"Really? Sanlang must love me. My father was so annoyed by our affair that he didn't even give me a dowry."
"Let's go to bed first, and I'll ask Aji to bring you my little treasury later."
After a few sweet words and a rainy night in Wushan, Jiang Jiaojiao saw hope again.
Early the next morning, Wei Mingzhou said that he had to go to the office for something. As soon as Wei Mingzhou left, Aunt Chen sent a servant girl to bring Bizi soup.
"Just put it there and drink it after it cools down."
How could the servant girl not know Aunt Jiang's little thoughts? She remained motionless and looked aggressively: "Please Aunt Jiang, please don't embarrass the old slave. Aunt Chen ordered the old slave to serve Aunt Jiang before she can leave."
Seeing that there was no way out, Jiang Jiaojiao had no choice but to drink the Bizi Soup.
When the maid sent by Aunt Chen left, she began to vomit vigorously.
Seeing that she retched several times but nothing came out, Caiyan shouted anxiously from the side: "Miss, hurry up, poke your throat with your finger."
Caiyan's father is an alcoholic. She has seen her father drunk since she was a child, and he would cause vomiting when he felt uncomfortable.
Caiyan is also a miserable person. Her father is addicted to alcohol. Even if there is only one copper left at home, he wants to drink instead.
Her mother really couldn't bear that kind of life, and finally ran away with another man.
Her father said that he could not support her, so he sold Caiyan to Ren Yazi. She knew that her father sold her to buy wine.
Now she can only hope that the lady will be kind to her.
After listening to Caiyan's words, Jiang Jiaojiao actually vomited it out, including all the porridge she had just eaten.
"Ahem...water."
Aunt Chen saw that the servant woman didn't reply for a while, so she walked to the corridor and looked outside.
After a while, there were rapid footsteps at the courtyard door, and the servant woman walked in quickly.
"How is it? Did she drink it obediently?"
"Master, that little whore wanted to play tricks. The old slave watched her drink it before leaving. But when I left, she started to vomit. I don't know if this soup is useful?" the servant woman reported truthfully.
Aunt Chen's charming eyes were as cold as frost, and she shook the hand holding the handkerchief hard, "You keep an eye on Wangchunyuan for me every day, especially when that bitch's menstrual period is, you have memorized it for me. , if there is anything wrong at all, just give her abortion pills."
"Bitch, you ruined my son's good marriage, and you still want to give birth to the eldest son of a concubine. She has a good idea."
Aunt Chen only learned this morning that Jiang Jiaojiao had been demoted to a concubine.
Aunt Chen, who has been immersed in the concubine for many years, felt something was wrong yesterday and sent someone to inquire today. As expected, the Shangshu Mansion did not marry her as a legitimate daughter.
Yang was demoted back to the concubine's room, and her legitimate daughter became a concubine again.
"Oh! You said that my legitimate daughter married a lowly woman, and she is trying to be my son's concubine. You two should keep a close eye on her. If she dares to get pregnant secretly, see if I don't kill her."
Aunt Chen said and turned around to enter the house. As soon as she opened the door curtain, she turned back to the servant woman and said, "Don't let that bitch enter the courtyard. You'll get upset when you see her."
Aunt Chen was simply overthinking this. After a night of clouds and rain, Jiang Jiaojiao felt that she had another hold on Wei Mingzhou's heart.
She used her personal money to ask Caiyan to go out of the house to help her buy incense and rouge powder.
All her thoughts were spent on how to please Wei Mingzhou. The concubine was not allowed to see her elders unless ordered to do so. She understood this rule. Her mother-in-law was an aunt and was not easy to get along with, so she couldn't avoid it.
No one cared about serving tea or anything like that, and she didn't care either.
At noon, Aji delivered eighty taels of silver. Aji said that this was all of Wei Mingzhou's personal money. Jiang Jiaojiao almost vomited a mouthful of blood.
