In the room, Liu Fang watched as so many people spoke to Liu Yulian. She didn't know what to say. The gifts these people gave Liu Yulian were quite valuable, while the gifts she had given Liu Yulian were not as good.
Liu Fang thought that it was a good thing that the gift was wrapped up, so she just didn't open it.
"Little sister." Liu Fang still walked over, "This is for your makeup."
Liu Fang handed the thing directly to the maid beside her, but of course the maid couldn't open it directly.
"Put it aside." Liu Yulian didn't think much about it. So many people gave her makeup, it was impossible for her to look at them all at this time.
These things are exchanged, and Liu Yulian will have to give gifts to these people in the future.
"You go ahead and get busy," Liu Fang said. "We'll get together some other time when we're free. I'll be in the capital for quite a while this time."
"Okay." Liu Yulian replied.
When Liu Fang heard this, she breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't want to stay here any longer. If she did, what would happen if others said they wanted to see the things she had given them?
Seeing that Liu Fang was like that, Feng Guanjing just said a few words and left with Liu Fang.
Liu Yulian didn't look at Liu Fang and Feng Guanjing for long. There were too many people and she couldn't look at these two people for long.
Liu's mother was also busy entertaining other people and didn't have much time to talk to Liu Fang and Feng Guanjing. When Liu Fang came to the Marquis's Mansion again, she was filled with emotion. They couldn't go back.
Liu Yuqin, from the second branch of the Liu family, came to live with Liu Yanbo and his wife. She planned to stay there for two days.
Su Qiuya knew why Liu Yuqin came, but she did not stop Liu Yuqin or prevent her from staying at home.
"The Marquis' Mansion must be very lively now." Liu Yuqin said.
"Should." Su Qiuya didn't open the shop these two days. She knew that there were a lot of people there these two days, but she still didn't think about opening the shop, mainly because she didn't want to hear what others said.
There are always some people who don't get along with them, and they might talk about Princess Rongning in front of Su Qiuya and her husband.
Even if those people don't know how Liu Yanbo broke off his relationship with the people from Jingning Marquis' Mansion, they don't need to know the reason. They can say whatever they want.
"Let's see tomorrow." Su Qiuya knew that Liu Yuqin came here just to see how Liu Yulian's wedding day would be. Liu Yulian was Princess Rongning, and she had a lot of dowry as a reward from the palace, and a lot of betrothal gifts from the Chengguo Mansion.
Su Qiuya was quite envious of Liu Yulian, but this kind of thing couldn't be achieved just by envy.
"How many days will you stay here?" Su Qiuya asked.
Seeing that Liu Yuqin didn't say much about her inability to have children, Su Qiuya felt it was not right to stop Liu Yuqin from coming.
"I have to go back after two days." Liu Yuqin couldn't stay in the capital for much longer. "I told my husband that I'm here to help you with some things for two days. Don't let anything slip when the time comes."
"I see." Su Qiuya was not surprised.
Liu Yuqin and Aunt Qing were both hiding things, and they didn't want Liu Yuqin's husband to know about those things.
Su Qiuya let them do whatever they wanted, it wasn't like she was living with Liu Yuqin's husband.
"Aren't you opening?" Liu Yuqin asked.
"It's closed these two days." Su Qiuya said.
"Are the nearby shops doing good business?" Liu Yuqin asked again.
"Probably. There are a lot of people these days." Su Qiuya nodded, "It's just that we are not open yet."
Su Qiuya didn't need this little money, she would rather wait a little longer. After Princess Rongning got married, those onlookers would leave.
"Yeah." Liu Yuqin didn't say much.
When Su Qiuya saw Liu Yuqin like this, she felt that Liu Yuqin was a little different from before.
When Liu Yuqin was in a small town, it wasn't easy for her to get married. She looked around before finally set her eyes on her current husband. She originally didn't like her current husband, but she couldn't find anyone better, and she had to admit it.
In the northwest, Liu Yanqing was playing with his daughter in the yard.
"Your aunt is getting married tomorrow." Liu Yanqing said to his daughter.
"Aunt, get married." The little girl didn't know so many things. She only knew that her father always called her aunt.
The little girl can now say the word "Aunt" very fluently, but unfortunately she is in the northwest and has never met Liu Yulian.
