The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

When the banquet was over, Madam Sang kept pulling Xia Mianwan, wanting to invite her to sit with her. When Madam Yang came out, she thought for a moment and said, "How about this, you guys go to my place tomorrow."

Mrs. Sang drank a few more glasses of wine tonight and was a little drunk. "Okay."

Then Madam Sang looked at Xia Mianwan and said, "Mianwan, I will tell you tomorrow...what happened that day. I have never met anyone like you. I want to tell you about it. Please don't think I am annoying."

Xia Mianwan smiled and said hello.

On the way back, Xia Mianwan took the Yang family's carriage. Mrs. Yang had something to say to Xia Mianwan.

After getting on the carriage, Xia Mianwan leaned against the back of the carriage.

"Mianwan, you are too bold tonight. If Zhuang holds a grudge against you, then... what should we do?" Madam Yang couldn't help but complain.

Xia Mianwan knew that Madam Yang was worried about her, so she hurriedly grabbed Madam Yang's hand and said, "Good sister, I am a little anxious today, but... I really don't care about Zhuang's imaginary humiliation of me. And Madam Sang's noble act, to be fair, I can't do it, but I admire it deeply. I can't rest in peace if such a person is humiliated because of me. What's more, Sister Yang, I work hard to make money, plan, and live so hard just to do whatever I want when I want. Otherwise, there is no need for me to live so hard. I still have to have fun. Going back to be a turtle is a matter for me to go back!"

Mrs. Yang burst out laughing. She really envied Xia Mianwan. Although she looked very calm, she could still remain childish at times.

"Okay, let's have some fun!" Madam Yang nodded and was a little excited. However, as a daughter of the Wang family, it was impossible for her to be too extraordinary. She had even tried to open a girls' academy but never succeeded.

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I was exhausted when I got home late after summer sleep. Socializing is really tiring.

As expected, Chen Ge'er and Yu Jie'er were not asleep yet. They ran out and looked at Xia Mianwan carefully with their big eyes.

"What's wrong? Is there something carved on mother's forehead?" Xia Mianwan saw that the two were cute and teased them deliberately.

Chen Ge'er's face was long, "Mother, please stop joking. Yu Jie'er and I are very worried."

Sister Yu: “…”

Oh my God, why is her son Chen speaking in an increasingly mature tone? Will he turn into an old pedant who shakes his head and recites all kinds of nonsense?

After Yu Jie'er and Xia Mianwan looked at each other, they instantly understood each other's fear...

Both of them raised their chins and looked at Chen Ge'er with their eyes rolling around.

Brother Chen felt frightened by the stares of these two people, and a rare crack appeared on his serious little face.

"Brother Chen, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but why are you talking like a gentleman now? If you continue like this, you'll become an old man before you even reach adulthood. What will you do?" Sister Yu sighed.

Chen Ge'er was embarrassed and said, "I'm talking about business. Why are you making fun of me with my mother?"

Xia Mianwan and Yu Jie'er both laughed.

Xia Mianwan said: "Don't worry, your mother is fine, you should go to bed early."

Chen Ge'er and Yu Jie'er observed Xia Mianwan carefully, and seeing that there was nothing unusual on her face, they went to bed with peace of mind.

……

When Xia Mianwan woke up in the morning, he received good news. Hehua and the new cook had made delicious dried fish, fish fillets and dried shrimps.

Dried fish, fish fillets, and dried shrimp can be eaten directly as snacks, or they can be processed and cooked.

Xia Mianwan tasted the dried fish, fish slices and dried shrimps brought by Hehua. They tasted very good, even better and more delicious than modern fish slices. She was so happy that she smiled and gave Hehua and the Zhang family a large amount of money.

When going to the Yang family, Xia Mianwan specially brought these foods with him and asked Madam Yang and Madam Sang to taste them.

Madam Yang was curious when she saw Xia Mianwan brought a bunch of food, and then Madam Sang also arrived.

"I am the last one to arrive!" Madam Sang brought the perfume powder brought by merchants from the Western Regions.

The three of them exchanged a few pleasantries and then sat down.

"I'm grateful that you two don't despise my identity. This glass of wine is for you." Madam Sang took the lead in picking up the wine glass.

"I still have to apologize to you. Although I had some thoughts in my mind, I never said them out. And at that time, I had some grudges in my heart, until Mianwan's words completely convinced me. I am so self-righteous and want to set up a girls' school, but my vision is far inferior to yours." Mrs. Yang said ashamedly.

Madam Sang said seriously, "It is normal for people who don't know me not to understand me because of rumors. But Madam Yang has never looked down on me, and that is enough."

The three of them smiled knowingly.

"There's just one thing...I want to ask you." Madam Sang said hesitantly.

Xia Mianwan asked curiously, "What's the matter?"

Madam Sang paused for a moment and then said, "You all know that we went to rescue people at that time. I didn't think much about it when I was rescuing them. It was only recently... that I found out that among the people I rescued that day, there was..."

Madam Sang paused here, which made Madam Yang a little curious. However, Xia Mianwan had a guess in her mind. According to the rules of novels... the child rescued couldn't be the emperor's child or the child of a duke or marquis...

"There is actually the current prince."

Madam Yang stood up in shock, "What did you say? The prince?"

Madam Sang nodded and said, "I just found out about it recently. At that time, the little prince was also captured for protecting his sister. I felt really sorry for him, so... I didn't expect it to be the prince."

Xia Mianwan didn't look surprised, which made Madam Yang sigh in amazement, "Mianwan, you are too calm. You didn't even change your expression."

Xia Mianwan smiled shyly. Should she say that she had read too many novels in her previous life and had seen all kinds of outrageous novels? Of course not.

"Sister Sang, what do you want to ask?"

"These days, the nanny beside the queen came to see me. She had two imperial edicts in her hand, asking me to choose one of the two." Madam Sang said.

"What imperial edict?" Madam Yang asked solemnly.

"One imperial decree announced that I had saved the prince, conferred me the title of Lady Loyalty, and granted me a thousand taels of gold and a three-story house. The other imperial decree would not announce my saving the prince, but would grant me a plaque in the name of righteousness. The reward would remain unchanged, and I would be given a token in private. With the token, I would not have to kneel when meeting officials." Madam Sang explained the matter slowly.

Madam Yang glanced at Xia Mianwan and asked, "Mianwan, what do you think the Queen meant?"

"It should be... a test. If the story of saving the prince is made public, and Lady Sang is named Lady Loyalty, then people might think that Sister Sang is blackmailing her to repay the favor. Also, although we know that Sister Sang is righteous, we can't stop the gossip of the people. The prince's position is related to the country, so the queen should be testing Sister Sang. Does anyone else know that Sister Sang saved the prince?"