Chapter 74: Grandma Liu's Little Thoughts

  Thinking of these things, Chang Niujiu finished this lesson, but Liu Rong didn't listen much.

  When it was time to leave after class, Liu Rong took the sixth sister and was about to leave when she was stopped by Liu Yun. Liu Rong looked at Liu Yun with suspicion, as she rarely interacted with her, despite Liu Yun's constant display of kindness.

  "Third sister, you're recovering just in time. Tomorrow mother is taking us to pay our respects and there will be ladies from other estates attending as well. I was thinking of sending a maid over this afternoon to ask about your condition and whether you'd be able to go. Seeing you in such good spirits now has put my mind at ease, so don't forget to get up early tomorrow morning to prepare."

  Liu Rong raised an eyebrow, with Liu Dainai's temperament, if there was something good to be done, it wouldn't seem like she would think of her. Moreover, just the other day, because she had lost face in front of a group of maids, now suddenly wanting to take her to offer incense, she couldn't help but hesitate for a moment: "Who's going?"

  "Except for Aunt Xuan taking care of the ailing Lady Tai, Fourth Sister must make up for her previous progress to prepare for entering the palace. I, Second Sister, Fifth Sister, and Sixth Sister are all going." Liu Yun replied to Liu Rong: "Actually, in previous years, we would also go to the temple to worship and donate some incense money along the way, so that during the New Year's festival, there will be one less thing to worry about."

  "Uh-huh." Liu Rong nodded and didn't say anything else.

  Liu Yun saw that Liu Rong didn't ask any more questions, so she said a sentence to go back first and took the reluctant second sister away.

  Liu Rong also didn't want to stay with Liu Xuan and Liu Fu for long, so after Liu Yun left, she took Liu Jie'er out of the house where Chang Gu Gu was teaching class. However, instead of immediately returning to her own courtyard, she took Liu Jie'er to Er Nai Nai's place.

  As soon as Liu Rong arrived, Mrs. Li welcomed her in and inside the house, Second Lady was teasing Seventh Brother who was being held by the wet nurse, with a face full of smiles, seemingly amused by something.

  When she saw Liu Rong coming, she let the wet nurse holding Seventh Brother retreat to one side. She looked at Liu Rong and smiled: "Is your body better now? Come here and let Second Aunt take a look. Hmm, your complexion is still a bit pale, but you're looking spirited."

  The second grandma carefully sized up Liu Rong, and only when she couldn't find any other problems was she satisfied. Only then did she ask Liu Jie a few questions, and Liu Jie answered them all properly. The second grandma smiled and praised her a couple of times before turning back to Liu Rong: "These days, I've been wanting to go see you myself. But your mother insisted that I stay in the house for three whole months - she doesn't know that I'm so bored in this house that I'm about to grow mold. I don't know if it's just an excuse because she wants to go to your place herself."

  "Second Madam, you're wronging me. It's just that..." Li Mama hastily came forward to explain, but only got as far as the back before she couldn't help glancing at Liu Rong and didn't continue.

  Liu Rong naturally knew that Li's mother was worried and said so, but she smiled and took over what Li's mother didn't say: "It's just that the illness I got is not ordinary, it's contagious. It's most dangerous for young children, Second Aunt, you're with Seventh Brother every day, what if you pass on the disease? Wouldn't I be guilty?"

  When Liu Rong mentioned Qi Ge, Er Nainai hastily asked the wet nurse to bring Qi Ge for Liu Rong to see. However, Liu Rong immediately stopped Er Nainai, as she had just recovered from her illness and the baby was weak. Moreover, he was Er Nainai's only possible child, and if anything went wrong, it would be terrible.

  Liu Rong couldn't help but smile as she gazed at the chubby-cheeked baby from afar: "Look at this little one, changing every day. When he was first born, he was all wrinkly and ugly, who would have thought he'd turn out so adorable?"

  "Who says it's not? When I first saw him, I thought to myself that the Wen family was going to produce an ugly young master. I didn't expect him to turn out so well now." By the end of her words, the second madam's expression turned serious: "All of this is thanks to you, Third Miss. If it weren't for you...I'm afraid..."

  "It's all in the past, what's the point of bringing it up?" Liu Rong interrupted Er Nainai, but turned to ask her: "Auntie Er, I won't hide it from you, I came today to ask about something."

  The second grandma looked at Liu Rong with a puzzled expression: "What's going on?"

  "Today, Big Sister notified me that tomorrow we will go to worship together, saying it's a yearly custom. Is there really such a custom in the mansion?" Liu Rong looked at Second Madam and asked, as she should be the most clear about this kind of thing.

  The second grandma looked up at Mrs. Li, and Mrs. Li immediately stepped forward: "In previous years, there was indeed such a convention, generally it was the lady of the house who took everyone together, but this year it seems to have started half a month early."

  Mrs. Li said, pausing for a moment: "These past few days, I don't know why, but the mistress's body suddenly became heavier, and both the first and second madams are attending to her, worried that the mistress will take a step forward..."

  "It shouldn't be at this time, it should wait another half a month." Li's mother said to Liu Rong.

  Liu Rong frowned, the old lady was ill, Liu Xuan was attending to her, but Madame Liu took them and a group of ladies to burn incense at this critical moment, what did she want to do?

  This is indeed unreasonable.

  "Third Miss, who might be going?" Li Mama asked, looking at Liu Rong.

  "Asked, except for Ninth Aunt and Fourth Sister, all the other sisters have left." Liu Rong said to Li Mama, but this made Li Mama even more puzzled.

  The second grandmother thought for a moment and then smiled: "Madam's body is heavy, everyone is worried, but the most worried must be the eldest grandmother. The second young lady has already come of age and should be looking for a husband's family. If something happens... it will not be possible to find one after mourning, which will take three years. After three years, the second young lady will become an old maid, and it will be difficult to find a good family. I'm afraid this is why the eldest grandmother was anxious and did this thing."

  "Rong Jie, don't worry, this is a good thing for you. For the sake of the second young lady, the old madam will definitely not make it so obvious that she's neglecting your marriage, so she'll also arrange yours at the same time. This way, you won't have to worry about being delayed." The second madam said with a smile.

  Dong'er, who was standing beside her, couldn't help but reveal a joyful expression. However, Liu Rong didn't look happy and instead slightly furrowed her brow. She hadn't expected things to develop so quickly. If they were to get engaged now, she would rather observe three years of mourning!

  Second Grandma didn't notice Liu Rong's expression, thought for a moment, and then instructed Liu Rong: "However, you must be careful when following. The only thing you need to worry about is that Old Madam will find someone with a good appearance but a bad heart, and those ladies will definitely try to probe each other in their conversations. At this time, it's up to your eyes to observe, if Old Madam reveals any information, you must pay attention, remember the names she mentions, and when you come back, tell me, I'll send someone to secretly investigate for you, so we can be prepared."

  PS：

  I got up early and wrote a chapter. Originally, I wanted to stay up late and write another chapter, then write one in the morning, and save one for later at night. But I really didn't have the energy. And these few chapters are all relatively difficult to write, slowly transitioning, setting up new plotlines, it's tiring, and maybe a bit rough, hope everyone can forgive me.

  Continue to ask for pink tickets, hanging on the tail is not safe, there is a risk of falling off the homepage at any time, so continue to roll around and beg.