The Duke's Daughter is Reborn

Speaking of this Duke, Xu felt a little upset. Her uncle was considered cautious in officialdom, but what he did when it came to An's affairs was really ridiculous.

No matter how angry Xu was, she couldn't show it in front of Yang Qi: "I think your father has also sent you a New Year gift. Yang Qi, you can go and take a look with Second Aunt."

Yang Qi nodded and followed Xu out of the house.

After receiving the list of New Year gifts from Fang's mother, Xu couldn't hold back her expression any longer. Did An and the Duke think that everyone was stupid? There were three boxes of New Year gifts, but they were all worthless things.

Although Song Hongwen was far away in the northwest, he had to take care of many officials in the capital every year. The money spent on these matters was not small, and all the money went into the account of the Duke's Mansion. In other words, the money that Xu earned every year was used to fill the vacancy in the first house.

But it can be seen from An's New Year gift that the First Wife has no gratitude at all. They only send a New Year gift once a year and are so petty about it. This is the first time that An has sent a New Year gift as the wife of a Duke.

Seeing that Xu's face looked a little strange, Yang Qi took the list and looked at it. He was shocked when he saw it. His stepmother really didn't care about her reputation. Everyone knew that the daughter of an imperial merchant had no shortage of money, but most of the things she sent were reed products!

Although these reed items can barely be considered a local specialty, they are definitely not worth much. Giving them away in large numbers would make anyone who sees them think it is stingy.

My stepfather and stepmother weren't really stupid. The New Year gifts they gave to the old lady and Yang Lan were pretty good. The gift to the old lady was a jade staff, seven feet long, with a dove as a decoration. The dove is a bird that doesn't choke, and it's meant to make the old man not choke. An did give a good thing. The gift to Yang Lan was a wooden lacquerware, gold-plated font screen that looked very grand.

After looking for his own things, Yang Qi couldn't hold back his expression. Red dates, coix seeds, corns, what are these? He could still give away some fruits that are specialties of the Northwest, but these grains, if you don't know, you might think that the Duke donated them to the disaster victims as charity.

Xu had noticed what Yang Qi had seen, but since it was about the Duke, she couldn't comment too much. After all, Song Hongwen was Yang Qi's biological father, and filial piety came first in everything.

Not wanting Yang Qi to compare again, Xu took the list from Yang Qi and said, "Yang Qi, go back early. Second Aunt will pack up everything and send someone to deliver it to Linhu Courtyard for you."

Yang Qi bowed to Xu and left.

After Yang Qi left, Fang's mother said to Xu: "Madam, what An did is too ugly. The second and third young ladies are both the Duke's legitimate daughters. Such different treatment makes outsiders feel chilled."

Xu shook her head: "Yang Qi is such a miserable child. She has been treated so differently by her stepmother before she even met him. It is obvious that the Duke does not take Yang Qi seriously."

Mother Fang continued, "Who says it's not true? The Duke was transferred to another post when the Third Miss was just born. Since she was young, the Duke never even held her in his arms, so how could he love her at all?"

Xu suddenly remembered Gu's face, and her every smile and frown seemed to be right in front of her. After Xu gave birth to Yang Qing, she was weak and almost died. It was Gu who pulled Xu back.

Since then, the two sisters-in-law, Xu and Gu, have been as close as real sisters. It's a pity that my sister-in-law didn't live long. After the incident at home, she has been depressed. Before she died, Gu kept holding Xu's hand and begged Xu to take good care of Yang Qi in the future. It was not until she heard Xu's personal consent that Gu closed her eyes.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Song Hongwen arrived in the northwest, he married An and didn't even celebrate Gu's 57th day of mourning.

Mother He followed behind Yang Qi, not knowing what to say. Mother He had long given up on this Duke. Song Hongwen was half responsible for the death of his wife.

Yang Qi was not sad about the matter between Song Hongwen and An Shi. In his previous life, he had already seen what kind of person Song Hongwen was. Yang Qi no longer had any extra expectations for his own father.

She endured it again and again. Although Mama He disliked Song Hongwen very much, she still had to rely on the Duke when she got married in the future: "Miss, don't be upset. The Duke has a lot of things to do during his tenure. These things must have been done by Madam."

Yang Qi smiled and said, "Mother He, my second sister is loved by the old lady and has the support of the Yongyi Marquis' Mansion. I can't compare to her." The Molten Mountain Warm Jade on her chest gave Yang Qi great warmth in the cold wind. Yang Qi touched it through her clothes. This Molten Mountain Warm Jade was her greatest reliance now.

Mother He looked at Yang Qi's open-minded face, and she felt indescribable in her heart. Before the young lady got smallpox, she would cry when she encountered sad things. Since she got smallpox, Mother He has never seen Yang Qi feel bad, let alone Yang Qi shed a tear. It is a good thing that the young lady has grown up, but the young lady has lost the discomfort and care for most things.

Yang Qi turned around and saw that He's mother looked unhappy: "He's mother, we are in the capital. If you want something, just use money to buy it. As long as Zong Yue can run the shop, we will not have to worry about income."

Mother He thought about Zong Yue and nodded: "Zong Yue is indeed a good manager. The young lady really has a good eye for people." As long as the young lady has her own source of money, she will not suffer too much from the second wife.

Unlike Xu and Yang Qi, the old lady and Yang Lan were very happy to receive Song Hongwen's New Year gifts. Yang Lan had a lot of good things, most of which were gathering dust in the warehouse, but every time Song Hongwen sent a gift, Yang Qi would display it well, not to show off, but simply because she was happy to receive a gift from her father. After all, no daughter does not hope to be loved by her biological father.

Unlike Yang Lan, the old lady was delighted to receive the jade staff, but she also knew that the other gifts An gave her were not good enough. What a fool! The old lady became more and more displeased with An. How could she be a good wife of a duke or mistress of the house if she did things without any rules? I'm afraid she would be laughed at in the future.

But this person is like this. He will never be anxious unless the fire burns him. Although Song Hongwen disobeyed the old lady on the matter of An, he was very thoughtful in giving this New Year gift. The old lady knew that this jade staff was not something that a merchant family like An could give away. It must be a treasure that Song Hongwen had found after searching everywhere. There is no doubt that the old lady favors Song Hongwen.