Liu Yanqing stood at the door of Shiyuan Village, wondering whether he should go in. If he didn't go in, Lin Xiaowan would ask him where he had been. If he went in, Lin Xiaowan could still accuse him of being lazy and eavesdropping on their conversation.
He really has it difficult!
He's back now, if he turns around...
"Just came back from the fields?" Just as Liu Yanqing turned around, Widow Zhang's eldest son was standing there.
Widow Zhang's son had a loud voice and Widow Zhang had sharp ears, so Lin Xiaowan and Widow Zhang knew that Liu Yanqing was outside.
Liu Yanqing was holding a straw hat in his hand. The weather was a bit hot, and he wanted to let Lin Xiaowan know that he was working.
If he didn't work, there was no need for him to wear such an ugly hat.
"I just...just came back from the fields." Liu Yanqing said quickly, "I haven't been lazy."
"No one said you were lazy." Lin Xiaowan's mouth curled slightly, but she didn't say anything.
"I should go back too." Widow Zhang said, "No need to see me off. You're still pregnant."
"Okay." Lin Xiaowan said, "You guys go back first."
Widow Zhang's eldest son came to see her because he had something to ask, so Widow Zhang went back quickly.
In the Zhang family, Miss Lin San, the second grandson's wife of Widow Zhang, is accusing her family.
Her family members had taken the money from selling her body, yet these people still had the nerve to come here.
"You've already sold me out."
"We already wrote the paperwork, do we still need to go to the government office?"
"Do you want me to die for your son?"
…
Miss Lin San would never give the money she had saved to her parents who were so patriarchal that they wanted to sell their daughter. These people didn't even think about whether her daughter would have a miserable life.
"My younger brother is getting married." Miss Lin also came. She had already given some things to her parents' home and could no longer take anything from her husband's family.
Miss Lin's in-laws were already very dissatisfied with her and threatened to divorce her if she took more things.
Their younger brother needed two taels of silver to marry, but the family simply didn't have that much money.
The money that Miss Lin San earned from selling her body had long been used by their younger brother. The Lin family renovated the house and bought clothes for the younger brother, and the money was gone.
They just wanted Miss Lin San to come up with more money. Widow Zhang's family was so rich, Miss Lin San could just steal a little.
They thought that since Widow Zhang spent so many taels of silver to buy Miss Lin San, then Widow Zhang must be willing to spend two taels of silver.
It is two taels of silver now, and it will be ten taels of silver in the future.
Miss Lin San understood these people too well. They had no intention of paying back the money. They just wanted to take the money for free.
"Your parents are so old now, can't you be a little more filial to them?" said Miss Lin.
"Then you give it to me." said Miss Lin San.
When Widow Zhang came back, she saw Miss Lin Da and Miss Lin San fighting.
"Why don't you pull them apart?" Widow Zhang signaled her daughter-in-law to come forward, and Widow Zhang herself went forward and accidentally hit Lin's father and mother.
"Hey, what are you doing so close to me?" Widow Zhang did it on purpose.
Lin's father and mother did not expect Widow Zhang to do such a thing. Before they could say anything, Widow Zhang hit them with a broom and chased them.
Widow Zhang was quite cruel, and she wasn't afraid of what they said about her. Reputation couldn't be eaten, and the Lin family's reputation was even worse. There was no need for the Zhang family to be afraid.
"You..." Mother Lin wanted to stop Widow Zhang, but she couldn't.
Lin's mother works a lot, but she eats little, so she doesn't have much strength.
This is what the Lin family did. They gave everything to their son. They ate less themselves and their daughter also ate less, so their son became fat and lazy.
When their son wants to get married, they still look for a daughter.
They just wanted to get more money from their daughter and didn't think about how much money to give her at all.
They can sacrifice their daughters for their sons.
Widow Zhang didn't care what other families were like, as long as they couldn't make trouble in front of her. Widow Zhang thought about her family, with so many people at home, if she gave money to any of their relatives, how could they still live?
Widow Zhang would never give anything to the Lin family, she would just send those people away.
The Lin family thought they could just play the victim, as that was how they had dealt with their other daughters and their daughters' in-laws before.
Miss Lin herself had also been tormented by the Lin family, but she still stood on the side of the Lin family. Sometimes she even felt that the things given by her husband's family were too little.
