The proud and arrogant are like Shan, the humble and oppressed are like Shan.

  As soon as Ruqing entered the gate, she saw her sister-in-law He Shi and Rumei waiting together. When they saw Ruqing, they warmly greeted her with enthusiastic words that need not be elaborated. It was nothing but joyful and festive greetings.

  Two years have passed, and Madame He has become even more elegant and composed. Her face also shows the mature charm of a young woman and the calmness of a noble lady. With every gesture, she already has the demeanor of a mistress of the house. She warmly holds Ru Sheng's hand and chats with him about family matters.

  Ru Mei had grown a lot taller, and Ru Xiang looked at her with envy, her tall and slender figure, and her sharp chin. Ru Mei's skin was also very fair, and her body had basically developed, the golden embroidery on the red satin jacket in front of her chest, made her feel even more envious of those who had a full bust. Looking at her own slightly flat chest, she felt even more suffocated. In ancient times, there were no bras, if Ru Mei wore a 34B bra, she would definitely be stunning, comparable to a celebrity. Unfortunately, in this era, without bras, her breasts, which had been trained through two summers of swimming, could only slightly lift up her clothes.

  Like Mei saw Like Qing staring at her own chest with a proud expression, puffed out her chest and said proudly: "Sister, how come after two years you're still so tall?" As she spoke, she deliberately walked closer to Like Qing and compared their heights, Like Qing was half a head shorter than her.

  When emotions are compared like this, she feels extremely disheartened. She had been eating plain congee in Shanxi every day and swimming with her life on the line, thinking that was already miserable enough. But then, a certain Mei came along and struck her down to her grandmother's house.

  He smiled and pulled Rouran to his side, saying: "Two years haven't seen, little sister has grown a lot taller, look, almost as tall as me. I believe that soon, it must be even taller than me."

  As before, he only reached He Shi's chin, but now he can reach her eyebrows. Upon hearing this, He Shi smiled and comforted herself: "Forget it, being short is okay. Northerners are born tall and big, my figure is delicate and petite, who knows, maybe it will trigger men's protective desire."

  Yu Ruoyu and He Shi arrived at Songhe Hall together, laughing all the way, and asked Old Lady Yu about her recent health and temperament.

  He smiled and said: "Since his sister left, the old lady was very lonely. Now that fourth sister is back, I believe she will be ten years younger again."

  Hearing what He said, she was overjoyed and rushed to the Songhe Institute, not caring about others. She took three steps as two steps and rushed into the Songhe Institute, throwing herself in front of the old lady, tears streaming down her face: "Grandma... granddaughter misses you so much, do you miss your granddaughter?"

  The old lady hugged Ruo Xin's body tightly, and said with a full breath: "Who wants you? Without you, the days are much more peaceful." Then she patted her back heavily, "Now it's good that you're back, this little naughty girl. The leisurely days I've been longing for have gone again."

  A muffled voice came from her arms: "Grandma's voice is so full of energy, I'm sure it's just as sister said, eating and sleeping are both great. My granddaughter can rest assured."

  Everyone present couldn't help but cover their mouths and laugh, and the old lady also laughed: "Yes, without you this little rascal, my wife would have a much easier life."

  As she lifted her head from the old lady's deep blue silk jacket with six embroidered flowers, her delicate face was full of mischievous and playful expressions. "Oh no, grandma's hair has turned white, it must be because of Wen Ge's mischief. Ah, but granddaughter is better, before granddaughter followed grandma around, grandma had a head full of black hair."

  The old lady couldn't help but cry and laugh at the same time, and she slapped her back heavily several times, scolding: "Shameless and unscrupulous girl, always putting gold on your own face, and actually comparing yourself to your nephew. You ungrateful little thing, after going to your second brother's place, you forgot about your hometown and only came back after so long."

  "Grandma became less fond of her granddaughter after giving birth to her son." With a pretended air of grievance, she sniffled and wiped away tears, looking as if she had suffered the greatest injustice.

  "That's natural, to be honest, Wen Ge is more honest and obedient than you, this aunt."

  The two cried and laughed, comforting each other, until they finally stopped crying with He Shi's persuasion. The little girl buried her face in the old lady's neck, refusing to come down, and the old lady was at a loss, slapping her buttocks hard and scolding her severely.

  After paying respects to Old Lady Li, under her hint, with He Shi and Ru Mei, they rushed straight to Li's house to pay their respects and ask about his well-being.

  From Songhe Hall to Li's main house, there is still a distance. Qing took advantage of this gap and said to Rumei: "Congratulations, sister! The engagement with Yang's family has been settled, and when you get married, you will become the general's wife."

  Ru Mei was very pleased, just waiting to puff out her chest and show off, but unexpectedly she saw Ru Shan's courtyard from afar, and with a flick of her mouth, she coldly laughed: "The General's wife is nothing much after all, only the wife of a third-rank military officer. My second sister is the one who has good fortune, relying on her status as a concubine-born daughter to marry into the Wang family, in the future she will be the Wang consort, that's truly something."

  Ru Mei's words were sour, although she knew that Ru Shan had paid a terrible price for the title of Crown Prince's wife of Yu Prefecture, but the noble status of the Crown Prince's wife made her ordinary imperial court third-grade official's identity even more noble than the sky, so every time she thought about it, her heart was suffocated.

  With a look of disdain and indifference, they exchanged a glance with He Shi, then looked at the courtyard of Ruxuan. Now, the main gate of Kongyue's residence was tightly closed, only a small side door was open, and the iron general was in charge of the corner door and the courtyard door. At the entrance of the courtyard, two old women were chatting from time to time, and when they saw He Shi and his party, they hurriedly bowed and paid their respects.

  It seems that Mr. He did not exaggerate in his letter, as Shan Guo was indeed put under house arrest by Fang Jinglan for quite some time. Just look at the weeds growing wildly at the entrance of the courtyard and you'll know what I mean.

  "Mothers, be careful! My second sister is not only good at climbing walls and flattering people, but also skilled at pretending to be weak to gain sympathy. Don't fall for her tricks like the previous two mothers did."

  The two mothers hastily smiled and said: "Third sister is absolutely right, the old lady will be careful and will never let second sister step out of the courtyard again."

  As soon as he heard this, he curiously asked Ru Mei: "Did Second Sister escape before?"