The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

After Zhao Yingren left, Rumeng said quickly, "Good bamboo comes from bad bamboo shoots. I didn't expect that Mr. Zhao is such a reasonable person."

Ruzhu also nodded and said, "It seems that Mr. Zhao is quite rare. His mother is like this. It must be very difficult for her to deal with it normally, and she has to clean up the mess."

Xia Mianwan looked at her two maids speechlessly. They had been with her for so long, but they were still so easy to deceive. What would happen when they got married in the future?

"Young Madam, what's wrong? Did we... say something wrong?" Ruzhu asked hesitantly when she saw that Xia Mianwan's face looked strange.

Xia Mianwan shook her head and sighed, "You two are the maids who have been with me the longest, and you are still so naive... What kind of husbands should I find for you in the future?"

Rumeng lowered her head shyly, "What are you talking about, Madam... Stop teasing us."

Ruzhu said indifferently: "Young Madam, you can find me any kind of husband, as long as he can always be with you. As for men, if they lie to me, I will beat them up, and if they don't accept it, I will beat them until they accept it."

Xia Mianwan was really about to roll her eyes. One was so fierce and the other was already at the age of feeling romantic.

"Let me ask you, if Young Master Zhao is really a good person, why would he come back to apologize to me when his mother is not around? Isn't this against etiquette? Young Master Zhao is really self-righteous. Besides, even if Madam Zhao made him lose face, she couldn't tell outsiders like us behind Madam Zhao's back. He is openly apologizing, but in fact he is making a break. Do you think he is a good person?" Xia Mianwan explained.

Rumeng had indeed never thought about what Xia Mianwan said, but after Xia Mianwan's explanation, she immediately understood. Ruzhu frowned and muttered to herself that Zhao Yingren was too cunning.

Xia Mianwan saw that the two maids had heard it and didn't say anything more, "Go and call Miss Ling. It's cold outside, let Miss Ling wrap herself up tightly before going out."

"Yes!"

When Pei Ling first arrived at the Pei Mansion, her personality was still a little unclear. Although she was sensible and knowledgeable, she was cold and indifferent. However, Pei Ling was a smart person and had never done anything naughty in the mansion over the years. Xia Mianwan wanted to find a good husband for her to marry.

"It's snowing hard outside." Pei Ling walked into the flower hall with a smile, took off his cloak, and came close to Xia Mianwan.

"Sister-in-law, what's the matter with you calling me here now?"

Xia Mianwan had someone stuff a hot water bottle into Pei Ling's mouth, and then said, "Mrs. Zhao came here just now, and she kept saying that you and her eldest son are a good match, and she wants to marry you."

Pei Ling frowned and asked, "What's going on? Which Madam Zhao? Is she the wife of the Wenyuan Pavilion Grand Secretary Zhao who invited you to the Zhao family before?"

"Yes, it's her." Xia Mianwan looked at Pei Ling's expression carefully and replied.

"Why do you say that I am a good match for Mr. Zhao for no reason? Isn't this ruining my reputation?" Pei Ling said with some complaints. This Mrs. Zhao is really too powerless.

"Mrs. Zhao said that you had met Mr. Zhao once..." Xia Mianwan carefully repeated to Pei Ling what Mrs. Zhao had just said to her.

Pei Ling thought for a long time before she remembered who this Madam Zhao was. She had good intentions but ended up doing something bad. Pei Ling was a little displeased with Madam Zhao's behavior. "Sister-in-law, there is no match between me and that Master Zhao. Master Zhao does look handsome, but he only steps on others to highlight himself. I think a man like him would not respect his wife. He and I are not suitable. What's more, the Zhao family invited you to a banquet that day, and such a mess happened on the way. It's hard to say whether they did it. They are not clean themselves, and they still have the nerve to come to you to ask for my hand in marriage... Sister-in-law, you don't have to pay attention to them, just go back. If you feel embarrassed, just say that the clan members don't agree and put the blame on the clan members."

Pei Ling's words surprised Xia Mianwan. It seemed that Pei Ling had indeed become a sensible and understanding girl under Nanny Yuan's guidance.

Seeing that she was in a hurry to speak and didn't even have time to drink a sip of water, Xia Mianwan hurriedly asked someone to pass some ginger tea to Pei Ling, "Speak slowly, drink some ginger tea first to get rid of the cold."

Pei Ling took a sip of ginger tea and said, "Sister-in-law, I know you are worried about my marriage. The husband I want to find does not need to be from a high-class family. It is enough for us to get along well. He will not cause trouble to the Pei family, and it would be best if he can help my sister-in-law."

Xia Mianwan now began to have some thoughts in her mind. The marriage that Pei Ling mentioned seemed like there was a specific partner, and it sounded like she knew that person.

Xia Mianwan looked at Pei Ling with a smile and blinked, "Who is it?"

Pei Ling blushed and turned her head away, "Who? Don't you want my sister-in-law to find someone for me?"

Xia Mianwan really felt that Pei Ling had someone in her heart at this moment, "Pei Ling, life is spent with two people, only you know whether it is good or bad, so... who is it?"

Pei Ling lowered her head shyly and said, "Yes... yes... it's Brother Xiaowu!"

This time, Xia Mianwan was really shocked. She widened her eyes and asked, "It's Xiaowu?!"

Pei Ling nodded, "Yeah!"

Xiaowu has reached the age of marriage. Except that his family background is not good enough for Pei Ling, he is good in every way. Xiaowu is a very responsible man.

"Xiao Wu...you guys..." Xia Mianwan asked hesitantly.

Pei Ling knew that Xia Mianwan had misunderstood, and hurriedly waved her hands. "Sister-in-law, I like Xiaowu myself, he doesn't know..."

"What is going on?" Xiao Wu is indeed a good candidate, but in Xia Mianwan's heart, Xiao Wu has a more important status than Pei Ling, so he has to find out more clearly no matter what.

"Don't I often go to the academy to help? We became familiar with each other after a while. I really like Brother Xiaowu, but I didn't know about my sister-in-law's plan before. No matter what the Pei family thinks of Pei Xia and me, the Pei family has given me and Pei Xia a lot in the past two years, so I thought that if the Pei family needs it, I would be willing to help. Brother Xiaowu is very good, but I didn't bother him, so he didn't know."

Xia Mianwan smiled. She didn't expect Pei Ling to have thought so much. "The Pei family has no intention of exchanging your marriage for anything. If you really like Xiaowu, I will go and test the waters for you."

Pei Ling quickly shook her head and said, "Sister-in-law, in Xiaowu's heart, your words are more important than anything else. If you go and find out, Xiaowu might just take whatever you say as the truth. I don't want to force Xiaowu."

"Then...what do you want to do?" Xia Mianwan asked.

Pei Ling made up his mind and said, "I'll go ask myself!"

At this point, Xia Mianwan was also dumbfounded, and stared at Pei Ling with wide eyes, "...You!"

Pei Ling smiled and said, "If it doesn't work out, I won't think about it anymore. I'll ask my sister-in-law to help me find another good family."

"Okay!" Xia Mianwan's eyes were full of smiles.