An ugly girl starts off, then becomes a beauty

Until sunset, it was always quiet outside the Sang Mansion Temple.

Since the head of the family, Sang Wu, had not spoken, naturally no one else dared to intervene. Even if she was the eldest daughter, so what? She didn't have a biological mother to protect her. Even though Madam Ma had always been good-tempered and treated her two daughters equally, they were still inferior to her biological daughters.

To put it bluntly, good or bad depends on the master of the house. Madam Ling was imprisoned in the ancestral hall by General Sang himself, so Madam Ma would definitely not force her to take care of her. The servants below also knew how to adapt to the situation. Seeing that the master of the house did not mention it, they did not prepare dinner.

Sang Ling has been practicing intermittent fasting since coming here. She didn't feel anything after skipping one or two meals. After the You hour, Ya Nu couldn't hold on any longer. This girl was only a few years older than her, so it was okay for her to skip the lunch. When the sun set, Sang Ling was still concentrating on being rejected in the morning. She heard two clear gurgling sounds, and she looked back in confusion, only to see Ya Nu holding her stomach, looking at her with guilt on her face -

Not long after the hour of Wei, Gao Heng learned the news in the Sang Mansion from Ashan. Even though he still had some inexplicable hesitation in his heart, he did not delay for too long. Just as he was about to rush to his uncle to explain the whole story, he was blocked by Sang Feng'e in front of the Chuihua Gate.

"Where are you going?" Sang Feng'e didn't know what was happening in the Sang Mansion, but she had some concerns in her heart, so she had to come and stop him.

Gao Heng paused for a moment and explained everything Ah Shan had just said, "Mother, my sister has already suffered a lot of injustice there. Now that there is a misunderstanding, I should go and talk to my uncle to make things clear, so that she will suffer less."

"What do you want to clarify?" Sang Feng'e gritted her teeth.

Gao Heng was slightly startled, and quickly led the two old ladies, Wei and Cheng, who followed behind him. He probably guessed that his mother must have known what happened in Yanshuiju this morning, after all, Cheng was still outside the door at that time. These two have always been his mother's confidants, and they must not hide anything from her.

What she said was true. If she ran over to tell her uncle, what could she say? Would she have to tell him everything that Ah Ling had said?

"Otherwise, just say..." He avoided Sang Feng'e's gaze, "Just say that Sister Ling left something behind and came to get it early in the morning."

"If it was really because of this, why didn't you tell your parents, or send someone to pick it up?" Sang Feng'e continued to ask, her eyebrows furrowed, and she couldn't help but feel regretful. "Aman, your uncle punished her not because she ran away from the mansion, but because of the marriage proposal to the wife of the Marquis of Dong. I think this marriage is most likely to be finalized, and your uncle punished her because she was disrespectful. Now that you are gone, no matter what you say, you can't save her from this."

"You should also know how strict your uncle is in his dealings."

"But..." The breeze in the corridor brought the chill of autumn, and the son's voice became lower and lower, "Mother, you also know Madam Ma... Because I know how strict my uncle is, I am afraid that if the punishment is too severe this time, she will suffer."

The implication of his words was obvious. Sang Ling didn't have a biological mother to love him. If Sang Wu got angry, then Ma would have no choice but to add fuel to the fire. In the end, she would have to suffer even greater punishment.

"Before getting married, she will probably have to endure this as well." Sang Feng'e said in a gentle tone, "But after marrying into the Xun family, she won't have to endure this anymore."

Everything in the Sang Mansion was a mess, especially since Ma Jijun was pregnant. She was too lazy to deal with it head-on. Sang Ling was a girl after all, and she would just get married soon.

You just need to endure it for a while.

Gao Heng clenched his fists slightly in his sleeves and did not respond.

There was silence in front of the hanging flower gate. The servants all lowered their heads, and only the faint breathing could be heard. Sang Feng'e waited for a while, and without saying anything else, she was about to return to the painting hall. Suddenly, she heard the voice behind her again, "Bring her back."

She paused, not turning around yet.

"Mother." Gao Heng's tone became even deeper and drier, "Take her back."

The other servants didn't understand what was said, only Cheng Lao lowered her head in fear. Sang Feng'e understood it better, mother and son are connected by heart, how could she not understand? But if they proposed marriage without going through the Xun family and wanted to bring Sang Ling back, the meaning behind it was different.

"You have to think about it carefully." She turned around quickly, and it was hard to tell that she didn't look a little annoyed. "How about taking her back? If you just feel sorry for her, how are you going to get along with her in the future?"

"Can you really consider her as your bedmate?"

Gao Heng paused suddenly and did not respond. He also realized that he had spoken in a hurry and had not thought about it that much.

But he really couldn't bear to see her suffer any more. Besides, Sang Ling left the house without permission, and now it seemed that she came for him.

He didn't expect that his momentary avoidance would lead to this situation.

If it was just a slight punishment this time, he could still ignore it, but he knew what kind of person Ma was. The drugs that had been used on Sang Ling for many years were very vicious. This time even his uncle was angry. If Ma wanted to interfere, no one could guarantee what would happen.

"Yes." He nodded solemnly.

At twilight hour, a cool breeze blew through the corridor, blowing up the sleeves of the servants. Sang Feng'e paused, and was so stunned that she was speechless for a long time. After a long time, she finally said, "I don't agree."

After the words fell, both masters fell silent.

Aunt Cheng raised her head in fear in the silence, and for a moment, she felt a lot of sadness in her heart - in fact, if it weren't for the incident in the second year of Jiansi, the female head of the family might have agreed to the marriage between the young master and the young lady.

But things just went against their wishes. The Sun family is still making things difficult for them, and Ma's family still has dealings with the Sun family. The female head of the family can no longer rely on the Sang family. She has been frequently interacting with noble ladies in recent years in order to seek a better future for the young master.

Cheng Ai and Wei Ai were the servants who had been with Sang Feng'e the longest. How could they not understand the female head of the household's thoughts?

It would be best if the young master could marry the daughter of Zhou family, and the daughter of the young master could marry into Xun family. In this way, on one side is the official of Chang'an County, and on the other side is the Donghou Mansion. The female head of the family will have a lot of bargaining chips in her hands, and in the future she will at least have room to deal with the Sun family and that vicious woman Ma.

But now, things have gone completely haywire, and the cousins ​​have developed feelings for each other.