An ugly girl starts off, then becomes a beauty

"The daughter of the Liang family is also an honest person." Madam Zhaoyu followed her into the main hall of Wuyuan and talked all the way.

This was the first time the mother-in-law came, and the maids inside were as if facing a great enemy. Although the two masters were still talking, everyone else had already started to get busy. When Cheng Lao saw that Sang Ling was surprised, she also silently directed everyone to change the incense and spread the felt mats so that the lady would have a comfortable place to sit.

Madam Zhaoyu naturally ignored the others and continued to talk to Sang Ling, "She often came to talk to me. Knowing that you also went to Jiaozhou, she also took you to Tianliang to pray for blessings and asked for two amulets. She was originally going to ask for one for A Yao, but I said it would be better for you two to ask for the amulet for the child. She was afraid that I would say she was overstepping her bounds, so she kept apologizing. I said she was living too cautiously. You and I are both easy to talk to. Although she is a concubine, she is not so cautious."

Sang Ling listened very carefully, with a faint smile on his face all the time. He also knew how Liang was when she interacted with others. The reason why she asked Madam Zhaoyu to mention it was because of her background. Liang's concubine was different from ordinary concubines. Although she was a concubine's daughter, she still had a background. Regardless of her status, she might also bring some help to the Nie family. Madam Zhaoyu saw all of this clearly, so she mentioned it on the first day she settled down.

Maybe it was a covert attack? She didn't want to offend her mother-in-law, so she continued, "Before I went to Jiaozhou, she often came to talk to me. She was indeed a good-tempered person with a good appearance, and she was very likable."

Madam Zhaoyu nodded with satisfaction, "It would be good for Xuanwen if you had given birth to more children for him earlier."

After all the talk, they still wanted a son. The corners of the Sang family's daughter's lips calmly relaxed, thought for a moment, and said softly, "Yes, my wife knows."

*

Nie Ce came back early today, so he was not kept in the palace for long - everyone knew that his family was worried, so after he left the emperor, he went straight home without paying a visit to his aunt, the queen.

It happened that dinner had not yet started elsewhere in the mansion, so the entire family, including the third and fourth rooms, had a lively dinner at Jingsi Residence.

Before dinner, Young Marquis Nie went back to Wuyuan to change his clothes and visit his daughter. However, he did not dare to touch the baby in the swaddling clothes. Even though he had a smile on his face, his hands were behind his back. Old Lady Cheng came forward holding Le Yile and said, "Marquis, can you hug the young lady too?"

"My hands are heavy." Nie Ce smiled, but he felt uncomfortable all over. He wanted to get closer, but he didn't know how. Sang Ling simply took Le Yile from Cheng Ai and moved closer to him, "Take a good look. Does he look like me or you?"

"Of course it has to look like you." He just smiled, as if only because Sang Ling was in his arms could he naturally bend down to take a look. "Chubby." He said after looking at it.

"It's better than when it was just born, all thanks to mother." Sang Ling thought. In fact, there was a reason why Fang Auntie found that young wet nurse. Her milk was different after all. She was able to feed a baby that weighed only four or five kilograms until it weighed sixteen kilograms now.

As he was speaking, Le Yile suddenly narrowed his eyes and laughed playfully, which made his father exclaim in surprise and confusion, "Can you make a sound?"

"You are so stupid." Sang Ling freed one hand and punched him, but to this guy, it was just a light punch. He poked Le Yile's face with his finger and said, "Call me daddy."

"A half-year-old child, he can't speak yet, Lord." Fang Ai said with a smile. Le Yile was also brought here by her from Yunyue Pavilion. Now that the couple are back, they hurriedly brought him here as Madam Zhaoyu had said jokingly, "Whoever has the child should take care of it themselves."

"The one over there has to call daddy." Nie Ce dared to slowly move his hands around. Although he hadn't hugged her yet, he already had both hands on her. Sang Ling tutted and bumped into him, "You're so frivolous." He went back to the bedroom, and Nie Ce followed him, "My daughter called me first, are you angry?"

"I haven't spoken yet, how did you know to call you first?"

"It's hard to say."

"laugh."

Old Madam Fang and Old Madam Cheng smiled at each other. The other servants went into the house and waited. Old Madam Cheng sent Old Madam Fang to the gate of the courtyard and said a few words to her casually. When she was about to turn around, she saw two or three figures standing on the corridor. When she got closer, she found that they were Liang from the side room.

Aunt Cheng bowed and saluted, and Liang returned the greeting in a very worldly-wise way, "The Marquis and his wife are back now, and I thought I could send this amulet as well."

"Oh, what a coincidence." Cheng was so perceptive that she could not understand the intention behind it. She said in an awkward manner, "There is a family dinner arranged in the front hall. We have to go there later. The Marquis and his wife are changing their clothes now."

"After delivering this—" Liang said halfway through her words, she asked someone to snatch it away again, "The maid from Yunyuexie came to urge you just now, and you must have seen it. It's not good to delay. How about you give the things to me, and I will pass them on?"

Liang was also aware of this old maid from Sang's family. Although she kept smiling, her heart seemed to be blown by a cold wind and all the warmth was gone.

She was too defensive. What if they met once? She had moved in for a year and remained single until now. Not to mention stealing the limelight right after returning, she had to at least let her husband remember her. She did not pray for equal favor with the Marquis's wife, but planned to leave her with a child in the future - but she would not push him to the brink of despair.

The smile on Liang's face became a little more polite, "Then I'll come to see you another day."

Aunt Cheng snorted in her heart, but did not bother to say hello. She turned around and walked towards the main room with her hands in her pockets.