The Heavens Begin with Dream of the Red Chamber

Chapter 48 The House of the Rich and Powerful is Really Chaotic

The coachman had already gone up to knock on the door. When Old Lady You heard that the eldest girl had brought Master Zhan to their house, she hurried out with her two daughters to greet them.

Zhan Ershisi originally just wanted to show his face in front of You Sanjie, so that his handsome image could be deeply rooted in her heart and occupy a position. If he could also tease You Shi in You's house, that would also be nice.

As a result, when they met, she found that Old Lady You was still charming. She looked only a few years older than Aunt Xue, and could not be more than 40 years old at most.

We were all deceived by the TV drama!

If you think about it carefully, these days women marry and have children early, and my second sister is only sixteen or seventeen years old, so how old can her mother be?
Besides, Mr. You was not a poor man. Although he was not from a big family, he was an official. He was willing to marry Old Lady You, a widow with two children, as his wife. You can imagine how beautiful this woman was.

Zhan Ershisi was delighted, but his face remained expressionless. He smiled and bowed to Old Lady You, being very polite.

"Mother-in-law, I am here to show my respect."

This frightened Old Lady You and she was at a loss as to what to do.

When taking a concubine normally, how could one call the concubine's mother mother-in-law?
If you are polite, you can call her aunt, auntie, old lady, etc., which is already very good.

"Hey, Master Zhan, you are so polite. Please come in quickly!"

"It's cold, let's go inside and talk."

As she said this, Old Lady You stretched out her hand to call the guests in, inviting Zhan Twenty-four to go inside. At the same time, she secretly reached out her hand to pull the second sister over, and put her between herself and Zhan Twenty-four, so that she could be closer to Master Zhan.

Today was also the first time that You Erjie met her future husband. Although she was shy, she still followed Zhan Ershisi with a blushing face and her head down.

She had seen Zhan Ershisi's face at the door before, and just looking at his appearance made her extremely satisfied.

She had originally thought that this Mr. Zhan would be like her elder brother-in-law Jia Zhen, fat and greasy with a lewd smile, but now that she had seen him, she found that he was a handsome and elegant young man, ten times better than the ideal men she had seen in her dreams.

Even Third Sister You couldn't help but be a little moved when she saw him. She felt that this man was very heroic and had an extraordinary temperament. He was completely different from the ordinary rich young man with greasy hair and powdered face.

However, Third Sister You has always only loved heroes, and handsome looks are just a mere appearance and are not worth mentioning!
Therefore, after Third Sister You snorted in her heart, she looked at Zhan Ershisi again with a look full of criticism.

Zhan Ershisi stepped into the You family compound, looked around, and got a clear view of the situation in the compound.

The You family has long been in decline. The remaining house is just a small courtyard. It is already very good enough to separate the front and back. There is no way to build an embroidery tower for each of the daughters, so the whole family lives together in the main house.

There is a living room in the front yard, and a small side room on each side for a few servants to live in.

There were no male members in the family, so there were no male servants. There were only two maids, both of whom were old and ugly and unfit to be used. They usually just did cooking and odd jobs.

Fortunately, there are no outsiders visiting the You family now, and there is not much work to do on a daily basis, so the courtyard is quite clean.

Everyone surrounded Zhan Ershisi and entered the living room. They sat down as host and guest, but after a long while no one brought the tea.

Old Lady You looked embarrassed and smiled:

"We are a small family, and we rarely have guests. We don't always have hot water. We need to boil it now. I hope Master Zhan will not be offended."

Zhan Ershi waved his hands hastily and said:
"Mother-in-law, what you said is too polite. It was my son-in-law who came here in a hurry and without prior notice. I have already been impolite. How dare you blame the family?"

"Mother-in-law, please don't call me Master Zhan. It seems very unorthodox. From now on, just call me Nian Si."

Old Lady You was so happy that she couldn't close her mouth and kept saying:
"How can this be done, how can this be done..."

"What's the matter with a title?"

Zhan Ershisi only seemed to respect her, but he didn't really respect her. He immediately waved his hand and settled the matter.

Then, he started acting like a nouveau riche and started throwing money at people.

"I only know that the You Mansion is a relative of the Ningguo Mansion, and my second sister is my sister-in-law's younger sister. This family should be well-off, but I didn't expect it to be so embarrassed. This is because I didn't consider it carefully enough."

"The current situation of our mansion is too shabby. If outsiders knew about this, they would think that our Zhan family was mistreating our in-laws, which is really inappropriate."

