Chapter 83 Look at the Face

The one who spoke was naturally Wu Lang's wife.

She was the most outgoing among the four people, so she was more relaxed than the timid Mrs. Guo, the frowning Mrs. Ni, and Shang Qiniang who had been sitting upright.

Two cups of tea had been poured, but no one came.

She was a little anxious to begin with, and now she couldn't help but wonder if Du Jingyi had deliberately tricked them here so that they could be easily sent away.

So she thought to herself that if she waited another quarter of an hour and no one came, she would really force her way in.

Just as she was thinking about it, she heard a shout from outside.

"The young lady is here."

As soon as the voice came out, the four looked at the door of the flower hall.

Shang Qiniang had already stood up, but seeing that everyone was sitting, she had to sit back down in dismay.

Wu Lang's wife sat still, and I wondered how old she was.

The two serious elders, Mrs. Guo and Mrs. Ni, were a little restless.

They didn't know whether they should stand up to greet them, or sit still like Wu Lang's wife.

Before they could figure out what to do, the well-dressed Du Jingyi had already walked in, followed by Yingtao and Lizhu.

They were both pretty among the maids, and they were also quite knowledgeable following Du Jingyi.

Therefore, they looked more relaxed and noble than Shang Qiniang, the head lady.

Shang Qiniang was in Dongyuan for the first time.

So when she saw Du Jingyi and her maids coming, she couldn't help but lower her head with some inexplicable inferiority.

Wu Lang's wife saw it, and Du Jingyi naturally saw it too.

But what they thought in their hearts was very different.

Since the last time Mrs. Ni had dealt with Du Jingyi in the flower hall, she felt that this niece-in-law was not easy to talk to.

I don’t know why, but my daughter-in-law always feels that she can control her, so she has to come here today.

If it weren’t for the child in her belly, Mrs. Ni would not have wanted to wade into this muddy water.

At this moment, she had to bite the bullet and come here.

She smiled at Du Jingyi, but there was some reluctance and worry in that smile.

Mrs. Guo lowered her head, and the handkerchief in her hand was wrinkled.

Du Jingyi glanced at them and knew the attitude of everyone, so she put on a decent smile and said to everyone.

"I’ve kept the aunts waiting for a long time, and my sister-in-law and the seventh sister have also waited for a long time."

Wulang’s wife is also going to be a mother. When she saw Du Jingyi’s rosy and translucent face, she naturally knew what she had been through.

So she pretended to be very familiar and joked.

"The general and his wife are a loving couple. The sun has been up for a long time and you still can't get up. It's really amazing."

If such words were made by close people, Du Jingyi might still think it was caring.

But when Wu Lang's wife said it, she didn't think so.

On the contrary, she felt a little unhappy.

So she didn't answer, but just smiled and looked at her and said.

"I'm afraid that Wu Lang's wife didn't come here to chat with me today. How about we talk about business first?"

She was very clear about it, which made Wu Lang's wife a little embarrassed for a moment.

Shang Qiniang raised her head slightly and looked at the sixth sister-in-law.

She had only seen her a few times at family banquets before. Among all the sisters-in-law, she was eye-catching, but it was only a matter of a moment.

Neither did she show off, nor did she meddle in other people's business.

So, Shang Qiniang didn't have a deep impression of Du Jingyi, and thought that she was also as insignificant as them.

But who knew that with the return of the sixth cousin, she would become the most indispensable female member of the harem in the entire Duke's Mansion.

Even the fifth sister-in-law, who used to be as proud as a peacock, had a humble attitude in front of her.

She lived cautiously in the harem, and naturally knew how to read people's faces and act.

Seeing this, she breathed a sigh of relief and told herself to be more careful about her words and deeds, so as not to offend people without knowing it.

And the always somewhat spoiled Wulang's wife had some displeasure in her eyes.

But no matter how unhappy she was, she dared not disobey the orders of her husband and father-in-law.

So at this moment, she could only suppress the displeasure in her heart, became a flexible person, and pretended not to understand and changed the subject.

She told Du Jingyi the purpose of coming today.

"Since my sister-in-law is so outspoken, I won't hide it. I came here today for no other reason than to hope that my sister-in-law can help my seventh sister for the sake of our brothers and sisters."

While speaking, she pretended to cry.

It really made Du Jingyi laugh.

But she couldn't expose it, so she could only express some doubts.

"Seventh sister? What's wrong?"

"Of course it's her marriage. She is not younger than you, but now you have been married to the Duke's Mansion for more than three years, and she is still a girl at home. Isn't this worrying for us?"

Hearing Wu Lang's wife say this, Shang Qinniang's exposed side face was slightly embarrassed.

Both are eighteen-year-old women. What kind of life does the sixth sister-in-law Du Jingyi live? What kind of life does she live?

Why are they both born as human beings? She can enjoy all the good luck in this world, but it is so difficult for her to survive.

Thinking of this, the self-pity in her eyes became more real.

Du Jingyi saw it, and Mrs. Guo naturally saw it too.

The daughter's forbearance and pity were ultimately related to her.

So before anyone else could speak, she couldn't help but burst into tears.

Mother Cai frowned when she saw this, and then spoke.

"Second Madam, would you like to go down with me to wash your face and put on your makeup again? You cried so hard that you couldn't leave the East Garden. Outsiders would think that our young lady had bullied you."

She couldn't stand such women who cried all the time.

Women's lives were not easy, but they still had hands and feet.

When life was not going well, they would work hard to live.

What's the point of crying?

You can't cry for food to fill your stomach, nor can you cry for money to support your family.

So she immediately had a bad impression of this rarely seen Madam Guo.

Probably knowing that she had lost her composure, Madam Guo wiped her tears quickly.

She raised her face and looked at Du Jingyi, and said in a panic and timid manner.

"No, no... Young Madam... I... I didn't mean that."

Du Jingyi said nothing. Seeing Madam Guo's loss of composure, he felt a little sad.

She couldn't even speak fluently. One could imagine what life she had lived in the Fifth House for so many years.

And when she raised her hand to wipe her tears, Du Jingyi saw the bruises on her arm.