People like Miss Lin can even treat her own children badly, and still think that her in-laws will treat her children better, and that she should leave her things to her younger brother.
Miss Lin San knew what her eldest sister's attitude was. Her eldest sister had lost her temper because of the torture she had done to her parents, but she still always went to her parents' home to get things.
If it weren't for her eldest sister giving birth to a son, I'm afraid her eldest sister would have been sent back home long ago.
Her elder sister dared to do that because she gave birth to a son.
"Get out! All of you, get out!" Widow Zhang said. "I haven't even come to your house to ask for anything, and you're selling your daughter and your skills. This is a contract to sell your body, don't even think about denying it."
"Yes, if you want your daughter back, just give us money," said the other members of the Zhang family.
Widow Zhang didn't care whether Miss Lin San stayed in the Zhang family or not. After all, Miss Lin San was not the only capable girl in the world. They could just sell Miss Lin San and marry another woman for their grandson.
"You can give me the silver and take her back with you," Widow Zhang said. "You can marry her to whoever you want and see how much you can get. Anyway, you can't give me a penny less than the money she earned from selling her body."
Widow Zhang said it very bluntly. She didn't care whether Miss Lin San was happy or not. That was the way things were.
"You..." Mother Lin really didn't expect the Zhang family to be like this. When she collected the money, she thought that everyone was from the countryside and didn't need to be so particular.
Mother Lin was still thinking that they had raised Miss Lin San for so many years, and that Miss Lin San would definitely consider her younger brother more, just like Miss Lin Da.
However, Miss Lin San is not Miss Lin Da. Miss Lin San had even gone to the trouble of selling her body to beg the Lin family for help, so it was impossible for her to help her younger brother.
Originally, her parents could have used the money from her prostitution to marry the younger brother of the Lin family, but they spent the money elsewhere. They spent the money and now came to look for Miss Lin San.
"Don't worry, it's ours." Widow Zhang said, "If you continue to stay here, I will take you to the government office."
“…” The Lin family members were stunned. They didn’t want to be sent to the yamen at all.
But they knew that the Zhang family might really do this, and Widow Zhang didn't care whether they were Miss Lin San's biological mother or not.
After the Lin family left, Widow Zhang looked at Miss Lin San and said, "I'm telling the truth. If they really give you money, then you can go back with them."
Widow Zhang was not very happy. If her grandson had listened to her and not married Miss Lin San, none of this would have happened.
Miss Lin San is a person who has a lot of troubles. No matter how capable Miss Lin San is, Widow Zhang still doesn't like those troubles.
"Every time they come, we chase them away and beat them up," Widow Zhang said. "Since they're sold in indentures, the Lin family isn't our in-laws."
Widow Zhang thought that she was not from a prominent family, nor was she a wealthy family that wanted fame, so there was no need for her to tolerate the Lin family.
"Yes." Miss Lin San knew that Widow Zhang was unhappy, but there was nothing she could do. She could only stop giving money to the Lin family. If she did it too often, they would stop coming.
In the capital, Master Xue and his wife came to the Marquis of Jingning's mansion. After all, Liu's mother was the wife of the Marquis of Jingning, Princess Zhaoyang was a daughter of the royal family, and Liu Yulian was also a princess, so Madam Xue thought it would be better for them to come to the Marquis of Jingning's mansion first.
Mr. Xue went to chat with Marquis Jingning, and Mrs. Xue sat next to Liu's mother.
Liu's mother continued to be the wife of the Marquis of Jingning. The harem was much quieter, without so many concubines and illegitimate children. Liu's mother did not have to arrange monthly allowances for those concubines and illegitimate children, nor did she have to worry about whether they needed new clothes.
In short, Liu's mother is still quite satisfied with her current life.
Even if a fool like Mrs. Mei Ershao would make trouble a few times, Mother Liu could tolerate it.
"At the beginning, I didn't return to Beijing. After you went to the northwest, you were far away and I didn't go to see you." Mrs. Xue said.
"It's nothing." Mother Liu knew that her brother was busy with something. They were indeed far away at the beginning, and there was no need for Master Xue and the others to go to the northwest.
It would not be worth it if they traveled thousands of miles just to take a look.
Liu's mother still hopes that her family can do their work well. There is no need for them to delay their own affairs because of the Liu family's affairs.
