The daily life of a concubine's daughter

Chapter 332 Kindness

The lady sighed, "Fifty years have passed in a flash. The biggest regret in my life is that I didn't have a daughter. Sons are not as caring as daughters. It's so hard to have two granddaughters... never mind, let's not talk about it."

Everyone tried to please the eldest granddaughter, and she took it for granted, feeling as if everyone in the Shi family owed her something.

The little granddaughter came to please her, but compared with Ji Shi, she felt fake and distressed. Who could she blame? She was the one who abandoned Shi Yao for her son.

She was not present during Shi Yao's most important decade of growth, so don't blame Shi Yao for not being sincere.

Nanny Tang smiled but said nothing.

It's only because the eldest daughter was spoiled and was really unfilial, otherwise the old lady would not expect the second daughter's sincerity and would not even see the second daughter in her eyes.

Filial piety is only realized when you don’t have it.

Yes, there are many. If all the grandchildren fawn on her, how can the old lady care about the second girl's filial piety?

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In Guanju Courtyard, Shi Yao and Ji Yun talked to each other about their experiences over the past half year since they separated.

After Shi Yao left, Ji Yun's life became more and more boring. She just stayed at home doing needlework, for fear of getting into trouble and causing chaos for her daughter and affecting her reputation.

"...There's nothing much to say about the days back home. The clansmen visit each other, chat, and do embroidery together. But your eighth brother went back to Jinling, and it was quite lively for a while.

The third master told others that he had climbed a tree out of mischief and fell from the tree, breaking his leg and injuring his face. He wanted to find a place with a pleasant climate to recuperate, so he returned to his old home in Jinling.

Your master is very diligent. He renovated the house from top to bottom and hired a matchmaker. He fell in love with a girl from the prefect's family.

The girl went to visit your eighth brother. Less than a cup of tea later, she came out crying as if she was being chased by a ghost. She said that the eighth brother was ugly and had a bad temper. She only looked at his face twice, but he cursed at her and threw a teacup at her.

The marriage did not go through, and the third master privately scolded the prefect for being ungrateful and the prefect's daughter for having no taste.

Our family is a local tyrant, and our friend the prefect is also well-connected. As a result, all the matchmakers in the entire Jinling City were so scared that they dared not come to propose marriage.

The matchmakers who went from street to street gradually spread the bad reputation of Lao Ba, saying that he had killed someone in the capital, was retaliated, had his legs broken, and his face disfigured, so he fled to Nanjing to seek refuge. The third master was busy for several days, using threats and giving money to keep him quiet.

That's fine, but that old man yelled that he was going to find the girl who broke off the engagement with him. He ran away two or three times with a broken leg and was caught. He didn't treat his wound properly. I heard that maggots grew in his wound and he had bedsores all over his butt..."

Shi Yao lowered her head, coughed hard, and her shoulders trembled.

Shi Minghui is so miserable!

Ji Yun pushed her and said, "What are you laughing at? He is your cousin after all."

Shi Yao raised her head and smiled: "Mom, you understand me and know that I am smiling."

Ji Yun said angrily, "I'm the one who raised you, how could I not know what you're like? I've taught you to be kind since you were little, and you should cry when your family members are in trouble."

What kind of kindness is that? It's just hypocrisy! Shi Yao took Ji Yun's arm and said with a smile: "Mom, I know, this is not in front of you, right? If it was in front of the old lady, I would cry. You don't know that in the past six months, I have practiced crying scenes to perfection."

Ji Yun poked her forehead and said, "The highest level of kindness is to be cautious when alone. You should behave the same way in front of others and behind others, no matter who you are in front of. Tell me quickly, what happened to you in the capital in the past six months? Why does it seem that no one except the old lady likes you?"

"Nonsense! You didn't see it, mother. My sisters-in-law love me so much..." Shi Yao did not hide anything and told her everything that had happened since she came to Beijing.

She would not cover up for anyone, lest someone outside pretend to be someone else and cheat her.

Ji Yun knew about the existence of the Book of Merits a long time ago.

Therefore, Shi Yao also told her about So-and-So's rebirth.

Ji Yun exclaimed, "A lot of things happened to you when you came to the capital. Others may not encounter one or two things in their lifetime, but you have encountered them all. The Duke's Mansion, which is full of wealth and luxury, is actually full of demons and monsters. No wonder the Third Master was unwilling to let go of his concubine, and all the children in the family ran away. From what you said, the Sixth Master's wife is also going to run away?"

Shi Yao nodded: "I have some guesses about Sixth Sister-in-law, but I'm not sure. It's not a good thing to dig out people's secrets. Who cares what she does. Anyway, the more she does, the more chaos the Duke's Mansion will have, and the better it is for me. As long as it's not a serious crime of exterminating the nine clans, it won't implicate me."

"Don't mention genocide all the time, it's scary." Ji Yun whispered, "Is there any way to deal with your elder sister? As long as you deal with her, the Duke will be too busy to deal with you after you get married."

Shi Yao was full of confidence and assured, "Look, mother, my elder sister was unwilling to be a concubine in her last life, and she will be even more unwilling in this life. She and the fifth prince are destined to be together, and they will keep in touch. And there is the villain Fan Ge'er, he will definitely not watch the Shi family prosper."

Ji Yun smiled, touched Shi Yao's face, and reminded her, "We can't eat with the bowl in our hands and curse our mothers when we put it down. The grudges of the past were between our elders and have nothing to do with you. To compensate you, the old lady gave you tens of thousands of taels of silver and prepared a dowry for you. The day you return to Beijing depends entirely on her protection.

Since she values ​​you so much, no matter how you think of her in your heart, you must not show resentment or say bad things to her on the surface, which will hurt her feelings, do you understand?

You have to understand that in a family like this, no one should favor you for no reason and without regret. She is the most honorable mistress of the Duke's Mansion. She has ten grandchildren, but now she only favors you. You should be content."

Shi Yao smiled and said, "Don't worry, mother. I understand the truth and know how to handle it. I will treat them as relatives just as you asked me to do. My relatives have given me money and effort, and have helped me find a husband. How can I not be grateful?

These days, I was really angry that my grandparents defended Shi Mingzhu in front of the emperor and let Shi Mingzhu arrange my marriage, so I got angry with the old lady. I am not made of clay, so mother should always allow me to be angry when I need to be angry. "

Today, there was only guilt in the old lady's eyes, nothing else. Shi Yao felt that this time she had made the right bet on the rebirth point.

She guessed that the old lady must have met the original owner before she died in her previous life, and the original owner must have said something that aroused the old lady's guilt.

Fortunately, I am getting married. In the Duke's Mansion, every day is like walking on thin ice and a tightrope. Every time I use a rebirth point, it is a gamble.

Her life is at stake.

These days are really tormenting.

The mother and daughter said nothing more and just snuggled together quietly.

It was not until the maids called for dinner that Shi Yao and Ji Yun came out.

In the afternoon, the maids cleaned up a room, and Ji Yun went to rest after taking a bath. Shi Yao took a short rest and asked Jiang Miao to take her out.

Shi Mingchen didn't know what was wrong with him. He just remembered that he was her brother, and squeezed into Shi Yao's carriage with a pig-like face, insisting:

"Sister, as your elder brother, it is my duty to escort you when you leave the house."

Shi Yao followed him.

This idiot, at least he had a face to look at before, but now even his face is not even presentable.