All five sisters married well

  The old lady glanced at Ruo Qing with a hint of emotion, let out a long sigh, "It's fortunate that you still remember my kindness, it wasn't in vain for me to have put in so much effort all these years."

  The old lady's tone seemed to be filled with a mix of sadness and disappointment, as if she was thinking about the years of care and love she had given, and couldn't help but tear up, tightly hugging her grandmother's neck. "Grandma's kindness to her granddaughter has always been etched in my heart."

  "Hum, what you remember is that every time you write a letter, Xia Lin's family reminds me every day not to let me eat sweets."

  "Sweet treats are for kids, Grandma. You're the elder of the family now, how can you still be so greedy and eat them every day? Aren't you afraid of being teased by Brother Wen?"

  The old lady was delighted by Ruo Qing's clever words, and patted her little buttocks heavily, saying: "Oh my, you're already so big, but still love to show off your eloquence."

  Then the two of them laughed and joked for a while, and the old lady gradually relaxed her expression. The dark and gloomy air between her eyebrows was gone, and she seemed to be in a good mood again. As expected, she wanted to continue making the old lady laugh, but unfortunately, her trick was soon discovered. The old lady glanced at her lightly: "Silly girl, you're still trying to comfort me so late at night. Only you would have such a heart. But don't worry, everything has passed, and now that this little troublemaker is back, I won't be able to bother with anyone else. I can barely contain my anger towards you alone."

  He paused for a moment, then sneered: "Your father has always doted on that one, now that he's done something like this, the one who must be most heartbroken and disappointed is your father."

  It's like a sigh of relief, and you can imagine the anger and disappointment of Old Man Fang. The daughter he had loved for so many years suddenly did something that brought shame to the family, which was a huge blow to him. As a civil servant, he was a typical feudal scholar-official with a somewhat narrow-minded but upright and just heart, holding positive values and views on life. Although he was somewhat utilitarian, selfish, and biased, it cannot be denied that he was also a good father and family leader. However, his condition for being a good father was based on the children listening to him, being obedient, and making progress. The sons were willing to study hard, read books, and make efforts to achieve success and bring honor to the family, while the daughters listened to him and were obedient. He did not hesitate to show off his good father image. But once a child made him lose face or brought shame to the family name, it was unforgivable.

  Previously, Ruxin had tried to seduce Li Xiang but failed, and Fang Jinglan was furious. However, Ruxin was still young and could be forgiven. But this time, Ruxin used almost the same method to try to seduce Li Xiang again, but ended up mistakenly seducing Li Piao instead. Although things seemed okay on the surface, everything had actually fallen apart.

  Thinking that his hard-earned good reputation was ruined by his own beloved daughter, for Fang Jinglan, who valued reputation more than life, it was unforgivable.

  Having lived in ancient times for over a decade, Ru Qing deeply understood the reasoning behind ancient scholars valuing reputation over life. These scholars, especially those with a certain standing in official circles, were extremely fond of their own feathers and would sacrifice anything to maintain their smooth, beautiful, and clean plumage, even if it meant walking into a knife mountain or sea of fire ahead; for the sake of reputation, they wouldn't hesitate to give up their own lives or even the lives of others.

  ...So, if Shan is disliked by Fang Jinglan, it's not unreasonable either.

  "Second sister, she's really too much. I don't even know what to say about this. Even if we put this in modern times, it would still be a huge scandal, let alone in ancient times when women were as fragile as ice under strict etiquette. I don't know if she's brainless or just fantasizing, but she's really reckless and unscrupulous."

  The old lady's mouth corner flashed a thick sneer: "Who can you blame for this? I had told your father before, if the wife and concubine are not distinguished, the family will be in chaos. If there is no distinction between the legitimate and illegitimate children, the clan will be in chaos. Your father always thought I was exaggerating, using it as an excuse to suppress Zhang Shi. Now look what's happened, such a big thing has occurred, it's all his own doing, can't blame anyone else. I just hate that he indulged a shameless daughter, and also implicated you."

  As if it's nothing, one's own father doesn't love oneself, but instead dotes on other sisters everywhere. Whether in ancient or modern times, encountering someone with a fragile heart and extreme thinking would almost certainly lead to family tragedy.

  The old lady touched Qing's hand again and sighed, "Qing, be honest with me, if your own father favors other children, won't you have other thoughts in your heart?"

  The girl fell silent for a while, "Of course there is. But it's not a big deal either. Ten fingers have different lengths and thicknesses, palms and backs of hands also have differences." In fact, at the beginning, she had thought about standing out to make them regret it, but after seeing many women who wanted to stand out and compete with each other everywhere, she had already given up on this ambition.

  Don't take on pottery work without a diamond drill bit.

  The old lady stared at her for a while, then said: "Now, Zhen Niang has married into the Pingyang Hou Mansion, Shan Niang will be the future Yu Jun Wangfei, and San Niang will also become a general's wife. Only you, as the wife of a small fifth-rank official... your sisters all married well, only you... Zhen Niang is still okay, but Shan Niang and San Niang are not easy to get along with, in the future..."

  As if she knew the old lady's worries, and the old lady's worries were also the worries of several maidservants, but she smiled and said: "So grandma is worried that I will be bullied? Hehe, in that case, when my granddaughter gets married in the future, grandma must give her more dowry."

  The old lady slapped her hard, looking at her grinning face and scolding: "You silly girl are getting more and more out of line. I'm trying to talk serious business with you, but you're just making a fool of me."

  "Grandma, what my daughter said is also a serious matter. Her sisters all married well, this is a good thing, if in the future there's any difficulty at home, just thicken your skin and ask her sisters for help, they're all sisters after all, how can they not help each other? Isn't that right?" Although she might receive some cold words, she would definitely be helped. Otherwise, how could she show off in front of her?

  The old lady, of course, also deeply understood the temperament of Ruxue and Mei, and knew that Ruqing's words were not unreasonable. However, she had raised her granddaughter for so many years, only to see her marry someone far inferior to her least favorite grandson. The old lady didn't have much concern about social status, but as a senior member of the family, she couldn't help feeling guilty for not being able to find a better match for her granddaughter.

  "It's that damned Jiang family mother and son again." The old lady hated the Jiang family mother and son once more. If it weren't for the young master of the Jiang family jumping out to intentionally tarnish Ruoqing's reputation, she wouldn't have retreated and chosen the Fang family instead.

  "Grandma, the Zhang family isn't bad either," Ruqing comforted her. The young master of the Zhang family looked decent, and their family was simple and honest, with some land to boot. If she married into that family, although it wouldn't be a life of great wealth and luxury, she would at least have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of her life. This was also the main reason why Grandma had agreed to the marriage in the first place.

  The old lady looked at Ruoxi with a complicated gaze for a while, and when she saw that Ruoxi was really not bothered, she felt somewhat relieved.