Unaware that My Legitimate Sister is My Husband - Chapter 49
~End of chapter 48
One day, as Xi Xian was sitting opposite the old lady, having a pastry, she said carefully, “Grandma, I always feel that compared to you, my wisdom is really insignificant, I’m not as competent as I would like to be in many things, it feels as if anyone can see right through me with just one glance.”
Xi Xian was eating a rose pastry and tasting the warm and sweet rose jam on the tip of her tongue, full of aroma. Her watery red full lips and cheeks were stained with crumbs from the pastry, while she was still immersed in her distress, with her eyes lowered, “Could you teach me and take me to see more people and affairs, I’m very afraid to make a fool of myself.”
The old lady wiped her beautiful cat-like face and sighed gently: “If you don’t understand, it’s also good, people with good fortune don’t have to learn these.”
Chapter 49
(18.3)
“You should know that most of the abilities one possesses later in life originate from suffering and hardships, the difference is only between being willing and being forced. But if your fortune is good to begin with, and you just want to have these skills on the side, why bother yourself with useless troubles?”
Xi Xian shook her head and said with downcast eyes, “Your granddaughter does not have that kind of good fortune, so she does not dare to relax and forget her identity at any time.”
The old lady smiled and shook her head, she kindly sighed and said: “If there comes a day, where the sky wants you to be bullied by people, you will be given the weapons to resist. Only a difference in one’s temperament can create a difference in the end result. I am old now, I envy you, such a young girl in her prime, pure white just like gardenia.”
“Xianxian, you only need to remain like you are, and grandmother will be very happy.”
Xi Xian didn’t know what to say.
Was it possible that in the eyes of others, she was silly and sweet?
Not only did her legitimate sister not take her seriously, but so did her grandmother. But she always felt that she was very mean and bad when she framed other people. They just didn’t know about it.
Thinking about it, Xi Xian felt a little guilty, she was so bad that evil was dripping out of her like water, but the old lady still thought she was pure, and she was really sorry about that, so she blushed a little, and even her neck turned red from her gaze.
The old lady drank a mouthful of tea, to cover up her smile, and then she severely and flatly said: “From tomorrow on, you will be practicing etiquette with Zhang momo, your previous etiquette is very good, now you just have to practice a few more times, you can not be sloppy about the details, you’ll practice for about three to five days, and you have to pay attention, for in seven days, the Duke of Su residence will be having a big banquet, and you and I will be going there for a birthday, you can not make the Xi family lose face. ”
Xi Xian’s etiquette was good, but her curtsy was a bit too soft and not very meticulous.
Hearing this, Xi Xian felt dizzy, and put down the tea cup, she softly nodded and said: “I got it, grandmother.”
The old lady had a bit of a headache.
To be honest, when she saw this little girl for the first time, her speech and behavior was warm and gentle, blushing with a red neck and red face at everything, with a delicate flower-like face, but she was always timid and not confident, clinging to anyone nice to her.
What caused her the most headache was that, even as she grew up in age, she still liked to cling to people.
Because Xi Xian’s clinging was not annoying, it was like she had a small tail behind her, short and round, soft like the cotton candy sold on the streets, and she was very sweet when she spoke.
The little girl’s ability to let her imagination run wild was quite impressive, and it was not hard to see that the girl had a lot of little schemes in her mind.
But after all, if it wasn’t for the promise she made with the crown prince, the old lady wouldn’t be so anxious.
That noble and dignified prince anticipated that the old lady of the Xi family would strictly teach her granddaughter, so he stopped such a thing in advance.
He seemed to want Xi Xian to live a simple life, so without him having to say anything, the old lady understood that His Highness had deeply hidden feelings for Xian Xian, it was obsessive control, but also deep love for a large part.
If all went well, perhaps the Xi family would produce a future empress.
That was a glorious thing for the family.
(19.1)
Xi Xian was completely unaware of this, she only worried about how to get married every day.
The old matriarch treated her well, so Xi Xian trusted her very much. She even planned to make another pair of shoes for her before winter, lined with thick cotton, to make them very warm.
The etiquette that née Zhou made her learn was more complicated. It was not that Xi Xian had never learned it before. In her last life, she was in the palace, she learned etiquette so that she wouldn’t be ridiculed for her incomplete manners, but after a long time passed, she forgot most of it.
The fact that the daughter of an outside mistress like Xi Xian, who had only been in the residence for not even two years, could be at such a level in terms of etiquette, even the old matriarch thought it was very good.
After two days of studying, kneeling and standing up, serving tea and wine, and doing greetings, when she did it seriously, she had a very elegant bearing, that didn’t lack anything compared to the concubines in the palace.
The old lady was a little surprised at first, but then she was very pleased.
Xi Xian remained well-behaved, but she did not forget her legitimate sister. For these two days, she had been thinking of the kindness her legitimate sister had showed her and her mother. She also thought of her legitimate sister’s identity, and came to the conclusion that no matter in what aspect, in terms of feelings or reason, she had to curry favor with her. So when she finally got some free time, she thought about making some pastries for her legitimate sister.
It was the pastry she used to make for the emperor in her past life, but she didn’t know whether it would fit her legitimate sister’s taste.
Translator : Laura
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