After listening to the analysis of her elder brother and her son, Lan naturally would not be so impulsive as to split the family business.

Her eyes rolled and she lowered them: "Never mind, that was just what I said in a fit of rage when the old marquis treated our Yi brother the way he did."

"As the saying goes, 'As long as parents are alive, the family remains.' We are children after all, how can we possibly go on our own to try to separate the family? Besides, Father will definitely not agree! Even if you continue to make a fuss, it will be in vain. I'm afraid Father will only be angry with you! Why bother?"

"That's it. As long as father doesn't treat our Yi brother like that anymore and doesn't think about giving all the good things from our family to the eldest wife, life won't be difficult!"

"The worst that can happen is we just have to wait a few more years. When the old marquis and the old lady are a hundred years old, big brother will naturally not keep us, and then we will naturally be divided up."

"It will also save you from being branded as a bad name! After all, you are Yi Ge'er's biological father. If Yi Ge'er embarks on a career in government, is it a glorious thing for him to have a father with a bad reputation?"

"We, as his parents, have already let Brother Yi down. If we continue to hold him back, we will be too ashamed to live—"

After Lan finished speaking, she covered her face with a handkerchief.

The Third Master hadn't heard Lan speak to him so calmly for a long time. Especially in her words, it seemed that she was a little worried about him.

The third master was flattered!

I was excited and sad at the same time!

"Yun Niang, I know I wasn't a human being before. I never did anything human! I'm sorry to you and Brother Yi! I admit it!"

"I was confused before, but after going through so much, no matter how confused I was, I finally understood that in this life, only your wife and son belong to you. Everything else belongs to someone else!"

"No matter how good my parents are, they love my eldest son the most. The rest of the money is only for me and the second oldest to share."

"From now on, you'll just have to rely on my performance! I, Fu Lao San, have been muddle-headed for half my life. Even if I'm not very good at it, I can still protect you and your mother in this mansion even if I risk my life!"

Lan looked at the third master in astonishment. She didn't expect that this would provoke him to say such words.

The Third Master smiled bitterly and said, "I know you and Brother Yi don't trust me. I'm just afraid that you three are hiding something from me. Don't worry, I won't ask. I won't ask anything, and I don't know anything! But, if you need me to do something, just tell me!"

"I've been so sorry to you and your mother in my life. Now that I'm old, I should at least do some good things for you so that you can remember me in the future, okay?"

At this point, Lan fell silent, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Who knew that the Third Master rubbed his face and added: "There is only one thing I won't do!"

Lan's heart turned cold, and she knew that what he said was just nice, so she couldn't help asking, "What don't you do?"

The third master frowned and said, "Don't take me back to your parents' home unless it's a big deal! Especially don't let me play chess with my father-in-law. I'd rather be beaten by my brother-in-law—"

Lan's silence was deafening at this moment!

After returning to the Marquis' Mansion, they paid their respects to Old Madam Bai, and then everyone went home.

In the following days, each family will have a New Year's drink and then invite other families to have a New Year's drink in return.

Because the grandsons and their wives in the Marquis' Mansion were all pregnant, the only one who could be brought along for the New Year's party was Lu Zhenzhen.

Lu Zhenzhen felt like she had consumed all the New Year's wine she would ever drink in her lifetime over the past ten days.

After things finally calmed down, the servants in the house even prepared a one-day banquet to entertain the master of the house.

It was not until the thirteenth day of the first lunar month that Lu Zhenzhen, thinking that she had to go to the palace on the fifteenth day, found an excuse and hid in Tingtaoju to rest for two days, and only then did she recover some of her strength.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, people would go to the palace for a dinner, guess lantern riddles and celebrate the Lantern Festival.

This time, only Lu Zhenzhen entered the palace alone. Old Lady Bai had already made an agreement with the Princess of Shu to let the two of them help take care of the child.

Even the Crown Prince's Consort had agreed with Lu Zhenzhen during the New Year's banquet that on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, she would go to the palace with the Prince of Shu's Mansion. They would sit together at that time, and she would take care of everything.

Lu Zhenzhen couldn't ask for more and thanked him repeatedly.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, news came from the Prince of Shu's Mansion that they would enter the palace after lunch, around the time of Shen, and asked Lu Zhenzhen to arrive at the palace gate at this time.

After calculating the time, Lu Zhenzhen got on the carriage, and this time, Nanny Ye followed her.

Not long after arriving at the palace gate, we saw the convoy from the Prince of Shu's Palace.

A banquet was held in the palace. In addition to the Princess of Shu and the Crown Prince's Consort, Princess Qingning and the newly appointed wife of the Duke of Zhenguo, Guan, would also enter the palace.

As for the concubines and the county ladies, in previous years, the Princess of Shu had the final say on who to take with her.

This year, the Princess of Shu was impatient and simply didn't bring any.

Everyone got off the carriage at the palace gate. This time, thanks to the Princess of Shu, Lu Zhenzhen also managed to get a sedan chair.

This banquet was again held in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Because there were no ladies from outside the family, there were not as many people as on New Year's Eve, and there were even banquets set up in the corridor outside.

In the Hall of Supreme Harmony, bright candles shone brightly. In the four corners of the hall, there were four large copper incense burners, each of which was burning with handfuls of lily incense.

At the highest point, there is a single bright yellow dragon throne, which is the emperor's seat. It is just a nominal position, after all, the emperor is still entertaining royal relatives and clan members in the Baohe Hall in front.

A little further back on the left is the Queen Mother's seat.

Further down is the position of the four concubines.

Next in order are the seats of the concubines in the harem.

Then it was the turn of the princes' palaces, the dukes' palaces, and the female members of the royal family.

Even so, the Hall of Supreme Harmony was bustling with people and filled with fragrant breezes.

The Prince of Shu's Mansion was located at the front, and when they arrived, many people had already arrived.

According to the Shu Prince's Consort, the lower the rank and status of the person, the earlier they come.

The more noble the person, the later he comes.

The last one to arrive must be the Queen Mother.

Lu Zhenzhen took a look and indeed, judging from the seating arrangement, everyone below the rank of Duke was present.

The concubines in the harem, that is, the four concubines, have not arrived yet.

After following the Prince's wife to their seats, they sat down and started chatting with the people next to them.

The princess next door was from Prince Qing's mansion. Seeing the two unfamiliar women following behind Princess Shu, she couldn't help but wonder, "These two children are unfamiliar. One should be the wife your second son just married. Who is the other one?"

The Princess of Shu introduced them openly: "This is the wife our second son just married, and this is my nephew's wife, the fourth grandmother of the Ningping Marquis's Mansion, who was recently appointed the Le'an Township Lord by His Majesty."

"This child has only been in the palace for a short time and is alone. My mother's old lady and sister-in-law are worried about her child, so they asked me to take care of her."

When Princess Qing heard this, she didn't pay much attention to Guan. Instead, she looked Lu Zhenzhen up and down. After a long while, she smiled and said, "She's quite a well-groomed child. I heard that the Imperial Concubine likes her very much. Now that I've seen her, I like her too."

As he spoke, he took off a string of pearls from his hand and stuffed them into Lu Zhenzhen's hand: "Good boy, I like you just by looking at you. Take them and play with them!"

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