Chapter 33 Madam Yan

The lady who was speaking, Mrs. Yan, was a notorious "violent woman" in the capital. After all, on the third day after her marriage, she dared to go out with a stick and beat her husband who was drinking and having fun.

Coming from her mouth, it wasn't that surprising.

In fact, many people sympathize with this outspoken Madam Yan, not to mention that what she said is right. Nowadays, getting married is no less than a second reincarnation for a woman. Although women nowadays have a lot more freedom than in previous dynasties, changes in customs are not something that can be achieved overnight. It may even take one or two hundred years to make a little progress. If a woman divorces after marriage today, she will still be criticized.

Only if the family has a good background and the parents are open-minded and love their daughter, would they dare to take the step of divorce.

This Madam Yan was a pitiful person. She was a daughter of a general family, but she married a famous playboy in the capital. Her husband was not good at literature or martial arts, and he spent his days drinking, having fun, and playing with chickens and horses.

Madam Yan's real name is Yan Cangyun, and her father is Yan Xin, the commander of the northeastern border of Da Zhao.

Yan Cangyun was born and raised in the north, and even her name carries the vigor of the north. Now she can only put down her spear and live in the back house. If her husband was a promising man, she could at least feel more relieved. But she married a playboy, and a playboy with a distinguished family background.

Yan Cangyun married Duan Yunlang, the second son of the Duan family of Anping Marquis Mansion in the capital. Perhaps because she was depressed, Yan Cangyun did not allow people to call her Madam Duan in public, but Madam Yan.

"Mrs. Yan is right. Marriage is a matter that should be handled with great care. However, each family has their own concerns behind closed doors. We are not here today for this matter. My farm has recently harvested some fruits and vegetables. Please move over and try some of them."

Princess Kangle stood up and changed the topic in a few words, then asked everyone to move on and have their meal somewhere else.

"In a place like this with beautiful scenery, the vegetables grown there should be better than those grown elsewhere. I wonder if there are enough vegetables. With so many mouths to feed, we need to eat a lot."

"Look, I'm worrying about this again. I'll make sure you have enough to eat today."

The group arrived at another yard, which was even bigger than the previous one. The interesting thing was that there were several square low tables placed in the yard. When they looked around the yard, they could see neatly tended vegetable plots with rows of fresh seedlings growing everywhere.

"How about we have dinner in the yard today?"

"Of course it's great. With such a beautiful view, I must eat a few more bowls."

This is not flattery. This kind of scenery cannot be seen in the city. There are fields nearby and green mountains in the distance. What you can hear is the gurgling stream and the chirping of birds. How can you not feel happy?

"A beautiful view alone is not enough." Princess Kangle sat down at a table in the middle, "Zhaoyang, Ruyue, come and sit."

"Miss Shen, Miss Su...you can come too."

Shen Yuan was staring at the vegetables in the field outside when he suddenly heard someone calling him. His sister-in-law gently pushed him forward and he followed the other girls who were called by the princess.

There were not many unmarried girls here today, and just at this moment they were all called by the princess to sit together.

Some people started to think, could it be that the princess intends to arrange a marriage for Master Xie? But there was no rumor before.

"The princess seems to dislike us because we are old and doesn't want to sit at the same table with us." Mrs. Zhou joked.

"You're right. I won't sit with you if there's such a pretty girl."

After a while, everyone found a seat and sat down.

"Don't be so reserved. We are sitting here today and there is no need to follow any rules. We can just be like any other family."

These tables were not small, similar to the eight-immortals tables, and could accommodate two people at each side, but naturally no one could sit with the county lord and the princess.

Except for the two of them, the rest of the people sat on a bench in pairs.

Sitting next to Shen Yuan was Su Ciyin, a girl from the Su family. Shen Yuan had met her several times before, but they were no more than a nodding acquaintance.

Su Ciyin was the younger sister of Concubine Rong in the palace. Concubine Rong was not very favored in the palace, but she was not bad either, and she also gave birth to two princes, so no one dared to look down on her.

However, I heard that Concubine Rong has always been low-key in the palace and does not like to compete. As a result, the Su family is also very low-key in the capital and never takes advantage of the fact that their daughter is the emperor's concubine to do anything.

Su Ciyin was the same today, she was quiet the whole time, but even if she didn't speak, no one would ignore her.

After all, in this spring, who would ignore a fresh and cool plum blossom?

…

"Who are you from? Why haven't I seen you before?"

The one who asked the question was Princess Zhaoyang, so Shen Yuan was about to stand up and answer. However, before he stood up, he heard Princess Zhaoyang say, "Just sit down and talk. Auntie has already said that we don't need to talk about those rules today."

"Yes. To answer the princess, my father is Shen Zigeng, the Junior Official of the Dali Temple."

"Shaoqing of Dali Temple? So your father is a colleague of your brother Yuqi, and he is also Shaoqing of Dali Temple." Princess Zhaoyang said with a smile. She said that she had never seen this girl before, and she thought her family background was not important in the capital. She didn't know why her aunt asked her to come. If so, it would make sense.

"What's your name?"

Shen Yuan recalled the rules he had learned before, with a well-placed smile on his face.

"My name is Yuan, Sanshui Yuan."

While Princess Zhaoyang was talking to Shen Yuan, Princess Kangle was also observing Shen Yuan.

Shen Yuan was still young, and her son had just said it so seriously, so she wasn't that impatient.

If she noticed Shen Yuan at first because of her family's marriage, now it was purely because of this person.

She just thought this girl was quite interesting. She was one way on the parade ground, and another way when she came here today. Even when she smiled, the dimples on her cheeks showed her restraint. Her serious little look was really interesting to watch.

Princess Kangle couldn't help but wonder in her heart whether she could return to her previous state after eating something delicious.

Sitting with Princess Kangle were Princess Zhaoyang and Qin Ruyue, Shen Yuan and Su Ciyin, as well as Duke Li's granddaughter Luo Miaoran.

If we talk about family background, Shen Yuan is the worst among them, but she has never thought that there is anything wrong with her family background. Besides, these girls from wealthy families are all very well-educated and will never show any contempt for anyone whose family background is not as good as theirs.

Apart from……

Shen Yuan confirmed it again and felt that he was not mistaken. Qin Ruyue did show a look of contempt towards him.

Shen Yuan was completely sure, after all, anyone with eyes could see from her expression that Qin Ruyue was looking down on her. However, when she showed such an expression, Princess Zhaoyang was pointing at the vegetable garden outside and talking to the princess, and Shen Yuan happened to look up and met her eyes.

When she looked at Shen Yuan, she didn't feel embarrassed about "looking down on others and being discovered". She just raised her eyelids and looked away.

Shen Yuan could also be sure that he "heard" nothing from her, which meant that she treated him simply without any other thoughts... and looked down on him.