Chapter 368 Grievances
Lu Yuntang was ignored at the banquet, with only a few of her close friends talking to her. No one expected that Su Qingwan would also bring the new girl from the Lu family.
The girl looked somewhat similar to Zhang, and was about the same age as Lu Yuntang. She had an outstanding temperament and was beautifully dressed. She was well-behaved and obedient when following Su Qingwan, which made people like her.
Su Qingwan was also gentle and considerate to her. The looks others gave Lu Yuntang were even more subtle. After Su Qingwan became pregnant, she obviously rarely attended such banquets. She would not even come to the banquets hosted by Madam Chen. Now she came out to hang out for the newly returned girl from the Lu family. That girl looked like Zhang, and her eyebrows and eyes were somewhat similar to Lu Jing. She was indeed more like Zhang's daughter than Lu Yuntang.
Lu Yuntang felt uneasy. She didn't know where Su Qingwan found the girl who looked more like her mother than she did. She even suspected that this girl was the daughter of the Lu family who was abandoned. Otherwise, how could they look so much like her.
Su Qingwan took the little girl to introduce herself to people. She was graceful and elegant, like a lady from a wealthy family. Others praised her highly and said she was worthy of being the daughter of Zhang and the sister of the Regent.
Lu Yuntang felt very uncomfortable. She had never been praised like this by others. It was a great honor for her to look a bit like her brother. Why should a strange woman be praised? They usually complimented her, but now they all went to compliment Su Qingwan and that little girl.
Lu Yuntang was so angry that he walked away, thinking out of sight, out of mind.
The sixth young lady of the Chen family winked at the maid beside her, and the maid left quickly.
Lu Yuntang was admiring the flowers by the lotus pond in a depressed mood. Chen Nanhuai came over and saw her sitting by the lotus pond from a distance. He walked towards her quickly. Lu Yuntang hadn't seen him for a long time and her eyes lit up, but she also remembered that Su Qingwan had taught her to be reserved in public and not to be too intimate with other men. She restrained herself and just looked at him aggrievedly. She had been under a lot of pressure during this period and had long wanted to find him to talk.
Chen Nanhuai asked anxiously, "Tangtang, they all say that you are not the real third daughter of the Lu family, but were taken away by mistake. Is this true?" Zhang loved watching opera. The third daughter had followed Zhang since she was a child and had learned opera for a period of time. She was very good at dancing and acting, and occasionally she could even perform a scene with Zhang. When Su Qingwan made a bet with her, she had originally thought about whether to hide it from her. If Lu Yuntang knew it was a play, she was afraid that she would not perform well, and Chen Nanhuai might not believe it.
But Zhang felt that this matter was of great importance and she did not want to hurt her daughter's feelings. Lu Yuntang was used to being spoiled and could not accept it. Although she could act like it, it was still too much.
Su Qingwan thought about it and agreed without insisting. She only sternly warned Lu Yuntang to act more realistically and not reveal her true colors. If the matter was not resolved well, she would not be able to protect her brother when he returned. If Chen Nanhuai was sincere to her, she would also convince Lu Jing. The third girl agreed as soon as she heard it.
So, when Chen Nanhuai asked her, she felt particularly aggrieved and tears fell instantly.
She had never suffered such an injustice in her life. Her mother's coldness and disappointment towards her these days were still vivid in her mind. Lu Yuntang often reflected on herself, wondering if she was really too willful and if she had really done something wrong. She didn't want to hurt her mother or disappoint her. She just wanted to spend her life with her lover. Why was it so difficult?
"It's true. I'm not my mother's biological daughter. When she gave birth, she and a peasant woman took the wrong child. Now, that person has come to our house. She looks so much like my mother. Everyone can see that she is my mother's biological daughter."
Chen Nanhuai's face suddenly turned ugly.
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