After the maid from the Bo Mansion left, Liu Yuqin was furious. She had never been spoken to in such a way by a servant before. Even if it was Madam Qin or someone else who spoke to her, it was still different.
"Mother." Liu Yuqin gritted her teeth, "They don't even take me seriously."
Liu Yuqin didn't have any miscarriage, as her tolerance was quite good. She had argued with the Second Young Master Mei many times before, so she had already developed the ability.
"They are not afraid of the Marquis' Mansion..."
"They are not afraid." Aunt Qing felt ashamed that they were actually said like this by a servant in the Bo's Mansion.
Aunt Qing wanted to refute but couldn't. She didn't stop her daughter from sending someone to the Xue family's door to say those words. That was because she felt that the Xue family was really not good people, and Liu's mother was not a good person either.
Then they don't need to give those people face, who knew that those people would actually run to their doorstep and say such words.
"Let's leave it at that for now," Aunt Qing said. "Don't let anyone get through."
"It costs money to send people over." Liu Yuqin hired people to go. She thought that the mansion did not want the girl from the Xue family, but the other family still wanted the girl from the Xue family.
Just wait, they will regret it sooner or later after they let the Xue family girl in.
Liu Yuqin cursed those people for their lack of vision. Even if she was pregnant, so what? It proved she could have children. She wasn't like Su Qiuya, who had a cold uterus and couldn't get pregnant. She could have children.
Aunt Qing went to the shop specially and looked for Liu Yanbo just to talk about Liu Yuqin.
"Your father is the same. He doesn't even know how to make decisions for your sister." Aunt Qing said.
"Why would you make the decision for her? She has no such intention at all," Liu Yanbo said. "She's just being impulsive. Who can be blamed for that? You guys only know how to pick on the weak and make people torment that woman. Even if you continue to torment her, that man will never marry my second sister."
"It was that Marquis' wife who did it." Aunt Qing frowned. "She asked her daughter from her family to marry him. She just didn't want to..."
"Mother, could you please stop saying it's the Marquis' wife's fault all the time?" Liu Yanbo was speechless. "The Marquis' wife never even came to us. She didn't know that my second sister was thinking about the young master of the Bo Mansion at that moment. Father didn't care about my second sister because he saw through her."
Liu Yanbo didn't think that Marquis Jingning would care about Liu Yuqin. Given Liu Yuqin's personality, if Marquis Jingning did, he would never be able to get rid of her in the future.
Liu Yanbo had long understood that his biological mother and second sister were the kind of people who climbed up the social ladder. If he were not Concubine Qing's biological son, then he would have severed his relationship with Concubine Qing.
"The Marquis' Mansion didn't say they were severing the relationship with my second sister because she's a woman," Liu Yanbo said. "They still gave her some face. Stop saying that. We haven't done anything for the Marquis' Mansion, so why should they do that for us?"
"Your sister is the Marquis's biological daughter." Aunt Qing emphasized.
"So what if she is my biological daughter? When we were down and out, my second sister didn't come to see us off, nor did she send us anything." Liu Yanbo was annoyed. He originally thought that his second sister was a good person, but after they stayed in the capital for a while, he found that his second sister was not that good at all.
Liu Yanbo had never thought that there was anything wrong with Liu Yuqin before, probably because he had never been married before and didn't know about all the twists and turns. He was no longer the naive child he used to be. He understood a lot of things and was not willing to offend others for such a shameless sister.
"You know what? When I'm out doing things, people don't look at me in a very positive light." Liu Yanbo said, "Perhaps in their eyes, we're just clinging to the Marquisate. We have no self-awareness and are just thinking about taking advantage of the Marquisate to do something."
Even if Liu Yanbo did not go to the Marquis' Mansion, others would still say that.
Liu Yanbo couldn't say that he had severed his relationship with the Marquis of Jingning, so he wouldn't have gone to those people and taken advantage of the Marquis's mansion. It's easy to say things, but the truth is not certain.
"Don't say this every time you come to me," Liu Yanbo said. "I'm your son, sure, but I get tired too."
