"Ah, it's Dalang, please come in quickly. Your grandmother has been looking forward to this day for a long time. I don't know how excited she must be." Madame Du looked at Jiang Changyang with a seemingly warm and enthusiastic, yet actually superior and critical gaze. He was quite handsome, similar to Zhu Guogong, even having the same chin as him, but his facial features were much more refined than Zhu Guogong's, and he was also taller. There wasn't any of that rough and wild air she had imagined about him. But this outfit of his really made people angry at first sight, as if he wanted to show off his promotion and reward to everyone. Who was he dressing up for?

  Mrs. Du looked at the large trunk carried by the young servant and felt indignant, silently scolding him as a country bumpkin who had never seen the world, showing off what!

  Compared to Madame Du's meticulous observation, Jiang Changyang just gave her a casual glance, cupped his hands together in greeting and called out "Madame Du", then closed his mouth and walked inside without looking back.

  Mrs. Du felt uncomfortable in her heart and looked up at Jiang Changyi behind Jiang Changyang, saying softly: "Yi'er, where did you guys go to school?"

  "Something happened on the way back." Jiang Changyi said cautiously, his eyes falling on Du Furen's luxurious clothes, and he asked in a low voice: "Mother, was there a guest just now?"

  Mrs. Du said regretfully, "It's King Min, he just left. If you had come a little earlier, you would have met him." From her tone, it seemed that the Zhu Guo Gong Fu was very prestigious, and King Min was a special guest.

  Jiang Changyang didn't show any expression, and followed the servant leading him forward with a deaf ear and without looking sideways.

  Jiang Changyi's face was full of surprise, curiosity and regret: "Your Highness Min Wang?"

  "Madam Du nodded, taking in the surprise, curiosity and disappointment on his face. She turned to look at Jiang Changyang: "Husband, you must stay for a while this time. We'll have a good family reunion, it's just a pity that your father and second brother have just left on a long trip, otherwise we would definitely have a good reunion dinner tonight."

  Jiang Changyang said lightly: "Since Master Guo and the second master are not at home, I'll just take a look at Old Madam and then leave. There's no need to prepare dinner, madam."

  Mrs. Du heard his words, which were quite clear-cut. She was in a bad mood and there were still several things that she had not investigated clearly, such as who did it at the hunting meeting, who did it this morning, and also to send gifts to King Min. The person in front of her, was he a hypocritical and sinister villain? Naturally, she didn't have the mood to entertain Jiang Changyang well, and with a dry smile, she sent him to Old Mrs., hinting at her trusted eyes and ears to pay attention, then quickly slipped away under the pretext.

  Jiang Changyang made a bow after walking in, then opened the large box of clothing, silk, medicine and other items and placed them in front of the old lady, saying they were to show his filial piety. He explained that he had not come to visit before because he had not yet achieved success or fame, and was too ashamed to come.

  The old lady looked her up and down, apart from being a bit overdressed, she couldn't find anything wrong with her. She was elegant and refined. Because of Zhu Guogong's disobedient and unfilial behavior, her mood wasn't good, so she was even more radiant. She warmly called him to sit beside her, and asked him questions nonstop, showing off her teeth. Jiang Changyang answered in a good temper, making his wife laugh loudly.

  Jiang Changyi sat alone for a while, feeling bored, and also found an excuse to slip away. Not far from walking, he saw his younger sister Jiang Yunqing hurrying over with two maidservants. Jiang Yunqing had always been on good terms with him, and seeing him here, she hurried forward to greet him, saying softly: "I heard that the lady has arrived, my wife asked me to come and pay my respects, how is it?"

  Jiang Changyi smiled: "Wearing a red robe, with a golden sword at his waist, and boots with golden straps, he also brought many gifts for his grandmother. At this moment, his grandmother is delighted to talk to him, so it's better if we go in later."

  Jiang Yunqing smiled and said, "That's right, this will go in and it would be boring to just sit there. Brother, you sent Father and Second Brother all the way to where? Why didn't you come back home earlier? Just now, King Min came, if you were here, that would have been great!"

  Jiang Changyi's face showed no joy, he only said: "I sent them to the Golden Light Gate, then went to the West Market to buy two books. What did King Min come home for?"

  Jiang Yunqing hesitated for a moment: "I don't know either, I just heard that someone came to find Father, maybe it's something good?" She looked around and turned her back on the maid, leaning in close to Jiang Yunqing and whispering: "Some people say you're cunning, yesterday when your father was scolded, you ran out to avoid trouble, hiding cleanly, without even asking for a favor. You've been going out these past few days."

  Jiang Changyi's face turned pale, and he stared at Jiang Yunqing in surprise. Jiang Yunqing winked at him and said loudly with a cheerful tone: "Second Brother, let's go inside."

  Jiang Changyi's eyes dimmed, and he smiled warmly: "Let's go."

  Just as the two of them had reached the door, they heard a loud crash. The two of them hastily stepped across the threshold, barely avoiding collision with someone. This was the first time Jiang Yunqing had encountered such an impetuous and ignorant person at Old Lady's place. She hurriedly retreated, just about to scold him, when she discovered that this person was tall and imposing, wearing exactly the crimson robe described by Jiang Changyi, with a glittering golden sword at his waist. She hastily swallowed back her angry words, lifted her eyes to gaze at the newcomer, and burst into a sweet smile. At the same time, Jiang Changyi also spoke up: "Big Brother, this is Yunqing."

