Chapter 54 is so ugly!
Xiaoman glanced at it and said with great disgust, "Besides him, who else could embroider such an ugly pattern? It's horribly ugly."
Chi Yangqing laughed out loud: "Well, you little rascal, I called you over to lecture you all day, and you still haven't learned your lesson at all. You're even talking badly about your prince behind his back. I'll tell him."
Xiaoman exclaimed anxiously, "I wasn't saying anything bad! I was just stating the truth! It's ugly to begin with, why would I need to say it!"
Chi Yangqing said, "I don't care about the details. You better behave yourself lately. If you dare to upset me, I'll tell on you."
Xiaoman was still unconvinced and glared at him. Chi Yangqing tapped her on the head and said, "You still dare to glare at me? Go out now, or I'll get annoyed by your big-eyed monkey eyes."
Xiaoman left, feeling angry and aggrieved. Only then did Chi Yangqing take the sachet in her hand and examine it carefully, but no matter how she looked at it, she thought it was ugly.
Has Li Shangxuan gone mad?
Why would someone learn needlework if they have nothing better to do?
If her mother hadn't forced her, she wouldn't have wanted to learn such things; she would have preferred swimming or catching pheasants and rabbits in the woods.
Learning is one thing, but to make it look so ugly? It's too embarrassing to wear this kind of thing on your body. She doesn't want it.
However, just thinking about Li Shangxuan holding the embroidery needle makes me feel amused, but it's a pity I can't see it for myself.
Yang Qing stared at it again, but no matter how she looked at it, she couldn't bring herself to say it was pretty. So she simply put it under her pillow and hid it. She decided that next time they met, she would definitely tell Li Shangxuan not to be so clever as to make these things again, because they were too ugly.
A few days later, after negotiations between the two parties, Yan Yun's matter was finally settled: it was a peaceful divorce rather than a formal separation.
Master Chi is an official appointed by the imperial court. He must have a legitimate reason to ask for leave. It would take at least a month to travel between the capital and the frontier, so he definitely cannot go.
Since Master Chi had no son to step forward and Yan Yun had no brothers to back him up, the matter fell to his eldest cousin.
Chi Yanyun has a daughter, which is probably difficult to bring back, but since it's a divorce, the dowry and other items will definitely be brought back.
Yan Yun is physically weak, so she definitely needs someone to do this kind of thing.
It's good that it was done so efficiently; we'll be back just in time for the Chinese New Year.
My eldest cousin had only been gone a few days when another major event occurred in the capital.
While eating melon seeds, leaving shells scattered all over the ground, Chu Ying chatted with Yang Qing, "The Xu family said that their eldest daughter, Xu Yanran, suddenly died of a serious illness. But that's not true at all. My roommate, Little Magpie's mother, works in the kitchen purchasing department, and coincidentally, that vegetable vendor has a relative working at the Xu family. I heard that Xu Yanran committed suicide."
There was a stove in the room, and a small hot water bottle was also in hand. Like Chu Ying, Chi Yangqing was not afraid of the cold. Only Lian Tang was huddled up in the room.
Hearing Chi Yangqing's words, Xu Yanran stopped peeling the orange. Was she gone?
She and Xu Pianran had lost contact for a long time, and the Duke's mansion no longer allowed Xu Pianran to receive guests.
Chu Ying and Lian Tang didn't have much of a relationship with Xu Yanran, so it was a pity. One of them was busy eating melon seeds, while the other was shivering while holding a hot water bottle. It was like the frost that had formed on the grass and trees outside in the morning; it would naturally melt away in time.
After all, Xu Yanran hasn't been in the capital for very long, and even when she does come out, she does so quietly.
Such a person naturally finds it difficult to make friends. Chu Ying and Lian Tang only had a fleeting glimpse of her and were not particularly impressed by her.
Yang Qing could only feel sad in her heart. It seemed that such things were happening all the time. Those who accepted their fate married, while those who didn't accepted their fate turned into butterflies.
Chu Ying cracked the melon seeds so hard they flew everywhere, leaving a thick layer on the ground.
