Chapter 87—RETURNING HOME
An Zhongyuan is An Zhongtao's younger brother, because An Zhongtao is the eldest son, so he inherited the general's house, and An Zhongyuan has been in their hometown's ancestral home, also has his own occupation, An Zhongtao also from time to time assist, and is considered a small reputation in the local area!
Just don't know if they came here to join their relatives or have other thoughts?
In fact, originally, the old Madam was supposed to live with An Zhongtao, her eldest son, but she just loved her youngest son and couldn't stay away, so after the old General passed away, she moved to the ancestral home and has lived there until today.
Lian Jingyu did not know what was going on, and neither did An Qinran.
In her last life, after her mother had passed away, she had been in the same camp as Lian Jinrong, helping her with all her affairs and trying to help her become the General's Furen. At that time, she thought that she was after all her own aunt, If her father married another woman, it was not clear what her temperament would be. If she did not get along with herself (AQR), she would not only be depressed, yiniang will also be unhappy!
But this grandmother of hers blocked every attempt and refused to accept, saying yiniang is Shu born and not worthy of the General. Later, An Qingran looked for her father and threatened that if he married another woman, she would run away from home! (This was the cruelest move she could think of in her last life.)
Later, her Father conceded. An Qingran reflected back to the time on how stupid she was. After the mother and daughter used her, don't know how happy they were behind her back! Although she succeeded in achieving her wish, she had a prejudice against her grandmother and her relationship became more and more distant.
When she grew up later, for a time, she thought that because her grandmother liked her mother, she did not want any other woman to be her eldest daughter-in-law.
But over time, it was not peaceful. Whenever her grandmother visited General's Fu, she would not be satisfied with anything. Even the family's maids angered Old Madam. She always claimed that her father was confused, and they were being deceived by the slaves. She also accused him causing the General's Fu to decline its power, and worsening by each generation.
Father always listened to her with a smile and ignorance. Grandmother saw this and became even angrier. After a while, she left. For a long time, she didn't return. An Qingran was not involved with anything. She still had her own life. Because at that time, the Emperor had already decreed the marriage of Kang Wang Dongfang Ye and An Qingran. Her heart was happy, and her life became hectic. The days went by extraordinarily quickly. Every day she only looked forward to when she would pass through the door. She did not ask about the affairs of the house originally, and then she listened to her Yiniang more and more about everything, which was also considered peaceful, and even if something happened occasionally, she never cared about it.
It was as if sometimes there were burglars in the house, stole things. Once a burglar entered her courtyard. Fortunately, she was not in the courtyard at that time and had secretly gone to the Dongnuangge to worship her mother. After the discovery, An Yanran claimed that Rendong hired the burglar. Of course, Rendong explained what happened. But later, her yiniang mother asked her if she willing accept a new servant girl.
She was willing.
So Rendong suffered endless hardships.
Now thinking about it, she's afraid that the burglar was arranged by that mother and daughter. For what purpose she did not know. In short, the plan wasn't to help her, it was either to kill her or ruin her reputation!
Fortunately, she was stupid and did not know anything at that time, otherwise she would have been angry with them.
This time when she heard that her grandmother had brought her uncle to the General's residence, bad thoughts flashed through her mind... one thing led to another!
She didn't know what the mother and daughter would do with this matter. In her last life, her grandmother had come around this time, when her mother was confined to the Dongguan ge and had a bad reputation. she and her Yiniang had thrown the banquet together. In her last life, she didn't know too much about it, but remembering it in detail, she had an impression!
The main reason was that the banquet was very grand and it was the first time she saw so many princes and nobles coming to the house, and she also met the Kang Wang, so she naturally rejoiced.
Remember that in her last life, when her grandmother came to the Mansion and found out about Mother’s affair, she was very disdained Mother and supported Father's behavior and was eager to have Father repudiate(like divorce but forsake,abandon) Mother. At that time, An Qingran also felt that her mother had disgraced her and hated to see her forever, but she was still uneasy and went to see her mother secretly, She found that her grandmother was reprimanding her mother, who was unable to defend herself and almost fainted in the end. When she thought of this, An Qing Ran's heart ached, in this life, she must protect her mother!
To give her mother justice, she won't allow anyone to bully her mother again as long as she is here.
Lian Jinyu looked at her dazed daughter and asked, "Qingran, What's wrong? Is there a problem?"
An Qingran turned to her and smiled, "Grandmother's coming is a good thing. I missed Old Madam's family. Now, uncle is here too. I wonder if aunt came with him?"
Upon hearing the mention of the aunt, Lian Jinyu was stunned. "Yes, if they all came, they would probably stay for a long time..."
Usually, An Zhongyuan would come once every two or three years to bring some local produce to see them, but only stayed for a few days before leaving, and Lian Jingyu would always send him back with countless things, not to mention damask and silk, even food and supplies, in addition to the annual filial piety to the old Madam, there were several large carts!
Because An Zhongtao was hereditary in the General's House, his heart was overwhelmed and he didn't know how to be nice to his mother and brother, except that he always felt a sense of powerlessness!
Since he was a child , his mother was very strict with him. He could not remember his mother smiling at him for as long as he could remember, always asking him this and demanding that, but in the end everything he did seemed to fall short of what she wanted, which he still felt even after he became a General.
A family of three went back home, each with their own thoughts.
(Ed note: Mom, Dad, and An Qingran = family of three)
While An Zhongtao and An Fu rode on their horses, with mother and daughter sitting in the red silk carriage behind them. Lian Jin Yu was a little distracted because she didn't know what the arrival of this Old Lady An and her brother-in-law meant and always had a vague feeling that something wasn't right.
An Qingran kept smiling because she knew that this is a rare opportunity for herself and her mother.
What she couldn't figure out in her last life, this time, she finally had the time and the ability to figure it out, like why her grandmother didn't like everything in the General's house, which she very much didn't understand.
Could it be that she had come here just to accuse the General's family?
It was really incomprehensible.
She didn't remember much about her uncle, in her last life her father had died and the General's House was taken over by An Mingxuan, she didn't know any of this!
She had been kept in seclusion by that pair!
The light smile on her face disappeared as An Qing Ran thought of this!
When she thought of those final days, all the hatred surged to her heart, and even her broad face could not relieve this vengeance!
Inside the palace.
The Crown Prince sat by the Empress's bedside, holding the medicine in his hand. With the smile he said, "Mu Hou, take medicine quickly. After you take medicine, this son will take you to the garden for a stroll…"
Mu Hou (Mother Empress address by princes/Princess)
His voice was gentle as if he were coaxing a child.
Empress laughed : “Where do I need you to coax me like this? You are a child, it is better to let me worry less than to stroll around anything.”
