The Fourth Lady

After taking a glance at the small pouch and whispering a few instructions to Baizhi, Qingyan took Zizhu and Lue with her and headed towards the old madam's Meixiangyuan*. As soon as she entered into Meixiangyuan, she heard someone say, "Old Madam, the fourth young miss came."

(*TN: Meixiang is the name of the residence roughly meaning the fragrance of plum flowers, and Yuan mostly means courtyard. The entire Su residence is made up of different houses gated together and each relative has their own 'yuan'.)

Instantly when she heard Qingyan, Su Jiashi walked out with her cane. Qingyan walked up to support her as she said, "Grandmother is getting older, just leave it to me." With a face full of smiles, she helped Su Jiashi back into the room.

"Fourth young miss came just in time, Old Madam was just about to eat." Yunxiang was setting the table with the dishes when she saw Qingyan slowly coming in with Su Jiashi.

"Yan'er, have you had breakfast?" Su Jiashi said this as she held onto Qingyan.

"Yan'er was thinking that grandmother has yet to have breakfast, thus came to eat with you." Qingyan looked to Su Jiashi with a mischievous smile, "Grandmother won't not welcome Yan'er, right?"

Listening to Qingyan's words, Su Jiashi poked her forehead, "This child, truly mischievous, when have I ever not welcomed you."

Qingyan saw how Su Jiashi was still full of smiles. When she looked at Su Jiashi it was like seeing her grandmother in the past. That time, when she was being rejected by everyone, the old madam protected her. She wasn't able to properly protect her grandmother that time, but now, she will properly protect this grandmother in front of her.

Qingyan smiled as she personally pulled out the chair for Su Jiashi, even personally pass her food.

After breakfast, she sat down next to Su Jiashi and said with a difficult expression, "Before was all Yan'er's fault, Yan'er wasn't being thoughtful and made grandmother sad, from now on I will definitely refrain from doing those foolish things."

Listening to Qingyan's words, Su Jiashi patted her head, "Silly child, how could grandmother blame you, seeing as you are now, grandmother is very happy."

"From now on Yan'er will

she comforted her in a soft voice, "My child, don't say such

Qingyan's tears with a handkerchief. Feeling the warmth, she lifted her head to look at Su Jiashi. Taking the handkerchief, she wiped her tears and playfully replied,

yes." Su Jiashi said this as she patted Qingyan's hand, "Huixiang ah,

Liuyunjing - type of silk used to make

to prepare the tapestry, however she didn't expect that she would run into the second house's Ning Siyao and Su Qingyuan heading in

Madam, First young miss." Huixiang bowed

Su Qingyuan. However, she didn't expect that she

Su Jiashi looked at the mother-daughter pair and said this in an unfriendly

fell into the water because of her, I

Ning Siyao glanced at Su

said, "hope grandmother would

she continued to massage Su Jiashi's leg, "Big sister, you sure are wrongly accusing

Su Qingyuan and dully replied, "You said Yan'er made you

was right next to me yesterday, she can attest for me." Su Qingyuan still like a flower in the rain, tearfully pleaded, "Although I was not hurt, I still hope grandmother would

Su Jiashi yelled as she heavily struck her cane, "Do

the main house's eldest daughter." Ning Siyao voiced in protest as she looked to Su Jiashi, "I know that because elder brother and elder sister-in-law are out all year round, you are bias towards her, but with this matter I still hope

laughed. She stopped her hands and dryly retorted Ning Siyao, "Second Aunt keep saying that it's my fault big sister fell into the water, but that time when I fell in, why didn't Second Aunt

attention towards Su Jiashi, "Yan'er is right,