Chapter 23: Chapter 21, A Virtuous Wife_l freewebnøvel.com
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Time slipped away quickly, and before she knew it, Daohua had already been in Linyi County for over a month.
In this month, she roughly figured out the situation of the County Governor’s Office’s backyard and also gained some understanding of the people of the Yan
Family.
The elders were quite tolerant of her, and as for the younger generation, aside from the occasional sour comment, there wasn’t much else.
Overall, she was quite happy here.
One afternoon, the three sisters Yan Yihuan, Yan Yishuang, and Yan Yile finished their lessons for the day and were walking towards their grandmother’s Songhe Courtyard; they hadn’t even entered when they heard laughter and playful chatter coming from inside.
Yan Yile pouted enviously and said, “Eldest sister went out to play with third brother and fourth brother again.”
Yan Yihuan said with a light smile, “Eldest sister has just arrived in the county town and is not familiar with this place; it’s good for her to go out and have a
look around.”
Yan Yile retorted, “It’s been over a month, the county town is only so big, she should have gotten used to it by now. I think Auntie is just spoiling eldest sister, letting her do whatever she wants.”
Yan Yile first glanced at Yan Yishuang beside her before glaring at Yan Yihuan, “Shut up, it’s not our place as juniors to comment on the matters of our elders.”
Yan Yile, not convinced, didn’t continue but instead smiled at Yan Yishuang, “Third sister, don’t you want to go out and play like eldest sister?
Yan Yishuang pursed her lips and did not speak.
Did she want to?
Of course, she did.
But her mother was very strict with her and rarely let her go out.
Yan Yile immediately leaned in, “Uncle adores you so much, talk to him, and let us go out with eldest sister to stroll around.”
Yan Yishuang was somewhat tempted but still shook her head, “My aunt won’t agree.”
Yan Yile’s face fell, “Aunt Lin is too strict with you.”
Yan Yishuang wouldn’t allow others to speak ill of Aunt Lin and immediately said, “Aunt is looking out for my best interest.”
Her mother said that only if she were better than her eldest sister would her father like her more.
Yan Yihuan hurriedly intervened to prevent the two from arguing again, “Alright, let’s go in and pay our respects to grandmother.
The rule of paying respects was established after Old Madam Yan arrived.
Once in the morning and once in the evening.
Old Madam Yan did not object; seeing her children and grandchildren around her made her heart happy.
When Yan Yihuan and the others entered Old Madam Yan’s room, they saw Daohua dressed as a young boy, holding something and explaining it to Old Madam Yan with a smile on her face, while Yan Wentao and Yan Wenkai stood on both sides, chiming in from time to time.
Seeing this, the three of them felt envious.
First because Daohua could go out, and second because of Old Madam Yan’s partiality towards Daohua.
Although Old Madam Yan was also kind to them, she just didn’t favor them as much as she did Daohua.
After paying their respects to Old Madam Yan, Yan Yile looked at Daohua with a smile, “Eldest sister, when will you join us for classes?”
Madam Li had hired a female scholar to teach the young ladies of the Yan Family literacy, reading, and embroidery.
On hearing this, Daohua paused.
Old Madam Yan thought about it seriously and then said, “It is indeed time to
attend classes.”
The others in the room thought Daohua would be unwilling, but she said nothing.
Daohua caught a glimpse of Yan Yile’s slight disappointment and couldn’t help
but find it amusing.
So in their minds, was she someone ignorant and uneducated?
“Grandmother, rest assured, I will attend classes diligently.
She was well aware that to survive well in ancient times, she had to adapt to
the local customs.
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