Chapter 232 I Won't Treat You Badly

Yu Qingci was so frightened that she waved her hands repeatedly: "No need to trouble you, Granny, I'm fine, I don't need that."

"real?"

"nature."

Granny Pei looked at Yu Qingci with intense eyes, clearly expressing her concern. Yu Qingci was too shy to meet her gaze and went to the washstand to slowly wipe her face.

Granny Pei followed closely beside her, serving her with exceptionally gentle movements as she combed Yu Qingci's hair. Her gaze towards Yu Qingci in the bronze mirror was filled with love and satisfaction.

As she combed Yu Qingci's cascading black hair, she murmured:

"Madam looks radiant today. This 'fallen horse' hairstyle suits you best... Madam, you've finally overcome all your hardships. From now on, you and the General will live in harmony, and if you give the General a few more children, your life will be smooth sailing."

After Granny Pei finished combing her hair and opened her dressing box to choose jewelry, Yu Qingci reached out to stop her.

She took out a delicate little purse from the bottom drawer of her dressing case, opened it, and poured the contents into her palm.

Upon closer inspection, it was an exquisitely crafted earring inlaid with red coral in gold. The coral was about the size of a soybean and was a vibrant red.

Yu Qingci carefully put the earrings on in front of the mirror.

Granny Pei praised from the side, "These earrings are really beautiful. Did Madam buy them for the first time? I've never seen them before."

As they spoke, she didn't put on the other one for a long time, so he urged her:

"Why only bring one side? Bring the other side too."

Yu Qingci lowered her head shyly and said, "The other side... I can wear it tonight."

Her husband had given her this earring back then, and the other one was probably still with him. She put it on today because she thought of it. When he saw it tonight, he would definitely remember what happened that day. She wanted to ask him why he had only given her one earring instead of a pair.

Thinking about her husband's possible reaction, Yu Qingci couldn't help but feel a little expectant.

The news of the couple's consummation of their marriage quickly reached Songbai Hall. Granny Wang was just as excited as Granny Pei, and she whispered a few words in Old Madam Ning's ear.

"real?"

Granny Wang nodded firmly: "The message was just sent by Sister Pei, it can't be wrong."

Overjoyed, Madam Ning clasped her hands together and chanted "Amitabha" several times, then began to chatter on and on with Granny Wang:

"I always said these two kids are such a perfect match, a handsome man and a beautiful woman. As long as they get along well, they'll definitely live a harmonious and happy life together. Yunqi may seem a bit cold, but the way he looks at his wife has long been a different story..."

"Now that they've consummated their marriage, a weight has been lifted from my heart."

Old Madam Ning went on and on, and Granny Wang smiled and agreed repeatedly.

When Yu Qingci came out of Guanlan Pavilion, she belatedly realized that the servants in the mansion were looking at her with a strange meaning. It wasn't until she went to Songbai Hall that she learned that everyone knew about her consummating her marriage with Lu Yunqi the night before.

Yu Qingci: ...

Regardless of her two lifetimes, this day still felt like a thorn in her side; she was so ashamed in front of others that she could hardly lift her head.

I only felt a little refreshed when I was shot by two cold, piercing gazes.

Yu Qingci came to her senses. She had come to visit the patient. Luo Yi was sitting on the bed, her face still pale and weak.

"Miss Luo, you still don't look too well. Is it because the maids haven't been serving you properly?"

Yu Qingci looked at the little girl holding the medicine bowl with a strange expression.

Luo Yi quickly composed herself and waved her hand, saying, "No, they served me very well. I'm the one who feels ashamed. How could I have been so careless and fallen so badly?"

Luo Yi's voice carried a deliberately suppressed gentleness, but it couldn't hide the slight tremor in the end of her voice.

Thinking of the news that Wang Mama had inadvertently let slip when she came to see her, a strong sense of resentment and jealousy made her eyes red.

His gaze swept seemingly casually over Yu Qingci's radiant face. Her delicate, rosy skin and the lingering languid springtime charm in her eyes and brows pierced her heart like red-hot needles.

Her hands, hidden under the quilt, clenched the corner of the quilt tightly, as if she wanted to jump up and tear her face apart.

Without her face, yes, without her face, would the general still even glance at her?

Luo Yi suppressed her surging hatred, and her vulnerable expression became even more apparent:

"It's just that the medicine is bitter, and it makes my stomach feel a bit uncomfortable after drinking it. Plus, my ankle is hurting a lot, and I didn't sleep well at night, so my complexion is a bit poor. I should be fine after resting for a few more days."

Yu Qingci said a few words to her and then stood up and said, "Miss Luo, please rest well. If you want anything to eat or use, just have the maids go and find me or Granny Wang."

After saying that, he turned and left with his men.

The moment the door closed, the gentleness and gratitude on Luo Yi's face vanished instantly. She coldly said to Hongfu, the maidservant serving her:

"Take the medicine away, I'm not drinking it."

Hongfu hesitated, "But, Madam said..."

"You're my maid, so will you listen to me or the mistress?"

Seeing that Hongfu remained silent, Luo Yi softened her voice and said:

"I just sprained my ankle. It will get better even if I don't take any medicine and rest for a while. You don't need to worry."

As she spoke, she pulled a pearl hairpin from her hair, took Hongfu's hand, and inserted the hairpin into her hair, saying:

“This hairpin was given to me by the old lady. You have been serving me ever since I moved in. I am giving this hairpin to you as a reward. As long as you are loyal to me and listen to me, I will not treat you unfairly.”

Hongfu was only a third-class maid in this courtyard. After Luoyi moved in, Wang Mama assigned her to be her personal maid, but she still received a third-class monthly allowance.

Now, seeing that Miss Luo, who is always unpredictable, suddenly gave her a pearl hairpin, she was so frightened that she wanted to shrink back, but Luo Yi held her hand tightly.

"What are you afraid of? This is a special gift for you. As I said before, as long as you are loyal to me, I will reward you with even more good things in the future."

Luo Yi understood that she needed reliable people to help her with what she was going to do in the future, and it was essential to win over some people who were loyal to her as early as possible.

That evening, Madam Ning specially instructed the kitchen to prepare a sumptuous dinner, and also sent someone to the gatehouse to tell the general to come to Songbai Hall for dinner after he returned to the mansion.

Lu Yunqi returned early today. He originally intended to go directly to Guanlan Pavilion, but after hearing from the servants that the old lady had invited him, he changed direction and went to Songbai Hall.

Stepping into the main hall and seeing the person he had been longing for all day sitting next to his mother, all his fatigue vanished instantly.

When Granny Wang saw Lu Yunqi enter, his eyes seemed to be glued to the Madam, and she couldn't help but laugh and tease him:

"Why does the general only see the lady? He's forgotten to pay his respects to the old lady."

Lu Yunqi finally came to his senses and stepped forward to greet Madam Ning with a calm expression.