The mental state is beautiful

Yuchuan opened his eyes and saw that the skin on his hands was old, like old tree bark, and there was an old man snoring beside him. While it was still night, Yuchuan quickly received the memories and wishes of the person who prayed.

It turned out that the person who prayed was Old Lady You, the mother of You Erjie and You Sanjie in Dream of the Red Chamber. Yu Chuan was speechless for a while. Well, everyone called her Old Lady You. I'm afraid even she herself almost forgot that her original name was Lin Hongye.

The original owner was the daughter of a scholar. She married the father of You Erjie and You Sanjie, Chen Meng, a sixth-rank official, for her first marriage. The couple loved each other very much and had two daughters, both of whom had nice original names, namely Chen Shuangshuang and Chen Luoluo.

Later, Chen Meng died early, and his original body had no sons. All the family property was divided up by Chen Meng's clan. She lived a miserable life with her two young daughters. Because she was worried that there was no man in the family and her two daughters were beautiful, they might be bullied in the future, which made it difficult for them to get married. So Lin Hongye remarried to Lord You, who had died of his original wife, and was the biological father of Mrs. You of Ningguo Mansion Jia Zhen.

From then on, Lin Hongye was called Old Lady You, and her two daughters changed their surname to You. They did not have proper names, but were called You Second Sister and You Third Sister according to their order in the family.

Old Lady You took care of her husband and children, and her greatest wish was to see her two daughters get married and have a good family. Unfortunately, things did not go as planned, and Lord You also died. Once again, the three of them were helpless, as if the sky had fallen. The two daughters were not engaged yet, and they were almost of marriageable age, and now they had no one to rely on.

For the sake of her two daughters, Old Lady You went to her stepdaughter You, who was the mistress of Ningguo Mansion and was more respectable than them, an orphan and a widow.

Old Lady You originally wanted to rely on Youshi to find good marriages for her two daughters, but she didn't expect that Ningguo Mansion was a filthy place. Youshi had a hard time protecting herself, so how could she protect them? The second and third sisters became more and more beautiful, and Jia Zhen, Jia Rong, and Jia Lian were shameless and approached them regardless of their relationship.

Old Lady You thought for a long time, and seeing that Jia Lian seemed to really like You Erjie, she felt that being a concubine in the Duke's Mansion would be more prosperous than being the wife of an ordinary family, and more importantly, she could protect the beautiful You Erjie. So she let You Erjie and Jia Lian develop their relationship.

Later, things were beyond her control. When she heard that You Erjie was taken into Wang Xifeng's house, she was happy that her daughter's status was determined, and she felt relieved thinking that her third sister would have a place to go.

As a result, Old Lady You, who was watching from the sidelines, did not wait for the news that the third sister and Liu Xianglian had been married, but instead waited for the news that the third sister You had committed suicide by drawing a sword. Before she could recover from the sorrow of losing her daughter at an old age, the news of the death of the second sister You also came.

After her two biological daughters died in this wealthy and cannibalistic place, Old Lady You finally came to her senses, as if she had just woken up from a dream.

The petitioner, You Laonian, has three wishes: first, to let You Laodai live a few more years, or at least to ensure that he lives long enough for his two daughters to marry safely; second, to improve the You family's reputation, improve the status of her two daughters, and save up rich dowries for them; third, to make the Jia family decline so that they can no longer tease their girls.

Yuchuan thought this was easy. She didn't even have to do anything to fulfill the third wish. If the emperor took action personally in the future, not to mention a few people, the entire Jia family would be in trouble.

Old Lady You (Yuchuan, here referred to as Old Lady You) was thinking about the current situation of the family. Now the eldest daughter Youshi has married Jia Zhen, Second Sister You is now seven years old, and Third Sister You is two years younger than her elder sister and is only five years old now.

Old Lady You was glad that her second sister had not yet been engaged to Zhang Hua, and her third sister had not yet met Liu Xianglian. She had to find a way to prevent these things. Looking at Old Father You who was still snoring next to her, Old Lady You was impatient to serve him for another ten years, so she simply used advanced puppetry to completely control him. After ensuring that the other party's self-consciousness was completely dissipated, Old Lady You fed him a health pill and a drop of spiritual spring water and fell asleep.

On the second day, Old Lady You watched Old Father You getting dressed, smiling brightly as she said, "Master, I thought that my second and third sisters have already changed their surnames to You, so let's call them Liuxu. It sounds better when it's included in the family tree, and it's more respectable when we talk about it."

Daughters of wealthy families usually have proper names, while farm girls just pick random names. Old Man You is also a minor official, so he naturally wants to save face, not to mention that he is now a puppet of Old Man You. "Then do as you say, and it will be included in the family tree in a few days. I'll let you know when the time comes."

So, in this life, the second sister You and the third sister You had proper names, You Shuangshuang and You Luoluo respectively.

Old Lady You checked the You family's property and found it was indeed simple. When You married into the Ningguo Mansion, she took away most of the property as a dowry.

Old Lady You manipulated her puppet Old Father You to do things outside, secretly surrendered to the future new emperor, and offered high-yield grain seeds. The other party did not expect Old Father You to be so honest, and such a great contribution was actually offered directly with both hands. It can be said that through this incident, Old Father You completely became the confidant of the future new emperor, the current Fourth Prince.

Although the Fourth Prince urgently needed this credit, he would not let Old Man You go empty-handed. So, the final result was that Old Man You, a subordinate of the Fourth Prince, discovered a strange grain variety and presented it to the Fourth Prince. The Fourth Prince sent people to plant it on the farm, and was pleasantly surprised to find that the grain variety had a high yield.

