Sixty-eight worldly feelings

  The second sister warmly pulled the third sister's hand and smiled at several sisters: "I used to say that our three sisters are very beautiful, today my words can be verified! Good sister, I also have bad places in the past, it's nothing for sisters to have some disagreements! Quarreling over fabric, quarreling over flowers and grass, what's the big deal?! But today, my cousin made such a fuss, I felt so embarrassed earlier, I would rather find a hole in the ground to hide! At that time, I realized that the words we often say are true, no matter who loses face, others will only say that Yang's daughters are not good, but they won't remember which sister it is!" After finishing, she also sighed deeply.

  Yang Lan pulled Second Sister and Third Sister, laughing hehehe, the expression on her face was unprecedented joy. "Sisters can think this way is great, as long as the Yang family doesn't fall, we can all be safe. To speak bluntly, thinking about Eldest Sister giving birth after three years, would Mother-in-law dare to mention taking a concubine? Why? Is it because of Third Brother?" She smiled and didn't continue speaking, believing that the several sisters present understood.

  The girls in the Yang family are not bad by nature, and even the third daughter who loves to fight is just being willful. With proper upbringing, she would be a good girl too. Compared to those dark things in the palace, they are really kind-hearted.

  As soon as this was said, it also made everyone think deeply. Several girls' faces turned slightly red, they were all a bit older than Yang Lan and had gradually become sensible. It's not impossible that Princess Hui Chang let them come here to attend the banquet with the intention of letting each family's women take a look at each other. After all, proposing marriage is initiated by the man's side, but there's no reason for the woman's side to rush up and ask for it.

  The elder sister married into a noble family. Her husband was also ambitious and capable, and when he was sent out to work, the Yang family gave him a lot of support. The mother-in-law had good judgment and immediately let the elder sister follow her husband on his assignment, without requiring her daughter-in-law to stay behind and take care of her. She only kept her little granddaughter by her side to dote on, and it's said that she loved the little girl dearly and couldn't bear to be apart from her for even a day.

  The elder sister has been married for three years and only had a daughter, but her mother-in-law was still delighted and said that it was blooming first and then bearing fruit, without arranging any concubine or something.

  These Yang sisters are enviable, and they may have had expectations in their hearts, but they never thought deeply about the reasons behind them.

  Yang Lan smiled and said, "Little sister is still young. There are some things that I shouldn't say, but since we're sisters after all, if one doesn't write the word 'Yang' properly, big sister can live so comfortably in her husband's household, this daughter-in-law knows how to get along with people and make her mother-in-law happy on one hand, and on the other hand it's because of the Yang family's power and the emperor's uncle's favor towards the Yang family, others don't dare bully us, we can also live in peace for a lifetime. Without the Yang family as our backing, what would we be? Today, cousin lost face, did you hear them say anything?" She asked with ulterior motives, some things are better understood sooner rather than later.

  The fifth girl thought for a moment and said truthfully: "I saw that they started to look at us with some disdain in their eyes. Later, when the third sister said she was a relative, these people reported a look of watching a play, but didn't say anything unpleasant. They still gave us face."

  Yang Lan coldly smiled and said, "These people are not kind-hearted, if it were someone else, they wouldn't have received such treatment. Look at the young lady from the Zhang family, isn't she also a concubine's daughter? Have you seen anyone pay attention to her?"

  The fifth daughter's face turned red like a red buttocks, and she couldn't answer. She was an illegitimate daughter herself, and what she feared most was people mentioning this.

  The second daughter-in-law was a bit kinder and hastily said, "I know something about this. Just now when we were sitting by the lake chatting, Zhang's sister was still asking her younger sister to pour tea for herself! Looking at that attitude, she must be very familiar with it at home. Others seem to take it for granted too, some even smiled and praised her skills. I saw that girl didn't dare say a word, clearly she has experience." After finishing speaking, she sighed, and next to her wasn't there a maid? This was obviously intentional.

  Yang Lan smiled, "I'm saying this not to embarrass you sisters, but today my cousin made a mistake and might anger my mother. In the future, you should take it as a warning. You and I have the responsibility to protect the reputation of Yang family's daughters. Otherwise, even the clan leader and elders won't let us off easily. The Yang family isn't just us few girls; there are other female relatives too. Think about the consequences before acting, don't harm others or yourselves!"

  As soon as they thought of their cousin's embarrassing behavior today and the mocking eyes of the guests, San Guniang and others felt a basin of cold water poured from head to toe, chilling them to the heart. The original attitude of watching the joke with an air of not being concerned also disappeared completely. At that moment, she was the first to say, "Don't worry, Sixth Sister, I know what to do now." Her face looked much more serious.

  The fifth girl also nodded and said: "I won't say strange things again." In her heart, she let out a sigh of relief, feeling much more relaxed.

  People are like this, without comparison, they won't feel how happy they are. Only with comparison can they understand some things. Compared to Zhang's concubine daughter, Wu Niang felt that she was very lucky. At least she was also a concubine daughter of the Yang family and had not been bullied by anyone, even her stepmother had not abused her. She had everything she should have, although it couldn't compare to her second sister's, but it wasn't any less than her fourth sister's. Thinking like this, she actually felt very happy.

  As the sixth sister said, as long as the Yang family doesn't fall, no matter who she marries, she is still a daughter of the Hou Mansion, and the Hou Mansion will always be her backbone. As long as she isn't too bad herself, she'll definitely live well.

  Yang Lan smiled contentedly and said, "My mother once told me a sentence, which I now sincerely give to my sisters. She said that if you want what kind of happiness, think about what kind of life you want to have, then go make the same effort. Similarly, whatever status you have, you will receive the same treatment, undertake the same responsibility. People who are greedy for more after getting something will not have a good ending."

  At this time, Zhou Ying and others also came out to find her, shouting at her: "Jing'an, come over quickly, we want to go to your home's flower house to see the peony flowers!"

  "I'll go first, you all go find a few girls to play with, don't be afraid to show off your master's attitude, don't let people think that the Yang family daughters are all narrow-minded and petty. If there's anything you don't know, just order the servants around, they will definitely tell you."

  "Alright, little sister can go! No need to accompany us, we're also going out to play with friends." The third sister said with a smile.

  She also found friends with similar temperaments at the banquet and even made an appointment to exchange letters.

  Several girls slowly walked towards the place where a group of young women gathered, and Second Sister finally asked softly: "What about Cousin?"

  Third sister got angry as soon as she heard it, and her tone was also a bit sharp. "What else can be done? You asked for it! It's embarrassing us together, who knows what others will say about Yang's family girl having no eyesight, sucking up to the powerful! If it weren't for sixth sister making excuses for us, who knows how they would look at us?! They thought we deliberately ruined our own sister's show, no family education!" The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. This cousin is really... usually at home it's fine, but her bad habits are also brought outside.

  Four sisters, you look at me and I look at you. Finally, the fifth sister couldn't help but speak bluntly: "I know second sister feels sorry for her, but who doesn't deserve sympathy? Take me, for example - born out of wedlock, yet still a legitimate child! Now that the Yang family has hired a nanny to teach her, no one dares say she's uneducated. In the future, I believe our uncle will take care of her too. Even without parents or brothers, she has relatives like Uncle Li who send gifts during holidays and never forget about her. With such good fortune, she doesn't know how to cherish it - I'm not being arrogant when I say that my cousin's background is much better than mine, and in the future, she'll have many advantages over me. Yet she doesn't appreciate her blessings!" She couldn't help but shake her head and sigh.