"Where's Rongning?" Madam Xue, the Second Young Master, began to call Liu Yulian Rongning, calling her by her title rather than her name. "Are you busy?"
"She went out this morning." Mother Liu said with a smile, "I don't know what she was doing, and it's not easy to ask."
"There's no need to ask," said Madam Xue. "Rongning is promising, that's good."
Madam Xue didn't intend to let Rongning take care of her own child. She just wanted the Jingning Marquisate to be well, so her mother-in-law wouldn't have to worry too much.
"Mother is still home, right?" Liu's mother said, "We should have gone there first."
Liu's mother thought that her mother was the elder after all, so they had to go first. Even if Mrs. Xue Laofan didn't come, Liu's mother felt that she should go first.
"It's nothing." Madam Xue didn't think it was a big deal. She just didn't want others to think that Madam Xue was there, so they were just waiting for Madam Jingning to come.
Madam Xue would rather come earlier, to give face to Princess Zhaoyang.
"Have some snacks." Princess Zhaoyang came over and asked someone to bring some cakes. "Aunt, please try some."
Princess Zhaoyang originally didn't know about the Xue family's affairs, but she asked someone to find out and found out what the situation was like.
The Xue family is actually not that bad, it’s just that the wife of Marquis Jingning has little contact with Uncle Xue.
"Okay." Mrs. Xue said with a smile.
When Madam Xue saw Princess Zhaoyang, she thought she was quite nice. As for the eldest Huo family, Madam Xue didn't think about it.
In the Ouyang family, Mrs. Huo has been very unhappy recently because her biological son and daughter still haven't come to her.
Her biological father even criticized her, which made Mrs. Huo very unhappy.
"Cry, cry, cry, all you do is cry." Mrs. Huo saw her own child crying, and she felt that the child was too troublesome. If the child had cried less, she would not have been so annoyed.
The wet nurse had no choice but to coax the child, and it was impossible for Mrs. Huo to coax the child.
"You're crying in front of your father. Let him stay home more." Mrs. Huo said, "Why are you crying in front of me?"
Mrs. Huo was dissatisfied because the child always cried loudly in front of her. Mrs. Huo thought that she had done nothing wrong to the child. She had given birth to her, so why was the child so ignorant?
If the child was more sensible, he would have cried in front of Lord Ouyang.
Every time Mrs. Huo thought about Lord Ouyang visiting his stepson and stepdaughter, and how Lord Ouyang always stayed with them, she felt angry.
It just so happened that Mrs. Huo had been behaving virtuously recently, so she couldn't continue to quarrel with Lord Ouyang.
Mrs. Huo just wanted to let me know that she was living a happy life, that she could live a good life without Liu Yanjing, and that she had no regrets.
Even though she was deeply regretful in her heart, she still had to pretend that nothing had happened.
"Go, carry her over there." Mrs. Huo didn't want to hear the child crying, and the crying still made her upset.
Mrs. Huo thought that the child had to stop crying, and she even wanted to cover the child's mouth.
Once, Mrs. Huo did just that, and was seen by Lord Ouyang. Lord Ouyang was very angry after seeing it.
Lord Ouyang directly asked Mrs. Huo if she didn't want the child to survive and if she wanted to suffocate the child. If Mrs. Huo didn't have such thoughts, then why did she do that?
Mrs. Huo no longer dared to cover the child's mouth, fearing that the child would die accidentally. Just because Mrs. Huo didn't like her daughter didn't mean she wanted to kill her.
The wet nurse had no choice but to carry the little girl aside. She felt a little sorry for the little girl. Such a young child knew nothing, and yet the little girl was so rejected by her own mother.
If it were me, I would never treat my own daughter like this.
That’s all the wet nurse thought, no matter how many times she said these words to Mrs. Huo.
When Lord Ouyang came back, he heard his little daughter crying. Her cry was very soft and not loud at all.
This has something to do with the fact that his little one is weak. Lord Ouyang's two children are in much better condition.
"Why are you crying again?" Lord Ouyang simply went to hold his little daughter. The little daughter fell asleep in his arms after a while. Lord Ouyang thought that the little daughter was easier to take care of.
"The young lady likes you." said the wet nurse.
The wet nurse thought that Lord Ouyang was better at taking care of children than Mrs. Huo, and that Mrs. Huo would never be able to coax a child the same way as Lord Ouyang.
