Chapter 558 As a Dowry
Being rejected by He Zhiyan in various ways, the wife of Marquis Wu'an looked extremely unhappy: "Since you are not feeling well, you should stay at home and don't go out for no reason."
If you are not sick, then just stay back and there is no need to leave the house.
He Zhiyan sighed softly in his heart, bowed resignedly, and went back.
After everyone left, Wu'an Hou's wife was so angry that she swept the things on the table to the ground: "Little bitch, you are really too arrogant to dare to go against me."
He Zhimin gnashed her teeth and twisted the handkerchief in her hand: "She just didn't want to take me with her on purpose. She's getting better herself, but she can't stand seeing me getting better. Why, why?"
All the maids in the room stood with their heads bowed, silent as a mouse.
I thought to myself, Fifth Miss, you are not good to your own sister. You treat the eldest miss at your beck and call. Even a clay Buddha has a temper. It is normal that the eldest miss is unwilling.
But I dare not say this out loud, otherwise I will definitely be skinned alive.
As slaves, they just need to do their job well.
“Alright, alright, stop making a fuss. If she doesn’t want to take you, just go to the Lu family by yourself in two days. You are the daughter of the Marquis after all. I don’t believe Lu Xiang will not see you.” Lady Wu’an Marquis said with a smile, holding her daughter’s hand.
She was the elder and it was not easy for her to make friends with Lu Xiang, but it was not a problem for her own daughter.
He Zhimin bit her lip with an unpleasant expression, feeling suffocated as if her heart was blocked by a ball of cotton.
She did want to, but Lu Xiang was perfunctory every time he saw her, over and over again. Didn't she have any face?
Madam Wu'an Hou saw through her thoughts and said hurriedly, "She is now the popular and confirmed Eighth Imperial Concubine. Her status is different from before. The daughters of noble families who didn't associate with her before will definitely be friends with her. You don't have to be so humble to please her. Mother is interested in the circle around her. You will be able to meet more noble ladies from noble families when you go there. After a while, everyone will get to know each other, which will be of great benefit to you in the future."
Her marquis is a low-key person. When his son disappeared and the Marquis of Wu'an had no heir, he was suppressed by the second house. Obviously, her daughter was the noble daughter of the marquis, but she was always inferior to He Zhimiao. After her son was finally found, she became more confident, but the marquis became even more low-key. He threw his son to the military camp without saying a word. If he had stayed in the capital, he would have built up his network long ago.
Although the wife of Marquis Wu'an was dissatisfied, she did not dare to refute, always thinking that the Marquis had his own reasons for doing so.
Moreover, if his son could gain experience in the army and hold military power in the future, it would naturally be a matter of honor for the family.
But sometimes I can't help but complain in my heart.
There are many marquisate mansions in the capital, but they are divided into noble and non-noble ones.
Their Wu'an Marquis Mansion is neither good nor bad.
Fortunately, the Marquis serves as the Prefect of Jingzhao, and the He family is not a poor family, otherwise their lives would be even more difficult and her daughter would be ignored.
But even though she had the status of the legitimate daughter of the Marquis's family, her daughter was surrounded by girls from ordinary families, none of whom really interested the wife of Marquis Wu'an.
In fact, the girls that He Zhimin made friends with all had good family backgrounds, at least not much different from those of Marquis Wu’an’s family. It was just that Marquis Wu’an’s wife was not satisfied.
"I understand, Mom." He Zhimin responded reluctantly.
In the past few days, Lu Xiang received so many gifts that the room could hardly hold them all.
It’s not that all the dignitaries in the capital came to give gifts, but Duke Anguo, Empress Song, Concubine Zhen and others gave too many gifts. Lu Qiao and Qiao Jingru were so busy just registering and organizing them in the warehouse for her.
And when Qiao Jingru just got pregnant, the Lu family was reluctant to let her work hard, so it was Lu Qiao who did the most work.
That day, Lu Xiang accompanied the old lady to drink tea in Fuyuan Hall.
The old lady lived a secluded life and had not entertained guests for many years. So a few days later, she said she was not feeling well and declined the guests.
"I didn't think much of having nothing to do every day before, but now I feel that these quiet days are really comfortable." The old lady took a sip of tea and let out a sigh.
Those people were attracted not only by Lu Xiang's status as an imperial concubine, but also by the fact that she was favored by the Empress Dowager and was the adopted daughter of the Duke of Anguo.
With multiple identities stacked on top of each other, the burden becomes heavy.
"Thank you for your hard work, grandma." Lu Xiang said with a faint smile.
"It's better to close the door and refuse visitors. I didn't have time to recover in the past few days. I can't refuse you if you keep coming. Now I think it's too high-profile. The imperial concubine is noble, but you have the second and third imperial concubines before you. If someone deliberately takes advantage of you, I'm afraid some bad things will be spread."
They didn't know how glorious and flattered the Second and Third Imperial Concubines were in the past, but for now, it was better for them to keep a low profile.
The fight for the throne is a life-and-death struggle. The Lu family and the Eighth Prince are in the same boat, and they cannot hold him back and allow anyone to catch them.
Lu Xiang nodded in agreement: "Grandma, what you said makes sense. We can just do the same as before and visit the families we know well."
As he was talking, Bizhu came in and bowed, "Madam, Third Miss, Aunt Yunlu from the Queen's side has brought people here."
"Please come in." The old lady said hurriedly.
Having said that, he stood up.
Although Yunlu was a palace maid, she was also a senior palace maid beside the Queen and had a rank. The old lady didn't need to perform a salute, but she was still polite.
Soon, Bizhu led Yunlu into the house.
"Your servant greets the old lady. Greetings, old lady. Greetings, third young lady." Yun Lu bowed deeply to the two of them.
"Young lady, get up quickly." The old lady gave him a helping hand and said with a smile, "But does the queen have anything to say?"
Yun Lu smiled and said, "Madam, the Queen has ordered this servant to serve the Third Miss."
The old lady was shocked when she heard this: "This is..."
She didn't dare to say it directly, but she vaguely understood what Yunlu meant, but she couldn't believe it.
Yunlu continued the old lady's words, "When the Third Miss gets married, I will follow her into the Eighth Prince's residence as her dowry maid. In the future, I will follow her lead and be loyal to her."
hiss!
The old lady's guess was confirmed and she gasped.
The Queen Mother gave her personal maid to her granddaughter, which was a great favor.
"How can this be possible?" Lu Xiang's eyes widened in astonishment, and said, "Auntie is here to serve the Madam, how can she serve me?"
This is not going up, but going down.
Yun Lu half jokingly and half teasingly asked: "Does the Third Miss dislike this servant?"
Lu Xiang choked and looked at Yun Lu with a helpless look: "Aunt, you are embarrassing me by saying this."
"Miss Third, the Queen said that if you just married into a noble family, you wouldn't need me. But it's the same if you marry into the royal family. The Eighth Prince loves you and will not let you suffer any grievances. However, most of the people in the backyard are from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Miss Third can naturally control them, but she can't do everything herself. If the servants below don't stand up, there's no guarantee that they won't pretend to obey. It's not difficult for the masters in the palace to place their own people in the Eighth Prince's family. Although I'm a palace maid, I've been with the Queen in the palace for so many years. I think I have some skills. I'm willing to share Miss Third's worries."
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