"Hello, second sister! I am your third sister, Ruolan. I heard that you are very popular with my grandmother while we are away these days. It seems that my sister is still a capable person!"
In order to live comfortably in Shang Shu Mansion, Liang Ruolan and her biological mother, Third Aunt, had always followed Li and Liang Yunxi, mother and daughter.
Being familiar with Liang Yunxi, she could see Liang Yunxi's dislike for Wan Su at a glance, so her tone of speaking to Wan Su was full of malicious sarcasm.
"Three sisters are joking. We are both the children of my father and my wife, so we sisters are on par with each other. If I am not the only one who has the ability, then I have to thank my father and my wife for their careful training!"
Wan Su's voice was soft, neither humble nor overbearing, and she easily resolved the embarrassment Ruo Lan had caused her.
On the contrary, it makes Ruolan look full of family spirit.
"Pfft!"
Liang Hanyue couldn't help but laugh when she saw Ruolan deflated, and Ruolan was so angry that she gave her a hard look.
"Second sister, you are so articulate! You can actually defeat the eloquent third sister! It's really not easy!"
Liang Hanyue had always disliked Liang Ruolan, and she felt happy when she saw someone could dampen her spirit.
But this does not mean that she will like Wan Su. As for the sisters in the first house, she would like to see them bite each other!
The old lady with a bright mind can obviously see the turbulent undercurrent between these girls. They are all children she has watched grow up. How could she not understand!
"Okay, okay, now that we all know each other, let's go back and rest early! You must be tired after staying in Shuiyun Temple for these few days! Don't guard me here, old woman, let me be more quiet.
Bar!"
The old lady looked at her granddaughters and waved her hands a little tiredly and helplessly.
Everyone in the room left one after another, with Wan Su walking at the end.
Just when she was about to go out with the crowd, the old lady stopped her.
"Wan Su! I've wronged you. These sisters of yours are used to being arrogant. Although they had some minor quarrels in the past, they were harmless, so I always turned a blind eye. But now you
When we come back, these girls actually confront you, which is really outrageous."
"Whatever my grandmother said, my sisters always made fun of me. They didn't treat me as an outsider, so I didn't feel aggrieved. On the contrary, I was very happy!"
Wan Su said it against his will, but he pretended to be sincere.
"You are still sensible!" the old lady said happily, "Okay, go back!"
Wan Su excused herself and passed by Mother Lin who came in with a fruit plate.
Mother Lin put the fruit plate on the table and saw that the old lady was still staring at Wan Su's back in a daze, so she smiled unconsciously.
"Old madam, stop looking, everyone has gone away. Among the young ladies in our family, I think the second young lady is your favorite."
The old lady rolled her eyes at her, "You old thing, I can't hide anything from you."
"It's just that old madam, I don't understand something. You didn't like the first madam before, but why are you so attached to this second young lady now?"
When the old lady heard her mention the Zheng family, the beautiful but gloomy face appeared in front of her eyes again. Thinking of that woman's frustrated and short life, she couldn't help but sigh.
"When it comes to Ms. Zheng back then, she actually never did anything bad. I don't like her just because she cowers and sighs all day long, and her spirit is even lower than that of an old woman like me. Although she
I lost my mother when I was young, and I don’t want my stepmother to treat me well, but after all, I am a legitimate daughter of a third-rank official family, so why do I have such a petty attitude?"
Mother Lin didn't have a very clear impression of Mr. Zheng. She only remembered that he was a timid person who didn't dare to speak loudly and was as timid as a mouse.
"Yes, the first lady is a bit softer, but fortunately the second lady is not like her."
Thinking of Liang Wansu, the old lady nodded with satisfaction: "Yeah, I didn't expect that a phoenix could be born from the belly of this chicken. I would say the most outstanding of these children is the second girl. You see
She knows how to advance and retreat, and knows how to measure. Even though she grew up in such conditions, she still has the bearing of an official. She speaks with reason and reason, and is neither humble nor arrogant. Especially since this child has a filial heart, let alone her return.
At that time, King Ginseng, who had worked so hard to find me, got up at midnight every day to make snacks for me, and his willingness to do so was unmatched by other children."
After spending a few days together, Lin's mother also had a good impression of Wan Su.
"The second young lady is always the most grateful among the young ladies. Since you like the second young lady so much, old lady, then you should love her more and find a good family for her in the future."
The old lady nodded, as if she had thought of something.
"By the way, I remember the eldest lady, I brought her back just for her marriage! It seems to be the British Gongqi family, right?"
"Well! Because of this matter, the Qi family sent someone here half a month ago, saying that in two months, the British Duke will return to the capital with his family. The Duke's wife hopes that the second young lady and the Duke can be reunited earlier.
His young father-in-law is getting married!"
"This is really strange. Our family has no contact with the Qi family. How could there be such talk of marriage?"
At first, the Qi family came to propose marriage, but the old lady didn't like Mrs. Zheng, and she also had no good impression of Wan Su.
So although she felt something was strange about this matter, she didn't take it seriously.
I just thought that it would be a good deal to marry a little girl from the country to a family like the British father-in-law.
But now that the old lady has fallen in love with Wan Su, she doesn't want her to get married in such a confused way again.
Mother Lin had always had the habit of keeping an eye on all matters at home for the old lady. Seeing that the old lady was confused, she took the initiative to tell her what she knew.
"I heard that the late Madam and the British father-in-law had been friends since childhood. When the British father-in-law was in dire straits, the late Madam helped her many times. So the two of them made a private agreement.
I was going to be the in-laws of my children in the future. It was originally a joke, but now that my late wife is gone, the British father-in-law wanted to take care of my deceased daughter on my behalf out of gratitude to my late wife."
The old lady was thoughtful after listening to what she said.
"Oh? In this case, this British lady-in-law is really a person who values friendship! But how did I hear that this British lady-in-law doesn't do anything at home, and her old lady takes charge of everything at home? I'm not belittling, she manages the whole family.
Not to mention marrying the legitimate daughter of our family, even if she marries a princess, the princess is worthy of it. Although it is past time for the British princess to return the favor to the Zheng family, her old lady can really allow it.
Will my grandson marry our daughter?"
Mother Lin listened to the old lady’s analysis and felt it made sense.
"That being said, this matter is indeed a bit strange."
The old lady fell into deep thought and made up her mind after a while.
"Mother Lin, I remember that the British father-in-law seems to have been working in Huaichuan Mansion in recent years. Find a reliable person in the family to go and inquire about what is going on with the Qi family."