The Ninth Lady is a rebellious person.

Chapter 39
Lang Zhengping felt that his second brother's only bloodline had inherited some of his toughness. He was fearless and even dared to confront others even after offending them.

She is really not afraid of being beaten!
But she is not afraid, he is afraid.

"There are also conflicts when holding funerals. Ours has just finished, so there is no need to go to the Zhao family to attend the funeral, so as to avoid conflicts with each other, which would be unlucky." Lang Zhengping said calmly.

Lang Jiuchuan said, "You don't need to bring your family with you. You can take me with you. If you are really afraid of bad luck, I can go by myself. You can ask the steward to arrange a carriage for me."

No, it’s possible that this child can’t understand polite words?

Lang Zhengping's face turned slightly green, and he said, "It's not just a matter of conflicting evil spirits. You forgot what you did before. The Zhao family didn't hold it against you, but you went there rashly..."

"It's not that the Zhao family didn't care about me, it's that they won't care, you know that. And I have something to do, so I have to go."

Lang Zhengping's face darkened.

The two stared at each other.

After a while, Lang Zhengping gave up and said, "Then I will go with you tomorrow morning. But one thing is, you are not allowed to talk nonsense and you are not allowed to cause trouble."

Lang Jiuchuan nodded.

Seeing that she agreed so readily, Lang Zhengping felt a little worried and felt that something was not right.

With such worries, Lang Zhengping returned to the main courtyard. Fan was checking the utensils and other items that were put away after the funeral with the maid beside her. Seeing him coming, she asked the maid to leave and coughed twice.

"You're not young anymore, so don't work too hard. It's better to let your eldest son's wife help with some things." Lang Zhengping said with concern.

Mrs. Fan nodded: "We will observe mourning for the next few years, and I will hand over more of the affairs of the mansion to her. What's wrong with your expression?"

Lang Zhengping took off the red sandalwood bracelet on his wrist, twisted it in his hand, and said, "My father's coffin has been returned to the ancestral tomb. The funeral is considered complete, but the government has not even given a verbal order, let alone any condolences or rewards."

When a duke or marquis passed away, if he was honored, the government would send people to mourn or comfort him, and some might even confer posthumous titles on him for his great political achievements and contributions. But when it came to the Marquis of Kaiping, he got nothing.

That proves that the government doesn't care about Marquis Kaiping.

The government's attitude concerns the future of the Lang family, so Lang Zhengping is very anxious.

As the wife of a prince of a marquisate, Fan came from a prominent family. When she heard her husband mention this, she naturally thought of the drawbacks and frowned and asked, "Has the request for the Duke's decree been submitted?"

"I have already asked Uncle Zhao to help. Now the Zhao family... and the Zheng family, as well as several in-laws, should also send a letter to my father-in-law. We should finalize this matter before the end of the year when the official seal is sealed." Lang Zhengping moved his rosary beads quickly and said, "Mrs. Ru, who was married to Doctor Tong of the Ministry of Rites at the beginning of the year, just had a baby boy. Send a decent gift to her when she is one month old next month."

Fan's face turned a little green, and she felt a little sad. It was just the full moon of a concubine's son, but their mansion had to send a decent gift. What was the purpose of this? Wasn't it because Doctor Tong was the third in command in the Ministry of Rites?

Lang Zhengping seemed to see her reluctance and said, "I know you are not happy. Doctor Tong is already over 45 years old. He has many wives and concubines at home, and he has given birth to many daughters. He only has this one boy. I don't know how expensive it is. I'm afraid ordinary gifts will not be acceptable."

"Master, I understand." Fan's tone was a little bitter.

All for the sake of the succession, so even if the other party's status is not as good as their own, they have to flatter him. Lang Zhengping talked to her about a few more serious matters before turning the topic to Lang Jiuchuan.

