Chapter 184: Matters Between the Kang and Households, Part Two and Three [Grateful Thanks for Everyone's Support

On the second floor of the Liang residence, Wu Wu Daniang was speaking with Wang Wang Wang Ruofu, agreeing to visit the Sheng family when time permitted.

"When I was still a young miss, I greatly admired the Old Lady!"

"You need only send an invitation when the time comes!"

"Sister, do not forget to notify me then! I will go keep Wu Wu Daniang company!"

Seeing the five young misses approaching quickly, along with the palm prints on their faces, Wu Wu Daniang frowned.

Noticing Wu Wu Daniang's gaze,

Wang Ruo put on a stern expression and asked, "Yun'er, what is the matter with your three younger sisters' faces?"

"It is—"

Just as Kang Yun'er was about to speak, she saw Xu Xu Zaijing and the others walking up.

Frightened, she stopped speaking.

"Yuan'er?"

"Mother, the three younger sisters started fighting over a single flower!"

Wang Ruo said, "These children! Wu Daniang, do not take it to heart; where there are sisters, how can there not be quarrels and fights?"

Hearing this, Gu Gu Tingye's face was filled with indignation, and just as he was about to speak,

one of the girls, her eyes full of resentment, said, "That is not true! It was Sister Yuan'er trying to curry favor with the Young Master of the Qi family; when he ignored her, she took her anger out on us!"

"Crash!"

Wang Ruo swept the cakes and dried fruits off the table.

"Silence!"

"Slap! Is this a place for you to speak? Relying on a favored concubine for a mother, you dare to ruin the reputation of a legitimate daughter?"

A palm print appeared on the face of the girl who had just spoken; her eyes filled with panic, and tears gushed forth instantly.

Wang Wang Wang Ruofu was also frightened by her own sister's manner of striking the child.

"Wu Daniang, calm your anger! They are still children!" After speaking, Wu Wu Daniang shouted, "Send someone to fetch the Physician to examine them and apply medicine for the Kang family young misses."

"You whelp born of a concubine, wait until we return home before I teach you a lesson!" Wang Ruo said hatefully.

There were already many people on Wu Wu Daniang's second floor, and this sudden incident drew everyone's attention.

This left Wang Ruo feeling utterly ashamed.

Xu Xu Zaijing did not look at the furious Wang Ruo, but instead exchanged a glance with Gu Gu Tingye.

Gu Gu Tingye looked and saw that among the three beaten girls, the one wearing the oldest and most ill-fitting clothes, while everyone else was watching Wang Ruo, appeared to be picking something up from the ground, yet the plate she placed on the table was empty.

"Go home!"

Wang Ruo growled in a low voice.

Subsequently, she led the Kang family young misses away from the polo grounds in a somewhat disheveled state.

At noon, the Flower Appreciation Gathering served the guests wine infused with flower petals and dogwood.

After watching a spectacle of frantic rage, Xu Xu Zaijing and the others returned to their respective upper floors.

In the afternoon, Wang Wang Wang Ruofu, along with the three Lans and one Feng, barely managed to remain on the second floor of the Wu residence.

Children are naturally carefree; they had not witnessed Kang Wang Shi's madness earlier.

However, occasional glances and fragmented whispers from those around them fell upon Wang Wang Wang Ruofu.

"Mistreating illegitimate sons and daughters."

"Is not her Wang family entitled to enshrinement in the Imperial Temple?"

"The Kang family is an aristocratic lineage."

"Judging by the Master of the Kang family's appearance, their household is destined to decline!"

"Truly a vulgar family of low status!"

"Speak with caution!"

These drifting voices made Wang Wang Wang Ruofu restless, while Mama Liu and Caihuan beside her dared not lift their heads to face anyone.

Just as she felt she ought to leave the gathering early,

a somewhat familiar voice called out, "Lady of the Sheng family, come and chat with me and Wu Wu Daniang."

Wang Wang Wang Ruofu and her servants looked up to discover it was the Feng family, who had entered the polo grounds together earlier.

"Very well! Very well!"

"Wu Wu Daniang, do you know whose young man is on that second floor over there?"

Following the direction indicated by the Feng family member, Wu Wu Daniang looked and said, "That is the second legitimate son of the Fu family, holders of the title Baron of Changxing. What is the matter, Sister Feng?"

Standing aside, Wang Wang Wang Ruofu listened and recalled that earlier that morning, the Feng mother and daughter had been strolling along a flower-lined path; just as the Feng young miss spotted a chrysanthemum shaped like a peach blossom and was about to pick it, she discovered a male guest on the opposite side had also taken a liking to it.