"You..." Aunt Qing looked at Liu Yanbo impatiently and felt that this son was unreliable.
At the Cen family in the capital, when Old Lady Cen saw the soup served to her by the maid, she began to think of Concubine Cen.
"The Third Prince said this is for you to eat," the old woman said, "If you insist on giving it to Concubine Cen, then there won't be so much food in the future."
The maid had been instructed long ago that she was serving Madam Cen well because she was the Third Prince's grandmother. The Third Prince's wife had also repeatedly instructed the maid to serve Madam Cen well.
"It's not much. If you can't finish it, make less next time," said the old woman.
"Okay." When Mrs. Cen heard this, it was impossible for her not to understand what the old woman meant.
Old Madam Cen thought it was probably the Third Prince's wife who ordered this, not the Third Prince's. As a vested interest, she couldn't say anything. The Third Prince's wife had given the maid such instructions so that she could take good care of her.
When Concubine Cen came over, she happened to hear what the old woman said, which made her very unhappy.
"I didn't intend to eat these things." Concubine Cen's face was dark.
"I just do what my master tells me to do," said the old woman.
The old woman was not afraid of Concubine Cen at all. It was not Concubine Cen who paid her monthly allowance. The old woman had long known that it would be difficult for Concubine Cen to return to the Third Prince's Mansion. Even if Concubine Cen returned to the Third Prince's Mansion one day, the Third Prince would not be so fond of her.
Concubine Cen is worse than some of the women without official status in the Third Prince's mansion. Because she has an official status, many people want the Third Prince to depose Concubine Cen.
Northwest, Miss Cen has not been doing well since she got married. She was even beaten by her husband yesterday. He didn't hit her face, but pinched her arm twice, leaving it bruised.
When Miss Cen returned to her parents' home, she told her family about her injury.
"Is it because you didn't do well enough that this happened?" Mrs. Cen San asked.
"He's hanging out with the maids." Miss Cen said.
"If he wants to be with the maids, then let him go. You're the legal wife, so be more generous." Madam Cen San said, "Those maids can't surpass you. Their family married you because they thought you would give birth to a good child, and you would teach the child more. Those maids are not that useful at all, so you don't have to bother with them."
Mrs. Cen San believed that the first thing Miss Cen should do is give birth to a boy. Once Miss Cen gave birth to a boy, her position would be consolidated.
"If you have nothing to do, don't come here so often." Mrs. Cen San thought that her daughter always came empty-handed, which was not very good. Even if her daughter brought a few cakes, it was Mrs. Cen San who kept them, which caused complaints from Miss Cen's sisters-in-law.
The Cen family didn't have that much money, and they had to work hard. When Miss Cen came home, it was good that she didn't stay home for dinner. If she had stayed home for dinner, the family would have had to spend money on food.
Once upon a time, the Cen family was wealthy, so it was no problem for Miss Cen to live in her parents' home after she got married. But now, they were exiled people, so how could they have so much spare money to support their married sister?
"You always come here, your mother-in-law and others must be unhappy." Mrs. Cen San did not say that it was the daughters-in-law who were unhappy.
"I'm not afraid that my mother-in-law will be unhappy, but I'm afraid that my sisters-in-law will be unhappy." Miss Cen said.
"You know, with so many children and so many people at home, it's not easy." Madam Cen San sighed, "You always come here and talk about these things, and we can't make the decision for you. Just be more relaxed, be more obedient to your husband, and don't be too picky."
"Am I picking the best?" Miss Cen didn't think so at all. "On the way here, I saw someone going to the Rongning Temple."
Miss Cen was upset when she heard those people talking about Xiaoxiao going to the Rongning Temple. They also said they wanted to gild the stone statue of Princess Rongning, or make a golden statue of her. Miss Cen thought that Liu Yulian was just an ordinary woman, not a deity, and there was no way she could bless them.
"They are ridiculous. What blessing can Liu Yulian bring to them? No matter how many incense sticks they burn, it will be useless." Miss Cen said.
"They don't want Princess Rongning to bless them, they're just grateful." Madam Cen San frowned, "Don't say such nonsense. If anyone hears it, be careful that they will rush over."
