The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket! novel Chapter 56

Chapter 56: Chapter 49, Distant and Close Relatives l

Daohua actually wasn’t too upset with Yan Wenxiu; although she disagreed with some of the things he had said that day, she wasn’t one to hold a grudge over it.

Especially considering her eldest brother was just a teenager over ten years old, she felt embarrassed to harp on the issue.

So, after much pestering from Yan Wenkai, she reluctantly made a trip to Zhegui Courtyard.

As soon as they arrived at the entrance of the courtyard, they heard laughter coming from inside.

Upon entering, they discovered that members from the second branch of the family, Yan Wenjie, Yan Yihuan, Yan Yile, as well as Yan Wenbin and Yan Yishuang were all there.

The group was gathered in the six-sided Jiao Pavilion in the courtyard, enjoying tea and reciting poetry.

Seeing that her eldest brother was interacting intimately with Yan Wenbin and Yan Yishuang, Daohua was somewhat astonished and turned to ask Yan Wenkai, “Fourth brother, is Eldest Brother on good terms with Wenbin and Yishuang?”

Yan Wenkai responded without much thought, “Eldest Brother’s primer was taught by Teacher Lin, and he’s been close with Wenbin and Yishuang since they were young.”

Upon hearing this, Daohua was stunned and incredulously asked, “How could the tutor for Eldest Brother be the younger brother of Aunt Lin?”

Don’t they know that the main wife and the concubines are natural enemies?

Even if both sides could coexist peacefully, having a concubine’s brother teach the legitimate eldest son of the main wife wouldn’t sound right if word got out!

You should know that according to the customs of this era, concubines didn’t hold high status. When the relatives of concubines visited, they wouldn’t be received with family hospitality. Perhaps the head of the household or the madam would meet them if they were favored, but if not, they would be sent away by two or three servants.

Isn’t her cheap father particular about status and position; he even looks down upon a merchant-born madam, right? How could he agree to such a preposterous arrangement?

Yan Wenkai didn’t react as strongly as Daohua and scratched his head, “I can’t remember much from when I was young. It seemed that at that time, father had just become the County Magistrate and was quite busy, and mother had to manage household affairs. Just then, Aunt Lin’s brother came to visit her, and Aunt Lin took the initiative to suggest that Teacher Lin should start Eldest Brother’s primer.”

“Hmph!”

Daohua scoffed.

There was no need to ask further; as soon as his adored wife spoke up, her cheap father must have been so overwhelmed that he agreed.

Looking again at her eldest brother in the pavilion, who was intimately interacting with his half-brother and half-sister, Daohua gained a deeper understanding of Aunt Lin’s tactics.

Within the inner courts, she had the favor of the head of the family and was on good terms with the legitimate eldest son; and at the County Governor’s Office, her brother was devising strategies as a teacher. Truly, Aunt Lin had a strong influence both inside and outside the household. If it weren’t for Aunt Lin’s family being poor, her influence in the Yan Family would undoubtedly be greater than Madam Li’s.

Daohua: “Fourth brother, does Eldest Brother still keep close contact with Shuangxin Courtyard?”

Yan Wenkai, noticing that Daohua seemed upset, remembered that this sister wasn’t too fond of the people from Shuangxin Courtyard and immediately shook his head: “No, ever since he started attending the county school, Eldest Brother has been focusing on his studies. Usually, aside from Wenbin and Yishuang coming over to ask Eldest Brother for help with their questions, he has almost no contact with Shuangxin Courtyard.”

To be honest, he also didn’t like Aunt Lin, and as for Wenbin and Yishuang, he had never really clicked with them anyway.

“Fourth brother, eldest sister!”

The group in the pavilion noticed Daohua and Yan Wenkai standing at the courtyard entrance, and immediately called out to them.

“Come on, let’s go over.”

Yan Wenkai grabbed Daohua and quickly walked towards the pavilion.

“Fourth brother!”

As soon as they stepped into the pavilion, the younger ones, Yan Yishuang, Yan Yile, and Yan Wenbin all stood up and greeted them with beaming smiles.

But as for Daohua…

Yan Yile was still unhappy because she didn’t have the fabric for a beautiful new year’s outfit, and she clearly wasn’t in good spirits these days. Seeing Daohua, she naturally didn’t offer a friendly face. She not only ignored Daohua herself but also stopped Yan Yihuan, who wanted to greet her.

On the other hand, Yan Yishuang and Yan Wenbin were even less likely to initiate conversation with Daohua. Aunt Lin still couldn’t show her face in Shuangxin Courtyard because of Daohua, and both harbored a strong grievance against her.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the pavilion turned somewhat awkward.