An ugly girl starts off, then becomes a beauty

What Ma did in Qiuyuan was eventually covered up silently.

The only bigger commotion was that before Sang Feng'e left the Taiwei Mansion, she mentioned to Sang Wu that she wanted Sang Ling to go to Gao Mansion to accompany her for a while, and then send him back when he reached the age of 15 next year.

No one knew what Sang Feng'e said, but Sang Wu did not stop her.

Sang Ling was actually very curious about what Ma had done in Qiu Garden, why didn't Sang Feng'e tell Sang Wu about it? But every time her curiosity came to her mind, it would be suppressed. The relationship between her and her aunt was still in the maintenance stage. Things in the deep courtyard were complicated. If there were any private matters involved, it would be even more difficult to ask. Once Sang Feng'e was offended, she would lose her thigh.

This deal is not a good one.

So she didn't ask, and quietly left the Taiwei Mansion with the Gao family's carriage when the new year came.

"I see that your face looks much better after taking the medicine. What do you think?" Sang Feng'e was chatting with Sang Ling in the carriage.

"I feel much better too. My face doesn't itch anymore. My cousin is really a miracle doctor." The girl's smile was like a flower in early spring, attracting everyone's attention.

Sang Feng'e couldn't help but feel moved, feeling that at least she had a bargaining chip to force Ma to take her niece out of that devil's cave - but as for other things in the backyard of the Sang Mansion, even if she wanted to intervene, she was really powerless. Ma's family still had contacts with the Sun family, and the Sun family was involved in Gao Heng's murder in the past, so she couldn't touch that little bitch Ma.

The only option is to compromise and save Sang Ling.

She then hugged her eldest niece in her arms, and couldn't help but think of her eldest daughter Gao Li. She sighed in her heart: Why do the two eldest daughters have such a miserable life?

Although Sang Ling was quite curious, she didn't ask too many questions. Since her aunt was willing to love her like this, she should just accept it. Why ask anything?

After she hugged him for a while, something else came to her mind. Sang Ling looked at the hem of her skirt at her feet and murmured about the Zhi family's gate.

"I heard that my father wanted to send A Ling there earlier, but I don't know why he never mentioned it later."

Now, whenever people talk about things in the backyard of the Sang Mansion, if there is anything fishy, ​​Sang Feng'e will first blame it on Ma.

That's right. If he had thought of raising an ugly stepdaughter, why would he let her go to study in the family academy? The Zhi family academy is full of children from aristocratic families. If she was favored by a young master, wouldn't it be more important than her children?

"Do you want to go to school?" Sang Feng'e asked the key question right away.

Sang Ling then stood up from her arms, looking eager, "I want to go, but A Ling can't read a word, and I don't know the rules. There's no one in the mansion to teach me."

The more he talked, the more pitiful he seemed.

He lost his biological mother when he was young, and his adoptive mother was a beast in human form. His father, Sang Wu, was always busy and had no time to manage the affairs of the rear house.

"Okay, tell your father later and I'll take you there."

*

Once Sang Feng'e decided to go to school, it became a natural thing.

Now that he was able to leave the Taiwei Mansion, it would be difficult for Ma to control Sang Ling. The Sang siblings only needed to send someone to communicate, and Sang Wu would have no objection - it was good for him to go to school, so that even if he married into her husband's family in the future, he would not be uneducated.

Sang Ling was the eldest daughter of the Sang family, so he was certainly happy that his eldest daughter would be praised by her husband's family in the future. He hesitated to send her to the Zhi family before, because she was not good enough. She refused to attend a family banquet, which was really not presentable. If she was sent away, it would bring shame to the Sang family.

Now that she had changed for the better and mentioned to her aunt that she wanted to go to school, Sang Wu immediately asked someone to present the bamboo slips, wrote a letter and sent it to Zhi Qutong.

Gao Heng also heard about it. He had just gone to visit the Prime Minister's Mansion with Sang Wu during the day, and mentioned it when he came back, and also gave Sang Ling instructions.

"I also studied at the Zhi Family School for two years. The teacher didn't have many rules. The most important thing is to be self-aware. There are many children from wealthy families, so it's inevitable that there are good and bad people. Fortunately, the female students are generally well-mannered. If you encounter those men who like to cause trouble, just ignore them."

Although he is a cousin, he treats his cousin Sang Ling like an elder - but then again, the brother and sister are thirteen years apart in age, so it's fair to say that he is a younger elder.

"Yes, cousin." Sang Ling responded obediently.

Sang Feng'e knelt in the front hall and drank some plum wine. She glanced at Sang Ling beside her, then looked at her son who had just sat down, and said with a smile, "I arranged for your sister to live in Hanning Garden. The house has been empty for the past few years. If your sister moves in, the mansion will be more happy."

Hanning Garden was the garden of Gao Li, the eldest daughter of the Gao family. It can be seen that Sang Feng'e was very attentive. Gao Heng understood everything and nodded slightly, "That's good. It's quiet there and close to my mother's garden, so it's convenient to go there."

As soon as the conversation stopped, the room fell silent for a moment. The servants walked in carefully to get some hot water and clean the hands of the young master who had just returned. Sang Ling watched quietly, carefully placing his hands on his knees.

Although her aunt and cousin treated her well, she didn't dare to relax completely. It wasn't because she was afraid that they would harm her like Ma did, but because she felt awkward in a new place. After all, everyone here was a stranger to her, and the environment was also unfamiliar.

Gao Heng wiped the water stains on his hands, paused, and thought about Sang Ling's schooling again, "By the way, Xuanwen is also studying at Zhi's school. I'll talk to him later. If you run into trouble when you go to Zhi's house in the future, you'll have someone to take care of you."

Sang Ling didn't even know who this "Xuan Wen" his cousin was talking about, but Sang Feng'e beside him raised her eyebrows and asked, "Nie Ce?"

Gao Heng nodded in response.

"Well, he is older. He is seventeen this year." The aunt sighed with a smile.

"Yes."

She turned back to Sang Ling, "But after all, men and women should be careful. If you have nothing to do, you don't have to interact with him too much. You should study hard."

"Mother is right." Gao Heng seemed to realize this just now.

After all, the basic etiquette is still there. Although men and women are sitting at the same table, they should also pay attention to the taboos. Sang Ling didn't have time to say a word, but seeing the mother and son admonishing her like this, she couldn't help but feel warm in her heart, and just nodded and said yes. The corners of her mouth slightly raised, but her eyes were hot without her realizing it.

Neither Yuan Sangling nor herself had ever felt this kind of atmosphere.

Her parents divorced when she was young. They each started a new family and had their own children. Although they never forgot about her, they always focused on their new families on their reunion days. It had been a long time since she had enjoyed the atmosphere of family gathering together to talk.

No scheming, no fighting, just a peaceful conversation.