Before Jiang Jiaojiao had time to put away Wei Mingzhou's eighty-liang small treasury, Caiyan came back with an anxious look on her face.
"Miss, it's not good. When I went to buy rouge, I heard others gossiping that the master wanted to renew his relationship, and the matchmakers were looking everywhere."
"It's over. When stepmother comes in, mother will never have a chance to make a comeback in her life, and I won't be able to rely on her."
Despair shrouded her like a dark night, spreading throughout her body, and like countless vines, entangled Jiang Jiaojiao until she couldn't breathe.
…
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, there were two heavy rains in Yannan.
The settled refugees saw the crops growing well, and everyone had hopes for life again.
Especially those whose children have gone to the military camp. With their children’s military pay in their hands, their lives are much better than before.
Today, Prince Yan's palace is packed with guests, all of whom are female relatives.
The eldest lady, Xiao Dai, was particularly busy today. The fifteen-year-old girl could hardly stand her eyes as she watched the pretty and dewy girls arriving one after another.
The mother-in-law said that today she would look for wives for the eldest brother and the second brother. The eldest brother was talented, so naturally he wanted to choose a girl who understood and respected him and was both talented and beautiful.
As the heir apparent, the second brother must find a dignified, virtuous and wise girl if he wants to inherit the title in the future.
Why! The girls who came today are like flowers in the garden, colorful and in full bloom. They are all good. Who will the eldest brother fall in love with?
The second brother’s icy face might scare the pretty girls.
Ouch...headache.
Xiao Dai's task today was to entertain the girls. She rubbed her forehead, shook off her thoughts, and led the maids to greet them.
Only then did Xiao Dai realize her mother and concubine's troubles and helplessness.
Ten-year-old Xiao Yun was like a soy sauce cook. One moment she would run to the princess to act coquettishly, and the next moment she would pick up a piece of pastry and put it in her mouth.
Princess Yannan watched her two daughters move and said to Aunt Cai beside her: "I don't know whose temper Yun'er has followed. When she stands still, she is still a reserved girl, but when she moves, she looks like a rabbit. .”
Aunt Cai looked at Xiao Yun running away with a doting look on her face and said with a smile: "I think the second young lady is lively and cute, most similar to the prince when he was a child."
"Speaking of the second child, I don't know if he can get away from the military camp today. I sent all the letters and didn't give a reply. Alas! This son was raised in vain."
It's okay not to mention Xiao Jingzhao, but the princess's brain hurts when she mentions this son.
"Don't worry, Princess. The girls will come over to greet you soon. You have to observe carefully. I will send someone to invite the young master to come over."
Princess Yannan brushed her wide sleeves and said, "Go back quickly. With you by my side, I feel more at ease."
The princess was sitting at the top of the flower hall, with the breeze blowing and the gauze curtains fluttering.
The maid and her mother-in-law arranged cakes, melons and fruits on the table in an orderly manner.
The roses in the garden were blooming just right, and the princess specially asked someone to pick some roses from the back garden to make flower cakes.
"Mother, please take a bite. Today's flower cake is particularly delicious."
In a blink of an eye, Xiao Yun came in from nowhere and walked around behind the princess. She was holding the flower cake with a missing moon in her hand and was about to stuff it into the princess's mouth.
The princess was startled by the hand that suddenly reached out from behind her. She turned her head slightly and the flower cake touched her face.
"Yun'er, my concubine, you've ruined your makeup after all the hard work. Don't be naughty. Come and see if your second brother is back?"
Princess Yannan is extremely beautiful. She usually wears light makeup to look stunning, but today she just wore a little more makeup.
"I won't go. I'm afraid that my second brother will stare at me. My eldest sister asked me to pick a sister-in-law I like. Aunt Cai said that those beautiful sisters-in-law will come over soon to pay their respects to my mother-in-law. I will watch here."
"If my concubine doesn't let me watch here, I'll chase you and watch her. Don't say Yun'er is rude." The pretty little girl was like a naughty scoundrel, and her words were full of threats.
