I dress up as a poor noblewoman, and I bring my whole family home with my literary talent.

Chapter 20 The Song Family Visits the Ancestral House Three Times

On the tenth day in Shili Village, the Song family carriage entered the village.

The person who came was also within Song Lingyi's expectations.
As soon as Song Lingwan got off the carriage and saw this simple ancestral house, tears welled up in her eyes. It was not until she entered the courtyard and sat down that she came to her senses: "Fifth sister, you have suffered!"

Song Lingyi poured water for her and Ah Zhu, and said slowly: "No matter how dilapidated the ancestral house is, it is better than staying in an ice cave."

Song Lingwan was stunned for a moment. The hot afternoon breeze rustled through the leaves. In the bright light of summer, she raised her eyes and looked at the lively girl in front of her.

Her cheeks seemed a little rounder, and compared to her sickly and delicate appearance at the Song family, she now looked more resilient and energetic.

It seems that she is living quite comfortably here.

Song Lingwan hesitated for a moment and said, "Fifth sister, the countryside is not as prosperous and lively as Chang'an City. Dad has agreed to let you go home. You can pack up and go back with us."

Song Lingyi paused while drinking water, her eyes calm, "If he agrees for me to go back, should I go back?"

Song Lingwan said: "But the Song family is your home, what's wrong with going home?"

"When they drove me away and left me to fend for myself, did they ever think that I am also a member of the Song family?" Song Lingyi asked back.

Song Lingwan was shocked when she heard this, unable to refute, "Fifth sister, you are still young. Have you ever thought about your future plans after leaving the Song family?"

"I never said I wouldn't go back."

Song Lingwan was surprised: "Then why don't you want to go with me?"

Ah Zhu couldn't help but recall that on the way to send the fifth girl to the ancestral house, she said: I will let the Song family come to beg her to go back. But as a parent, how can you bow to your child? Besides, Mr. Song has a bad temper and will argue even if it is unreasonable.

Song Lingyi looked at the two of them steadily and said, "Even if Fourth Sister didn't mention it, I know that he didn't agree to let me go back because he was angry. Instead, Princess Qi Yang sent me an invitation to a banquet, so he had to agree to let me go back."

Song Lingwan was touched on what she was thinking and choked. "Since Fifth Sister knows, why don't you come back with me? The princess' banquet will be held the day after tomorrow and there is still time to prepare..." Her words stopped abruptly here.
Looking at the fifth sister in front of him, she was still calm and composed, cold and calm, and not moved at all.

She suddenly understood——

It’s not that the fifth sister doesn’t want to go back, but she is waiting for her father to come and invite her back in person!
With this understanding, Song Lingwan suddenly felt that the sister in front of her was very strange, so strange that it seemed as if she had never really known her.

Ah Zhu knew what Song Lingyi was thinking from the beginning, so he never said a word of advice. He had witnessed the difficulties that Fifth Miss had faced in the Song family over the years, and keeping silent was the only thing he could do now.

Without wasting any more time, the two immediately took a carriage back to Chang'an.

The next morning, Song Lingyi slept until she woke up naturally and got up to water the flowers and plants in the yard.

I also heard that Aunt Li's family next door was arguing over Er Gouzi's private school. Er Gouzi started private school at the age of ten, a little later than other children. He had no common topics with his classmates, so he was very disgusted with going to private school. Aunt Li thought he was complaining without reason, and Er Gouzi thought it was difficult to communicate with her, and they tortured each other.

On this morning with the crowing of cocks and the barking of dogs, the Song family's carriage entered the village again, attracting a lot of attention along the way.

The carriage stopped at the gate of the courtyard
Zhou Xiaoniang, who was dressed elegantly, lifted the curtain of the carriage and glanced at the muddy ground. She looked very disgusted and hesitated for a long time before she settled down.

