Chapter 90 Don’t Be My Lover, Be My Concubine (Seventeen)
When Mrs. Yu found her unlucky son, he was setting up a fortune-telling stall in Nanshi with his sister.
The young man had a fake beard on his chin and was wearing a Taoist robe that he got from somewhere. He looked calm and composed.
The person who asked him for fortune-telling was a young lady from a merchant family: "Master, I lost something. Where can I find it?"
Yu Miao, wearing the same Taoist robe, handed over a pen and paper: "Miss, please write something."
Her voice was thin and soft, and the merchant lady subconsciously looked up at her with a look of doubt in her eyes.
The young lady shifted her gaze and saw the young and handsome Taoist priest in front of her stroking his beard pretentiously with a look of great confidence. She hesitated, picked up the pen, wrote a word, and handed it to him.
Yu Huo stretched his head to take a look: "Go back? Go home and look for it, it's covered by something square."
"Huh?" The merchant lady was a little confused. Is it that simple? Just writing a "return" sign means going home?
Could this person be a liar?
Seeing that she didn't believe him, Yu Huo said confidently, "If you don't believe me, you can go home and look for it. You can pay the divination fee after you find it. Remember, it's a square object, so it's easy to find."
The merchant lady had no choice but to leave with her maid.
Yu Miao came forward and whispered quietly: "Brother, you said you brought me here to cheat money, but why did you only cheat people and not ask for money?"
Yu Huo clicked his tongue and said, "Will they deliver the money soon?"
Yu Miao rolled his eyes and wanted to strike: "If they can't find their lost property when they get home, who would give you money?"
Several onlookers around also expressed doubts: "Is this little Taoist priest's predictions accurate?"
"I don't know. Looking at the way they're whispering to each other, I don't think they're very reliable."
“But he didn’t take the money!”
"How about we wait a little longer?"
The wait didn't last too long. Not long after the merchant's daughter left, she came back with her maid, her face full of joy: "Master, I found my earrings. They're on the tray, covered by a handkerchief!"
After saying this, she threw down a silver ingot and asked, "Can I test something else?"
Yu Miao received the silver and began to doubt his life: "I actually found it?"
Yu Huo kicked her under the table. Yu Miao immediately put the money into her purse and put on a professional fake smile: "I'm sorry, miss, each person can only have one fortune-telling per day."
"Will you come tomorrow?"
Yu Huo thought for a moment and said, "If we are destined to meet, we will meet again."
That means it’s not certain. The merchant lady was a little unwilling and stood not far away watching.
At this time, another person came forward. The man was dressed quite decently. He paid the divination fee before starting to write.
"Ling?" Yu Huo reached out and tapped the table. Before the man could open his mouth, he said, "I know what you want to ask. Lingzi can be separated into Wang and Ling. Wang represents ability, and Ling represents issuing orders. You are already a henpecked husband, and now you have written this character. Sigh~ You are destined to be controlled by your wife for the rest of your life."
The man felt a little embarrassed by what he said and retorted anxiously: "That's not what I want to ask!"
Yu Huo nodded and said he knew: "Aren't you just asking about business? Don't worry, you will definitely make money."
Perhaps because Yu Huo had praised his ability to make money, the man was not in a good mood to be exposed as a henpecked husband. He just asked doubtfully, "Really? Can I really make money? Then why are you still talking about my family affairs?"
The person in front of him chuckled softly, "Henpecked means you listen to your wife. If you listen to your wife, you'll be rich. Do you understand?"
No one had ever told fortunes this way before. The man was shocked after hearing it: "Yes, I am henpecked and will make a fortune!"
As he was about to shake the Taoist priest's hand and say thank you, the next second, he saw the Taoist priest's ear being grabbed by a very imposing lady.
"You little bastard, I told you to reflect on your actions in your own yard, but you came out here to try to cheat people, didn't you? Look at what you're wearing! Take it off now!"
Yu Huo's eyes were red as he cried out in pain, "Mom, my ears are going to fall off!"
"You still dare to pretend to be a Taoist priest and cheat people out of money? I'll beat you to death today!"
