Cui Yongjiang, the fifth master of Cui, was a concubine and his wife was the daughter of a minor official from out of town. He had no power or influence.

Mrs. Cui Wu has a son and a daughter. Her son Cui Silang is fifteen years old and studying in a famous academy in the capital.

Daughter Cui Wuniang is thirteen years old this year and is studying and literate in Fuxing Middle School.

Cui Yongjiang also has a concubine, Luo Shi. Luo Shi has a son, Cui Julang, who is ten years old and is studying in Fuxing Middle School.

After coming out of Fuhaiyuan, Mrs. Cui Wu rushed forward angrily. As soon as she returned to the room, she picked up the teacup on the table and tried to throw it out.

At this moment, Fifth Master Cui Yongjiang rushed over from behind, snatched the tea cup from Mrs. Cui Wu's hand, and put it back on the table.

"Who messed with you again?"

When Mrs. Cui Wu saw it was him, she swallowed the curse words and sat on the chair: "The old lady did not allow us in the fifth room to attend this palace banquet..."

"no."

Cui Wuniang interrupted her mother and saluted Cui Yongjiang: "Grandma said that all children aged thirteen and above in the mansion can attend the palace banquet.

"My fourth brother and I can go, but not everyone in the fifth room can participate."

Cui Yongjiang's face darkened.

Among the children aged thirteen and above in the mansion, there are seven young men and five young wives. Except for Qi Lang, who is a concubine, the other children are all legitimate children.

"The old lady didn't tell you to go?" Cui Yongjiang looked at his wife.

Mrs. Cui Wu said angrily: "How could she take me there? In so many years, which banquet has she taken me to?

"If she can take Wu Niang there, I'll be satisfied."

Cui Yongjiang's face looked ugly. It seemed that his father would not take him into the palace.

He is also a descendant of the Cui family, but because he is a commoner, he is suppressed everywhere, and he is unwilling to accept it.

"Hmph, if I had been born two hours earlier, how could I have ended up in this situation?" Cui Yongjiang hammered the table in dissatisfaction.

Mrs. Cui Wu sneered: "Even if you were born two years earlier, you are still a bastard."

"..."

Cui Yongjiang turned dark, yelled at his wife, "What do you know?" and walked away.

When his back disappeared from the door, Mrs. Cui Wu cursed: "Huh, I only know how to pretend to be sick to escape. I will also imitate others and coax the Duke.

"The Duke is happy, but are you still afraid that you won't be able to enter the palace?"

Cui Wuniang muttered in a low voice: "It's useless to coax, fourth uncle can't just..."

"What are you mumbling about?" Mrs. Cui Wu looked over and shouted.

Cui Wuniang said hurriedly: "No, I didn't say anything."

...

Cui Quan, Duke of Jingguo, is the head of the Cui clan, and his eldest son Cui Yongzong is the eldest son.

Cui Yongzong had a wife and a concubine. His wife Xie Sulan came from a well-known family and had two sons and a daughter.

The two sons, Cui Dalang and Cui Sanlang, are married and have official positions, so they are often away from the house.

My daughter Cui Erniang is fourteen years old this year and has not yet been engaged.

My concubine, Mrs. Sun, has a son, Cui Qilang, who is thirteen years old and studying in Fuxing Middle School.

After Mrs. Cui led the children back to the main room, they had breakfast together, and then ordered the embroiderer to measure Cui Hengyue.

Cui Hengyue quietly observed the furnishings in the inner room and listened to the movements outside.

"Now that the clothes for the palace banquet have been prepared, I will send them to Qilang to try on. While there is still time, I will change the inappropriate parts as soon as possible..."

"Yuan Niang, please raise your hands."

The voice of the embroiderer pulled Cui Hengyue back. She quickly raised her hands, but she was thinking about what kind of person Mrs. Cui was.

When they met for the first time, Mrs. Cui helped her escape from capture, bandaged her wounds, and looked kind and kind.

Later, she overheard that Mrs. Cui wanted to kill her and escaped from the inn.

Later, I met him twice at Yunxuan Temple, and neither of them was very pleasant.

But on the first day she returned to the mansion, Mrs. Cui sent Guo Jin to drive her out of the mansion. Mrs. Cui helped her out and took her to Fuhaiyuan.

From what I saw and heard today, Mrs. Cui is tolerant and treats her concubines and concubines kindly, unlike a ruthless person.

