An ugly girl starts off, then becomes a beauty

In the next few days, Gao Heng basically went to Mu Wuhou's mansion whenever he went out. This shows that the friendship between his cousin and Nie Ce is really deep.

Sang Ling went to the gatehouse to study as usual, but the injured boys did not come to the gatehouse for the next month.

In the first few days, there was a lot of discussion in the study room. After a few days, the desire for gossip subsided and the atmosphere returned to normal. It was not until the end of the month that the second daughter of the Sang family came to the gatehouse, which caused a little unrest.

The little girl in her teens naturally stood out among a group of boys and girls aged fourteen or fifteen. And because she was just an audience, it was difficult for everyone not to notice her.

More importantly, she has a sister there too.

The people in the school naturally compared the two sisters. On the first day, even Dai Chengjun asked Sang Ling in front of him, "A Ling, why is your sister so thin?"

This question really stumped Sang Ling. He paused on his way to Qingshan Temple and didn't answer. Ban Le tapped Dai Chengjun and said, "What do you care? Can't you see that our A Ling has lost so much weight recently?"

Dai Chengjun held his head and cried out in pain before he stopped asking any more questions.

The two girls could do this because they had a good relationship with Sang Ling, but if they were classmates with whom they had little contact on a daily basis, how could they bear the gossip?

Ban Le went back after half a day of school that day, and Dai Chengjun also caught a cold and was picked up on the way home. Sang Ling returned to the gatehouse from Qingshan Temple alone. As soon as she entered the school room, the discussion inside became weaker. She also knew that everyone's eyes were on her and Sang Mei - this sister was well taken care of by Ma, and lunch was personally delivered by the Sang family. She didn't need to go to Qingshan Temple, she could just eat in her own carriage.

So in the past few days, Sang Ling, her elder sister, had no direct contact with her.

"Sang Ling, why haven't you said a word to your sister?" Finally someone couldn't help but ask.

She turned around from the soft seat and looked at the person who asked the question, only to see that Xun Jin had also turned his head, his eyes fixed directly on Sang Mei.

The second daughter of the Sang family was kneeling by the back window. It was late spring and turning into summer. The golden sunlight at noon shone through the eaves and curtains, illuminating her beautiful facial features. Although she was only in her teens, Sang Mei had already grown into an extremely pretty girl.

"I..." Sang Ling lowered his eyebrows and concealed his expression. Before he could finish his words, he heard his little daughter by the window smiling and answering, "I talked to my sister at home."

Even the sound is crisp and melodious.

Although Sang Ling's natural foundation was not bad, her voice was rather hoarse and not very pleasant. When Sang Mei spoke like this, she immediately attracted everyone's attention. Some people came forward to talk to her, asking: "What books did you read before?", "Why didn't you go to Qingshan Temple for lunch at noon?", "Why did you think of coming to the study room now?" and so on.

Most people have a favorable impression of those with outstanding appearance, even if they don't know their true nature.

And her younger sister has always been good-tempered. Although she has never spoken much to her, she has always behaved well. Now in the study room, she is not shy when talking to her brothers and sisters, and makes a group of people who come forward to talk to her laugh. Amidst the laughter, Sang Ling turned his head and put his gaze back on the "Xiao Yao You" on the study table.

Until the end of the month, Sang Mei came to the gatehouse to listen every day. The little daughter always had a smile on her face, which attracted many people to make friends with her.

Originally, Sang Wu was the Grand Marshal, and with such an official title, there were many people who wanted to curry favor with him.

In the past, the reason why Sang Ling was treated so badly was simply because she seldom smiled and was not good-looking. In addition, she was troubled by people like Cao Xin and Qian Shao, so other people in the school would not think of socializing with her.

Only Ban Le and Dai Chengjun never disliked her from beginning to end.

It was a holiday at the end of the month, and Sang Ling rarely had to accompany Sang Feng'e on diplomatic missions. He got up early in the morning and ran around Hanning Garden several times. After that, he went back to have breakfast and started reading "Xiao Yao You" again.

Later, she fell asleep on the table without realizing it. She didn't know how long she slept. When she woke up, there was no one next to her. The cat was chasing birds in the yard. The sun was still a little hot in the house. She gradually woke up from her daze, got up, straightened her skirt, stood in the yard for a while, and wanted to tease the cat, but the little white ball ran away very fast.

When she was free, she went to the painting hall.

The gravel road may have been splashed with water, and the water flowed into the mud, bringing some moisture to the flowerbed. She paused for a moment to look at the lush green scenery. At such a restless moment, a dull sound suddenly arose, and she walked forward slowly.

I saw my aunt pacing in the room from the back window. This time, through the sparse shadows of the trees, I could clearly see her every move.

As usual, the person who listened to the Gao family's female head's complaints was Wei Ai, the aunt's most trusted confidant.

"I didn't expect that Ma Jijun would let Sang Mei go. She was an eleven-year-old girl and was sent to the Zhi family. She has been studying for half a month. Today, the prince came back and knelt down with her mother in front of me."

Did he just come back from Donghou Mansion?

My aunt walked back and forth in the room with her hands on her hips. The hem of her scarlet skirt swept across the wooden steps, and there was another dull stomping sound.

"She said she wanted to discuss her marriage with Sang Mei."

It rains a lot in the summer. A light thunder sounded in the sky, and the sky above the courtyard gradually darkened. I only heard Wei Ai said, "The prince is still young, and he studies very hard. I guess he doesn't know yet--"

The old woman did not make it clear what she meant, but everyone inside and outside the family knew it: she was saying that Xun Jin did not know about the discord between the Sang family's sister-in-law and sister-in-law, and she probably thought that if she said this in front of Sang Feng'e, Sang Feng'e would agree to replace the elder sister with a younger sister.

"The Zhi family didn't accept a child of A-Mei's age, but insisted on sending her there, making everyone in the school know that A-Ling and A-Mei are sisters. The same thing happened with Xun Jin, who told his mother that he fell in love with Sang Mei at first sight. What do you think of this Ma Jijun..." The female head of the family said, as if she was so angry that she laughed, and she stopped walking, "She is really vindictive. Jiang Fu didn't let her into the family back then, and now that he's gone, she still remembers it and keeps holding on to her little daughter."

Jiang Fu is Sang Ling's biological mother. Sang Feng'e said that Jiang Fu did not let her marry into the family. Does that mean Jiang did not allow Ma to marry into the family?

Sang Ling unconsciously took a step back, and suddenly realized that there was a person standing not far away. She was still calm, and raised her hand towards the person, making a gesture to keep quiet.