Chapter 1454: Seventh Lady Li Side Story (Part 2)
Yueyao said: "Mother plans to go out for a walk. What’s wrong with you? Why do you look so gloomy early in the morning? Who bullied you?"
Brother Yangyang rolled up his sleeve and said: "Mother, look, Third Brother insists I practice martial arts with him, and he did all of this."
Yueyao laughed and said: "Your Third Brother is doing it for your own good. Besides, learning some kung fu is beneficial for self-defense, don’t you think?"
Brother Yangyang was a bit unhappy, but Yueyao clearly wasn’t siding with him. Brother Yangyang felt it was really tough to have such a brother: "Mother, when will Second Brother be back?"
Yueyao shook her head and said: "Mother doesn’t know either. He’ll come back when he feels it’s time."
Brother Yangyang muttered: "I really hope Second Brother comes back soon." Brother Yangyang liked Brother Feifei the most and disliked Brother Xu the most. And since Brother Feifei could keep Brother Xu in check, Brother Yangyang always hoped for Brother Feifei’s early return.
After comforting her son, Yueyao sent him off to study with the teacher, and she took Xiang Wei and over ten guards out for a trip. Since Kexin was handling most of the business at the Earl’s Mansion now, Yueyao wasn’t in a hurry to return, enjoying a carefree two months outside before going home.
As for the matter concerning Brother Zhengzheng, it just ended without a conclusion.
Seventh Lady Li listened to this and sincerely envied Yueyao. Most women in the Capital City were confined to the back courtyard, yet Great Aunt could live so freely.
Old Granny Cao felt it was inappropriate: "Once or twice is fine, but always doing this will eventually hurt the relationship between husband and wife." If there is a disagreement, the couple should sit down and discuss it. Running away doesn’t make sense, and if every couple argued and then ran off, wouldn’t that cause chaos?
Seventh Lady Li smiled and said: "We don’t need to worry about that. Great Aunt knows what she’s doing. Besides, I think when Great Aunt goes out, it’s not truly for pleasure, maybe she’s going out for inspiration." It doesn’t matter what she’s doing; the main thing is that the Earl is wholeheartedly devoted to Great Aunt. Being in love for over ten years is rarely seen in the Capital City.
Old Granny Cao was not very convinced: "It’s generally not good."
Seventh Lady Li couldn’t help but say: "Do you think, with Great Aunt’s current status, she still needs to live like a demure little wife, watching others’ faces to live?"
Before the late Emperor passed, he asked Yueyao to make a painting for him. Because it was so well done, the Emperor liked it very much and not only praised Yueyao for her unparalleled painting skill but also conferred her as an Imperial Decree Lady of the first rank. Yueyao is now the Countess, and an Imperial Decree Lady of the first rank in the Imperial Court, bestowed by An Zhichen. If An Zhichen was gone, that title would also disappear. However, the one specifically granted by the Emperor is different. Unless Yueyao commits a severe crime like treason, even if she leaves the An Family, she would still be a first-rank Imperial Decree Lady. Plus, with the Emperor’s praise of her unparalleled painting skill, it has elevated Yueyao to the pinnacle of the art world.
In such circumstances, if she still submissively watched her husband’s family’s expressions to live, wouldn’t that be a joke? Of course, if she were a submissive woman, she wouldn’t have such great achievements.
Seventh Lady Li didn’t feel much envy or jealousy; everyone has their own fate, and moreover, Great Aunt’s good days weren’t handed to her out of thin air. Great Aunt went through a lot of hardships to get to where she is today. Seventh Lady Li thought that there are many people in this world living better than her, and not everyone can be envied. She just wants to live her own little life well.
After a few years, it was time for Wanting to talk about marriage. Seventh Lady Li roughly guessed that Wanting’s marriage wouldn’t be easy, but she didn’t know it would be this difficult.
After Seventh Lady Li turned down a family that proposed marriage for the sake of the Old Master’s power, Old Granny Cao advised: "Madam, that’s good enough. The Eldest Miss is already being held back by her biological mother; finding such a marriage is already quite good."
Seventh Lady Li shook her head and said: "How can marriage be just good enough? If you don’t choose well, you’ll be stuck in misery for a lifetime, and I would rather work harder now than have her come crying to me later. Obviously, mismatched marriages can’t be resolved, and I don’t want to be blamed."
Old Granny Cao felt it was too difficult for Wanting to find a satisfactory marriage.
Wanting’s marriage was still unresolved after two years. At this time, all sorts of characters came out, first the Lin Family, then the Duke Ning’s Mansion, and it never settled down. Fortunately, Wanting had not wasted her time learning from the teacher and nanny over the years, and she refused them herself.
