"Really?" Yu Lan was also happy for a while after hearing this. As the eldest daughter of the Yang family, Yu Mu married the original Marquis of Ji'an and now the Marquis of Ji'an, Lu Zhongheng. It was originally a very good marriage, but it was unexpected.

But like the eldest wife, she had a difficult time raising children. She became pregnant the year after she entered the family, and the Marquis of Ji'an and his family had great expectations for her belly. Who knew that during the delivery, she encountered dystocia and almost died?

life.

It was not easy to give birth to a daughter.

Because her vitality was damaged during childbirth, the imperial doctor declared that she would not be able to have children within three to five years. Lu Zhongheng was already old when he got married, and Yu Mu was in this situation, so Lu Zhongheng's mother, Mrs. Wen, made the decision to give birth to Lu Zhongheng.

The maid in the room stopped taking medicine and wanted the maid to give birth to a son for Lu Zhongheng.

Originally, this kind of thing was not uncommon among wealthy families, but the eldest wife's aunt, the Queen Mother, was still alive at the time, and the eldest wife was in the high spirits. How could she see her beloved eldest daughter suffer such injustice?

The wife made trouble at the Lu family.

Lu Zhongheng will inherit the entire Marquis House in the future. In order to inherit the title, he must have a legitimate son. Originally, the eldest wife had a good discussion with Mrs. Wen, but it might not be possible. As a result, the eldest wife took advantage of her status as the queen mother's niece and became arrogant.

, spoke rudely, pointed at Mrs. Wen's nose and scolded the Lu family. She said that their family tradition was not strict and they wanted to ask their roommate to give birth to a bastard before their legitimate son was born.

The eldest wife's words were very unpleasant and she scolded the Lu family from top to bottom. She even mentioned things like sesame seeds and rotten millet.

Come out and say it again.

You don't slap someone in the face, you don't expose someone's shortcomings. These words completely annoyed the Lu family and the old lady Wen. She had long been unhappy with the eldest lady's face, which looked like a nouveau riche.

Mrs. Wen's wife originally disliked the eldest wife, and she agreed to get married because of the old lady's reputation in the officialdom. After the eldest lady made a fuss, she completely turned her back and threatened that the eldest lady would dare to interfere with her son again.

She asked her son and his daughter-in-law to make peace with each other. How could the eldest wife be willing? Although the man could not marry a particularly good wife after the divorce, it was still possible to find someone who was inseparable.

But if a woman is divorced and wants to find a good man, it will be several times more difficult than going to heaven.

The old Mrs. Wen was actually the daughter of Taizong's eldest sister, the eldest princess. She also had royal blood in her body. She was very popular. She visited several clans, relatives and friends overnight. Soon, everyone in the city knew about this matter.

What's more, the eldest lady was not reasonable in this matter, and public opinion was overwhelmingly in favor of Mrs. Wen's side.

Finally, the matter came to the attention of the Queen Mother. Under the pressure of public opinion, the Queen Mother comforted Wen and asked the eldest lady to apologize to Wen in front of the Queen Mother.

As for Lu Zhongheng's matter of asking his concubines to have children with each other, there are three unfilial piety, not having a descendant is the most serious, and even the Queen Mother has no reason to object.

Originally, Mrs. Wen was going to stop taking the medicine for Lu Zhongheng's two roommates and ask them to have children. One of the two roommates was a dowry brought by the eldest girl Yu Mu from her natal family, and the other one was married.

In Yumu's hands, even if he gave birth to a son, he wouldn't be able to make any big waves.

But when the eldest wife made a fuss, the old lady Wen immediately gave Lu Zhongheng two concubines. The two wives were expensive, and they gave birth to sons soon after arriving at the Lu family.

As a result, Yu Mu's status is very embarrassing. She originally respected her parents-in-law, respected her husband, and was very decent in dealing with others. Everyone in the Lu family is quite satisfied with her. After what happened, not only her mother-in-law

She began to show off her face, and even her husband was dissatisfied with her.

Yu Mu was originally the victim, but when the eldest wife made a fuss, the sympathy points she should have received were gone.

As Yu Mu was the wife of the prince, Mrs. Wen initially thought that she was the future mistress of the Hou Mansion, and she was entrusted to take charge of the wedding ceremony. However, after Yu Mu gave birth to the child, she lingered on the sickbed for a long time, and Mrs. Wen

The wife gave the power of the middle feed to the second daughter-in-law, Grandma Lu, to take charge of it.

Because Yu Mu didn't have a son, many people advised her to take her bastard son to the main house to raise her. Even the eldest wife was a little shaken. She had suffered this loss before. If she had taken Chengzong to the main courtyard to raise her earlier, she would be better off now.

