usatvline Chapter 269 Adding to Mother's Sorrow
Chapter 269 Adding to Mother's Sorrow
The morning light is dim.
The town was shrouded in a thin mist.
After staying in Lingquan Town for a few days.
Everyone prepared to set off, returning to the main road along the small path.
From afar, a luxurious carriage could be seen parked at the intersection.
Mother said this was prepared by Lord Liuyun, in case she was uncomfortable on the journey.
Little Jiang Miaomiao politely thanked him, "Thank you, Brother Liuyun. These are steamed buns made by Auntie. They're delicious. You should try some."
The little girl then gave him one of her uneaten steamed buns.
Liu Yun was flattered and thought to herself that the little princess was indeed the eldest princess's own daughter; her appearance and demeanor were something that no one else could imitate.
Moreover, he addressed him as "brother" very appropriately, even though he was just a bit tanned from the sun and hadn't actually reached adulthood yet.
The young princess truly has discerning eyes.
Just as Jiang Miaomiao was about to get into the carriage, she heard a soft moaning sound.
What happened when I heard a woman crying so early in the morning?
She rode her little white bike around to the back of the convoy to take a look.
It turns out that Sister-in-law Sun and Brother Sun have started arguing again.
The carriage door was partially opened, revealing a delicate and pitiful face. "Husband, my third sister isn't feeling well. How about we separate from Lu Qingyao and her son and go to the city to find a doctor?"
"Didn't she just see a doctor yesterday?"
“This is a remote and impoverished place, and the doctors here aren’t necessarily very skilled. They won’t be able to cure Third Sister’s illness.” Xu Wan clutched her husband’s sleeve tightly, refusing to let go.
They were acting as if they wouldn't leave until they got their way.
She was horrified when she saw the luxurious carriage, not to mention everyone was protecting Lu Qingyao and her daughter.
They're even treating her differently now, giving that woman a bigger carriage instead.
Isn't this just making the Sun family her foil?
But the eldest brother and sister-in-law were laughing like idiots.
If she returned to the capital and her girlfriends saw her like this, they would laugh at her for marrying down to a low-ranking officer.
Now she's even being used as a foil for the daughter of a disgraced official.
Especially Qi Caiwei, the two of them had made a bet that Jiang Qiao'er would not be allowed to marry into the Sun family.
The wager was that she could choose any jewelry or headwear worth one thousand taels from the Treasure Pavilion.
Vice versa is also true.
She was worried about the money, but she wanted to prove herself even more.
As for the incident in Lingquan Town, at first I just thought I was too naive to be deceived, but later I found out that the group used the sisters as bait to deliberately lure Lu Qingyao there.
The suffering she and her third sister endured was all because of that woman.
The most ridiculous thing is.
Her husband actually told her to go and thank that woman.
After a moment's thought, Sun Erlang said, "Then I'll have someone take you there first."
His sister-in-law's fussiness was mostly just a case of complaining without reason, something he experienced firsthand when she came to visit.
"No, husband, let's go back to the capital ourselves. The Lu family has already been escorted by someone, so there's no need for you. Why do you insist on following them?" Xu Wan looked at Sun Erlang with tears in her eyes and finally spoke her true thoughts.
Sun Erlang's face darkened. "No, I have received a military order from the general. My purpose in coming here is to protect the Lu family mother and son. How can I abandon my duty for personal reasons?"
This was a military order, and he had to obey it whether he liked it or not.
Seeing his wife's pitiful appearance, his heart softened, and his tone became much gentler. "Wanmei, if you are really not feeling well, I will ask my brother and sister-in-law to accompany you to the prefectural city first."
"No, you... how can you be so heartless? Am I your wife, or is Lu Qingyao your wife? You'd rather send them, mother and son, away than send me away!" Xu Wan finally couldn't suppress her anger and shouted at Sun Erlang.
Sun Erlang's face turned completely green, greener than the grass by the roadside. "What nonsense are you spouting? How can you say such rubbish?"
