Liking someone meant that you wanted to give the best things in the world to that person. You couldn't bear to see that person suffer even the slightest grievance.
Qing Yan was instantly indignant at being treated as a child by Qing Liu. "You speak as if you've liked someone before?"
Qing Liu paused. "Of course I haven't. But I've seen Master and Madam, and they were like this."
Thinking of the interactions between Master and Madam, who had already passed away, Qing Yan instantly stopped talking.
Madam's body wasn't good, and the doctor said that it was more difficult for Madam to give birth than ordinary people.
Madam felt guilty, so she took the initiative to ask Master to take a concubine. But Master said that Miss alone was enough.
At that time, Qing Yan had always thought that Master was the same as those men outside. He was just saying it, and would take a concubine sooner or later.
But Master's words lasted for a lifetime.
Thinking about it this way, perhaps the general was just like Master, single-minded.
Qing Yan helped Jiujiu remove the pearl hairpin from her hair. "Miss is blessed."
When she said this, there was a faint sadness on Qing Yan's face.
Looking at Qing Yan's sorrowful expression in the mirror, Jiujiu didn't know how to comfort her.
Qing Yan's childhood experiences had created her current personality. Qing Yan couldn't let go of the hurt in her childhood. If she wasn't willing to untie the knot in her heart, even Jiujiu couldn't do anything.
Jiujiu emphasized, "You're also blessed."
Qing Yan's lips moved, but she didn't say anything in the end.
She was blessed, but she was also unblessed.
Jiujiu took off her hair, washed up, and lay on the bed. Not long after, she fell asleep.
Early the next morning, while Jiujiu was still eating, she heard Qing Yan say to her, "Miss, Sang Wan from next door has come to visit."
Jiujiu and Wan Niang. It was Jiujiu's first visit to Wan Niang. Suddenly hearing that Wan Niang came to visit her, Jiujiu was quite surprised. "Bring her in."
Wan Niang hadn't come to Jiujiu's place before.
When she came in this time, she felt that Jiujiu's residence was exquisite in every way.
Whether it was the flowers and plants or the goldfish in the pond, they were all exquisite to the point of hair.
Even the maidservant who served Jiujiu personally did not look like a maidservant. Instead, she looked like a young lady from some family.
The wan niang followed the servant girl into the inner hall and saw that Jiujiu was eating. She hurriedly said, "If it's inconvenient for meimei, wan niang will visit another day."
"Sister, come in." Jiujiu swallowed the last bit of food in her mouth and drank a mouthful of bird's nest porridge to rinse her mouth. She pointed to the seat opposite her and said, "Something happened at home last night, so I slept late. I didn't get up today. It's not that you came early, it's me who got up late."
Jiujiu was already eighty percent full, so she simply ordered the servants to take everything away.
The servants quickly took away the things on the table and served them snacks and fruits. There were also some things that Jiujiu had never seen before that Ling Xiao had asked someone to send over.
Wan Niang's eyes were filled with envy as she looked at the dazzling array of things on the table. "Meimei, you're so lucky."
She was born into a merchant family like her, but she was able to marry a general.
Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that Jiujiu's title of County Princess of Yang City was bestowed by the emperor for the sake of the general.
This was the emperor's way of giving the general face.
However, this also showed how important Jiujiu was in the general's heart.
Only when a man felt that you were important would others value you so much.
Wan Niang's tone sounded a little sour.
However, she wasn't feeling sour about Jiujiu. Instead, she was feeling sour about her previous life.
She had always thought that after a woman from a merchant family got married, her husband's family wouldn't value her. After all, she was born into a merchant family and had a low status. Marrying a scholar husband was already a social climb. It was normal for him to treat her this way.
However, it seemed that this wasn't the case for everyone.
Ling Xiao was a general and also married a woman from a merchant family. However, he was willing to give Jiujiu enough face and respect. He was even willing to ask the emperor for such an imperial edict for Jiujiu.
If Ling Xiao, a general, could do this, then Li Xiucai, a mere scholar, could put on such airs. It was really laughable.
Wan Niang finally realized that not all men were like Li Xiucai. There were actually good men out there. The only difference was that she hadn't met one yet.
Wan Niang looked at Jiujiu and sighed. "Meimei, I'm so envious of you."
She was able to meet a man like Ling Xiao who truly loved her.
Wan Niang's tone was sincere and there was no falsehood.
She wasn't full of jealousy. She was truly happy for Jiujiu from the bottom of her heart. She also wished that Jiujiu could find a good man like Ling Xiao from the bottom of her heart.
"How have you been recently, Meimei?"
Wan Niang smiled gently. "After Meimei reminded me that day, I understood that I had to toughen up. That's why I told the servants at home who was their master and stopped giving them money like before. Although I've fallen out with my husband, my days are much more comfortable than before."
Li Xiucai and Li Xiucai clearly knew that she couldn't do much, but they still made things difficult for her and made her do things that she didn't know how to do.
Jin Xiulian kept saying that she wanted to groom her to become a good daughter-in-law. Wan Niang used to think that Jin Xiulian was serious about it. However, after a few incidents, she finally understood that Jin Xiulian didn't think that she was good enough for Li Xiucai. She also wanted to use her money. She couldn't make a big fuss with her now and was using this method to torture her.
It was because she understood this that Wan Niang had fallen out with Li Xiucai and Li Xiucai so thoroughly.
When Wan Niang said that she had fallen out with Li Xiucai, Jiujiu smiled approvingly. "You've finally come to your senses, Meimei."
Wan Niang looked at Jiujiu in confusion. "I've already fallen out with my husband. Why would Meimei say that I've come to my senses?"
Shouldn't a normal person want the two of them to be harmonious?
Wan Niang's confused expression made her look like a lost kitten. Jiujiu couldn't help but laugh.
Jiujiu took a bite of her sweet jujube. "Because your husband isn't worth it for you to swallow your anger."
Seeing that Wan Niang didn't understand, Jiujiu gave her an example.
"If your husband is like the general and thinks about Meimei in everything, then I would definitely advise Meimei not to be angry when you two get into a conflict. You should get along well with your husband.
However, your husband clearly relies on Meimei for all the food and clothing in his family, yet he mistreats Meimei in everything. He even looks down on Meimei and wants to use Meimei's money. Doesn't he want to leave a trail of gossip? "
Wan Niang's expression froze.
It seemed that Wan Niang was right.
Li Xiucai's family relied on Wan Niang for everything, but they looked down on Wan Niang from the bottom of their hearts. They felt that Wan Niang, who was born in a merchant family, wasn't worthy of Li Xiucai's status as a scholar.
It seemed that anyone who came from a merchant's family would have the stink of money on them, while Wan Niang's family carried the fragrance of scholars.
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