Chapter 288: A Show of Power
Lu Mingzhu sat upright with her back straight and her chin slightly raised, looking unyielding and proud.
Although she is a concubine, she cannot lose her integrity.
I am the person my husband loves and cares for the most, so I cannot show weakness in front of Liu Anyao.
Yesterday was their wedding night. The husband had to stay in the main courtyard for the sake of Prime Minister Liu, but the poor woman was destined to stick to her position as the main wife and stay alone in an empty room every day.
Lu Mingzhu was cheering herself up when she suddenly heard the voice of a servant at the door.
"Good luck to the eldest young master, and good luck to the eldest young mistress."
Hearing the greetings, Lu Mingzhu couldn't help but clench the handkerchief in her hand and looked towards the door impatiently.
In the backlight, Liu Anyao took Xiao Muheng's hand and slowly walked into the main hall.
The man was extraordinarily handsome, and the woman was charming and lively. They walked into the house together, like a pair of lovers.
Lu Mingzhu looked at the happy smiles on the two people's faces and her heart suddenly ached.
Why is my husband smiling so happily?
Marrying Liu Anyao was something he had to do, and his husband shouldn't be so happy.
Was it done on purpose for Liu Anyao to see?
We just got married, so we can’t neglect Liu Anyao?
Yes, that must be it.
Lu Mingzhu thought bitterly in her heart.
Before she could come to her senses, Liu Anyao had already knelt down on the mat prepared by the maid, brought over the tea and offered it to the two elders.
"Dad, have some tea."
"Drink tea, mother."
Mr. Xiao and Madam Xiao hurriedly took the tea and took a sip. Mr. Xiao gave her a big red seal and Madam Xiao gave her a complete set of red agate head ornaments. The two of them looked at their daughter-in-law Liu Anyao and smiled from ear to ear.
"Thank you, Mom and Dad." Liu Anyao accepted the gifts from the two and stood up.
Although the Xiao family is not an official family, they are quite wealthy. The set of headgear given by Mrs. Xiao was of the highest quality, so Liu Anyao was naturally very happy.
"Okay, okay, now that you and Heng'er are married, I, as your mother, will feel relieved. If he bullies you in the future, just come and tell me and I will help you teach him a lesson." Mrs. Xiao held Liu Anyao's hand and said with a loving face.
Liu Anyao felt indescribably relieved when she heard this.
Although she looked down on the Xiao family, since she was married, she still wanted to be favored by her husband and respected by her parents-in-law. No matter whether they were deliberately flattering her because of her status as the daughter of the prime minister's family or they really liked her from the bottom of their hearts, Liu Anyao was very satisfied with their attitude.
"Mom, having a mother-in-law like you who loves me so much must be the blessing that I have earned in several lifetimes." Liu Anyao coaxed with a sweet smile.
Mrs. Xiao covered her mouth and laughed for a while.
Liu Anyao continued, "Mom, I have prepared a gift for you. Mom, come with me to the main courtyard to see if you like it."
Mrs. Xiao: "Really? How can I let you spend money?"
"Mom, you are being polite. When I have something good, I naturally have to think of my parents. Otherwise, it would be too unfilial." Liu Anyao said with a smile, and then looked at Xiao Xiao: "Fifth sister, come along. I have prepared a gift for you as well."
Xiao Xiao was flattered: "Sister-in-law, I have one too?"
Liu Anyao smiled and said, "Of course, I can forget anyone but my sister-in-law."
Several people were chatting and laughing, and the scene was very warm and joyful.
Lu Mingzhu, who was sitting aside and being completely ignored, looked extremely ugly.
"My husband..."
Lu Mingzhu turned her head to look at Xiao Muheng and called out in a coquettish voice.
A faint light suddenly flashed in Liu Anyao's smiling black eyes.
She showed a look of sudden enlightenment and looked at Lu Mingzhu in surprise: "Aunt Lu is here too."
