An ugly girl starts off, then becomes a beauty

There is a tacit rule in the way of getting along between husband and wife: say what you want to say, and never hide it. Sang Ling understood it immediately, and smiled with a sigh. A ripple of relief suddenly appeared in the corner of his originally heavy heart, "What happened between you and Zong Xiang today? People saw it and told me about it——" In fact, there was more to say to this guy: If you did these things, either tell me directly, or just don't get caught. But after a moment of hesitation, he chose not to say it.

"I know what you want to ask." Nie Ce was more frank than she thought.

"Then why didn't you say it?"

Nie Ce raised his eyebrows but didn't answer. The two of them walked back to the back room, only to see the gauze curtain beside the couch blown open by the wind. Sang Ling realized that the back window was not closed. Just as she was about to go over, Nie Ce took a step ahead and said with his back to her, "I had just been in for less than half a minute when she came in. She said she wanted to help me take a bath, and I said no, and asked her to go out. Who would have thought that she would come in on her own." At this point, he closed the window and turned around. His hands were wet with rain, so he walked to the table to get a handkerchief and sighed, "I hurt her."

Sang Ling's stunned expression was all over his face, "What?"

"The maidservant in my house has no regard for dignity or honor..." Nie Ce did not continue. He stretched out his foot purely subconsciously at that time. Even though the maidservant bowed her head and did not see anything she should not have seen, and her posture was very careful, but the marchers were very vigilant and did not care so much. He paused and said, "Send her away. She is an eyesore if she stays here."

Although the person came from his mother's side and has been following Sang Ling since then, if he has such thoughts, it will be a disaster for him to stay in the garden in the future. He does not have such complicated thoughts about these things. Now he just wants to take care of his wife and daughter. It will be complicated if there are too many people in the room. If the wife and concubines have conflicts and intrigue against each other openly and secretly, and if there is trouble again - like before - like his mother and second aunt, then he can't stay in this house anymore. It is so rare to have real peace now, so why create trouble again.

Besides, he always thought: Although Sang Nu acted magnanimous, she might really be pissed off, and then he would not be able to just walk away - Nie Ce raised his eyebrows suddenly and did not dare to think about it any further.

But the person in front of him was stunned for a long time with an expressionless face, and sighed, "I valued her, but now it has become like this, it is also a sin."

Sang Ling really didn't expect Zong Xiang to... When she first came to Wuyuan, the little girl was very cautious and waited by the wall all day long for instructions. She was as well-behaved as a statue. Later, as she learned to read, Sang Ling taught her to use the methods of later generations to make tables and summarize and organize... In a sense, she taught her more than she taught Ya Nu.

She shouldn't have done this. Sang Ling didn't know why she had such thoughts since that time. Or if she really wanted to do this, why did she do this?

I was still sighing when I saw the guy coming back from the wall and changing the subject, "Xun Jin was reported today and went home to rest. He is not allowed to attend the court in the near future. I don't know what the result will be in the future."

If we mention this person, it is related to Ban Le. Sang Ling regained his focus and asked, "What mistake did he make?"

"He was in collusion with the Shaofu to do something." Nie Ce came over and sat down cross-legged. "These things are common in the palace. They are not big news. His punishment is related to his cousin."

Xun Jin had a relative who was a favorite in the palace. Sang Ling had heard of this before, but wasn't it said that the man had been favored for many years and had an extraordinary deep friendship with the emperor? How could he suddenly... She stared at Nie Ce again. This guy was the nephew of the queen, so he must also hate the emperor's favorite? She lowered her brows and pondered, "Being with the emperor is like being with a tiger. You have to be careful all the time, not to mention this kind of person. So people still have to have some real talents, so that they won't fall so easily."

Unless they were tyrannical tyrants, emperors in history would have to consider whether their subjects were truly useful. If they had no ability at all and relied on flattery to gain power, it would only take a moment for them to step down. She raised her eyebrows unconsciously, and thought about Zong Xiang again. The maid was really good at accounting, and to be sent away so suddenly, to be honest, it was hard not to make her sad.

Nie Ce nodded and said, "You are right, but your majesty has the best temper among all the monarchs in our dynasty. Who knows, maybe he made some big mistakes later."

After that, he could see that Sang Ling was in a bad mood, so he didn't say much and pulled her to the back room. "Go to sleep. You have to get up early tomorrow to go to the Colonel's Office."

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Although she was upset, the young lady still brought up the issue of whether Zong Xiang should stay or go with Cheng Mu the next day.

The old mother was also sad and annoyed. After all, she had worked with him before and knew his abilities. "She might as well find a family to marry her to, give her some money and treat her as a decent wife, so that we can be considered as a master and servant."

As he spoke, he poured Sang Ling a cup of wine and continued, "I'm old enough to stay by my master's side and serve him. I can either marry a man and have children, or become a concubine for my master, or get married. There are only a few options. Or I can become a widow like me and serve others. I won't have any hope in my life."

"You can ask the housekeeper to look for a good family outside."

If he had any other thoughts, it would not work to keep him by his side. Sang Ling was also unwilling to gamble on what would happen to Zong Xiang in the future.