Thirteenth Lady's Comback: Her Everyday Life as a Bystander-Chapter 82 - 10: Sisters Reunited

Princess Consort Jing listened to this, blushing with embarrassment. Beside her, Princess Yi (Second Prince Consort) had a smile in her eyes, with an expression of enjoying the spectacle; Princess Li (Third Prince Consort) lowered her head to drink tea, expressionless; the newlywed Princess An (Fifth Prince Consort) pretended not to hear anything.

Princess Changlong and the Grand Princess Consort Gong exchanged a look, just about to say something when Duchess Ning exclaimed with a laugh, "Oh dear, is our little Qingfu embarrassed because the elders were praising you?"

Everyone looked over and realized that the little Commandery Princess had wet herself, and Duchess Ning’s clothes were also a bit wet. Princess Ke quickly had someone carry the little Commandery Princess back to the inner room and Duchess Ning went along to change her clothes.

Princess Ke laughed and said, "When she grows up, tell her about today’s events and see if she feels embarrassed." Everyone laughed at this remark.

Princess Yuntao, the current Emperor’s eldest daughter, laughed and said, "What kind of mother are you!" With Princess Wu Yue also joining in the joking, the atmosphere became lighthearted again, as if the awkward moment had never occurred. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

Susu and Yang Liu exchanged a glance, breathed a sigh of relief, and the Old Madam gave them an amused look, the meaning clear, "You’re scared by other people’s affairs, showing such poor psychological endurance!"

Then, the Old Madam of the Marquis of Wenchang introduced Old Madam Song to several families they were usually close with. Princess Wu Yue graciously met Miss Song and gave her a gift. Upon seeing Susu, she was momentarily taken aback and then said, "No wonder my sisters kept talking about you after they went back. Indeed, you have a wonderful appearance!"

Susu, standing behind the Old Madam, gracefully bowed to the Eldest Princess, which made the Eldest Princess look at her more favorably.

The Old Madam then met the Old Madam of the Annan Earl Mansion, one of the Eight Great Earl Mansions. Because Madam was not well, two granddaughters-in-law accompanied her today. One beautiful woman stared at Susu for a long time and was a bit distracted even when greeting Old Madam Song.

The young woman beside her quietly nudged her and joked, "What? Can’t take your eyes off a beauty? I used to think someone like you is rare to find, but looking today, you’re falling behind. You make me look like a burnt pancake!" Then she playfully hid behind the Old Madam of the Annan Earl Mansion, "Great Ancestor, please let me hide!" This Princely Heir’s wife from the Annan Earl Mansion is indeed amusing!

Another beautiful woman finally came to her senses and said, "Please don’t mind, Great Ancestor and Old Madam Song, there are just too many beauties here; I can’t take it all in! Let’s not even mention Miss Song, just this young girl here makes me look like fish eyes. Big sister-in-law, step aside, I want to hide too." Everyone laughed uncontrollably.

Old Madam Song laughed and said to the Old Madam of the Annan Earl Mansion, "Old Sister, you’re blessed!" The Old Madam replied, "These two mischievous kids in my family are not as good as Lanzi’s girl." But from her expression, it was clear she was very satisfied with these two granddaughters-in-law!

Old Madam Song kindly said to the Old Madam of the Marquis of Wenchang, "Don’t worry, when you come to our house, we’ll treat you like another granddaughter, it’s best to laugh and be lively like this." She looked at the two young women and laughed, "Don’t hide, seeing you makes us love you too much. If it weren’t for your grandmother’s reluctance, it would be great if you came to our home!"

Susu bowed her head, her heart tumultuous. She didn’t expect to see her elder sister Ruan Qiniang instead of Ruan Shiniang, and surely Ruan Qiniang recognized Susu as well. Not to mention those familiar eyes, most importantly, Susu resembled Aunt Su by seventy percent.

During the confiscation of their family property, Ruan Qiniang was twelve, and seven years later, she had become a wife, more mature and beautiful, but her features haven’t changed. When she saw Susu, Susu recognized her at once.

Ruan Qiniang forcibly suppressed her emotions, chatted and laughed with her sister-in-law and Princess Wu Yue; even if she recognized Thirteenth Lady, she couldn’t acknowledge her now!

Thinking of Tenth Lady in Prince Ke’s harem and Thirteenth Lady now a little maid in the Song family, Ruan Qiniang felt a pang of both pain and joy. Pain for her own incapacity to rescue her younger sisters from the abyss; joy that her two sisters were still alive. Also, thinking of the news from their mother far in the Northwest, Ruan Qiniang straightened her back, as long as you’re alive, there’s hope!

Ruan Qiniang playfully winked at Susu, who was surprised, then she too returned the wink, feeling a pang of sourness in her heart at the memory of a little girl with such sisterly demeanor now becoming both a wife and a mother!

Meanwhile, the women who could not enter the main courtyard were all entertained by the Concubines of the Prince Mansion, holding the banquet in the back garden of the Prince Mansion. Susu and some favored maidservants could take shifts to join the banquet as well.