A car accident, our family of three crossed

Chapter 438: The Old Lady's Plan

After lunch, a servant from the Marquis Cheng'en's mansion came to deliver a message, saying that the old lady invited the Fourth Master and his family to return to the mansion for dinner that night.

The Fourth Master mentioned here is Zhou Huan.

The old lady of the Marquis's Mansion had three sons, and Zhou Huan was born to the first concubine that the old Marquis took in. He was also the old Marquis's first illegitimate son and the fourth child in the Marquis's Mansion.

It is said that the difference between infidelity is only zero times and countless times. With a beginning, the old marquis can do whatever he wants when he takes concubines.

In the old lady's heart, her hatred for the first concubine that the old marquis forced back and the son born to her was the strongest. As for the concubines that came in later and the illegitimate sons and daughters who were born later, perhaps because she had become accustomed to them, she didn't care that much about them.

After hearing the message from the servant of Marquis Cheng'en's mansion, Zhou Huan agreed and said that his family would go to the mansion for dinner in the evening, and then sent the servant away.

Zhou Ru looked reluctant. She had finally gotten out of the Marquis' Mansion and breathed some fresh air, but less than a day later, she had to go back to the place she hated. She didn't want to go at all.

"Okay, don't be so stubborn. We're just going to have a meal. Let's see what they are up to." Zhou Ting saw through Zhou Ru's thoughts and rubbed her head to comfort her.

He guessed that it was probably because of the matter between Zhou Ru and Zhou Yan, but he didn't know how Houhou was going to deal with this matter.

As long as their family and the Marquis' Mansion have not openly torn their relations, they still have to maintain the necessary etiquette on the surface.

The Marquis's Mansion had sent someone to pass on the message, what could Zhou Ru do? If she didn't go, people would accuse her of being unfilial.

That afternoon, the family arrived at the Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion as scheduled. As soon as they arrived at the side hall, the old lady waved to Zhou Ru, "Sister Ru, come here, come to grandma."

When had this old lady ever been so kind to her? Normally, she would either suppress her with words, or set up all kinds of rules.

Zhou Ru suppressed the strangeness in her heart and walked over obediently and bowed.

The old lady looked amiable, holding Zhou Ru's hand and saying, "You were wronged today. Grandmother has heard about it. Your sister Yan'er was playful and accidentally broke your hairpin. It was her fault. Grandmother has already told her that she is young and ignorant, so you should not be angry with her."

What you mean by careless? It's obviously intentional. What you mean by young and ignorant? It's obviously bad intentions.

Zhou Ru muttered to herself but said nothing.

Zhou Yan came out reluctantly and apologized to Zhou Ru perfunctorily, "Sister Ru, I'm sorry, I really didn't mean it."

"Forget it." What else could Zhou Ru say after saying this? If she continued to hold on to it, it would be considered as being unreasonable.

Besides, she didn't really care about the other party's apology attitude, and it wasn't sincere, so there was nothing to worry about.

Seeing that Zhou Ru didn't care anymore, the old lady changed the subject and said, "But Sister Ru, you are a girl, and you have too much temper. There is nothing that cannot be discussed between sisters. Even if you are wronged, you can come to your grandmother to seek justice for you. How can you just start a fight?"

At this point, she brought the topic back to Zhou Huan, "If you ask me, this child is so wild because she has no mother to teach her manners and lacks discipline. Fourth brother, you still have to marry a second wife. There is a mistress in the mansion who can teach Sister Ru manners. It's time to discuss marriage in the next two years. How can a girl be unruly?"

"Thank you for your concern, old lady. I have no plans to marry for the time being."

"Even if you don't plan to marry for the time being, you can always take a concubine, right? How can you, a grown man, live without a woman to serve you?" The old lady said, calling out a maid standing beside her, "How about this, I will make the decision and give Qiuyue to you. She will serve you in the future and teach Sister Ru the rules. This way I can feel more at ease."

The maid named Qiuyue received the signal and walked towards Zhou Huan, bowing in a charming manner and saying, "Qiuyue greets the Fourth Master. From now on, Qiuyue is yours."

Zhou Ru was a little confused by the change of topic and watched the development of the situation in shock.

To be honest, Qiuyue was quite pretty, but there was a certain coquettish air about her that made her dislike the sight of her.

Just don't know what her father will do. Zhou Ru stared at Zhou Huan with a pair of bright eyes and a face full of gossip, which made Zhou Huan want to give her a slap in the face.

What kind of look was that? Did she think her father was a hungry man who would take anything?

"In theory, I cannot refuse a gift from an elder, but if you want to enter my house, you must be of some help to me. I wonder what kind of help Miss Qiuyue can give me? Why don't I test you?"

Zhou Huan asked a series of questions, but Qiuyue couldn't answer any of them, and her pretty face turned red with embarrassment.

"In our house, any servant can handle these things. I really cannot accept that Miss Qiuyue knows nothing about these things. So, the old lady should take back her order!"

The atmosphere suddenly became tense. Qiuyue was still standing in front of Zhou Huan. The old lady didn't say anything, so she couldn't leave or stay.

Seeing that Zhou Huan was still as stubborn as ever, the old lady felt so angry that her teeth were itching.

Marquis Cheng'en, who had been listening, had no choice but to jump out to smooth things over and ease the atmosphere. "We can talk about other things later. Today we are having a family dinner. Since everyone is here, let's serve the food!"

He was still reluctant to let the old lady send Qiuyue away, because he had been thinking about her for a long time and was thinking about when to ask the old lady to bring her to serve him!

No matter how unhappy the old lady was, she could only go down the stairs, send Qiuyue away, and tell the servants to go to the kitchen to serve the meal.

Zhou Ting picked up the teacup and concealed the sneer on his lips by drinking the tea.

The calculation is almost clearly laid out on the mind.

At this family dinner, except for Zhou Huan and his three daughters, no one else in the marquis's mansion enjoyed the meal very much.

After the family dinner, the old lady wanted to keep Zhou Ru, but Zhou Huan refused on the grounds that her daughter had not lived at home for a long time. The old lady did not insist.

She couldn't force him to stay even if he didn't want to. Besides, something unpleasant had just happened today, and the Marquis' Mansion was in the wrong first.

After agreeing to pick Zhou Ru up to go to the theater to watch a play in a few days, he let the family leave.

Soon the day of going to the theater to watch a play arrived, and the marquis's carriage came early to pick up Zhou Ru and went to the theater together.

The theater in the capital was much larger than the one they had visited in Pingyang County, but it was just as crowded.

The private room booked at the Cheng'en Marquis Mansion was a bit out of the way, so if one wanted to see the performance on the stage, one had to sit near the window. So several girls crowded there, waiting for the performance to begin.