Yang Qing pouted and complained, "No wonder Sister Rongyue doesn't want to come to your room. Look at this floor, it's covered with sunflower seed shells."
Chu Ying said, "You said it yourself, this is a house, so you can do whatever you want. There are sunflower seed shells all over the floor, we can just sweep them up later, it's not like you have to do it yourself."
After she spoke, she rudely snatched the peeled orange from Yang Qing's hand and stuffed it into her own mouth.
Yang Qing was speechless. She simply stuffed the persimmons on the table into her mouth without peeling them, saying, "Eat, eat, eat, you'll stuff yourself to death."
Chu Ying quickly spat it out; the persimmon peel didn't taste good at all. She spat it out a few times. "Why did you hit me? It's only because I'm your older sister that I don't hold it against you. Otherwise, I would definitely have gone to tell Second Aunt and made her punish you severely."
Chi Yangqing snorted and said smugly, "My mother won't punish me now."
Ever since the imperial decree making her the Crown Princess was issued, Yang Qing has made the Second Madam stand tall in front of others, naturally making her her precious darling. Not to mention being punished, she always speaks very softly, which makes Yang Qing feel uncomfortable.
Chu Ying also remembered and teased, "Oh dear, I was blind and didn't recognize your greatness. I forgot that you are going to be the Crown Princess. I hope you will forgive my petty mistake and please don't be angry with me."
Yang Qing blushed, half from anger and half from embarrassment. "You... I'm not talking to you anymore. I'm going back. You guys can play by yourselves."
Seeing that she was really angry, Chu Ying went closer to coax her, "Let's talk about it privately, it's nothing, don't be so thin-skinned."
Yang Qing said, "It's clearly because you people are too shameless that you always make fun of me like this. Wait until your third aunt arranges a marriage for you, and see how I embarrass you to death."
Chu Ying said, "Then you've made a mistake. That's impossible."
Seeing that Yang Qing wasn't leaving, she sat back down on the kang (heated brick bed) smugly. "Trying to make me blush with this won't work. It's all the same who I marry, isn't it? As long as he doesn't get in my way, I naturally won't care. All these years, what difference does it make who I've been with?"
Yang Qing didn't speak, and Chu Ying continued, "You don't know, but a while ago, my mother actually told me that she wanted Song Xiwei to be my sister-in-law."
This was her old enemy, Yang Qing hurriedly asked, "Did your mother really say that?"
Chu Ying said, "Why would I lie to you? I just cried and made a scene, and she gave up on the idea."
Yang Qing finally felt relieved and understood what Chu Ying meant. She was afraid that Yang Qing would really be angry, so she deliberately used this to coax her into being happy.
Colleagues were also puzzled, as Chu Ying had two older brothers, the eldest of whom was already married, while the second brother was timid.
Would Song Xiwei, who loves to be in the spotlight, actually agree to such a marriage?
Soon they would stop dwelling on the matter, and a few days before the Lunar New Year, the second sister, Yanyun, finally returned.
When the second wife saw her daughter whom she hadn't seen for a long time, she shed a few tears, a rare occurrence for her.
First, he gave Marquis Yongning a severe scolding, then he held the frail Yanyun and wept.
It was only by chance that Marquis Yongning met Yanyun, and he said he fell in love at first sight and came to propose marriage.
The second wife observed that his family background and character were both good, and after discussing it with Second Master Chi, she finally agreed.
They were a perfect match, and their love at first sight was legendary. However, it never came to pass that their relationship ended in divorce.
The Second Madam had not expected that Yan Yun's youngest daughter could not be brought back with her. She even comforted Yan Yun, saying, "She is, after all, the eldest daughter of the Yongning Marquis's family. Even if she stays in the Marquis's mansion, she will not be mistreated."
Yan Yun was quite easygoing. "That ungrateful little brat, let's not even mention her. I risked my life to give birth to her after ten months of pregnancy, but she only thinks her father is good. Since that's the case, I'll just pretend I don't have this daughter."
The second wife was slightly speechless for a moment before finally saying, "It's only natural for children to be ignorant."
