gets around, I'm afraid Grandma will never be able to let it go.

However, he didn't show it on his face. He glanced at Fu Zhiyi and saw that he had no objection, so he took the order and left.

As soon as Ruixiang left, Lu Zhenzhen urged Fu Zhiyi to finish his breakfast quickly.

He then hurried to pay his respects to Old Madam Bai and Madam Lan, and was about to take his leave and return home.

Just like the previous two days, Mrs. Bai met the couple with a smile, gave them a few instructions, and then let them out.

He seemed to be unaware of the rumors circulating in the mansion.

On the other hand, Lan hesitated twice to speak. She probably wanted to say something, but was afraid that speaking out would ruin her mood as today was the day her daughter-in-law was coming home.

In the end, he didn't say it out loud, but just gave a few instructions and let the two of them leave.

By the time Mrs. Hu hurried over, the two had already boarded the carriage and walked a long way out of the gate.

Hu was secretly resentful, and the handkerchief in her hand was twisted into a rope. She stared at the second door for half a day.

It took the older girl beside him to persuade him for a long time before he turned back with a snort.

After taking two steps, he turned around and headed towards Ruixuan Hall.

Here, the carriage swayed out of the gate of the Marquis' Mansion and headed east.

The Marquis' Mansion is where the nobles live. There are few people there, and there are wealthy families on both sides.

After walking a few miles, the roadside shops gradually became more crowded and lively.

Lu Zhenzhen had never seen such a bustling street scene in ancient times. She only felt that it was full of vitality, which was completely different from the Marquis' Mansion.

I couldn't help but lift the car curtain a little, and stare at the window intently.

Fu Zhiyi sat aside, closing his eyes and resting, letting Lu Zhenzhen exclaim and giggle alone, without showing any impatience.

The carriage traveled southeast for about half an hour, and the surroundings became quiet again.

There has always been a saying in the capital that the east is poor, the west is rich, the south is noble, and the north is humble.

Most of the noble districts are located in the south of the city.

The Lu family lived in the southeast corner. Although their ancestors had been officials for several generations, they were only of the fifth or sixth rank. After several generations, they managed to buy a small courtyard in a remote area in the southeast of the city.

This area is mostly where minor officials of the fifth or sixth rank live, so it's quite quiet.

Knowing that Lu Zhenzhen was coming back today, the Lu family had already opened the door.

The door was swept several times and clean water was sprinkled to remove dust.

There would be someone who would go to the entrance of the alley and look around to see if the carriage from the Marquis's Mansion had arrived.

I don't know how many times I came out to look, but I finally saw the carriage of the Marquis's Mansion. The doorman immediately welcomed me with joy and ran back home to report.