Chapter 268 Degrading Your Own Daughter
Lu Lingjun took away Mrs. Lin, Tong Nanyi, Tong Nanxia, Aunt Zhao and other people from the main house.
Her second aunt Wang Peirong made an appointment with her to visit her home in two days.
Lu Lingyun nodded in response.
After arriving at the Marquis' Mansion, Old Lady Lin and the others looked at the magnificent and wealthy Marquis' Mansion and couldn't help but say, "Sure enough, the Marquis' Mansion is rich and famous."
Lu Lingyun smiled softly when she heard this, "My uncle is doing very well too."
The Tong family is a prominent family in the south of the Yangtze River, with a foundation of several generations. Their wealth and status are even greater than that of the Marquis' Mansion.
"Cousin Lingyun, there is no comparison. You are in the capital. Jiangnan can't be compared with the capital." Tong Nanyi said while holding Lu Lingyun's other arm.
"Yes, cousin, you married well and are destined to be a phoenix. In my opinion, you have the best destiny among all of us girls." A flattering voice sounded, and it was Aunt Zhao who spoke.
Lu Lingyun glanced at Aunt Zhao and Tong Nanxia who had been keeping her head down beside her, "Sister Nanxia is beautiful and will definitely have a bright future."
"How can she be worthy? She is a bastard's daughter, how can she deserve a good life? If she can get married and become my wife in the future, I will burn incense for her!" Aunt Zhao belittled her own daughter with a sparkle in her eyes.
Lu Lingyun frowned slightly. Before she could say anything, Old Lady Lin on the side scolded her, "Who allowed you to say that about the young lady?"
"Old lady, it's not that I look down on her, it's that Nanxia really doesn't deserve it." As she said this, Aunt Zhao pushed Tong Nanxia, who had been keeping her head down.
Tong Nanxia stood up and said, "Grandma, I am not worthy, Auntie is right."
After hearing what she said, Mrs. Lin swallowed back all the words that she was going to say to speak up for her, with an unpleasant look on her face.
Tong Nanxia saw that she looked unhappy, and she said tremblingly, "Grandma, please don't be angry because of me. Nanxia doesn't deserve it."
After saying this, Mrs. Lin no longer wanted to care about her.
Tong Nanyi on the side looked at her with disdain and said, "Forget it, forget it. Ignore her."
"Cousin Lingyun, please take me and my grandmother to have a good look around your place."
"Yeah." Lu Lingjun nodded, and when she turned around, she glanced at Tong Nanxia again. She was timid, with her head down, looking extremely pitiful, as if she had done something wrong.
Her aunt glared at her fiercely.
Lu Lingjun couldn't help shaking her head. She had a deep impression of Aunt Zhao and Tong Nanxia.
It was like this in the previous life.
Aunt Zhao scolded her daughter all the time, belittling her in front of everyone and behind their backs. She criticized Tong Nanxia as being useless and timid. She originally had a good marriage, but Aunt Zhao kept saying that she was not worthy of him and ruined it. In the end, she even committed suicide by jumping into the lake.
Even after her death, her mother cursed her all day long.
The reason why she scolded her own daughter like that was because she had never given birth to a son. As the eldest daughter of the Tong family, she gave birth to all three daughters. She had always hoped that there would be a son among them so that she could turn things around.
Tong Nanxia was the prettiest of her daughters, so she had the highest expectations of her and was scolded the most.
Lu Lingyun said nothing and took Old Lady Lin and others on a thorough tour of the Marquis' Mansion.
In the evening, Cheng Yunshuo came back from work. He learned that someone from Lu Lingyun's maternal grandparents' family had come, so he came over to greet them.
Old Mrs. Lin praised Cheng Yunshuo again when she saw his imposing appearance.
First, he saw that the mansion that Lu Lingyun married into was wealthy and powerful, and not a noble family with an empty name, so he was quite satisfied. Then, he saw that Cheng Yunshuo was good-looking and seemed to have a good character, so he was satisfied again.
Later, she learned that it was okay for her parents-in-law to raise her, and that the power in charge of the Marquis's Mansion was in the hands of Lu Lingyun. She was extremely satisfied with the fact that her granddaughter was getting married.
After Cheng Yunshuo left, he kept praising her for marrying well.
"I think the prince is a good person. Ningyang Marquis's Mansion is good."
Lu Lingyun: "......"
There's nothing wrong with him, it's all because of her discipline.
"I said that our cousin married well. She was destined to be rich and glorious, and married a dragon among men. This blessing is not something that ordinary people can have. Only our cousin deserves it!"
"Come on, come on, Aunt Zhao, please stop talking." Tong Nanyi interrupted her quickly.
Aunt Zhao looked at Tong Nanyi with a smile, "Miss Nanyi, you are destined to be rich and noble. You will definitely marry into a good family in the future! After all, you are both the legitimate bloodline of the old lady, and you are both blessed by the old lady!"
"You mean Nanxia doesn't have it?"
"How can a concubine's daughter compare to your legitimate daughter?"
The old lady was annoyed after hearing this. "It's getting late. You should take Nanxia to rest first."
"Yes, ma'am."
Aunt Zhao respectfully led Tong Nanxia to pay her respects, and the two of them went out together.
After they left Lu Lingyun's room, Aunt Zhao turned to Tong Nanxia and said, "Nanxia, mother is doing this for your own good. You are not worthy. Those people there are all legitimate granddaughters and granddaughters. Their lives are predetermined. You are a daughter of a concubine and you are not worthy to compare with them."
Tong Nanxia nodded, "My daughter knows."
Seeing her like this, Aunt Zhao couldn't help but say, "Oh, it would be great if you were a son. If you were a son, mother would have a good life. Why did I give birth to such a useless daughter like you!"
Tong Nanxia lowered her head even lower.
In the room, Tong Nanyi listened to the mumbling outside, "That Aunt Zhao is really annoying, she shouldn't have been allowed to come here."
"Okay, ignore those people."
Old Lady Lin looked at Lu Lingyun and chatted with her about family matters, asking about her parents-in-law and relatives in the Marquis's Mansion. She just laughed happily.
Tong Nanyi would interject a word or two from time to time, and the three of them quickly became familiar with each other.
On the second day, Mrs. Lin got up late, and Tong Nanying came to Lu Lingyun's yard to play first. After a while, Aunt Zhao brought Tong Nanxia here as well.
"Good morning, Miss Cousin, good morning, Miss Nanyi." Aunt Zhao stepped forward and saluted warmly, "Is the old lady awake?"
"Grandma is still resting." Tong Nanyi looked unhappy when he saw Aunt Zhao.
"The old lady must be tired. I will go and serve her now."
Tong Nanyi glanced at her and said, "Go ahead."
This Aunt Zhao is born to love serving others. She usually has to serve the old lady, her mother, and her father, and no one can stop her.
After Aunt Zhao left, Tong Nanxia still stood there.
Tong Nanyi couldn't help but call out to her, "Why are you standing there like an idiot? Come and sit down!"
Tong Nanxia is the same age as Tong Nanyi and she came over and sat down obediently.
Seeing her so honest, Tong Nanyi was furious, "Why do you always listen to your mother? You must remember that no matter what, you are still the master of the family. You let her, a concubine, bully you every day for no reason!"
Tong Nanxia lowered her head and said timidly, "Auntie is fine."
Tong Nanyi was furious when she heard this, "Even if you let her bully you, wait and see how I'll punish her!"