After rebirth, the Prime Minister's wife always wanted to leave her father behind and keep her

"How are you, Mr. Lu?" Cui Yuanqing said calmly.

Lu Qingshan turned over and dismounted. He only raised his eyebrows at him as a greeting, then turned his head to look at Cheng Songan behind him and snorted, "You've really grown up. You're willing to call me Brother Qingshan."

Cheng Songan felt a little guilty and laughed, "Brother Qingshan, what are you talking about? I've been calling you that since I was a kid."

She laughed heartlessly, just as innocent as she was when she was a child. Lu Qingshan paused, crossed his arms, looked at her calmly, and said quietly, "The only one who can break the head of the current top scholar is you, Cheng Yundai."

Cheng Songan was a little embarrassed. He remembered it so clearly and exposed her childhood evil deeds in public. She said awkwardly, "If I had known that Brother Qingshan would become the third place in the imperial examination, I would not have dared to do it. I will make amends someday."

Lu Qingshan asked with interest: "Oh? How do you make amends?"

Cheng Songan wrinkled her nose. She just said it casually and was just being polite. Just as she was about to speak, Cui Yuanqing beside her stepped forward and quietly blocked her behind him. She felt the air around her get colder and one of her hands was grabbed tightly and held in his hand.

Cui Yuanqing said to Lu Qingshan, "My wife was naughty when she was young. If she has offended Minister Lu, I will apologize on her behalf."

Cheng Songan complained in his heart, "You are the naughty one, why are you pretending to be a good person here?" But Lu Qingshan was a guest after all, and he was returning home today, so he couldn't get angry. He just smiled and said, "Brother Qingshan, you came at the right time. Today is the day when Yun Dai returns to her parents' home. Why don't we join the family dinner and have a glass of wine to show our appreciation."

Cheng Yanping clapped his hands in approval and told people to go inside and prepare.

Cui Yuanqing frowned and said in a cold voice: "Madam, Minister Lu is now a third-rank official in the court. It may not be appropriate to still call him by his name."

Lu Qingshan chuckled: "I didn't expect Cui Hanlin to be so old-fashioned at home. Does that mean that even in the backyard, the lady has to call you Sir?"

It was just an unintentional joke, but he didn't expect it to hit Cui Yuanqing's heart. Cui Yuanqing froze, and then looked at Cheng Songan, who seemed to be trying to hold back his laughter as well. His face suddenly became gloomy.

Lu Qingshan continued, "I just arrived in Beijing today and have not yet reported my work. I came here to pay my respects to Uncle Cheng first. There is no need for so many formalities. Even if I am eighty years old, Yun Dai can still call me Brother Qingshan."

Cui Yuanqing's thick brows were tightly furrowed, and there was a hint of hostility on his handsome face. "Brother Qingshan, you sound so frivolous!"

Seeing that he was angry, Cheng Songan couldn't help but want to laugh. She almost wanted to applaud Lu Qingshan. If she had known that he and Cui Yuanqing would be mortal enemies when they grew up, she would have shown mercy when he was a child and not beaten him so hard.

Cheng Yanping was a simple-minded person. He did not notice the undercurrents between the three of them. He just thought that today was a very lively day and he must have a few drinks.

He led a few people into the backyard, and then took Lu Qingshan to the ancient vine water pavilion for the banquet. Cui Yuanqing and Cheng Songan were taken to the main courtyard of the Cheng family by servants.

Wenhua Palace Grand Secretary Cheng Zhongwen, dressed in home clothes, sat on the couch with his wife, with a forced smile on his face. Behind them, besides the servants, only Aunt Lin stood beside them.

Cheng Songan and Haitang exchanged glances quietly and smiled in their hearts. Even in such an important occasion today, Aunt Shen and Cheng Wanxin were not allowed to come out, which showed that their father was very angry.

She was very happy. She hadn't seen her parents for a long time. She was about to go forward to pay her respects. Before she took a step, Cui Yuanqing grabbed her arm again. He walked forward with her, kowtowed respectfully to Cheng Zhongwen and his wife, and said loudly: "Your son-in-law pays his respects to you two elders."

Cheng Songan gave him a glare, but Cui Yuanqing ignored it.

Today, he learned his own tricks, and repeatedly used his fake affection on her. Cheng Songan said sullenly, "Greetings to my parents."

Cheng Zhongwen nodded with satisfaction and helped Cui Yuanqing up in time, while Aunt Lin couldn't wait to pull Cheng Songan up and held her in her arms. Without saying a word, tears had already fallen on her body.

Mrs. Cheng Feng laughed and said, "Stop crying, or your son-in-law will see you and make a fool of yourself."

Cui Yuanqing smiled gently: "Mother-in-law, what are you talking about? Yun Dai was raised by Aunt Lin since she was a child, so she is close to her."

Cheng Songan looked at the smile on his face and couldn't believe that he was like this in front of others. In her previous life, she had only seen him smile like this a few times in ten years.

Aunt Lin wiped her tears hastily, hugged Cheng Songan and quietly went to the side, whispering in her ear: "Miss, you are so happy. It's really rare to have a son-in-law of such appearance and character, and to love you so much."

Cheng Songan said nothing to avoid her worrying. Aunt Lin was Mrs. Cheng's maidservant. The two grew up together and never separated. Since she married into the Cheng family, Mrs. Cheng proposed to take Lin as her aunt. Lin refused at first, but could not stand Mrs. Cheng's constant pleading, so she agreed to wait until she gave birth to a son and no one could shake her position.

