老太君otaijun – old madam (lord), a title


    表姐 biaojie – older female cousin from mother’s side; cousin (big) sister


    孙小姐 sun xiaojie – young miss, granddaughter; the sun is pronounced like soon, but with a short oo sound


    外孙女 wai sunnü – maternal granddaughter; the sun is pronounced like soon, but with a short oo sound


    祖母 zumu – grandmother


    A carriage had earlier been prepared at the gateway to the xiangfu. Yun Qian Meng got off the sedan chair and directly got on the carriage. Na mama originally wanted to take her own litter back to her fu, but couldn’t resist Mi mama’s cordial invitations, and apologetically took a seat in the carriage as well!


    On the road, Yun Qian Meng inquired aboutotaijun and the others’ health. Na mama also smiled and answered her one by one. The distance between the two fu was not that long, no more than ten minutester, they had arrived at Fu Guo Gong Fu!


    As Na mama had earlier sent a young manservant to run back to the fu to report, when Yun Qian Meng got off the carriage, the main gates of Fu Guo Gong Fu were already opened wide; da jiumu Ji Shu Yu and biaojie Qu Fei Qing had been waiting for them for a while!


    Looking at this, Yun Qian Meng immediately stepped forward. Facing the both of them to pay her full respects, she softly said, “Meng’er greets jiumu, greets biaojie!”


    When Ji Shu Yu saw Yun Qian Meng arrive, her heart was naturally delighted. She immediately held out a hand to help her up, then lightly smiled, saying, “We’re all family, why the need to be so polite?otaijun heard that you wereing, already sent people over to ask a few times!”


    Yun Qian Meng just wanted to apologize when her right arm was hugged by someone. Slightly inclining her head, she only saw her biaojie who had been lovably standing beside Ji Shu Yu was not intimately pulling her up, incidentally leading her into Fu Guo Gong Fu!


    “Meng’er meimei, we really haven’t met for many years! Every time there’s a festival, it’s always your shu mei that takes part, so meaningless! Seeing you here today, I feel so much happier!”


    Yun Qian Meng saw the youngdy beside her had bright eyes and white teeth; her eyes that were gentle like water were very simr to jiumu Ji Shu Yu’s; then seeing that she treated her with such intimacy, her heart immediately had a favorable impression of Qu Fei Qing. She smiled to answer, “In the past, Meng’er was not sensible, distanced myself from Fu Guo Gong Fu! In the future, meimei will definitely contact jiejie more often, only hope that jiejie won’t find it annoying!”


    “Never, never! If you cane, then I’ll naturally be happy!” Hearing Yun Qian Meng’s charming words, Qu Fei Qing immediately widened her smile, her slightly narrowed eyes shed brightly, as her cheeks slightly reddened; the vitality of a youngdy in full disy!


    Ji Shu Yu saw them both interact happily, her heart was also filled with delight. All three of them got onto separate sedan chairs and directly went tootaijun’s Rui Lin Yuan!


    Earlier when Yun Qian Meng had just stepped out of the xiangfu, Guotaijun had already received the news and immediately ordered the servants in the room to prepare, making sure to properly wee her young granddaughter that had nevere to Fu Guo Gong Fu for so many years!


    As a result, when Yun Qian Meng was helped off the sedan chair by Mi mama, the spot before the main room of Rui Lin Yuan was filled with servants!


    When they saw this young miss who had yet to wear a veil alight, they immediately orderly bowed facing Yun Qian Meng, speaking in unison, “nubi greets sun xiaojie!”


    Yun Qian Meng saw the parade and understood that she was a part of Guotaijun’s heart. Then, noticing Ji Shu Yu and Qu Fei Qing were smiling from ear to ear, she said with calm confidence, “It’s been hard on everyone!”


    Everyone heard Yun Qian Meng’s response that was neither servile nor overbearing, and couldn’t help but feel some admiration towards this young miss grow in their hearts!


    “Has sun xiaojie arrived?otaijun has been expecting this for a long time!” At this moment, a mama in her fifties walked out from the room. They only saw that her face was full of smiles, especially at Yun Qian Meng, her smiling eyes couldn’t help but release a radiance full of astonishment and praise. Immediately stepping forth, she said, “nubi Ning mama greets sun xiaojie,otaijun invites you to go in!”


    Yun Qian Meng saw that although she was a servant, her expression was hiding a lofty and unyielding character; thus, she knew that she was the trusted aide ofotaijun, and immediately answered with a smile, “Sorry for troubling mama to lead the way!”


