Chapter 240: Rivals and Sisters
"Why can't I have what's mine?"
"But you gave it to me, so now it's mine!"
"Bah, that's a gift from me to my nephew! What the hell does it have to do with you, Boss Li?"
"Hey, isn't my son still young? Why can't I, as his father, keep it for him first?"
"Absolutely not!
I told you to pick up the bowl and eat, put it down and curse. I won't send you off now.
Give it back to me!
When my nephew is older, I will hang myself on him and avoid such a heartless person like you..."
The two brothers were noisy and chased each other as they ran out. The noise became farther and farther away until it could no longer be heard. The three women in the room, who had been pretending to be blind, with a look of regret, turned away one after another.
Princess An, who loved to laugh, laughed out loud first.
"Wanjie'er, your prince is exactly the same as when he was little, always so noisy!"
Jiang Wan smiled and nodded.
"Isn't it? Your prince is still the same as when he was little, especially good at teasing him."
The two wives who were protecting other people's wives looked at each other and laughed out loud at the same time.
However, the old mother sitting on the side pretended to be unhappy and snorted and cleared her throat.
"As a wife, you should be virtuous and kind. How can you talk about your husband behind his back? You are making fun of my two sons right in front of me like this?"
He raised his hand, pulled out a handkerchief and covered the corners of his lips, and a cheerful laugh instantly came out from under his hand.
"Why don't you bring your mother along when you're happy? If you want to laugh, laugh together."
“Hahahahahaha…”
“Chuckle, chuckle, chuckle…”
“Hehehe…”
The three of them burst into laughter.
After the smile faded, Princess An looked at Princess Qi with a smile in her eyes.
"Every time your prince comes over, my prince seems to become inexplicably more lively. Sister-in-law, if you live with me, every day will definitely be very lively!"
"Yeah, it's a lively scene with lots of noise!"
Jiang Wan sighed, then smiled again.
"He's often erratic and unreliable, but he also has a very reliable and responsible side! My prince isn't a perfect person, and he's not even as smart and refined as your prince. But he treats people with sincerity, and I feel at ease with him."
It was unclear who these last words were addressed to, but the old mother smiled with satisfaction and nodded. Princess An, though she didn't understand, echoed them with a few kind words before patting her chest with a look of apprehension.
"Just now I thought you were really angry, Mother. You almost scared me!"
"Why should I be angry? They've been making such a fuss under my lap since they were little. If I were angry, they would have pissed me off to death!"
After wiping the tears of laughter from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, Zhao continued with a feeling in her tone.
"Ever since they were little, each of these brothers has had their own problems.
The eldest is dull, the second is slippery, and the third is quiet but likes to dwell on trivial matters.
It was only after the emergence of the thorny Fourth Brother that they would get so angry that they would become a group and fight against the naughty Fourth Brother from time to time.
The fifth child was brought up by the fourth child, which is why he becomes more and more out of touch as he grows up!"
When she recalled her youth, many emotions flashed through her eyes.
Although life was not good at that time, it was not bad either.
Even if the husband has someone else in his heart, he always respects his wife who suddenly appears and gives her the respect she deserves.
Although Qiao Yunshu and I had fought openly and covertly, they had never really fought each other. I could understand the other's difficulties, and the other could also understand my difficulties.
They are not only rivals, but also sisters who have supported each other through half of their lives' hardships.
And these kids in the family, each of them has their own naughtiness but also their own merits.
If her parents had not been too arrogant and unable to suppress their feelings, she would not have ended up being sent thousands of miles away like this.
Alas, after all, as a daughter of the Zhao family, she had already fulfilled all her responsibilities. She had suffered for her family in the first half of her life, and every day in the second half, she wanted to be more considerate of herself.
Now her life is pretty smooth and stable, and she is content with everything. She really doesn't have too many extravagant demands. Just living together peacefully with her son, daughter-in-law, grandson, and future children is really very, very good.
Thinking of Qiao Yunshu who was still struggling in the vortex of the capital, Zhao sighed.
"Wanjie'er, did you know that your mother is ill?"
There was worry written on the corners of her eyebrows and eyes.
"Yunniang has never had a good temper. She had a bad temper even when she was young. When she got angry, she would pick up a sword and dare to confront your father!
In the past, I would always try to persuade her, and when that didn’t work, I would join in the scolding, at least that would help her vent her anger.
But now that I'm back home, she has to take care of everything as the queen. Although the virtuous concubines are obedient, who knows if the emperor will find someone else to make things difficult for Yunniang?
I suspect your mother's illness was caused by anger. I've written to her repeatedly to try to pacify her, but I've heard she hasn't gotten better.
This time when you go back to the palace, please help me tell her to comfort herself. She is so angry that she is sick. Who can take her place now?
If that doesn't work, then let her tell the Emperor to come stay with me for a while to relax. The eldest brother and his wife will definitely have no objection. Just tell her to come, her sister is looking forward to her!"
As Zhao spoke, she began to cry, fearing that the woman who was bright and outgoing in her youth but suffered so much injustice would not have a good ending now that she was old.
Once people get older, they tend to reminisce about the past and have a tendency to embellish their memories.
Take Zhao Yu'e, for example. Although she is far from being old and frail at this age, she can't help but start reminiscing about the past after living a peaceful and comfortable life for a long time.
Then I gradually discovered that all the previous fights and competitions, because the opponents always showed mercy, there were always some good things that could come out of the bad.
What is this?
This is favor.
It's the affection between them as sisters.
So she would miss Qiao Yunshu especially, even more than when she thought of Li Changhuai. So when she heard the news that she was not in good health, she was even more worried that she was not having a good time in the palace.
If the other party had not repeatedly stated in the letter that the court was in a turbulent time and that it was not suitable for her and Prince An to return to Beijing, then Zhao Yu'e might have already gone back to visit her relatives.
Holding Jiang Wan's hand, she explained everything one by one.
Jiang Wan nodded repeatedly.
She had said long ago that she had always liked the two ladies of the Li family, and had felt regret and injustice for their experiences many times.
It has always been the world that is wrong, not these two extraordinary women who have had a hard life.
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