As a result, the Fourth Prince gained a good reputation among the people, and Old Man You successfully became a first-class baron and a cloud cavalry officer, and was given the title of Shun'an. Although the bulk of the credit was taken by the Fourth Prince, Old Man You was not disappointed, after all, this was an advance investment. When the other party became the new emperor, his own benefits would be inevitable.

After Father You became the first-class Shun'an Earl, Mrs. You's position in Ningguo Mansion was finally consolidated. Mrs. You clearly felt that her stepdaughter was communicating with the family more frequently.

Old Lady You didn't care about her. She was happy for her two daughters because they had long been included in the You family tree and were now legitimate earl's daughters, with their status rising.

Old Lady You invited Nanny Chen from the palace to help teach Shuangshuang and Luoluo. She herself bought property every day and bought farms for sale in the suburbs of Beijing. Since her family became an earl's mansion, it has been much easier for Old Lady You to socialize and buy property.

When Shuangshuang was ten and Luoluo was eight, Old Lady You had already saved up a generous dowry for them. She took her two daughters to visit relatives in Ningguo Mansion. Now Jia Zhen did not dare to tease You's family at will.

Since Youshi is now a countess, when she comes to visit the Jia family, she naturally has to meet Lady Jia of Rongguo Mansion.

"These must be the two girls from our in-laws' families! They are so beautiful and lovely." Grandmother Jia held Shuangshuang's hand, as if she couldn't get enough of looking at them.

"Grandfather, you praise her too much. She is not as good as your granddaughters, who are both talented and beautiful. Before coming here, I heard that your eldest granddaughter is a female official in the palace and has a bright future. Your granddaughter is like a fairy from heaven. I am so lucky today that I can meet her." Old Lady You also complimented politely.

These words made Jia Mu and Wang Furen very happy. Seeing her mother's words and deeds were so appropriate, You Shi also felt relieved. Next, You Lao Niang met the younger generations of Rongguo Mansion one after another, and gave them one treasure after another as gifts. Even Jia Mu secretly thought that this relative had made a lot of progress now, and it seemed that they were valued by the higher-ups.

This move by Old Lady You made Youshi very proud. With her natal family's support, her position in the Jia family became more stable.

On the other side, the younger generations sitting below were also chatting together. At this time, Daiyu had already entered the mansion, and Baochai would probably take another year or two to come to the capital. Therefore, the only girls present were Daiyu, Yingchun, Tanchun, and Xichun.

Because Youshi was Xichun's eldest sister-in-law, the two sisters of the You family had known her for a long time. Xichun also introduced them to Yingchun and Tanchun, "Second Sister You and Third Sister You have to study music, chess, calligraphy and painting every day, and Chen Ma, who supervises them, is very strict."

Tanchun was very curious about this. "I heard that your two sisters' nannies came from the palace?"

Luoluo and Tanchun have similar temperaments. Seeing that she was asking questions, Luoluo explained them to her, "Madame Chen was originally the head aunt who served a deceased imperial concubine. After the imperial concubine passed away, she was getting older, so she left the palace to teach us sisters and taught us the rules on a daily basis. Our family has also agreed to take care of her in her old age."

Yingchun continued, "Didn't Nanny Chen teach the arts of music, chess, calligraphy and painting?"

Shuangshuang chuckled. She liked the gentle second sister of the Jia family very much. "That was taught by a professional female teacher hired by mother. However, Nanny Chen would supervise us to complete these homework on weekdays. After every ten days, mother would ask the teacher and Nanny for advice."

Xichun still sighed, "This is too tiring."

Luo Luo didn't think so. "I'm fine. I can play after finishing my homework. But my sister has to learn how to manage the household with mother. That's really tiring!"

"Isn't it too early to start learning how to be a housekeeper now?" Tanchun was surprised. Luoluo began to explain it to her in detail.

Shuangshuang noticed Daiyu's loss and felt sorry for her living under someone else's roof. "Mother heard that Sister Lin had a cough, so she specially ordered someone to make two jars of autumn pear paste. When you go back, have someone drink it twice a day after meals. It's very good."

"Thank you for your concern, Sister You Er. I have had this disease since I was born. When the weather gets cold and the wind blows, I cough constantly. It has troubled me for many years." Daiyu's eyes were slightly red.

"It's okay," Luoluo turned around and said after hearing Daiyu's words, "My sister was also born with a weak constitution when she was young. Now, don't look at her as thin as a beauty lamp, as if she would fall down if the wind blew. In fact, she has recovered a long time ago."

"You little girl, you are making things up about me." Shuangshuang scolded her with a smile, but she didn't seem annoyed.

Seeing that Luo Luo's words were interesting, everyone started laughing.

When Lady Jia and others at the table heard the girls laughing happily, they asked what was wrong.

Yingchun was the oldest sister, so she stood up and said, "To answer grandma's question, it was Third Sister You who told me about Second Sister You's childhood."

Tanchun also explained the matter in detail.

Grandmother Jia and Old Lady You couldn't help laughing either.

Old Lady You couldn't stop talking about You Luoluo's mischief. "My third daughter has been naughty since she was little. If I hadn't made her learn the rules for a few years, who knows what kind of naughty monkey she would be."

"Hahaha, I like this personality. My niece from my mother's side, named Xiangyun, is also naughty like this." Grandmother Jia laughed.

"My second daughter is more quiet. It's because she was weak when she was a child and didn't like to go out. Later, I found a prescription specifically for treating congenital weaknesses. After taking it for only one year, her body got better. Now she is willing to go out with her sister." Old Lady You added.