    The few of them just stepped into the main room when they heard an inquiring voice filled with dignity from inside, “Has Meng yatou arrived?”


    When Yun Qian Meng heard this, she immediately hurried her steps and passed through a fewyers of the thick door curtains to arrive in the warm room. She only saw the main seat of the warm room was seating an olddy that was wearing a dark-red, buttoned jacket and an overcoat with sides that were gilded with gold. Seeing Yun Qian Meng enter, that olddy stood up emotionally from her rosewood chair, unexpectedly mumbling to herself, “Ruo Li……”


    Ning mama saw that Guotaijun was so single-mindedly staring at Yun Qian Meng, and also carefully examined Yun Qian Meng once again, praising, “sun xiaojie has really grown up to be natural and magnanimous, showing more and more of the graceful bearing of our er xiaojie from those days!”


    Yet Yun Qian Meng just strode forward to stop before Guotaijun, then heavily kneeled on the floor, tearfully speaking, “wai sunnü pays respects to wai zumu, wai sunnü is unfilial, zumu please punish!”


    Seeing Yun Qian Meng like this, Guotaijun’s eyes warmed, immediately raised her up. Seeing that she was just as Ning mama said, increasingly resembling her second daughter, Qu Ruo Li, her heart felt immense sadness, and, ignoring the difference in status, she pulled Yun Qian Meng into her embrace and wept, “My child, you’ve suffered! Why didn’t youe see zumu earlier?”


    The servants in the room that were looking at the situation couldn’t stop themselves from tearing up. The whole room was momentarily filled with just the soft noises of weeping……


    When Ji Shu Yu saw this, her eyes also filled up with tears, but she still kept her smile and walked forward to console Guotaijun, otaijun, today is a happy day, you shouldn’t shed tears!”


    And Qu Fei Qing also immediately stepped forward and huggedotaijun coquettishly , naughtily saying, “zumu, now that Yun meimei hase, this granddaughter is no longer in your eyes!”


    Looking at Qu Fei Qing’s rascally appearance, Guotaijun suddenly turned her tears intoughter. Releasing Yun Qian Meng from her embrace, she pulled her over to sit together on the chair just now, and carefully examined Yun Qian Meng once more. Seeing that nowadays, her face was rosy, herplexion fabulous, she slightly released the worry in her heart. Only, her heart still felt some sorrow, “If Ruo Li was still alive, you wouldn’t have to face so many hardships! This time, the matter of Chen Wang breaking off the engagement, has really wronged you; yet there is still such a useless dad!”


    Yun Qian Meng saw that Guotaijun was criticizing the current prime minister in public just for her, and knew thatotaijun was truly sincere to her, so she spread her smile and gently said, “Don’t be angry, zumu! Meng’er has zumu, jiumu, and biaojie’s love, is already blessed. zumu, please don’t worry about Meng’er!”


    As she spoke, Mi mama presented the earlier prepared snow ginseng, deferentially saying, otaijun, this was prepared by xiaojie, wishing thatotaijun’s happiness will be as immense as the East Sea and that you live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains!”


    Yun Qian Meng knew thatotaijun was sincerely rejecting her gifts, but this was also her true feelings of filial piety, so she gently smiled and said, “These years, zumu has been broken-hearted because of this granddaughter; just treat this as an act of piety by this granddaughter, I beg zumu not to reject it!”


    Stepping out of Rui Lin Yuan, Ji Shu Yu sent away the unwilling to leave Qu Fei Qing, then brought Yun Qian Meng to her own courtyard. When only the two of them were left in the room, she finally asked, “Meng’ering here at this time, should not just be to visitotaijun, right?”


    Yun Qian Meng saw that Ji Shu Yu might seem delicate, but had unusually good insight, so she didn’t beat around the bush, and recounted everything that had happened yesterday in detail before she asked, “jiumu, Meng’er doesn’t have anyone to rely on in the xiangfu, and can only seek aid from Fu Guo Gong Fu!”


    Ji Shu Yu didn’t expect that the situation in the xiangfu had already undergone changes, after pondering in her heart, and noticing that Yun Qian Meng’s eyes concealed a farsighted wisdom that could not be overlooked, she smiled and replied, “Good girl, you must have thought of a n! Tell me, is there anything you need that jiumu can help with?”


    Being told this by Ji Shu Yu, Yun Qian Meng coquettishly hugged her left arm, then smoothly leaned towards Ji Shu Yu’s ear, and detailed the n she had already thought up in a low voice……