The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

Qingyan was frightened by Xia Mianwan's eyes. She seemed a little panicked and didn't know what she had said wrong.

"Did your girl and Tan Yuming do anything inappropriate?" Xia Mianwan asked coldly.

Qingyan hurriedly shook her head, "No, the girl doesn't have it."

Xia Mianwan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If they were really husband and wife, Pei Yanqi would definitely suffer the consequences.

"You go down first."

"Yes."

Xia Mianwan supported herself with her hands and fell into deep thought. Of course, there was something wrong with Pei Yanqi, but... Qingyan also seemed a little strange. She always felt that there was something wrong with Qingyan's logic, but she couldn't tell where.

"Ruzhu, ask someone to help me find out about Qingyan, and find out who her indenture was passed to." Xia Mianwan ordered.

"Yes, young lady."

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Let's put this matter aside for now. Xia Mianwan plans to take the girls from the Pei family to Manyue Workshop to take a look, so that the girls from the Pei family can have a better understanding of business matters.

The workshop has been operating very maturely in the past two years and can earn a lot of money a year. This model is very successful and was well adapted in ancient times.

Just as she was about to go out, Pei Yanqi suddenly said that she had a stomachache and couldn't go.

Xia Mianwan didn't show it on her face, she agreed, and privately took Pei Ling, Pei Xia and Yu Jie'er to sit in the teahouse next to Pei's house. Pei Ling and Pei Xia didn't know what Xia Mianwan was doing, and they all looked at Yu Jie'er.

Yu Jie'er was usually not concerned about these things. She sat there leisurely and signaled Pei Ling and Pei Xia not to ask more questions.

Xia Mianwan could see all the little actions of Yu Jie'er, Pei Ling and Pei Xia, but she found it interesting that Yu Jie'er, the youngest, had the demeanor of an older sister.

"I heard that you went to the Huguo Temple with Brother Chen the day before yesterday?" Xia Mianwan couldn't help but ask.

When Yu Jieer heard Xia Mianwan's question, she sat up straight and replied carefully, "Yes, my daughter did go to the Huguo Temple with Chen Ge'er."

Xia Mianwan looked at Yu Jie'er and sighed, "Do you like playing with Chen Ge'er now?"

Yu Jie'er hesitated for a while and said hesitantly: "Yes, mother, I like to play with him. He is very lonely."

Xia Mianwan stopped talking. It seemed that both of them were talking about Chen Ge'er, but actually they were talking about the prince.

The prince has had a good relationship with Chen Ge'er over the years. Occasionally, Chen Ge'er would bring the prince to the mansion. Every time the prince came, Chen Ge'er would ask the servants to prepare barbecue. For no other reason, Chen Ge'er always felt that the prince was too sensible, followed the rules every day, and looked a little pitiful.

When Chen Ge'er said these words to Xia Mianwan for the first time, Xia Mianwan laughed at Chen Ge'er. In this world, kings and crown princes are the loneliest. Isn't this a truth we have known for a long time?

For the first time, there was some loneliness in Chen Ge'er's eyes. Xia Mianwan knew that Chen Ge'er still felt that the prince was very pitiful.

So, when Chen Ge'er brought the prince to the mansion, Xia Mianwan never stopped them. She always let them do whatever they wanted.

Once, Chen Ge'er was in a good mood and almost burned down the whole yard. When the prince saw Xia Mianwan, he hurriedly apologized, fearing that Xia Mianwan would not allow Chen Ge'er to play with him anymore.

Who knew that Xia Mianwan just wiped the dirt off the two people's faces and smiled and told them to be more careful next time.

Brother Chen and the prince are of the same type. Many times, Xia Mianwan doesn't want them to lose their childish innocence.

Brother Chen and the prince got along well, so Sister Yu would go and play with them when she had free time. After a while, Sister Yu and the prince became familiar with each other.

Yu Jie'er and Chen Ge'er are twins, and they can often sense each other's emotions, so Yu Jie'er is the same when facing the prince.

Yu Jie'er also felt that the prince was... very pitiful.

However, Xia Mianwan had a bad feeling. If a woman felt pity for a man, then the woman would be doomed. Although Yu Jie'er was still young, Xia Mianwan still couldn't help feeling worried.

However, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't control everything for that long. Xia Mianwan simply stopped talking. Yu Jie'er seemed indifferent to everything, but she was actually stubborn. The prince... had already entered her heart, and it was impossible to stop him.

Xia Mianwan was still lost in thought when Rumeng came in and said, "Madam, the second young lady has gone to the outskirts of Beijing."

Xia Mianwan stood up immediately and said, "Tell someone to take the girls back to the mansion, and we will follow by ourselves."

"Yes."

Pei Yanqi was smart. After leaving the house, she hired a carriage to go to the outskirts of Beijing. The carriage stopped in front of a dilapidated wooden house. Xia Mianwan was sitting in the carriage and only asked Rumeng to go forward and watch.

Tan Yuming and Pei Yanqi are in this wooden house.

Pei Yanqi told Tan Yuming that her family knew about their relationship, and she shyly asked Tan Yuming to go to her house to propose marriage.

Tan Yuming was short of money and felt ashamed, so he was unwilling to go to Pei's house at this time.

Pei Yanqi said that the mistress of the house did not mind Tan Yuming's background, which surprised Tan Yuming. Tan Yuming tilted his head and looked at the young woman leaning on his shoulder, and suddenly he felt evil in his heart.

"Aqi, I have a way. I guarantee that the Pei family will accept me." Pei Yanqi said affectionately.

Pei Yanqi suddenly became excited, "What method? Tell me quickly."

Tan Yuming smiled slightly, "If the two of us have already made up our minds, then your sister-in-law will have to agree even if she cannot."

"How can this be possible?" Pei Yanqi was shocked.

Not only Pei Yanqi, but Ruzhu, who was eavesdropping outside, was also horrified, fearing that Pei Yanqi had really made a mistake and lost her virginity. She quickly asked the maid beside her to inform Xia Mianwan, while she stood guard at the door. If Tan Yuming really wanted to do something wrong, she would have to beat him with a stick.

Xia Mianwan was also a little surprised. He quickly got off the carriage and had someone kick open the wooden door.

When the door was kicked open, Pei Yanqi had just made up her mind to have an affair with Tan Yuming, and after the matter was settled, she would get her family to agree that they could stay together forever.

Unexpectedly, Xia Mianwan appeared at the door of the cabin at this moment.

When Tan Yuming saw Xia Mianwan, he already had some guesses in his mind, but now he had no choice but to insist that Xia Mianwan and Pei Yanqi were really having an affair.

Tan Yuming held Pei Yanqi's hand and said gently, "Aqi, don't be afraid. I will take care of everything."

Pei Yanqi looked at Tan Yuming's affectionate peach blossom eyes and couldn't help but be intoxicated by them. A little courage arose in her heart. She wanted to fight for her lover.

Pei Yanqi straightened her back and knelt down. When she stood up and looked up, her face was full of determination. "Sister-in-law, this is the person I like. I really love him. Please help me."