In Zhaoyun Courtyard, Pei lowered her eyes and ignored Zhao who had just been scolded by her.

"Where are they?"

"Madam, the two girls are on their way here."

As soon as the maid's voice stopped, Zhao said hurriedly: "Mother, Xinlan is still sick and can't be exposed to the wind."

"You also know that they are still sick? If they are sick, why do you let Xinran go to your room so that she can get some fresh air?"

"This……"

Zhao thought how could they be the same.

Although Lu Xinran was her biological child, she had not raised him for many years, and his vulgar temper made her feel disgusted when she saw him.

Pei sighed silently, and asked someone to prepare hot tea and snacks, waiting for the two of them to enter the yard.

Several of Zhao's sisters-in-law were sitting below her, all with smiles on their faces, waiting to watch the fun.

When Lu Xinran entered the room, he saw that the house was full of people, including girls from all branches of the family, both legitimate and illegitimate, and boys who had not yet started to learn to read.

Everyone gathered around Old Madam Pei, leaving only one seat next to her tacitly.

Lu Xinran raised her eyebrows, knowing that the seat was not reserved for her. After entering and greeting, she found a seat and sat down at random.

Instead, Lu Xinlan stood in the room somewhat awkwardly, and bowed when meeting Pei's concerned gaze.

"Grandma, mother, Xinlan has been feeling very anxious these days. I don't want to stay in the mansion and take away my sister's love. Xinlan wants to..."

"What are you thinking! Who dares to let you go?!"

Before Lu Xinlan could finish her words, Zhao had already glared at Lu Xinran with flaming eyes.

Lu Xinran, who had just sat down and was also a little confused after hearing these words, looked up and met Zhao's anger.

[She doesn't think I forced her to say this, does she?]

A voice suddenly rang in the ears of several people. The voice was exactly the same as Lu Xinran's, but she clearly did not make any sound. What was going on?

While everyone was confused, the sudden voice rang in their ears again.

[She is crazy! Since you don't like me, why did you bring me back, just to make me look at your face and warn me not to covet everything of Lu Xinlan? ]

Zhao was shocked and stunned, her face flushed, and she was obviously very angry about what he said.

If she wasn't rude and disrespectful, why would she give her such a cold shoulder?

As if knowing what she was thinking, the voice appeared again.

[It's really funny. You think I'm vulgar and rude. You don't even look at how I live in the countryside. I have to get up early every day to do endless farm work. I don't have enough food or warm clothes. In such a place, you still want me to be gentle, generous, well-educated and well-mannered? Why don't you just dream? ]

Third Madam Feng was almost unable to hold back her laughter. She lowered her head and pressed the corners of her lips tightly with a handkerchief, fearing that she would laugh out loud accidentally.

Zhao's cheeks turned red with anger. She stared at Lu Xinran. Lu Xinran met her gaze with an innocent look on his face.

[Why are you so angry? You don't really think I'm going to force her to leave, do you? You really think highly of me. I am nothing in this Shangshu Mansion. Even the servants in the courtyard are stuffed in from various rooms. Oh, Lu Xinlan was also stuffed in. Who would believe her if she said she wanted to leave? Who knows if she is retreating to advance...]

As soon as this thought came to mind, several people in the room coughed awkwardly.

Although they didn't know what was going on, they all guessed that this was Lu Xinran's inner voice, but they didn't know why they heard it.

Pei, who was sitting at the top of the table, had a calm expression on her face and spoke to interrupt her mumbling.

"Xinlan, why do you think like that? You know we won't let you leave, and you're just making your mother sad by saying this."

Lu Xinlan clenched his hands in his sleeves, without looking at Zhao's expression, he just leaned over and bowed to Pei again.

"Grandma, it is my granddaughter who has stolen my sister's blessings over the years. Now that my sister has returned home, I cannot stay and take away the love that belongs to my sister."

"Nonsense, what do you mean by dividing it? No one can take it away from you."

Zhao couldn't listen any longer, so she stood up and walked quickly to Lu Xinlan, grabbing her wrist.

"Don't talk nonsense. In my heart, you will always be my daughter. No one can compare to you."

As she spoke, she did not forget to glance at Lu Xinran, who rolled his eyes speechlessly.

[She must be really sick. Who cares about this kind of brainless maternal love? If I hadn't stayed in Beijing to eat melons, I wouldn't have stayed here to suffer.]

Being scolded again!

It has been said that she grew up in the countryside and is extremely vulgar and not presentable. Now she is openly insulting her biological mother in her heart. How can she like such a person!

Lu Xinran was stared at by her and always felt that the look of her flaming eyes was a little strange.

[Are you planning to kick me out? Hiss, Lu Xinlan didn't mean that with what she said just now! As expected of the heroine, she is so scheming that she can make the stupid Zhao achieve her goal with just a simple sentence.]

Pei at the head couldn't listen any more. This was such a mess.

What heroine, what scheming, what stupid Zhao...

How could anyone talk about his biological mother like that!

Pei looked at Lu Xinran who was curled up in the corner obediently, and sighed in her heart that this child was angry.

Yes, they have ignored her feelings during this period of time, thinking that finding her and raising her well is treating her well.

I forgot that the servants in this mansion love to flatter the powerful and look down on the weak. I don’t know how much gossip this girl has heard and how much grievance she has suffered.

As a mother, Zhao should have supported and protected her, but she hated her own daughter more than anyone else.

Thinking of this, Pei couldn't help but sigh again.

At this moment, Mrs. Kong, Mrs. Feng and several other sisters-in-law all lowered their eyes, pretending that everything in the room had nothing to do with them.

Zhao was almost driven crazy by the word "stupid".

This daughter is really her unlucky one!

For the first time, Lu Xinlan felt helpless. It was obviously not her intention, so why did her sister look at her like that?

She took Zhao's hand and helped her sit back on the chair, then spoke again, trying to draw everyone's attention to what she had just said.

"Grandma, Xinlan is thinking about his family in the countryside. My sister has returned to the mansion, so Xinlan should also go back to fulfill his filial duties."

[What filial piety? She is trying to pretend that she doesn't know her biological parents are dead. She is so scheming and has such good acting skills. I almost got fooled by her.]

Lu Xinlan: “……?!!”

She closed her eyes weakly and found that she couldn't explain it clearly.

Zhao pulled her to her side like a protective child, "Just stay in the mansion with peace of mind. I still say what you should have, and no one can take it away."

Lu Xinran continued to roll her eyes. How on earth could she, as a biological mother, give birth to a son who was the top student in high school at only 20 years old?

When did she ever say she wanted to steal the heroine's favor and limelight?

Brain stuffing is a disease and must be treated.

Pei rubbed her brows. She had been dignified and capable for decades, and she hadn't felt powerless for a long time.

"Xinran, Xinlan, I called you here today because there is some progress on the matter of your exchange back then."

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