The eldest granddaughter of Princess Shu was born with a lovely appearance. The Queen Mother loved her very much. She immediately issued an imperial decree to confer the title of Princess Taining on her eldest granddaughter and gave many gifts to Princess Shu and the two young princes.
When Princess Shu entered the palace, it was empty-handed, but when she left, she returned with a full load. The important thing was that her concubine's granddaughter was given the title of county princess and was also given a fief.
In the imperial court, only the legitimate daughter of a prince could be granted the title of county princess. Her granddaughter was born to a concubine of her son of humble origin. It was a great honor for her to be granted the title of county princess.
At the Shangshu Ling Mansion, Madam Huaping sent her maid Yun Mama to deliver a letter to the young lady of the Ye family.
Mother Yun felt that her wife was overthinking it. "Madam, the Ye family's affairs have nothing to do with our Lu family. Prince Shu finally received the grace of His Majesty to return to the capital. He doesn't dare to deal with the Ye family."
Madam Hua Ping said, "The Ye family holds military power, so Prince Shu naturally wouldn't dare to touch the Ye family. It's hard to say whether he would take action against the young lady of the Ye family. Prince Shu is a ruthless man who will never let go of anything. I reminded the young lady of the Ye family only to thank her for treating me. It was because of my Lu family's internal affairs that she was implicated. Whether she was on guard against Prince Shu or not has nothing to do with me."
When Hua Fushu received the letter from Madam Hua Ping, she was confused. Why did Madam Hua Ping remind her to be careful of Prince Shu? Who was Prince Shu? She didn't even recognize him.
In the evening, she talked about this with Ye Zelin, and Ye Zelin told her that King Shu was the elder brother of the late emperor, the uncle of the current emperor, and also the uncle of Qin Youran.
Hua Fushu still didn't understand why Madam Hua Ping wanted her to be careful of Prince Shu. "I don't even know Qin Youran's uncle, and I have no grudge against him. Why would Madam Lu want me to be careful of that stupid Prince Shu?"
Ye Zelin didn't understand either, so he asked her to ask his father the next day, maybe she would understand.
So the next day, Hua Fushu went to ask Ye Shiheng about Prince Shu, and Ye Shiheng told her about Prince Shu and her father.
Prince Shu, then a first-rank prince, fell in love with the eldest daughter of a minor official surnamed Wu and attempted to force her into marriage. When the Wu family objected, Prince Shu raped the daughter and forced her to death. Wu's father, seeking justice for his daughter, was driven to death by Prince Shu, who forced him to throw himself against a pillar. Soon after, his wife, heartbroken by the loss of her husband and daughter, died, leaving the family with only their youngest daughter. Later, her father met the second daughter of the Wu family and, deeply moved by their plight, took her to sue Prince Shu. The late emperor, however, stripped Prince Shu of his princely title, demoted him to a county prince, confiscated his property, and exiled him to a desolate land.
After hearing about the Wu family's experience, Hua Fushu really felt that the late emperor's sentence was too lenient. Prince Shu killed three people and caused the Wu family to be destroyed. He should be sentenced to death to relieve his hatred.
Ye Shiheng said that Prince Shu was the most vindictive and had a strong desire for revenge. Hua Fushu didn't want to be wary of Prince Shu, but her father-in-law's words made her not be careless.
Prince Shu was banished from the capital because of her father. Now that Prince Shu is back, she has to inform her father. Ye Shiheng then told her that he had already informed Hua Mingqian.
Hua Fushu was touched. What a good father-in-law he was. He was more thoughtful and thought of things earlier than she thought. So she called him daddy sweetly a few times. Ye Shiheng laughed and called Hua Fushu a good daughter, which made her sister Ruhuan next to her envious and jealous!
Ye Shiheng was worried that Prince Shu would cause trouble for Hua Fushu, so he found the most powerful guard in the mansion to serve as Hua Fushu's bodyguard. Hua Fushu had no choice but to accept the guard because she couldn't resist her father-in-law.
