After her daughter got angry, Aunt Pei saw that she was a little tired, so she persuaded her, "What can you do if you are not convinced now?"
One word extinguished Qiao Yuning's impulse, and she froze on the spot. There was a place in her heart that felt like it was soaked in a vinegar vat. It was so sore that her eyes began to swell.
Finally I couldn't help but ran over, hugged my biological mother's knees and cried bitterly, "I'm not convinced! I'm really not convinced, mother! Why? Why can't I compare to them? Obviously... I'm obviously better than them in everything!"
Mom, tell me! Am I really not as good as them?"
Aunt Pei let out a long sigh, lifted her daughter up and pressed it next to her, and wiped her tears carefully with a handkerchief, "Of course you are better than them. In terms of appearance, Qiao Yuyan is flamboyant, Qiao Yurong is stupid, you
Your appearance is one of the best among the noble ladies in the capital, and your talents, including your poems, music, music, paintings, and embroidery, are incomparable to them."
"But my status is not as good as theirs." Qiao Yuning looked sad. Qiao Yurong's look today really shocked her.
Normally, she had always looked down on people in her heart, but suddenly one day, she actually looked down on herself.
That sense of superiority drove her crazy, but there was nothing she could do about it.
Seeing her daughter like this, Aunt Pei suddenly sighed quietly, "You are so sad about the identity of this legitimate daughter. For a moment, I didn't know whether what I did at the beginning was right or wrong."
Qiao Yuning raised her head when she heard this, with a face full of surprise, "Mother... what do you mean by this?"
Aunt Pei seemed to suddenly realize that she had made a mistake, and she smiled covertly, "It's nothing. If I had known that my choice would keep you inferior, I should have walked out of the Qiao family and married an ordinary person to be the head wife."
She stroked the smooth, thick material on her daughter's body and shook her head, "But how can my daughter live such a life when she is married to an ordinary family like that? Not to mention the hordes of servants and maids, I'm afraid she wants to wear two
Even a bright dress requires months of saving."
It's not like Qiao Yuning has never seen girls from small families, all of them shrunk, their jewelry and clothes are tacky and vulgar, but when she sees a neater family, she reveals the aura of a small family who has never seen the world.
When I heard Aunt Pei's words, she immediately sat up straight and shook her head: "Mom, how can you think so? How can people go to higher places and go lower?"
Aunt Pei laughed and said, "Since you know what to say, how can you still be so stubborn? Is your current status the same as your lifelong status?
If my mother hadn't run out from home in the middle of the night, how could I be where I am today? In the past, I didn't have any servants in my natal family. My stepmother treated me like a servant. Cutting, starching, and washing were easy tasks.
Leave the heavy work in the yard to me if you can.
Look at your hands. When I was your age, my hands were covered with calluses, which would even crack in the winter. Look at this scar, it was caused by burning when I was cooking for the family."
Aunt Pei rolled up her sleeves. On her slender white wrist, there was a scar the size of a thumb cap that had turned white. It was a bit scary if you looked at it carefully.
Qiao Yuning was stunned for a long time and was speechless. She knew that her biological mother had a difficult time as a child, but she didn't know that it was so difficult.
"Don't think this is unbelievable. In fact, your maternal grandfather's family is not that bad, and there are many people who are too poor to afford food. Mom is telling you this, but I just want you to remember one thing, you have to walk your own way.
Yes, your future is earned by yourself.
The two of them have a better life than you, and they are born more noble than you. What does this mean? Some people are still princesses when they are born! But there are also many princesses who live miserable lives in the second half of their lives!"
Qiao Yuning was once again inspired by her mother's words, and the depression on her face was wiped away, "Mom, I know, I won't feel sorry for myself anymore."
"That's right. You have to believe that if you are better than them, you are better than them. You can make yourself better. You can work hard for the rest. Now that they are proud, you don't want to do anything else.
Their edge."
She thought about it for a moment, and then simply said more clearly, "I don't think Qiao Yuyan is smart either."
Qiao Yuning looked at her doubtfully.
"She has worked hard to please everyone during this period, and with the help of Prince An and the Wen family, her reputation is now much better. It is easy for people to know that the eldest daughter of the Qiao family is such a great person, and now she has a second wife.
, she helped celebrate the good sales, but she didn’t know that the two of them are in a natural competitive relationship!"
Qiao Yuning thought for a moment after hearing this, but shook her head, "Qiao Yurong has no brains at all. She almost raised her tail to the sky about this matter today."
"Isn't this better?" Aunt Pei took out a red gold hairpin with pink pearl tassels from her dressing gown and put it on her daughter's head. "She always listens to you!"
Just now she was just cheering up, but after hearing this, Qiao Yuning regained her fighting spirit, "Mom is right! She used to dislike Qiao Yuyan, but now I'm afraid she doesn't like her even more."
Seeing her daughter coming over with a disappointed heart and leaving with high spirits, the smile on Aunt Pei's face finally spread to her eyes.
When she turned around and looked at the empty bedroom, her face finally felt a little more lonely.
Mrs. Xu was also talking about her daughter at this moment, but she was obviously a little unhappy, "Why are you so generous? Why are you getting involved in their second wife's matter?"
Qiao Yuyan handed her a small bowl of chilled watermelon pulp with a smile, "What's the second bedroom? Isn't it our family? Isn't it Qiao?"
"I know that you are now the head of the family and you want to do a better job, but your aunt really doesn't appreciate your kindness. When you do this, she just takes it for granted."
Qiao Yuyan knew that Mrs. Xu and Mrs. Yao were at odds with each other, so after she rewarded people lavishly in Ninghe Hall, she came to Furong Hall to talk to Mrs. Xu about the matter. As expected, her mother was not very happy.
"Do I really want her favor?" Seeing Xu's confusion, Qiao Yuyan explained her reasoning and told her, "As long as my second uncle appreciates it, it will be fine."
"As the saying goes, a single tree cannot grow into a forest. Our Qiao family is not prosperous, and there is no one in power except my father. If something happens, how will my father cope with it? Now that my second uncle is in the Yulin Guards, how can I help him?"
What a great thing for our family!”
Mrs. Xu was stunned by her daughter's words. She had been secretly competing with Mrs. Yao for many years. She originally only wanted to prevent her from being proud, but she was blind and did not think of this aspect.
"Dad and my second uncle are brothers from the same mother. They have always had a good relationship. Now they are both civil and military, and they take care of each other. This is a sign of a prosperous family! Otherwise, how could grandma be so happy?"
Just as Qiao Yuyan finished speaking, a hearty laughter suddenly sounded at the door. This chapter has been completed!