"I told my wife before that I planned to buy a house on Ningrong Street for my second sister to live in. Now it seems that the house will have to be several times bigger."

"When the time comes, my mother-in-law will bring my third sister to live there. We will separate the house on the left and right with a wall, making it two houses. We can be neighbors and open a corner door in the middle so we can visit each other often."

"In the future, whether it's my second sister fulfilling her filial duties to my mother-in-law, my third sister getting married, or my mother-in-law taking care of her in her old age, all matters will be convenient."

When Old Lady You heard this, she felt overjoyed and asked in a trembling voice:
"Master Zhan means that you are willing to provide for my old age?"

"That's what my mother-in-law said!"

The twenty-four colors of the exhibition are as follows:

"A son-in-law is half a son. Although my son-in-law has not officially married my second sister, he also likes his concubine to be a filial daughter and will definitely not stop my second sister from being filial to her mother-in-law."

"Oh my!" Old Lady You slapped her thigh, almost blinded by joy, "What a good son-in-law! My second sister is following the right person by following you!"

Next, Old Lady You began to praise Zhan Ershi. She knew nothing about Master Zhan, and her praise was endless. Old Lady You couldn't stand it anymore, so she interrupted him and said,
"Mom doesn't know yet. Mr. Zhan has promised to marry my second sister according to the standard of a formal marriage."

"Except for the three matchmakers and six ceremonies, which cannot be done due to the rules, everything else is based on the standards of the bride."

"She won't use a sedan chair, but a bridal sedan chair. She'll enter the mansion through the main entrance instead of the side door. She'll wear a bright red wedding dress with a veil, and all the gold and silver jewelry. She'll pay respects to the heavens and the earth, and on the day she takes in her concubine, she'll hold a big banquet for the guests..."

Every time Youshi said something, the women present gasped.

After Youshi said a lot of things, You Erjie no longer cared about her shyness and stared at Zhan Twenty-four with the charm in her eyes almost dripping with tears. The original trace of unwillingness in her heart completely dissipated, and she no longer felt that there was anything wrong with being Master Zhan's concubine.

Even the picky Third Sister You couldn't help but feel that this brother-in-law seemed to have some heroic qualities.

Afterwards, Old Lady You talked to Mrs. You in detail about some matters concerning the wedding banquet for a long time. When they finished talking about everything, they found that it was time for the much-anticipated dinner.

"Good son-in-law, it's time for dinner, let's have a meal together, and let you appreciate my second sister's cooking skills."

Old Lady You extended the invitation very enthusiastically. Zhan Ershisi was of course willing to stay, but he still said a few false polite words. It was not until Old Lady You persuaded him repeatedly that he could no longer resist her enthusiasm and agreed reluctantly.

How could Youshi dare to sit and eat with Zhan Ershi again? She quickly stood up and said goodbye:
"My master is still waiting for me to report the news, so I have to go back."

Old Lady You didn't agree at all. She grabbed her hand and said angrily:

"It doesn't take long to report back. It's already dinner time, and you won't be able to have a hot meal if you go back. You might as well just eat at home and then go back home after you're done."

You Shi couldn't say it clearly, so she just evaded the question:
"It's getting late today..."

When Old Lady You heard this, she looked suspicious and frowned:
"If it's late, just stay at home and let Yindie go back to inform them."

"It has happened before, why can't it happen today?"

You Shi was speechless. While she was hesitating, Old Lady You whispered in her ear:

"This is the first time that the son-in-law has come to visit us. He is not familiar with the family. As their elder sister, shouldn't you mediate between them?"

"Besides, there are not many people at home. My second sister will cook later, so mom has to go and help. We can't let that shrewish third sister go and chat with my son-in-law, right?"

"Aren't you afraid that she will mess up this marriage? I'm still worried!"

When Youshi heard that she had to chat with Mr. Zhan, her face turned green and she just refused.

At this moment, Old Lady You is fully focused on currying favor with her "good son-in-law" and finding a wealthy and stable support for her old age. She will not allow anyone to hinder her in this matter.

Yu's repeated evasions annoyed Old Lady Yu, who threw away her sleeves, left Yu alone, went out and called Yin Die over, telling her to go back and pass the message to another "good son-in-law".

"Yindie, my family wants to invite our eldest daughter to dinner tonight. Please take a ride back and tell Master Zhen that you will be back later."

After she finished speaking, she thought for a moment and added:
"Well... it's not appropriate for you to run around with the car at this time of night, so let the young lady stay here tonight."

