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Lin Shu finally returned to the Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion with the Nanny Chen in the middle of April. When the carriage slowly stopped, her heart no longer felt any waves.

What was to come would always come. What was to be faced would always come.

She slowly stepped down from the carriage and directly went with her mother to Green Pine Academy, where there was the Lin Hui that she wanted to see. Upon entering, she gave a wink at her, and Lin Hui's appearance was a lot more charming than her appearance back then.

Lin Shu and her mother went up to pay their respects to Grand Madam, and these few years, Grand Madam was even older than him. Back then, in order to force Lin Pei to use that bitter tactic, her body had already been completely destroyed. Now, Grand Madam was only in his fifties, he looked like a sixty to seventy year old woman.

After greeting, Grand Madam asked about Madam Lian's body, and Lin Shu retreated to the side to secretly size him up.

Lin Qian was not there, but was probably the same as her previous life, dissatisfied with the Palace's wedding, and was currently using a hunger strike to force the Second Madam to let loose, but unfortunately, this wedding was set by the Second Madam's aunt, so even if Lin Qian were to die, it would still be useless.

No matter how ordinary the County Prince s of the Duke Andong were, they were still Duke Master s. On the other hand, Lin Qian's mother was only the nephew daughter of the Elder Jiangge, and her father had been an official for many years, but had only become a sixth stage official with the help of Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion.

If she had no power or power, and if she had dowry or no dowry, then the Duke Andong Palace Mistress had only reluctantly agreed to this marriage out of respect for the Mrs. Jiang …

Lin Shu's gaze shifted, she had never expected to see Auntie Zhong at the side of Grand Madam.

Auntie Zhong stood at the side of Grand Madam with her usual gentle expression. She had initially thought that Auntie Zhong was a new maid who had just entered the palace, otherwise, how could an ordinary aunt have the qualifications to stand at his side and wait on him …

She did not expect that Auntie Zhong's methods were so much better than what she had imagined, but just by relying on her son, she was able to become a popular person in front of Grand Madam.

Maybe Auntie Zhong felt that someone was looking at her, or perhaps Auntie Zhong's gaze did not leave Lin Shu at all, and instead smiled at Lin Shu. There was not even a hint of fear in her eyes.

This was rather interesting.

Lin Shu thought in her heart, but the next moment, she heard Grand Madam's praising voice. "... "After not seeing each other for three years, Sister Shu has become more and more outstanding. Looking carefully, it seems to be a little similar to Fifth Master, in a few days, Sister Shu will have to follow along for a banquet, let them see how beautiful our Sister Shu is."

There must be something wrong.

Lin Shu felt that the Grand Madam was treating him too well, but she still smiled and agreed.

Lin Shu and the others withdrew. Lin Hui naturally, kept on holding onto Lin Shu's arm, chattering non-stop, "You don't know how many years I have missed you, I want to visit you at the Manor, but Grandmother and Mother both said that Fifth Aunt wants to be at ease in her recovery. My temper is too noisy, if I were to go, it would definitely give Fifth Aunt a headache."

"However, I have already spoken a lot less these past few years. I keep thinking about what you and I have to say. If you don't know whether or not you should say it, then don't say it …"

She was extremely happy.

Lin Shu was also very happy, and asked: "How have you been these past few years in the Palace? If anything interesting has happened, let me hear it. "

In her opinion, Lin Hui was just like a small trumpet. She knew a lot and wanted to say a lot.

Sure enough, Lin Hui winked at her, and when the two returned to the Linglong Pavilion, Lin Hui hurriedly said: "Second Sister has been causing trouble for the past few days."

Lin Shu took a sip of her tea and asked: "Is it because of the marriage ceremony at the Duke Andong Palace?"

"It's not because of this, what else could it be for?" Lin Hui almost wanted to laugh out loud, and said in a low voice: "Do you not know how pleased you have been with Second Sister these past few years, being led out to socialize, or to live in the Jiang Family for ten to fifteen days without returning, do you really think that just because you've stayed in the Jiang Family for too long you can become a direct descendent of the Jiang Family? With her current personality, it would be weird if she was interested in the Duke Andong Palace's marriage. Her gaze should be fixated on the Cheng Guo Residence. "

Although the Duke of Cheng's household could not compare to the National Duke Ning's household, it was still a few streets away. The Duke of Cheng's household was hundreds of thousands of kilometers away, "But how could the Duke of Cheng's household look up to her? I heard that the Duke of Cheng's household has a very high opinion of people, and even the young ladies of Jiang Family look down on them. As for the young master of the National Duke Ning Palace, he is the only one … Hmm, that young master that was born from a concubine seems to be the person that we saved in the Duke Chengan Palace back then, and that person was actually born from a concubine, let alone a concubine. Furthermore, he is a bastard, and was sent to the National Duke Ning to train for a few years yet he still hasn't made any progress.

