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On a winter afternoon, the sun shone lazily on the carved red lattice windows of Wen Mansion, making it soft and quiet. "Girl, Aunt Xu from my aunt's side is here!" Sister Jiu was sitting at the yellow pear wood square table embroidering a koi picture. At this time, the door of the room was pushed open, and Qing Tao walked in with a woman wearing a purple round-collared narrow-sleeved jacket and a kind face. "Oh, aunt, please come in quickly!" Sister Jiu quickly stood up to greet her. "Auntie, please sit down!" Qing Xing, who was sitting on the other side of the table, also put down the things in his hands and brought Jin Piao over. "Qing Xing, take a bowl of the Lao Jun Meizhong that my mother rewarded the day before yesterday and give it to my aunt to try!" Sister Jiu ordered Qing Xing again. "It's better not to give it up, girl!" But Aunt Xu quickly stopped her, "The third lady rewarded her with a good thing, so you should keep it and drink it. I don't know how to taste it. Besides... I couldn't sit still, so I just came over to pass a message to my aunt." "Oh, how is my aunt?" Sister Jiu asked immediately. "Don't worry, girl. Not only have my aunt's kitchen delivered hot meals these two days, the dishes are also better than before. My aunt hasn't complained about feeling unwell these two days." Aunt Xu immediately said with a smile. "Really? Then I'll be relieved." Sister Jiu couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. Money can make the world go round. It seems that this is true everywhere! Whether it was the rapidly developing modern society in the previous life, or the deep courtyard of the noble family today. She was originally an outstanding teacher at a certain university in the 21st century. She fell down from a building to save a student who committed suicide. Unexpectedly, when she opened her eyes, she found that she had become the ninth girl of the literary family of Ningpinghou Mansion in Bianzhou City, Dai Viet Dynasty. It was originally a very lucky thing to live a new life as a daughter-in-law again, but unfortunately this daughter-in-law has a special status, a concubine! Sister Wenjiu's father, Wen Chonghu, the third master of the Wen family, was originally a concubine, and Sister Wenjiu was the concubine of this master. Moreover, her biological mother, Aunt Xu, was still a rough girl. One time Wen Chonghu was drunk, so she pulled her into bed in a daze, and then she had Sister Wen Jiu, so she carried her aunt. ——You can imagine how embarrassing Sister Wenjiu is in this house, even though the most powerful person in the house, Mrs. Li, and her aunt and third wife, Mrs. Jiang, are not harsh on her. But with such an identity, among the four generations living under the same roof and complicated relationships, it is really not an exaggeration to say that her situation is not as good as that of the shameless maid and mother-in-law. Since the cool autumn, Aunt Xu suffered from gastrointestinal disease, and the doctor ordered her to eat hot food, but unexpectedly, this requirement could not be met, and the food always served in the kitchen was cold. Sometimes the little girl next to Aunt Xu would use the small stove to make tea and decocted medicine to warm it up, but that small thing was not of much use after all, so most of Aunt Xu's meals were cold leftovers, and her gastrointestinal problem lingered for a month without getting better. She was worried that it would turn into a serious problem in the long run, so she pooled all her personal money to bribe the housekeeper in the kitchen. What else can be done? In the inner house of a wealthy family, there are all kinds of darkness and unwritten rules... Of course, they are also the most realistic! "Girl, my aunt asked me to deliver this!" Aunt Xu suddenly said again, handing over a purse as she spoke. "This..." Sister Ninth was startled. But Aunt Xu had already opened the purse, and it contained dozens of official tickets. "Where did this come from?" Ninth Sister's eyebrows were deeply frowned. "Aunt Xu said..." Aunt Xu lowered her head and spoke in a natty tone, not answering Ninth Sister's question directly, "Girl is old now, so she should buy some hairpins, rouge and the like. How can she not have some bodyguards around her, and she stays in the house all day long and doesn't have to go out, so..." "So I asked Auntie to pawn her three-winged warbler-feather hairpin, right?" Ninth Sister's tone said solemnly. Aunt Xu didn't speak, just nodded. "Auntie, take the money back and redeem the hairpin tomorrow!" "But... girl..." Sister Jiu ignored her and put all the official tickets into her purse, and then stuffed the purse back to her. "Girl..." Aunt Xu couldn't help but choked in her voice, "Auntie, she is blessed to have given birth to you." Sister Ninth couldn't help but have tears in her bright eyes. Although Aunt Xu was weak and incompetent and of low status, she was the best person to her in this other world. During the New Year and festivals, the old lady would occasionally reward her with snacks or something, but she would always be reluctant to eat them and would leave them to her. Every time she went to see her, he couldn't sit still for a while and kept urging her to leave. But when she did leave, she would always lean on the door and look around until she was completely out of sight. I love my daughter, but I am afraid that my daughter will have a rift with my aunt. This conflicting feeling is probably the deepest interpretation of maternal love. Every time she faces her, she always reminds her of her mother who was separated by time and space. She wonders if she is still well... "Girl, on the way back from the slave girl just now, I met the seventh girl. The seventh girl went to the third girl's house again." After sitting for a while, Aunt Xu went back. Qingtao went to see her off and went to the sewing room to get some colored threads. But as soon as the little girl came back, she immediately came to the ninth sister with great interest. "Oh, really?" Sister Wenjiu just pursed her lips and smiled, "What's the matter? Seventh sister and third sister have always been good friends. Now that third sister is about to get married, they naturally stay together." "Good friends?" After hearing this, Qingtao secretly curled her lips with some disdain and muttered softly. , "It's not that..." "It's not what? Do you know again?" The ancient boudoir life seems to be leisurely and comfortable, but in fact it is boring and boring. Especially for modern people like Jinchun, who does not leave the house every day and pursues female celebrities, it is really depressing. These two confidant little girls beside them, Qingxing is cautious and Qingtao is happy, but they always