The male guest yielded the flower to the Feng young miss,

and when that young gentleman departed, he looked back repeatedly with every step.

Although the Feng Wu Daniang felt the young gentleman was not exactly jade-like and graceful, he was nevertheless handsome and well-proportioned.

Furthermore, the Feng Wu Daniang noticed that her daughter seemed distracted throughout the afternoon, which prompted her to come to Wu Wu Daniang to inquire.

Upon hearing this, Wu Wu Daniang said cheerfully, "Sister Feng, wait for me; I will go ask on your behalf."

"Then, I thank you, Wu Daniang."

Wang Wang Wang Ruofu stood beside the Feng family, occasionally glancing at the Feng young miss, until the girl became shy under her gaze.

After two quarter-hours, Wang Wang Wang Ruofu and the Feng family were all seated on the arhat chairs on the second floor.

Wu Wu Daniang returned with a face full of smiles, saying, "That is the Fu family's second legitimate son; I asked, and he is indeed at the age for discussing marriage! Sister, if your family is interested, once our gathering disperses, I will visit the Fu family again!"

"Then we shall trouble you, Wu Daniang!"

Seeing the Feng family break the ice, several other families who appeared interested soon approached Wu Wu Daniang.

The afternoon sun was somewhat intense,

Just as Xu Xu Zaijing was teasing the cat, which was dozing off in the heat, Wu Da Da Niangzi arrived and sat down directly on the arhat chair beside Sun Shi.

Sun Shi glanced at Wu Da Da Niangzi, who said, "Someone has taken a fancy to your Jing-ge'er; shall we chat about it?"

Sun Shi, watching her youngest son's hand pause motionless on the cat, smiled faintly and said, "No chat; let's see if he has any future in the imperial examinations first."

"But it is a very good family!"

"No chat."

"Very well, then I shall go back and refuse them."

Hearing his mother's reply, Xu Xu Zaijing's hand, which had been stroking the cat, began to move again.

Xu Xu Anmei, standing nearby, asked, "Da Da Niangzi, which family is it?"

"Since your mother refuses to discuss it, I will not speak of the lady in question."

As the crowd at the flower-viewing gathering outside Jinming Pool began heading back toward Bianjing, Wang Ruo had already returned with her entourage to the Kang residence in West Guozi Lane.

Apart from Wang Ruo and her two legitimate daughters, of the three concubine-born daughters who disembarked, one received a loud, stinging slap from Wang Ruo.

The daughter of the favored concubine, who had contradicted Kang Yuan'er, also received a kick to her belly from Wang Ruo.

Kang Zhao'er, standing nearby, trembled with fright; fortunately, after administering the beating, Wang Ruo took her two daughters and returned to the main wife's courtyard.

Kang Zhao'er looked at her elder sister clutching her stomach on the ground and was about to help her up when someone shoved her aside.

It turned out to be the favored Wei Xiaoniang who had arrived.

"My child! Are you alright? Quick, have the Master summon a Physician! Ni'er, don't frighten me!"

Seeing this scene, Kang Zhao'er could only stand up and walk toward one of the Kang family's courtyards.

At the courtyard gate, Kang Zhao'er straightened her clothes, brushed off the dust, and casually tidied her hair.

"Wei Xiaoniang! I am back!"

As Kang Zhao'er entered the room, a little girl a year or two younger than her led a boy over.

"Eldest Sister! You are back!"

"Where is Wei Xiaoniang?"

"She went to collect our monthly allowance."

"Come, look what I brought back!" Saying this, Kang Zhao'er pulled several pieces of cake from her sleeve.

Just then, the sound of footsteps came from outside the door, and the three siblings hurriedly covered the cakes.

"Zhao'er, why are you back so early?"

"Wei Xiaoniang! Look what I brought back!" Kang Zhao'er displayed the cakes on the table as if claiming merit.

"You try some quickly!" Pulling Wei Xiaoniang's hand, Kang Zhao'er placed a cake into her palm.

"Have you eaten already?"

Hearing Wei Xiaoniang's words, Kang Zhao'er nodded and said, "I have eaten."

Gulu gulu.

The sound came from Kang Zhao'er's stomach.

"Silly child."

That Wei Xiaoniang stroked Kang Zhao'er's hair.

Looking at the handprint on Kang Zhao'er's face,

"Does it hurt?"

Kang Zhao'er shook her head.

Nearby,

Although his eyes were full of longing, the youngest boy still held the cake in his hand out to Kang Zhao'er's mouth: "Sister, you eat."

Thank you all for your support!

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