The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

Yu Jie'er has always been a person with her own ideas. Xia Mianwan tried several times, but Yu Jie'er avoided talking about the prince's matter. Anyway, she is still young, so Xia Mianwan didn't bother herself too much.

"Young Madam, the Zhao family has sent a letter." Chai'er took the letter and handed it to Xia Mianwan.

Xia Mianwan raised her eyebrows slightly. The Zhao family... I just mentioned the Zhao family to Pei Yanxu yesterday, and the invitation has been delivered. The wife of the Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion... I think the people invited should all be civil officials.

Natural disasters occurred frequently, and the entire capital was affected. However, they were still able to hold a banquet at this time. I wonder if the Zhao family was too arrogant or too confused.

The banquet would be held in three days. Xia Mianwan thought for a moment and asked someone to find out which ladies would be attending.

"Sister Yang will go too?" Xia Mianwan asked in surprise.

"Yes, Madam, I just left the house and I ran into Sister Xiangxue who was with Madam Yang. Madam Yang heard that you were also invited, so she specially sent her over, saying that she would go with you when the time comes."

Xia Mianwan nodded and said, "Go tell Xiangxue, I'll go to the Yang residence to pick up Sister Yang then."

"Yes, young lady."

The fifth day of the twelfth lunar month is an auspicious day.

Xia Mianwan got up early in the morning and dressed herself. No one knew what was wrong with Shi Ge'er and Yuan Jie'er today. They kept crying and no matter how the nanny tried to coax them, it was useless. Xia Mianwan was really helpless and finally had to send the two children to Madam Pei.

The carriage arrived at the Yang residence, and Madam Yang was already waiting. "Why did it take so long today?"

Xia Mianwan said helplessly: "Today, my brother and sister Yuan kept crying, which made me feel very anxious."

"Are you like this on a daily basis, brother and sister?" Mrs. Yang asked curiously.

"It's never been like this before." Xia Mianwan was still worried. Children are very smart and who knows if something will happen if they cry like this.

"Wait." Xia Mianwan stopped the carriage. She looked at Madam Yang and said, "I am really a little panicked. Something must be wrong when things are out of the ordinary. Sister Yang, let's go back to the Pei Mansion first."

Madam Yang stopped her and said, "Mrs. Zhao has a very good reputation among the women in the capital recently. If you go back like this, it will lead to gossip. Don't be too anxious."

Xia Mianwan frowned and was silent for a while before saying, "Sister, trust me. I won't do anything without a purpose. Let's go back to Pei Mansion first."

Seeing that Xia Mianwan insisted on going back, Mrs. Yang didn't say anything else.

After returning to the Pei Mansion, Xia Mianwan heard that Chen Ge'er and Yu Jie'er were still crying, so she quickly asked someone to bring them over. After they were finally coaxed into submission, the sun came out.

"Anyway, it's still not too late to go now. Shi Ge'er and Yuan Jie'er have been coaxed. Should we go over?" asked Mrs. Yang.

Xia Mianwan still felt like something was holding her back, but she had agreed to the banquet but couldn't refuse to go. She thought for a moment and said, "Sister Yang, just use the excuse that something happened to me on the way there. I'm still feeling a little uneasy, and my intuition is so strong that I think it's better to avoid going today."

Madam Yang had never seen Xia Mianwan look so ugly, so she patted Xia Mianwan on the shoulder and said, "All is up to you, but... aren't you a little too wary of Madam Zhao?"

Madam Yang was not an outsider, but she couldn't say much. "Sister Yang, anyway, Madam Zhao is not as simple as we think. You should be more careful in your dealings with her."

Although Mrs. Yang was still a little confused, she listened to it.

"Ruzhu, go find Qian Da and ask him to find someone to dress up as me and get on the carriage to Zhao's house. After arriving at Zhao's house, get off the carriage and tell the Zhao's doorman that I'm feeling unwell and am going back home first." Xia Mianwan ordered.

Mrs. Yang was holding Shi Ge'er on the side. She was a little curious about Xia Mianwan's instructions, but Xia Mianwan had always been very smart, so she chose to believe Xia Mianwan.

After Xia Mianwan finished arranging everything, she absent-mindedly teased the two children with Mrs. Yang.

Seeing that Xia Mianwan was still a little absent-minded, Madam Yang couldn't help but ask, "Why are you so anxious? You were never like this before."

Xia Mianwan also felt a little strange in her heart. She felt so flustered today for no apparent reason, but she really didn't know what had happened. She could only shake her head and said, "Good sister, I am just preparing for a rainy day. Let's wait for someone to come back and have a look."

Snowflakes suddenly started falling outside the window. It turned out to be the first snow of this year.

"It's snowing..." Xia Mianwan murmured.

Before Xia Mianwan could finish her words, Ruzhu came back covered in blood, "Young Madam."

When Xia Mianwan saw Ruzhu covered in blood, she was shocked. Something had happened! Madam Yang was also shocked. "What happened?"

Seeing Xia Mianwan's pale face, Ruzhu grabbed Xia Mianwan's hand and said, "Young Madam, don't worry, I'm fine. This is not my blood."

Xia Mianwan breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this. Ruzhu had been with her for a long time and was like a family member to her. If something happened to Ruzhu because of her, she would blame herself very much.

Ruzhu had no time to say anything else, and only picked out the most important things to tell Xia Mianwan, "The one dressed as the lady was Miss Suying. After Qian Da took us out of the mansion, the carriage was suddenly blocked when it reached West Street. I got off the carriage and saw someone crying out for justice. I asked someone not to block the road, but who knew that person was holding up a blood letter saying that the person in the carriage was the reincarnation of a disaster star. Originally, the heavens were in conflict, and the fate of the person in the carriage was suppressed. But now, the heavens are strange, and the fate of the person in the carriage is no longer suppressed... After that, disasters occurred one after another in the Great Chen Kingdom, and the people could not live in peace.

I angrily accused him of talking nonsense, but who knew that this man said that if he lied, he would be struck by lightning, and if he told the truth, heavy snow would fall from the sky. "

Ruzhu glanced at Xia Mianwan at this time, and Xia Mianwan nodded slightly, motioning Ruzhu to continue.

"At this time, Miss Suying got off the carriage and asked him if he was sure that she was the star of disaster. The man said with certainty that Miss Suying was the star of disaster. I just found someone to catch him, and then snowflakes started to fall from the sky. The people who were surrounding the area gathered around... and shouted at Miss Suying that she was the star of disaster. Then, we were surrounded.

Later, the troops arrived and just as they dispersed the crowd, the man stabbed himself to death with a knife, shouting that he wanted to use his death as a warning to everyone to see how the evil star harmed the country's destiny. Then blood splattered on the spot, and the blood on my body was all that man's."

After Ruzhu finished speaking, Madam Yang's face turned pale...

This is a frame-up against Xia Mianwan!

Xia Mianwan's face was also very unhappy, but Ruzhu was frightened at the moment, and she had no idea at all, "Where is Suying?"

"Miss Suying is resting in the room now." Ruzhu said honestly.

Xia Mianwan nodded and said gently: "Ruzhu, you go down and rest first, I will take care of the rest."

Ruzhu was frightened and had just been forcing herself to remain calm. But now that she told Yu Xiamianwan everything, she felt relieved and instantly felt very tired, so she accepted the order and went downstairs to rest.