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Madam Han frowned slightly, her stunning beauty making one want to give her everything wonderful: "That's my cousin. And what's wrong with divorcing a wife? General Lü is now a high-ranking official. His wife not only needs to manage the household affairs well, but also needs to be able to go out and interact with people. That woman is not only a village woman but also illiterate. General Lü can't possibly manage the household accounts himself when he comes home, can he?"
Chen Qiu and Liu Qin already understood what was going on, and felt somewhat embarrassed and dissatisfied.
Old Madam Yan said angrily, "So what if you can't read? I can't read either."
Yan Shujin asked with a puzzled look, "Uncle, what do you mean by divorcing his wife and remarrying? Why would he divorce his wife and remarry?"
Yan Zhili also looked down on General Lü, saying, "He demoted his wife to a concubine and then married another woman from a prominent family."
“I remember Aunt Fang saying that marriage should be between equals. Since he married a peasant girl, he was just an ordinary farmer back then.” Yan Shujin’s expression was calm, and her voice was clear with a girl’s unique charm: “His wife didn’t mind that he was poor back then, and she didn’t know he would become successful. She stayed with him and took care of him. How come he doesn’t want his wife now that he’s successful? Such a person can only share hardship but not happiness… Dad, don’t get too close to him. He’s not a good person.”
Yan Shujin's words were simple, but the reasoning behind them was absolutely correct.
Madam Yan said, "Yes, what Baojie said is exactly what I was thinking."
Madam Han's expression changed drastically, and she forced a smile, saying, "Sister Bao is young and doesn't understand. My cousin comes from a prestigious family and is skilled in all the arts, including music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. She will definitely be able to take good care of General Lü so that he can focus on serving his husband."
Yan Shujin looked at Madam Han: "I find it strange that you are from a prestigious family. If you think that being born into a noble family is very noble, why are you so eager to become someone's second wife? Isn't that contradictory?"
Before Han could speak, Yan Shujin asked again, "And why would your cousin, who is so intelligent, try to steal a village woman's husband? Father, is Uncle Lü literate?"
“I don’t know him, and he’s older than me.” Yan Zhili showed no mercy to Han: “His son is about to get married.”
Yan Shujin scratched her face: "So what did your cousin see in Uncle Lü? Could it be that because Uncle Lü is successful now, your cousin is just picking up the pieces?"
These words were blunt, and ultimately, Yan Shujin was deliberately making these remarks because she was uncomfortable with what Han had said.
Chen Qiu laughed when she saw Han's unpleasant expression and said, "Sister Bao is young and speaks her mind. Sister Han, don't take it to heart."
Han bit her lip, her eyes reddening, and looked at Yan Chao, who hadn't spoken, saying, "Husband, I... my cousin only admires General Lü as a hero. How could she say such things about my cousin?"
When Madam Yan heard Han talking about Yan Shujin, she became displeased: "Baojie is still a child. How old are you? Why are you arguing with her? Besides, what did Baojie say wrong?"
Yan Chao liked Han Shi's appearance and doted on her. Although he felt a little sorry for her when he saw her like this, his thoughts were similar to what Bao Jie had said: "Alright, you can go back now."
Han swayed as if she couldn't stand steadily.
At this moment, Liu also arrived with her child. Yan Chao said, "Tell them all to go back."
Han left with her children. When she went out, she saw Liu's two children dressed in red, looking very festive. Han looked them over with disdain: "You wanted to please the old lady, but she didn't expect her to not even want to see you. All your efforts were in vain."
Aristocratic families value elegance and rarely wear such bright colors. Even their jewelry is usually made of jade, and they seldom wear things like gold and silver, which are considered vulgar.
However, Madam Yan did not like such simple and elegant clothes. She preferred that the children dress more festively. Knowing that her son had become wealthy, she specially had gold locks made for her grandchildren, each the size of a palm. They were solid, ugly, and tacky. Han accepted them and had the palace maids put them in the storeroom. Liu, on the other hand, specially had her two children wear them for Madam Yan to see.
Old Madam Yan was clearly closer to Liu.
Liu noticed Han's red eyes and knew that she was probably implicated by Han's brainlessness this time. She handed the pastries she was carrying to the palace maid guarding the door and said gently, "These are the white sugar cakes that the old lady mentioned a few days ago. I specially had some made. Please take them in for me."
After the palace maids bowed, they took over.
Liu ignored Han completely. Several years ago, Yan Chao stopped visiting Liu's room. However, Liu's father was one of the first military generals to join Yan Chao and still held military power. She herself had given birth to a son and a daughter for Yan Chao. Her son was Yan Chao's eldest son, and since there was no legitimate son, her son was the most honored.
Ultimately, Liu saw things more clearly than Han, and Liu was now relying on her son.
Inside the house, Yan Shujin stole glances at Yan Chao, her clever little face making Yan Chao feel great. He smiled and asked, "Sister Bao, is there anything you want to say to Uncle?"
Yan Shujin nodded obediently: "Uncle, don't be sad."
Upon hearing this, everyone in the room was stunned and looked at Sister Bao with some confusion.
Yan Chao paused for a moment and asked, "Does Bao Jie think Uncle is feeling unwell?"
Yan Shujin sighed like a little adult and said, "Because if I were the uncle, I would also feel very sad."
Yan Chao looked at Yan Shujin with exceptionally loving eyes: "Baojie, why do you think Uncle is in pain?"
Yan Shujin counted on her fingers and said, "Back then, it was because the emperor of the previous dynasty and those aristocratic families were too greedy and cruel. Our family was relatively wealthy, but we could only afford to eat our fill. Later, the amount of grain we had to pay increased, and our family could no longer make ends meet, so my uncle and father left."
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