Chapter 91 - Chapter 91: Chapter 91 Underestimated Wei Qingruo_l (1/2)
Chapter 91: Chapter 91 Underestimated Wei Qingruo_l
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“AS the eldest daughter, you should usually receive more monthly allowance than your younger brothers and sisters. This is the rule in every household. Qinqwan is a sensible girl and won’t object to it,” said Madam Yun.
Madam Yun firmly believed that Wei Qingwan would not quibble over such
matters.
“Exactly, my dear sister Qingwan is too kind to fuss over such things, Wei Ruo
said with a smile.
“Hmm,” Madam Yun nodded. “I’ll leave you to it. I will return to Cangyun
Garden.”
“Alright,” Wei Ruo smiled and escorted Madam Yun out.
After Madam Yun left, Xiumei couldn’t resist laughing: “Miss, I’ve noticed your bluffs are increasingly impressive!”
Wei Ruo sighed, “What choice do I have? I was forced to adapt. Since I became the mistress of the Military Prefecture, I’ve had to think carefully about what to say in order to reason with others. It’s not the same as before.”
“If I admit outright that 1 don’t like Wei Qingwan and I don’t want to share my things with her, I would certainly be berated-for lacking sisterly love, or for lacking the grace of an elder sister.”
“But if I raise the matter in terms of propriety and face, I can persuade others. I’ve had to invent a lot of things, saying they were said by Yingying, but I think she would support me in this, otherwise, she wouldn’t have deliberately arranged for the butler to deliver the gift to me personally.”
The claims about Xie Ying noticing that her clothes fit poorly and felt low quality were purely inventions of Wei Ruo.
She did this to distract Madam Yun and prevent her from asking for things again.
-But Miss, what if the Madam had still insisted on taking your things for Miss Qingwan?” Xiumei asked.
-Then I would have burned my possessions. No one can force me to give things to people I don’t like!” Wei Ruo answered.
Xiumei burst into laughter and then asked, “Miss, do we still need to prepare a returning gift for the Xie Family?
“Not for the time being. Their gift was valuable, but what I reciprocated isn’t ordinary either, so they didn’t end up at a loss. Besides, this was already a returning gift on their part. There’s no end to it if we go back and forth. It’s more important to acknowledge their sentiment, appreciate the good in them, and treat each other sincerely. It doesn’t have to be precise in terms of gam and loss,” replied Wei Ruo.
“Yes, you are right, Miss.”
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After leaving Tingsong Garden, Madam Yun instructed for an increase in Wei Ruo’s monthly allowance and invited tailors from Brocade Clothing Workshop to measure Wei Ruo for new clothes.
The news quickly spread to Wangmei Garden.
Wei Qingwan’s face turned pale.