Chapter 229 The Conversation Between the Two Sisters

Li Manyun: "?"

Sheng Sheng and Li Manyan: "...That seems to make sense?"

Sheng Sheng looked at Xie Yunqi with exaggerated expression: "Fifth Brother, you even know this word?"

Li Manyun felt humiliated as a man sat on her lap, even though he was a little boy.

Moreover, Xie Yunqi really treated her like a stool, showing no politeness whatsoever, pressing down on her like Mount Tai, making it hard for her to breathe!

Li Manyun tried to struggle.

"Of course, do you think I read all those storybooks for nothing?"

Xie Yunqi noticed Li Manyun's movement, stood up, and looked down at her with disdain, coldly saying, "Tch, this is indeed not good, it still allows you to move."

After saying that, Xie Yunqi forcefully tore off a piece of Li Manyan's bed curtain, then pulled Li Manyun up and wrapped her up like a cotton ball, tying her up.

"Alright, that's enough for you."

Sheng Sheng said with a hint of embarrassment, "Alright, Fifth Brother, let's not waste time arguing with her about this nonsense. Why don't you go outside and call someone for help?"

"oh oh."

Xie Yunqi obediently went out to call for guards.

Sheng Sheng felt that Li Manyan probably had something to ask Li Manyun. After glancing at Li Manyun, whose hands and feet were tied and unable to move, she knew that Li Manyun couldn't cause any more trouble. Sheng Sheng then decided to go to the banquet to call Xie Yunchuan over.

"Sister Yan Yan, don't worry, she shouldn't be able to move anymore, she'll be fine. Sheng Sheng, go find your brother first, Fifth Prince will be here with people soon, don't be afraid."

Li Manyan knew that Sheng Sheng was doing this on purpose, giving her space to ask the questions she wanted to ask, so she gave her a smile to express her gratitude.

With a sweet laugh, she jumped off the bed and carefully kicked the broken pieces of the cup aside so that Li Manyan wouldn't get hurt if she tried to get out of bed later. Then she hopped out of the bed.

Only Li Manyan and Li Manyun remained in the tent, and neither of them spoke first.

Li Manyan, wearing only a thin undergarment, leaned against the two pillows that Sheng Sheng had just arranged for her, turning her head to look at Li Manyun, who was sobbing in the corner, too afraid to look up.

After a while, Li Manyan lowered her head and chuckled softly, then asked, "Why are you crying? If you're afraid of pain, don't make yourself suffer."

Li Manyun paused, feeling that the sentence sounded somewhat familiar.

My thoughts drifted back to my childhood. One day, little Li Manyun accidentally got her kite caught in a tree. As she struggled to climb the tree to retrieve it, she fell and cried loudly in pain.

As she cried, the pretty and delicate Li Manyan came over and said to her, "Why are you crying? If you're afraid of pain, don't make yourself suffer."

Xiao Li Manyun was stunned, staring at her without saying a word.

Xiao Li Manyan sighed, squatted down, and stretched out her hand to Xiao Li Manyun: "Okay, get up, does it hurt a lot?"

Xiao Li Manyun gave a muffled "hmm".

"Then why do you have to get the kite yourself? Can't you just ask the maids and servants to get it for you? They're right there; you just have to call out and they'll come and get the kite for you." Xiao Li Manyan asked patiently.

Xiao Li Manyun answered slowly and very softly, "Because, because I want to take it myself."

"Really?" Xiao Li Manyan smiled gently and warmly, praising her happily, "That means our Yun'er is a very goal-oriented person, that's great!"

Little Li Manyan, at an age when most girls are still just being spoiled, has already begun to understand how to be an older sister.

Li Manyun snapped out of her reverie, and this long-buried memory, so distant from her, suddenly came to her mind at that moment.

She remembered that day; it was the first time she had spoken privately with this older sister who was always surrounded by people.

What was she thinking at the time?

Oh, right.

Little Li Manyun felt that this eldest sister truly deserved the title of eldest daughter.

She's so gentle, and she even knows how to compliment people!

Yes, Li Manyun really liked Li Manyan when she was a child.

It is said that an elder sister is like a mother. When she was a child, her mother was just a concubine. Most of her energy and time were spent on dealing with the second wife and her father, and she rarely praised her like this.

Not to mention, someone like Li Manyan, who gently yet firmly said she was great.

She didn't know when it started, but the feelings in Li Manyun's heart changed.

Gradually, she could only see Li Manyan being surrounded by others, while she herself was ignored.

The older Li Manyun got, the more complex her inner world became.

She even began to wonder why she couldn't be the eldest daughter of the legitimate wife? Why was she born into the second wife's family and still just a concubine's daughter?

This is not fair at all.

This resentment persists to this day; she was so blinded by greed that she did something wrong.

Clearly, she used to really like and admire her older sister.

How could it have turned out like this?

Tears welled up in Li Manyun's eyes, but she finally mustered the courage to raise her head and look at Li Manyan: "Elder sister..."

But the warm and bright eyes she remembered now looked at her with a dull and lifeless gaze, filled only with disappointment and heartache.

Li Manyun frowned, as if something had disappeared without her noticing. She explained in a flustered manner, "Elder sister, I... I was just momentarily blinded by love. Please believe me, elder sister, I was wrong!"

Li Manyan lowered her eyes, no longer looking at her: "Why?"

Li Manyun didn't speak, she just kept crying and shaking her head.

Li Manyan felt a lump in her throat and slowly asked, "Is it because of my identity?"

Li Manyun remained silent, only slowly lowering her head and beginning to sob softly.

"You feel it's unfair, you envy me, you're jealous of me, or... you hate me and want to replace me?"

Li Manyan chuckled, "I didn't know before, but from the day Aunt Mei was elevated to the rank of equal wife, I could sense the change in you. This is quite normal; you're at this age, and your mind is naturally more sensitive. I just didn't expect you to..."

The more Li Manyan talked, the more Li Manyun regretted it.

It turns out that her elder sister had always known and could see through her dirty little thoughts, but she didn't blame herself; she simply chose to understand and believe her.

And what did she do?

Li Manyun burst into tears. Because she was tied up and it was inconvenient for her to stand up, she moved over little by little until Li Manyan could see her by the side, and then she stopped.

Li Manyun kept apologizing to her, but Li Manyan ignored her.

She simply said, "Did you hear that? That day, my grandparents brought a stack of portraits to choose a husband for me."

Li Manyun nodded.

“That day, my grandmother called me over, and I was just about to go over when you were at the door.”

Li Manyun slowly raised her head, her eyes filled with doubt.

Did she see herself?