"Just bring your car to pick me up tomorrow morning."

When these words were spoken, Youshi was so frightened that she trembled with fear and hurriedly interrupted, saying:
"It's not too late, Yindie just needs to go back and report the news, and then come back here to pick me up."

Youshi didn't dare to stay here.

This Zhan is a very bold and lecherous person, and Old Lady You is bent on currying favor with him. If he reveals the secret and wants to stay here, I am afraid that Old Lady You may not refuse.

What should we do if Old Lady You invites this man named Zhan to stay here tonight?
Even if someone was to stay overnight, it would most likely be her second sister, but the fact that Zhan had done things that she hadn't expected several times made her dare not take the risk.

Faced with two evils, she had no choice but to choose to stay for dinner and then return to Ningguo Mansion.

It turned out that Mr. Lu Xun was right. If you want to open the window, you must first ask for the roof to be lifted up.

Yindie agreed respectfully and was about to go out when she was stopped by Youshi.

Yu Shi hesitated for a moment, pulled Yindie aside, and whispered:
"When you go back, just tell the master that my mother left some food for you, as usual, and then go back home after dinner."

"As for other things... there's no need to mention them, especially, especially the fact that Master Zhan came here."

After Youshi finished speaking, she felt that she had said something wrong, so she quickly tried to make up for it:
"My second sister hasn't married yet, but she's already met Master Zhan. I'm afraid it will damage her reputation. If outsiders find out, they might gossip about her."

"I understand, Madam, don't worry."

Yindie nodded respectfully and agreed. Without asking any further questions, she bowed, turned around and walked out.

Zhan Ershisi had been watching coldly from the side. Seeing this, he called his attendant over and whispered a few words to him. The attendant then hurried out and caught up with Yin Die before the carriage started, and gave her a large ingot of silver.

"Miss Yindie, my master has ordered that you cannot go back and forth empty-handed in this cold weather. This is a small token of my appreciation. Please accept it, Miss Yindie."

But Yindie refused to accept it, and just bowed and replied:

"These are just my duties, not worthy of Master Zhan's reward. Please take them back, big brother."

The chief smiled casually and said:

"Since you know it's a reward, why don't you accept it?"

"Does Miss Yindie have to wait for my master to hand over the silver to Grandma Zhen before she can reward him?"

After hearing this, Yindie hesitated for a moment before she reached out to take the silver and put it in her arms.

Seeing Yindie took the silver, the leader bowed and smiled casually, then turned around and went back.

Most of the people who have affairs in this world think they hide it well and outsiders won't find out.

But in fact, it is often only the one who is cheated on who will find out in the end. Other outsiders often see things more clearly from the outside and have already seen through clues, but since it is none of their business, no one will say anything.

The reason why Yindie was able to stand out from the other maids was because of her dedication.

She has always been careful and meticulous about matters concerning her master. Often, with just a glance from her master, she can get things done in advance without being told.

Although he looks humble, he is actually keeping his eyes and ears open, observing every little thing around him.

The two of them were touching each other in the car before, although they were all under the table and seemed very hidden, completely avoiding her sight, but many things really do not require seeing with the eyes. You only need to listen carefully with your ears, and observe their words and expressions, and many truths can be restored.

What's more, the two of them's concealment methods were too poor. They were just putting everything in front of her and then prying her eyelids open for her to see. How could she not notice?

However, one of these two people was her master, and the other was the master's relative-in-law. She couldn't afford to offend either of them, so she had to pretend to be ignorant of it all.

As a maid in Ningguo Mansion, how could she not know how debauched the Ningguo Mansion was.

She had always thought that although the relationship between the master, the young master and the young mistress was chaotic, her own wife was still very self-disciplined.

But today she realized that she was too naive!
Mr. Zhan openly touched the lady's legs, and the lady let him touch her without any intention of resisting.

Originally, she thought that the two of them had just hooked up and outsiders didn't know about it. But just now, Old Lady You blatantly asked the lady to stay overnight at her home. It was obvious what her intention was!

It's obvious that the mother is pimping for her own daughter!
I can only say that if you are not from the same family, you will not enter the same door. The family of this powerful and wealthy is really chaotic!
Yindie touched the silver in her arms. It was such a big ingot, it must be at least twenty or thirty taels.

She didn't want it at first, but she was afraid that if she didn't accept it, it would make the adulterous couple worried and bring disaster to her family, so she had to accept the silver. The worst that could happen was that she would just pretend to be a blind person in the future.

Since the two of them were already having an affair, it wouldn't be considered betraying her master if she accepted his money.

