When she saw the newcomer, this concubine's heart grew even sourer: People say marry a virtuous wife, take a beautiful concubine, yet this Third Young Madam's beauty is even more radiant than her own. That face, that waist, that demeanor... it really is true, comparing oneself to others only leads to despair, comparing goods only leads to discarding them!
"Zhao Third Young Madam?"
Mr. Qu's concubine, Li Xiaolan, asked quietly.
"Indeed, Zhao Minghua's wife, Xiao Chunnuan."
Ah, Chun Nuan still preferred her own name.
After marrying, women take on their husband's surname and become someone else's wife, someone else's mother, yet they cannot reclaim themselves.
Xiao Chunnuan had always been herself, never following the crowd.
In the Capital, all the girls in the boudoir learned piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, needlework, and cooking skills, particularly those from certain families who deliberately promoted their daughter's talents for a good reputation and a better marriage.