This matter reached the old general's ears, and he said to Ye Shiheng: "Don't worry about it. Hua Fushu is a capable girl. How dare Prince Shu cause trouble for her?"
The old general had told his son Ye Shiheng about Hua Fushu's agility. Ye Shiheng felt that even if Hua Fushu had legs, she was still a weak woman, so it was always right for him to make more arrangements. "If anything happens to Hua, where will your great-grandson be? Your son is being prepared. You must protect his mother before the little grandson is born."
The old general said: "If you die, marry another one. I don't care about Hua Fusui's."
Ye Shiheng touched his nose and said, "It will be a treasure when you hold it in your arms."
The old general said, "I don't care."
Ye Shiheng said, "You don't care about your son." He added, "Speaking of which, Hua'er has been married for almost half a year and has such a good relationship with Lin'er, but why is she still pregnant? The eldest daughter-in-law of the Hu family is about to give birth, but Hua'er is still not pregnant? Could it be that Lin'er is not doing well?"
Ye Zelin, who was reviewing his lessons, sneezed inexplicably and wondered to himself who scolded him. Hua Fushu quickly said that she did not scold him.
The old general said unhappily, "Shut your stinky mouth. If it doesn't work out, it's Hua Fushu's fault. It's none of Guan Zelin's business!"
Hua Fushu also sneezed, shouting that someone must have scolded her.
Ye Zelin didn't believe it, "Who has the time to scold you?"
Hua Fushu said: "Your grandfather loves to curse people the most!"
Time flies, and soon it is the first day of August, a good day to move into a new house.
Hua Fushu got up early, which was rare for him, and sent Ye Zelin out, specifically telling him not to go through the wrong door when he came back.
The auspicious time has arrived. Side lights up the ten-foot-long firecrackers. After a burst of crackling sounds, the place is filled with joy.
Hua Fushu entered the main hall of Guanju Pavilion surrounded by people.
Since it was a housewarming occasion, there were naturally gifts. Ruhuan gave a pair of white porcelain vases, Gudu Lanxi gave two pieces of Feiyan silk, Ye Yunlu gave a set of brushes, ink, paper and inkstone, and Ye Xiaosi gave a painting of mandarin ducks playing in the water. As for the old general and Xu, they didn't give anything.
Madam Ouyang sent a courtyard of servants and maids, plus a plump and attractive maidservant named Zhu. There were three or four servants, three third-class servants, and four second-class maids. The servants were selected from the farm and brought into the mansion. The four second-class maids had originally served Madam Ouyang, but Ye Shiheng, who loved his son and daughter-in-law, had Madam Ouyang transfer them to Guanju Pavilion.
Before the four second-class maids came to Guanju Pavilion, Madam Ouyang had already instructed them to serve their new master well, so they were very respectful when they saw their new master.
Hua Fushu liked the names of the four second-class maids very much. They were Wangchun, Banxia, Xianqiu and Maidong. Like her four masters, they were all names of medicines.
Hua Fushu would not neglect the people sent by his wife and mother, so he ordered Sanqiao to prepare a welcoming banquet to entertain the new maids and servants of Guanju Pavilion, and also said that they could invite their familiar friends to join the banquet.
In the evening, Ye Zelin returned home and walked into Penglai Residence as usual. Seeing that there was no light in the house, he remembered that he had moved to a new house and went back to the new house.
When he saw the lush flowers, he said, "I'm used to Penglai Residence. I walked over to it in no time."
Hua Fushu smiled and said, "This morning I specifically told you not to take the wrong path, and you actually did."
Ye Zelin said, "I've lived in Penglai Residence for so many years, and suddenly moved to a new residence. It's normal that I went the wrong way."
Hua Fushu said, "Your study is decorated according to your preferences. Do you want to go and take a look?"
Ye Zelin agreed, and the couple took a tour of the study. Ye Zelin was particularly satisfied with the layout of the study.
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