"This girl from my second brother's family is not like me in other aspects, but her temperament and stubbornness are exactly the same as my second brother's, which is 80% similar. However, her delicate body is completely different." Lang Zhengping felt a little headache and said, "The girl has grown up. She can't just go back to live in the manor like before. I think my second brother's wife still has the thorn in her heart. I'm afraid she won't care much about this child."

Mrs. Fan also sighed: "Watching them these past few days, it seems like they are born to be in conflict with each other."

Seeing Lang Zhengping frowning, she hurriedly said, "They are just mother and daughter, there is no such thing as overnight hatred. We will be able to resolve it after spending more time together."

Lang Zhengping said, "Whether the conflict can be resolved or not depends on their fate. There is only one thing, this child is my second brother's only flesh and blood, and also our Lang family's daughter. Regardless of Cui's consideration, only for my second brother's sake, you, as the eldest aunt, should pay more attention to her."

Fan readily agreed, and took the opportunity to talk about Lang Cailing without restraint, saying: "She has also reached the age of marriage. If you hadn't doted on her, her marriage would have been arranged long ago. Now she has to observe mourning for another year, and she still has the temper of a young lady. I'm afraid that when she goes to her husband's house in the future..."

She picked up the tea, took a sip, and glimpsed his face from the corner of her eyes. Seeing his frown, she added, "There are only three girls in our eldest branch, and she is the only one who has not married yet. It's okay for you to keep her for two more years and pamper her. That's right, if you keep keeping girls, they will become enemies. If you continue to pamper her, it will be our fault."

Lang Zhengping immediately said, "Let Mammy teach her the rules during this year of mourning. I'll see about her marriage later."

"Yes." Fan nodded and said, "Now that Jiu Niang is back, what about the adoption?"

Lang Zhengping's face became serious and he ticked the rosary beads faster.

Lang Zhengfan died young and had only one daughter. Logically, he should have adopted a son to inherit the second wife's family line. This had been planned for ten years, but it was delayed only because Cui had not made a positive statement.

Now that Lang Jiuchuan has returned home, it all depends on the Cui family as to what to do with this matter.

"There's no rush for this. Let's wait until the matter of inheriting the title is settled. It mainly depends on Cui. If she doesn't want to, Jiu Niang can also marry someone else..." Lang Zhengping paused, remembering what the palace doctor said, that Jiu Niang was weak and short-lived, and it would be difficult for her to have children.

From this perspective, it may not be possible to marry a son into the family and have him as an heir.

Lang Zhengping suddenly felt overwhelmed and said, "Let's discuss this later. I'm going to sleep in the study. By the way, I'm going to take Jiu Niang to the Zhao family to pay my respects tomorrow. Please arrange a carriage."

Why are there so many things to do?

Fan saw him out and sat back at the south window, her brows slightly furrowed.

Her chambermaid, Madam He, brought up another cup of longan tea and asked, "Madam, what did the young master say?"

"As for Qi Niang, let Nanny Gui teach her the rules." Fan said coldly, "At first, she thought the marriage I found was not good enough, so she kept interfering. She didn't know that a daughter of a marquis' mansion would sound better. It may not be the same in the future. She may become a daughter of a baron's mansion. She is still not married at the age of fifteen. I want to see what kind of outstanding person the master will find for her."

Nanny He said, "People are greedy, and they will suffer for what they have done. The Seventh Miss is still okay, but the Eleventh Young Master, if he is really adopted by the Second House, he will probably be terrified."

The person being referred to is naturally Aunt Chen, the biological mother of Lang Cailing and Lang Caiyi. Once her son is adopted by the second wife and becomes the only legitimate heir, wouldn't she be delighted?

A hint of coldness flashed across Fan's eyes. She lowered her head and took a sip of longan tea, saying lightly, "She wants to see if the second brother's wife is willing. It would be strange if she is from the Cui family and would like the flesh and blood of that foxy girl. Aren't you afraid of being choked by the smell? Go to the Ninth Girl's courtyard tomorrow and see if she needs anything, and arrange everything properly. Remember, she is the only legitimate daughter of the second house..."

(End of this chapter)