Chapter 51 Brainwashed
Chapter 51 Brainwashed
Madam Tao was stunned at first, and then she was overjoyed.
Although she had more or less seen Miss Xie's abilities when she exposed the affair between the Prince of Yongding Anbo and his mistress.
But I was still a little nervous when I sent her an invitation.
I didn't expect this girl to be so capable. I could tell what was bothering her as soon as we met.
Mrs. Tao smiled even more, "How did you guess that I was thinking about my daughter?"
Xie Lan put down the teacup and said casually, "I figured it out."
She originally didn't know why Madam Tao suddenly invited her over, but the moment she saw her face, she knew.
Madam Tao was stunned. "Young lady, can you really tell fortunes?"
Xie Lan nodded, "Yes, I figured out that you asked me to come here for your daughter's marriage."
"The young lady is really amazing." Madam Tao praised her before saying, "I heard that the young lady grew up in Mount Sanqing. Did she learn the fortune-telling skill in the Sanqing Temple?"
Xie Lan returned to Kyoto to dig melons to exchange for merit and extend his life.
Naturally, I will not hide my abilities.
"Yes, I learned all my skills from Sanqing Temple. In addition to fortune-telling, I am also proficient in physiognomy, talisman making, feng shui analysis, ghost hunting and exorcism."
Xie Lan said this without any modesty, but it did relieve most of Madam Tao's worries.
"Miss, your calculations are accurate. I asked you to come here just for my daughter's marriage.
"To be honest, I was there when the young lady exposed the affair between the prince of Yongding Anbo Mansion and his mistress that day."
No wonder Madam Tao suddenly invited her over.
Mrs. Tao suddenly sighed, "I have been married for many years and have only one daughter. She has learned needlework from me since she was young and inherited my embroidery skills. She has always been well-behaved and sensible, knows the rules and etiquette, and always listens to my words.
But ever since she met Sun Youan, her personality has changed like a completely different person."
"Originally, when we found out our daughter had someone she liked, her father and I were very happy. After all, she has reached the age of marriage and should be getting married.
So I found an opportunity to meet Sun Youan, but I found him to be frivolous. He was also a smooth talker and didn’t look like a reliable person.”
"I told my daughter that Sun Youan is not a down-to-earth person and that she should not marry him. But she refused to listen."
"I originally looked down on that kind of guy, but it seems my daughter really likes him, and I feel like I don't know that much about Sun Youan, so what if I'm wrong?
After much thought, I finally decided to secretly ask someone to find out. If Sun Youan is just a smooth talker but a good person, I don't want to go against my daughter's wishes."
"Who would have thought that after this investigation," Madam Tao was furious, "I actually discovered that Sun Youan was having an affair with a girl named Fang Yingying, and that they were acting very intimately. It's obvious that they've been secretly seeing each other for quite some time."
"I told my daughter everything I had found out, but guess what happened!
That damn girl promised me on the surface that she would cut off contact with Sun Youan, but she secretly went to see him without telling me, and told him everything I had found out.
That’s all.
What’s even more hateful is that Sun Youan’s few words made my damned girl believe that I had fabricated the story about Fang Yingying in order to discredit Sun Youan and maliciously separate the two of them.”
"Not only have they not severed their relationship, but that stupid girl has been making trouble with me every other day, and even said she wanted to elope with Sun Youan. I'm really pissed off."
Mrs. Tao was a straightforward person. She was really angry with Sun Youan and was merciless when she scolded her own daughter.
Xie Lan pulled the corner of his mouth, "You asked me to come here just to help you break them up?"
She thought it was a big deal, but she didn't expect it was just a love-brained man meeting a playboy. Mrs. Tao sighed again, "I do have this intention, but if it was just those things, I wouldn't have the audacity to invite the girl over."
Xie Lan raised his eyebrows. So there is a hidden story?
She didn't ask, but just gestured for Madam Tao to continue.
Madam Tao frowned, "To be honest, my Ruhui's personality has changed drastically since she met Sun Youan.
If her appearance hadn't changed at all, I would almost think she was an impersonator.
The things she did were like being possessed by a ghost."
Some girls' personalities do change after they fall in love with a boy.
But Madam Tao mentioned twice that her daughter's temperament had changed drastically, which made Xie Lan feel that there was something fishy going on.
"My Ruhui was originally like me, a straightforward person. She despised those girls who were bullied by their husband's family after they got married and had no regrets.
She often said that even though she was a girl, she couldn't be too soft-hearted and let her in-laws bully her at will. As long as she could stand up for herself, no one would dare to bully her.
If it were her, she would rather not marry, and would never be so stupid as to be treated as a maid by her husband's family and be scolded and criticized. Even if she married, she would divorce. "
"But since she met Sun Youan, she has been going to the Sun family every other day to do laundry, cook and serve the whole family. Sun's mother and daughter always complain that she doesn't do a good job.
It was obvious that they were deliberately finding fault with her, but she said that her grandson's mother loved her as her own daughter. She taught her a lesson for her own good."
"Sun Youan opened a Xiangyun Pavilion, saying that the family did not have enough money to purchase goods.
That stupid girl of mine not only gave him all her saved private money, but also secretly used the money that his father and I had saved to buy goods for him.
After the silk and satin were brought in, Sun Youan said that the styles of the dresses in the store were not new enough and could not be sold. So the little girl gave her the pattern she had drawn.
Mrs. Tao was so thirsty that she picked up the teacup and drank two cups. Then she said angrily, "If it were just these things, it would be fine. Although I am angry, after all, these are just my own family affairs."
"But my daughter is like a possessed person."
Madam Tao sighed again, "Although I am the shopkeeper of Meiyunfang, Meiyunfang is actually the property of Princess Kang, and my husband and I are just helping Princess Kang manage the business.
After my daughter gave Sun Youan the pattern she drew, he made skirts based on it and they sold well. After tasting the first bite, he became more ambitious and was no longer satisfied with the pattern my daughter drew.
He actually instigated that stupid girl to steal the patterns drawn by other embroiderers in Meiyunfang. Fortunately, I discovered it and the theft failed.
But that damn girl still gave the design for the eldest daughter of the Yongyi Marquis' Mansion to Sun Youan.
For this, I humbly apologized to Miss Yang and said that it was just a coincidence.
Then he agreed to return the dress to her and compensate her ten times the price. Finally, he gave her a new dress for free, and only then did he suppress the matter.
If I hadn't interrogated that damn girl, I really wouldn't believe that she did all these things. But she still defended Sun Youan with a plausible excuse, saying that he did so many things because he couldn't bear to see her suffer.
He worked so hard to earn more money so that he could marry her and enjoy a happy life."
Xie Lan was speechless. This was more than just a love-brain thing. This was brainwashing.
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