The mother and daughter chatted for a while, and Aunt Liu, worried that Jiang Rou was tired, told her to go back and rest.
After the maids and servants finished their work at Aunt Liu's place, they followed Jiang Rou back to her courtyard.
Jiang Rou was angry that Jiang Wei had served her in-laws only a few dishes.
But for the sake of the baby in her womb, she endured it for the time being.
I've heard that in the first three months, the fetus is prone to instability.
She spent the morning with her mother-in-law and sister-in-law; she was indeed tired.
Jiang Rou asked the servants to fetch hot water from the kitchen so she could take a good bath, then rest for a while before getting up to eat.
Jiang Rou sat in the chair, picking and choosing the ordinary winter fruits on the table. She was pregnant with the eldest grandson of the Marquis of Chang'an!
Jiang Wei dared to only feed her these things. She threw the jujubes in her hand onto the table and said, "Tomorrow, I'll have someone buy some grapes, peaches, plums, and watermelons."
She thought for a moment, "Watermelon is too cooling, I'd better not buy it."
The maid was in a very difficult position...
Jiang Rou waited for a long time, but the old women didn't return. "Aru, go and see if those old fools are hiding somewhere slacking off!"
The women went to the kitchen and asked for hot water.
The people in the kitchen made a few sarcastic remarks out of dissatisfaction, and the two sides started arguing.
The kitchen staff said that they needed to prepare dinner, and if they boiled water for them now, there wouldn't be enough time for dinner.
Let them cook for themselves; they can't just let their daughter go hungry while the rest of the family goes hungry.
The women had no choice but to boil the water themselves, and then carry it back home.
Jiang Rou was already getting impatient when she saw the old women carrying water into the courtyard.
She got up, intending to yell at them, but just as she was about to leave, she remembered that she was pregnant and quickly sat back down.
The old woman poured water into the bathtub, took the tub, and walked outside, wanting to rest for a while.
Jiang Rou caught them and scolded, "You're such slackers, how can you be so lazy? I just asked you to fetch some hot water, and you took so long."
After cursing them, he rolled his eyes at them and said, "If there's a next time, I'll make sure you don't get away with it."
Jiang Rou touched her belly; she had originally intended to punish them.
For the sake of the child in her womb, she endured it, considering it a blessing for the child.
The old woman walked out of the courtyard, tossed aside the bucket of water she was carrying, and said, "She really is a brat's daughter..."
Another one nudged her with his elbow and looked her around, saying, "Are you out of your mind?"
The old woman pulled her clothes to let in some air. "It's freezing cold, and I'm all sweaty from exhaustion. Yet the second young lady scolded us without even asking what happened."
She turned to the other person and said, "Have you ever seen the servants in that household who have to serve two masters? We thought that if we did our best in our duties, the second young lady wouldn't be too harsh on us, and it wouldn't be a problem to take care of Aunt Liu. But as you can see, it's all thankless work."
"Alright, do you think I don't know? But we're servants, what other choice do we have but to do our jobs well?"
The two picked up the bucket and left together.
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In the Chang'an Marquis's residence, Song Fangfang, dreaming of marrying the eldest prince, stood in the Chang'an Marquis's wife's room, eagerly awaiting his return.
"Just sit down! If you spin around a few more times, my brain will spin like it's my birthday." Lady Chang'an rested her hand on her head.
Song Fangfang walked over and snuggled into her arms, acting coquettishly, "Mother... I'm just anxious. I can't let that bitch Jiang Yu get there first. Even if I have to be a concubine, I'll enter the manor before her. Once I'm in, Jiang Wei might not have a chance."
“What do you mean there’s no chance?” Song Tingxuan walked in from outside and greeted the Lady of Chang’an.
Upon hearing Song Tingxuan's voice, Song Fangfang immediately lifted herself up from beside the Lady of Chang'an and hurried forward, saying, "Big brother, you're back."
"Why are you so happy today?" Song Tingxuan asked, somewhat suspiciously.
Song Fangfang didn't hide anything and said directly, "Big brother, go and talk to Gu Wo and ask him to let me marry into the Crown Prince's mansion."
Jiang Wei, a woman whose engagement was broken off, could become a concubine. She, the legitimate daughter of a marquis, is innocent and pure. She is definitely better than Jiang Wei.
"How about letting the eldest prince marry me to the palace as a concubine? That way, my elder brother will be the eldest prince's brother-in-law. You'll have no future you could ever want!" Song Fangfang said with a confident smile.
Song Tingxuan looked at her as if she were something else; how could she dare to think that?
Although we still have the title of Marquis, the Emperor is now unwilling to even grant us a noble title, so what difference does it make whether we have it or not?
This Marquis's mansion is just an empty shell; how could the eldest prince possibly marry into their family?
He didn't show it on his face. "How could you have such a thought? The royal family isn't so easy to live in."
Song Tingxuan hoped to persuade her, but Song Fangfang gave up the idea.
"Why won't my brother help me? Even that bitch Jiang Wei can be a concubine, so why can't I? She's a slut who can be a concubine, so why can't I be a secondary concubine?" Song Fangfang complained.
Lady Chang'an Marquis tentatively said, "Xuan'er, why don't you help your sister? If your sister marries into that family, won't she be easier to talk to than Jiang Wei?"
"Your job is nothing more than a matter of a single word."
Song Tingxuan was well aware that by marrying his sister, he was essentially clinging to a powerful patron, but he knew his sister's capabilities better than anyone.
"This matter is not so simple. Mother should find a good family for my sister. Wouldn't it be better if she could live a life of comfort and peace?"
"Brother, you just won't help me, are you? Can you bear to let your sister marry just anyone and waste her life?" Song Fang sat down next to the Lady of Chang'an. "I think you're just doing this for your ex-fiancée. She married up, but I can't."
Song Fangfang leaned her head into the arms of Lady Chang'an, "Mother... Father has passed away, and my eldest brother doesn't love me. I'm so pitiful."
She started to sob...sob...sob.
"Why did Mother take a liking to Jiang Wei in the first place, and make her son do that?" Song Tingxuan was extremely annoyed by Song Fangfang's crying and fussing.
Lady Chang'an trembled, her gaze turning sinister and questioning as she looked at Song Tingxuan.
Of course, she was after Jiang Wei's maternal grandfather's wealth and knew that they doted on her, so she had Song Tingxuan deliberately rescue her when she fell into the water. This way, she would have no choice but to repay him with her body and marry into their Chang'an Marquis's mansion with a grand wedding procession.
As it turns out, her choice was right; the past two years have been much better thanks to Jiang Wei and the others.
If it weren't for...
That's all...
They even have a beloved grandson.
"Mother, what are you talking about?" Song Fangfang didn't know what kind of riddle the Lady of Chang'an Marquis and Song Tingxuan were playing.
Lady Chang'an gave Song Tingxuan a look that suggested he try to deceive Song Fangfang. She warned him that if he disagreed outright, she would keep making a scene and there would never be a peaceful day in the house.
Song Tingxuan could only nod, "Okay, I'll go ask for you."
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