Her relationship with this child would not be so awkward.

However, Yu Mu withstood the pressure from all aspects and resisted carrying the concubine into the house. She was waiting for her body to recover and for the day when Lu Zhongheng would inherit the title.

Sure enough, not long ago, the prince Lu Zhongheng inherited the title and became the new Marquis of Ji'an. Yu Mu also became the newly minted Marquis. But because she didn't have the respect of the second grandmother in front of the old lady, she never got it back.

As for the power of the housekeeper, the second grandmother in the Hou Mansion is still in charge of the middle household.

It’s just that at this time, even if Yu Mu doesn’t want to have a son, Lu Zhongheng will force her to give birth to a son for him. Because Lu Zhongheng has no legitimate son so far, a bastard is not qualified to inherit the title. Without a legitimate son, it means that either Lu Zhongheng will lose the title

Pass it on to your younger brother, or the Marquis of Ji'an will be deprived of his title.

Originally, Lu Zhongheng was a little indifferent to Yu Mu these years, but after becoming a marquis, he spent most of his time with Yu Mu. After all these years, Yu Mu's body has been nursed back to health, and the couple worked together

After all these years, Yu Mu is finally pregnant with a child.

"It would be great if the eldest sister is pregnant with a boy this time!" Yulan knew these details roughly, and also understood that Yumu was betting all his hopes on the child in his belly. Yumu followed the old man

I grew up next to my wife, and was trained by the old lady to become a real lady. She is generous to others, advances and retreats appropriately, and is completely different from the mean and stingy eldest lady.

After Yulan got married, she and she spent a lot of time together, and she was very happy to have such a sister.

Yumu and Yulan are different. She needs a son so much. That's why Yulan sighs like this.

Yulan asked: "How is eldest sister now? How many months old is her child? Is she happy?"

Yujia's face darkened slightly and she said softly, "Eldest sister is living in her dowry village now?"

"What?" Yu Lan was slightly surprised when he heard this. The conditions in Zhuangzi are not comparable to those in the city. It is okay to stay there for a few days occasionally to get some fresh air, but it is definitely inappropriate to stay there permanently and raise a baby there.

.I am feeling unwell, and it is difficult to find a good doctor. "Why did the eldest sister go to Zhuangzi?"

Yujia lowered her head and gently fiddled with the tea leaves in the pastel tea cup with the bowl lid. Her tone was very low and she said slowly and authentically: "Eldest sister didn't dare to tell others that she was pregnant. She hid secretly on the pretext of checking the accounts of Zhuangzi.

I'm raising a baby in Zhuangzi, and I'm planning to wait until the first three months are the most dangerous time before returning home!" Yujia paused, "Even the eldest brother-in-law doesn't know about this. Now the eldest sister only treats this

Something told me."

If a woman from a high-ranking family is pregnant, if the month is too young, firstly, she is not sure, and sometimes she hides it from the elders in the family for a while, for fear that if she makes a mistake, it will end badly for everyone. However, it is absolutely abnormal for Yumu to be like this.

Yulan thought for a while and asked: "Second sister, what's the problem in the Lu family?" Only this reason can explain why Yumu hid in Zhuangzi.

Yujia sighed and said quietly: "Old lady Wen of the Lu family has two sons in total, the eldest son Lu Zhongheng and the second son Lu Zhongli. The two brothers have always had a good relationship because they have the same mother.

Lu Zhongli was five years younger than Lu Zhongheng, and he was the youngest son of Mrs. Wen. He had always been favored. In order to fear that her younger son would be wronged, Mrs. Wen married Lu Zhongli to her natal niece, who is now his daughter.

Second Grandma Lu.”

"Since the eldest brother and the second brother each had a daughter-in-law, there has been some discord..." The two brothers were originally good, but after marrying a daughter-in-law, for the selfish interests of the small family, there was a rift in their relationship. This was exactly the eight points in the previous life.

It is a favorite part of family ethics dramas. Yu Lan has encountered many similar examples both in modern times and in ancient times.

It is not uncommon for a wife to forget her mother, let alone a wife to forget her brothers! But there are always reasons for brothers to fight. What are they for?

"When my eldest sister was Huailan, it happened that Mistress Lu had just entered the house not long ago. That Mistress was very good at being a good person, and her father was an official in the Ministry of Household Affairs. He was also very tough-minded, and she was very proud in front of Wen. Wen.

The old lady conveniently gave the power of housekeeping to Second Grandma Lu!" Sister Lan is Lu Zhongheng's eldest daughter and Yu Mu's only daughter.

