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Previously, the Xie family had disapproved because she was already studying at the County Head Magistrate’s residence. Madam Xie had said it wouldn’t be appropriate to poach a student from the magistrate’s family.
But now that she was moving to the prefectural city, that issue no longer applied.
However, Wei Qingwan waited for quite a while and realized her mother didn’t bring it up.
This made Wei Qingwan feel suddenly dejected.
In the past, her mother would never have ignored her like this. But now, her attitude has grown noticeably colder.
Maybe it was because of Wei Qingruo. Or maybe it was because of what the He family had said.
Either way, her status in her parents’ hearts was clearly not what it used to be.
If things continued like this, it wouldn’t be long before the Wei family cast her out, would it?
Wei Qingwan waited for a while but ultimately couldn't accept it, so she spoke softly, “Mother, Madam Yuan is generous. She may not still hold a grudge over what happened last time.”
Before Madam Yun could respond, Wei Ruo directly rejected the idea. “But Sister Qingwan said yourself—‘may not.’ What if she does? Are you not afraid of angering Madam Yuan over this? Can the Wei family afford to offend Prince Huai’s household or the Yuan family?”
Wei Qingwan still wanted to argue a few more words, but was interrupted by Yun Shi: “Let’s hold off on this matter for now. Your father’s official career has only just started to show promise— we must be cautious in our words and actions, and not become a burden to him.”
Although Yun Shi loved Wei Qingwan, when compared to her husband’s career, her husband was still more important.
Wei Qingwan was forced to swallow all the words she wanted to say.
After Wei Ruo explained everything clearly to Yun Shi, she returned to Tingsong Garden.
Immediately afterward, Wei Qingwan also took her leave from Yun Shi, returning to Wangmei Garden with a heavy and gloomy heart.
Along the way, she kept thinking about her situation. With just herself and her maid, she simply couldn’t contend with Wei Qingruo. She couldn’t shake Wei Qingruo’s standing in the family even the slightest bit.
No—she couldn’t sit and wait for death. She had to find a way. She absolutely refused to return to the He family!
After the New Year, she would be fourteen and come of age. She needed to take advantage of her current identity as a young lady of Bo Zhongyi’s household to find herself a good marriage. That way, even if her ties with the Wei family grew thin in the future, life with a good husband’s family wouldn’t be too hard.
At the thought of marriage, a sorrowful expression came over Wei Qingwan’s face, and the image of the Seventh Prince—whom she’d only met two or three times—surfaced in her mind.
She knew her status and his were worlds apart, but for some reason, she just couldn’t stop thinking of him…
The Wei household spent several days preparing, and then began the formal move.
There were so many belongings that the convoy had to go back and forth several times just to move over half of them.
When about half the items had been moved, Wei Ruo departed along with Yun Shi and the others.
They set out in the morning and arrived at their new residence—the new Colonel’s residence in the prefectural city—by dusk.
Yun Shi looked at the new estate, and a joyful expression couldn’t help but appear on her face.
She still remembered how, the last time she brought her two daughters to the prefectural city for Madam Yuan’s garden party, they had only been able to temporarily stay at the Xie family’s secondary residence.
But now, just over two months later, their own residence had been relocated to the prefectural city.
The new residence was significantly larger than the one in Xingshan County. Not only were there more courtyards, but each courtyard was also much more spacious.
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