If you let go of one thought, the world will become wider.

When Yindie touched the silver again, she felt that it smelled really good!

She was Youshi's personal maid, and her monthly allowance was only one or two taels of silver.

Moreover, because Youshi was not valued in the mansion, as the eldest maid, she had no actual affairs to be in charge of, so naturally she had no income from outside sources.

This ingot of silver alone is more than her annual salary.

I can only say that Master Zhan is capable and directly gave such a large ingot of silver as hush money. No wonder everyone in the mansion likes him.

After Yindie sighed a few times in her heart, she put away the silver, got in the car and left. As for what would happen at the following dinner, and whether the lady would stay here at night, it had nothing to do with her, a little maid!

And whether it was out of consideration for money or loyalty, the news that Yin Die and Jia Zhen finally reported was the version from Old Lady You.

Jia Zhen was also "magnanimous". After hearing Yin Die's news, he waved his hand in disapproval.

"In that case, let her stay at home for a few more days."

"Let her take good care of Brother Zhan's concubine, so as not to disappoint Brother Zhan."

After hearing this order, Yin Die couldn't help but glance at her master's head and sighed inwardly.

Those who commit adultery with other people's wives are happy, but what about the wives' lustful intentions?

Those men of letters and poetry are indeed well-informed and can write poems about anything.

After receiving the order, Yindie drove back again and passed the message to Youshi.

"Grandma, the master said that you should stay at home for a few more days to arrange the second sister's wedding and make sure to satisfy the master."

She slightly processed Jia Zhen's words, changing Jia Zhen allowing Youshi to stay to Jia Zhen asking Youshi to stay, leaving enough way out for her mistress.

In her opinion, since her mistress had already allowed Master Zhan to touch her all the time, she must have been willing to stay at home for a long time, but she was unwilling to say it out of consideration for her woman's reputation or for some other reasons.

In this case, as her master's caring maid, Yin Die must of course think what her master thinks, worry about what her master worries about, act as a "mouthpiece" for her master, and take the initiative to create this opportunity.

If there wasn't a matchmaker between Cui Yingying and Zhang Sheng, would they have been a pair of eternal lovers?
You must have work in your eyes and things in your heart, and you must get things done before your master opens his mouth.

This was her core competitiveness that enabled her to navigate the workplace of Ningguo Mansion at a young age and climb all the way to become the personal maid of the mistress of the house!
How could You have known that Yindie would dare to tamper with the news like this? She was completely shocked when she heard the order.

Is my master so "generous"?
Isn't this clearly pushing his wife into the arms of that guy named Zhan?
Oh, the master doesn’t know about this, so... continue to hide it from him?
Yu Shi sighed, waved her hand to drive Yin Die out, and returned to the living room to continue chatting with Zhan Ershisi.

As soon as she entered the door, she found Zhan Ershisi smiling and waving at her, asking her to come in.

Youshi was shocked and looked around hurriedly, planning to continue looking for You Sanjie to come over as a shield.

Before, when she was chatting with Zhan Ershisi, she always kept You Sanjie by her side to prevent her from being flirted with by Zhan Ershisi.

But just as she went out to talk to Yindie, Third Sister You actually ran away!
"Sister-in-law, are you looking for your third sister?" Zhan Niesi asked with a smile.

Yu stood there vigilantly, staring at the big pervert, refusing to take a step forward or answer him.

Zhan Ershisi then said to himself:
"I see that Third Sister is lively by nature and doesn't like to sit in this hall and talk with me."

"My sister-in-law also knows that I am a considerate person. She couldn't bear to let my third sister suffer here, so she gave her fifty taels of silver and let her go and have fun."

After hearing this, Youshi was so angry that she trembled. This heartless man sold her eldest sister for fifty taels of silver!
Seeing Zhan Ershi standing up and approaching with a smile, Youshi was frightened and retreated repeatedly, holding her hands to her chest, and said in panic:

"Don't come over here, or I'll scream..."

"Haha...then just shout!" Zhan Twenty-four had a smile on his face, and without stopping, he soon walked in front of Youshi.

Youshi retreated, retreated, and retreated again, until she had no way to retreat. She leaned against the wall, and was knocked against by Zhan 24, who bent over her and could hear her breathing.

"Don't... there are people outside..."

Yu's mind was in a mess and she had no idea how to respond. She just subconsciously closed her eyes, tilted her head to dodge, and leaned her body against the wall, as if she wanted to get into it.