"Then something happened to the eldest sister...she was suddenly born prematurely just eight months old. Because the baby was born in less than a month, it was very difficult and almost killed one and two people." Yulan frowned, horrified: "Is it possible that the baby was born prematurely?

Is it because Grandma Lu did something to cause my sister to be born prematurely?"

"The eldest sister has always been suspicious, but it didn't take long for Mrs. Wen to stop taking the medicine for her eldest brother-in-law's wife. The eldest aunt went to the Lu family and caused a scene. Later, the Queen Mother reprimanded the eldest aunt and made her

My eldest sister is living a very difficult life in the Lu family. Such words should never be mentioned again." Yulan was speechless. Does the eldest wife's actions like this hurt her daughter? Does she love her daughter or harm her?

"In the end, this matter ended like this. When the eldest sister was pregnant, Second Grandma Lu refused to hand over the power of the housekeeper on the excuse that Sister Lan was weak and the eldest sister had to spend a lot of time taking care of Sister Lan. This

At that time, the eldest sister couldn't hold her head high in her husband's family because of the eldest aunt's affairs, so she didn't forcefully ask for the housekeeping rights. This delay has been delayed until now. Even when Second Grandma Lu gave birth to a child, she refused to delegate the power."

Yulan tried hard to recall the image of Second Grandma Lu. When she went out to socialize a while ago, she must have met this Second Grandma Lu. She seemed to be very humble and polite. But when Yujia talked about it like this, she turned out to be a sweet-tempered person with a vicious heart.

A little white flower-like figure.

Yulan secretly lamented that for these girls who were born and raised in big houses, they had been exposed to the routines of fighting in the house since childhood, but none of them were simple.

Yu Lan asked: "So this Mistress Lu gave birth to a son?"

Yujia smiled bitterly and said: "She was so lucky. She gave birth to two sons one after another, which made the eldest sister even more unable to hold her head up in front of Mrs. Wen. She was even more favored by Mrs. Wen because of this."

Yulan still didn't understand: "Why did Second Grandma Lu frame the eldest sister?" There are definitely signs that the sisters-in-law are not convinced of each other. If you are in a life-and-death situation, you would like to prevent Yu Mu from giving birth to a child.

, then something is wrong.

Yulan's mind raced: "Is it for the title?" After much deliberation, this was the only one that made sense.

Yujia nodded: "Sister, I have been thinking about it for a long time, and this is the only reason." Yulan suddenly understood. A bastard has no right to inherit the title. If Lu Zhongheng cannot give birth to a legitimate son, then it is very likely that he will

His title will be passed on to Lu Zhongli.

Chengjue inherited not only social status, but also the Lu family's millions of wealth. In recent years, the Lu family has not had any outstanding children occupying important positions in the official career, but the Lu family's business has been extremely prosperous, and the capital

Among so many wealthy families, the Lu family also ranks high in terms of money.

Otherwise, the eldest wife would not have chosen Lu Zhongheng as her son-in-law because of her picky eyes.

It's just that Lu Zhongheng is only five years older than Lu Zhongli. Even if he doesn't have a legitimate son, when he gets older, or if he no longer wants to be the Marquis of Ji'an, Lu Zhongli will have to wait at least another few decades. He will be old by then.

Well...unless Lu Zhongheng died young and died suddenly due to some accident...

Thinking of this, Yu Lan couldn't help but shudder. After all, Lu Zhongheng and Lu Zhongli are brothers from the same mother. Can Lu Zhongli really do such a thing? Or does he really have such thoughts? Just

Having such an idea is enough to make people feel cold.

Yulan couldn't help but sigh in her heart. The family seemed to be in full bloom and harmonious, but there were so many twists and turns and hidden plots inside.

It's just... "Why does the eldest sister hide such a big thing like pregnancy from her eldest brother-in-law?" She has also met Lu Zhongheng several times. Although she can't say that she is very kind to Yu Mu, she always has at least respect for Yu Mu.

Lan could see that he was not a crazy person.

You should always pay attention to your own heirs, let alone such an important direct heir!

Yujia sighed: "The eldest brother-in-law is very filial. If the eldest sister tells the eldest brother-in-law about her pregnancy, the eldest brother-in-law will definitely tell the old lady Wen. The old lady is very fond of the second son and the second grandmother Lu. If she knew

There is no guarantee that Second Grandma will not find out. Then it will be bad if Second Grandma Lu has any evil thoughts again!"

Yujia continued: "You don't know that one of the concubines in our eldest sister's room is the one who gave birth to the eldest son of the concubine, the concubine sister of Second Grandma Lu... In recent years, the second grandmother has been able to inseminate the eldest sister's eggs.
To be continued...