Spring Drunk Chang'an

Listening to Aunt Lai's every word, "How does Qingru miss her? Why does she want to fly to her side to be filial? Why does she feel uncomfortable living in Duke Cheng'en's mansion and only thinks that her place is the best..."

Old Mrs. Lai felt heartbroken and missed the man so much that she burst into tears.

He kept calling her "my dearest daughter" and "I can't bear to let her go", but he never said a word about finding a way to get Liu Qingru back.

Liu Xiu had repeatedly warned her not to anger the Song family, saying that she had something on him, and if she really angered her, it would ruin the future of himself, Wen Bo, and the Ningguo Mansion.

He also didn't want to offend the Cheng'en Mansion and the Queen's Party at this time! !

Old Lady Lai loved her granddaughter very much, but compared with her son, grandson and the Ningguo Mansion, Liu Qingru was as light as floating water and worthless.

So, even though she cried, she didn't show any of the reaction that Aunt Lai expected to see!

"Old lady, you are so heartless. My daughter has been with you for so many years, trying her best to make you happy and being considerate and filial to you. In the end, you treat her like a toy like a kitten or a puppy. When she is in trouble, you don't care about her..."

"It's you. It's your fault."

"So, you can't blame me, you forced me to do it!"

Aunt Lai waited on the old lady until she fell asleep. When she turned around and went to the small kitchen, she saw the sweet soup heating up on the stove, which was to be served to the old lady in the afternoon. Her eyes narrowed and she clenched her fists tightly!

She took a deep breath and carefully took out a bottle of medicine from her arms.

She bought it on her way back when she got off the bus alone.

The small white jade bottle was only as high as two finger joints. Aunt Lai unscrewed it with a sinister look in her eyes, suddenly lifted the lid of the sweet soup, and poured the medicine powder directly into it.

"...Old lady, you always say that you love our Qingru the most? You love me too, so this time, please help us!"

Aunt Lai murmured, watching the powder dissolve into the sweet soup, and slowly returned the bottle to her palm.

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Why is the Ningguo Mansion bustling with activity? Why is there so much fighting among the people?

The Cheng'en Mansion was completely unaware of this.

They just accidentally found out that Liu Xiu seemed to be proposing marriage to the Duke of Zhenguo on behalf of Liu Wenbai...

"The Liu family has gone crazy. Without Aunt to run the family, all kinds of monsters and demons can show up!"

In the backyard of Duke Cheng'en's mansion, Song Zhinian sat in the pavilion, waving a fan leisurely, looking at Liu Chang'an opposite her, with a smile that was not at all ladylike.

"With their family and Liu Wenbai's unclear identity, they dare to covet Sister Ruyi. Not only are they blinded by their thoughts, they are also extremely bold."

"Really? It would be easier to just go up to the sky and pick the moon!"

She scolded without mercy.

There seem to be many noble ladies in the capital, but in fact, there are only a handful of the best ones who are of similar age and can play together. These are the three noble ladies that Liu Xiu picked for Liu Wenbai.

Princess Wanqiong, Hai Mingyue, Fang Ruyi!

Song Zhinian recognized them all.

Even played well.

and……

"Sister Chang'an, isn't this funny? Liu Xiu wasn't just looking for Sister Ruyi to be Liu Wenbai's 'next home'; they also picked Princess Wanqiong and Sister Mingyue!"

"Besides, I didn't like her!"

Song Zhinian clicked his tongue, and the contempt in his eyes grew stronger.

"Where did this news come from? This concerns the reputation of the women, so it's not right to gossip about it, right?"

Opposite Song Zhinian, Liu Changan sat politely on a stone bench, frowning and looking worried.

Although she didn't know the three girls, but from what Song Zhinian said, they were all very good girls who had no reason to get involved with a stinky bastard like Liu Wenbai.

Isn't that bad luck?

"Haha, it was leaked by the Ningguo Mansion. Their servants are gossiping all over the capital, and rumors are spreading like wildfire." Song Zhinian sneered, and after a moment, frowned again, "The current situation in that mansion is really strange. If you say there are rules, then the news of offending three families at once will spread like wildfire. But, if you say there are no rules..."

"There's no news at all about that lady named Qu moving into the main courtyard and calling herself the Duke's wife."

"That's not surprising. The person who leaked the news chose to leak it!" Liu Changan sneered. Seeing Song Zhinian's puzzled expression, she said, "Miss, you don't know that in the Ningguo Mansion... Qu Qiutong is said to be the housekeeper, but what does she really know? She's new here and hasn't even managed to keep her maids around her. How can she expect to take control of the entire mansion? How can it be that easy?"

Being in power in the backyard is completely different from being in power in the front yard. It doesn't mean that Qu Qiutong can take it just because Liu Xiu gives her the key to the account book.

"In the past, when our Madam was in that mansion, it was because she was the original wife, had two sons and a daughter, and her family was powerful. Even so, there were still cunning servants who took advantage of her good temper and bullied her. Let alone Qu Qiutong?"

"The one who's really in charge of the Ningguo Mansion right now is probably the Lai family..."

"She?" Song Zhinian was stunned, almost incredulous. "Liu Xiu's concubine? I remember she never had much of a presence. Besides, she was always submissive, always following the masters' wishes in everything!"

That concubine hardly looks like a concubine.

For more than ten years, he stayed by Old Lady Lai's side every day, taking care of Qingru...

Why does Chang'an say she is very resourceful?

Song Zhinian was puzzled.

"Miss, the Lai family used to be able to sit back and watch the show because no one went against her wishes, so she could naturally go with the flow. But now..."

Liu Changan frowned coldly.

Thinking about how Liu Qingru has been like a jumping monkey ever since she and Song moved into the Cheng'en Mansion, she has never been quiet for a single day.

Either they would go to Liu Wenrui's place every day, whispering to each other, who knows what they were plotting. Or they would leave the house mysteriously, always leaving their attendants behind.

Liu Changan knew who she was meeting with. She sneered and said, "The Lai family is getting anxious."

"Well, Qu Qiutong isn't as good-tempered as my aunt. She has no official title and no status, but she acts like a mistress every day. The Lai family can't stand her and is right to be anxious!"

Song Zhinian blinked, having completely misunderstood.

I think the fight between Lai and Qu Qiutong should be, uh, a fight for favor in the harem between a concubine and a mistress.

Liu Changan pursed his lips and looked at her, but didn't correct her. After all, she couldn't say that Aunt Lai had made all this trouble because she probably wanted to take Liu Qingru back home...

But, she, uh, no, should I say she and Liu Qingru, what do they want to do?

Liu Changan lowered his eyes and fell into deep thought.

Song Zhinian, however, remained puzzled. He tilted his head, pointed at his finger, and dug himself into a ditch. "...Chang'an, you said these rumors were deliberately spread by Concubine Lai. Why is that? What good does it do her to discredit Liu Wenbai? She doesn't have a son. If she wanted to deal with Qu Qiutong, shouldn't she have directly exposed her status as a concubine, yet she flatters the main courtyard and acts like a lady?"