  Jiang Yunqing was just about to greet Jiang Changyang, but Jiang Changyang didn't even glance at her, let out a hum from his nose, and walked away with an unhappy face, all the way to the gate of the courtyard, without ever turning his head back.

  "What's going on?" The brother and sister looked at each other in dismay, quickly turned around and rushed inside, only to see a puddle of water on the floor, the old lady was lying on the couch, her chest heaving up and down, glaring fiercely at the trunk that Jiang Changyang had taken away, her old face twisted with anger.

  The brother and sister were also afraid of the old lady, neither daring to ask questions. You push me, I push you, but Jiang Yunqing smiled and went forward to massage the old lady's legs: "Grandma, do you want to lie down?"

  The old lady suddenly raised her head and said sharply: "I'm not dead yet! You all wish I was dead, don't you?"

  Jiang Yunqing didn't dare to speak, quickly stood up, and stood with Jiang Changyi, both hands hanging down. After a while, the old lady hummed: "Someone, take these things away for me and throw them out of the gate! Who wants his broken things? They don't even support people after being used!"

  Jiang Changyi was shocked and pale: "Grandma, no! What did big brother do to make you so angry?"

  The old lady didn't answer, she just pounded the bed and said: "A cow doesn't know its horns are curved, a horse doesn't know its face is long! Does he really think he's indispensable? We're all still alive, your father and I haven't died yet, you children are all still doing well! Is this kind of scoundrel worthy of being your older brother?! Throw him out, throw him out!" As she spoke, she used her cane to hit the servant girl who was carrying a trunk.

  Jiang Changyi and Jiang Yunqing shared the same view, how could this thing be thrown away? If it's thrown away, who knows what others will make of their own family. So they decided that Jiang Yunqing would coax Old Mrs., while Jiang Changyi went to invite Du Furen.

  But someone had already informed Madame Du about this matter. When Madame Du heard the news, she couldn't stop laughing. She happily patted the maid who came to deliver the message: "What's going on? How did they start quarreling with just a few words?"

  The maid looked puzzled: "I don't know either, they were very close and happy at first, but then they started talking about the Anxi Duhu Fu and mentioned a certain Wang Furen. Then I didn't hear clearly what the old master said, but suddenly the old lady had an outburst, slammed her cup, scolded the old master for being unfilial, and talked about how bad Wang Furen was and how bad Fang Bohui was. The old master didn't say anything, got up with a sullen face and wanted to leave. The old lady got even angrier, told him to take his things away, and the old master let her throw them."

  Mrs. Du was silent for a moment, then said in a low voice: "I've been dealing with family matters on this side, and it's just reached a critical juncture, so I won't see anyone. As for the old lady's side, whatever she instructs you to do, you'll do. Don't irritate the old lady, and follow her instructions. Whoever dares to disobey the old lady, I'll skin them alive."

  That maid understood, and went to handle it without mentioning it. When she came out, she saw Jiang Changyi coming from afar, so she casually turned around and hid from Jiang Changyi. In less than two cups of tea, the trunk that Jiang Changyang had brought was ruthlessly thrown out. It attracted a crowd of onlookers. The worst part was that after the good silk fabrics were thrown out, they became old goods, dull and lusterless, not worth mentioning anymore, and had even been nibbled by insects, while the medicine had also become infested with bugs.

  More than half a time passed, Mrs. Du again sank her face and ordered people to come out and pick it up. On the second day early in the morning, many families in the capital knew that Jiang Changyang had an unpleasant encounter with the old lady of the Guo Gongfu, and the old lady was angry, throwing all the gifts sent by Sun into the courtyard, while Mrs. Du was surrounded in the middle, finding it difficult to deal with both sides, so she could only try every means to mediate.

  A version began to circulate that Jiang Changyang was dissatisfied with the Zhu Guogong Mansion due to his mother's private grievances. This time, he had just received a reward and hurriedly went to show off his military prowess, deliberately sending some inferior things, which made the old lady so angry that she refused to recognize her grandson and fell ill. Someone also brought up Jiang Changzhong's embarrassing incident of being sent to the army, and people all said, "What a coincidence! That matter might have been done by Jiang Changyang."

  When someone consciously spread it, she heard about it at noon that day. She was not clear about the situation and unconsciously felt sorry for Jiang Changyang. After talking to Mrs. Cen, she still wore men's clothes, took Xiao Er and Gui with her, and went to Qujiangchi Furan Garden to find Jiang Changyang. When they arrived at the entrance, the gate opened, and only then did they know that Jiang Changyang had been summoned into the palace early in the morning.

  The peony was secretly frightened, wondering if it had anything to do with what had just happened. The door saw that her face didn't look good and hurriedly invited her in to wait. Peony thought to herself, now that he's not at home, she rushed to his house to wait, if someone sees her and says something, it would be even more unpleasant. So she declined, saying: "I'll take a stroll around the Qujiang Pool, and come back to see you in half an hour."