Lu Mingzhu: “…”
This guy did this on purpose, didn't he?
She was such a grown-up sitting here, but she pretended not to see it.
Mr. Xiao silently picked up the teacup and drank tea.
Mrs. Xiao and Xiao Xiao looked at each other, and then turned their eyes away tacitly.
Who can't see that Liu Anyao did it on purpose?
But so what? Lu Mingzhu is just a concubine. Does she still expect them to help her?
Between the concubine's daughter of a minister and the legitimate daughter of a prime minister, even a fool would know how to choose.
The Xiao family would never offend Liu Anyao on her wedding day.
Liu Anyao wanted to intimidate Lu Mingzhu, but they pretended not to see it.
Lu Mingzhu looked at the two elders of the Xiao family and Xiao Xiao, whom she had tried to please in the past few days, and now they all helped Liu Anyao to humiliate her. She was so angry that she almost bit her teeth off.
So he could only look to Xiao Muheng for help.
Her husband loves her so much, he would definitely not bear to see her being bullied by Liu Anyao.
Xiao Muheng's handsome eyebrows slightly frowned, and Lu Mingzhu couldn't help feeling proud when she saw this.
Look, as soon as she acted coquettishly, her husband immediately felt distressed and would definitely scold Liu Anyao next.
But before she could feel proud for long, she suddenly heard Xiao Muheng's cold voice.
"Mingzhu, go serve tea to the lady."
Lu Mingzhu's face suddenly froze and she looked at Xiao Muheng in disbelief.
Serving tea to Liu Anyao means that she has to kneel down to Liu Anyao.
How can that be?
Even if she is a concubine, she is still the woman beloved by her husband. Her husband should not want to see her kneeling to anyone. Why would he say such words?
It must be Liu Anyao!
Thinking of this, Lu Mingzhu glared at Liu Anyao with resentment, thinking that this bitch must have put pressure on her husband, so her husband had to treat her so cruelly.
Liu Anyao didn't know what was going on in Lu Mingzhu's mind, but seeing her fierce look, she couldn't help but shrink her neck, looked at Xiao Muheng with trepidation, and said softly, "My husband, looking at Aunt Lu's expression, it seems that she is not willing to serve me tea. Why don't we forget it, so as not to make Aunt Lu resentful of me and cause unrest in the family."
Mrs. Xiao immediately glared at Lu Mingzhu with dissatisfaction.
"Lu Mingzhu, if you don't serve tea to Madam, get out of the Xiao family."
She's rebelling.
She is just a concubine, yet she dares to be disrespectful to her mistress.
When Lu Mingzhu heard this, she became so angry that her eyes turned red. She looked at Xiao Muheng tenderly, trying to get him to make the decision for her.
Xiao Muheng looked at Lu Mingzhu expressionlessly and said calmly, "Go ahead."
After saying that, he personally took Liu Anyao's hand and sat down.
The action was gentle, and Lu Mingzhu felt aggrieved and heartbroken. However, everyone was helping Liu Anyao at the moment, and she was completely isolated and helpless. If she continued to make trouble, she might really be kicked out of the house by her mother-in-law.
Gritting her teeth, Lu Mingzhu took the teacup with an appearance of enduring humiliation, knelt on her knees, raised it above her head, and handed it to Liu Anyao.
When Liu Anyao served tea to her parents, there was a cushion. But when it was Lu Mingzhu's turn, her knees hit the smooth marble floor hard.
Liu Anyao looked at Lu Mingzhu who was kneeling in front of her, with deep hatred surging in her eyes.
Neither she nor Lu Xiang is a good person.
"By the way, Fifth Sister, you just arrived in Beijing and haven't had a good look around yet. When I'm free in a few days, I'll take you for a good look around. There are many interesting places." Liu Anyao suddenly turned around and started chatting with Xiao Xiao again. She let Lu Mingzhu kneel down and hold up the teacup, but she didn't take it immediately.
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