Xia Chunmei was not used to having someone else around, and she didn't fall asleep until late at night.
The result is that I can't get up in the morning.
Baili Xiao also fell asleep late at night, but years of habit made him wake up before 7 a.m. When he saw his newlywed wife curled up like a silkworm cocoon next to him, Baili Xiao rarely showed a smile.
He tiptoed out of bed and instructed the kitchen to prepare more of Xia Chunmei's favorite breakfast. He already knew Xia Chunmei's preferences.
Her favorite breakfast is wontons, poached eggs, or dumplings; she only eats porridge when she has no other choice.
The cook was also a new purchase of his, bought specifically for her. She was skilled at making wontons and hand-stuffed dumplings, and her handmade noodles were also quite good.
Xia Chunmei slept until 4:45 AM, when it was already broad daylight, and the quilt next to her was long gone.
Luckily, there were no in-laws, otherwise, who knows what the new bride would say if she slept in so late.
Xia Chunmei finished washing up and was about to have breakfast when she heard deafening cries and pleas for mercy as soon as she stepped out of her room.
Xia Chunmei's curiosity was piqued, so she followed the sound.
As a result, they saw the Zhou girl who came to snatch the bride yesterday, slumped on the ground with blood all over her mouth and tears still wet on her face.
Yu Meng and Xia Yuqiu knelt on the ground, their faces covered in tears.
"Why are you here?" Baili Xiao's tone and expression immediately softened when he saw Xia Chunmei.
Zhou Shumin stared at this scene in disbelief. Why? She was just a country woman. How could she compare to her?
Noticing Zhou Shumin's unfriendly gaze, Xia Chunmei glanced at her sideways, then asked Baili Xiao, "I heard crying and came to see what happened."
After asking, Xia Chunmei felt that as a fake wife, she shouldn't pry, so she quickly added, "It's okay if it's inconvenient to say."
"You're my wife, and I won't hide anything from you about the family," Baili Xiao said. "This woman is the niece of the Prefect of Xiangzhou. Yu Meng sent her a letter, which is why she rushed over and ruined our wedding."
She came to ruin a wedding that only happens once in a lifetime; anyone would be angry in that situation!
"It wasn't me! It really wasn't me! General, Miss, she framed me! I only asked her to deliver a letter to my family, it was that bitch Xia Yuqiu who ruined me!" Yu Meng screamed hysterically.
"Sister Yumeng, how could you wrong me?" Unlike Yumeng, Xia Yuqiu didn't yell or scream, nor did she become hysterical. Instead, she cried in a pitiful way, the kind of way that would make most men want to protect her.
However, it's hard to say whose protective instincts it might evoke.
She added, "You asked me to send you the letter. Besides, Brother Erbing and I went to the post station together to find someone to deliver it. I specifically requested that it be delivered to Zhou Zhiyong's house in North Alley. Brother Erbing can vouch for me."
Seeing Xia Yuqiu crying with tears streaming down her face, Erbing felt a pang of sadness and immediately said, "It was indeed me who went to the post station with Sister Yuqiu. I also heard her talking to the merchant, saying that she was going to deliver the goods to Zhou Zhiyong's house in Beixiang."
Yu Meng looked at Xia Yuqiu in horror. She hadn't expected that Xia Yuqiu had gone to the post station with Erbing to mail the letter!
"Drag him out and beat him to death!"
The words "beaten to death" terrified Yu Meng, leaving her completely at a loss.
"No! No! Miss, save me! I'll never do it again, Miss, save me! Save me, waaaah..." Yu Meng clung tightly to Su Xuedan's leg, crying with snot and tears streaming down her face.
Su Xuedan couldn't bear it. In the Su family, because the Baili family didn't acknowledge her mother, the Su family looked down on her and her mother. After her mother passed away, she had to make a living under her stepmother's care. The servants in the mansion were all people who treated people differently based on their status, so her life had been extremely difficult all these years.
It wasn't until her uncle was promoted in recent years that the Su family recognized her value and her life improved.
During those difficult days, Granny Zhou gave her the only warmth. Yu Meng may have her flaws, but she endured a lot of punishment for her and accompanied her all the way to where she is now, until her uncle returned.
Su Xuedan knelt down in front of Baili Xiao with a thud: "Uncle, Aunt, she shouldn't have sent the letter to Miss Zhou, nor should she have upset you on your wedding day. She must have misunderstood for a moment. I promise she won't do it again. Please forgive her this time, okay?"
Baili Xiao was furious: "What use is a traitorous slave! If you won't let go, I'll break your hand!"
After saying that, Baili Xiao was afraid that his appearance would frighten Xia Chunmei, so he turned to the side and asked softly, "Have you had breakfast?"
"Not yet, we're just about to go eat."
"Then I'll go with you."
"Oh well."
The two turned and left together. Erbing reached out to grab Yumeng, who screamed loudly. Su Xuedan also burst into tears.
Suddenly, Su Xuedan rushed over and grabbed Xia Chunmei: "Aunt, please, please say something for Yumeng, she will definitely never dare to do it again."
Su Xuedan rushed over, and Baili Xiao's heart tightened, fearing that she might bump into Xia Chunmei's stomach.
"Xuedan, who is more important to you, your uncle or her?" Xia Chunmei asked.
Su Xuedan was stunned, not knowing why Xia Chunmei was asking this.
Xia Chunmei continued, "Do you know why a servant like her dared to sabotage your uncle's wedding? She's not stupid; she's got you figured out. You've also spoiled her, so even a servant dares to covet things that don't belong to her."
Su Xuedan was speechless upon hearing this.
Xia Chunmei didn't originally want to say these things, but she and Baili Xiao still had a long time to go on as "husband and wife," and she would inevitably have to deal with Su Xuedan, so she just said a few words of advice.
Yu Meng panicked, fearing that Xia Chunmei would persuade Su Xuedan in just a few words, and then she would be finished.
He hurriedly denied it: "No, no, Miss, General, Madam, I will never dare to do it again. Please forgive me this time for my mother's sake."
It was Xia Yuqiu. She told me that the madam would take revenge on me and punish me after she entered the house. I was so scared that I did something wrong..."
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