When Lin Xiaowan heard Liu Yanqing say that to his daughter, she couldn't help but shake her head.
"Why are you telling her all this?" Lin Xiaowan said, "Don't let her get too excited."
Lin Xiaowan did not quite agree with Liu Yanqing always telling his daughter that Princess Rongning was her aunt. She was afraid that her daughter would think that Princess Rongning was her aunt and would not work hard, after all, her husband was a nobody.
Liu Yanqing himself wasn't a hard-working person, and Lin Xiaowan was worried that her child would be like him. If the child wasn't willing to work hard, then there was no hope for him to achieve anything great in the future.
Lin Xiaowan hoped that their child would have some success in the future, so that they wouldn't have to worry so much about the child. If the child didn't have any success, how would the child live in the future, and how long would the little money they left behind be enough for the child to use?
"I'm just saying, but I'm not here, so I can't support her." Liu Yanqing said.
"Why can't she support herself? She goes out and says her aunt is Princess Rongning, and then others dare not say anything about her." A few days ago, Lin Xiaowan saw her daughter telling other children that her aunt was a princess. When others talked about the Rongning Temple, her daughter also talked about her aunt.
Lin Xiaowan had heard her daughter call her "Auntie" many times. Before her daughter even called Princess Rongning herself "Auntie," she was already calling the stone statue of Princess Rongning "Auntie." This made Lin Xiaowan quite helpless. Liu Yanqing was not a person who was good at educating children.
If Liu Yanqing continued to teach the child, Lin Xiaowan was worried that the child would really become like Liu Yanqing in the future. It would be fine if the child became like Liu Yanqing, but she was afraid that the child would have other ideas.
"That's nothing." Liu Yanqing said, "That's the truth."
"Do you think she's bullying others by taking advantage of her power?" Lin Xiaowan asked. "If that's the case, she'll turn into a little devil."
“…” Liu Yanqing had never thought that his daughter would become a little devil and a bully.
"If you want to teach her, give her more books," Lin Xiaowan said. "Aren't there books like math books? Those books were compiled by the research institute and the Hanlin Academy. Just teach your daughter more."
"But...but I'm not very good at it either." Liu Yanqing said.
"..." Lin Xiaowan's lips twitched slightly. She knew this would be the result. Her husband wasn't a particularly gifted scholar. If Liu Yanqing had no talent, then he couldn't blame anyone else.
"Forget it, I'll learn it." Liu Yanqing said.
"You must not learn the wrong thing." Lin Xiaowan reminded Liu Yanqing that it would be disastrous if Liu Yanqing taught his daughter the wrong thing.
"I don't think so." Liu Yanqing felt a little guilty. He might have learned something wrong.
When Lin Xiaowan saw Liu Yanqing like this, she really didn't know what to say. Her husband was so incompetent.
Miss Cen was at her husband's house. She had a miscarriage and was still pregnant, but her husband already had a son out of wedlock. Her mother-in-law loved the child very much, and Miss Cen's status in her husband's family was low.
Miss Cen thought that they were from a small family, and indeed they were from a small family. These people had no rules at all. They didn't understand the difference between legitimate and illegitimate children, didn't know that the maids in the main room should take contraceptive soup, and didn't know that they should wait until the wife gave birth before letting the maids have children.
With such a husband-in-law family, do you still expect your child to have a bright future?
Dream on!
Even if such an unruly family has some success in the future, they will soon fall.
Miss Cen also knew that Princess Rongning was getting married, and she had not been to the Rongning Temple for a long time. The temple priest did not welcome her, so she did not go.
"Is this really fate?" Miss Cen stood in front of the window.
Miss Cen was thinking about how unbridled she had been in the past, and how popular the daughters of the Cen family were back then. Why did the Cen family fall in her generation? If the Cen family had fallen later, would she have been able to marry into a better family?
For example, after Liu Yulian was exiled, the Liu family was able to restore her title and Liu Yulian was even named a princess.
Miss Cen hopes that she can replace him. If she were Liu Yulian, how great it would be.
While taking a nap, Miss Cen dreamed that she became Liu Yulian.
But before she had time to feel proud, she heard someone asking her a question.