Lin Shu slightly nodded, "Based on what you said, it seems like the most suitable place for Duke Andong s from Duke Andong Palace."

Second Madam was extremely intelligent, if there really was a better marriage, how could she not plan it out for Lin Qian?

"Exactly." Lin Hui smiled merrily, thinking that Lin Qian was currently hiding in her own house and acting smugly, she became extremely happy. Over the past few years, Lin Qian had stepped on her many times, "Recently, there have been rumors that the emperor wants to select a consort for his prince, and even the etiquette department has started to decide on a candidate. I'm afraid that Second Sister heard the news, and wants to join in on the fun."

It's just that she didn't think of it. Only a girl from the Duke of Ning's estate and the Cheng Duke's estate can marry a prince and become his main wife. Our status isn't low, nor is it high. How could we marry into the imperial family?" Even if we were to marry her, she would only be a side concubine. That side concubine is also known as the 'Empress'. To put it bluntly, she's not just a mere concubine. " In the past three years, she had been by the doctor's side all day, and she had learned quite a lot.

The crown prince had not been decided yet, and according to His Majesty's cautious nature, he did not dare point out his family to the princes. With his family's high status, he would only be able to provide assistance to the princes, and would only be able to resist the crown prince in the future. For example, the third prince and the Eighth Prince were the direct descendants of their families.

To be honest, it was not impossible for Lin Qian's identity to not be favored by the, it was just that the Elder Jiangge had been in the imperial court for many years, and was well versed in royal secrets.

It was just that this logic, a woman in a deep room, did not know of it.

Lin Shu laughed and joked: "Now that the marriage for Second Sister has been decided, the next one is you. I wonder what kind of family First Aunt will find for you."

Lin Hui was the direct daughter of Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion, so the marriage at that time would naturally be much better than Lin Qian's.

Lin Hui went forward with a red face and wanted to pinch Lin Shu's arm, "Little Gouzi, after going to the manor for a few years, your personality has turned wild, and you start talking about marriage every now and then. Don't you forget, I'm only one year younger than the Second Sister, and you're one year younger than me. "Let's see if my brother-in-law is a fat farmer!"

The little girl's house quickly became a mess, and Lin Shu only remembered that she was only a little over ten years old when she was with Lin Hui.

But in the few days that she had been back, Lin Shu discovered that something was not right. The authority of the butler of the He’s Mansion had fallen into the hands of the Auntie Zhong, and even the servants and maids of the Fanghua Garden had been thoroughly changed.

Madam Lian knew about this and only sneered: "... She only recognized a few words, how could she stand it? Do you really think that just because you've held onto the authority of a butler for a few years, you can treat yourself as a master of Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion? "

She did not care about the rights of a butler or not. After all, over the past few years, she had taken these matters very lightly. However, the maids and wives had all disappeared, and many of them were people she had brought over from the Lian Family.

Because of this matter, she had even asked the woman in charge of the household who was familiar with him previously. That woman let out a long sigh and said in a low voice: "Logically speaking, Auntie Zhong doesn't have the rights of a butler, but two years ago First Madam had to take care of the Grandma Da who had just given birth to a young master. Second Madam said that Grand Madam's health was not good, and she wanted to take care of Grand Madam daily.

At that time, Grand Madam only said that Auntie Zhong had just given birth to Seventh Young Master, and although he said that Auntie Zhong's body might not be able to take it, in reality, he did not want to call for an imperial concubine. However, at that time, Fifth Master was unwilling to let go, so Grand Madam could only agree.

"Originally, Auntie Zhong was not a housekeeper, and when everyone saw that she was just an aunt, they did not put her in their eyes at all. However, Auntie Zhong had her methods, and with the combination of kindness and authority, she managed to completely subdue the servant girl from He’s Mansion in less than a year. Furthermore, Auntie Zhong was used to subservient in front of Grand Madam, and was also willing to give her face, so this way, even more people would not dare to disobey your orders."

"Is he rebelling against her?" Madam Lian, however, did not think much of a mere Auntie Zhong, and coldly ordered: "Peony, chase out the maids and wives from the Fanghua Garden, and ignore the servants who were all smiling in the beginning. Now that we have reached the Fanghua Garden, you even lead the silver for a first-rate servant from the Fanghua Garden!"

There were four first-rate maids in the Fanghua Garden, and they were all filled with people from the Auntie Zhong. In other words, if Peony Blossom and the others wanted to collect the monthly allowance, the Madam Lian would have to pay them back personally, she did not care about money or not, she would not allow an aunt to ride on her head and act arrogantly.