Chapter 197 Yang Xiaogu's Family
Aunt Yang's expression was a little complicated when she heard this, but she quickly adjusted her expression and said in a gentle voice, "Qingqing, let's go to the front hall to greet her."
The three of them turned toward the front yard and saw a group of people approaching from afar. The lady leading the group was about thirty years old, dressed in a crimson-purple silk dress and a golden hairpin. She looked very impressive, but her appearance was somewhat inferior, and she could only be described as a beautiful girl from a small family.
"Sister-in-law." Yang Lingqian just nodded to greet her, and her eyes fell on Qingwu involuntarily. It was because Qingwu was beautiful and she was dressed up today, which really caught everyone's attention.
"Who is this?"
Aunt Yang immediately introduced her, "This is Ji'er's wife, now the Princess of Zhao."
Qing Wu keenly noticed the complex expression that flashed across Yang Lingqian's eyes, but she quickly put on a polite smile: "It's the Princess." She turned to her two children behind her and said, "Why don't you pay your respects quickly?"
The girl was about fifteen or sixteen, wearing a light yellow skirt, with pearls and jade swaying in her hair. As she bowed, her eyes were fixed on Qingwu, with a hint of inquiry and displeasure in them.
This is Yang Lingqian’s daughter Li Yuxuan.
Since she was a child, she had heard her mother say that she would marry her cousin in the future. Among her four cousins, Xiao Ji was naturally the most noble. When her cousin Xiao Ji was still the crown prince, she was destined not to be the crown princess because of her age difference and inferior family background. However, she thought that she should have a place in the position of concubine. Who would have thought that everything changed in just a few months.
Xiao Ji's cousin was promoted from the crown prince to a prince, and the princess was also chosen. His mother was willing to let her be the prince's concubine and later the imperial concubine, but she would never be willing to let her be the concubine of a lame prince.
But Li Yuxuan had met Xiao Ji and had long had a good impression of this handsome and noble cousin. Now that she was not destined to be with him, she could not help but blame it on the princess in front of her. If it were not for this princess, she might have become her cousin's principal wife.
Now that he saw the princess who had taken his place, he naturally felt indignant.
"Yuxuan greets the princess." Her voice was clear and her movements were quick. Before Qingwu called her, she stood up on her own.
The young man next to her, who was about twelve or thirteen years old, bowed his hands openly and said, "Li Yuzhang greets the princess." His action was a bit perfunctory, just like his sister. After the greeting, his eyes quickly moved away, obviously the behavior of a spoiled young master.
Qingwu seemed to know why her aunt was unwilling to say more about the behavior of the siblings, or the mother and her two children, but she would not blame them for it. She just nodded lightly and smiled slightly.
Aunt Yang knew what Qingwu was like before, and she also knew what she had seen. While she felt that her sister-in-law's family was hard to describe, she quickly tried to smooth things over: "Yuxuan has become more and more beautiful, and Yuzhang has grown a lot taller."
She gently held Qingwu's hand and said, "Let's not stand here anymore. This is not a place to talk outside."
"Sister-in-law is right."
Yang Lingqian also noticed Qingwu's indifference, and she naturally knew why. However, as the legitimate daughter of the Yang family, how could her daughter marry her sister's son as a concubine? Therefore, Yuxuan had no choice but to find a new marriage partner.
As she walked towards her daughter, her eyes fell on the young man behind Aunt Yang.
Yang Lingqian took her daughter's hand and squeezed it secretly, signaling her to be more restrained. She looked at Yang Sanlang and smiled, "Jing Shuo, why are you still hiding behind when your aunt is here?"
Yang Jingshuo is a few months older than Yuxuan, so the two are a perfect match.
Hearing this, the smile on Aunt Yang's face froze for a moment. Although she had expected this to happen, she still couldn't control her temper after seeing it with her own eyes...
"Jing Suo is a shy child. Come, call your aunt, and then you can take your cousin to find your grandfather and his family."
Hearing this, Qingwu raised an eyebrow. Third cousin "shy and afraid of strangers"? Then Yang Jingshuo stepped forward politely and bowed, "How are you, auntie." He behaved well, but his voice was much lower, as if he was really shy and introverted.
"Cousin, let's go."
Li Yuxuan's eyes naturally fell on this cousin. After not seeing him for a year, this cousin had suddenly grown taller and became more handsome than before.
