Even though Liu Yuqin clearly didn't like these people, she still wanted to stay here, so Xiao Dayu didn't say anything. Since Liu Yuqin was willing to stay here, then he let her stay here.
In reality, Xiao Dayu still wanted to live with Liu Yuqin. If he was busy with research, he could stay at the research institute instead of going back home. But Liu Yuqin lived in the research institute compound, and Xiao Dayu felt that she didn't fit in with the people around her.
But Xiao Dayu couldn't just say he would live with Liu Yuqin, since he wasn't a son-in-law. Liu Yuqin didn't ask him to live with her, but instead said she would live at the research institute, so Xiao Dayu had no choice but to oblige Liu Yuqin.
"These people are noisy all day long, and I don't know what they are talking about," said Liu Yuqin.
"They are just doing some trivial things." Xiao Dayu didn't stare at those people, so how could he know what they were doing.
"Then what do they do? Trivial things at that." Liu Yuqin sneered, "With people like them, what can they do?"
Liu Yuqin looked down on those people. She thought that whatever they did was useless and that they were simply very poor.
"They usually go to the research institute to do some work." Xiao Dayu said, "They do things like cooking, and they can earn some money."
"So what? It's just a simple job." Liu Yuqin didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
Those people can only do simple tasks. If asked to do something slightly more complex, they don't know how to do it. They can only do those tasks, not like they can do anything else.
Liu Yuqin thought she was much more capable than those people, but those people didn't talk much to her and didn't let her say anything.
People at the research institute would sometimes hear Liu Yuqin loudly grumbling about her discontent in the room, but they were used to it; no one would rush to her face and yell. They knew she was the daughter of a marquis, and since ancient times, common people had not fought against officials, even if their husbands worked at the research institute and some held official positions.
But those people thought that if they could just bear it, they should bear it, and there was no need to talk about it. People like Liu Yuqin were simply unreasonable.
In the northwest, Liu Yanqing received a letter from the capital, informing him that Liu Yuqin was getting married. However, the northwest was quite far from the capital, and there was a lot of road between them. By the time they received the letter, Liu Yuqin had already gotten married.
"My second sister remarried." Liu Yanqing said.
"If you want to remarry, then remarry." Lin Xiaowan said, "Do you want to give her a gift as compensation?"
"Just a little bit will do." Liu Yanqing thought that since his relationship with Liu Yuqin wasn't very good, there was no need for them to prepare so many things for Liu Yuqin. If they really had to prepare anything, then just give it as a token of appreciation.
I'm afraid she wouldn't be able to be satisfied with someone like Liu Yuqin.
"Second sister is second brother's biological sister." Liu Yanqing said, "Their family members have similar personalities."
"Yeah." Lin Xiaowan nodded slightly. "That's right. With people like them, how could they not make a fuss? But they probably wouldn't dare to make too much noise."
Lin Xiaowan wanted Liu Yuqin to remarry, and Liu Yuqin would definitely go to the Marquis' Mansion to make a scene. These people all wanted to take advantage of the Marquis' Mansion, and if they couldn't take advantage of the Marquis' Mansion, they would also make a scene.
This is how the people in the second house are, and Lin Xiaowan understands it very well.
"Every one of them is like that." Liu Yanqing said, "By the way, if I want to give a gift to my second sister now, I'll have to wait until after the New Year."
When they were preparing the New Year gifts for the Marquis' Mansion, they had no idea that Liu Yuqin was getting married. If they had known, they would have definitely prepared a gift for Liu Yuqin as well.
Liu Yuqin was getting married, but she didn't write to them specifically. It was only when someone else wrote that Liu Yanqing found out.
Liu Yanqing really wanted to pretend that he knew nothing, so he wouldn't prepare a gift for Liu Yuqin. But he knew that even if he pretended to be ignorant, Liu Fang in the town might not be ignorant.
"Just wait until after the New Year. Otherwise, what else can we do?" Lin Xiaowan said.
"She got married twice, which is really troublesome." Liu Yanqing said, "It's not that she can't get married twice, but she is just a very troublesome person."
