The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

Pei Ying was irritated by Xia Mianwan's light tone again, "What's wrong? What's wrong with me saying that we should be polite and courteous?"

Xia Mianwan looked at the night outside and said softly, "So what's going on with Mr. Jiang..."

Pei Ying was stunned. Pei Xia had no idea that Jiang Chengying would go today. She had begged those students to invite Jiang Chengying along today, but no one knew about it.

"Sister-in-law, what are you talking about?" Pei Ying widened her eyes.

Xia Mianwan smiled, "There's no point in pretending to be ignorant. Do you want to tell it yourself, or should I find someone else to tell it?"

Pei Ying saw that she couldn't hide it anymore, so she had to tell everything. It was better than letting others see her in such a miserable state.

"It was indeed because of Young Master Jiang that I went to that teahouse, and also because of the three young masters that Young Master Jiang met. But we did not do anything inappropriate. Young Master Jiang and I have not met yet, as for why you saw him." Pei Ying's explanation was very clear at this time.

"Are you attracted to Jiang Chengying's personality or his family background?" Xia Mianwan suddenly asked.

Pei Ying was silent for a while and said, "Both."

"The matter between Jiang Chengying and A Yue is already moving forward. Isn't it mean-spirited of you to act like this?" There was no sarcasm in Xia Mianwan's eyes.

"Like... why can't I fight for it? The only thing that Pei Yanyue has better than me is her family background, what else does she have?" There was a hint of stubbornness in Pei Ying's eyes.

"Confidence is a good thing, but arrogance is not. Jiang Chengying seems to be a clear-headed person. Even if he knows about you, he will not be in love with you. There is nothing wrong with fighting for something, but fighting for something that does not belong to you is not wrong, it is forced... and it is in vain." Xia Mianwan said.

"I do not believe!"

"Whether you believe it or not, let's wait and see. You and Jiang Chengying are not the same kind of people, so don't force it. If you still hope to have a good marriage, then control yourself and don't let your desires cloud your mind. If there is a next time... I will teach you what the rules are."

Pei Ying nodded after hearing this, and after hesitating for a moment, she asked, "I also want to go back to Changchun Garden to learn something from Nanny Yuan."

Xia Mianwan refused without even thinking, "I've said it before, you have to take responsibility for your own actions. If you always ask others to understand and forgive you, then what's the point of remembering it?"

Pei Ying was still unconvinced, but the situation was stronger than she was, so she had no choice but to say nothing.

Afterwards, Xia Mianwan felt tired and let Pei Ying go back.

Ruzhu still felt strange and couldn't help asking, "Young Madam, why are you..."

When Xia Mianwan saw Ruzhu's expression, he knew what she wanted to ask, "Why should I handle it with care?"

"Yeah," Ruzhu nodded.

"Some people, the more you scold them and the more you restrict them, the crazier they become and the more they refuse to obey; while some people, if you don't say anything, they will really think that everything belongs to them. Love between men and women cannot be forced, so just wait and see."

Ruzhu didn't understand what Xia Mianwan meant at all, but Xia Mianwan didn't want to explain any further, so Ruzhu didn't ask any more questions.

A few days passed like this, and the situation in the capital became more and more lively. At this time, a carriage drove to the gate of Pei Mansion.

"Young Madam, Young Madam, Madam Qin is here!" the doorman reported.

At this time, Xia Mianwan was playing Go with Qinghe while holding a board of Go, and they were killing each other.

"Aunt Qin?" Xia Mianwan put down Heizi and stood up.

"Yes, Madam Qin is here."

"Ruzhu, you're fast, you can go and pick her up. Bring her to the flower hall, and Huan'er can go and clean up Feilai Courtyard. My aunt will live in Feilai Courtyard soon." Xia Mianwan said.

"Yes."

After Xia Mianwan gave the instructions, the maids had already begun to clean up in an orderly manner.

Mrs. Qin arrived at the flower hall and said hello to Xia Mianwan with a smile.

Xia Mianwan smiled and stepped forward to greet him, "Aunt, why are you here at this time?"

Madam Qin glanced at the maids around her, and Xia Mianwan understood, "Everyone please leave after the tea is served. I have something important to discuss with my aunt."

The maids received the order and filed out of the flower hall.

Mrs. Qin saw that the door of the flower hall was closed, and then she smiled and said, "I came here with a mission today. Xiao Wu's first batch of supplies has been personally delivered to Yan Xu."

Xia Mianwan was surprised and puzzled, "Aunt, what is going on? How did you get in touch with...Xiaowu?"

Mrs. Qin took a sip of tea and then told the story.

It turned out that after Qin Qinqing married into the Zhang family, Lord and Madam Zhang treated her very well, Zhang Hengzheng was also considerate to her, and Aunt Qin bought a courtyard on the street next to the Zhang family. The couple lived in harmony, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had no conflicts, and her mother was around, so Qin Qinqing lived a very comfortable life.

However, Zhang Heng was still studying and he was not very talented. It was a blessing for him to pass the imperial examination.

Lord Zhang was an honest official, but his family actually lived in financial difficulty.

Zhang Hengzheng didn't want to be kept at home, and even less wanted to spend Qin Qinqing's dowry money, so he quietly started a small business, intending to study and gain experience at the same time.

After a few visits, Zhang Hengzheng and Xiaowu became acquainted and got along quite well.

This time, after Xiao Wu received Xia Mianwan's letter, he prepared supplies overnight, and half of the supplies were obtained from Zhang Hengzheng.

The situation in Yubei was indeed critical. Xiaowu's supplies were the first to arrive. The supplies given by the government did not reach Yubei, and the Prince of Zhenguo did not ask for them either.

The city had been out of food for a day, but the besieged people were fine because Pei Yanxu had a good reputation and did fair things, so there was no chaos. But... there were indeed some people who were causing trouble, but fortunately they were suppressed quickly and did not incite the ordinary people in Yubei. Pei Yanxu had not slept for several days and nights, and he tried his best to give food to his subordinates who were going to do hard labor.

Xiaowu had been traveling for business this year and had visited many places, so when he arrived in Yubei, he asked the local tyrant to send a letter to Pei Yanxu first. After Pei Yanxu's people arrived, he took Pei Yanxu's people to their rest stop to get supplies.

This solved Pei Yanxu's urgent problem.

However, Xiaowu's trip this time has attracted attention. Pei Yanxu has his own plans, so he wants Xiaowu to come back first and not alert the enemy.

When Xiaowu returned to Yanzhou, he found several suspicious people. He was afraid of revealing his whereabouts, but he didn't want to hide the news from Xia Mianwan. So he asked Madam Qin to come to the capital to deliver a letter to Xia Mianwan. Madam Qin was a woman who had lived in Pei Mansion, so she was the most suitable person.

Mrs. Qin was extremely satisfied with her daughter's marriage, so she naturally wanted to do her part for Xia Mianwan. She came here at full speed without thinking, and even hired the carriage when she was almost in the capital, in order to avoid anyone noticing anything.