This year's Dragon Boat Festival is coming soon again, and the Jingyuan Marquis Mansion is also full of joy. A letter came from the Marquis saying that the border war is going well and the army will return to Beijing soon.
In the Fuyu Courtyard, the main courtyard of the Hou Mansion, Mrs. Tao Wanniang of the Hou family was embroidering patterns on small clothes.
The eldest son is past his prime and has been married for three years. Wan Niang has not been pregnant again in these years and only has one son. She did not expect that God would give another son many years later.
The Marquis gave birth to a son in middle age, and the couple naturally cared deeply about their young son.
The eldest son and eldest daughter-in-law of the family also loved this younger brother very much, and even their own sons stepped aside.
When Wan Niang became pregnant again, she was both happy and hesitant. Her eldest daughter-in-law was about to give birth, and the baby in her belly was smaller than her grandson, so she was not a laughing stock.
But the eldest daughter-in-law said: "Mom, since you are here, it is fate. I like the child. When the time comes, I will definitely love him."
The whole family supported him, and sure enough, after Lian Sheng was born, he became the family's treasure, and his salary was much higher than that of the eldest grandson of the Marquis.
Of course, the Marquis and his wife are naturally equal to a bowl of water. The youngest son will feel pain, and the eldest grandson will also feel pain.
The little clothes embroidered by Wan Niang are one for each son and grandson.
The eldest daughter-in-law saw that her parents-in-law were very fair, and she loved her younger brother even more.
"Madam, look, madam, these are some sets of clothes that the Crown Princess made for the young master. The Crown Princess's female beauty is really good."
It was Wan Niang's personal maid Fu Rong who spoke.
The little girl outside the door opened the door curtain, and Furong walked in like a gust of wind holding several small clothes in her hands.
Wan Niang raised her head and smiled softly: "You, I want you to practice embroidery well. You can take an embroidery needle like an enemy and embroider peonies like radishes. Several little girls are better at embroidery than you."
Seeing Madam laughing at herself, Fleur also covered her mouth and laughed.
"Madam, except for female celebrities, you can do anything you ask me to do."
Wan Niang glared at Furong angrily, put down the small clothes in her hands, "Is your father's illness getting better?"
"Mrs. Lao is worried about me. I asked someone to send me a letter saying that my father's illness has almost recovered." Furong said gratefully.
"It's the Dragon Boat Festival in a few days. Go find the housekeeper and get a good ginseng from the warehouse. You haven't been back for a few years. Take this opportunity to reunite with your family."
"My maid, thank you Madam."
After finishing speaking, Furong knelt down and kowtowed to Madam.
Madam treats her like a sister and she is so lucky to meet Madam.
"You and I have grown up together, so there's no need to be polite. Go and clean up. Let Er Zhu run over and take you back."
The Erzhu that Wan Niang was talking about was the son of the family, the youngest son of the housekeeper. Furong immediately packed her things and left the capital with the gift specially prepared by her wife.
The Furong family was fleeing famine and met seven-year-old Wan Niang on the road. After being rescued, they stayed.
Furong was grateful to the lady for saving her life, so she stayed with her to serve her.
Ten years later, Wan Niang got married, and Furong followed her to the Hou Mansion.
Wan Niang canceled the slave status of Furong's parents and younger brother, and Furong's family left and returned to their hometown to live a stable life.
After Furong arrived at the Hou Mansion, she won the respect of Madam.
In addition, the prince accidentally fell into the water when he was a child. Furong tried her best to save the prince, but she herself became ill because of it. From then on, the lady treated Furong like her own sister.
Furong didn't delay long after arriving home, her parents urged her to come back.
Madam treated them with great kindness, and her own family couldn't rely on this friendship to be as generous as heaven and earth, so Furong only stayed for two days before rushing back.
Just as they entered the city gate, the wheels of the carriage got stuck for some unknown reason.
Erzhu wanted to stay behind to repair the carriage, since it was safe to enter the city anyway, so Furong went back home first.
She didn't go far when she heard someone calling her, "Sister, please stay."
Furong turned around and took a closer look. She saw a girl whom she didn't recognize, so she asked, "Is this girl talking to me?"
The girl smiled and said, "That's right. Is my sister the Furong beside Mrs. Jingyuan Hou?"
Fleur nodded.
"Sister Furong, my name is Qinglan, and I'm from Princess Xian's side. My princess is at the teahouse opposite. Please come over and talk."
Furong was wondering, why did Princess Xian come to me?
But the other party is a princess, and she is highly regarded by the lady in the Hou Mansion. The servants call her Sister Furong, and the younger maid even calls her "Aunt Furong", but she is just a slave.
Thinking of this, Furong could only nod her head and followed Princess Xian's maid to the teahouse opposite.
"Slave Furong has met Princess Xian."
There was a dignified and elegant woman sitting on a chair in the elegant room. She was about thirty years old and very beautiful. This person was Princess Xian.
"Get up, no need to be polite."
Fleur stood up carefully, "I wonder what the princess's instructions are when she calls the slave here?"
Princess Xian smiled and said gently: "It's nothing serious. I heard that your hometown is Huzhou?"
"Back to Princess, my hometown is Huzhou."
"What a coincidence. My princess's nanny is also from Huzhou, but she left early. When she was still here, she often chatted with me about the customs and customs of her hometown."
"I also went there once a few years ago and liked it very much. However, since the wet nurse went there, no one has told me the interesting things about Huzhou anymore. I heard that you are from Huzhou, and I feel a little bit embarrassed. Very close."
Princess Xian was very easy-going and had a smile on her face, and Furong lost some of her initial restraint.
"Thank you for your love, Princess. I haven't come back for many years. Madam takes pity on me and specially asked me to go home for a visit."
"Oh, your Madam Hou treats you so well. Just in time for you to come back, tell me about the latest news in Huzhou."
Furong then talked a little with Princess Xian, and Princess Xian also listened with great concentration.
Furong didn't dare to waste time in the teahouse, so she resigned and prepared to leave.
Princess Xian smiled and said: "Fu Rong, I really like you and want to keep you, but your wife will have to come to ask for you, hahaha."
"Princess, please don't compete with Madam Hou. Madam Hou treats Furong like a sister. In the early years, Jingyuan Marquis and the prince said once when they were drinking that Furong saved the prince's life and wanted to take Furong as his concubine. Madam Hou said I don’t agree! It shows that Mrs. Hou really loves hibiscus!"
A woman next to Princess Xian said with a smile.
"Hey, look at my princess's memory, she forgot about this matter. Madam Hou must have felt that she was wronged by the position of concubine, so she didn't nod."
Furong didn't know how she got out of the teahouse. She kept thinking about the old lady's words in her mind.
The Marquis wanted to accept him as his concubine, but his wife did not agree.
The Marquis likes him, but his wife disagrees.
Madam, madam!
Furong couldn't help but feel resentful in her heart. If the madam hadn't stopped her, she would have become the Marquis's concubine.
It is said that the madam treats me like a sister, but why doesn't the madam refuse to nod and let her become the Marquis's person?
When he was twelve years old, he secretly fell in love with the Marquis. Knowing that his wife would take him to the Marquis' mansion, he was happy for several days.
After entering the Marquis Mansion, you can get closer to the Marquis.
I don't ask for anything else, I am just a concubine, and I am happy.
She never thought about taking away Madam's favor, she just wanted to be the Marquis's woman! Is Madam so intolerable to me?
Furong returned to the Hou Mansion and lied to Wan Niang for the first time, not mentioning anything about meeting Princess Xian.
