My Lady Always Lacks Ambition
Chapter 226 - 225 Aunt Wan: Oh, how bitter my life is as Chi Yu!

Chapter 226: Chapter 225 Aunt Wan: Oh, how bitter my life is as Chi Yu!

Mrs. Wang returned to her courtyard with a heavy heart, finding Qin Liuxi and Aunt Wan staring each other down, prompting her to arch an eyebrow and clear her throat lightly.

Aunt Wan quickly let go of her son’s hand and briskly approached Mrs. Wang, bowing respectfully, saying, "Lady, please intervene."

Mrs. Wang asked, "What is the matter?"

Aunt Wan, looking as frightened as if she’d seen a ghost, replied, "She actually wants me and Chun’er to practice calligraphy together. Lady, you know me, I am a person who, aside from beauty, is utterly worthless and has nothing else, right?"

Mrs. Wang felt short of breath.

You do have self-awareness, but must you keep bringing it up like this, putting yourself down and even treating it as something to be proud of?

Fearing that Mrs. Wang might not see, Aunt Wan even pushed her face closer and said, "You’ve also said it before; all I have is this face to show."

Mrs. Wang: "..."

When did I ever say that?

Qin Liuxi came over and said, "What else to do when you’re free all day? Who can take away what you learn from writing? It’s yours alone. It’s the perfect time as Xiao Wu is also learning to read and write. You two can supervise each other, motivate each other, and be more driven."

Aunt Wan: No, I don’t want to!

"Xixi, what made you think of teaching your concubine to write?" Mrs. Wang saw Aunt Wan’s pleading eyes, pathetic and pitiful, and couldn’t help but find it amusing inside.

Qin Liuxi said, "She says she’s utterly illiterate and can’t even understand the accounts, so she probably can’t do math either, right? Wouldn’t she get cheated easily in the future?"

"I can do a bit of math," Aunt Wan argued. "Besides, I always have capable maids with me."

"Do you have them now?"

Aunt Wan choked, saying, "Then I won’t go out shopping. As long as I don’t leave the house, no one can cheat me."

Everyone: "!"

That sounds quite reasonable, leaving them speechless.

"Better to rely on oneself than on others. Knowing things yourself is stronger than anything. If you always depend on others, what will you do if one day there’s no one to rely on?" Qin Liuxi added.

Aunt Wan replied without thinking, "How could that be? I am a concubine, and I have Lady to rely on in front."

"What if Lady finds you annoying and decides to sell you?"

Aunt Wan’s eyes widened in horror looking at Mrs. Wang: Would you be so cruel?

Mrs. Wang’s temple vein twitched: I’ve never thought of that.

"Lady is not that kind of person," Aunt Wan said dryly.

Qin Liuxi chuckled lightly, "Even if Lady is not that kind of person, what if Mr. Qin, oh, our father, divorces you? Then you’ll be left without any support."

Aunt Wan was nearly in tears, pondering for a while before squeezing out, "Then, should I find another stepfather for you guys?"

Assuming with her beauty and good figure, she could remarry well?

Qin Liuxi: "!"

So your love for Mr. Qin is just a passing light!

Qin Mingchun stood there dumbfounded, a stepfather?

Mrs. Wang felt the conversation was veering into absurdity and coughed loudly, glaring at Aunt Wan, "Stop talking nonsense. Old Lady is already unhappy these days. If she hears this, she might make you recite scriptures ten thousand times."

Aunt Wan trembled, feeling even more wronged.

She didn’t want to say that; it was Qin Liuxi who forced her.

"Since Xixi asked you to follow and practice calligraphy, just go ahead and practice it. Like this, learn five characters a day, both learning and writing, accumulating steadily over time." Mrs. Wang made the decision.

Aunt Wan still wanted to struggle, but Qin Liuxi spoke indifferently, "Five characters are too few, ten..."

"Five characters, I’ll learn them every day!" Aunt Wan immediately said, at most she could ask Chun’er to help her transcribe, hehe, she is really smart.