She twisted her waist and walked into the yard with a smile on her face: "Laolao, she's watering the flowers. Oh, it's only been a few days and she has managed to keep the yard in tidy order. She is really capable." Song Lingyi looked sideways and coldly looked at Zhou Xiaoniang, thinking that Master Song's plan had failed, so she decided to find someone more tactful to persuade him.

Zhou Xiaoniang sat down in the courtyard and sighed, "Laolao, when you were beaten and driven out of the capital, I never said a single bad thing about you. Don't make things difficult for me today. Come back with me."

Song Lingyi sneered, put down the watering can, walked to sit in front of Zhou Xiaoniang, and looked at her: "Xiaoniang didn't embarrass me, but my beating is related to my third sister."

Zhou Xiaoniang's face darkened: "What does this mean?"

"During the time I was away from Chang'an, I thought about a lot, including who framed me for having an affair with a man outside my family."

"The elders of the Song family will naturally not do anything to slander the reputation of the younger generation. The fourth sister treats me kindly, the second sister is stupid but simple-minded, and the only thing is that although I don’t know the reason why the third sister harmed me, I can guess a little." Song Lingyi's eyes were clear.

"It's just your guess. You are sisters. How could Ling'er harm you?" Zhou Xiaoniang tried to remain calm. This little girl hooked up with Princess Qi Yang. Now she is different from before. She can't openly be hostile to her.

"Don't panic, young lady. I have no intention of pursuing the matter." Song Lingyi smiled faintly. "Fourth sister has made it very clear what I want. Young lady is a smart person. She should grant my wish, right?"

Eye to eye, silent confrontation

Zhou Xiaoniang was defeated and sneered: "I underestimated you."

The Song family carriage left before even a stick of incense had passed.
The villagers who like to eat melons smelled that something was wrong and wanted to send Aunt Li to find out the situation, but Aunt Li was unwilling to ask more questions, "Every family has its own problems. Why do you need to know so much?"

No one knew what Zhou Xiaoniang said to the Song family when she returned to Beijing. The carriage that was returning to Beijing that morning did not appear again until the day before Princess Qi Yang's birthday banquet.

It was still Azhu driving the carriage, and the people who came were finally Mr. Song and Madam Song.

A small courtyard, a stone table, three people sitting opposite each other
Villagers would pass by the courtyard from time to time, just to peek at what was happening in the ancestral house. Before the Lin family's marriage proposal had even passed, carriages came one after another, and the people who came were different every time.

Compared to Song Lingyi's calmness, the two elders opposite had gloomy and solemn expressions.

She specially put on the dress she wore when she left Beijing today.
There was water boiling in a small stove beside the table, and a teacup was placed in the middle of the table. The tea in it was the coarse tea she had borrowed from Aunt Li yesterday.

Madam Song glanced at the silent Master Song beside her, and looked at Song Lingyi with amusement and contempt, "You debt collector, even your fourth sister and young lady couldn't invite you, do you really think you can fly up to the top by being invited by Princess Qi Yang?!"

Song Lingyi didn't mind Mrs. Song's angry and sarcastic remarks. She turned her head to look at Mr. Song, as if asking, "Now that your wife has spoken, don't you have anything to say, dad?"

"What else do you want? Have you had enough of the trouble?" Mr. Song stared and asked in a deep voice.

Haha... Song Lingyi sneered inwardly. Sometimes she really admired this father and mother pair. They were clearly in a dilemma and had no choice, but they could still boss people around.

It was like hearing a joke. "Dad, I'm not making trouble. You framed me first and drove me away from the capital regardless of my life. If the princess hadn't sent me the invitation, would you still be sitting here?"

The two elders looked unhappy and did not comment.

After Song Lingyi was driven out of the capital, people came to the door every day to deliver visiting cards, from scholars and talented people to officials and famous families, all of them were for her. The Song family gritted their teeth and rejected them one by one on the grounds that she was not feeling well, but they didn't expect that a big shot would come in the end.

(End of this chapter)