He thought his wife was just being temperamental, but he never expected her to be so unreasonable.
Xu Wan realized she had spoken out of turn, pulled up the curtain, covered her face, and burst into tears.
Lu Qingyao: ...
She was loading her luggage onto the carriage when she heard her name called.
What an undeserved disaster!
He looked at Xiuxiu speechlessly, "What did I do to deserve this?"
Xiuxiu pulled a pair of small socks out of her cloth bag. "How about I go and gag her?"
The guards all looked up at the sky in unison.
The wind is so strong.
Mr. and Mrs. Sun Dalang: ...
What a disgrace! They've completely disgraced the Sun family.
Sun Dalang lifted the carriage curtain and glared fiercely at his younger brother.
Chiu Chiu overheard the Xu sisters' conversation.
So Jiang Miaomiao learned that they were deliberately instigated by the Qi family mother and daughter to cause trouble for A-Tian.
They're not even here, yet they still stir up trouble.
She doesn't spoil it.
Sun Erlang saw the little girl suddenly dart up in front of him on a white wolf, hands on her hips, her little face fierce, and she said in a childish voice, "Brother Sun, your wife has to call my mother aunt. She said my mother is disrespectful to her elders and deserves to be beaten. I'm going to write a letter to Uncle Sun and Aunt Sun."
Upon hearing this, Madam Xu's face turned green. She lifted the curtain and glared at her: "You little brat, how dare you write that?"
Jiang Miaomiao pouted, her big eyes brimming with tears, and looked at Sun Erlang with a pitiful expression.
"Brother Sun, your wife is threatening me, waaaaah..."
Sun Erlang:......
He was at a loss.
He quickly coaxed, "Little darling, don't cry. Your second sister-in-law knows she was wrong, and I'll have her apologize to you."
Xu Wan, who was wiping away tears, was also stunned. "Why should I apologize to her?"
I just glanced at you, and it made you cry?
That brat actually framed her.
"Who? Who bullied my sister?"
Jiang Zifeng rushed over, shielding her sister, glaring angrily at Xu Wan, and uttered two words in a low voice, "Apologize."
"Miss Miaomiao, who bullied you?" Liu Yun rushed over and brandished his sharp blade, startling Xu Wan and her sister, who shrank back into the carriage.
Sun Erlang instinctively drew his sword, pointing it at the two men, "How could you be so violent towards a weak woman?"
Immediately, the soldiers on both sides became tense and ready to draw their swords.
When Sun Dalang and his wife saw this, they thought, "Oh no, I hope they don't start fighting."
He quickly ran over to smooth things over, saying, "It's all a misunderstanding. Let's talk it out. A gentleman uses words, not fists."
Jiang Miaomiao: ……
He really is a military general; he's ready to fight at the slightest provocation.
She didn't want them to fight amongst themselves; what if the enemy saw this and took advantage of the situation?
She tugged at Pan Yun's sleeve.
Pan Yun abruptly lifted the carriage curtain and said to the person cowering inside, "Xu Wan, have you thought this through? If Erlang really takes action because of you today, he will be punished by military law when we get back."
Xu Wan didn't believe it. She thought her sister-in-law was just trying to scare her. She thought she should apologize.
She remained silent, curling up in the corner with her younger sister in her arms.
“Since that’s the case, I see that my second brother is busy with official duties and can’t take care of you. If you still don’t know what’s important, then your sister-in-law will have no choice but to send you back to Jiangzhou to serve your parents-in-law and fulfill your filial duty to your husband.”
"No, I'm not going... Sister-in-law, I'm not going." Xu Wan knew that her sister-in-law meant what she said.
She wouldn't go to Jiangzhou; she'd be constantly controlled by her mother-in-law. Looking at her face, she'd be better off dead.
Once, she broke a vase and teacup, and the storeroom refused to send a replacement. She ended up having to spend several hundred taels of silver to buy a new set from outside.
Since then, she has never broken porcelain again.
It hurts to see him fall.
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