Zhan Ershi smiled and stretched out a finger, lifted up Youshi's chin, and said teasingly:

"Don't be afraid, sister-in-law. I have sharp ears and eyes. Anyone coming this way will be able to escape my ears and eyes."

"I heard clearly what Yindie said to you outside the door just now."

"Brother Zhen asked you to stay in the mansion and prepare for the wedding banquet, right?"

"He also said that he must satisfy me..."

Zhan Ershi's fingers slowly slid down along Yu's swan-like neck.

"Sister-in-law, you should know how to satisfy me, right?"

"Don't, don't..."

Yu's resistance was very weak and powerless, and she let Zhan Ershisi's hands on her body...

Just as the plot was about to enter the ten thousandth update, Zhan Ershisi suddenly let go of his hand, turned around, sat back quickly, picked up the teacup, and sipped the tea slowly and leisurely.

You was stunned for a moment, but then she heard footsteps, and then saw Old Lady You walking in quickly.

"Son-in-law, the food is ready, let's..."

Old Lady You had just finished her words when she realized that only Zhan Ershisi was sitting there drinking tea, while her eldest daughter was leaning against the wall, her face flushed and her clothes a little messy. She looked a bit like...

Seeing Old Lady You looking over, You became a little flustered, not knowing how to respond. Fortunately, Master Zhan was considerate and interrupted to explain:

"Just now, the third sister ran out, and the eldest sister chased after her for a few steps. She accidentally sprained her ankle and is now leaning against the wall to catch her breath!"

"Oh, I thought so!"

Old Lady You pretended not to see it, turned her head away, and smiled at Zhan Ershisi:

"I've spoiled my third sister. She runs around all day and has no manners."

"But don't worry, sir. From now on, I will teach her well and make her into a lady, and hand her over to you."

Zhan Ershisi laughed when he heard this, "That's not necessary. I also like lively and straightforward girls. Just let her be happy."

"My son-in-law is really kind-hearted." Old Lady You praised him a few times, but she had made up her mind in her heart to train Third Sister You to death and make her into a lady.

After Zhan Ershi and Old Lady You chatted for a while, Mrs. You also calmed down, gathered her thoughts, straightened her clothes around her chest, and asked casually:
"Mom, come here now, but the food is ready? Then hurry up and have someone move it in!"

"Yes, the food is ready. I'll ask someone to bring in the tables and chairs."

The You family had fallen on hard times and did not have a dedicated dining room, so when entertaining guests, they had to move the tables and chairs into the living room and dine there.

As for the maids, old women, servants, coachmen and others, they would find another place to eat some coarse food in the wing rooms in the outer courtyard. At most, they would wait until the master had finished eating and eat the leftovers together. They would not disturb them here.

Old Lady You walked out of the room quickly, closed the door casually, and looked around to see that there was no one around. She couldn't help but look bitter, stretched out her hand and slapped herself in the face, regretting in her heart that she shouldn't have barged in at this time and ruined her good son-in-law's plans.

No wonder my second sister had to become Master Zhan’s concubine!
It turns out that sisters are united and help each other!
As Old Lady You thought so, her heart became more at peace.

It is certainly not safe to have one daughter as a concubine, but if all three daughters belong to him, especially if one of them is someone else's wife, this good son-in-law cannot be so unsympathetic, right?
Look at how much this good son-in-law cares about my second sister, spending money and holding a wedding banquet. I wonder how much of this is for the sake of the eldest girl.

It is true that a wife is not as good as a concubine, and a concubine is not as good as a mistress. The ancients were not deceiving me!
No wonder both of them came home. Many things are inconvenient in a place like Ningguo Mansion!

It seems that I have to create more opportunities for them in the future.

With this idea in mind, when it was time to eat, Old Lady You showed it in the seating arrangement.

Normally, Old Lady You is the elder and sits in the first seat.

Zhan 24 is a distinguished guest and can accompany her with the eldest sister Youshi on both sides.

The second sister is Zhan Nianshi's future concubine, and can sit on the other side of Zhan Nianshi to accompany him.

The third sister sat on the other side of Youshi.

But Old Lady You didn’t plan it that way!
She arranged Youshi and the third sister on both sides of herself, and then let Master Zhan sit next to Youshi, and the second sister sit outside the third sister.

In this way, Mr. Zhan was caught between his second sister and Youshi.

Of course, Youshi didn't want to sit like this, so she argued:
"How did mom arrange the seats? How come Mr. Zhan, such a distinguished guest, is sitting outside?"

