The alternative girl was fixed on Liu Gu Niang, and Wu Nian's fifth sister got angry again.

  This time is even more excessive, crying and making a scene.

  The madam directly sent her back home and locked her up until after the Dragon Boat Festival, to avoid any further trouble.

  The two old masters couldn't bear it, but they didn't dare disobey the main house either, so they endured.

  He spends his days drinking outside and neglects family matters.

  The second lady no longer cared about the fifth girl and devoted herself to preparing for the sixth girl's backup.

  For the second wife, the daughter needs to make a good showing and bring honor to her.

  The fifth daughter is no longer prosperous, she can only rely on the sixth daughter now, so she turned her face and became extremely fond of the sixth daughter.

  Incidentally, it also did a lot of good for the fourth daughter-in-law.

  Fourth Sister moved from Jingyuan to Er Furen's ear chamber.

  This September she will be married, and when Sixth Sister enters the palace, she will live in Sixth Sister's usual residence, waiting to leave her boudoir. Anyway, she never wants to live with Fifth Sister again.

  The two madams also agreed, now as long as they can make Sixth Young Miss happy, that's all that matters.

  For these two daughters, the second lady was more considerate than usual towards Fifth Sister.

  The fourth daughter-in-law was very pleased and said to the sixth daughter-in-law: "If it weren't for the fifth sister, our house would be much more peaceful."

  The fourth daughter's heart was softened and she was soon won over by the second lady.

  "What difference does it make whether or not there's a Fifth Sister? They're just using us to vent their frustrations. But instead of standing up for ourselves, we let them take advantage of us and end up in a sorry state, and then they use us as scapegoats."

  This is what her parents said.

  The fourth girl hastily covered her mouth and gently patted her: "You little scamp, born to be a troublemaker, speaking such unfilial words!"

  "I'm not afraid of anything, no matter where I go!" Liu Niang's voice was soft, but her expression remained cold and mocking. "In the past, Father wasted the money from our medicine shop on some opera singer. Grandfather closed down the shop, and Eldest Uncle wouldn't even let him handle the external affairs of the family estate. He got to live a carefree life, but we suffered as a result. And Mother, she's not even as good as Third Aunt in her own family, yet she insists on competing with her."

  What's there to argue about? Always saying that Third Aunt is from the countryside and not as good as this noble lady from the capital. What nobility? Her dowry, compared to half of Third Aunt's?

  She's from a rural area and also comes from a large clan. What can she do that's better than being born into a sixth-rank official's family? Once her grandfather's term is over, they'll return to their old home in Shaanxi. What will she have then? She's always afraid of being looked down upon by others. The more she acts like this without confidence, the more she fears being looked down upon. Her actions become even more arrogant and that just makes people look down on her even more!

  She snorted coldly after saying that.

  The four girls widened their eyes in surprise.

  "What's with all your complaints?" she scolded Liu Nang, "You're just a freeloader!"

  Why didn't you know she had so many complaints before?

  "You never mentioned these things before..." Fourth Daughter muttered, "It's true that Father and Mother have their shortcomings. But which child doesn't have complaints? You're about to get married, are you going to disown your parents?"

  "In the past, I endured so many years thinking that I could rely on them. Now, is it still necessary?" Sixth Sister laughed and said, "Fourth Sister, don't you remember? You've forgotten how Mother indulged Fifth Sister in bullying us."

  Mother is indeed unfair.

  The fifth daughter was locked up, and the fourth daughter healed from her wounds and forgot the pain.

  These two days, the second lady was especially good to them, it was the kind of goodness that Fourth Miss had always hoped for. She really didn't mind past grievances anymore.

  Sixth Sister scolded her in her heart: In the future, it will be a life of being bullied by others!

  A family of sisters, four girls although silly, yet kind-hearted, better than that arrogant and overbearing fifth sister.

  Sixth Sister leaned against Fourth Sister and whispered to her, "When I gain power one day, I'll give you wealth and glory. We two sisters will be loyal to each other for life."

  The four girls were warmed by her words in their hearts.

  "How could you change your heart?" Fourth Sister said emotionally, "I treated you as my closest person, even closer than my mother."

  The sixth girl smiled with satisfaction: "This family, I'm only close to you!"

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  The second lady did not know her daughter's mind, and was merely delighted, thinking that she would soon be married.

  At night, after the fourth and sixth girls fell asleep, she spoke to the second master: "Since her sisters were born, I have been looking forward to their success. Now, it can be said that one of them has made a name for herself, and it's not in vain that we raised them."

  Second Master sighed, thinking of the Fifth Girl in the family temple, and said with a heavy heart: "I don't know how to grieve for Pei Jie at this moment. She can't enter the palace, and she's been locked up in the family temple, unable to return for over a month. I'm really worried that the child will think of something desperate. Pei Jie has been pampered by us since childhood, and has always been treated with extra care by Shan Jie and Cen Jie."

  The second lady coughed heavily.

  She didn't like Second Master's way of changing the subject.

  She also felt pain for Fifth Young Lady.

  Because Wu Niang was more like Er Ye, among the three daughters, Er Ye also favored her a bit.

  The second lady and the second master have treated her as a treasure since childhood, doting on her ten times more than they do on Shan's sister and Wan's sister, with high hopes for her future.

  Now she has let her parents down instead.

  The second lady did not know what the second master was thinking, anyway she felt quite uncomfortable.

  Especially when she heard that Liu Niang was going to enter the palace, Wu Niang did not take her sister's happiness or Second Madam's happiness into consideration, but instead got angry and caused trouble, making Second Madam even more distressed.