Liu Yanqing was thankful that he and Liu Yuqin were not in the capital. If he had been, something else might have happened. For example, those people might have come to him and asked him to go to the Marquis' Mansion to persuade them to prepare more dowry for Liu Yuqin.
Even if they were not together, Liu Yanqing knew what those people in the second house were thinking.
"You've seen her before. She just likes to meddle in other people's affairs and praise others for what they do. She always thinks she's the one who does the right thing, and everyone else is wrong." Liu Yanqing said, "Her original name wasn't Liu Yuqin, but Liu Qin. When she got married, she thought Liuqin wasn't a good name. She said she was also a daughter of the Liu family, so why couldn't she be called Yuqin? She insisted on changing her name."
Liu Yanqing still remembered that Liu Yuqin had made quite a fuss at the time, and was afraid that others would not agree, so she made a fuss, almost letting people outside know how badly the people in the Marquis' Mansion treated her.
"Don't worry about her." Lin Xiaowan thought to herself that she didn't have to live under the same roof with Liu Yuqin. If she lived under the same roof with Liu Yuqin, she would never let Liu Yuqin make trouble.
Lin Xiaowan is very strong. She dares to use force to threaten Liu Yanqing and Aunt Zhao, so naturally she also dares to use force to threaten others.
"No matter what, it's a pity that we have to prepare gifts." Liu Yanqing said.
"Just prepare, why are you talking so much?" Lin Xiaowan said, there weren't many things.
"Let's talk about it at home." Liu Yanqing said, "Why can't we talk about it behind closed doors?"
"Yes, yes, yes, go ahead and say it." Lin Xiaowan had long known that Liu Yanqing couldn't stop talking. This guy just liked to say these words.
In the next village, ever since Miss Lin passed away, the Lin family could no longer ask for things from her, and their lives became less comfortable.
The younger brother of the Lin family and his wife were both people who didn't like to work. They didn't know how to do farm work at all. The younger brother of the Lin family was spoiled by his parents. When there was work to do, he would ask the husband of the eldest sister of the Lin family to come and do it.
With the eldest daughter of the Lin family gone, Lin's father and mother had to work harder. They couldn't expect the eldest daughter of the Lin family to come back to work. The second daughter of the Lin family was a concubine and couldn't come back at will. The third daughter of the Lin family was at the Zhang family, so she didn't care about these things.
"Ouch." Lin's mother twisted her waist while fetching water.
The Lin family was relatively poor and they didn't have a well, so they had to fetch water from the river.
The water near the river was not so easy to pick; they had to be careful not to slip into the river. People like Lin's mother left all the good things for her son and daughter-in-law. Since her daughter-in-law was pregnant, Lin's mother had even less to eat.
Lin's mother ate less and didn't have as much strength, so she sprained her waist.
If a person sprains his waist, it will be difficult for him to do more work.
Mother Lin didn't dare to call a doctor and could only lie on the bed. The younger brother of the Lin family wanted to find Miss Lin San and ask her to find a doctor.
When Miss Lin San learned that her mother had sprained her waist, she was speechless. How could she directly give money to the younger brother of the Lin family? Of course, she asked her husband to go directly to the doctor and ask her husband to get medicine, instead of giving money to her younger brother.
If she really gave money directly to her younger brother, she was afraid that her younger brother would use the money to buy supplements for his wife.
"This is the last time," Miss Lin San said, "From now on, whether they are sick or injured, don't come to me."
Miss Lin San thought that she was not a sucker, so why did these people come after her?
Widow Zhang didn't stop Miss Lin San from asking her grandson to get medicine. "My mother has sprained her waist, and it's okay for a daughter to ask someone to get medicine. As long as it's not everyone's money, but Miss Lin San's own private money, it's fine."
There was no way that Widow Zhang could say that. If she did, it would be equivalent to preventing Miss Lin San from being filial to her mother, which was unacceptable. Even if Miss Lin San was sold by the Lin family, there was nothing wrong with her doing this at this time.
At the Marquis of Jingning's Mansion, Liu Yulian came back from outside. She had made several clothes recently, so she didn't think about making clothes anymore.
