An ugly girl starts off, then becomes a beauty

Qingxue Hall and the study were in the middle of the corridor, while Qiu Garden was at the end of the corridor. After passing a bamboo forest, the two sides separated, and Sang Ling said goodbye to his aunt with some reluctance.

Sang Feng'e had nothing but dislike for this sensible and simple niece. Especially at the family dinner today, she was completely different from what she had heard before. Thinking of how she lowered her head in inferiority at that time, Sang Feng'e's heart softened again.

"Good boy, come over early tomorrow morning and we'll talk."

"Yes." Sang Ling squatted down again and saluted, showing a shy smile, then looked up at Gao Heng.

I didn't notice it when I was kneeling at the banquet just now, but now looking at it again, I have a more intuitive feeling - this cousin is really tall, he must be about 1.9 meters tall.

He was really good-looking, with a high nose, deep eyes, and clear features. If you look closely, he even looks a bit like a Hu. The Sang family doesn't have this bloodline, so it can only be the Gao family. She silently withdrew her gaze and was about to bow and say goodbye to him.

Gao Heng's gaze stopped on her cheek.

This was not the first time she had encountered such a gaze. Yuan Sangling had experienced it many times in her memory, with disgust, ridicule, or just she was simply stunned. Just like the mother and son of the Cao family in her memory, the mistress of the Cao family was really shocked, and Cao Wulang's eyes were full of ridicule.

It was not difficult for her to understand that there was no malice in Gao Heng's eyes, he was just simply stunned.

I guess he has never met a girl with such acne-covered face.

Even though Sang Ling was calm, her heart couldn't help but skip a beat at this moment. She suddenly understood Yuan Sang Ling's mentality - no wonder she became more and more autistic.

"Cousin." Gao Heng seemed to realize his mistake.

Sang Feng'e looked at her son and niece with curiosity. After glancing at each of them, she had guessed most of what was going on. She was about to ease the conversation, but Sang Ling smiled and said, "It's been many years since we last met. Cousin has grown really tall."

There was a natural childishness in the daughter's voice, without any sadness at all.

If he really didn't realize the other person's gaze, it would be really pitiful - how ignorant this child must be; but if he simply pretended not to know because he didn't want to make the situation embarrassing, then it would be even more heartbreaking - how sensible this child must be.

Sang Feng'e naturally thought of the second one. After all, at the banquet just now, she couldn't help but look at her for a while, so she noticed it.

"Okay, okay. It's cold. Come visit me tomorrow. I'll call A-Man over so we can talk."

After all, it is New Year's Day, and the garden is covered with a thick layer of frost and snow. No one can resist the wind in the yard when it blows on people. Even if you want to comfort yourself in your heart, you have to be realistic and go back to rest early.

Sang Feng'e then hugged her niece again before signaling Gao Heng to leave.

Sang Ling said no more, and just watched the mother and son walk a short distance. The curve at the corner of his mouth slowly relaxed, and then he walked back to Qiu Garden step by step.

Among the servants serving that night, only Ah Qing was missing.

She was not unaware that she had risked her life at the family dinner today, exposing herself to everyone, and openly interacting with Sang Feng'e to curry favor with her. This move was bound to attract Ma's attention. This stepmother wanted to suppress her from the beginning, so how could she let her get up this time?

The moonlight from the window was refracted by the snow on the dressing table, forming segments of light and shadow. The person kneeling on the soft mat on the platform was slightly dazed, but did not appear to be very frightened.

She couldn't stay in her shell forever. If she wanted to find a way to survive, she had no choice but to keep going like this.

*

Since Ma knew that Sang Ling was losing weight, the meals for the next morning were changed.

The servants brought in four plates of food, a large bowl of noodle soup, several large plates of fatty beef, hot milk soup, and a mountain of sugar cakes and fried dough residue. The smell was greasy just by wafting into my nose.

"My wife has lost so much weight. I guess it's because her appetite has been poor in the past few months. The kitchen has added some dishes today. Would you like to try them?" Ah Qing smiled and knelt down beside Sang Ling, picking up her chopsticks as she spoke.

"I can't eat so much." Sang Ling looked at the food on the table and had no intention of picking up the chopsticks.

"Still have a poor appetite?" Ah Qing said with a smile on her face, and asked someone to bring a bowl of sour plum soup. "Drink something sour to stimulate your appetite, and you will be able to eat."

It was no wonder that Sang Ling was raised to this state step by step. These people watched her every day and urged her to eat with a concerned tone. No one told Sang Ling how she became fat and ugly, and no one told her the harm of eating these things for a long time.

The only thing she could get back was the ridicule from people outside the mansion. She suddenly smiled softly, looked at her still round and firm wrists, and asked Ah Qing, "Do you think I look good now?"

"It looks good." Ah Qing answered nonchalantly and pushed the sour plum soup in front of Sang Ling.

Although his tone was gentle, his actions were firm, as if telling her that she had to eat this meal.

Naturally, Sang Ling could not resist. It was not just the maid who was guarding her. There were also several waiters waiting in the corridor near the door. From a distance, there were two or three old women gathered in the yard, talking in low voices and glancing into the house from time to time.

Ma had so many spies in Qiu Garden. Sang Ling couldn't help but smile coldly, wondering why she had to go to such lengths. The Taiwei Mansion only had two daughters, and even if Sang Ling would grow up to be a beauty, she wouldn't necessarily be able to completely overshadow Sang Mei.

Even if she was defeated, so what? The two sisters were three years apart in age, and Sang Ling would only marry one family. Three years later, when Sang Mei reached the age of marriage, could it be that her elder sister would overshadow her and make it difficult for her to find a good husband?

Sang Mei was the second daughter of the Grand Commandant's Mansion, and she was not bad-looking, so why did he have to be so afraid of her? He even started to implement this plan when she was young.

In this era where men are superior to women, if a woman who is about to get married is fat and ugly, her life will be ruined.

Ma is such a bad person.