"Mr. Zhan should sit next to my daughter, and my daughter and my third sister should sit on the other side."

Seeing that the eldest girl was speaking for Master Zhan and was fighting for even a seat, Old Lady You was even more certain that the two were having an affair, so she pretended to be ignorant and gave him a way out:

"You usually stay in Ningguo Mansion and only come back a few times a year. Now that you finally come back, I want to be closer to you, so why not let you sit next to me?"

"This is a family dinner, and the son-in-law is not an outsider, so why should we be so particular about the formalities?"

Zhan Ershi also interrupted and said:

"Mother-in-law is right."

"The love between family members is the right way in the world, which is much better than this empty formality."

Then he smiled and said to Youshi:

"After we move to Ningrong Street, the two residences will be closer, and it will be easier for my sister-in-law to go home and perform filial duties. We should visit each other more often then."

After hearing this, Old Lady You and Mrs. You suddenly realized why he insisted on buying that big house on Ningrong Street.

Old Lady You felt more relieved. People can cheat each other, but money and houses cannot.

But Youshi became afraid. If this happened frequently, she would never be able to escape from the clutches of this thief.

But the matter had already been finalized and could not be changed, so there was no point in her being afraid.

She was not a person of strong will to begin with, and after being teased and seduced by Zhan Ershisi several times, her heart had already been weakened.

The reason why he never let go of her was because he still had a little sense of shame in his heart and didn't want to degenerate into the kind of person he hated the most, Qin Keqing.

But now, she increasingly found that her family's resistance to Master Zhan was becoming weaker and weaker.

What she feared now was no longer losing her virginity to Master Zhan, but deep down in her heart she seemed to no longer reject the idea of ​​losing her virginity, and was only worried that the truth would be revealed and she would be criticized by everyone.

Now, everyone in Ningguo Mansion knows about the affair. On the surface, no one dares to say anything, but secretly, there are countless people who ridicule Qin Keqing and stab that woman in the back.

She used to be one of those who laughed at others behind their backs, but she doesn't want to be the one being laughed at in the future.

Old Lady You didn't know that her eldest daughter was in a state of panic at the moment. She just smiled and waved her hand, saying:

"Now that the dishes are served, let's eat."

"Second sister, we ordinary families don't have so many rules. Just drink a few more glasses with your future husband."

"I am not good at drinking, so I won't accompany you. Please don't be offended, dear son-in-law."

Zhan Ershisi didn't care about this little thing, so he smiled and nodded:
"That's fine. This is a family dinner, so we can just take care of our own convenience."

After hearing her mother's instructions, the second sister blushed, picked up the wine pot, filled the glass in front of Zhan Ershi, raised the glass delicately and said:
"Please, please have some wine, sir."

Zhan Ershisi was not polite and took it, and touched his second sister's hand by the way.

The second sister's face was flushed all the way to her ears, but she never retracted her hand.

Zhan Ershisi smiled slightly, not too much, let go of her hand, raised the cup and drank it all, then took the wine pot and toasted to Old Lady You.

Old Lady You also had a drink, but then stopped drinking.

Zhan Twenty-four did not force it. He turned around and toasted Youshi and the third sister again. Then he stopped drinking with them. He and the second sister just drank and whispered by themselves. They looked like a loving couple.

Only Youshi knew that this daring creature had put his hand on her leg again and it was still moving upwards, making her feel extremely tormented.

While she was forcing herself to stay awake and guard the gate to prevent foreign invasion, she also had to deal with all the inquiries from Old Lady You.

Fortunately, if there was an emergency at the border, she could hide her embarrassment by lowering her head to eat, and she never lost her composure.

However, Old Lady You was also a veteran player who had married twice, and she soon discovered some clues. While she was secretly shocked, she kept silent and concentrated on eating.

But when she stopped talking, Youshi realized that her secret had been exposed. Besides feeling ashamed, she was even more afraid that her second and third sisters would also find out.

This meal is called a family dinner, but in fact it is for Master Zhan to enjoy. Master Zhan has the final say on when the meal should end.

After Mr. Zhan announced with satisfaction that he was full, Old Lady You smiled and said she was done too. She called in the servants waiting outside, removed the wine and banquet, and served tea instead.

Youshi found an excuse, went to the back and secretly changed her clothes, calmed down a bit, and then came back again.

As soon as I came in, I heard Old Lady You say:

"It's late at night now, the weather is cold and the roads are slippery, so it's hard to walk on the road. My dear son-in-law, why don't you stay here for a night?"

(End of this chapter)