Tang Zhuyun: You've already arranged everything for Linlin...
Her overwhelming emotions were shattered by a single sentence from Xue Lie.
Xue Lie muttered, "Sister, I just want to ask you, is Linlin really your daughter?"
No matter how he looked at her, Tang Zhuyun didn't seem like she had ever given birth...
"Otherwise, it's still your child?" Tang Zhuyun glared at him and said.
"You're exaggerating a bit," Xue Lie scratched his head, "Your taste is terrible!"
Tang Zhuyun: "... Naturally, no one has as good taste as the person who took a liking to you."
Xue Lie: "Well said!"
Tang Zhuyun: Have you no shame?
"We'll go to the Northwest after you get married," Xue Lie said. "So it's actually only a few days. My grandparents asked me to ask you if you're willing to leave the Xue Family to get married."
Tang Zhuyun shook her head. "I'll talk to my grandmother about this tomorrow."
Relying on this blockhead to relay messages is unlikely to get them properly conveyed.
Xue Lie sighed, "Sister, I really can't bear to part with you."
How can you be happy when you finally have a sister who's about to be snatched away?
Tang Zhuyun said, "Just as you said, we all have the Xue Family blood flowing in our veins. Even if we are scattered to the ends of the earth, we are still family."
She knows what's good and bad.
Regardless of whether the Xue Family or the Tang Family is right or wrong, they have always treated her extremely well.
The next day, Tang Zhuyun went to say goodbye to Old Madam Xue.
"... My sister-in-law is in postpartum confinement, so I can't be away from home for too long."
Then she brought up the matter of getting married. "Grandmother, no matter how outrageous I have been all these years, my father has never given up on me. I am a daughter of the Tang Family, and it is only right and proper for me to marry out of the Tang Family."
Old Madam Xue, "A-Yun, marrying the prince... your life will probably be very difficult from now on."
"Grandmother, I know," Tang Zhuyun said frankly. "I will treat him the way he treated me."
She wouldn't dare say she could control her emotions, but at least she wouldn't be love-struck and give without limits.
This marriage is a huge gamble for her, and there's a high chance she'll lose.
Therefore, it was destined that she couldn't bet everything from the very beginning.
She and the Prince of Jin need to gradually adapt to each other; time will tell.
Old Madam Xue held her hand tightly. "Good child, never wrong yourself."
"Yes." Tang Zhuyun solemnly agreed.
She lived her life well and didn't let the Xue Family family worry about her.
"Don't feel indebted to us," Old Madam Xue. "Having such an opportunity to retire gracefully may not be a bad thing for the Xue Family. And A-Yun, it's worth it for you."
Tang Zhuyun said, "Grandmother, I know everything."
A myriad of emotions bloom in my heart.
"Although our reunion was brief, everyone in the Xue Family dislikes your character."
Tang Zhuyun smiled bitterly to herself, "You are the ancestor; if you like it, the whole family likes it."
She promised Old Madam Xue she would come to visit her the next day, since the latter's eyes also needed her treatment.
After inviting her to lunch, Old Madam Xue allowed Xue Lie to escort her home.
Yanran sat on the threshold, eagerly waiting for Tang Zhuyun.
Upon seeing her appear, they immediately cheered and rushed forward.
Jiaojiao followed Jiaojiao behind.
A man and a tiger, how harmonious they couldn't be more so.
Xue Lie didn't go inside. He said he would come to pick up Tang Zhuyun the day after tomorrow, and then he left.
"Mother, I miss you so much." Yanran held onto Tang Zhuyun's hand tightly, unwilling to let go.
Xiu'er came out upon hearing the noise and exclaimed in surprise upon seeing Tang Zhuyun, "My Lady, how did you end up like this?"
Tang Zhuyun knew she had dark circles under her eyes and looked extremely haggard.
What could she do? She was helpless. Every night, someone would jump over the wall, someone would take advantage of her, and then someone would chase after her and beat her...
She was desperate too!
"Can't this Xue Family be a little more reliable?" Xiu'er muttered to herself. "Are they just trying to flood you every day?"
What's there to cry about?
The person has been gone for over twenty years, and I still cry when I think about it now.
Tang Zhuyun smiled and changed the subject, asking, "How's your sister-in-law? Sister Yuan?"
"Everything's fine, everything's fine! You've only been gone for two days!"
Tang Zhuyun smiled as she went inside to see Meng Yulan and Sister Yuan, who was sleeping next to her.
The Little Tangyuan has become much whiter and more plump; it's no longer the wrinkled little monkey it used to be.
"Every time the master returns from the yamen, he always holds Sister Yuan first and recites poems to Sister Yuan," Meng Yulan with a smile, covering her mouth.
Tang Zhuyun: "Alright, let's make our Sister Yuan a female scholar who tops the imperial examinations in the future!"
"Grandma also misses Sister Yuan. If you weren't still in your postpartum period, she would have suggested you bring Sister Yuan and come stay with us for a few days!"
Meng Yulan said, "Once I'm out of confinement, I should go and pay my respects to her. How have you been these past few days at the Xue Family's?"
Tang Zhuyun: Good, very good, I wish I could reach the heavens!
Meng Yulan had obviously also heard about Prince of Jin's sneaking into her boudoir, and said mischievously, "Don't forget to send a message to the Prince, lest he come up empty-handed tonight and get caught by the Xue Family again."
Tang Zhuyun: "Sister-in-law..."
Just then, the sound of rapid hoofbeats came from outside.
A moment later, Yanran skipped in and said, "Mother, they've sent something to the Prince's residence. Would you like to go and take a look?"
Tang Zhuyun smiled and said, "You go ahead and go see. I'll talk to my aunt for a bit and then I'll be right back."
She hadn't yet remembered that those things were what Prince of Jin had mentioned last night, and that he had sent them to her.