"Yuan Zheng, how do you make this?"
"Director, where's the culture medium?"
"Princess, are you confused? This is not how it's done."
"Is someone pretending to be a princess? You are not a princess at all. Someone come here."
…
Miss Cen woke up from her dream. She dreamed that she had become Liu Yulian, but she didn't know anything. Those people soon discovered that she was abnormal. If she knew something, then she could become Liu Yulian again, then she wouldn't be discovered.
Of course, Miss Cen could only think about it, as she could never become Liu Yulian. Even if she traveled through time and space to become Liu Yulian, she would not be able to do those things.
Liu Yulian is famous not for her stunning beauty but for her talent.
When Miss Cen walked into the yard, she saw from a distance that her husband was with another woman. They were entangled, talking and laughing. Miss Cen did not go over to them, but simply went back to the house, out of sight, out of mind.
The Lin family, ever since Lin's mother passed away, the younger brother and his wife were still so lazy, so they asked Lin's father to do more work. If Lin's father did less, the younger brother would complain about why Lin's father did so little, saying that there was not enough food at home.
The younger brother of the Lin family always asks his father to eat less, saying that his father is old and doesn't do as much work, so he doesn't need to eat so much.
By this time, Lin's father had already realized how bad the younger brother of the Lin family was. He and his deceased wife had doted on this son and had long since spoiled him. The son had no idea how to be filial to his old father.
The younger brother of the Lin family went to someone else's house to drink. He drank too much and when he came back, he felt that Lin's father was in the way and beat him up.
When Miss Lin Er came back, she saw that her father had a bruised face. As a concubine, she couldn't come back all the time, so she wanted to find Miss Lin San and ask her to come back from time to time.
Miss Lin Er didn't think of asking Miss Lin San to support her father. After all, in ancient times, sons were the ones who took care of the elderly, not married daughters.
"I can't do anything about it." When Miss Lin San came to the Lin family, the most she could do was to bring some food to Father Lin. She really couldn't do more.
Lin's father lives in the Lin family, and he gave away all the valuable things in the house. Lin's father can't control Lin's younger brother, so how can others come here all the time?
"If you want, take him away." Miss Lin San looked at Miss Lin Er, "Let him be a servant in your house, and his life will be better."
"Why not you?" Miss Lin Er frowned.
"Didn't you all like me to take care of them before?" Miss Lin San sneered, "Now it's your turn, and you're not willing to do it anymore?"
"It's meaningless if you say that." Miss Lin Er said, "My eldest sister is long gone.
"That's not anyone else's fault," Miss Lin San said. "Eldest sister is gone, but they still haven't learned their lesson and are still doting on their little brother. Look, something bad has happened."
Miss Lin San really didn't want to talk about these bad things. She was a married woman and no longer the Miss Lin San. What did these bad things in her family have to do with her? She just had to teach her children well. She couldn't let her children become like Lin Xiaodi.
"That's also your brother." Miss Lin Er emphasized.
"Yes, but didn't they sell me?" Miss Lin San said, "I'm lucky enough to come visit occasionally. What else do you want me to do? I'm not the eldest sister. I can't just wait to be divorced. The Zhang family spent money to buy me. If they don't divorce me, they'll just sell me outright."
Miss Lin Er was helpless when she saw that Miss Lin San was not listening.
When Miss Lin San returned to her husband's home, Widow Zhang saw her and knew that Miss Lin San must have gone to the Lin family again.
"The children are crying." Widow Zhang's face turned cold.
"I'll take care of the child right away." Miss Lin San said hurriedly.
Miss Lin San was afraid of upsetting Widow Zhang and also worried that her son wouldn't have a good life. She really shouldn't have meddled in her mother's family affairs. Her child was still young, and she couldn't always leave him at home. Even if someone else took care of him, he still liked to be with her.
"Don't run around unless you're asked to do anything." Widow Zhang didn't think washing clothes at home was a big deal. She hadn't asked anyone in her family to do anything else recently.
You have to know that when they were not managing Princess Rongning's farm, their life was not so easy. Whenever they had free time, they had to think of doing something to make money. They went to the mountains to chop wood or did sewing and mending. They always had to find something to do.
If you don't work, you won't have money to eat.