"What are you doing?" Mrs. Huo was dissatisfied when she saw the wet nurse standing close to Lord Ouyang, but she suddenly remembered that now was not the time to quarrel.
Mrs. Huo didn't stare at the wet nurse, but said, "I asked you to take care of the child, but why don't you take good care of the child? You have to let the master come."
"It's my fault." That's all the wet nurse could say.
The wet nurse didn't dare to retort, for she was afraid that Mrs. Huo would be unhappy. If Mrs. Huo was unhappy, she could just tell her to get out. The wet nurse still hoped that she could take care of the young lady.
Seeing that the wet nurse was trembling with fear, Mrs. Huo breathed a sigh of relief. If this slave was so scared, then she must not dare to have any other thoughts.
The wet nurse simply left, leaving the space to Mrs. Huo and Lord Ouyang.
"He fell asleep." Lord Ouyang said.
"She just likes you." Da Huo said, "She cried before she saw you."
"All children are like this, they will cry. It's not that they stopped crying when they saw me, but they were tired of crying before." Lord Ouyang knew that Mrs. Huo didn't care that much about the children, so he just said a few words.
Lord Ouyang cannot blame Da Huo. If Da Huo is unhappy, then Da Huo will cause more trouble.
"That's because she misses you," said Mrs. Huo. "You're never home, and she can't see you, so that's why she's like this."
"Yeah." Lord Ouyang didn't say more about this matter.
At the Marquis of Jingning's Mansion, Liu Yulian came back from outside. She had just been to the farm and came back again.
As soon as Liu Yulian came back, she saw Madam Xue Er. When she saw Madam Xue Er, she couldn't help but think that she shouldn't have gone out today.
"Aunt." Liu Yulian bowed to Madam Xue.
When Second Madam Xue saw Liu Yulian bowing to her, she quickly stood up. Liu Yulian was the Princess of Rongning, so Second Madam Xue couldn't claim to be her superior; at most, she was of a higher generation.
"We are all family, no need to be so polite." Liu's mother said, "Sister-in-law, please sit down."
"Aunt, please sit down." Liu Yulian said.
"Okay." Madam Xue sat down. "I haven't seen you for many years. Rong Ning has grown a lot taller."
Mrs. Xue thought that when she first met Liu Yulian, Liu Yulian had just been born.
After not seeing each other for many years, everyone has changed a lot.
"If I don't grow taller, I'll become a dwarf." Liu Yulian said, "Are my cousins here?"
"I'm here." Madam Xue nodded. "I'm going to play with Jia'er."
"I'll go find them." Liu Yulian didn't know what topic to talk about in front of her elders, so she simply went out.
Princess Zhaoyang did not go out with them, as she arrived a little later. She just sat here and chatted with Madam Xue and Mother Liu, which was also a way of showing her respect for Madam Xue.
The Cen family, Mr. Cen's suspension does not mean that he is unaware of some of the things happening in the court. When Mr. Cen learned that Liu Yulian had raised her opinion so quickly, she wanted to quickly create a set of rules suitable for the research institute.
A newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger!
Mr. Cen thought Liu Yulian was very bold, but Princess Rongning was not the target of the Cen family. Mr. Cen could not say too much about Princess Rongning's faults, nor could he let his son impeach Princess Rongning.
It's just that some people who stood on the Cen family's side before may not be on the Cen family's side now. Some of those people even went to impeach Liu Yulian, which easily made people think that the Cen family wanted to deal with Liu Yulian.
"It's all a scheme." How could Mr. Cen not know that those people just wanted to get a piece of the pie from the research institute.
The research institute is not an ordinary place. Do they think that their people will be fine once they enter the research institute?
Old Master Cen doesn't think so. Princess Rongning has her own ideas, and it's impossible for her to listen to those people.
Right now, the Cen family is in a dilemma. Old Master Cen hopes that someone like Liu Yulian will appear in the Cen family, but unfortunately there is no such person.
In the palace, after Concubine Cen was banished to the cold palace, her life became even more miserable. She had a poor place to live, poor clothes to wear, and her family did not try to get her out.
The third prince did not go to the emperor to plead for mercy, so Concubine Cen wondered how long she would have to stay in the cold palace?
"Where is she?" Concubine Cen had not seen her personal maid for a long time. She looked around. Where had she gone?
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