Quick Wear: Reversing Life

Chapter 484: The eldest daughter-in-law of a wealthy family (6)

Three or four years ago, when Zhao Tunan reached the age of enlightenment, Zhao Su invited a teacher to come to his home to teach him.

Children generally start school at the age of eight.

Zhao Tunan was only seven years old this year, but he was sent by Zhao Su to a school specially set up for children in the palace to learn to read, and he went to school with other children of royal nobles.

It is said that Zhao Tunan is steady and intelligent, and the emperor once praised him for having the demeanor of his father Zhao Su when he was young.

Zhao Su was a famous child prodigy when he was young. He went to school with the emperor and was praised by countless teachers.

It was originally thought that Zhao Su would become a censor to assist the emperor, but he turned around and joined the military camp, working with his father, the old Marquis of Dingbei, to pacify the world for the emperor.

After being praised by the emperor, Zhao Tunan regarded his father Zhao Su as his only role model, and imitated his father in every word and action.

He is steady and solemn, without any childish innocence and liveliness. He looks like an old child.

"Yaoyao, let's go, it's time for dinner."

The brother and sister still live in the courtyard where Fu Shuyue once lived, which is very close to Fu Huaiying's Hexiangyuan, but the brother and sister seldom go to Hexiangyuan, let alone pay their respects.

Zhao Fuyao listened to Zhao Tunan very much and obediently let Zhao Tunan lead him away.

As Zhao Fuyao walked, he looked back at Fu Huaiying and saw that she and Hongxiu were still standing there, watching them leave.

At this time, Zhao Fuyao still had some admiration for Huai Ying and didn't understand why her brother didn't like her.

"Yaoyao, you should call her aunt. She's not our biological mother, she's just our mother's half-sister." Zhao Tunan said calmly, "Stay away from her from now on."

Nanny Chang said that she was a vain and wealth-hungry woman and was not worthy of being their stepmother.

Her mother had treated her well when she was still in the boudoir, and after her mother died, she couldn't wait to marry her father.

If my mother knew about this in the afterlife, she would definitely be sad and upset.

Zhao Fuyao was confused and Zhao Tunan sighed when he saw her like this.

After my mother died, there was no portrait of her left in the house, and my sister didn't even know what she looked like.

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"I don't know who the eldest master learned this temper from." Hongxiu was indignant and felt sorry for Fu Huaiying.

"Hasn't Madam been raising them for the past five years? They say a mother who gives birth is not as good as a mother who raises her children, but how come when it comes to the eldest son, no matter how much Madam has given, it's still not as much as his biological mother!"

Fu Huaiying didn't take it to heart. After all, she would not take care of these two children anymore.

They have their biological father and grandmother looking after them, so I don't think anything serious will happen to them.

After returning to Hexiangyuan, Hongling was already waiting in the room to serve Fu Huaiying dinner.

"Madam, why are you back so late today?" Hongling said, "Madam, there are many more flower buds in the lotus pond in the backyard this year than in previous years. I think it will be a magnificent spectacle this year."

Fu Huaiying sat on the crescent stool. The table was already set with dishes, and there was a bowl of lotus seed soup next to her.

Hongxiu also noticed the bowl of lotus seed soup. While thinking about how to take it away, she smiled and agreed with Hongling.

"Yes, I have always thought that Lotus Fragrance Courtyard is the most beautiful courtyard in the mansion in summer."

Hong Ling smiled and said, "Madam has been out and about all day, so I asked the kitchen to prepare a bowl of lotus seed soup. Lotus seed soup is the best way to clear away heat and quench thirst in summer. Madam, please try it and see how it tastes."

Fu Huaiying picked up the lotus seed soup: "Just right, I am indeed thirsty."

With the rim of the bowl against his lips, Fu Huaiying suddenly seemed to have thought of something and said to Hongling, "Go and ask the kitchen to make a bowl for the young master and the young lady as well."

Hongling had no suspicion.

As soon as he left, Fu Huaiying asked Hongxiu to pour the lotus seed soup into the teacup and hide it secretly.

When Hongling came back and saw the empty soup bowl, she felt relieved for a moment and stood beside Fu Huaiying to serve her the food.

"This afternoon, the Second Madam specially summoned all the servants in the mansion to the front hall to give them a lecture. She looked very majestic." While serving, Hongling told Fu Huaiying what happened in the mansion in the afternoon.

"I heard that after the Second Madam got the match from the Chamberlain, she immediately advanced three hundred taels of silver to hold a flower viewing banquet."

"But when Miss Zhao Ying heard that only three hundred taels of silver were used for her engagement banquet, she felt that it was a bit too frugal."

It's more than just frugal. Zhao Ying's original words could be described as "shabby".

Hongxiu said, "Three hundred taels of silver is more than enough. Miss Fourth has never been a householder, so she naturally doesn't understand."

"I'm no longer in charge of the Marquis' Mansion, so why should I worry about these things?" Fu Huaiying said with a smile, "You don't need to look at the account books tonight, you can go to bed early."

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The next morning, Fu Huaiying took Hongling to Jing'an Hall to pay their respects to the old lady, and waited for the imperial physician to come and take her pulse.

Hongxiu was on guard last night, and Fu Huaiying specifically instructed her to send the lotus seed soup out of the house and secretly find a doctor who is proficient in pharmacology to find out what kind of medicine was added to it.

Fu Huaiying arrived almost on time again.

However, since yesterday, Chu Yuexiang didn't dare to say anything to her anymore.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, the old lady spoke softly, "The imperial physician won't arrive until morning, so you won't have to make another trip. You can stay here and have breakfast today."

The three of them naturally had no objection, and after a while after the greetings, the maid invited the masters to move to the dining hall for dinner.

There are many rules in the Marquis' Mansion, and it is also stipulated that one should not talk while eating or sleeping.

After dinner, the personal maids brought silver basins to help the ladies rinse their mouths.

At this time, a maid came to report: "Old Madam, Doctor Zhu is already waiting in the main hall."

The old lady nodded and was helped up by her personal maid: "Let's go, don't keep us waiting."

Although there are doctors resident in the mansion to treat the master and servants, the palace physicians are more skilled.

Usually, when the imperial physician from the palace came, in order not to cause trouble for him, they would just ask for Ping's pulse and leave, and only occasionally would they let the imperial physician take Zhao Ying's pulse.

This time it was because the eldest daughter-in-law had been infertile for many years, and the third daughter-in-law had not been pregnant after two years of marriage.

But the old lady had three daughters-in-law, and she couldn't just see the eldest and third daughters-in-law, so she simply asked the imperial physician to see them all.

Chu Yuexiang is in good health.

When it came to Liu Shuyu, the imperial physician simply said that there was nothing wrong with her body, and that perhaps it was not her destiny yet, and that she would eventually have a child.

When it was Fu Huaiying's turn, the imperial physician frowned, looked at her face again, and did not speak for a long time.

Liu Shuyu was not interested in this and left after taking the patient's pulse.

Chu Yuexiang was left behind. She was curious about why Huaiying had not been pregnant for a long time, so she stared at the two people who were seeing the patient.

After a long while, the imperial physician slowly said, "Madam, you should pay more attention to rest during your daily life."

"Madam, you may have been overworked, and your Qi and blood are deficient. Your pulse is a little weak."

"Pay more attention to keeping your body warm, avoid being too cold, and try to eat less cold foods."

The old lady frowned and asked, "Is it because of the deficiency of Qi and blood that you haven't been able to conceive for so many years?"