Chapter 29: Don’t you even bother pretending?
Liang Weiyuan lightly stroked the material on the table, and as expected, she saw Liang Shanyu's expression changing slightly out of the corner of her eye.
Among this batch of fabrics, there were only three pieces of the best silk satin, and the rest were some inferior plain gauze or silk cloth.
Two of them were sent to the old lady and Yu in the main courtyard respectively.
There is only this last one left.
Liang Shanyu stared at the remaining silk. Seeing Liang Weiyuan's hand touching it, she hurriedly grabbed the handkerchief and took a few steps forward to stand in front of Liang Weiyuan.
"Sister, your husband, the eldest brother, is still paralyzed in bed and we don't know if he will ever wake up. He absolutely needs your care. How can you still have the energy to attend the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet?"
"If I were to enter the palace, I'm afraid people would think I was only concerned with public life and not my husband, and I'd be laughed at and talked about for nothing."
Liang Shanyu's voice was cloyingly sweet, and her face was full of concern. "So, sister, don't go to the party tomorrow."
"Why not give this piece of silk to my sister? This way, she can dress up nicely and wear it out. This will bring honor to the Marquisate while also preserving her reputation. It's the best of both worlds."
Liang Weiyuan looked at the extremely fake expression on Liang Shanyu's face, raised her eyebrows, and sneered.
Even after being reborn, her sister still doesn't have much brains.
"You really are good at confusing right and wrong, calling black white and wanting to take advantage of everything."
"But dear sister, we all know who did the dirty thing that brought shame to the Marquisate, and who caused this despicable joke."
Liang Weiyuan glanced at Liang Shanyu and said with increasing mockery:
"Don't treat everyone else as fools like you. If you really want to worry about the reputation of the Marquisate, then you should stay in the backyard tomorrow and avoid being a clown out there."
Unexpectedly, Liang Weiyuan refused to give in. Liang Shanyu looked embarrassed for a moment, but soon she straightened her neck and became confident.
"But just now at breakfast, sister, didn't you even look down on that jade-gilded dress? You even said that silk and satin were only worn by your maids. If that's the case, sister, why are you fighting with me for this piece of silk? Are you trying to slap yourself in the face?"
Liang Shanyu was sure that Liang Weiyuan would have nothing to say, so she gave up.
However, Liang Weiyuan sneered at him as if he were a fool, "You are wrong. This is something that belongs to my eldest son's family. How can it fall into the hands of others?"
"As for my choice of silk, whether to use it for curtains or as a dishcloth, that is my own choice, and you don't need to worry about it."
Liang Weiyuan's words were neither salty nor bland, but they instantly made Liang Shanyu very angry.
This is simply too much!
If Yu had not refused to give her the jade and gold dress, saying that Liang Weiyuan didn't want it and could just return it and ask for the money back, why would she have worried about what to wear to the party!
Chapter 25: Fighting for Silk
Liang Shanyu's eyes turned red with anxiety. Thinking of the glory of the palace banquet, she must not be outdone by others.
He simply gritted his teeth, grabbed the piece of silk on top and hugged it tightly.
"Sister, you've never lacked for money since you were a child. Your dowry will definitely include gold, silver, silk and satin. Why would you fight with me for this piece of material?"
"Am I so petty, sister, that I can't stand seeing me have any better days?" Liang Shanyu choked with grievance, as if she had been bullied to the extreme.
But she was right.
Liang Weiyuan couldn't bear to see Liang Shanyu suffer. Her eyes flashed with a cold light, "Yes, what can you do to me?"
"You!" Liang Shanyu opened her mouth wide and stared at Liang Weiyuan in disbelief.
Just admit it like that?
Don’t you even bother pretending?
"Meet the two ladies."
Just when Liang Shanyu was about to get her side stitched, Auntie Afu, who was beside the old lady, arrived at some point and bowed calmly, "The old lady has something to say, and I want this servant to pass it on to the two ladies."
The sudden appearance of Ah Fu surprised Liang Weiyuan and Liang Shanyu for a moment.
Liang Weiyuan lowered her eyes slightly, indicating that she was listening attentively. Liang Shanyu immediately stopped making trouble and lowered her head while biting her lip.
"The old lady said that without rules, there is no order. Everything in the mansion must follow the rules. No one is allowed to go beyond the rules and stir up evil trends in the harem."
The old lady is so well-informed.
Just as the two of them were arguing about the cloth, Ah Fu came here to deal with the matter.
Although Ah Fu didn't mention the fabric at all, he was telling everyone by following the rules that they should let the eldest wife choose the fabric first.
Liang Shanyu raised her head hastily, wanting to argue, "But Mammy..."
Ah Fu did not wait for Liang Shanyu to speak, and said to Liang Weiyuan in a neither humble nor arrogant manner:
"Madam, the old lady also said that since you are the new head of the family, if anyone under you is hypocritical and has ulterior motives, you should report it to her."
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