Widow Zhang just thinks that these people are idle, and if she asks them to do less work, they still don’t know how to cherish it.
"Don't run, don't run." Miss Lin San said hurriedly.
After all, Father Lin was Miss Lin San's biological father, and since Mother Lin had passed away, Miss Lin San couldn't help but care for Father Lin a little more. At most, Miss Lin San would occasionally bring some food to Father Lin, but it wasn't much, just enough for Father Lin to eat in one meal.
Miss Lin San couldn't bring too much stuff with her. If she did, those things would end up in the mouths of Lin Xiaodi and his wife.
"How is your father?" asked Widow Zhang.
"It's okay, I'm fine." Miss Lin San said.
"Yeah." Widow Zhang didn't ask any more questions. Father Lin wasn't a member of the Zhang family, so how could she possibly care about him? She said this to make Third Miss Lin understand that if Father Lin didn't have any problems, she should go back less often.
Miss Lin San understood what Widow Zhang was saying. She carried the child into the house and didn't dare say anything else. She always remembered how cruel the Lin family had been to her, and she couldn't possibly be like Miss Lin Da.
She didn't know whether Miss Lin had any regrets before she died, but Miss Lin San felt it was a pity for Miss Lin.
If Miss Lin had lived a good life and not always brought things from her husband's family back to her parents' home, she would not have been divorced and would not have died in the end.
Miss Lin San was very satisfied with her current life. The Zhang family treated her well. Her husband was also very kind to her. This in-law family was truly excellent, and she had to cherish her blessings.
A person has only so much blessing. If you don't know how to cherish it, and then regret it when you no longer have it, it will be useless.
Miss Lin San couldn't help but wonder about her fourth sister. She hadn't received any letters from Miss Lin Si, nor had she heard any news about her from anyone else. She just hoped that her sister could live well and not suffer too much.
In the palace, Miss Lin Si was working with a hoe. She knew the Queen had asked her to stay because she knew how to farm. She could handle a hoe and even dared to catch insects on the leaves.
Chunlan didn't write to Miss Lin San because she didn't want to cause trouble for her third sister. She also didn't think about sending money to Miss Lin San right away. Miss Lin San was living well in the Zhang family, so she didn't want to cause trouble.
At most, she would wait until a good opportunity came and ask someone to bring the money back. She still remembered that she owed Miss Lin San money. She didn't touch it now because she needed money now. She wanted to read more books on agriculture and sometimes she had to ask someone to buy some things for her.
There are also places in this palace where money is needed.
Chunlan thought that after two years, she would find a way to pay back Miss Lin San's money.
When the maids saw how seriously Chunlan was doing her work, they all felt inferior. They couldn't do it to Chunlan's level, nor did they have the strength to carry such heavy things, but Chunlan was not afraid of getting dirty or tired.
Chunlan's hands were much rougher than those of other palace maids, but she never complained or felt tired.
"Sister Chunlan, have a drink of water." A palace maid brought tea.
"Just a little bit more." Chunlan still held the hoe, "I'll drink some water and continue."
Chunlan had no intention of stopping to rest. She had to work hard to do these things well, so that she could continue to be favored by the queen. She had to do these things in the fields well. If she didn't do them well, someone would always be able to replace her.
Even though the Queen used her a lot now, it was because the work here was harder and more tiring, and other maids were reluctant to come. Some maids just wanted to be in charge and didn't do those things.
Chunlan is now a small housekeeper, but she dare not rest too much, and she still does those things personally. This is also the reason why the queen is satisfied with Chunlan, and it is even more difficult for others to replace Chunlan.
"I heard that Princess Rongning is getting married tomorrow." said the palace maid.
"The princess is getting married, so we have to work too," Chunlan said. No matter how lively the outside world was, it had nothing to do with them. They, the palace servants, should just do their own work and not think about other things.
"That's right." The maid nodded. "I just think that the princess is such an outstanding person... you have learned so much, can you be as great as her in the future?"
"No," Chunlan said, "I've only learned the basics."
Chunlan knows her abilities. She cannot become a master-level figure, so she can only do some small things.
In the Marquis of Jingning's Mansion, Liu Yulian's room was piled with many gifts, which were all given to her as dowry by the noble ladies and rich girls.
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