My Stepmother is Soft and Charming

Chapter 84 Pretending to be soft-hearted

 And when she raised her hand to wipe her tears, Du Jingyi also saw the bruises on her arms.

 In the house, even though the fifth room has no abilities, there are still maids to take care of her. I wonder where her bruises came from?

Suppressing the doubts in his heart, Du Jingyitian replied with a smile.

"Aunt Dou also has good intentions. Why don't you go with Auntie 2 to freshen up? It will be good to relax your mood."

 But when she heard this, Mrs. Guo's first reaction was not to answer Du Jingyi, but instead looked at Mrs. Wu next to her.

 The eyes seemed to be asking questions.

Seeing that Mrs. Wu did not speak, Mrs. Guo did not dare to move.

He lowered his head and only dared to wipe his tears with a handkerchief.

Seeing this, Du Jingyi stopped talking.

 Shang Qiniang raised her head slightly and looked at the sixth sister-in-law.

I have only seen her a few times at family banquets in the past. Among the sisters-in-law, although she was noticed, it only happened for a moment.

　　Neither seek the limelight nor mind other people's business.

 So, Shang Qiniang didn't have a deep impression of Du Jingyi, and she thought he had no sense of existence like them.

 But who would have known that with the return of her sixth cousin, she would suddenly become the most indispensable female concubine in the entire Duke's palace.

Even the fifth sister-in-law, who used to be as proud as a peacock, had a low-key attitude in front of her.

 She lives a cautious life in the back house, so she naturally knows how to read people's faces and act accordingly.

Seeing this, I felt a little relieved and told myself to pay more attention to my words and deeds, so as not to offend others without knowing it.

 While Shang Qiniang peeked at Du Jingyi, Du Jingyi was not idle either.

 She is really good-looking, and I feel pity for her.

 Just as he was about to put down the tea cup in his hand, he heard Wulang's wife speak.

"Hey, I know my sister-in-law is kind-hearted, but this dressing up and wiping face can't solve the second aunt's problem. She cries when she thinks about the seventh sister these days, and she can't stop her."

"You have also seen that if the sixth brother and sister don't help, I'm afraid the second aunt will cry her eyes out."

There was a moral kidnapping coming up. Du Jingyi raised his eyebrows and glanced at her. Although there was a smile on his face, his eyes were much colder.

“Fifth sister-in-law, are you joking? You also said that I and seventh sister are only about the same size. How can I help in this situation?”

“Besides, there are grandparents, parents, uncles, aunts, brothers and sisters-in-law in the fifth room. I’m afraid it’s not appropriate for me, the sister-in-law who lives across the room, to intervene.”

Since Du Jingyi wants to fish, he won’t pull the rope when he comes up.

 It has to be loosened and tightened, so that the fish can use up its energy and enter the net smoothly.

Hearing her evasive tone, Wulang's wife guessed it early on.

This road is not that easy to walk, and the Liulang couple are not as soft-hearted and talkative as their uncle.

 But everyone is here, so we can’t just leave in shame after hearing this.

So he had to suppress his thoughts and said to Du Jingyi with a somewhat apologetic smile.

 “Where does the talk of living in separate rooms come from? Aren’t we all one family?”

 When she said these words, Du Jingyi had a bit of a sneer on his lips.

 There was also a moment of embarrassment in the eyes of Wulang's wife.

But after so many years, they have all experienced being in the care of others, and this kind of ridicule is nothing compared to the great and real benefits.

Seeing that Du Jingyi did not speak, Mrs. Wu continued to pretend not to see her and spoke to her. "Qiniang, if we hadn't really run out of options, we wouldn't have asked to come here. You've always been kind-hearted, and you wouldn't want to see anything wrong with the sisters at home."

 If the soft one doesn't work, then the hard one will come. The fifth lady's words were a little more threatening.

 As if Du Jingyi didn't help, all of Shang Qiniang's future problems would fall on her.

With such an attitude, if Du Jingyi doesn't get angry, wouldn't he lose Dongyuan's face?

So she put the teacup in her hand on the table and said something coldly instead of speaking.

"Since my fifth uncle has nothing important to do, I will go back and rest first, and I will invite you over for tea another day."

 After speaking, you should stand up and prepare to leave.

Seeing that she didn't pick up the call or answer, not to mention Wu Lang's wife, even Mrs. Guo and Mrs. Ni who came with her were a little anxious.

Shang Qiniang was in a dilemma, her face turned red.

Going into Prince Min's Mansion was not a decent thing to do, but rather than staying at home for the rest of her life, she would rather go to Prince Min's Mansion to have a try.

Maybe there is a way out.

So Wulang's wife pushed her from behind, which overturned all her hesitant thoughts.

 I saw her fall from the stool to the ground.

Shang Qiniang was so cruel that she didn't care about her shame. She pulled the hem of Du Jingyi's skirt and cried.

"Please help me, Sister-in-law Six. If I don't get married this time, I'm afraid my only option is to go up the mountain and become an aunt. Please show me your mercy, Sister-in-law."

 Daughter’s house, a flower.

With Shang Qiniang’s beauty, she should have enjoyed the love and affection even if she fell into that wealthy family.

But now, she was kneeling in front of her and crying so miserably, like a delicate camellia that had been beaten by a heavy rain.

 But even so, Shang Qiniang still felt like she was desperate for mercy at this moment.

Du Jingyi is a woman who feels pity for her. No wonder Wufang bets on her, hoping to reach the sky in one step.

 Don't say it, it is really possible to cause a stir in Prince Min's Mansion.

Seeing this, Du Jingyi signaled to Yingying and Lizhu, and the two of them stepped forward and helped Shang Qiniang up.

He was still mumbling something in his mouth.

“Miss Qi, isn’t this embarrassing our young lady?”

Mrs. Guo heard it and started crying too.

Mother Dou next to her had an expression of hatred for the iron that could not be transformed into steel. She wished she could be taken down immediately to wash her face and brain!

 In a room of women, as long as one starts crying, the others will naturally not be left behind.

 It's just that compared to Mrs. Guo's sincere distress, the tears of Wulang's daughter-in-law and Mrs. Ni were a bit fake.

At this point in the play, Du Jingyi also felt that the heat was almost over.

Then he sighed and pretended to be soft-hearted.

"Everyone, please stop crying. Let's talk about Seventh Sister's affairs. Which family did you fall in love with? Tell me about it. If you can help me, it won't be in vain for our sister-in-law's love. It’s enough.”

Hearing that Du Jingyi relaxed, the women in the fifth room quickly stopped crying.

The fifth old lady looked at Shang Qiniang and pushed her two or three times but she still didn't speak. She had no choice but to do it herself, so she said with a bit of flattery.

 “It’s the Min Palace.”

Du Jingyi pretended to be surprised and looked at Mrs. Wu, with some doubts in her tone.

 “I haven’t heard that there are any royal grandsons of the right age in the Min Palace?”

 (End of this chapter)