Cui Hengyue had a doubt: Is Mrs. Cui a good person?

"Yuan Niang, you can go out now." The embroiderer said to Cui Hengyue after taking the measurements.

Cui Hengyue then left the inner room.

Cui Erniang rushed over: "Sister, let's go for a walk in the yard."

"stop."

Mrs. Cui stopped her daughter: "Second mother, it's time for you to go to school."

Then he said to Cui Hengyue: "A Heng, you have just come back. Let's rest for a few days. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, you can go to school again."

Cui Hengyue didn't care and said softly "Yeah".

"Then I will send the eldest sister out." Cui Erniang pulled Cui Hengyue and ran out.

Seeing that she had no ladylike manners, Mrs. Cui shouted: "Slow down, pay attention to your manners..."

However, the two of them had disappeared.

Mrs. Cui sighed helplessly, then looked at Xiu Niang: "Have Yuan Niang's measurements been taken?"

"Please don't worry, madam, everything has been measured." The embroiderer replied respectfully.

This is the embroiderer that Mrs. Cui brought from the Xie family when she first married into the Duke of Jingguo. In addition to this one, there were five other embroiders.

Mrs. Cui pointed to the cloth on the table: "According to Yuan Niang's size, use these pieces of cloth to make her a set of skirts, shirts and shoes, in the most fashionable style of the capital.

"Don't be too fancy, be simple and elegant."

The embroiderer was surprised: "What does the eldest lady mean... let us make Yuan Niang's clothes instead of going to Xianyi Pavilion to buy ready-made clothes?"

"Yes." Mrs. Cui nodded: "The embroiderers in Xianyi Pavilion are not as good as you, so I can rest assured if I leave it to you."

"But......"

The embroiderer looked troubled: "The Mid-Autumn Festival will be in three days. If we are in such a hurry, I might not be able to make it in time."

"Then work hard day and night. You guys take turns to do it. Put other things aside for now and make Yuan Niang's clothes, shoes and socks first. Don't delay her entering the palace."

Seeing Mrs. Cui's insistence, Xiu Niang had no choice but to accept the errand.

Mrs. Cui Ershao and Mrs. Cui Sanshao secretly exchanged glances: It seems that mother is very fond of Yuanniang.

At this time, Cui Hengyue was being dragged around by Cui Erniang. She was a little helpless: "Erniang, you will be late for school if you don't go to school."

Cui Erniang was in high spirits, so she told Sang Hua: "Go to the school and tell the Master that I'm not feeling well. I'll go back later."

Cui Hengyue: "..."

Running faster than a rabbit, is this called physical discomfort?

Cui Hengyue was too lazy to talk to her and simply watched the surrounding scenery.

Suddenly, a weak voice came from behind: "Where is that place?"

This is Madam Wen's voice.

Cui Hengyue turned around and saw Mrs. Wen pointing to a yard to the north and asking Bai Shao.

"That's the Duke's study."

Bai Shao introduced to Mrs. Wen: "But this is the study room of the Duke of Guo in the backyard. The Duke of Guo also has a study in the front yard.

"Well, that's the courtyard."

Bai Shao pointed in the direction of the front yard.

Mrs. Wen said "Oh" and lost interest, then asked about the flowers in the garden.

Cui Hengyue withdrew her gaze and asked casually: "Er Niang, does eldest aunt go to Yunxuan Temple every year?"

"Well, I go there once a year, usually before the Dragon Boat Festival."

Cui Erniang stopped under a tree, raised her head and pointed to a place on the tree: "Sister, there is a bird's nest there, have you seen it?"

Cui Hengyue stopped and looked up. Sure enough, there was a bird's nest in the branch of the tree.

"Saw it."

"Sister, you are good at martial arts, can you help me take down that bird's nest?"

Cui Hengyue frowned: "Why do you want a bird's nest?"

Cui Erniang withdrew her gaze from the bird's nest and looked at Cui Hengyue: "I lost to Qilang in my last endorsement and promised to give him a nest of birds.

"I've been looking at it for several days. There are four or five little birds in this bird's nest, which is just right. But this bird's nest is too high and I can't reach it."

Shui Rong suddenly said: "Why don't you ask the guards in the house to help you get it?"

Cui Erniang looked slightly displeased: "This is the backyard, the guards can't come in."

"Then why don't you ask the guards to find a bird's nest for Qilang from outside?" Shui Rong asked again.
Chapter completed!