That's when I found out he was actually engaged to you. It was only later, when I talked to Yao Yao about it, that I learned she knew too.
Her expression was mocking, yet she was also somewhat amused.
While few members of the Xie family hold official positions in the court, to say that the Xie family is powerless and insignificant is a gross misjudgment! She is truly an ignorant woman.
Gu Yaoniang and Princess Ruining were also stunned. This Aunt Qin…
"Did she make things difficult for you?"
"She did more than just make things difficult for me. After I gave birth to Xuan'er, she thought I was incompetent and wished I were dead."
The tonics my mother sent me to help me recover either ended up in her and Qin Yuxiu's stomachs.
After giving birth to Xuan'er, I suffered from insomnia and chest pain at night. The doctor sent by the Xie family arrived at the door, but she stopped him from entering, saying that men and women should not touch each other and that he should not enter my room in the middle of the night.
She wanted to follow the example of wealthy families and hire a wet nurse to care for her child. She wouldn't use the one the Xie family had prepared; instead, she wanted to find some shady character and take Xuan'er to her room to raise. Of course, I wouldn't allow it. Then she put on a grand show at home, saying I was preventing my daughter from getting close to her.
Xuan'er is the nickname of Xie Danqiu's daughter.
Xie Danqiu spoke calmly, as if she were telling someone else's story, without the slightest ripple.
She waved her hand, not wanting to talk any further.
Gu Yaoniang stammered, "I only heard it from Pingsheng. He noticed that you had lost a lot of weight, and Ahan said that you might have something on your mind, so he thought of asking you out to talk."
Ah Qiu...do you resent me?
Why would I resent you?
Xie Danqiu was somewhat puzzled.
Princess Ruining chimed in, "See? I told you A-Qiu just didn't know how to face you, but she would never resent you. She's always been clear about right and wrong, how could she possibly blame you?"
After saying that, she snorted angrily at Xie Danqiu and said, "I think you and Uncle Xie are both like this, so old-fashioned! They only bullied you because they thought you were too dignified to argue with the old lady or do anything violent."
Xie Danqiu fell silent. After a long while, she finally said, "I really don't know how to get along with her, nor do I know how to compete with her."
I don't want to be a vulgar shrew like her, but I'm really feeling incredibly frustrated right now.
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