The smile on Tang Fu's lips froze, and before she could question him, Pei Kangsheng realized that he had said the wrong thing.
After all, Tang Fu is still pregnant with his child. Ever since Qiu Hong had a miscarriage, he still cares a lot about having offspring.
Now he was willing to pamper Tang Fu a little more. He explained in a low voice, "That's not what I meant. You don't know what Xu Ying usually encounters in the main courtyard..."
He hugged her and whispered something in Xu Ying's ear.
Finally, she spoke with deep affection, "I'm even somewhat thankful that you don't have to pay your respects to her in your current position. Otherwise, with her methods of tormenting people, I would really be worried about you."
But with just a few words, Tang Fu was moved again.
"Kang Sheng, I'm willing to do anything for you."
"I know." He kissed Xu Ying's forehead gently, then took her hand and said, "Let's go. I'll take you to serve tea to Xu Ying."
Tang Fu hesitated, "Do we really have to go?"
"Well, she is my wife now. Only after she drinks the tea can your identity be recognized and we can be together legitimately."
In fact, Tang Fu felt very uncomfortable when she heard about the wife and concubine, but when she heard that they were together legitimately, she felt that she was sacrificing for love and it was all tolerable.
Xu Ying still didn't make a fuss this time. She sat there, calm and dignified, with the demeanor of a mistress of a noble family.
"After you enter the mansion, you will be my sisters. I won't say much. All you need to do is behave yourself and give birth to many children for me."
Tang Fu lowered her eyebrows and replied docilely, "Yes."
The next day, when Xu Ying went to pay her respects to Tu Qingyu, Tu Qingyu looked at the dark circles under her eyes and asked in confusion, "Your East Courtyard had a big celebration yesterday, why do you seem unhappy?"
After being beaten several times, Xu Ying has learned her lesson in front of Tu Qingyu.
She lowered her head and replied respectfully, "The daughter-in-law is happy for her husband."
It was obvious that the two of them had fallen out and both wanted the other to die, but she still had to be respectful to Tu Qingyu.
The feeling of being angry with Pei Kangsheng that day came back to her, and she felt a fishy-sweet taste in her throat.
"As long as you're happy, Tang Fu is pregnant. You should treat her well, okay?"
"Yes, my daughter-in-law knows."
"Okay, go back first. I don't need you to serve me today."
Xu Ying was a little surprised that she was let off so early today, and subconsciously raised her head to look at Tu Qingyu.
Tu Qingyu looked back indifferently, "Why? Do you want to stay and serve?"
"It is the daughter-in-law's job to serve her mother-in-law, but since she is tired, I will not bother her any more."
After saying that, she quickly squatted down and saluted, as if she was afraid that Tu Qingyu would regret it.
When she walked out of the main courtyard, she felt an itch in her throat. She coughed twice, covered her mouth with a handkerchief, and took it away again. The handkerchief was stained with blood.
"Oh! This, this..." The nanny looked terrified.
In her opinion, a teenager coughing up blood is a sign that he will die soon.
"Let's go." Xu Ying put away the handkerchief, "Let's go back first."
She knew her own body well. She had been injured many times and was tortured every day. It was almost to be expected.
But he was defeated too quickly, and Tu Qingyu must have been responsible for this.
But she couldn't do anything to Tu Qingyu. Not to mention touching Tu Qingyu, if she knelt at Tu Qingyu's feet and showed the slightest disrespectful expression, she would be severely punished.
However, if she can't do anything to Tu Qingyu, can she not do anything to others?
After returning, she asked someone to call Tang Fu and Qiu Hong.
She wanted to set some rules, but Tang Fu relied on her pregnancy and Pei Kangsheng's favor and refused to listen to her.
She always acted weak, which made Pei Kangsheng feel sorry for her.
Xu Ying was indeed worried at the beginning, because she had just married into the family and had no idea how many of Pei Kangsheng's people were in her yard.
The next day, she sent the maid who came with her as a dowry to Pei Kangsheng's bed.
Pei Kangsheng was a man who never refused anyone who came to him. Seeing Xu Ying taking the initiative to send someone to him, his expression became much better.
"Zhuxiang is already my mistress. I thought I'd find a time to marry her off and officially take her in. That way, she'll have a proper status."
Xu Ying was rarely so virtuous, so Pei Kangsheng naturally agreed to everything.
"Just make the arrangements. I'll do whatever you say." Pei Kangsheng was in a good mood. He even reached out to shake Xu Ying's hand. "It was my fault earlier. I shouldn't have fought with you."
Xu Ying avoided his hand, but smiled, "What are you talking about, sir? We don't need to talk about this between husband and wife.
I know I've done some things wrong, and I'm not virtuous enough."
"It is a great virtue to admit one's mistakes and correct them. You are doing very well now."
Since then, the relationship between them has eased a lot.
The two people gradually started talking again, as if they were not the ones who wished the other to die before.
After sending Zhuxiang, Xu Ying brought two maids to Pei Kangsheng.
Not only did she send a maid, she also sent tonics to Pei Kangsheng and pregnancy medicine to the concubines who came later.
But within a month and a half, good news came.
Pei Kangsheng was overjoyed. She continued her efforts and found two more decent-looking girls from outside and officially brought them into the family.
Before we get tired of the ones here, new people come.
Pei Kangsheng felt that he was living a life like a god.
Whenever someone is found to be pregnant, he will sleep with another one.
In these two months, Tang Fu didn't see anyone once.
In this situation, let alone being loved by one person for the rest of their lives, there is not even basic comfort after the pregnancy.
She couldn't stand it. She wanted to find Pei Kangsheng, but she couldn't see him.
So the matter was brought to Xu Ying's attention.
She held her four or five month old belly and stood there questioning, "How could you allow him to take in so many concubines?"
"Aren't you also a concubine? Cough cough..." A few months passed, and her health was getting worse and worse. The imperial physician could not find any cause.
The shadow of death looms over her, leaving her weak and twisted.
"But I, but I..." Tang Fu wanted to say that she was different.
But as she watched Pei Kangsheng take in concubine after concubine, she couldn't say that.
"You what? It's common for men to have three or four wives. You don't think you're an accident for him, do you?"
This sentence hit Tang Fu's heart. She stood there and murmured, "He said, he said he loves me..."
"Love? Hahahaha... cough cough... ha..." Xu Ying laughed while coughing, but after a while, a tear appeared in the corner of her eye.
"What kind of love and sincerity can there be among men in this world..." After saying this, she paused.
The scene of Pei Jian gently holding Tu Qingyu in his arms came to her mind.
Such scenes happened more than once, and Pei Jian's kindness to Tu Qingyu was not limited to this.
The corners of her mouth straightened instantly, and she looked at Tang Fu calmly.
"You, come in and serve me dinner."
"W-what?"
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