Song Paner's body is healthy and strong, and her fetus is very stable.

  The old man still opened a taste of An Tai medicine and let her be careful with everything herself.

  Song Pan'er nodded in agreement.

  As soon as Lao Yezi left, Gu Yanjin smiled and leaned towards Song Pan'er, embracing her in his arms, he was very happy.

  Song Pan'er's face didn't look very good.

  "What's wrong?" Gu Yan Zhen finally sensed his wife's abnormality.

  Song Pan'er furrowed her brow and let out a soft sigh: "What's going on! At my age, not to mention our trip to the capital, those people were already speculating when we would leave. Now that we have a child, we can't just give birth on the road, can we?"

  Gu Yanwen smiled: "Where did you get such old-fashioned words? I think you're younger than Chen's wife by a few years."

  Da Zhuer's wife, Lin Shi, was born with dark skin and wasn't as pretty as Song Pan'er.

  Song Paner was amused.

  After joking around, Song Pan'er's heart sank again.

  Do I really have to stay in Beijing until I give birth?

  Their family property is all in Yanling, but now they are living as guests in the mansion of the Duke of Chengguo, and everything is inconvenient.

  This yard was originally small and also adjoins the second house.

  These days, Song Pan'er has been trying very hard to restrain herself and tolerate the people of the second house. If she stays any longer, Song Pan'er's emotions will eventually lose control.

  Talking with Gu Yanwen also didn't yield any results.

  Song Pan'er had already made up her mind, she didn't say anything for now, and would take charge when the time came.

  The Chengguo Gongfu was originally a small place, and the maidservants in Song Pan'er's courtyard were not her own people. With so many mouths to feed, news of her pregnancy spread quickly.

  The lady of the house came again in the afternoon with some tonic, and said: "I'll assign two more maids to serve you. Whatever you need or want to eat, just let me know. Don't suffer in silence!"

  Song Pan'er thanked her.

  The second wife lives so close by, yet it's as if she doesn't know. The second madam didn't even step foot in the door, nor did she utter a single polite phrase, leaving Song Xiang'er furious to death.

  The second house is also furious to death.

  Two madams and three daughters, a house full of maidservants, all crowded into her courtyard.

  The Qingyuan was originally for the Fourth and Fifth Sisters to live in.

  The second lady had originally planned for San Fang to return in two or three months. The squeeze would only be a temporary inconvenience.

  Now Song Pan'er is pregnant, can she go back to Jiangnan at this time? It's impossible. She must wait for the child to be born before leaving.

  Every year is unforgettable!

  So let them have two houses and one family, and squeeze together to live for a year?

  The second master and mistress were unwilling, the children even more so.

  "I think Third Aunt has made up her mind to rely on our family. Otherwise, how could she have gotten pregnant as soon as she entered the mansion? Now it's too late to chase her away!" Fifth Young Miss Gu Peng said indignantly, "A whole family of troublemakers, causing others to lose their peace! We were clearly living well before, now everything is all messed up! All because of Third Brother, what a great match he made!"

  "They live next door, speak softly." Fourth Sister Gu Shan's younger sister.

  "Who am I afraid of!" The fifth girl shook off her sister's hand. Her voice grew even louder, "Was it me who came back and occupied someone else's house? Was it me who came back into the palace and took someone else's place? What right do I have to hide and not dare speak?"

  The two madams saw her becoming more and more brazen. She even said those shameless words behind their backs, making them so angry that they felt a pain in their hearts.

  "Stop it at once!" The second mistress shouted at her daughter.

  The fifth daughter is still scolding and grumbling.

  Her words soon reached Song Pan'er and Madame Ning as well.

  Song Pan'er was so angry that her forehead bulged with blue veins.

  Madam Ning then sent a maid to summon Fifth Young Mistress to the main house.

  She made the fifth daughter stand in front of her. She scolded her severely: "Who occupied your house? That was originally your third uncle's house. Who also occupied your name, what name do you have?"

  Her voice was very stern.

  The fifth daughter's tears fell down.

  She is not afraid. Crying is just a means.

  "We're all grown up, can't we live separately from our parents?" Fifth Sister sobbed and muttered, "Why does Eldest Maternal Aunt only scold me, but not care about our lives? Eldest Maternal Aunt lives in a spacious courtyard, unaware of our hardships..."

  Unexpectedly, she even arranged for a big lady to come over, and she wouldn't admit to making a single mistake.

  The lady, furious and yet laughing: "Since our family has wronged you so much, I'll send you out of the house, how about that? I also have a ready-made household to go to. Once your third aunt enters the house, I can send you out in May. The girl will only be squeezed for these few months..."

  The Fifth Girl burst into loud sobs upon hearing this.

  The madam coldly gazed at her, letting her cry.

  In no time, the second lady followed suit.

  The fifth daughter saw her mother coming and cried even louder, rushing into the second wife's arms.

  "Big sister, your niece is wrong a thousand times over, but you patiently taught her and she must have changed by now. Why scold the child?" The second lady's voice was somewhat hoarse.

  The madam picked up her tea cup, took a light sip, moistened her throat, and then put the cup down.

  She didn't get angry either.

  After more than a decade of being sisters-in-law, she had a clear understanding of her second sister-in-law's personality.

  "Where did you hear me scold her?" The first lady asked the second lady.

  The two ladies were speechless.

  "I asked Sister Pei to speak, and you followed afterwards. What kind of reason is this?" The old lady's voice was somewhat high, exuding majesty. "I, a junior, dare to discuss the right and wrong of my elders? Even if I scold her, how can I not be allowed to scold her? It was also you who said that Brother Qing would get married, and as the elder in the family, I am in charge of everything. When it comes to spending money and effort, you think of me as the elder in the family, but when it comes to disciplining children, even scolding is not allowed?"

