Quick Wear Beauty

Chapter 893 The eldest daughter is as bright as spring flowers (5)

Chapter 893 The eldest daughter is as bright as spring flowers (15)

The next morning, Qingli had finished her breakfast and was sitting in the study practicing calligraphy when someone from the main courtyard came to invite her over, saying that the wife of the Earl of Cheng'en was coming to the mansion.

When Qingli entered the main courtyard, the two women inside were smiling, but she felt that the smiles of Song Chen and her aunt Madam Shen were a little fake, as if they didn't like each other very much.

After she entered, Mrs. Shen stood up and helped her niece up, her smile much warmer than before.

Mrs. Shen's voice was soft and full of worry, and she looked at Song Qingli's face carefully.

"I haven't seen Li'er for a long time. You've lost weight. You should stay home and eat more! I heard that you fell into the water yesterday. Your uncle and grandmother were worried about you. Oh, pitiful thing. How could a healthy person fall into the water?"

Qingli smiled and said, "Don't worry, auntie, Li'er is fine."

Song Chen couldn't stand the warm atmosphere between the two of them, and was impatient to listen to Mrs. Shen's insinuations. After Song Qingli greeted her, she asked Song Qingli to take her aunt to Xianyueju for a visit.

Mrs. Shen glanced at Song Chen with a half-smile, and only looked away when she felt guilty.

"In that case, Li'er, take your aunt for a good walk. Forget it, you should hurry back to your yard. It's cold, you need to take good care of yourself after falling into the water."

With that, Mrs. Shen pulled her niece away.

Looking at Madam Shen's back, Bao muttered behind Song Chen, "Madam Cheng'en is so arrogant. She even dared to question you just now. Madam, you didn't harm the eldest lady. Why would she stare at you with such a wary look? She has no conscience. It is said that being a stepmother is difficult. You have been good enough to the eldest lady and the eldest master." Song Chen did not tell Bao about what her daughter had done. Although her daughter's little tricks were exposed by the Prime Minister, she did not want people around her to know that her daughter really wanted to harm her own sister who had been very kind to her.

The younger sister harming the older sister is a scandal, which shows that she is an unkind stepmother and does not know how to educate her daughter. Outsiders will even think that she taught her daughter to bully the daughter of the original wife.

How could Ting'er become so stubborn? It was obvious that if she had just said a few nice words to be submissive, the Prime Minister wouldn't have insisted on her, but she kept clamoring for a marriage swap, like a stubborn donkey that couldn't be pulled back.

Thinking of her daughter suffering in the ancestral hall, she didn't want to mention anything about Song Qingli.

She changed the subject: "Okay, let's stop talking. How are the preparations for ***'s birthday gift going?"

Bao restrained her expression and reported to her master: "It's ready."

"Show it to me so I can have a look."

…In Xianyueju, Mrs. Shen was talking to her niece.

It was foggy this morning and it looked like it was going to rain, but it suddenly cleared up. The sun shone into the room through the quaint and unique window lattices. There were a few magnolia flowers in the vase, and the air was filled with a faint floral fragrance.

"Why didn't I see your sister today? I just asked your stepmother out of curiosity, and she gave me a cold look. How petty."

Shen didn't come empty-handed. She also brought some medicinal herbs and jewelry, and needed to share some with Song Qingting. So she mentioned Song Qingting casually, but Song Chen was unhappy.

"Tell my aunt quietly that my father has ordered my second sister to kneel down and pray in the ancestral hall. She can't see any visitors these days."

Mrs. Shen paused for a moment, then continued to smile. No wonder the woman looked so bad. Even with such thick powder on her face, she looked haggard, and the dark circles under her eyes could not be covered up.

Madam Shen became worried again and asked her, "Why would your second sister kneel in the ancestral hall for no reason? I heard that you fell into the water to save her. Is there something strange about this?"

"Aunt, the drowning incident is over now. I will be more careful from now on. They can't deal with me yet. As for the matter of the ancestral hall, it was my father's order, so I can't say more."

Madam Shen gently stroked Song Qingli's cheek, her eyes full of pity: "You are always so sensible, holding everything in. You must be more careful in the future. Your stepmother and sister are not on the same page with you after all."

Song Qingli nodded in agreement.

The two chatted about some family matters before Mrs. Shen stood up and said goodbye.

"Li'er, have a good rest. Your aunt, uncle, and cousin will all be there for ***'s birthday party. We can see each other again then."

Song Qingli sent her aunt to the gate of the prime minister's residence and waited until her aunt got on the carriage before returning home.

Soon it was the day of ***'s birthday party.