IBTSOME Chapter 10 Part 1: Shu Younger Sister

I BECAME THE STEPMOTHER OF MY EX-HUSBAND

Chapter 10 Part 1: Shu Younger Sister

 

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"Wangye is coming back today. Have you checked the arrangements in the front yard?"

 

"Please rest assured Shizi Consort, this old slave went to look three or four times. Every servants were all very cautious and didn't dare to neglect their duties."

　　

Gao Ran heaved a sigh of relief: "That’s good, this is the first time Yan Wang return to the mansion in a long time. I will go to the front hall to meet father-in-law in a while. I can’t make any mistakes."

　　

Tao Mama sighed and said, "Don’t worry Shizi Consort, since you entered the door which matters you have not done perfectly. You are generous to others, compassionate to old servants, not to say you exempt them from working hard, you also send out monthly silver, what is it called... Oh yes, pension. Now in the mansion from top to bottom which one is not polite to you, there is no perfect person like you in the world. Although Yan Wang has high authority, he is the most reasonable. You take care of the mansion so well. When he meet you he can only feel grateful."

　　

Gao Ran after hearing this didn't refute, but she reprimanded the wet nurse slightly: "What are you talking about Tao Mama, how am I perfect. Don't say that, let people hear the joke."

 

"How can this be a joke! Although this old slave is your wet nurse, but these words are really not this old slave boasting. When Shizi Consort was still an unmarried young lady, she was praised by everyone, learning the guqin¹ can make a new lively song, and learning chess can come up with uncommon gomoku². This old woman follows just like following Buddha. You to learn without a teacher, can casually say profound Buddhist principles. There is also the story you told the young master when you were ten, what agar wood saved the mother, the fisherman and the fish. Heaven, how old were at you that time, you were able to make up this kind of story. Celestial fairy reincarnation will never be more perfect than you. Shizi Consort, this is not just this old slave who said that, the maids and grannies in the Duke mansion all said that you are  the reincarnation of Xuan Nu, it’s just a pity you have slightly lower birth, otherwise, why would you be wronged to be the second wife!"

　　

Gao Ran always acted modest, but she didn’t stop Tao Mama, she just listened with a smile. After the talk turned to her birth and becoming the second wife, Gao Ran's smile stiffened, but then she felt at ease. What about a lower birth? What about being a shu³ daughter? Being di⁴ or shu should never been a determining factor for evaluating a woman. As long as she married well, what was the different between di or shu?

　　

Moreover, even a di daughter might not be able to live well. Have a noble birth but unable to invite men’s affection, that was the same as putting themselves on the road to death.

　　

Gao Ran didn't want to mention another person on such an important day. It’s unlucky. Her face turned cold and said to Tao Mama: "Tao Mama, you have cross the line. Older sister is forever my older sister and the first wife of Shizi. The deceased are the noble ones, I have always loved my older sister. I know you don't mean this. But if it heard by Shizi and the others, they would think that I as a shu daughter disrespected her di older sister, and is causing trouble. This cannot be said again, okay?"

　　

Tao Mama and Gao Ran’s dowry maid, Ning Fu, felt indignant, she said: "Shizi Consort, the eldest sister did not give you face when she was at home, and her eyes were getting higher when she got married. Even so, you still welcome her with a smile as always and sincerely serve her as a sister. Miss, you are too good, this will make people bully you."

　　

"Okay, don't say anymore." Gao Ran interrupted the maid faintly, and said, "Wangye has been away from home for three years and today is the first time he comes back. We must arrange things well. Wangye’s carriage should be coming soon. Let me go to the second gate and wait.”

　　

Tao Mama and Ning Fu agreed, supported Gao Ran to walk towards Chui Hua Gate⁵. Tao Mama chattered as she walked: "Yan Wang has not return to capital for three years. When Wangye comes back and sees that the house is well organized, he will feel very fortunate to get such a smart daughter-in-law like miss. If this old slave can say, anyone under the the sun who has clear hands and eyes and who are not deceived by the prejudice of di and shu, they will like the third miss."

