The lady has mixed feelings about Huo Xi, her granddaughter.
As soon as she saw her, she was reminded of what happened back then.
Over the years, she had worked very hard for the Zhang and Wang families. She thought her life was getting better and she felt comfortable, but the return of Huo Nian's sister and brother always reminded her of the disgraceful things she did back then.
She didn't want Mrs. Li to die back then, and she didn't beg for mercy until she was ordered to feed her poison.
Finally, Mr. Li died.
Over the years, she felt that she had done nothing wrong for the sake of her family.
But when she saw those two children, Wen Bi also invited Li's son to be crowned prince, which reminded her all the time that she had done something wrong back then.
Mrs. Tai's heart was complicated and difficult to distinguish. Every time she saw Huo Xi and her brother, she felt like there was something stuck in her heart that she couldn't swallow or spit out.
"Sister Ning is here, come in quickly. I'm giving instructions to your mother and two aunts. You come and listen too." Mrs. Tai greeted Huo Xi at the door.
Huo Xi raised his eyes and looked at Mrs. Tai.
She still remembered the way the Dowager Madam ordered her mother to be given poisonous wine.
In this life, she and her wife will never get along like ordinary grandparents.
Both of them knew in their hearts that there was a natural chasm between them.
Due to his filial piety, Huo Xi could not do anything to her. The more this happened, the more he felt sorry for his mother underground.
As for Wu, Zhang Fu couldn't bear her. Although he stayed away from her, it was not enough.
Nowadays, she is still sitting in the hall, she is still the princess of the country, pretending to be the head of the house, talking and laughing with everyone, receiving visitors from all over, and exercising her rights as a mistress.
Huo Xi looked at Wu, who raised the corner of her mouth and looked at her.
There was a strong sense of provocation in his eyes.
Huo Xi suddenly laughed.
Well done, Mrs. Wu. It's good for you to be like this. Let me live for a few more days.
He turned around and left with the people.
The madam frowned. Hou's eyes flashed.
Xiao Wu said directly: "It's been a few days since I've been here, why don't I understand any of the rules? There are so many elders sitting here, and they turn around and leave without saying hello? Which family's rule is this?"
After speaking, he looked at Wu.
Wu smiled and said, "It's not easy for these siblings. They have been raised outside for so many years. How can they be the same as the children in our house? Don't criticize her too harshly."
Little Wu snorted: "I don't understand the rules, and I even sent back the education nun who was arranged by the wife. If I don't know anything, won't it bring shame to our Duke's palace when we go outside?"
"Then what can be done? The Duke of the State agreed to it. He allowed her to bring a dozen people from outside into the house, but she refused to give the deed to the wife and insisted on keeping it herself. I don't know who they are.
These men and women are mixed together, and you don’t know what will happen.”
After hearing this, Madam Hou glanced at Madam Wu.
Mrs. Wu gestured and patted her chest: "Fortunately, I only have a daughter, and she is married to the prince's palace. I only have one daughter left, so I feel relaxed, and there is nothing to worry about."
This means that she is afraid that something will happen that will affect the reputation of the girl in the family.
When Xiao Wu heard this, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Anyway, she only gave birth to one son, so she had nothing to worry about. The third wife also only had one daughter, born to the first one. The wife and third master had to worry about it, so it was not her turn or influence.
I glanced at Mrs. Hou quietly and saw that she was sitting upright, and I quite admired her.
The Hou family has two biological daughters, a concubine, a second wife and three daughters.
Although the two daughters of the Hou family are only eleven or twelve years old, it is not too early to say so. Women in the royal family usually enter the palace and mansion at the age of fourteen or fifteen, so it is not too early to propose marriage at the age of eleven or twelve.
But seeing Mrs. Hou looking like she didn't understand, Mrs. Wu curled her lips.
How could Mrs. Wu not hear Wu’s profound words?
But many of the people Huo Xi and her brother brought in were sent by the Duke of Guizhou. How could she criticize them?
Although the Duke of Guizhou was one level lower than her eldest son, his family was the adopted son and grandson of Taizu, and his aunt was the wife of Duke Dingguo, and the Xu family of Duke Dingguo was the natal family of the late empress.
It sounds more expensive than their British government mansion.
She couldn't say anything to the servants of the Huo Xi siblings.
Let her be.
Seeing that Mrs. Wu did not move, Mrs. Wu gritted her teeth and thought about the banquet hosted by the Duke for the two siblings. It was of unprecedented scale and it was said that countless money was spent. Mrs. Wu's flesh ached tightly.
All the money in the palace belongs to her son Zhang Jie. If you use more money, you will lose one.
Then she thought about those two little bastards who had squandered her parents' family's wealth, and she felt even more filled with hatred. She thought she had to make them spit it out.
Money can embolden people. If you dig out all their money, let's see how they can control people without money.
The servants in this house are accustomed to flattering others and suppressing others, not to mention those outside. Without money, why not just leave it to her and the madam?
Huo Xike ignored the frowns of several women in the hall.
She will be friendly to anyone who is friendly, and she will not care about anyone who ignores their siblings.
Wait at the entrance of the inner courtyard.
After a while, Ms. Yang arrived with An An and her aunt with little Yang Yin.
"Mom, aunt!"
"Hey, Xi'er!" "Sister!"
The relatives were particularly happy to meet each other. Yang and Qin Huaiyu looked at her up and down, and Yang quietly wiped away her tears.
After Yinyin was picked up by Xianghua, Qin Huaiyu took Huo Xi's other hand and asked her, "Are you okay? We are all worried about you at home."
Huo Xi nodded to her and looked at Yang, "Mom, my brother and I are fine. Don't be sad. After the banquet, I will take care of the housework and I can visit you often."
Yang pressed the corner of her eye, "As long as you live well. Your father and I... are thinking about you." She was always worried that her two children would be bullied.
"We are fine. Don't worry, parents. My daughter can live well wherever she goes. Where are my father and uncle?"
"They stayed in the front yard."
"Okay, then I'll take you to see my yard."
"Sister, you didn't even look at An An!" An An looked up at her sister, pouting in dissatisfaction.
Huo Xi smiled, bent down and hugged him, "Sister likes us An'an the most."
After a few words of coaxing, An An immediately beamed, "Then I'll go see my sister's yard first, and then I'll go find my brother after a while! I'm a man and can't be among women."
When Yang and others heard this, they laughed.
Xiangxiang and others were very happy to see familiar people again, and led them to Huo Xi's yard.
Yang paused: "Nian'er asked someone to lead us here. We haven't met Mrs. Tai yet. Do you want to go and meet her first?"
There is no need for people to say that the adoptive mother of two children does not know etiquette. It would be bad if it affects the two children again.
"It's okay, mother. I'll take you there later. There are many people here today, so you can sit in my courtyard first."
Yang also knew that many noble people from Beijing would come today. She was not familiar with them and they might not pay attention to her, so it was better to stay in Xi'er's courtyard.
"This yard is nice." He looked left and right and nodded with satisfaction.
Huo Xi smiled and said, "It's pretty quiet." He showed them around the courtyard for a while, then sat with them in the courtyard and talked.
Seeing that An An couldn't sit still, he asked someone to take him outside to play, and asked Zhang Xuan to take him to play.
After a while, Dong Chuxue also arrived at Huo Xi's yard.
These close people all arrived early. They were chatting happily in Lanxiang Courtyard.