Some people in the village were very grateful to Princess Rongning. The culture medium she developed allowed them to harvest a lot of food, so they didn't have to go hungry. How could they not be grateful to Princess Rongning? If anyone said something bad about her, they would definitely rush out and demand a proper explanation from that person.
In fact, the already wealthy families were not so impressed by the culture medium developed by Princess Rongning. It was mainly the poor people who were originally poor. Some of those poor people had no food to eat, while others could eat a little but could not support their wives and children.
In the first year of the bumper harvest, they were very grateful to Princess Rongning. In the second year of the bumper harvest, they even worshipped Princess Rongning as a god.
"You should also control your mouth." Mrs. Cen San said, "You are already married, and you are no longer a rich lady in the boudoir."
"Are you so afraid of Liu Yulian?" asked Miss Cen.
"It's not that I'm afraid, but you can't go against the general environment." Madam Cen San was helpless. "Do you know why your son-in-law beat you? Your temper isn't good enough, and you're always like this. If he beats you, no one outside will say anything. He just needs to say you're disrespectful to Princess Rongning, that you're talking nonsense, and divorce you, and no one will say anything."
“…” Miss Cen pursed her lips.
Miss Cen thought that the reason her son had a hard time was also because of Princess Rongning. Princess Rongning was not in the northwest, so she could still have such a great influence on the people in the northwest, especially those in the small town who had close contact with Princess Rongning. They all thought that Princess Rongning was kind and benevolent. They all thought that Princess Rongning was very good.
In Shiyuan Village, Liu Yanqing was speechless when he learned that Liu Yuqin and the Second Young Master Mei had divorced and that Liu Yuqin was pregnant. However, this was also expected. If the Mei family was not doing well, then Liu Yuqin would certainly not be able to continue to be with the Second Young Master Mei.
Of course, it was not Liu's mother who wrote to tell Liu Yanqing.
But it was what Aunt Chai said in the letter to Aunt Zhao.
Aunt Chai also hoped that the people in the fourth room could take better care of Liu Fang. Even though Aunt Chai didn't think much of the fourth room, she would still write a few letters.
"I'm afraid your second sister won't have such a good life in the future," Aunt Zhao said. "If she had married the man arranged by the Marquis, she might not have ended up like this. But it's a good thing the Marquis didn't force her to marry. With her personality, she would have made an enemy, not a marriage."
"Madam Chai really told you all this," Liu Yanqing asked. "Aren't you afraid that the people from the Second House will be unhappy if they find out?"
"Why should the people in the Second House be unhappy? This is all true." Aunt Zhao sneered. "People with high aspirations don't even consider what they're like. How can the daughters raised by someone like Aunt Qing be any better? They only know how to mess around with unnecessary things."
"It's better if you don't steal those things." Liu Yanqing said.
"It's not that I don't want to grab those things, but I have to be able to grab them." Aunt Zhao definitely didn't want to grab those things, but every time she would think about whether she could grab those things.
If she can't grab those things, then why should she help others make wedding dresses.
This is how Aunt Zhao repeatedly avoided the schemes of Aunt Qing and the others. Except for the separation of the family, she basically did not join those people in making trouble. The other branches all wanted to separate, and it was impossible for their fourth branch to follow the eldest branch.
Even if the people in the first wife's house were sick or disabled at the time, they would definitely not let the people in the fourth wife stay.
Aunt Zhao thought that her own family had not done a good job in the beginning. The family was divided at the beginning, and they should have helped the eldest family more after the division. But they did not help the eldest family more, nor did they cause trouble for the eldest family or say anything wrong about it.
It can only be said that there is no merit or fault. Aunt Zhao thinks that she is sometimes too cautious.
"It was my negligence that I didn't treat the people in the first house better at the beginning," said Aunt Zhao.
"If it happens again, you'll still be careless." Liu Yanqing said, "You're just afraid that the other two families will criticize you, so it's better to do nothing and not take sides."
“…” Aunt Zhao looked at her son. Her son was right. She was just that kind of person.
Wah wah wah, at this moment, the baby started crying.