 

Without waiting for Gao Ran to speak, Ning Fu said quickly: "That’s right! Shizi Consort is the reincarnation of a fairy, and no one dislikes her. It's just a pity that Wangye was delayed on the road and missed the marriage between Shizi and Shizi Consort"

　　

Speaking of this Tao Mama was also very regretful. She was on Gao Ran’s side so of course felt that Gao Ran was good everywhere. It was a great regret that the patriarch of Yan Wang Mansion failed to catch up with Gao Ran's wedding, but this regret was for not Gao Ran, but for Yan Wang Mansion.

　　

Seeing that there was no one on the left or right, Tao mama quietly said to Gao Ran: "Shizi Consort, I heard that Wangye originally wanted to come back to attend the marriage of Shizi, and he left the troops to go alone for this purpose, alas while on the road the daughter of his previous subordinate was sick, which delayed Wangye's schedule."

　　

Gao Ran originally felt that it was not appropriate to discuss Yan Wang in the mansion. If someone heard, they might think she was gossiping. But the wedding without the husband’s parents was indeed a thorn in Gao Ran’s heart. Now she seemed to hear the reason, Gao Ran was curious. She didn't stop Tao Mama, letting her continue to talk.

　　

"Subordinate’s daughter? Who is this and why is she in Wangye’s convoy?"

　　

"I don't know, I heard that she is an orphan. Her father died in order to save Wangye, so Wangye pulling her everywhere. It was spread in the capital some time ago, and it seems to be called... Oh yes, Marquis Zhongyong."

　　

When Gao Ran heard this she had already lost interest. An orphan who lost both her parents and came to the capital to seek shelter in Yan Wang Mansion, a little white flower⁶ has enter the scene. Gao Ran just heard this and already imagined what kind of person was coming.

　　

Gao Ran vowed to marry a rich second generation in her previous life, the wedding should also be very grand, and must overwhelm all her female classmates. Unfortunately, her dream of marrying a rich second generation had not realized before she had an accident. After transmigrating, she found that she became a Miss Perfect⁷, she was simply overjoyed. Gao Ran also secretly rejoiced that under the skin of a child was the heart of an adult.

　　

Later, her vicious di mother died by disaster she brought to herself, and Gao Xi, who had robbed Gao Ran’s marriage, also got her retributions. She could not get the favor of her husband, prematurely died to clear the position for her. Gao Ran was like all story heroines, her status as a shu daughter was only to sharpen her character. In the end, she married the most powerful husband, one with family background that surpassed all second generation of officials, which was much better than the rich second generation in her previous life.

　　

Gao Ran was very satisfied with her counter-attack career. It was a small regret that the husband’s parents did not attend the wedding. Gao Ran thought that Yan Wang cared about her shu daughter status, but now it seems that this was just an intro. An intro that leads to the upcoming arrival of little white flower.

　　

What a cliché. After the male and female leads had gone through hardships together, they just got married, then came a woman who had lost both parents, and the ancestor that previously owed the woman a favor let her come in to live. Later this woman would likely to fell in love at first sight with Gu Cheng Yao, blinded by Yan Wang Mansion’s rich and honor, under the name of returning the grace, she wished to be Gu Cheng Yao’s concubine.

　

Thinking of this, Gao Ran's smile became gentler, but the light in her eyes was sharp and full of attacks.

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1 Guqin is a plucked seven-strings Chinese musical instrument.^↩
2 Gomoku or five-in-row is abstract strategic board game using go stones and go board.^↩
3 Shu – born from concubines.^↩
4 Di – born from official’s wives.^↩
5 The gate between inner and outer house.^↩
6 Vicious women but act like weak women.^↩
7 The original word is Baifumei, it’s internet slang that means fair skinned, rich, and beautiful.^↩

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