Chapter Six: Provocation

  Jin was a very easy-going person and also good at comforting himself. However, Qingni's eyes had reddened slightly. From the Jin family to the Wen family, her life as the young mistress of the house was still being lived with caution and low-keyness, just like before. Jin looked at her expression and sighed softly, saying: "A woman's life, if it is good in her early years in her natal home, that doesn't count as truly good days."

  To be able to live a good life in the husband's family, that is truly a good day. With so many ladies married into the Jin family, my days are not the best, but they are also not bad. I am content, this is a good day that I couldn't have imagined before, now I have sons and daughters, what more could I ask for?" Qingni thought for a moment, finally having nothing to say, only softly sighing: "Miss, when will it be suitable to spread the news that Snowflake Miss has recovered from her illness?" Jinshi fell silent for a while, lightly shaking her head saying: "Nizi, after this incident, she has calmed down.

  She and her sister will eventually take different paths, I hope she can live a more comfortable life in the future. Men from noble families are not good choices for husbands, as long as she doesn't crave a luxurious life, I'd rather have her marry into an ordinary family and live a simple life with one husband and one wife coming and going freely. With the influence of the Wen family, those families wouldn't dare to neglect her." When mentioning men from noble families, Jin's eyes flashed with a hint of mockery. Qingni noticed it and her face changed slightly, she regretted sharing too much about outside husbands and wives with her own mistress. How can the eldest miss of the Wen family possibly live a peaceful life in an ordinary family?

  She looked at Jin's expression and finally swallowed back the words of advice. Jin took out a thread from the needle case and started tying a hundred knots, Qingni picked up the garment on the table that was being sewn and continued to mend it with her head down. The room became quiet, and the laughter of the children outside grew louder, Jin's face had a faint smile, she smiled at Qingni and said: "Niezhen, you and Qingxun have been following me since childhood, you've been with me longer than Qingxun. This life of mine can only be like this. Two daughters, I couldn't make decisions for the elder one, only the younger daughter could let me worry about her once.

  She had such a reputation that marrying into a noble family was not as good as entering an ordinary person's home." Qingni couldn't help but raise her head and say, "Miss, the men of ordinary families, once they become rich and wealthy, are even more inferior to the young masters of noble families. They will drag anything dirty or rotten into their homes if they take a fancy to it. The men of noble families at least have some scruples in this regard and will respect their legitimate wives. With the backing of the Wen family, how many ordinary men can resist such temptation? In the end, it is still the women who suffer."

  Miss Xue is just frightened, so she changed her temper. She wants to marry a good family. If they all have to suffer from that kind of grievance, it's better to enjoy wealth and prosperity while suffering the same hardship." Jin Shi sank into thought, with countless thoughts flashing in her eyes, then she smiled and shook her head, saying: "Forget it, you think of a way to spread the news about Miss Eighteen's recovery. Just say she was frightened and became steady-tempered. No matter what kind of family she will enter in the future, a woman must have a good reputation for outsiders to inquire about." Qingni secretly let out a sigh of relief, thinking that from now on she couldn't tell Miss too many outside things, she only believed in good rumors.

  Wen Xiuyu accompanied Wen Xiu Jun, kicking a cloth bag. The two brothers laughed and ran back and forth, occasionally kicking the cloth bag in front of Wen Chunyi. Wen Chunyi would then lift her leg to lightly kick the cloth bag back to Wen Xiu Jun. Originally, Wen Chunyi had thought she could sit quietly on the cushion, watching the two brothers play, but they wouldn't let her sit still. They kept kicking the cloth bag in front of her, and she couldn't help but stand in the middle, becoming a middleman passing the cloth bag around. From time to time, she had to follow Wen Xiu Jun's instructions and run a few steps. Zhang and Liu, two women, stood at the corner, looking at Wen Chunyi with wooden face, their faces showing signs of displeasure.

  The two women, Zhang and Liu, retreated and went back. Zhang looked at Liu and whispered: "Miss Eighteen is growing up, soon we won't be needed to accompany her all the time. I think when there's a chance, we should go to Old Madam's place and ask for a favor, let's return to serve Old Madam." Liu sighed softly, listening to the laughter of the two boys, and finally nodded: "Let's wait for some more days, until autumn, Miss Eighteen will be even bigger, and she'll look more steady. The affairs in the mansion are many, and Old Madam is busy, when I'll ask Old Madam to let us return to serve under the pretext of letting us help Miss Eighteen fulfill her filial duties."

  Two women finally accompanied Wen Chunyi for two years, and Wen Chunyi never bothered them much. They were somewhat reluctant to part with her. Zhang said in a low voice: "The young lady who serves the best in the Wen Mansion is probably this one." Liu sighed softly, thought for a moment, shook her head and said: "Unfortunately, she was born with the wrong pair of eyes. Every time Old Madam sees those eyes, she feels annoyed. If she stays in the courtyard to cultivate her spirit and doesn't show up in front of Old Madam, maybe Old Madam will remember three points of goodness about her." Zhang and Liu both knew that this was a comforting phrase, but in fact, Old Madam Wen hated that woman the most, and that woman loved to take every opportunity to provoke her.

  Wen Chunyi ran back and forth, finally panting and holding onto her leg to stop, Wen Xiujun laughed and pounced on her, hugging her leg, the two siblings fell backwards together. Wen Chunyi thought of the thick cushion behind her, she fell back safely, startling everyone in the courtyard. The two siblings fell on the cushion, Wen Chunyi hugged Wen Xiujun tightly, the chubby little boy climbed into her arms, laughing and thinking they were playing a game, his laughter ringing out in bursts. Wen Xiyu walked over and pulled Wen Xiujun onto the cushion, Wen Chunyi quickly sat up to catch her breath.

  Jin and Qingni stood by the window, looking out for a while, seeing nothing major, they sat back down to do their needlework. The maids quickly handed over the bundle of cloth to Wen Xiu Jun, who had changed his expression. He immediately smiled again, took the bundle, held it up, and shouted at Wen Xiu Yu: "Brother, Snowflake, come play!" Wen Xiu Yu frowned at him, saying: "Jun younger brother, I and your sister want to rest for a while before playing with you, and don't call me Snowflake, call me Second Sister, correct yourself quickly." Wen Xiu Jun looked at Wen Xiu Yu's cold face, turned around, and threw himself into Wen Chunyi's arms, whispering: "Snowflake, brother is bad, he scolded me."

  Wen Chun glanced at Wen Xiu Yu's expression, and seeing that he looked even colder, she reached out to touch Wen Xiu Jun's sweaty little red face and coaxed him, saying: "Jun brother, are you unable to say the two words 'second sister', which is why you follow your sister and brother in calling me 'Xue Duo'?" Wen Xiu Jun heard this and immediately called out with a look of discontent: "Second sister, I can call you second sister! Why won't you let me follow your brother and sister in calling you Xue Duo when they all call you that?" Wen Xiu Jun was smarter than people of the same age and loved to learn from those older than him.