Lu Ruojiang heard that the army had returned to the capital, and Qin Liangwan's parents Qin Kai and Cui Danlian also returned home. He sincerely felt happy for Qin Liangwan, who would finally no longer suffer.
However, Lu Ruojiang did not expect that after Qin Kai and Cui Danlian returned, Qin Liangwan's days became even more difficult. Before, although Qin Liangwan did not have an easy time under the Zhu, at least he could still have some peace.
Now that the parents have returned, they are the ones feeling restricted. Essentially, Lu Ruojiang understands that Cui Danlian is doing it for Qin Liangwan's own good, but Qin Liangwan has never been taught by her since birth. Now that she has returned, she has not stood up for Qin Liangwan, nor has she been particularly affectionate towards her. Instead, she has come back and started disciplining Qin Liangwan so strictly. Not to mention herself, even Lu Ruojiang can't help but question what her position is.
Just because she is Qin Liangwan's mother? She gave birth to Qin Liangwan, but never raised her for a day. The debt owed to Qin Liangwan is enough to replace the favor of giving birth, and there is even some left over. Lu Ruojiang can already imagine the future chaos between Qin Liangwan and Cui Danlian. ... And as Lu Ruojiang expected, Qin Kai, who returned home with Cui Danlian, became close to Qin Liangwan, while Cui Danlian not only did not gain Qin Liangwan's respect, but grew even more distant from her.
It doesn't seem like a mother-daughter who haven't seen each other for many years, but rather like a pair of natural enemies who can't stand each other. Especially after Qin Liangwan's cousin sister Qin Miao returned from her aunt's house, Cui Danlian became even more critical of Qin Liangwan. Qin Liangwan had once looked forward to her parents' return, but years of hardship had made her cold-hearted. Seeing Cui Danlian like this, she was unwilling to compromise herself to fit her preferences. The relationship between the mother and daughter became increasingly tense.
Cui Danlian treats Qin Liangwan this way for two reasons. First, she genuinely looks down on her demeanor, feeling that she has been heavily influenced by the Zhu and has picked up bad habits. Second, Qin Liangwan has a straightforward personality and can be polite and gentle to outsiders, but she unconsciously treats her daughter, who has been greatly wronged, with the same strictness as she would in the military camp.
In addition, Cui Danlian doesn't want people to feel that she is mistreating Qin Miao, so she treats Qin Miao even better, which naturally makes Qin Liangwan feel left out. For example, the maid in Qin Miao's room feels that if her mistress doesn't compete for things, it will make her look down upon, so she took the Qilin bookcase that Qin Liangwan received from her third brother, Qin Duoting.
Around Qin Liangwan, Pan Tian naturally refused to suffer this loss and got into a dispute with Qin Miao's maid. In the end, Cui Danlian happened to catch them in the act. Concerned about Qin Liangwan and Qin Miao, Cui Danlian did not make a hasty decision. She called all the children in the house and began to interrogate. Pan Tian's hair and clothes were disheveled, but she still detailed the whole incident.
Qin Miao's maid pretended to faint, but after being exposed, she repeatedly claimed that she didn't know, looking innocent and flustered. Qin Liangwan didn't believe her act, but Cui Danlian, considering Qin Miao's reputation, didn't want to punish her servant in front of everyone, so she wanted to downplay the situation. However, Qin Liangwan didn't want to cooperate. She knew that if she backed down this time, she would have to back down in the future and be bullied everywhere. She eloquently revealed everything, making Cui Danlian look bad and scaring the two presumptuous servants.
The two servants were still dealt with in the end, and as compensation, Qin Liangwan also got the chance to attend the Lantern Festival.
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At night, Qin Liangwan was still feeling a bit melancholic, staring blankly at the bed curtain, wondering why other people have a mother who cares for them, while her own mother only cares for others.
Pan Tian sneaked in and said, " Ms.!"
Qin Liangwan snapped out of it, "How did you come here? Are your injuries better?"
"I'm much better." Pan Tian took out a wooden box from his pocket, "I found this at the old place. It must be that the crown prince knew Ms. was wronged and sent a gift to cheer Ms. up!"
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