"Mom, if you don't give me money, can't I just go out and earn it myself?"
"Don't you know why I didn't give you the money?" Mrs. Yu's free hand went to the stunned Yu Miao and slapped her daughter on the back of the head. "It's bad enough that you don't learn your lesson, but you even drag your sister along to make trouble! No way, I'm going to teach you two little bastards a lesson today..."
Seeing a young man and a young lady from a noble family cheating ordinary people out of their money on the street, Madam Yu was so angry that she forgot everything and looked around for a tool. Fortunately, at this time, her personal servant came forward to remind her: "Madam, the eunuch who is delivering the imperial decree is waiting. There is no time to delay!"
"What decree?" Yu Huo looked up at Madam Yu with a confused look on his face.
"How would I know where to go? You two go home now!"
The group caused a great disturbance in the South Market. When Madam Yu left in a grand procession, a maid asked in confusion, "Eh? Isn't that Minister Yu's wife?"
As soon as these words were spoken, many people figured out that it was no wonder that the Taoist priest looked so young. It turned out that he was played by the unlucky child of Yu Shangshu's family.
"But he's very accurate in his calculations! He just found the lost items for the young lady." The man retorted with his fists clenched.
A passerby laughed and said, "It was a lucky coincidence. You believe that? No wonder he's henpecked and easily influenced by others."
This made the man very angry, and he left Nanshi with his sleeves swung.
Yu Huo was rushed home in a hurry and was forced to kneel in the yard with a fake beard still stuck on his face.
When the eunuch delivering the imperial edict saw him in Taoist robes, the corner of his mouth twitched. He hurriedly took out the imperial edict with a serious face to cover his face and read it out.
The edict reads: "The relationship between husband and wife is the most fundamental human bond. When an emperor's daughter marries, she must choose a man from a distinguished family, a noble and honorable one. This is a universal principle, both ancient and modern. I have heard that the son of the Minister of Revenue, Yu Huo, is young, courageous, and handsome, making him a perfect match for the princess. I now appoint you, Yu Huo, as the Commandant of the Imperial Consort. You must uphold the principles of a husband, without blame or disrespect, and always maintain a clean family. Abide by my words without laxity."
Yu Huo received the imperial edict in a daze. The eunuch who delivered the edict looked sympathetic and left in a hurry without even asking for any benefits.
What is the husband's code of conduct? What does it mean to avoid blame and neglect?
When the emperor issued this imperial decree, it was almost as if he was pointing at his nose and warning him not to hang out in brothels after marriage and not to neglect the princess. This was not marrying down, it was clearly an attempt to climb onto the altar of the Yu family and become the ancestor.
The imperial edict shocked many people.
Old Mrs. Yu broke another blue and white porcelain teapot and got very angry.
"He issued a directive without even saying hello. Huo'er is already dead. What else could he possibly be suspicious of? He has to tie him up under his nose to feel at ease, right?"
No matter how healthy the old lady was, she was no longer able to do anything due to her age. Yu Huo was afraid that she would be angry, so he ran to his grandmother to comfort her.
As soon as he entered the room, he saw Old Madam Yu looking at him and sighing, "Huo'er, if you don't want to, even if it costs me my old bones, I will definitely go to the Imperial Court to fight for you."
The old lady's words were so serious and frightening that neither Yu Kangping nor Mrs. Yu dared to say a word.
Looking at the other person's concerned eyes, Yu Huo tilted his head and rested it on the edge of the bed, blinking his eyes: "Grandma, please don't go. Your grandson is willing."
The old lady was startled when he said this. She looked up and asked him, "Did you know that the eighth princess has a leg disease, and..."
"And what?"
"Also, I heard that the Eighth Princess is suffering from a cold and will have difficulty having children."
The corner of Yu Huo's mouth twitched.
Even if the Eighth Princess didn't have a leg disease, as a man, he couldn't have children.
He couldn't say this, so he bit his lip, holding his breath until his face flushed red, and whispered, "She's pretty, I like her."
Old Mrs. Yu: ...
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