Marrying for someone else and being a widow? Stepmothers open classes to raise children

"Just what?" Xie Huixuan stepped closer, her eyes sharp, "Are you just afraid of being hurt? Sister, if you continue like this, your world will only get smaller and smaller."

She patted Xie Huiyi's hand gently, with a hint of reproach in her tone: "Sister, you are always so self-admiring. Don't you know how big the world outside is? But you only stay with Yan Tinghan and limit your entire world to that person."

Xie Huiyi's tears flowed like a spring. She shook her head and tried to explain: "Sister, you misunderstood. I am very sorry for Yan Tinghan..."

"You don't have to explain." Xie Huixuan interrupted her and raised her voice, "Look at you now, you look like an abandoned woman. What qualifications do you have to judge others?"

Xie Huiyi's expression froze instantly. She bit her lips tightly, and tears slid down her palms, crystal clear. She whispered, "I just want to find someone who understands me, someone who can spend my life with me."

Xie Huixuan sneered: "Spend your life together? Do you think Yan Tinghan is that kind of person? He is just interested in you for a while."

Gu Zhiyi saw the two sisters quarreling, and she felt tired. She walked to Xie Huiyi and comforted her softly, "Huiyi, don't cry, your sister is doing this for your own good."

Xie Huiyi raised her head and looked at Gu Zhiyi, with a gleam of help in her eyes: "Mother, I really didn't..."

Gu Zhiyi sighed and thought to herself, "This child is always so sensitive." She turned to look at Xie Huixuan and said seriously, "Huixuan, how can you talk like that? My sister is in a bad mood, you should comfort her instead of blaming her."

Xie Huixuan curled her lips, looking a little aggrieved: "Mother, I just think my sister is too closed and doesn't know how to interact with others. I'm doing this for her own good."

Gu Zhiyi looked at her daughters and thought to herself, "Bringing up children is indeed a difficult subject. It's exhausting to care about their lives and balance the conflicts between them."

At noon, the sun was shining brightly, the gate of Dingyuan Marquis's Mansion was open, and the corridor was separated by flower pots, which was both guiding the way and elegant. Gu Zhiyi arrived at Dingyuan Marquis' Mansion with her daughters Xie Huiyi and Xie Huixuan, and saw Jiang Minjun and her mother Ye.

Gu Zhiyi greeted Jiang Minjun and Ye with a slight smile, looking calm.

"Oh, isn't this the wife of Duke Ningguo? How come you have time to come to our Dingyuan Marquis Mansion today?" Ye's tone was sarcastic, and her eyes were full of undisguised contempt.

Gu Zhiyi's face changed slightly, but she still kept smiling and responded, "Madam Ye, you are joking. I brought my daughters here today to visit Senior Sister Minyun, and by the way, I also came to see the hairpin flower party at Dingyuan Marquis's Mansion."

Seeing this, Jiang Minjun hurried out to smooth things over: "Mother, Zhiyi is our honored guest, why do you have to speak like this?"

Ye snorted coldly, no longer paying attention to Gu Zhiyi, and turned to Jiang Minyun: "Minyun, don't be fooled by her gentle and virtuous appearance. I tell you, this woman is very scheming."

She walked up to Gu Zhiyi and said coldly, "Gu Zhiyi, do you think that you can be on an equal footing with us just because you came to Dingyuan Marquis's Mansion? Don't forget, you are only the wife of the Duke of Ningguo, and I am the wife of Dingyuan Marquis's Mansion."

Gu Zhiyi smiled slightly and said, "Madam Ye, I know my identity, but I came here just to reunite with my senior sister and attend the hairpin flower meeting. I have no other intentions."

After hearing what Ye said, Xie Huiyi and Xie Huixuan's faces suddenly turned ugly. They had always been full of respect and trust for their mother Gu Zhiyi. Ye's words were undoubtedly questioning their mother's character, which made them very unhappy.

"What's wrong with Madam Ye? Why is our mother so scheming?" Xie Huiyi couldn't help but stand up and refute loudly. Her clear eyes flashed with determination, and her tone was full of determination to protect her mother.

Xie Huixuan also stood beside her sister, clenching her fists and glaring at Ye. She knew that her mother, Gu Zhiyi, had always been known for her gentleness and virtue, and had never done anything to offend the Ningguo Mansion. Ye's accusation was undoubtedly trampling on their mother's dignity.

Ye sneered, her eyes full of disdain. She glanced at Xie Huiyi and Xie Huixuan and said contemptuously, "What do you two little girls know? Your mother's scheming is something you can never understand."

Xie Huiyi bit her lips tightly, trying to suppress her anger, and said sternly, "Madam Ye, you are going too far. Our mother has always been virtuous and has been taking care of the household for the Ningguo Mansion. How can you say that about her?"

Xie Huixuan couldn't help but say, "Yes, Madam Ye. Our mother never participated in the power struggle in the mansion. She just quietly contributed to our family. You are not only insulting our mother, but also insulting our entire family by saying this."

Ye's face darkened. She had never thought that these two little girls would dare to contradict her like this. She said coldly, "What do you know? Your mother appears to be virtuous on the surface, but who knows how many bad things she has done behind the scenes."

Jiang Minyun couldn't listen any longer. She stood up and directly refuted Ye: "Mother, where is the evidence for your statement? If there is no evidence, then you are slandering me. I believe my eyes as to what kind of person Junior Sister is."

Ye was furious. She pointed at Jiang Minyun and said, "How dare you, little girl, talk to me like that! She must be very scheming. Otherwise, how could she have gone from being an ordinary woman to becoming the wife of the Duke of Ning's mansion?"

Xie Huixuan sneered, "Madam Ye, are you jealous? My mother was able to become the wife of the Ningguo Mansion because of her talent and hard work. If you are dissatisfied, you can find evidence to prove your statement, otherwise please don't talk nonsense here."

Ye was speechless. She looked at Xie Huixuan angrily but was unable to refute.

Jiang Minjun was even more angry when she saw this. She and Gu Zhiyi were from the same school and knew her well. She glanced at Ye coldly, then turned around, took Gu Zhiyi's hand, and walked straight out.

"Junior sister, ignore this kind of unreasonable person." Jiang Minjun said as they walked, her tone revealing her concern and care for Gu Zhiyi.

Ye didn't expect her daughter to dare to refute her like this. She was so angry that she was shaking all over and said angrily: "Jiang Minyun, are you talking back to your mother? Do you still have me as your mother in your eyes?"

Jiang Minjun was not afraid at all. She looked at Ye calmly and said, "Mother, I didn't mean to contradict you. I just think your words are unfair. Gu Zhiyi is my friend and the head of the Ningguo Mansion. I have an obligation to defend her."

After that, Jiang Minjun was too lazy to pay attention to Ye. She turned to Gu Zhiyi, gently held her hand, and said, "Zhiyi, don't take it to heart. I'll take you away from here and let you have a good rest."