After these Madams had chatted for a while, so more generals’ wives arrived!
Usually, there might be friction between them, related to their husbands and their own interests, but once they arrived here, they united as one.
The Madam once again had the maids attend to them, and these ladies’ anxieties were alleviated.
The arrival of these won ant more tea drinking and sweet treats and more kind words.
The living room was filled with joy, with most of the praise directed towards the Old Lady’s beautiful skin and the smart and agile young lady, a Beauty in the making!
The Old Lady was in such a good mood, she kept smiling!
Ye Shiqi forced a smile until her mouth grew tired, feeling incredibly bored!
Fortunately, Ye Jinfeng and her daughter Liang Boya ca out from the courtyard!
With their arrival, Liang Boya had soone to chat with.
At this gathering, the invited generals’ wives dared not bring their daughters, fearing they might inadvertently offend the official’s wife and the Miss.
It’d make marrying off more difficult later! They had to attend, but luckily they did, for not attending, not giving face, would lead to unimaginable consequences.
If, as they speculated, the Second Lady triumphed this ti, it was definitely thanks to this Miss, and with the Miss’s help, the Second Lady was set to turn things around!
With the doting of the Old General, plus having sons and daughters-in-law, and even grandchildren, she was much stronger in this respect than the childless Old Lady!
They would certainly regret not coming today!
Just as Ye Jinfeng entered the living room, she saw the harmony within and noticed her mother was happier than before, which puzzled her a bit.
Was she previously so useless, unable to protect her mother, always needing her mother to defend her, leading to so much disdain and bullying?
How had this little girl managed it? How had a rural family raised her?
Many ideas flashed through Ye Jinfeng’s mind, but she kept a smile on her face as she sat down beside the Second Lady.
Liang Boya sat next to her little cousin but couldn’t help fidgeting after only a short while.
"Cousin, it’s so boring here, shall we walk in the garden?" Liang Boya could hardly sit still even for a mont.
Ye Shiqi shook her head, "Elder sister, if you feel stifled, go outside for a walk. I should stay here to help Grandmother receive the guests!"
She felt sure that those people would co, and Grandmother certainly wouldn’t be able to withstand their inquiries and criticisms.
It’s not that she looked down on an old woman, but their hearts were too kind, always compromising, making them easy targets for those arrogant people!
Liang Boya did not insist, realizing that her little cousin was helping their Grandmother, and she shouldn’t add trouble for her cousin and Grandmother.
She walked in the garden with her maid; it had been a long ti since her last visit here, and she always felt not only the people but even so things had changed!
This didn’t seem like an illusion, perhaps after her cousin’s arrival, things had changed here!
Liang Boya was very curious, how had her cousin grown up in the countryside?
Could the Southern countryside really nurture such a noble little girl?
Every gesture she made was exceptional, if not known to have co from the countryside, one might believe she was a Miss raised by a major family!
Liang Boya had to generously admit in her heart, looking at how her cousin, being expressive and decisive, made her not only envious but also aware that she couldn’t compare!
In terms of scholarship, she didn’t know her younger cousin’s abilities in horse riding and other aspects, but judging from her previous performance, it must be sothing remarkable!
Liang Boya was full of thoughts as she went out with her maid. At this mont, what she was thinking was already showing on her face. If ti allowed, she wanted to know about her cousin’s past!
Ye Shiqi quietly sat next to her grandmother, facing the admiration of the madams with just a smile, looking very well-behaved!
Facing a question from so madams about whether she could do needlework or not?
Ye Shiqi could only nod and say, "A little, but I’m not proficient. I don’t have much talent in this area, unlike my elder sisters!"
The madams thought she was being modest, after all, not being proficient at such a young age was beyond reproach because she was still young.
"Hehe, the Lady is being modest. In families like ours, many don’t even do their own embroidery. It’s enough to have a slight understanding and then stop!" said a general’s wife.
The other madams all agreed and praised a few tis, saying that Old Lady’s granddaughter was so clever and quick-witted, she must surely be proficient in Qin, Chess, Calligraphy, and Painting!
The Second Lady lightly patted Ye Shiqi’s hand and added, "You mustn’t praise her too much. The young girl still needs to work hard!"
Ye Shiqi also nodded, "Grandmother is right. I still have a lot to learn."
Ye Jinfeng watched as her mother and the madams talked. She sat on the side, just smiling and watching them interact so harmoniously, feeling slightly bitter inside. After all, this was her foster mother who used to protect her!
Now all her attentions were on soone else. As a foster daughter, her heart was wide open, but she couldn’t help feeling a bit sour!
But she couldn’t show these feelings on her face. She was already a mother and would soon be a grandmother or a maternal grandmother, no longer that person who always needed others’ protection!
She couldn’t protect her foster mother, yet against an eleven- or twelve-year-old girl, she could!
And she had lived for so long using soone else’s identity and status, what right did she have to be dissatisfied?
"Second Madam, several madams have arrived. They’ve brought so people with them!"
A maid ca to report!
"Let them in," sighed the Second Lady inwardly. These people still ca!
Everyone felt quite dispirited. The atmosphere had been so pleasant just before these people arrived!
These arrivals were certainly up to no good. The Old Lady had contracted smallpox, and these people from her faction still dared to co, clearly harboring ulterior motives!
"Oh, so many people have co. You all were having quite the lively conversation!"
The speaker was the City Lord’s Wife, accompanied by several madams of junior officials, and they grandly brought along so maids and old won!
Behind them, there were no young ladies. After hearing that the Old Lady was ill, their daughters dared not co inside!
Initially, they had not dared co. But upon seeing others arrive, who also hadn’t heard about the illness, they plucked up their courage to co, obviously intending to accuse!
"Hehe, you all were so lively. How is it? Where is the Old Lady?" one of the Second Madam Shi’s mocked!
"Please take a seat, madams. The Old Lady is in the courtyard. If you’d like to visit her, we certainly do not object. Maybe you could go to the Old Lady’s courtyard to see her?"
Ye Shiqi wasn’t supposed to speak, as she was the younger one.
The Second Lady wasn’t sure what to say.
But hearing her granddaughter say this, she also nodded in agreent with this suggestion, making them too apprehensive to go to the Old Lady’s courtyard!
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