Quick Wear: Reversing Life

Chapter 527: The eldest daughter-in-law of a wealthy family (49)

"Let's not talk about her being just a concubine. If she were a smart person, I would have agreed. But she's not only stupid, she's also always up to evil intentions!"

"Do you think I don't know that Shen Qingxia's death was instigated by her second sister-in-law?"

"I had already spared Shen Qingxia's death sentence that day, but she turned around and asked the Dali Temple to execute her. Doesn't she respect me, her mother-in-law?"

Wei Changheng didn't expect that Shen Qingxia's death was actually instigated by Zhao Ying.

"Just because I didn't mention this to her doesn't mean I don't know. I'm planning to investigate for your sake. And yet, she's even got her eyes on the housekeeper?"

Considering Zhao Ying's stupid brain and stubborn temper, we should be thankful that he doesn't cause trouble for the Wei family.

Facing his own son, Zhao Hui also scolded him mercilessly: "Wei Changheng, I see that you have not put your mind on the business at all."

"Tomorrow I will ask the Saint to arrange an official position for you. You should study hard in the officialdom and stop focusing on family matters all day long."

"As for Zhao Ying, go back and tell her that her most important task right now is to have children. If that doesn't work out, she can just read some more books. Don't even think about being a housekeeper."

Wei Changheng was criticized so harshly that he dared not say a word.

Seeing his son didn't dare to say a word, Zhao Hui sighed again and said, "Zhang Ming, the power of household responsibilities has always been given to the wife. If you give it to Zhao Ying, what will your future wife think?"

"The mother teaches, and the son learns."

After Wei Changheng left, a man came out from behind the screen and poured tea for Zhao Hui.

"Your Highness, why are you so angry? My husband is kind and innocent by nature. He is just trying to stand up for the girl he likes."

Zhao Hui sneered, "You have to earn your own pride. If she wants to show off her pride, she can bring it up in front of me this morning and I'll even look at her with more respect."

Zhao Hui took a sip of tea, exhaled, and said, "You've read Madam Fu's letter. Do you have anything to say?"

Lu Huai said, "Madam Fu's worries are groundless. I heard that the drought-stricken areas are experiencing heavy rainfall. If the situation continues, I'm afraid there will indeed be floods."

"I suggest Your Highness wait three more days. If the heavy rain doesn't stop, I will report to His Majesty for disaster relief."

Zhao Hui was silent and thinking, when Lanxiang walked in from outside.

"Your Highness, the Prince Consort is here."

Zhao Hui raised his eyes and saw Wei Ning striding in from outside the hall.

As a former top scholar in the imperial examination, Wei Ning has a handsome figure and outstanding appearance. Even though he is nearly forty years old, he still has the same charm.

As soon as he stepped into the hall, he saw Lu Huai in green clothes. Looking at the young and fair face, Wei Ning frowned unconsciously.

"The eldest princess."

Zhao Hui put down his teacup and looked at Wei Ning: "What brings you here, Prince Consort?"

The eldest princess lived in the Princess's Mansion all year round. Even after she married Wei Ning, she only lived in Wei's house for the first year of her marriage. After she became pregnant with Wei Changheng, she moved back to the Princess's Mansion. Wei Ning, on the other hand, often ran back and forth.

After that, Wei Ning seldom came to the Princess's residence, and their marriage was considered dead in name only by outsiders.

"News came from the ancestral home in Yongzhou that the old lady is critically ill. I will set off back to Yongzhou tomorrow. Zhang Ming and Zhao will accompany me."

Zhao Hui was stunned: "Critical illness?"

As a daughter-in-law, it is her duty to visit her mother-in-law. Zhao Hui thought for a moment and said, "I'll go with you."

Wei Ning was stunned: "...Princess, there is no need to force it."

"I have made up my mind. No need to say more. Lanxiang, go pack your things. Just keep it simple."

Yongzhou is not far from the capital and can be reached in one day.

Wei Ning left quickly. Before leaving, he looked at Lu Huai again, but in the end, he said nothing and turned to leave the hall.

Lu Huai looked at Wei Ning's departing back and said softly, "The Prince Consort seems to have misunderstood something."

"He has a lot of misunderstandings." Zhao Hui said calmly, his head down and writing something.

Then she shook off the ink and handed it to Lu Huai: "If it is really as you said, then pass this letter to the Minister of the Central Secretariat."

"Yes, Your Highness."

...

The situation was exactly as Fu Huaiying said. A few days later, the memorial reported that the severe drought had turned into a severe flood.

Fu Huaiying had already reminded the eldest princess, and she had done her best. She could only stay out of the rest of the matter.

It has been raining in the capital these days. The rain has washed away the scorching heat of several days. After the rain, the originally gray capital has become brand new.

As soon as the rain stopped, Fu Huaiying rode to the farm to check the construction progress and see if it was affected by the rain.

When she came back, the capital was in chaos.

It turned out that something happened in Langzhou.

Although Langzhou is not a place with severe drought as before, it has been raining heavily for several days in recent days.

The heavy rain lasted for a long time, the water level of Dongting Lake rose, the flood broke through the embankment, all the houses in low-lying areas were washed away, and the farmland was also flooded.

Suddenly, many more refugees appeared in Langzhou.

Originally, Zhao Su, Marquis of Dingbei, was suppressing bandits in Langzhou. Now Langzhou has been hit by floods, which has greatly increased the difficulty of suppressing bandits.

After the eldest princess returned from Yongzhou, the capital received news from the governor of Langzhou that Marquis Dingbei had fallen off a cliff during a fight with bandits and disappeared.

The old lady of Dingbei Marquis Mansion fainted from anger after hearing the news.

Zhao Ying was extremely worried when her elder brother got into trouble. She even asked the princess to let her report to the emperor to send reinforcements to search for Zhao Su.

Since something happened to her relative, Zhao Hui naturally would not sit idly by. She went to the palace to meet the emperor and recommended her son-in-law Wei Ning to go to Langzhou to investigate the matter thoroughly.

Wei Ning had served as a minor official in the Ministry of Works and knew something about engineering construction. It was just right to send him to Langzhou to thoroughly investigate the damage to the dam and the disappearance of Marquis Dingbei.

All of the above things were told to Fu Huaiying by Jian Fengchun.

Jian Fengchun would send things to Fu Huaiying's home every now and then, sometimes it was a pearl hairpin, sometimes it was some cakes that the original owner liked, and sometimes it was some handmade gadgets he made.

The original owner had treated the gift he gave him as a treasure, and it was still sealed in Fu's mansion.

But Fu Huaiying was not interested in these. She looked down on the pearl hairpins and the pastries were not as good as those in Zuixianlou.

Jian Fengchun had just entered the officialdom. He was not from a wealthy family and had not yet started receiving his salary.

When Hongxiu collected these items, she told Jian Fengchun many times that Fu Huaiying did not lack these things, but Jian Fengchun turned a deaf ear to her.

When Jian Fengchun brought something again, Fu Huaiying asked Hongxiu to bring Jian Fengchun into the yard.

"Master Jian, please sit down."

The yard is not very big, with banana trees and green bamboos planted in the corners of the wall. Fu Huaiying is sitting on a stone bench in the shade of the trees to enjoy the cool air, and a set of white jade tea sets is placed on the stone table.

Jian Fengchun smiled faintly, as if mocking himself: "No wonder you don't like the cakes I gave you."

Zuixianlou belonged to her, so she naturally looked down on the pastries from those small shops.

Fu Huaiying said, "I no longer like eating cakes."