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He respected Chen Jie, so he gave face to Du Yaoyao. Such broad-mindedness left the two noble ladies speechless.
Du Yaoyao felt deeply ashamed. If she and Brother Qing were to be engaged and someone tried to snatch the marriage away from them, she would be so angry that she would die and would be irreconcilable with that person. Not to mention tolerance, she wouldn't even say a word.
I don’t know if it’s the ancient etiquette of the Three Obediences and Four Virtues that teaches women to be broad-minded and share men. Or maybe Lin Shuwan loves Chen Jie so much that he likes his wife and is willing to give face to his wife in front of others.
For the first time, Du Yaoyao felt that the original owner had really ruined someone else's great marriage.
Lin Shuwan should be Shen Jie's legal wife. She is generous and can tolerate Shen Jie taking concubines and starting a harem. Or, Chen Jie married Lin Shuwan, got Bai Yueguang, and became a loyal and good man from then on.
At the same time, there would be no use for her as a cannon fodder ex-wife. Even if she traveled through time and space, she could find a way to live a leisurely life with her mother.
——Stay away from scumbags and you will be free from illness and disaster.
Du Yaoyao got on the boat. The other two noble ladies didn't want to be close to her, so Du Yaoyao and Lin Shuwan sat together.
Three boats were sailing side by side. The lake water was crystal clear after the ice broke in spring. The fish that had been dormant for a whole winter would occasionally pop their heads out, shaking their fat bodies.
"Shuwan, your mandarin fish are raised really well!" a noble lady exclaimed excitedly.
"The meat of mandarin fish is tender and plump, and it is boneless. Stewing it with peach blossoms in early spring is so delicious that it will make your tongue drop!" said a knowledgeable lady.
Lin Shuwan smiled and said, "Today's lunch also has mandarin fish, which can be used to satisfy everyone's cravings. If you like, you can take a few home and cook them."
As he spoke, he made a gesture and ordered the maids on the three boats to take out the bamboo poles and net bags that had been prepared in advance.
Boating on the lake and fishing were popular activities, and the noble ladies in the capital all enjoyed themselves very much.
One boat caught one, and that boat caught two. Someone suggested, "Let's have a competition. Before we go to the island, the boat that catches the least fish will have to treat everyone to a big meal at the most expensive restaurant in Beijing."
"Okay, okay, okay!" The girls responded one after another and concentrated on fishing.
The two noble ladies on Du Yaoyao's boat didn't allow her to touch the bamboo pole, so Du Yaoyao was happy to have some free time.
She stood on the boat, her pink clothes fluttering in the wind, her figure graceful, like a newly blooming delicate peach blossom, or like an otherworldly pink lotus floating on the lake.
When the young gentlemen in the front hall heard that the noble lady in the backyard was so fond of this, they became eager to join her in boating.
Chu De and Shen Jie walked to the shore and saw the slender pink figure from a distance. Chu De nudged Shen Jie with his elbow and said, "Brother Shen, is that your wife?"
Among the noble ladies in gorgeous clothes, Du Yaoyao stood out. Against the backdrop of the spring scenery and the lake, her back looked like an immortal.
Standing on the steps overlooking the lake, he looked out with a smile in his eyes, "It's Yaoyao."
"She can't see your deep affection from such a distance." Chu De teased.
The two men nearby listened to their conversation, glanced at Du Yaoyao's figure, then looked at Chen Jie, with envy flashing across their faces.
"Oh, look, the gentlemen are chasing us." A noble lady pointed at several boats coming from afar and smiled sweetly.
Everyone looked back. Du Yaoyao saw the sunken steps on the boat in front of her and felt relieved. She smiled at him.
I don’t know if Shen Jie saw it, but his eyes stayed on the ship she was on.
"Shuwan, your cousin is looking at you!" The noble lady on the boat who disliked Du Yao said deliberately.
"Don't talk nonsense. My cousin's wife was on the same boat with us." Lin Shuwan scolded in a low voice, her earlobes flushed with shame against her snow-white neck.
Du Yaoyao withdrew her gaze from Chen Jie and stood quietly behind Lin Shuwan.
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