Liu Yulian planned to embroider a folding screen and sort out the materials she had collected. She also planned to publish some books to organize all the information she had.
"You're back so early today?" Princess Zhaoyang came over to Liu Yulian. "Didn't you play outside more?"
"It's too cold." Liu Yulian said, "Just stay outside for a while, not too long."
"It's cold outside," Princess Zhaoyang said. "Even if you wear thicker clothes, you'll still feel cold. Even if you don't hold out your hands, you'll still feel cold."
"That's exactly what happened," Liu Yulian sighed. "That's why I didn't stay outside any longer. My ears are burning. I'd better not stay out."
"Rub it." Princess Zhaoyang said, "Maybe it will feel better."
"Just hide in the house." Liu Yulian had long been accustomed to it. Her ears would easily get hot if the weather was a little cold. "It's a good time to take advantage of this time to read more of those books and organize them."
Liu Yulian had received nine years of compulsory education and even attended university. Even if she had given some knowledge back to her teachers, it didn't mean she knew nothing. She still knew some things and was ready to review them.
Elementary school mathematics, Chinese, natural sciences... Liu Yulian believes that these all need to be sorted out.
Some schools are already teaching students this knowledge, but a systematic knowledge system has not yet been formed.
He Xiyuan was in the Hanlin Academy, and there were people there who edited books. Liu Yulian planned to ask He Xiyuan to help her out when the time came. Of course, she wouldn't just let He Xiyuan do those things alone, there would be others as well.
"Some of the talismans drawn by Taoist priests can even change color." Liu Yulian said, "That's also one aspect. You can take a look at it."
"Really?" Princess Zhaoyang was still thinking that this was not that easy to study.
However, Liu Yulian said she wanted to do research, and Princess Zhaoyang still believed in Liu Yulian.
After the emperor returned to the palace with the imperial concubine, his condition worsened. He basically lay in bed, not moving much.
"I'm old and useless now," the emperor lamented. "If I had gone out when I was young, it wouldn't have been a big deal."
The emperor didn't stay outside for long, and when he returned to the palace, he coughed several times. This made the emperor quite helpless, and he also wanted to get better and didn't want to cough all the time.
"It's time for you to take your medicine." The imperial concubine brought the medicine.
"I don't want to drink anymore." said the emperor.
"You still have to drink a little." The imperial concubine said, "Wait until spring comes and the weather gets warmer, then it will be better."
"What's warm about it? It's still cold," the emperor said. "A late spring chill."
"It's warm in the room." What could the imperial concubine say? In spring, it may be a little cold at first, but it will get warmer and warmer later.
"That's right. The New Year is almost here. We have to get through it no matter what," the emperor said. "If we can't, then there's nothing we can do."
"Yes." said the imperial concubine.
The New Year was approaching, and Liu Yuqin prepared a lot of gifts for her neighbors. She thought that people would be soft-hearted and hoped that they would stand by her side in the future.
Those people who received Liu Yuqin's gifts all thought it was good, but they just said it lip service. They knew that Liu Yuqin had a bad temper and she didn't give things away for nothing.
When Liu Yuqin was giving things to others, she also asked them if Princess Rongning had given them anything. She also said that if Princess Rongning didn't give them anything, they shouldn't be unhappy, because Princess Rongning was a person who valued money more.
What did this make the others think? They certainly didn't think that Princess Rongning had to give them anything. They weren't so arrogant. Princess Rongning herself had no relationship with them.
Liu Yuqin and I can be said to be neighbors, so it's fine for Liu Yuqin to give us some things. After all, neighbors help each other sometimes.
Some of those people directly said to Liu Yuqin that there was no need to send Princess Rongning off, while others spoke ill of Liu Yuqin behind her back.
"This lady from the Xiao family is not on good terms with Princess Rongning, she's always saying bad things about her."
"She sent those little things, so she wants us to follow her and say something about the princess, right?"
"There is no one in the world as shameless as her, bah."
"Her husband is still working at the research institute, and she dares to say such shameless things."