"Oh, my dear daughter." Liu Yanqing hurried into the house. He had to look after his daughter.
"Precious." Aunt Zhao chuckled.
Lin Xiaowan knew what was happening in the capital, and she thought it was a good thing that Liu Yuqin was not Liu Yanqing's half-sister, otherwise they would have been implicated by Liu Yuqin.
Liu Yulian opened a restaurant in a seaside town. She had already found a chef and taught him how to make pickled fish, boiled fish fillets, etc.
People in this area have eaten a lot of fish, and some people don't want to eat fish when they hear the word.
It was just that some people knew that this restaurant was opened by Princess Rongning, so some people came to try it. In other words, those who were a little rich came to try it, and those who didn't have much money didn't waste their money.
Liu Yulian has been in this town for more than a month. Many people here know her personality. She never lets people spend more money to buy her things.
Good is good, bad is bad.
Liu Yulian didn't want to waste money. Although the fish from the coastal areas were cheap, the fish cooked in restaurants were not that cheap. Ordinary people could just cook their own fish at home and there was no need to waste money in restaurants.
The researchers at the institute have been very busy recently, so Liu Yulian invited them to dinner at the restaurant, as if they were supporting the restaurant and making it more lively.
Liu Yulian asked the researchers to sit separately instead of forcing them to sit at a large round table. She asked two or three to sit together so that they could chat and eat to their heart's content.
Miss Duan Wu was sitting in the private room with her brother, Young Master Duan Er. She was still wondering who Princess Rongning was sitting with.
"What are you thinking about?" asked the second young master Duan.
"I just want to know where Princess Rongning is." Miss Duan Wu said, "Is she entertaining someone?"
"She doesn't need to entertain them. The waiter brought people here." Second Young Master Duan said, "Those people just need to say they are from the research institute, and they will be taken to a private room. Some people also like to eat outside."
When Second Young Master Duan arrived, he saw that some people said they didn't need a private room if they wanted to sit outside. They just thought that since Princess Rongning was inviting them to dinner, they shouldn't go to a private room. After all, they weren't all sitting together. If they sat separately, they could sit in the lobby.
"Boiled fish fillet is delicious." Miss Duan Wu picked up a piece of boiled fish fillet.
The dishes served by the waiter were all very large portions, unless they only ordered one dish.
This time, Princess Rongning invited everyone to dinner, and she had already ordered the dishes. The portions weren't very large, so if anyone liked a dish, they could tell the waiter and he would have the kitchen prepare a new one.
"Why haven't I eaten such delicious fish before?" Miss Duan Wu sighed, "I'm afraid the price of fish will go up."
"Not just anything can make fish taste this good," said Second Young Master Duan, "but there should be others who can research it."
In the future, more people will surely cook fish dishes.
In another private room, Liu Yulian and He Xiyuan sat together. She liked grilled fish as well as boiled fish fillets. Grilled fish, when grilled to a golden hue on one side and then soaked in a flavorful broth, was incredibly delicious.
The main flavor of boiled fish fillet is spicy. Without spicy taste, this dish will lose its soul.
In order to avoid constipation and for the sake of her own butt, Liu Yulian decided not to eat so much spicy food.
"Try it." Liu Yulian said, "Those chefs have been cooking fish for several days, and they are quite good. They will be more skilled in the future."
"It tastes good." He Xiyuan took a bite of the fish. "It's very tender and smooth."
"Yes." Liu Yulian nodded. "The recipe I sell is a simple, ordinary version without all the special seasonings. This restaurant should be able to make some money. When it makes some money, I'll buy you a fan."
"It's okay to use the fan in the summer, but in the winter, just hide it." He Xiyuan said.
"Of course, fanning yourself in winter is foolish, isn't it?" Liu Yulian rolled her eyes. "It's cold in winter. Besides, the fan I gave you was bought, not made by me. Why should you hold it in your hand all the time?"
"You bought that too." He Xiyuan chuckled, "It's different."
Liu Yulian looked at the smile on He Xiyuan's face and felt that the young man in front of her was becoming more and more handsome, and her heart beat faster.
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