Perhaps because of her long-term illness, her second daughter was the most favored, but also the most cold-hearted. She could disown her own flesh and blood without hesitation.
Yan Yun sneered, "Then let her good father teach her how to be sensible. Anyway, I have already made it clear that if she does not die with me, then I will just pretend that I do not have such a daughter."
The second wife then refrained from saying anything more. Since Fufu was born, she had never met her grandmother.
She didn't say she was deeply worried, but she would think about it from time to time, wondering when they could meet again.
But the second wife also knew Yanyun's temperament; she had always been a woman of her word since childhood.
Because of her poor health, no one in the family went against her wishes; they all did what she wanted.
Outside, the housekeepers and maids were either carrying boxes or recognizing relatives.
Rongyue and her older sister have a good relationship, but she can't talk much with Yanyun. The two sisters are very different; one is proud and the other is aloof.
Yang Qing was also a little afraid of this second older sister. It wasn't for any other reason, but she was afraid that if she said something wrong, she might stir up her emotions, causing great joy or sorrow, and she might faint, causing chaos in the whole family.
She secretly observed that Yan Yun looked much better after her return.
But because she had been taught from a young age not to play around in front of her second sister, she didn't dare to go forward and just hid in the crowd.
However, one thing was certain: judging from Yan Yun's attitude, she would absolutely not attempt suicide because of the divorce, which relieved her.
On the contrary, after Yan Yun finished catching up with the Second Madam, she took the initiative to call her three younger sisters forward, gave each of them a bracelet, and said with a smile, "I can still recognize Rong Yue, but Yang Qing and Xiao Tang'er, even if they walked right in front of me, I'm afraid I wouldn't recognize them as my own sisters."
The third wife laughed and said, "Girls change a lot as they grow up, that's normal. No wonder everyone envies you. Second sister-in-law is so lucky. Looking at your daughters standing in front of you, all so beautiful, who wouldn't say they're lovely? If my Chuying could be even a little bit like them, I would be thanking the heavens."
Chu Ying is a bully at home. She can chatter nonstop in front of acquaintances, but she starts to act like a quail when she sees strangers.
Hearing her mother say this again, stepping on her to praise other people's daughters, she was very unhappy, but in front of Yanyun who had just returned home, she dared not say anything, only pouting to show her dissatisfaction.
Upon seeing Yang Qing, the Second Madam immediately thought of the Crown Prince, and her gloomy mood instantly eased considerably.
She is now the Crown Prince's mother-in-law, and will be the Emperor's mother-in-law in the future.
Correspondingly, Yanyun is the older sister of the current Crown Princess and the future Empress. Even if she divorces and returns home, she has no trouble finding a husband; there are plenty of good young men seeking her hand in marriage.
Thinking about it, she couldn't help but smile, looking at Yang Qing with even more enthusiasm. She kindly took Yang Qing's hand, and just as she was about to speak, a maid threw down the curtain and rushed in, startling everyone in the room.
The First Madam recognized the girl as her maid and quickly stood up, scolding her, "You little brat, you're so unruly! Tomorrow, your parents will take you out."
The little girl was only thirteen or fourteen years old. She was trembling with fear. Upon hearing this, tears streamed down her face. She wiped her tears and cried out, "Third Madam, please don't send me away. It was Sister Xi'er who sent me to deliver a message. There are several burly men outside, all tall and strong, making a fuss and saying that they want to marry the Second Miss and take her home."
The First Madam, being the most disciplined person, immediately became so angry that her eyebrows shot up. She roared, "What kind of creatures are these? How dare they cause trouble at our doorstep? Are they all good-for-nothings? Quickly take them to the government office and report them to the authorities!"
The little maid sobbed, "Those burly men are all highly skilled in martial arts; none of the servants or guards can match them. Sister Xi'er had no choice but to invite them in and have me quickly take you to see them."
Although she kept crying, she spoke fluently.
The women in the room were all astonished and cast strange glances at Yanyun.
The second daughter had only been divorced and returned home for a few days when this happened again. Her reputation is probably not good.
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