Although she still preferred Cousin Xiao, her mother had already told her who her target was this time, so she stepped forward and said, "Cousin, how can you be partial to one and ignore the other? Xuan'er wants to go too."
Yang Jingshuo immediately took a half step back. He had no feelings for this cousin, not to mention that the princess and his mother had already found a marriage for him. He couldn't afford to mess around with other girls.
"Cousin, you've reached marriage age, so it's not convenient." Then she turned to Li Yuzhang and said, "Cousin, let's go."
Li Yuzhang couldn't stand it any longer, so he followed Yang Sanlang happily, leaving his sister with her eyes wide open.
This stupid brother!
Qing Wu took it all in, but didn't show it on his face. He just smiled slightly and said, "Since my cousins are gone, aunt, auntie, and cousin, let's go."
She walked naturally in front, with a leisurely pace and a relaxed body, already exuding an invisible air of nobility. This nobility was not cultivated, but was born naturally due to the change in status.
Li Yuxuan felt that the princess's cousin had a very different temperament, and she curled her lips, thinking that the etiquette and manners of the noble ladies in the capital were not as good as the rumors said. Isn't this also the case of the light lotus steps?
Even though her husband had been chosen for a new one, Li Yuxuan couldn't help but compare herself with the girl in front of her. In the end, she could only sigh that she was born at the wrong time. If she were two years older, this opportunity would probably have been hers.
Little did she know that Madam Yang, who was walking in front of her, looked back at her. The expression in her eyes was clearly visible. She had known what her sister-in-law was thinking for a long time. She was not someone who cared about family background, but the personalities of this sister-in-law and her children were really... hard to describe.
Is it a paranoia ingrained in your bones? Is it a combination of self-esteem and low self-esteem?
This story started sixteen years ago. The Yang family has always kept a low profile. Suddenly, His Majesty hinted that the successor would come from the Yang family. Mr. Yang had two daughters. The eldest daughter, Yang Linghui, was seventeen years old, and the second daughter, Yang Lingqian, was fifteen years old. The age difference between the two was only two years.
At that time, neither Mr. Yang nor Uncle Yang was willing to marry their daughter to the emperor, but they were no match for the imperial power. Yang Linghui finally volunteered. She was the eldest daughter in the family, and even if she didn't want to, she had to take on the responsibility. After all, if she didn't go, her younger sister would have to go. No one knew that Yang Lingqian was secretly willing in her heart.
The Yang family is low-key, but Yang Lingqian doesn't like it. She was born in the Yang family and should be the most noble girl in Beijing. However, due to family teachings, she can only keep a low profile when she is outside, and she is not allowed to show off even when attending a banquet.
However, the Yang family has always been known for its motto of moderation and restraint, as if being born into the Yang family meant being indifferent to fame and fortune and living a simple life. In this environment, Yang Lingqian dared not speak out and could only watch helplessly as her sister was welcomed as queen.
On the day of the emperor and empress's wedding, she witnessed the grand wedding with her own eyes. After that, she could never forget it and even fell ill because of it, losing several pounds in a month.
On her sickbed, Yang Lingqian tossed and turned, her mind filled with the image of her sister, resplendent in her phoenix coronet and bridal robe. She clutched the quilt tightly, her nails digging deep into her palms. She regretted her actions, yet couldn't help but blame her sister, even harboring dark thoughts.
Why is my sister pretending to be indifferent to fame and fortune and standing up for the family? Who wouldn't want to be the queen above everyone else?
Obviously, I am also a daughter of the Yang family, so why don’t I ask her what she thinks?
My parents have always favored my older sister...
This idea reached its peak when Yang Gong arranged for her to marry the Jiangnan Li family. The Jiangnan Li family was considered a prominent family in Jiangnan, with great scholars in the family, but no one held an important position in the court. Her husband was not the eldest son. What was this? Was she going to be wronged just because of her sister?
This was a well-considered decision by Yang Gong. Since the eldest daughter in the family was the queen, in order to preserve the peace of the family, the marriages of the other sons had to be more low-key.
Yang Lingqian felt even more that her family was partial to her and had ruined her bright future, completely ignoring the fact that her elder brother, Yang Xuchuan, had married a girl from an ordinary family.
Now, sixteen years later, this twisted obsession has not only not dissipated, but has only grown stronger with the passage of time. Why are they still prominent, while her family is just a nobody? The Yang family owes her!
How could Mrs. Yang, who saw through all this, be willing to let Yang Lingqian's daughter be her daughter-in-law?
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