Cui Ying was surprised, "Second Aunt won't allow it?"

  Although the child is not as close to me as a biological one, in the future, he will inherit the property of the second house, so he should also fulfill his corresponding obligations.

  The Zhennan General's Mansion, a family of such high status and prestige, with so many eyes watching, and on top of that, bearing the character for "filial piety", actually Second Aunt doesn't have to worry at all that her son will treat her poorly.

  Du Niang sighed, "The old lady is kind and generous, because she sympathizes with the difficulties of the second wife, wants to let her choose a good one from her natal family to raise. Who knew that the second wife refused outright, saying it's unreasonable."

  Let the maternal family's bloodline serve as a foster son to inherit the husband's family property, although it is said that the old lady is exceptionally considerate, but in fact, it is not quite right, and it will not only make outsiders gossip, but also may cause dissatisfaction among the relatives of the same clan.

  Such a refusal is not unreasonable either.

  Madam Du continued, "The old lady then proposed that the second grandson of the Yuan family's clan, who had just been born, be adopted by the second house. He was still an infant and had been raised by her side since childhood, so it would be almost like a real relative."

  She paused slightly, and smiled bitterly. "The second lady said that the second old master was the cousin of the late General, from her calculation, it's actually several layers apart, this bloodline is not close, the General's life-and-death struggle to build up the family business, can't be easily taken advantage of by outsiders, she refused."

  Cui Ying is actually not stupid, she just doesn't like to use her brain usually.

  Listening to Du's words about the causes and consequences, she had a vague idea in her mind. She asked in a low voice, "Could it be that Second Sister has already chosen someone?"

  Now that we've mentioned the issue of blood ties, I think what's more on Second Sister's mind is the children in the manor.

  However, Chang Fang is going to inherit the entire General's Mansion in the future, and Eldest Sister is a noble lady of gold and jade, wanting children from her is something that can't be considered, it's completely impossible.

  Although San Fang doesn't have to inherit the family business, San Shu's only son and daughter are not enough to let someone else's only child be given to Er Fang as an heir. Moreover, being a princess from the Li Guo Gong Fu, how can she be easily controlled?

  Actually, San Fang is a child born of a concubine, not the legitimate wife, so Third Master won't be too attached and Third Aunt definitely won't mind.

  Just looking at Erniang's behavior twice before, it seems that she looks down on children born out of wedlock.

  So, there were only four rooms left.

  Fourth Auntie Su entered the house after marrying Yuan Si Lang and they loved each other deeply, soon giving birth to two big chubby sons in a row.

  The youngest Qige has just turned one year old and is at the age of learning to speak and walk.

  Chui Ying had heard from her grandmother before she got married that her future fourth sister-in-law was from the Su family of Longzhong.

  Because of some distant and complicated relationships with the Cui family, they can be considered old acquaintances, so I couldn't help but listen to Grandmother's words.

  Grandma said that although the Daxing Dynasty was founded only over a hundred years ago, the Su family of Longzhong has been wealthy and noble for four or five hundred years, which is truly a prestigious aristocratic family.

  It's just that the Su family had produced several empresses in previous dynasties, and by the time of the Great Prosperity Dynasty, they were afraid of not being favored by the emperor, so they deliberately kept a low profile. First, they moved their residence from Shengjing back to their ancestral home in Longzhong, and didn't encourage their young men to pursue education, but instead encouraged them to engage in commerce.

  The Su family is now more prosperous than before, but with no one in the imperial court holding office, their status is naturally not as high as it was before.

  Cui Ying thought, if the second aunt wanted to adopt a child from the fourth house, it would be enough for the old lady to agree first. With Su's family background, even if she was unwilling, she couldn't do anything about it.

  As expected, Du Niangniang nodded and said, "The second lady has a liking for Qi Ge in the fourth house, but Qi Ge's body has not been good since birth. She did mention it to Old Lady several times, but was rejected each time."

  She paused, looking at Cui Ying with a hint of caution, "The second madam's situation is pitiful, and the masters in the mansion are all sympathetic to her. She begged Qi Ge'er not to, and Fifth Master personally promised that if he had children in the future, he would definitely pass on his second son to the second house. The second madam also often mentions this when chatting."

  "But... " Du Niangniang sighed with a bitter smile, "Now that Fifth Master has gone to war, who knows when he'll return."

  Cui Ling heard this and was initially very angry. She had originally thought that Yuan Wulang was a decent man, but who would have thought that he would not only secretly arrange for their second son to be engaged without consulting her, but also do so in such an underhanded manner before leaving?

  He didn't think about it, who would be willing to send their own flesh and blood to others, clearly his own son, but only heard him call himself aunt, this must be a great torment.

  Even if they are so poor that they can't afford to cook, not everyone is willing to sell their children for fame. Moreover, they don't lack the money to raise their children and aren't greedy for a second house's worth of property.

  Thinking back, it's really not worth getting angry over that unreliable promise made by Yuan Wulang.

  Not to mention whether they will have children, but also sons, and at least two sons. This operation is more difficult and remains to be discussed.

  Even if he really does in the future, let him find a way to fulfill his promise himself, spend money to buy or find an outsider woman to give birth, whatever.

  But wanting to snatch the child from her hands is out of the question. If he really dares to take action, then she'll give him two more words - "asking for death".

  She's not really incapable of playing mind games, it's just that she got tired of the struggles in her previous life and automatically gave up on this function. Then as time passed, she acted silly and cute so many times that her brain inevitably became a bit rusty, to the point where she couldn't tell what was real or fake anymore.

  But if others really bully her, she will never give in and admit defeat.

  Du Niangniang carefully observed Cui Ying's expression, seeing that she had missed such an important message, but the fifth grandmother's face only showed a flash of displeasure at first, and soon returned to normal.

  She didn't know whether she should feel relieved or anxious in her heart.

  "After some thought, she smiled and said, 'Fifth Granny doesn't have to take this to heart either. Old Lady had never promised Second Granny anything.'"

  Cui Ying smiled and didn't speak for a long time before responding casually, "Nothing, anyway I only plan to have one."

  The unspoken second half of the sentence is - if you have to give birth.

  Of course, this is said to Du Ya's ears. If Du Ya's words are to probe her intentions on behalf of the old lady, then it seems that she has already expressed her thoughts clearly and understandably.

  She gave birth to a son and had no intention or plan to give away her second child.

  Du Niang's heart skipped a beat, fortunately Cang Xiangyuan also arrived, so she hurriedly laughed and glossed over it, "Fifth Aunt, we're here."

  Choi Yong walked into the yard with a smile as if nothing had happened, but she had already made up her mind.

  "Hmph, Yuan Wulang wants to give away his own child? Let him give it away then, as long as he can produce one by himself!"