Chapter 67 Don't be afraid, she has her godmother to protect her

Lu Wanrou clenched her fists. Seeing Fang Qianxue escorting the princess to the carriage, she rushed over angrily: "Fang Qianxue, stop!"

Fang Qianxue watched the princess' carriage go away, then turned back to talk to her: "Well, I'm not going anywhere, what do you have to say, Miss Lu?"

"My mother is right. You are not worthy of being the daughter-in-law of the Lu family. When Xu Miaoyan comes home, I will let my second brother divorce you! Then I will drive you to a wild nunnery to be ridden by thousands of people!" Lu Wanrou's pretty face was now red and black, and there was no trace of her beauty at all.

There were some nunneries around Shangjing where wealthy families dealt with criminal women. There was no proper reciting of scriptures or studying Buddhism there. Instead, the nuns became secret prostitutes to make a living, and their lives were even worse than those in brothels.

No matter how noble the status of the women in a wealthy family was in the past, once they committed a crime and were sent to a wild nunnery by their family, the only way for them to be relieved was death.

As a woman, Lu Wanrou naturally knew the weight of this curse.

"What a pity! I have a son and a daughter." Fang Qianxue wiped her face and clothes slowly with a handkerchief, pretending to be proud. "According to the laws of Dayong, your second brother cannot divorce me. Besides, the Xu you mentioned is weak and sickly and it is difficult for her to get pregnant. You will marry out of the mansion in the future. Whether you like it or not, everything in your Lu family will fall into the hands of my children, right?"

She knew that the Lu family was an empty shell, but Lu Wanrou didn't know that. This silly girl always thought that the Lu family was a noble family and had some inheritance.

"You!" Lu Wanrou couldn't hold back any longer after hearing this and sneered, "Don't be so proud too soon. Don't you know that Xu is pregnant? When she gives birth, my second brother will definitely kick you and those two brats out together!"

There were already several women gathered around, watching the fun.

Cui Shuang pretended to be surprised and asked loudly, "Miss Wanrou, what are you talking about? Miss Xu is a female official in charge of silkworms, how could she be pregnant?"

According to regulations, the empress and the female officials who were in charge of the silkworms had to fast and bathe three days in advance to show respect to the Silkworm God. The female officials who were in charge of the silkworms had to be chaste, not to mention getting pregnant before marriage.

This Xu Miaoyan is so bold!

"That's right, Changqing and Miss Xu are innocent and have never had any physical contact at all." Fang Qianxue sneered.

"Hahaha... Don't disbelieve me, my brother and Xu have already been pregnant!" Lu Wanrou didn't care about Xu Miaoyan's reputation at this moment, she just wanted to win the argument first, "Yesterday I personally asked the doctor who took Xu's pulse, and he said that she has been pregnant for a month, and the fetus is stable."

"Really?" Fang Qianxue looked around. Although Xu Miaoyan was not there, many ladies who had just walked out of the altar had gathered around.

Everyone listened to the quarrel between the Lu family's aunt and sister-in-law in amazement. It seemed that they wanted to ask something but did not dare to. They rolled their eyes in thought.

"It's absolutely true!" Lu Wanrou raised her head proudly, "Just wait! After the eldest sister-in-law comes in, you'll be driven to the nunnery."

"Wanrou! What nonsense are you talking about again?" After Chen finished chatting with a few middle-aged women, she saw a group of people gathered around Lu Wanrou and Fang Qianxue to watch the fun, so she rushed over.

"Nothing." Seeing more and more people gathered around, Lu Wanrou was a little scared, so she quickly pulled Chen away, "Mom, let's go back home!"

After the crowd dispersed, Fang Qianxue stretched her neck as she walked: "Cuishuang, let's go back too."

She had just taken two steps when she suddenly felt a sharp gaze from the crowd staring at the back of her head.

Fang Qianxue turned around and saw the man staring at her like a hawk staring at its prey. The pressure from the royal family made her feel a chill down her spine.

Xiao Mingzhe followed behind Emperor Ming with a serious look in his eyes.

"Madam, are you cold?" Cui Shuang saw her shivering and looked up at the sky in confusion.

The sun is shining brightly today and the weather is quite warm, why is your wife so cold?

"No...it's okay." Fang Qianxue tried to show a kind expression to King Beining, but the man did not appreciate it at all and his eyes were still unfriendly.

Maybe it was because I saved Jiang Xu.

Don't be afraid, she has her godmother to protect her.

"Cuishuang, let's go back too. We have to pick mulberry leaves and feed the silkworms early tomorrow morning." Thinking of this, Fang Qianxue got on the carriage with peace of mind.

It was a calm night.

Lu Wanrou came back awake last night and recalled that the female officials who were in charge of silkworms had to be virtuous and chaste. The more she thought about it, the more scared she became, so much so that she didn't sleep the whole night. When she woke up in the morning and found that everything was normal, a stone in her heart was immediately put down.

She laughed at herself and called the maid over: "Qingju, come and help me change my clothes! I still have to go to the silkworm ceremony today."