My Stepmother is Soft and Charming

Chapter 83 Look at your face

“What time is it now? Tangtang still hasn’t gotten up?”

The voice belonged to Mrs. Du. They slept soundly last night, so they didn't hear Shang Ji's return at all.

The people left early this morning again, so I didn’t touch it.

Li Zhu was quick to speak and spoke quickly.

"Ma'am, please be quieter. The general came here last night and left early this morning. When he left, he asked the slaves not to disturb the young lady's sleep."

After hearing this, Mrs. Du couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and smile.

 Then he said to his husband Du Changfu next to him in a very happy mood.

“I understand, I understand, sir, let’s go back and continue having breakfast.”

Mr. Du is also here, and he is very happy to see that his uncle is so inseparable from his daughter.

So he nodded and left with the smiling lady.

The words of the two of them made Du Jingyi feel doubly embarrassed, but it only happened for a moment.

  They are all married anyway, so there seems to be no need to cover up.

 So, I simply fell asleep and went back to sleep.

The days are passing day by day, and Du Jingyi has been living at ease in Zhuangzi these past few days.

Seeing that there were only three or two days left before the incident at Pingliang Temple, she felt that it was almost time.

 So he said this after finishing the day's breakfast with his parents and sister.

"It's been almost half a month since I left the house. If I don't go back, I'm afraid there will be an uproar. Dad and mom can play with me for two more days. I'll go back later."

Mrs. Du also nodded after hearing this.

“What should we do if you are not here? Don’t worry, we will make arrangements for you.”

"That's good."

 After the family happily finished their breakfast, Du Jingyi set off to go back.

 It was still late September when we arrived, and now it is mid-October.

When the carriage stopped in front of the Duke's Mansion, the doorman jumped up as if he had seen a living Bodhisattva.

Hurry up and shout.

 “Young madam, you are finally back!”

As soon as Du Jingyi got off the carriage, he saw that the entire Duke's mansion was decorated with lights and colorful decorations.

 You don’t need to think about it to know that it was prepared for the birthday banquet of the Duke of Guo.

This house is really a world of ice and fire. On one side, people are busy preparing for festive events, while on the other side, people are anxious to get angry and run into obstacles.

Du Jingyi didn't even need a spy to report, but he already knew what Wufang had been like these past two days.

Hence, she had just entered the house not long ago, and she hadn't even sat on the stool yet.

I saw Aunt Dou coming to report that Mrs. Wu was waiting at the gate of Dongyuan with a group of female relatives, saying she had something to say to Du Jingyi.

“Why are they so rogue? They are like brown sugar, they can’t be shaken off once they get on them.”

Li Zhu said angrily.

Du Jingyi felt that the time was almost up, so he asked Aunt Dou to tell them to wait in the flower hall first, and he would come later.

Having received the letter, Grandma Dou immediately went to make arrangements, while Cherry brought a cup of hot tea and said slightly worriedly.

"Young lady has just come back from a long journey, why don't you take a rest before going."

"You feel sorry for me, but they don't feel sorry for me. It's better to deal with it earlier, so that no one will disturb me when I come back to catch up on my sleep."

 “That’s what the young lady said.”

After sitting in Xitang Courtyard for a while, Du Jingyi got up and took the maids to the flower hall.

 In the flower hall, Grandma Dou and Mama Cai are here at the same time.

On the surface, he is serving, but in fact, he is keeping a close eye on several people.

The people in the fifth room were so worried that they even drank two cups of tea and no one came. At this moment, the Fifth Old Madam couldn't help but wonder whether Du Jingyi had deliberately lured them here to kill them off.

So she secretly thought in her heart that if she didn't come after another quarter of an hour, she would really have to break in.

Just as I was thinking about it, I saw a shout coming from outside.

 “The young lady has arrived.”

As soon as this sound came out, several people looked at the door of the flower hall.

 Same occasion but different moods.

 Obviously, they had just come to "make trouble" a few days ago, but now they are here again, but they are here to ask for help.

Comparing to the arrogance of the fifth old man, this fifth old lady is slightly better.

 Knowing that you are here to ask for help, both your expression and tone are very flattering.

He said when he saw Du Jingyi coming in.

 “It’s been a hard day, Liulang’s wife, for going out.”

It's only been a few days since we last met, but this person from the fifth house is so good at talking. It seems that he really has a lot of money on his head.

So he smiled and replied.

“I am indeed a little tired, but I heard from Aunt Dou that my fifth uncle is very anxious. Is there anything you want to see me for?”

Seeing her speaking so readily, the women in the fifth house stopped talking nonsense.

"Since Liulang's wife is so quick to talk to others, I won't hide her. I'm here today for no other reason than that you can help Qiniang for the sake of my brothers and sisters."

While talking, he also pretended to sigh.

 It really made Du Jingyi a little bit unable to help but laugh.

It’s just that it’s not easy for her to expose it, so she can only express some doubts.

 “Seventh sister? What’s wrong?”

"Of course it's her wedding. She's not a few days younger than you, but now it's been more than three years since you married into the Duke's palace, and she's still a girl at home. Doesn't that worry us?"

Hearing her grandmother say this, Shang Qiniang's side face showed a hint of embarrassment.

They are both eighteen-year-old women. The life that the sixth sister-in-law Du Jingyi is living in front of her is the same life that she is living.

　　Because she was born as a human being, she could enjoy all the good fortune in this world, but it was so difficult for her to even survive.

Thinking of this, the self-pity in his eyes became a little more real.

Du Jingyi saw it, and Mrs. Guo naturally saw it too.

 The reason why my daughter is so forbearing and pitiful has something to do with her in the final analysis.

So before anyone else could say anything, she couldn't help but burst into tears.

Mother Dou frowned a little when she saw it, and then spoke.

“Second Madam, would you like to go down with the old slave to wash your face and freshen up your makeup? You were crying so sadly that you couldn’t leave the gate of Dongyuan. When outsiders saw it, they thought it was our Young Madam who insulted you.”

She couldn't stand this kind of woman who cried and cried all the time.

 It is not easy for a woman to live a life, but she still has her hands and feet after all.

　　When life is not going well, you must work up your energy to live.

 What's the point of crying?

　　　Neither can we cry for food to satisfy our hunger, nor can we cry for money to support our family.

So her impression of Mrs. Guo, whom she rarely met, suddenly became worse.

 Perhaps she knew that she had lost her composure, so Mrs. Guo quickly wiped her tears.

He raised his face and looked at Du Jingyi, and said in a panic and cowardice.

"No, no... Madam, I... that's not what I meant."

Du Jingyi said nothing. Seeing Mrs. Guo's gaffe, she felt a little sad in her heart.

I can’t even speak fluently, so you can only imagine what life has been like living in a five-bedroom house for so many years.

 (End of this chapter)