Started as a thatched house and ended up as a female figure

There is only one title of Earl Rong'an. In order to fight for the title, the two legitimate sons of Earl Rong'an naturally disagree with each other. The Guan and Qi families are fighting openly and secretly.

Guan ignored her elder sister-in-law Qi and just looked at her parents-in-law sitting above her:

"Dad, Mom, the Marquis Zhaoping's Mansion is at least three times bigger than the Marquis Rong'an's Mansion. This shows how much the Emperor values ​​Marquis Zhaoping. Marquis Zhaoping himself is very careful with his words. It's not that easy to bring Sui Sui back from Marquis Zhaoping's Mansion."

“Hmph!” Lord Rong An patted the armrest beside him, his eyes dark, “Sui Sui is my grandson. Who the hell does Marquis Zhao Ping think he is? How dare he hold Sui Sui hostage and not let us take him away!”

"But..." Guan frowned slightly and continued, "Dad, Sui Sui was entrusted to the Zhaoping Marquis family by his uncle. If we insist on taking Sui Sui away, will Sui Sui's uncle cause trouble for us later?"

"Except for the kid from the Gu family, we are the relatives closest to Sui Sui. Since the kid from the Gu family is not here, it is only natural for us to bring Sui Sui to the Rong'an Marquis' Mansion to take care of her. No one can say that the Rong'an Marquis' Mansion is wrong!"

Rong Anbo's eyes were deep and full of calculations. He continued:

“The boy from the Gu family has a deep friendship with His Highness, and is quite loved by the Emperor.

Now that the emperor has ascended the throne, the future of the kid from the Gu family is bright, and it’s just a matter of time before he can support the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion again.

Our Rong'an Marquis's Mansion is already on the decline, and we must seize Sui Sui before the kid from the Gu family returns to the capital, so as to improve our relationship with him."

After saying that, Lord Rong An turned to look at his stepmother, Lady Wan, and said, "Madam, you must go to Marquis Zhaoping's residence in person tomorrow. No matter what, you must bring Sui Sui back!"

"Tomorrow?" Wan's still charming face showed a surprised look, she said softly: "Since Zhaoping Hou said Sui Sui is not feeling well, should we wait for two days before going to pick up Sui Sui?"

Rong Anbo shook his head, his expression solemn: "The day after tomorrow will be the emperor's coronation ceremony. As far as I know, the emperor has summoned His Highness back to the capital. It is not clear whether the emperor has summoned the kid from the Gu family back to the capital, but just in case, we must act quickly!"

……

The sky darkened, and a day passed. Cheng Wan and Old Lady Lin had their first meal since arriving in the capital in the dining hall of the inner courtyard.

At the dinner table, everyone shared what they had seen and heard that day, and the atmosphere was very relaxed and pleasant.

After dinner, everyone was about to leave when Cheng Wan suddenly said to Xia Yun and Zhichun who were waiting by the side: "Aunt Xia Yun, Aunt Zhichun, regarding the dinner just now, please point out the areas where we need to improve in the future."

Old Mrs. Lin and the others looked at each other, and thinking about how they had just been talking nonstop while eating, they immediately lowered their heads slightly feeling guilty.

Xia Yun and Zhichun bowed together.

Then Xia Yun placed her hands in front of her, with a respectful posture and a smile on her face, and spoke first: "Since the Marquis asked us to point out areas that need improvement, then we will speak frankly. If we have offended you, I hope you will forgive us."

"Just say whatever you want to say." Cheng Wan nodded slightly to the two aunts, giving them reassurance.

“First, you all eat too fast. You should chew your food slowly.

Second, if the master is still talking with something in his mouth, he can only speak after he has swallowed everything in his mouth.

Third, except for the Marquis who sat fairly straight during meals, the other masters either sat crookedly or bent their necks forward, with indecent postures. "

Zhichun continued Xia Yun's words and said:

"Fourth, some masters smack their lips when eating, which is a big taboo and must be corrected.

Fifth, you can chat appropriately at the dinner table, but don’t talk too much or too frequently.

Sixth, before meals, you must have servants help you wash your hands, and after meals, you must have servants help you wash your mouth. These two things must not be neglected. "

After Xia Yun and Zhichun finished talking, Old Lady Lin and the others were very quiet for a while.

Don’t they know that there are so many problems with their eating?

"Thank you very much, aunts. If you see any areas that we need to improve, please let me know. I thank you very much."

Xia Yun and Zhichun bowed to Cheng Wan in unison, then said in unison, "It's all our duty."

Cheng Wan blinked. In fact, she had always been curious about a question: how did some people achieve the same words in certain situations?

The Marquis Zhaoping Mansion was large and beautiful. Old Lady Lin, Wang and others were so excited to think that such a grand and luxurious house would be theirs in the future that they could not sleep much all night.

Cheng Wan was not particularly excited, but she was not used to living so far away from Old Lady Lin and others, and she slept very poorly on her first night in Marquis Zhaoping's Mansion.

The sun rises in the east, and the morning light spreads from the sky to the earth, so bright that it is difficult for people to be in a bad mood.

In the study room in the front yard of Marquis Zhaoping's Mansion, Cheng Wan was listening to Chen Changtong's report on the situation in Marquis Rong'an's Mansion.

“My Lord, the title of Earl Rong’an will not be passed down to the next generation, and the Emperor recently stripped Earl Rong’an of his position as the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and gave him a sinecure as the Fourth Rank Junior Minister of the Ministry of Rites.

Earl Rong'an had five sons, among whom the eldest and fourth sons were legitimate sons born to his original wife and second wife respectively. Three of the five sons entered officialdom, but they had not made much achievements to begin with, so the emperor demoted their official positions.

The two legitimate sons of Earl Rong'an have been at odds for a long time over the title of Earl Rong'an. Since the fourth son has the support of his biological mother, he is currently more valued by Earl Rong'an. The right to speak in the inner house of Earl Rong'an's mansion is being slowly transferred by Earl Rong'an's second wife to her biological daughter-in-law, who is Young Master Gu Yu's fourth aunt.

As for Young Master Gu Yu's mother, she was the eldest daughter of Lord Rong'an's first wife. When she got married, the dowry given by Lord Rong'an's mansion was slightly less than that of other noble ladies of the same status... a little bit less."

At this point, Chen Changtong raised his head slightly, glanced at Cheng Wan, and continued:

“In addition, it seems that Master Gu Yu’s mother has hardly ever returned to the Rong’an Marquis’s Mansion since she got married.

Some people say that at that time, Lord Rong'an seemed to want the daughter born to his stepmother to marry into the Dingyuan Marquis's Mansion instead of Master Gu Yu's mother.

It was Dingyuan Marquis Mansion that insisted on keeping its promise and asked Young Master Gu Yu’s mother to marry into Dingyuan Marquis Mansion smoothly…”

You could hear a pin drop in the study. Chen Changtong was feeling very nervous. He didn't know whether Cheng Wan was satisfied with the information he had heard. He had already tried his best.

"Thank you for your hard work. You have found out a lot. Go find my mother to claim your reward."

Chen Changtong's eyes instantly lit up with surprise and excitement, and his voice trembled as he spoke: "Thank you, Lord!"

Chen Changtong stepped out, while Cheng Wan was integrating and analyzing the information Chen Changtong had obtained.

Cheng Wan was concentrating on thinking about something, when at this moment, Chen Changtong, who had just left for a while, ran back panting.

"My Lord, Marquis, the wife of Lord Rong'an and Lord Rong'an's eldest and fourth daughters-in-law are here, followed by many servants, making a lot of noise."