  She loves Pei Jie so much, but has Pei Jie ever thought about repaying her as a mother?

  "There are people serving in the ancestral temple, can she be humiliated?" The second lady said, "If Sister Yuannu can enter the palace, it will benefit us all in the future. She doesn't want to drag us down, but instead wants to stop Sister Yuannu from dragging us down, and we should take care of her."

  The second master was displeased and turned his back to leave.

  "Eldest Uncle is the first red person in front of the Emperor, no one can surpass Eldest Uncle's prestige." The second lady leaned on Second Master's back and sweetly said, "Our family's Yuanniang entering the palace, naturally won't be left out. Becoming a First-Rank Imperial Noble Consort or a Second-Rank is unlikely, but becoming a Fourth-Rank Noble Lady is possible. We can also follow and receive rewards."

  The second master had no interest at all, turned around and moved inside again, continuing to sleep.

  "How can you be so careless?" The second lady's enthusiasm was doused by the second master, and she said displeasedly.

  The Second Master suddenly sat up straight.

  "What do you want? If you make another sound, I'll go sleep in the outer courtyard." Second Master's voice was a bit loud. "You've never gotten along with Wan Sister. Now that she's entered the palace, what good will come of it for you? You still hope to follow in her wealth and glory? Dream on!"

  The second lady was shocked by what he said.

  "She also said: 'What nonsense, I'm her mother! Moreover, where did I treat her badly? She's been well-fed and well-dressed all the way to this age, if she doesn't repay me, it's because she has no conscience! Our Wan sister, is that someone without a conscience?"

  The sound was very loud and had already reached the eardrum.

  The sixth girl naturally didn't know it was a dispute between her parents and thought her mother had intentionally said it for her to hear.

  The maidservant in the courtyard said such words, isn't it just reminding her that she will repay her mother in the future?

  Why remind her, don't you think she's originally unfilial?

  The more I think about it, the more I feel ashamed, and my heart is filled with resentment.

  The four girls didn't dare persuade her anymore.

  The sixth daughter has a knot in her heart towards her parents, and the fourth daughter dare not persuade her deeply, lest she also hates her.

  The quarrel on the other side of the house is getting louder and louder.

  Liu Niang and Si Niang listened carefully, and they heard their father say sentence by sentence: "Ba Jie was all harmed by you, otherwise how could she end up in the ancestral temple?"

  This is to take the side of the fifth daughter.

  The sixth girl was so angry that her face changed.

  Father, is this blaming her for taking the place of Fifth Sister?

  Did Father think of her in this way too?

  Her face turned red, tears streaming down her face, and her fists clenched tightly.

  The fourth girl got up and hurriedly hugged her: "Wan sister, father and mother are equally heartbroken for us. When quarreling, they always pick unpleasant words to say, don't take it to heart."

  "No!" Liu Niang cried, "Fourth sister, don't harbor any extravagant hopes! It's my turn now. In the future it will be yours. Just don't give way to Fifth Sister and you'll be fine. But crossing Fifth Sister is out of the question! I'm going to struggle on and make a name for myself. You just be careful and lie low for now. When I've made my fortune, I'll take revenge for you! We sisters are united in our determination to vent this evil spite!"

  In a fit of rage, he forgot all about human relationships and what he said was extremely vicious.

  The fourth daughter wanted to say: There are no parents in the world who are not loving.

  The noise from the other side of the wall is indeed making me think a lot.

  Girls are originally sensitive.

  It was said long ago that Fifth Sister would definitely enter the palace. Now it's Sixth Sister who has taken her place. Second Master is speaking those words again, how can Sixth Sister not think too much about it?

  She is so angry she's about to vomit blood.

  Both sides are angry, what good can be said?

  The fourth daughter was just holding her sister and softly comforting her.

  The second master finally slammed the door and left, don't know where he went.

  The sixth daughter sat alone all night.

  In the past, I slightly favored Fifth Sister, Mother was a bit obvious, Father was not often in the inner courtyard, but could still balance things out. Now I just realized that Father actually doted on Fifth Elder Sister more.

  The madam also didn't know about the second wife's midnight quarrel.

  The second wife often quarrels with everyone, and they all think it's normal, nor does anyone tell the first wife about it.

  The second master quarreled and went out, and did not come back for several days.

  The old master Gu Yanwu is busy preparing for his mission to Annan country and has no time to take care of his family.

  Just came back at night and had a fever.

  The madam once met him in the middle of the night and was startled, asking if he had caught a cold.

  The old man was sleeping very soundly and couldn't be woken up no matter how loudly he was called.

  The next day, the old man himself said that his body was hot, his head was heavy, and his limbs were cold.

  The old lady was frightened and hastily said: "Take a rest today, call the imperial physician to take a look."

  The old master was also afraid that the prolonged illness would become a serious disease, which would delay his trip. He followed the advice and invited a doctor from the Imperial Hospital who specialized in treating colds to come and take a look.

  The doctor said it was a yin cold syndrome, prescribed a prescription, and took a few doses of medicine to get better.

  Gu Yan thought of Tai Hou's illness and because he misdiagnosed it, which led to a wrong path, so he invited a famous doctor from the capital to take another look.

  The doctor said it was not a cold syndrome, but definitely had an abdominal arrowhead.

  He made the old man press his abdomen, isn't it very painful?

  The old man did as he was told and indeed felt pain.

  Two doctors have different opinions, and for a time he doesn't know whose advice to follow.

  He invited another imperial physician, who also said it was a case of yin cold syndrome.

  It is actually Taiyi, which is different from the barefoot doctors in the folk.

  The old man took medicine according to the prescription for cold and dampness syndrome.

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