Only then was Qin Liuxi satisfied, instructing Qin Mingchun, "Supervise her, no proxy writing, if I find one instance, I’ll punish you to transcribe one hundred."

Qin Mingchun shivered, quickly replying, "I absolutely won’t transcribe for her."

Concubine, the son is helpless to aid.

Aunt Wan’s face turned pale, how did things turn out this way?

"Go and practice calligraphy." Mrs. Wang told the two to return to the east wing to practice calligraphy, taking Qin Liuxi’s hand, they headed to the main house.

Sitting face to face on the Arhat bed, Mrs. Wang said, "Why are you forcing your concubine so?"

"Reliance on others is not as good as reliance on oneself. She has only beauty, and if protected by others, that’s fine, but if not, she will be chewed up without even bones left. Knowing some characters will always be beneficial." Qin Liuxi lightly said.

Mrs. Wang thought to herself that you might give up on making her learn in the future, after all, you were not taught this by yourself.

She didn’t say these words, only asking, "How did you come over here?"

"I caused trouble at the Old Lady’s place, naturally I came here to receive your instructions."

Mrs. Wang laughed out, intentionally saying, "So, whatever I say, you will listen?"

Qin Liuxi raised her eyes, "It depends on what is being said, I’ll filter it."

"You." Mrs. Wang sighed, "On your grandmother’s side, you don’t need to be confrontational; after all, she is your grandmother. Pressing her too hard is of no benefit to you, you believe in causality, don’t you?"

"Hmm."

"Her Ladyship also spoke up, asking your second aunt to control the second branch’s people, in future, I think they will not dare to provoke you easily, you can have some peace. You have lived on your own for a while, facing this big family, it is inevitable that you feel uncomfortable and unaccustomed. It’s hard on you."

Qin Liuxi said, "You don’t blame me for flexing my power and being assertive in front of them?"

Mrs. Wang said, "You are the elder sister; being a bit assertive is not bad, you can deter younger brothers and sisters, that’s your capability. If you can suppress them, making them recognize right and wrong, this might reduce troubles, and the family can be peaceful. If this makes them progress and understand to advance and retreat together with you, that would be even better."

Qin Liuxi looked downward silently.

Seeing her like this, Mrs. Wang did not force it, saying, "Since your grandmother has spoken, you should just live like before. It’s not necessary to come every morning and evening, just on the first and fifteenth will be fine. As for the others, if they don’t stir trouble, just ignore them. People of shallow relation naturally cannot harmonize, everyone will eventually understand this principle slowly."

"Okay." Qin Liuxi was very satisfied with this.

Mrs. Wang no longer discussed this matter, only mentioning that relatives from her maternal home also stayed for a few days and planned to return tomorrow, by then, she would also start getting busy with the shop matters.

"In a little while, I’ll have Qi Huang send some items over, to be given to your maternal grandmother." Qin Liuxi said.

Mrs. Wang smiled even brighter, nodding her approval.

East wing room.

Aunt Wan closed the door, asking her son what happened today, Qin Liuxi’s unusual demand for her to practice calligraphy definitely indicated something had happened.

Qin Mingchun, being an honest child, did not hide anything and briefly recounted what happened in the Old Lady’s room.

Aunt Wan’s face changed, clapping her hands, she shouted sharply, "I knew it, she must have been unhappy somewhere. How can the people from the second branch be like this, provoking her for no reason, making her upset and then she comes back asking me to learn calligraphy with you. Oh God, those few troublemakers from the second branch, always causing trouble for others. That ’Chi Yu’, that’s me, ah, my life is so hard."

Qin Mingchun: "..."

Aunt Wan ranted for a while, then seriously said, "Son, you must take this as a warning, don’t provoke your elder sister. The people from the second branch provoke her, causing me and you to learn calligraphy. If your own brother provokes her, and she vents her anger, won’t she then demand me to face the teacher? That would be the death of me."

Qin Mingchun: "!"

You really think far ahead!