webnovelfull Chapter 755: The Sorrow of a Daughter Who Is Not as Good as an Adopted Daughter (2)
Chapter 755: The Sorrow of a Daughter Who Is Not as Good as an Adopted Daughter (2)
Lu Zike came from a prominent family and was used to seeing dignified women. He was particularly attracted to Song Wanyue, a pretty girl who grew up on the border.
From then on, the gift sent to the general was no longer just one.
Due to Madam Xie's order, the servants who returned from the border with Xie's parents changed their name to Song Wanyue as Miss Song.
This also made Lu Zike feel more sympathetic towards her, and the gift he gave her was even more exquisite than Xie Ruyi's.
Xie Ruyi, who seldom went out and stayed in her boudoir embroidering her wedding dress, had no idea about this.
Old Madam Xie also did not allow the servants in the mansion to spread gossip.
She didn't know that Xie's father and mother had actually proposed to Old Madam Xie that Xie Ruyi's marriage be given to Song Wanyue.
Fortunately, even if Madam Xie agreed, the elders of the Lu family, a prominent family, would not agree.
They didn't want the talented man they placed their hopes on, the future head of the Lu family, to marry a woman of such a humble origin.
Even if Xie's mother later said that she wanted to change Song Wanyue's surname and include her in the Xie family's genealogy, it was not allowed.
But, in fact, Song Wanyue's ambition was higher than the sky and she looked down upon the aristocratic families at all.
Of course, Xie Ruyi learned this from what happened later.
After Xie Ruyi came of age, the empress and the eldest princess jointly held a spring banquet. In fact, the real intention was to allow several princes to meet their future principal and concubines.
Xie Ruyi, who already had a partner, somehow also received this post.
Song Wanyue, who did not receive the invitation, begged Xie's mother to go out with her to see the world.
Under her mother's lobbying, Xie Ruyi had to agree to take Song Wanyue with her.
It was at this banquet that she realized the sorrow of being a legitimate daughter and not as good as an adopted daughter.
Just after Song Wanyue left, that is, after what Su Li saw.
The maid Baojuan, who had winked at her, took the opportunity to wet her dress, and under the pretext of going to the carriage to get spare clothes, she brought Song Wanyue a cup of scented tea with medicine added.
He also lured the queen's legitimate son, the current crown prince, over in the name of Xie Ruyi.
As soon as the prince entered the room, he realized that he had been set up, so he decisively escaped and summoned the eldest princess and others.
Seeing that the matter was exposed and not going as she wished, Song Wanyue directly pushed the responsibility onto Xie Ruyi, "I know nothing! It was my sister's maid Baojuan who brought me a cup of flower tea."
Xie Ruyi had never instructed this matter and would certainly not admit it, so everyone went to find her maid Baojuan.
Unexpectedly, Baojuan insisted, "Ladies, it was my young lady who ordered me to do this! My young lady said that Miss Song was very close to her brother and fiancé, and she wanted to destroy her innocence..."
Xie Zhao and Lu Zike, who rushed over after hearing the news, had different reactions.
Xie Zhao stepped forward and slapped her, "I've said it before, Yue'er is my sister, I won't allow you to hurt her, you vicious person!"
Lu Zike took off his outer robe to cover the disheveled Song Wanyue's beauty. When he looked at Xie Ruyi, there was hatred on his face.
With Baojuan's accusation, everyone thought that it was Xie Ruyi who did it. Even though she denied it again and again, no one believed her.
After all, her own brother and fiancé thought she did it, so it was difficult for others to say anything.
Finally, the princess ordered that Song Wanyue, who had lost her dignity, should become a nun and shave her head to accompany the ancient Buddha. Xie Ruyi was ordered to read the female sutras a hundred times and was not allowed to attend any banquets in the future.
The punishment may not seem severe, but it is equivalent to directly kicking Xie Ruyi out of the circle of noble ladies.
When Xie Ruyi returned home, she faced another violent storm.
Upon learning that her adopted daughter had been sent to become a nun, Xie's mother slapped her hard several times, "You evil creature, if I had known you were such a person, I should not have given birth to you! Look at the good things you have done! You forced your sister to become a nun, and you damaged the reputation of your brother's fiancé and your sister! You are a disaster, a calamity!"
"I didn't, I didn't do it! It wasn't me!" Xie Ruyi covered her swollen cheeks and denied repeatedly.
But no one believed her.
Even Madam Xie, who raised her, was filled with disappointment in her at this moment.
Afterwards, she was locked up in the ancestral hall by Xie's father and asked to reflect on her mistakes facing the wall.
But that’s not all. The next day, Lu Zike brought people to cancel the engagement with great fanfare. Along the way, he said that Xie Ruyi had poor moral character and was not worthy of being a wife of the Lu family.
After the engagement was broken off, her brother, in order to vent his anger on Song Wanyue, beat her with a rattan stick every day and also brought countless nobles into the ancestral hall to humiliate her.
Before long, she was tortured to the point of going insane, shouting day and night that she was wronged.
Qin Zhao stopped bringing people over, but he also didn't provide her with food or drink, and eventually she starved to death in the secret room behind the ancestral hall.
As an adopted daughter, Song Wanyue was able to marry the prince and become his concubine because her father used his military achievements to offset her punishment.
After the Crown Princess died of childbirth complications, she was promoted to the Crown Princess, and later became the mother of a country. She died of old age with many children and grandchildren.
Therefore, Xie Ruyi's wish is to stop Baojuan's betrayal at the Spring Banquet, and for her parents to see Song Wanyue's true face. She thinks that the Spring Banquet should be a trick directed and performed by Song Wanyue herself, and she wants those who harmed her to get the punishment they deserve!
Su Li opened his eyes, took a deep breath, and murmured, "Don't worry, I will avenge you."
Since they all think that the adopted daughter is more important than you, the legitimate daughter, let them see what kind of person their adopted daughter is!
As for the Spring Banquet, it must have been organized by Song Wanyue who bribed Baojuan, the maid of the original body.
After all, she was plotting against the current crown prince.
If it succeeds, the entire Xie family will ask the emperor for an explanation on Song Wanyue's behalf, which will surely fulfill her wish of becoming the prince's concubine.
If it fails, the original body will be the scapegoat. The maid Baojuan jumped out and pointed out that the mastermind was the original body. It was because she was intolerant and thought that Song Wanyue had an affair with her brother and fiancé that she did such a despicable thing.
As a victim, Song Wanyue has the protection of Xie's parents, so any punishment will be offset.
This is such a good plan!
Su Li glanced at Bao Juan who was thrown into the bushes by her and curled her lips, "I'll deal with you later, you traitor!"
She waved her hand and a sleight of hand appeared, so no one could notice her in the bushes.
Su Li summoned a spirit beast to transform into Baojuan's appearance and stay by her side.
Of course, there was another figure, quietly hiding in the flowers behind Su Li.
Soon, another maid, Bao Jing, came back with a cloak, "Miss, put it on quickly!"
"Well, okay." Su Li nodded, and took "Baojuan" and Baojing back to the courtyard where the noble ladies were drinking tea.