Madam Ouyang took a hairpin from the top of her head and inserted it into Jiujiu's hair. She put her hand on Jiujiu's shoulder and looked at Jiujiu's face that was very similar to her own in the mirror. Her face revealed a gentle smile and said softly, "My family's Jiujiu is really beautiful."
Jiujiu pursed her lips and smiled brilliantly at Madam Ouyang in the mirror, "That's because Mother's cooking is good."
"You have a sweet mouth." Madam Ouyang pulled Jiujiu to the dining table. She opened the food box and took out the things inside one by one.
The fragrant, soft, and sticky shredded chicken porridge was accompanied by several crispy and refreshing side dishes, and a small plate of soup dumplings. Whether it was the fragrance or the color, it was particularly attractive.
Madam Ouyang pulled Jiujiu's hand and let Jiujiu sit down. She said softly, "Eat while it's hot."
Jiujiu smiled sweetly at Madam Ouyang. After saying a word of thanks, she lowered her head and ate.
There was no doubt that Madam Ouyang's cooking was excellent. Even if it was a simple meal, she could still make a different kind of delicious.
Although there was only a little bit of each dish, several of them were stacked together. For Jiujiu, it was a bit too much.
However, under Madam Ouyang's gentle gaze, even if Jiujiu was already full, she still finished the rest of the food under Madam Ouyang's eager gaze. After eating, she didn't forget to say that it was delicious.
Hearing Jiujiu's words, Madam Ouyang's smiling eyes once again flashed with tears. However, thinking that today was a good day for Jiujiu's return, Madam Ouyang quickly swallowed back the tears in her eyes and said softly, "Mother will bring you to meet people."
Although she said to meet people, in fact, there weren't many people in the Ouyang family.
Ouyang Daren wasn't a legitimate son of the family, but a bastard. However, the legitimate son of the Ouyang family didn't live up to expectations and didn't pass the exam three times in a row. On the contrary, it was the bastard son, Ouyang Daren, who was looked down upon the most by the direct descendants.
The Ouyang family used to have a lot of property, but Ouyang Daren's father was stupid and greedy. In the twenty years that he was the head, he had already squandered the Ouyang family's property.
The legitimate son of the Ouyang family didn't have any future, so naturally became the pillar of the Ouyang family.
Later, the son's son took the exam three times and passed the exam, but his ranking was outside the top one hundred. if he didn't have Ouyang Daren't taking care of's care, he probably wouldn't be able to stay in the capital.
Because of this matter, the of, the direct's's's's.
His official mother, who used to treat Official Ouyang harshly, was even more eager every time she saw Official Ouyang. She only hoped that Official Ouyang could put in a good word for her son in front of Gao Zong so that his position could be further improved.
However, Official Ouyang was an upright person. Because he had already used his connections to allow his son to stay in the capital, he had flatly refused his di mother's request. Because of this, his di mother had unilaterally cut off all contact with Official Ouyang.
Coincidentally, at this time, Lord Ouyang's concubine mother passed away due to illness. Lord Ouyang's relationship with his father was very thin, so he obeyed his official mother's wishes.
When she had first cut off contact with Official Ouyang, the di mother had been particularly pleased. However, she had forgotten that the reason her son was able to stay in the capital was because of Official Ouyang.
Because she had not been in contact with Ouyang Daren for many years, the officials under her naturally thought that the two families had severed their relationship. In the new adjustment of officials, they wanted to take the son of the first wife who had not made any achievements for many years and send him to a remote town.
The son of the first wife had been taken care of by his official mother like the apple of her eye for many years. He had long been accustomed to a life of being pampered. How could he be willing to go to a remote town? He directly threatened his official mother with death.
The di mother had no choice but to give up her face and beg Official Ouyang once again.
This time, Official Ouyang helped his official mother once again. His official mother had thoroughly recognized the cruel reality that without Official Ouyang, their Ouyang family was nothing. From then on, his official mother's family was particularly well-behaved.
Because of these disputes, Lady Ouyang had not been very fond of her official mother's family. Even during the New Year, she was very unwilling to go there. However, this time, Jiujiu had returned. If she wanted to be justified, she had to write her name in the genealogy book. Therefore, she had called the family of the first wife over.
Yesterday, she had received a notice from Official Ouyang. Although she did not know what was going on, early the next morning, her official mother's family came over in a carriage.
Now that Jiujiu had finished eating, Lady Ouyang took Jiujiu to see the family of the first wife. They were ready to introduce each other and conveniently mention the matter of writing Jiujiu's name in the genealogy book.
Before they arrived at the hall, they could hear the flattering words of the official mother's family from afar. Lady Ouyang's eyebrows slightly wrinkled, and the corner of her mouth revealed a touch of disdain.
If it wasn't for her husband's ability, she was afraid that the official mother's family would have swallowed them alive. Smiling so hypocritically, did they think that they were fools?
Although she disdained them in her heart, Lady Ouyang did not hesitate to do the face work that should be done.
After entering the door, she called for someone in a low voice. Only then did she pull Jiujiu out.
The moment they saw Jiujiu, the eyes of the official mother's family instantly straightened.
They had always thought that Official Ouyang only had one girl, Ouyang Pinting. They did not expect that there was another one. Moreover, looking at her appearance, this one was even more beautiful than Ouyang Pinting.
When the son of the first wife, Ouyang Zheng, saw Jiujiu, he swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
She was really beautiful, much more beautiful than the proud and arrogant Ouyang Pinting.
Regarding Ouyang Zheng's gaze, Lady Ouyang's heart was even more disgusted. However, in order to write Jiujiu's name in the genealogy, she could only endure the displeasure in her heart and introduce Jiujiu, "This is old madam, this is eldest uncle, this is your eldest sister-in-law, this is your elder brother, Ouyang Zheng."
After introducing the people of the official line, Lady Ouyang then introduced Jiujiu to the official line, "This is Jiujiu, my husband and my second daughter."
"How come I didn't see you mention it before?" The eldest sister-in-law asked in a gentle voice. She looked at Jiujiu with eyes full of sizing up.
They didn't mention it before, but suddenly brought it up now. It was really fishy.
No one in the official line questioned whether Jiujiu was really Official Ouyang's child or not. It was all because Jiujiu and Lady Ouyang's appearance were almost the same. As long as one was not blind, they could see that the two were biological mother and daughter.
Lady Ouyang pursed her lips and chuckled. She said the excuse that she and Official Ouyang had long prepared, "Jiujiu's eight characters were too weak. After she was born, her body was not good. Master and I were afraid that we couldn't raise her, so we sent her to the temple. It wasn't until today that we brought her back when her body recovered."
Because in this era, there were indeed people who were sent to the temple to raise their health, so when Lady Ouyang said this, the official line instantly believed her words.
Ouyang Zheng looked at Jiujiu with pity. Such a beautiful girl actually stayed in the temple for 18 years. It was really pitiful.
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