"Who is that person?"
Xu Lingyi covered her face, but it couldn't hide her good figure at all.
Her slender waist is like a willow swaying in the wind, soft as if it has no bones.
Some people are like this. Even if you only look at the back, you can tell that they are beautiful.
What's more, Xu Lingyi is a beauty that is rarely seen in the world for hundreds of years.
So even though Xu Lingyi dressed low-key, when she appeared at the banquet, everyone's eyes were on her.
"I don't think I've seen this woman before? I don't know who she is from?" Everyone was very curious about Xu Lingyi's origins.
But some people still know her.
"She seems to be the concubine that General Shen married." The man lowered his voice, but the news spread quickly and soon became known.
"Oh, so it's her. I heard she's just the daughter of a minor official, right? She seems to be from the Xu family."
"Isn't the wife of the Earl of Qingyuan also surnamed Xu?"
The man recalled: "That makes sense, they should be sisters. The Xu family is powerful, their family background is not prominent, but their daughters are good at marrying into a wealthy family."
This person's words were full of sourness and contempt.
"I heard that she deliberately fell into the water that day. General Shen couldn't bear to see a woman die, so he jumped into the water to save her. However, as soon as he rescued her, her stepmother came with a large group of people, so General Shen had no choice but to marry her."
"Humph, people from humble backgrounds are not presentable and are used to using these tactics."
Everyone looked at Xu Lingyi with contempt.
As soon as Xu Lingyi arrived at the banquet, she found that everyone's attention seemed to be focused on her.
In the past, her stepmother didn't allow her to go out, so she had to face so many people's malicious glances.
Xu Lingyi seemed extremely uncomfortable and pretended to be nervous and embarrassed.
An Yi and An Er, Xu Lingyi gave them new names, one was called Yingqiu and the other was called Yingdong.
Yingqiu supported Xu Lingyi and whispered, "Don't be afraid, Madam. These people are nothing. They will all kneel before you in the future."
Yingqiu came from the palace after all, and seemed to be a little arrogant in her bones. When she glared at these people, they no longer dared to look at her so unscrupulously.
However, some people still whispered.
"The master doesn't look like a master, and the maid doesn't look like a maid. It's really ridiculous."
"I heard that she had committed some crime and was taken to the farm by Old Madam Shen, who was waiting for Shen Qinghuai to return to the capital to divorce her. I never thought that the Qingyuan Marquis' Mansion would actually dare to invite such a woman here today..."
"Shen Qinghuai is a man of deep affection. He only married her with great difficulty. This woman won't have a good life for a few days. She will soon be abandoned and divorced."
Although Xu Lingyi couldn't hear, she could guess what those people would say.
This is human nature. People always bully the weak and fear the strong, flatter the superiors and bully the inferiors, without making any distinction between nobles and commoners.
These people thought they were superior and looked down on her, the daughter of a minor official. Even if she became Mrs. Shen Qinghuai, in their eyes, if she was not liked by Shen Qinghuai, she would not be worthy of their attention.
But if she entered the palace and ascended to a high position, these people would immediately change their attitude, kneel before her and try their best to curry favor with her.
They looked down on her, and she looked down on them just as much.
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Xu Lingyi went to find her elder sister.
If you ask her who is the relative she truly cares about in her two lives, it is only her eldest sister.
When she was reborn, she wanted to see her elder sister and throw herself into her arms like she did when she was a child.
She was her sister, more like her mother.
In her previous life, she entered the backyard of the prince's mansion. Everyone thought she had a bright future, but her eldest sister hugged her and cried, telling her to be careful in the future.
"Yier, I don't ask you to be rich and powerful, I just ask you to be safe."
Later, she was taken a fancy to by the prince consort and kept outside. The eldest sister was worried about her and came to see her secretly.
Later she heard that her elder sister was almost beaten to death by Uncle Qingyuan, and even the fetus in her womb was miscarried.
At that time, my eldest sister didn't even know she was pregnant.
"Your eldest sister will probably be divorced in the future."
The first time Xu Lingyi asked for a son-in-law, she never spoke to him.
The prince consort was obsessed with her and immediately helped her find out the news.
"Your eldest sister only gave birth to two daughters. The doctor said that after her miscarriage, she would not be able to have another child. However, the Earl of Qingyuan wanted a son. None of his concubines had gotten pregnant in all these years, and only your eldest sister could give birth. So even if the old lady of the Earl's Mansion disliked your sister, she had not divorced her for so many years. Now... I'm afraid it will be difficult."
Xu Lingyi was worried about her elder sister day and night at that time. She knew very well that women in this world have many things that are beyond their control.
If a woman is divorced, what will be her fate?
She herself was divorced by Shen Qinghuai, and fell from being the wife of the main wife to a concubine, and now she has become a mistress who is not allowed to be seen in public.
Even if she didn't want to, she had no choice.
After being reborn, Xu Lingyi felt a little nervous when she thought about meeting her elder sister soon.
But as soon as she reached the gate of the yard, she heard a woman's voice.
His tone was harsh as he was scolding his eldest sister.
"Those people at the banquet were discussing your sister. Guess what they were talking about? If you continue to associate with those lowly people from your mother's family in the future, don't blame me for being rude."
Xu Lingyi knew that this was the old lady of the Bo Mansion.
The Qingyuan Earl's Mansion did not have a deep foundation. It was not a family of nobles for generations. It only became rich by relying on the military achievements of the old Qingyuan Earl.
This old lady was also a concubine who came to power. She was a merchant woman from a humble family. When she was young, she was favored by the old Earl of Qingyuan because of her beauty. She also gave birth to the only son for the old Earl of Qingyuan, and was then promoted to the position of wife.
As for his only son, Qingyuan Bo Chong's lawless behavior made him a playboy.
After Uncle Qingyuan passed away, his only son became Uncle Qingyuan. With no one to control him, he became more and more absurd.
Everyone said that the eldest sister was trying to marry into a wealthy family, but Xu Lingyi knew that it was Earl Qingyuan who was attracted by her beauty.
They are sisters from the same mother, and the eldest sister is also a rare beauty.
She was the eldest sister that Qingyuan Boqiang married.
Xu Lingyi silently took the maid back a little.
She was waiting in the corner, and heard the old woman inside scolding, suppressing and making things difficult for her eldest sister.
Xu Lingyi's grip on her hands became tighter and tighter.
When they were young, the sisters were bullied by their stepmother, and when they grew up and got married, they were bullied by their husband's family.
It seems that there is not a single day that is easy for them.
Yingqiu was attentive and she noticed Xu Lingyi's emotions.
"lady."
Yingqiu quickly checked Xu Lingyi's palm and saw some bloodstains.
She was very distressed: "Madam, your palm is bleeding."
Xu Lingyi's eyes were filled with tears and she shook her head gently: "Nothing."
Yingqiu sighed softly, "If His Majesty knew the reason why Madam was injured, this Qingyuan Marquis's Mansion..."
Yingqiu didn't say anything else, but the meaning of her words was very clear.
She continued to persuade him, "Madam, if you follow His Majesty, no one will dare to bully you and your sister anymore. With your beauty and His Majesty's love for you... your future life will be a hundred times, a thousand times better than it is now."
Yingqiu is worthy of being the emperor's person, and he tried every possible means to persuade her to enter the palace.
But this is exactly what Xu Lingyi wants.
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