Chapter 57 Zhao Lingmeng Gets Along with the Eldest and Second Sisters-in-law
Sun Qiming was a sweet-talker. When Lady Wu'an held him in her arms, he started to talk like a child: "Grandma, I miss you so much tomorrow. Do you miss me too?"
While speaking, Sun Qiming raised his head and looked at the wife of Marquis Wu'an with anticipation.
Seeing Sun Qiming's adorable appearance, the wife of Marquis Wu'an felt her heart melt. She immediately hugged him and kissed him, "Grandma, I miss you tomorrow."
After Lady Wu'an Hou finished speaking, she also hugged Sun Qijing next to her and said, "Grandma misses our Jing'er too."
Sun Qijing also leaned into the arms of the wife of Marquis Wu'an and rubbed against her embarrassedly.
Zhao Lingmeng looked at the many people in the room watching her, and she didn't want her mother to ignore them, so she jokingly said, "Mom, look at me too. Do you miss me?"
The wife of Marquis Wu'an looked at her lovely daughter and poked Zhao Lingmeng's forehead. "You are already a mother of three children, yet you are still so childish and competing for favor with your own children."
Seeing this, the Crown Prince's wife also smiled and said, "No matter how old we are, we are still your children! Mother, don't just love the next generation, love us too."
"What my sister-in-law said is right. Mother, please love us too." The second young master's wife also agreed.
"You three! You are so old, but you are still jealous of the younger generation. What a promising future." The wife of Marquis Wu'an also laughed. These two were her own daughters-in-law. She was very satisfied that they could protect her daughter.
To say that Zhao Lingmeng's elder and younger sisters-in-law treated her well wasn't the case. They had always kept to themselves. Before the original owner got married, she hadn't used her sister-in-law's power to cause trouble. But when her mother criticized her elder and younger sisters-in-law, she didn't get involved.
Zhao Lingmeng felt that it would be good to maintain this state. There was no need to get along like real sisters. Everyone had selfish motives and overlapping interests, so it was unrealistic.
What Zhao Lingmeng didn't know was that her elder and younger sisters-in-law had a very good impression of her. Before she got married, although she had a somewhat unruly demeanor, she never gave them any trouble, nor did she interfere with her brother's affairs. It was only she who brought the people around her to torment her father-in-law and mother-in-law.
Moreover, after Zhao Lingmeng got married, she never caused any trouble to her family. Even if she married into a lower class, she lived a peaceful life. She just didn't meet a good man. They all sympathized with her.
As they chatted and laughed, some of the nearby clansmen joined in, and for a moment the room was filled with laughter and joy. Zhao Lingmeng, in particular, had been given the title of Princess, and she didn't act overbearingly in front of these people, just being a little quieter as usual.
"Jing'er, Ming'er, would you two like to go play with Brother Zhimo and the others?" The Crown Prince's wife looked at the two children in her mother-in-law's arms, who were looking around in her arms, and smiled, gently coaxing the two little guys.
Sun Qijing and Sun Qiming had also been to the Marquis' Mansion before. Knowing that this was the eldest aunt, they smiled at the Crown Prince's wife first, then looked at Zhao Lingmeng. Seeing Zhao Lingmeng nod, the two of them obediently followed Brother Zhimo and left.
Seeing how well behaved these two were, the Crown Prince's wife was filled with envy. Her own son, Zhimo, was two years older than Sun Qijing, and they hated each other like cats and dogs, never having a peaceful day. As a result, her husband didn't even want to have a second child; it was too tiring.
"Sister, your two children are so well-behaved. Why don't you send them back and let your sister-in-law raise them for you? I love them so much."
The Crown Prince's wife enthusiastically took Zhao Lingmeng's hand. She said this because she wanted her sister's child to attend the clan school at the mansion. If she brought it up first, Zhao Lingmeng wouldn't be so embarrassed. Many of the clan's children went to school here anyway, so adding two more wouldn't be a big deal. It would be better to give it to her sister-in-law than to others.
Zhao Lingmeng's second sister-in-law also agreed with her eldest sister-in-law. After all, the resources are public. Even if her own sister-in-law doesn't use them, the children of the clan and her illegitimate brothers will also need to use them.
Zhao Lingmeng knew that her sister-in-law said this because she was worried that she would be embarrassed to speak up. Although she was not the kind of noble person that her sister-in-law thought she was, she still had to appreciate her sister-in-law's kindness.
"Thank you so much, sister-in-law. I'll have to trouble you to look after me for the next two years. Please don't be bothered by me when the time comes."
As soon as Zhao Lingmeng finished speaking, the Crown Prince's wife patted her hand, signaling her to rest assured. Then the three of them began to talk about raising children.
The Marquis of Wu'an's wife was already being fawned over by the wives of some of the clan members, but Zhao Lingmeng and the eldest and second sisters-in-law were still unappreciated. Although the eldest sister-in-law was the Crown Prince's wife, the Marquis of Wu'an and his wife were still in good health, and it was still a long way to go before they could take charge of the household! Most of the issues they urgently needed to resolve were current ones.
My second sister-in-law was the wife of the second eldest son, and would be separated from the family in the future. However, my second brother was talented and had already served in the army and was very brave in battle. My eldest brother, on the other hand, chose the path of a civil servant.
This way people won't be afraid, right? The one who inherited the title of Marquis of Wu'an was a civil official, but the one who could fight was the second son.
As for Princess Zhao Lingmeng, those who knew knew that she was a talisman given to his daughter by the Marquis of Wu'an. Besides protecting her from being bullied, she wasn't much help. That was why the three of them could just sit back and chat about raising children.
But this situation did not last long. After a while, someone came in to report that the procedures at the ancestral hall had been completed and the second girl was almost outside the door.
So everyone here found their seats and sat down, waiting for Zhao Shuiyun to come in. Now the family name in the family tree has been changed to Zhao Lingyun.
Sure enough, not long after, Zhao Lingyun came in with a group of servants. As soon as she came in, Zhao Lingyun knelt in the middle of the hall and bowed deeply, "My daughter Zhao Lingyun greets my mother."
After Zhao Lingyun finished her formal ceremony, the wife of the Marquis of Wu'an personally stepped forward to help her up, while a maid was waiting beside her with a pair of jade bracelets. This was a gift that the wife of the Marquis of Wu'an had prepared long ago.
The wife of Marquis Wu'an personally put it on Zhao Lingyun and said, "Since you call me mother, I will never give you less in the future. If you are wronged outside, you can come back and tell me. I will protect you."
Zhao Lingyun had originally thought it was just a simple change to the family tree, but today everything was a surprise, the new name, her mother's promise. It all moved Zhao Lingyun immensely. This family was still willing to protect her.
If my stepmother had said today that she would treat me as her own daughter, I would definitely not have believed her. However, she didn't say that she would treat me as her own daughter. She only said that I would be treated as a legitimate daughter and that she would make decisions for me if anything happened. This was enough for me. It seemed that my stepmother was also a smart person.
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