Chapter 342: It's different now, everything is different

Sui Sui went to class happily and cheerfully, and when she was playing happily with her little companions.

Xu Yue Yao of the Jin Yang Hou Manor, frightened these past two days, didn't even dare to step out the door, hiding like a cat in the courtyard, listening to the outside noises.

In her expectation, the matter of the Xu family's eldest and second daughters having swapped identities should have been exposed by Xu Meng's mother or the mother of another concubine daughter, then the matter would have blown up, after which Xu Ling would no longer be able to come over to bully these poor little ones.

As it turned out, this matter was finally brought up by Madame Xie.

The old Madame Xu was so stimulated by this matter that she fell ill directly; last night, according to reports, her condition was not good at one point, and she nearly passed away.

Today, Xu Yue Yao anxiously listened to the noises, fearing that this matter would eventually be traced back to her.

Perhaps it was because the old Madame Xu was ill, or perhaps because Madame Xu was still busy quarreling with Concubine Su over past events; no one paid much attention to this matter, wondering where it originated.

This made Xu Yue Yao feel somewhat relieved.

She both wanted to hear the outside noises and felt somewhat panicked and uneasy, afraid to hear any bad news.

In the evening, Xu Meng quietly came over and softly told Xu Yue Yao about the situation in the manor.

Although Xu Meng's mother was favored, the old Madame Xu disagreed, and Madame Xu did not nod either; concubines remained concubines and could not enter the manor gate.

Even within the manor, the concubines they looked down upon still had higher status than their birth mothers! Xu Meng, though scheming, was still just a child; seeing the manor's situation somewhat frightening, she couldn't help but feel scared and wanted to find someone to talk to.

As Xu Meng spoke, she turned to outside matters: "I heard that the Qi Wangfu will hold a banquet in a few days for the newly arrived young county lord; that young county lord truly has good fortune."

If it were two months ago, or even one month ago, Xu Yue Yao hearing this would surely have instinctively denied it: impossible! In her memory, in her previous life the Qi Wangfu never had any young county lord.

But now Xu Yue Yao dared not speak recklessly; she nodded nervously, her voice trembling: "Indeed, she has good fortune, a pity we can't go see the festivities."

These concubine daughters are like rats that can't show their faces; for such a grand banquet, Madame Xu would never bring them along!

Even for some informal small banquets, other mansions would bring along girls of low birth, but Madame Xu unwilling to bring them! Her dislike for them is utterly undisguised.

If it weren't for the old Madame Xu restraining her, Madame Xu could draw a knife and kill them all! This is very different from the Madame Xu that Xu Yue Yao saw in her previous life.

Clearly, in her previous life, Madame Xu treated Sui Sui very well!

But why is that?

Xu Meng listened to Xu Yue Yao's words and sighed like a little adult: "Never mind our background; even the eldest daughters couldn't go, the two mansions have little interaction, and Father hasn't received any invitation."

Xu Meng heard her mother say that because of this matter, the old Madame Xu pressured Madame Xie's side, asking them to help mediate and get things moving, and they had to somehow scrape together an invitation.

The old Madame Xu may not necessarily want to forge a connection with the Qi Wangfu; but such an important banquet occasion is a wonderful opportunity to network with others.

The old Madame Xu did not want to let such an opportunity slip by.

It's probably also because the old Madame Xu made things difficult everywhere, which stimulated Madame Xie.

As a result, the other side directly rose up in revolt, rubbing the Xu family's face in the dirt.

Xu Yue Yao was not surprised to hear such news; in her previous life, the Jin Yang Hou Manor still held considerable status in the capital, and many people were courteous and respectful toward the Xu family.

In this life, the situation she sees is completely different from her previous life.

The Jin Yang Hou, this father of hers, is like mud that can't support a wall; Madame Xu is a lunatic; the old Madame Xu, when she looks at people day after day, her eyes are gloomy and frightening, making Xu Yue Yao afraid to look too much, and she doesn't even know what kind of grandmother this is; but thinking back to her previous life, that person treated Sui Sui with care everywhere, constantly smiling, loving to an extraordinary degree.

This caused Xu Yue Yao to feel a huge gap in her heart. She wanted to please her grandmother but had no idea how, which made her angry and annoyed, like a rat that can't find its direction, only able to spin in place.

Xu Yue Yao thought carefully and, after analysis, felt that perhaps it was because in this life the Xu family and the Tang family had not yet formed a marriage alliance, nor had they attached themselves to the crown prince's faction.

Therefore, their status and position are not high now, and the situation is not very good either.

Now without Sui Sui, they temporarily cannot connect with the Tang family, but Xu Yue Yao thinks she is no worse than Sui Sui.

She definitely is not worse than Sui Sui!

In her previous life, everything Sui Sui could do, she can also do!

Just attaching herself to the Tang family—she can do it, she is capable!

But when she thought back to the time the Lu manor held a banquet and the news that Hy Ming Qiao was injured and nearly died, Xu Yue Yao secretly almost cried her heart out.

She is unwilling, she refuses to accept it!

In her previous life she had once seen such a stunning youth; even if Tang Wu Gongzi were better, he could not replace Hy Ming Qiao's place in her heart.

The one she wants to marry is only Hy Ming Qiao!

But Hy Ming Qiao's situation in the Hy manor is not good either.

They cannot provide her with what she wants.

Xu Yue Yao feels her way out still lies in the Tang manor, with Tang Wu Gongzi! Tang Wu Gongzi…

Thinking of this person, in her previous life they doted on Sui Sui in every way, constantly protecting her, and Xu Yue Yao couldn't help but feel her heart stir.

If there were someone who could love her wholeheartedly, it wouldn't matter if it weren't Hy Ming Qiao.

Xu Yue Yao urgently wants to find a way out, but now she can't even leave the manor gate, and she lacks the qualifications to attend any small banquets; how could she possibly meet Tang Wu Gongzi? Xu Yue Yao clenched her fists and gritted her teeth, thinking, perhaps…

Should she act secretly?

At this moment, Sui Sui had just finished her dinner.

She was being led by Ren Shu Han to review today's lessons.

Meng Jun Dong habitually corrected Sui Sui's pronunciation and articulation; his attitude was gentle, and when he spoke he would also smile, so Sui Sui did not find it strange to have her accent corrected, instead feeling that Elder Brother Jun Dong was very thoughtful.

Although he is young, he gives people a strong sense of stability and security.

Until Sui Sui had finished reciting, Meng Jun Dong nodded, and Ren Shu Han also praised her; only then did today's review lesson come to an end.

Feng Xuanrui had been waiting for a long time; seeing the lesson end, he suddenly lunged forward, scooped up Sui Sui and placed her on a small cart; Feng Xuanbo and Feng Xuanbin worked together to pull the cart away, giving no one a chance to react.

Ren Shu Han stood there blankly, looking around, not knowing what had happened.

Song Kuan smiled helplessly: "I heard the lotus flowers in the rear courtyard have bloomed, they're very lovely; older sister, would you like to go see them?"

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