  The second lady bit her lip and didn't dare respond.

  Gu Qingzhi, who married on February 6th, is from the second house.

  The second wife herself had no son and gave birth to three daughters in a row. The first wife left behind only one son, Qingge. That child was very strange and always opposed the second wife everywhere.

  The second wife hated him to death.

  Now that he is married, his two wives are naturally unwilling to spend money and effort for him.

  She then told the second master and the big master and madam that the eldest branch of the family should be in charge, and household matters should be handled by them.

  The old man doesn't manage anything and hasn't divided the family property, so naturally everything is decided by the eldest son.

  The lady was also in a huff at the time.

  The day arrived, and he married Xia Shoufu's young granddaughter, a girl from a prestigious family. He couldn't treat her lightly on their wedding day.

  The lady had no choice but to take matters into her own hands.

  This thing has always been a thorn in her heart.

  Since I have the responsibility of marrying your daughter for you, I also have the right to discipline her!

  The two ladies were at a loss for words, stammered out a few sentences, and finally couldn't say another word.

  The fifth daughter was still sobbing and crying.

  "You are not allowed to go anywhere until the sixth of February, stay at home and copy 'Female Precepts' two hundred times. If you can't finish writing, you won't be able to come out on the sixth of February for the ceremony either. When relatives ask, I'll have something to say about your being under house arrest." The old lady finally said, "Next time if you speak ill again, it won't be just a matter of being under house arrest and copying as punishment. In the future when you get married, if you're divorced because of your sharp tongue, it will all be my fault!"

  The fifth daughter was stunned.

  There's less than seventeen or eighteen days until February 6th.

  Is this going to be punished by closing the door and copying books for half a month?

  Spread it out, won't be laughed to death by a house full of maids and servants?

  The four girls and six girls at home have something to laugh about again.

  She has always been strong-willed, how can she bear this humiliation?

  The fifth daughter hastily knelt down in front of Madame Zhang: "Auntie, I know I was wrong! I won't dare to do it again..."

  "I believe you too." The madam finally retracted her cold demeanor, smiled warmly and said "This is the right attitude. Go back now and reflect on yourself properly."

  Having said that, the madam turned around and entered the inner chamber.

  The fifth daughter's plea was unsuccessful and ended up kneeling in vain.

  She angrily got up and glared at the curtains of the inner room.

  What's going on? I've been coaxing her for two years, delaying her marriage, and now you're bringing back the third daughter-in-law. Sending her to the palace.

  Is she really a soft persimmon?

  She took advantage of the opportunity and slipped into the madam's inner chamber in an instant.

  She wants to make it clear once and for all, what right does he have to play with her like this?

  The second lady didn't notice, and the fifth girl had already gone in.

  The inner room immediately transmitted the loud inquiry of the fifth girl.

  The second lady stamped her foot and followed him in a hurry, not afraid of trouble at all.

  Before she even lifted the curtain, there was a loud slapping sound. A crisp slap landed on Wu Niang's face.

  "Disrespectful and unruly, with no regard for the rules! How can you be so disobedient!" The great lady scolded loudly. "The Gu family has raised such an unfilial daughter, it's all because I've been too lenient in managing the household! Guards, take Fifth Young Miss to the ancestral hall and make her kneel before our ancestors to reflect on her mistakes!"

  The two ladies were shocked and turned pale.

  She wanted to persuade, but was held down by two rough maids in the big madam's room, unable to move.

  A group of old women rushed into the inner chamber, stuffed hemp cloth into Wu Niang's mouth, turned around and pushed her towards the ancestral hall.

  The madam herself followed them.

  The second wife cried loudly and broke free from the servants' hands, hugging the first wife's legs: "Elder sister, Pei Jie is still young, she doesn't understand things..."

  "You also want to bear the name of 'not teaching a daughter well', and follow her to kneel in the ancestral hall?" The old lady scolded again.

  She put on a stern face, with her eyebrows furrowed and an air of majesty about her.

  The second lady let go of her hand and began to sob.

  Song Pan'er didn't hear about the incident of Second Mistress's fifth daughter being punished by Old Madam to kneel in the ancestral hall until night.

  She said to Gu Yanwen, "Look at us, we came to give gifts to Er Fang's Qingge, but what happened? We're living in our own courtyard and still being scolded by Pei Jie, as if we're afraid of not leaving. Are we the ones who split up? Back then, Er Fang refused to follow Old Master south despite our repeated persuasions, so we left. How did it become our fault now?"

  She was still angry and didn't dissipate just because Wu Niang knelt in the ancestral hall.

  Even if she had to give birth in Kyoto, Song Pan'er would absolutely not live in the Chengguo Gongfu.

  She has never been treated like this in her life!

  "Third Mistress and Second Mistress have come to see you." Suddenly, Yanluo outside came in and said.

  The second lady, under pressure from the first lady, brought some medicine to apologize to Song Dang'er.

  "Don't let her in!" Song Dang'er said.

  Nian Lu then had some difficulty.

  Can't let the second wife stand outside, can we?

  In the night of Beijing, freezing to death.

  "Why bother?" Gu Yanwen was a kind old man. "A family, all things are precious with harmony. Since she's already backed down, you should give her an opportunity to save face."

  "Beautiful dream!" Song Pan'er sneered, "In this life, who has ever given me such a humiliating experience? If I can swallow it, I wouldn't be a member of the Yanling Song family!"

  Thinking of it, I saw the teapot on the table.

  Song Pan'er poured a full cup of hot tea and quickly walked out.

  Gu Yanwen thought it was too late to stop him.

  He hurriedly chased after Song Pan'er and just then heard the shrill cry of the second wife at the door: "Ahh!"

  Song Pan'er splashed a face of hot tea on her.

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