She was a beautiful woman in her early thirties, with a graceful figure, a waist like a willow, and a face like a lotus. She wore a scarlet satin jacket with a pattern of flowers and butterflies, and had her hair in a fallen horse bun. On her left side she wore a golden hairpin with plum blossoms and a lavender osmanthus flower on her ear. She looked bright and charming.
Yu Rou hesitated for a moment after hearing the voice. She turned around and saw the beautiful woman, and immediately called out affectionately, "Mom."
Wang smiled and said, "You got up early today and didn't stay in bed. Have you taken your medicine?"
Everyone knew that the eldest lady of the Yu family hated taking medicine the most. She had a bad temper and was spoiled. None of the maids could persuade her, so Wang had to come and supervise her personally.
Yu Rou made a bitter face and said aggrievedly, "No."
"Dujuan, bring the medicine up." Wang instructed the maid in Cui Wanhe's room.
The medicine had been prepared long ago and was brought over quickly.
"Mom, I don't want to drink."
"Be obedient and drink it quickly. You'll get better faster if you drink it. The doctor said you're suffering from depression and a cold. You must take the medicine well."
Although Wang doted on Yu Rou, she could not let her be willful in this regard. After all, her health was more important.
Yu Rou knew she had to drink it, so she curled her lips and said, "Haitang, do you have any candied fruit left?"
Haitang said hurriedly, "It's already been prepared. I'll go get it right away."
Seeing that she was obedient, Wang touched her forehead with satisfaction and said, "Jiaojiao is really sensible."
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Yu Rou finally finished the bowl of medicine and leaned back on the couch, looking tortured.
After experiencing two worlds, she is now becoming more and more adept at learning the original owner's personality and habits. Even her closest people find it difficult to notice the difference between her and the original owner.
Wang laughed and said, "It's just a bowl of medicine. Why are you so upset? You'll be coming of age next year and you're still afraid of taking medicine. You'll make a fool of yourself."
Yu Rou curled her lips, "Mom, I'm so pitiful and you still laugh at me."
"It's all your fault for not listening. You went out to look at the flowers in the cold at night. Otherwise, how could you have caught a cold?"
Yu Rou said, "It's not about looking, it's about appreciating. And that's a Moon Beauty. Second aunt raised it for several years before it survived. It only blooms at night and only for a few hours. It would be a shame not to go and see it. I heard that ordinary Moon Beauty only blooms after June, but the one raised by Second aunt is blooming now. It's really rare to see."
After a while, Yu Rou changed the subject.
"Mom...what are my brothers busy with?"
"Mr. Zhao, your brother's teacher, has returned home to mourn his mother's passing, and your brother has gone to see him off." Wang frowned slightly and added, "With Mr. Zhao gone, I don't know when he will return to the capital. Your brother's studies will be delayed."
Yu Rou thought about it and learned from the original owner's memory that after Mr. Zhao left, the Yu family couldn't find a suitable teacher, so they let the original owner's two brothers study with the young master of the Shi family. As a result, the second brother learned bad habits from the third brother of the Shi family, and was eventually implicated and imprisoned by them.
Yu Rou thought for a while and said, "Mother, is there no other good gentleman in the capital?"
Wang sighed and said helplessly, "How can it be that easy? Even if there is, it has to be willing. I really don't understand the nature of those scholars. They are very arrogant and don't care about money or power. I have tried to invite them before, but I don't know how many times I have been turned away. It took a lot of effort to invite Mr. Zhao back then."
Yu Rou hesitated and said, "Mother, I have been thinking about this for a long time in my room these days and have come up with a plan. Please listen to it and see if it is feasible."
"Just tell me what you have in mind."
"I heard there's a Mr. Guhe who's well-versed in classics, rituals, music, writing, astronomy, geography, insects, fish, and medical books. He lives in Baima Lane. How about we invite him to teach you guys?"
A year later, this Lone Crane Master would become a renowned scholar in the capital. But now, he was just an unknown individual, a man of great talent yet very low-key. Later, the Crown Prince discovered his talent and recruited him as his advisor, where he made numerous contributions to the Crown Prince's ascension to the throne.
She could definitely snatch Mr. Guhe away first now.
"Who told you that Mr. Guhe is talented?" Although Wang was still smiling, her tone was clearly filled with suspicion. With her daughter's personality, she would never care about such things.
Her delicate phoenix eyes swept across the faces of the two maids standing next to Cui Wanhe, as if she wanted to see something in their eyes.
Yu Rou lowered her eyes and said sadly, "I heard it from the prince."
"Prince?" Wang hesitated for a moment and said, "Since it's the prince who said it, it must be true. But...how can such a talent be persuaded to come and teach in our house?"
In the original plot, the reborn Crown Prince was very resourceful. He first accepted the seduction of the original owner, deliberately proposed to the original owner's family and had an engagement with the original owner, then designed to cause a scandal between the original owner and the fifth prince, which angered the emperor. He broke off the engagement and did not let her get engaged to the fifth prince. The original owner's reputation was damaged, and she fell seriously ill in anger. She felt ashamed and refused to go out again. Finally, she died of depression.
Not only did it destroy the original owner who abandoned him, but it also caused the fifth prince to fall out of favor with the emperor.
The timing when Yu Rou arrived happened to be when the prince pretended to be fascinated by her and had already proposed to her and had an engagement with her.
And at the palace banquet in a few days, Yu Rou will be framed, and her reputation will be ruined.
Yu Rou said, "Mother, we can send someone to try. As long as we are sincere, maybe it will work."
"You're right." Wang nodded.
"Mom, there will be a palace banquet in a few days. I want to go with my sisters at home."
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