Tu Qingyu put down the hairpin in her hand and chuckled softly, "Maybe I'm in a good mood now."
She looked at herself in the mirror. It wasn't enough now, but she couldn't change too much either. She had to take it slow.
"Let's go out for a walk."
When it comes to going out for a walk, Xiaoqing hesitated. "Do we need to go out now? Or wait a few months?"
People are saying all kinds of things nowadays, but the world is harsh on women. No matter what, Tu Qingyu was divorced because she had no children.
This meant that she would be the subject of more discussion.
"How many months?" Tu Qingyu looked up at her. "As long as the rumors outside continue, should I stay at home?"
"No, no, no, that's not what I meant." Xiaoqing shook her head repeatedly.
Tu Qingyu stood up and said, "Let's go for a walk."
You should go out more often in the next few months to allow yourself to slowly adapt to the changes.
It also tells the world that after leaving the scumbag, she not only did not become thinner, but became better and better.
Sure enough, from the moment she stepped out of the yard, the maids and servants in the house all looked as if they wanted to say something but hesitated.
She calmly ordered someone to prepare the carriage and got in at the gate.
As soon as I walked out of the gate and hadn't even gotten into the carriage, people who were watching the fun surrounded me.
"Why is she still going out after being divorced? Isn't she afraid of being embarrassed?"
"That's right. Look at how rosy her face is. I don't think she's sad at all."
"It's more than just a rosy complexion. I think she's getting prettier and prettier."
"Could it be that she really isn't sad at all about being divorced?"
"Could it be that Lord Ding abused her? Why is it that Madam Tu has been getting better and better since the two of them separated?"
"Perhaps Lord Ding has something to hide?"
"That can't be possible. I think Mr. Ding is a very handsome man."
"What does this handsome appearance have to do with his unspeakable secret?"
"How can you still guess that it's Lord Ding? What if this woman already has a new love? She was already married before, and she's suffering. Now..."
"Please stop slandering me. Madam Tu is not that kind of person."
"That's right, saying she can't have children is true, but saying she'll have an affair is absolutely wrong."
"I think that Master Ding already has a new love, otherwise he wouldn't be so anxious to divorce her."
"That's right. I heard that Master Ding has moved into the Tong family's house."
"Tong family? Which Tong family?"
"Which other Tong family could it be? It must be the Tong family of the Minister."
…
Tu Qingyu responded to these voices and calmly got on the carriage. He went to inspect several shops of the Tu family and then went to the theater.
As soon as he appeared in the theater, he attracted everyone's attention.
Several wives of minor officials in the capital who were acquainted with her in the past gathered together and started talking in low voices when they saw her.
"Is it her? She's been divorced, how dare she come out?"
"Yeah, how come you still have the nerve to come and watch a show after being divorced?"
"What happened to her?"
"You don't know yet? Lord Ding divorced her because she had no children."
"Ah? Divorced?"
One of them covered his mouth and laughed, "Yes, there was quite a commotion that day. What? You didn't know?"
"Yes, this matter has spread all over the capital, why do you still act like you don't know it?"
"Oh, my two children caught a cold, and I had to stay up all night to take care of them for a few days before they recovered. And now, I'm only free today. I don't have the time to worry about this."
"That's right. You said you were the same age, twenty-one or twenty-two, and you already have two children. Some people, on the other hand, don't even have any pregnancy at all, and then they get divorced."
"Why do I think she is even more beautiful?"
I don't know who said this, but the faces of these women who were originally excitedly belittling Tu Qingyu changed instantly.
They hated Tu Qingyu not because of anything else, but because one time when the Hanlin Academy was editing a book, all the ladies went to deliver meals to their husbands as a sign of respect.
Tu Qingyu also went there at that time.
Tu Qingyu's appearance was naturally the most outstanding among them, and she stood out particularly among this group of ladies with ordinary looks.
Especially when they are of the same age, they have given birth to children and their figures have long been out of shape.
At that time, everyone's eyes were on Tu Qingyu, and Ding Yucheng also gained a lot of face because of Tu Qingyu.
From then on, some of their husbands told their wives not to deliver meals anymore.
There were even one or two families who openly disliked the looks of their wives and compared them with Tu Qingyu.
It wasn't a deep hatred, but I still felt depressed.
Several people gathered together, venting their dissatisfaction with Tu Qingyu one after another.
After a while, they seemed to have formed an alliance. Although they had no direct conflicts with Tu Qingyu, they became enemies through repeated gossip.
One of them, who was in his thirties, stood up and said, "Let's go up and take a look."
"Okay, we're acquaintances after all. Now that she's been divorced, we have to go and comfort her no matter what."
When they arrived at Tu Qingyu's private room, the tea and snacks had just been served.
When the waiter left, the door was not closed yet, and several people broke in.
"Miss Tu."
The first thing he mentioned was Miss Tu. He thought Tu Qingyu was divorced and that Miss Tu would be sad because of this sentence.
Tu Qingyu smiled and looked up, "You are..."
These three words froze the people who came up aggressively.
Wang's eyes widened in disbelief, "You don't know us?"
"I seem to have some impression." Tu Qingyu propped up his chin with his hand, "But you all look similar, so I can't remember it. Could you tell me?"
Dabao was floating beside her, and when he heard this he knew that his master was about to get angry.
Dabao: "Master, you are indeed worthy of being me. Your skill in getting people angry is top-notch."
Tu Qingyu replied to him in his heart, "That's right, since you came to me on your own initiative, I will never be polite."
"You, you..." Several people took a step forward, "I am the wife of Wang Jiangshi, the lecturer of the Hanlin Academy."
"Oh, it's Madam Wang." She asked in a cold tone, puzzled, "What can I do for you?"
Mrs. Niu: "It's like this. We heard that my sister was divorced, so we came here to comfort her."
Mrs. Qiao: "Yes, Sister Tu, don't be sad, and don't blame Lord Ding. After all, it's you who can't have children. It's your fault."
"That's right. Look at us. Which of us didn't give birth to children for our husband's family early on?" Mrs. Wang puffed out her chest, her eyes full of pride. "Take me for example. I've been married to the Wang family for thirteen years, and in the first six years, I gave birth to four daughters and a son."
"Really?" Tu Qingyu looked at her carefully and then said, "No wonder you have so many spots and wrinkles on your face now, and your complexion is not good. You are not good-looking to begin with, and now no amount of powder can cover it up."
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