Later, Mrs. Cheng gave birth to two children, both of whom were born with congenital defects and none of them survived. After she gave birth to Cheng Songan, she gave up the idea of ​​having another child. Lin reluctantly agreed to be his concubine and gave birth to Cheng Zhongwen's only son, Cheng Yanping, and the third daughter, Cheng Jinning.

In order to maintain a balance of power among the servants in the harem, Mrs. Cheng also took in Aunt Shen, who had served Cheng Zhongwen since childhood, into the room.

In her previous life, Cheng Songan felt some pity for her mother. As she was unable to give birth to a legitimate son, she had no choice but to send her confidant to her husband. The maid who was supposed to be loyal became a concubine who took away her husband's love.

Therefore, Cheng Songan has always been indifferent to Aunt Lin, and instead became closer to Aunt Shen, who originally served his father, and also felt pity for her daughter Cheng Wanxin.

But when her mother died, she couldn't let go of Cheng Songan and Aunt Lin, and she realized that her mother's heart was not with her father. After her mother died, Aunt Lin was disheartened and soon became depressed. Before she died, she begged her father to bury her next to her mother's grave, so that she could live and die with her.

Cheng Zhongwen was not a man who indulged in women. He was deeply traumatized by the deaths of his wife and concubine. This gave Aunt Shen the advantage and made her his principal wife.

In this life, Cheng Songan will not let them live so easily. She also wants her mother and Aunt Lin to live long and healthy lives.

She collected her thoughts and said to Cheng Zhongwen, "Father, Brother Lu is here to see you. Yanping took him to the Ancient Vine Waterside Pavilion. Why don't you go and meet him first?"

Cheng Zhongwen was even more delighted when he heard this. Today, his daughter, son-in-law and nephew came to his house together, which was a double happiness.

Cui Yuanqing glanced at Cheng Songan calmly. Brother Lu was not much better than Brother Qingshan. It turned out that she was not incapable of being intimate with others, but this person was not him.

Cheng Songan met his eyes and smiled sweetly: "Oh, father is going with my husband."

Cui Yuanqing picked up the teacup, blew away the foam gently, took a sip, and his expression could no longer be seen.

Cheng Zhongwen smiled and said, "Of course."

After saying that, the two of them went to the Ancient Vine Water Pavilion together, and only the three of them, mother and daughter, were left in the room.

Cheng Songan asked in a low voice: "How is my second sister now?"

Aunt Lin had no scruples and said with a pah, "She was born to a shameless whore. No one would stop her from finding a man. With our family, apart from the one in the palace and the prince's relatives, who else would not want to marry into our family? If she likes him, she can ask the master for help. I admire her."

"What a despicable thing! She almost did something dirty at home!"

Mrs. Cheng Feng had a dark face, and was obviously angry. She said to Cheng Songan, "Thank goodness you reminded me that day. Otherwise, she really did something shameful and implicated your brother and third sister. I will stab her to death with a knife, and we will all die."

Lin then advised Feng not to get angry.

Cheng Songan frowned and asked, "So, they didn't have an affair?"

Lin snorted again, "We found out early. My wife and I led some people to break in as soon as the man entered the house. Unfortunately, the adulterer jumped out the window and escaped."

Cheng Songan nodded. No wonder Cui Yuanqing could return to Yunxiang Pavilion so calmly. It turned out that he failed to accomplish his task.

It seems that my mother and the others did not see who the adulterer was, otherwise they would not have been able to remain so calm when seeing Cui Yuanqing.

Feng continued, "Your father will confine her to house arrest for a few months, and Aunt Shen will be fined a few months' rent. We can make plans after this period is over."

After hearing this, Cheng Songan could only do so for now. Since he was not killed, he could only do so for now and silently think about the next countermeasures.

Feng asked doubtfully, "Dai'er, did you know that she had an affair with someone?"

Cheng Songan quickly lied, "How would my daughter know? It was just that on the day of her wedding, I saw that she looked a little strange, so I asked her a few more questions. Afterwards, I thought something was wrong, so I sent a message to my mother."

Feng didn't think much about it and praised her for being thoughtful.

Cheng Songan quickly changed the subject: "Why don't you see the third sister?"

Lin sighed, "Don't mention it. She has always been at odds with the Second Miss. On the day of the incident, she was so angry that she insisted on beating the Second Miss to death. She had a big fight with your father and was punished to copy books on the farm to avoid making a fool of herself today."

The third sister had a bad temper, just like she did when she was a child, and Cheng Songan just found it funny.

Lin suddenly choked up and said, "The eldest lady has lost some weight again."

Feng couldn't help but laugh at her: "She's only been out for three days, how can she be so thin out of grievance?"

Cheng Songan fell into Lin's arms coquettishly and said, "Isn't it because the Cui family can't eat the crab meat lion head made by Auntie? Auntie, I really miss the food you cook."

Mrs. Lin burst into tears immediately. Among her three children, she loved Cheng Songan more than her two biological children. When she heard her say this, she felt so distressed that she hurried to the kitchen to prepare.

Feng said in surprise, "As soon as you came back, you started to bother Auntie. It seems that all your elegance in the past was just for show."

Cheng Songan smiled and said, "Mother loves my aunt, why don't you arrange something for my daughter so that I can be closer to my aunt for a while."

Feng really loved her daughter, so she went there in person. Cheng Songan felt warm in her heart, it was great that she could still enjoy the love of her mother and aunt in this life.

After sending his mother away, Cheng Songan became serious and said to Lin: "Aunt, I leave my mother's life in your hands."