Quick Wear: Reversing Life

Chapter 497: The eldest daughter-in-law of a wealthy family (19)

"Wei Changheng? The eldest princess's son?"

Fu Huaiying yawned, stood up and walked towards the bed: "Some time ago, the mansion held a flower viewing banquet. Sister Ying accidentally fell into the water, and it was Wei Changheng who rescued her."

"But don't worry, Sister Ying has long had feelings for him and is very satisfied with this marriage."

Zhao Su stopped talking.

He was the one who promoted the steward of the mansion. In the past, he would receive a letter every month, reporting the major events that happened in the mansion.

After the victory of the war, the army returned. He was recuperating on the way and did not receive any letter from the housekeeper. Therefore, Zhao Su did not know what had happened in the mansion recently.

At this time, Fu Huaiying had already entered the tent, and only a vague figure could be seen.

Zhao Su didn't bother her anymore and turned away.

When Fu Huaiying woke up, she saw Zhao Su still in the yard through the window while she was dressing, and he seemed to be talking to someone.

Fu Huaiying asked Hongxiu, who was tying her hair up behind her, "Has the Marquis been here all this time?"

Hongxiu said, "Yes, after you rested, the Marquis first read a book in the courtyard, then questioned me and Hongling, and then called the housekeeper to question him."

"What did I ask you?"

"I asked about your recent affairs," Hongxiu said, "and also about Miss Ying."

Fu Huaiying responded.

"Madam, the kitchen has cooked a lily, lotus seed and white fungus soup. Would you like to try it?"

Hongxiu finished combing Fu Huaiying's hair, and Hongling came in and whispered to Fu Huaiying, "Madam, I just heard the maid who was cleaning Jing'an Hall say that the old lady wanted to give Qiuyue to the Marquis as a concubine."

Hongxiu's eyes widened: "What!?"

"What does this mean, old lady? The Marquis has just returned and you're already arranging for him to take a concubine? Where does this put our lady?!"

If you want to take a concubine, you have to ask your wife for permission!

But seeing that Fu Huaiying's face was expressionless, Hongxiu immediately became anxious: "Madam! This is too much."

"When I asked Imperial Physician Zhu to examine you that day, I thought the old lady had changed! The Marquis has just returned, and you're already asking him to take a concubine!"

Hongling didn't expect Hongxiu to shout so loudly. She lowered her head awkwardly and glanced at the Marquis at the other end of the yard.

Zhao Su just stepped into the house at this time and heard Hongxiu's words.

"What do you mean by concubine?"

Zhao Su's brows never relaxed as he looked at the master and servants in the inner room.

Seeing Zhao Su coming, Hongxiu didn't dare to speak.

"Nothing." Fu Huaiying stood up and passed by Zhao Su.

Fu Huaiying was not surprised at all that the old lady asked Zhao Su to take a concubine. After all, the old lady had once implied that the original owner was a "chicken that can't lay eggs."

Seeing that Fu seemed to be ignoring him, Zhao Su didn't want to make things awkward. He came here to see how Fu was doing. Since there was nothing wrong, he didn't say anything more and left Hexiangyuan.

Before Zhao Su came back, Hongxiu was looking forward to the Marquis's return every day. But when the Marquis really came back, Hongxiu felt that she would feel more comfortable without him.

Hongxiu heaved a sigh of relief only after Zhao Su left: "...I was too loud just now. The Marquis must have heard what I said."

Hong Ling then spoke up, "Qiu Yue must have been wanting to climb onto the Marquis' bed. During lunch, I saw Qiu Yue's eyes glued to the Marquis..."

When Hongling said this, her words were filled with disdain and a subtle hint of sourness.

If the Marquis wants to take a concubine, it would be better to give the maid from Hexiangyuan to the Marquis instead of letting him take the maid from the old lady.

But then he changed his mind and realized that the lives of his family were in Fu Huaiying's hands, so he didn't dare to have any unnecessary thoughts.

Hongxiu was only thinking about Fu Huaiying and had no idea what Hongling was thinking.

"Madam, what should we do? The Marquis rarely comes to the backyard. If he really marries Qiuyue, and she gets pregnant one day, she might even take over Madam's throne."

"Didn't Doctor Zhu tell me the other day that I could get pregnant if I took good care of myself? Why is the old lady so anxious?"

Fu Huaiying said, "Doctor Zhu's words are ambiguous. Since the old lady has set out for the heir of the Marquis's mansion, she will naturally not sit idly by. She will probably ask me to go to Jing'an Hall in the next few days to discuss the matter of taking a concubine."

...

In the afternoon, Fu Huaiying had nothing to do, so she asked the servants to put a soft couch under the shade of the lotus pond in the backyard, and she leaned on the couch to cool off.

Hongling found a palm-leaf fan and stood beside Fu Huaiying, fanning her.

On the stone table nearby was a bowl of cherry snow mountain yogurt and a plate of fresh lychees.

Soon Hongxiu came in from outside, her eyes and eyebrows showing joy:

"Madam! The Princess's residence has sent an invitation, inviting you to gather at the residence at 9:00 PM three days from now."

Hongxiu handed a red, gold-embossed, and flowered card to Fu Huaiying.

"I also heard that at the celebration banquet in the palace this morning, the eldest princess praised you in front of His Majesty and his ministers."

Fu Huaiying opened the post and saw the seal of the Princess' Mansion on it.

"Well, put it away."

Fu Huaiying suddenly thought of something and said to Hongxiu, "I remember sending a sample drawing to the owner of the Golden Fan Pavilion a while ago. Send someone to check if it's ready. Also, fetch something from the warehouse for me and send it to the Golden Fan Pavilion. Tell the owner to complete it within three days."

After Hongxiu left, Hongling asked, "Madam, do you want to give the Princess a fan from the Golden Fan Pavilion?"

Fu Huaiying responded, "Well, the princess is a trendsetter for the dress code of the noble ladies in the capital. With her promoting the Golden Fan Pavilion, it will definitely bring in a lot of business."

However, not long after, Hongxiu came back and said to Huaiying with a sad face, "Madam! The Second Madam said that Miss Ying has taken a fancy to that piece of blood chalcedony and wants to leave it to Miss Ying as a dowry."

Fu Huaiying smiled faintly: "Go tell Chu Yuexiang that the blood chalcedony is given to the eldest princess. How dare Zhao Ying snatch something from her future mother-in-law? She will understand."

With these words, Hongxiu took the blood chalcedony from the warehouse smoothly and sent someone to deliver it to the Golden Fan Pavilion.

However, this matter also reached Zhao Ying's ears. When he heard that the eldest princess had invited Fu Huaiying to a small gathering at her house, he actually insisted on going along.

The next morning, when Fu Huaiying went to Jing'an Hall to pay her respects, Zhao Ying asked Fu Huaiying in front of everyone to take her to the Princess's Mansion in two days.

"No." Fu Huaiying took a sip of tea and directly rejected Zhao Ying's request.

Chu Yuexiang and Liu Shuyu immediately looked at Fu Huaiying with incredible expressions on their faces.

Zhao Ying never thought that Fu Huaiying would dare to refuse her. She widened her eyes and asked, "Why? Why can't you take me with you?"

Fu Huaiying's refusal was so blunt that even the old lady couldn't help but frown.

"Why should I take you there?" Fu Huaiying put down the teacup, still with that faint, gentle smile on his face, but giving people a feeling of indifference that kept people at a distance.

"The post only invited me, but not you. Why should I take you with me?"