The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 536: means
Chapter 536 Means
Dong Tingyun sat down properly and then spoke: “My aunt accidentally heard that Aunt Luo’s brother told Aunt Luo that Miss Chuntao next to my cousin… is interested in him. It seems that he wants Aunt Luo to talk to my father and ask my cousin to show mercy and give Miss Chuntao to Aunt Luo’s brother as a concubine.”
Bai Qingyan narrowed his eyes and looked at Dong Tingyun. His indifferent and deep eyes were as calm as water, but for no reason, they made Dong Tingyun feel an extremely strong sense of oppression.
She sat down and tugged at her handkerchief a little nervously. “My aunt actually wanted me to come and remind my cousin that Aunt Luo’s brother is not a good person. He is addicted to prostitutes and gambling! My aunt heard it secretly, but she didn’t dare to make it public because she was not favored. She was also afraid that it would harm Miss Chuntao and cause a rift between my cousin and my father, so she asked me to come here to bother with something.”
“My uncle wouldn’t be so foolish. You worry too much.”
Dong Tingyun, who had lowered her eyes, heard Bai Qingyan’s words. She seemed to be afraid that Bai Qingyan would not believe her. She raised her head and looked at Bai Qingyan seriously: “Cousin, I came to tell you so much today, not to sow discord or use you to do anything! I know that father may not agree, but what if Aunt Luo uses some dirty tricks? Cousin, you have to be on guard!”
She bit her lip, “I am a concubine’s daughter. Concubines are not like legitimate daughters. They are not born from the madam’s belly. Even if they are born to the same father, others will not take concubines seriously. Concubines… in the future, they will either be concubines for others or pave the way for the legitimate sons and daughters in the family. They are dispensable ornaments in the eyes of the mistress. Except that they cannot be sold, they can be beaten, scolded and punished at will! I am fortunate to be born in the Dong family… My mother is kind, and my grandmother pities my aunt who is a coward and raises me by her side! So I am grateful to my grandmother and mother from the bottom of my heart. I don’t want my grandmother, father and mother… Because of Aunt Luo’s ignorant sadness, I dared to say so much to my cousin today. I hope my cousin will not blame me for being nosy!”
Dong Tingyun never forgot her identity at all times. Even though she was raised by Old Lady Dong, she seemed to be more lively than her younger sister Dong Tingzhi, but she could not change her inferiority complex.
Especially in my great-grandfather’s generation, there were two illegitimate daughters born to the same concubine who caused a big incident and almost resulted in the death of my pregnant grandmother. At that time, my grandmother was six months pregnant and gave birth to two stillborn babies. She was also injured and could not get pregnant again.
When my grandfather was still alive, my great uncle’s half-sister Dong Tingfang was born. My grandfather didn’t even allow the good news to be announced, saying that she should be sent to Qing’an to be raised after the confinement period. Later, my grandmother suppressed the decision, saying that… after all, she was our blood.
Later, it became an unwritten rule not to announce the birth of illegitimate sons and daughters in the Dong family. This was one of the reasons why Cui’s maternal family had gone to great lengths to marry little Cui into the family.
She remembered that when she was a child, she saw her aunt Dong send people to deliver New Year gifts every year, but their illegitimate children were never included. She was sad about this for a long time. Later, she heard from her aunt that… her aunt had not returned to Dengzhou for many years and did not know about her niece.
“I have no doubt about your filial piety. With you serving my grandmother and making her happy, she will be happier. I heard all this from Nanny Wang.” Bai Qing said calmly, “You told me what happened today, and I accept your kindness. I will definitely keep it in mind.”
Dong Tingyun waved her hands hurriedly: “I am doing this for the sake of our family harmony. How dare I ask my cousin to accept my kindness? My cousin is embarrassing me by saying this! As long as my cousin believes that I am not trying to sow discord, it will be fine!”
Bai Qingyan glanced at Chuntao who was guarding under the rockery, and said to Dong Tingyun: “I believe you, of course. Even if I don’t believe you… I believe in my grandmother’s judgment. My grandmother is wise and will never keep a person who is good at calculating and ruthless around her.”
When Dong Tingyun heard this, her eyes turned red.
The reason why Dong Tingyun didn’t dare to tell her father about this matter, but came to her cousin, was because if she said… her father might not believe it, but would suspect that she had learned the dirty tricks of a concubine’s daughter and intended to frame someone else. Unexpectedly… her cousin actually believed her.
She nodded quickly: “Cousin is right. If I were really the kind of person who can’t show up in public, my grandmother would definitely not keep me around! I admit that I am a little thoughtful, but it is all because of these years of guarding against Aunt Luo who would secretly harm my aunt. I have never had the intention to harm anyone! Father… is busy with official duties all day long and knows nothing about the affairs of the harem. Mother is worried that if there is chaos in the harem, she will be scolded by my father, so she keeps forbidding me to report it to my father and make him upset. Aunt Luo is used to trying to please my mother, so I…”
Dong Tingyun spoke a lot in one breath, as if she had opened a floodgate. Then she suddenly stopped talking. She wiped her tears with a handkerchief and bowed to Bai Qingyan: “I’m sorry, cousin. I usually talk a lot, and I couldn’t hold it back once I opened my mouth.”
“It’s okay.” Bai Qingyan was more tolerant towards Dong Tingyun who was able to show filial piety in front of Old Madam Dong. On the one hand, he felt sorry for the difficulties faced by the concubine of the Dong family, and on the other hand, he was grateful to her for making Old Madam Dong happy.
After coming out of the Shanshui Pavilion, Bai Qingyan held Chuntao’s hand and walked back. He asked Chuntao, “Did you see a stranger at the gate of your uncle’s study yesterday?”
Chun Tao did not hide it from Bai Qingyan: “Yesterday, it seemed that a concubine from the Dong Mansion took my brother to pay a visit to Mr. Dong.”
Bai Qingyan turned his head to look at Chuntao and asked, “Did you see what that person looked like?”
When Chun Tao thought of the flirtatious and wanton look in Luo Fugui’s eyes when he looked at her, she felt inexplicably disgusted and frowned, “He’s thin and dark, not very tall, but the way he looks at people doesn’t seem like a good person.”
Bai Qingyan nodded: “From now on, stay away from that concubine Luo’s people. Remember, you are the personal maid of the Zhenguo Princess. In this mansion… except for the grandmother, uncle, aunt, Changlan, Rong Jie’er, and the personal maids and personal maids you have seen around them, you can ignore everyone else! Show your style as the personal maid of the Zhenguo Princess! Do you understand?”
Chun Tao didn’t understand why Bai Qingyan suddenly said this, but when she thought about how she was the eldest lady’s personal maid, she couldn’t let down the eldest lady’s momentum, so she straightened her back to show that she understood: “Don’t worry, eldest lady! I’ll remember it!”
Bai Qingyan was amused by Chuntao’s chest-puffing action.
Just after the afternoon, Cui, Little Cui, Bai Qingyan, and Dong Changlan were talking with Old Dowager Dong when a maid suddenly came in and said that Dong Qingyue wanted to invite the eldest son and the cousin to go to the study.
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