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Liu Yuqin used to be able to take care of many people, but she didn't know that even if they didn't say anything to her face, they would say bad things about her behind her back. Those people thought it would be a waste not to take it, so since Liu Yuqin wanted to give it to them, they would just accept it.
However, someone still said those words to Liu Yuqin, and when Liu Yuqin found out, she was very angry. But what's the point of being angry? She couldn't just run to those people and ask for the things back. That was unrealistic.
Liu Yuqin could only sulk at home. She felt that those people were unreasonable.
"It's true, even good things can't stop them from talking." Liu Yuqin gritted her teeth, "Let's see if I can send them gifts in the future."
Liu Yuqin prepared a lot of things this time, but she didn't want to spend too much money, so the things she prepared were not that good, which led some people to think that those things were very bad. They all felt that Liu Yuqin didn't really want to give them things, and that Liu Yuqin had ulterior motives.
When Liu Yulian learned of Liu Yuqin's actions, she was not unhappy. If Liu Yuqin wanted to deliver something, then Liu Yuqin would go and deliver it, and Liu Yulian would not stop her.
Liu Yulian never stopped the people in the research institute from giving gifts to each other. In ordinary families, neighbors would also give some vegetables and the like. This kind of basic courtesy was nothing special.
But it’s inappropriate for Liu Yuqin to say something about her when giving her a gift.
"I don't know what to say about her behavior." Princess Zhaoyang also knew about Liu Yuqin's outrageous behavior.
Princess Zhaoyang came to Liu Yulian's yard and told her about Liu Yuqin.
"It doesn't matter." Liu Yulian said, "We can't stop her."
"That's right. She has a mouth on her body. How can we stop her?" Princess Zhaoyang said, "It just makes people feel uncomfortable. I'll send someone to talk to her some other day."
Princess Zhaoyang couldn't just let Liu Yuqin do that. Liu Yuqin wasn't someone who understood the good in others. There was no need for them to indulge Liu Yuqin any more. If they continued to indulge her, she would do something even more foolish.
It would be easy to deal with Liu Yuqin. They could easily have someone suppress Liu Yuqin's husband. This wasn't a big deal, so they could just deal with it.
Xiao Dayu is not a good person either. He must have other intentions when he was with Liu Yuqin.
"My second brother-in-law must not be having a good time recently." Liu Yulian smiled.
Not all of the people who followed Liu Yulian from the northwest were ungrateful. They knew they were where they were today because Princess Rongning had brought them back to the capital. If Princess Rongning hadn't allowed them to study those things, they wouldn't have gotten to where they are today.
"If one person says something, they will suffer." Liu Yulian had said it long ago.
They all worked for the court, and those researchers didn't work for Liu Yulian, so there was no need for Liu Yulian to prepare so many things for them. Those people were not Liu Yulian's private soldiers. If they were Liu Yulian's personal employees, they would not be qualified to ask her to send them gifts. The payment was already in cash.
When Liu Yulian went to the research institute this morning, she heard someone talking there, so she casually said something, asking them not to lose their original intention.
Don't think they are great just because they entered the institute. The capital is full of powerful people. As for whether to give gifts or not, it depends on one's status.
Most people can still see this clearly, but some people who have only been officials for a short time may have this mentality. Some people think that because they are officials, others must treat them well. That's because these people don't go out much. If they did, they would realize that they are nothing.
Liu Yulian couldn't possibly condone these people. As the director of the research institute, she had to take care of some things.
"My second sister married my current second brother-in-law because she thought he would eventually defeat me and her husband would become the director of the research institute." Liu Yulian understood this, but she hadn't said it before. "She thought if I could do it, others could do it too."
These people, because they've seen her too much before, think she's not that great. If someone they don't know is truly amazing, they'll sigh: "Wow, that person is amazing." When they see Liu Yulian, they'll say: "Oh, I saw her before, and she was just so-so."
"She likes giving gifts, so let her give more." Liu Yulian said, "Let's see how much she can give."
The officials in the research institute's compound were generally not high-ranking, nor were they senior members of the institute. But they were not fools, and Liu Yulian was just looking at how much Liu Yuqin could give to them.
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