flstandardbreds Chapter 158 Returning
Chapter 158 Returning
The return visit to the bride's parents' home was relatively normal. The nanny sent by the Ministry of Rites had taught her before the marriage, and Zhao Fangyu had also seen her once in the palace, and nothing went wrong.
Zhou Qinghe took her to see Concubine Li, who didn't like her and thought she was here to snatch "Wulang".
Zhou Qinghe felt a little apologetic about this, but Zhao Fangyu would not bother with someone who had lost the ability to take care of himself, not to mention that Concubine Li had never caused her any harm.
When they returned home on the third day, Zhou Qinghe accompanied them personally. The lady immediately noticed something was wrong. After Zhao Zhihuai and the others dragged Zhou Qinghe away, she quickly dragged Zhao Fangyu to the bedroom and asked, "What's going on? Is there someone hiding in his mansion?"
"Did you have your period? How come you are still..."
Zhao Fangyu glanced around, and Chunshao tactfully led the people around him away. Only Madam Cui was with the eldest lady.
"Don't worry, mother. This is for my own good."
As he spoke, he whispered into the lady's ear what Zhou Qinghe had said on the wedding day.
The lady frowned, still looking angry, but she understood in her heart.
I secretly praised Zhou Qinghe for being responsible, but it was still a pity that such a man was in a miserable situation and even his married wife had to be saved in this way.
What’s even more unfortunate is that Zhao Fangyu was still a virgin when she got married. If she had married back to Longxi directly at that time, she wouldn’t have had all these troubles.
Zhao Fangyu was afraid that the lady would think too much, so she stood up and asked her to look at her clothes.
Now that she has become the prince's consort, she is dressed in luxurious attire, which is naturally not comparable to the little girl she was back then.
Her hair was tied up with lapis lazuli as embellishment and red and blue sapphires as main colors. A set of crowns with four seasons patterns were used to hold her black hair together. Gold flowers and gold leaves were common, and there was also a hairpin with flowers that Zhou Qinghe had grown himself, which looked fresh and natural.
She was wearing a wide-brimmed jacket that was shining brightly, and with every step she took she was like smoke and waves. Her skirt swayed slightly, creating ripples, as if an inch of water had been cut from the surface of the water to make the hem. Every step and movement she made was extremely gorgeous.
They were indeed good things. The Second Prince did not treat her harshly, so the Madam was relieved.
But the eldest lady trusted Zhao Fangyu, but Zhao Fangyu did not trust the eldest lady.
"The Third Prince is not a generous person. He is still a prince today. If there ever comes a day when he reaches the pinnacle of power, he will never let go of the Zhao family's wealth and his mother's dowry."
The Third Prince's temperament and short-sightedness will definitely lead him to do something disgusting.
The Li family's roots are in Longxi, and their presence in the capital is still a little weak. Otherwise, why would the Duke of Li's Mansion bully the eldest lady's sister so much?
If that day really comes, I'm afraid the Three Emperors won't have to take action on their own initiative. Zhao Minshan will naturally abandon his wife for power and status.
The lady snorted and kept the matter to herself.
Originally, she married into the Zhao family with a huge fortune, and now the dowry is getting bigger and bigger. Zhao Minshan is not a conscientious man like Zhou Qinghe. Zhou Qinghe can still find a way out for Zhao Fangyu, but when it comes to Zhao Minshan, he will probably end up dying together with his family.
The lady knew Zhao Minshan's character very well, and after Zhao Fangyu's reminder, this matter was no longer a trivial matter.
Mother Cui held the eldest lady's hand with concern, and Zhao Fangyu also reminded the eldest lady: "Father is a man who doesn't speak a single word from the heart. Even his tears are sweet. Don't count on him at a critical moment."
"I have a garden in Jiangnan. There are shops and farms in each of the seven cities in Jiangnan. Big sister, you don't have to worry about it now. The most important thing is Mo'er."
Zhao Fangyun was destined to be married to a local squire in Aunt Song's family. Aunt Song hoped that when Zhao Minshan was reinstated, her daughter could live a fairy-like life in the squire's house, and no one, such as the mother-in-law or the sister-in-law, could step on Zhao Fangyun.
After all, she failed to stop him. Aunt Song secretly told Zhao Minshan about this matter and tried her best to force him to agree. Even if life after marriage was not easy, she would get what she wanted.
What Zhao Fangyu was worried about was the youngest girl in the Zhao family, Zhao Fangmo.
It is impossible for the Third Prince to marry Mo'er himself, but he may marry her to his retainers.
A hint of coldness flashed across the lady's eyes, and then she felt much more relieved when she saw Zhao Fangyu's concerned expression.
"I will ask my father for help in finding Mo'er a marriage partner. If Longxi doesn't work out, there are other families out there."
Zhao Fangyu had no choice in such a hurry. Mo'er was only eight years old and he must not let her fall into a den of tigers and wolves again.
After getting the approval from the eldest lady, Zhao Fangyu felt a little relieved. He asked someone to call Mo'er over and pinched her little face to ask her about her homework.
The eldest lady also stayed in the room for a while. When she came out, Zhao Fangmo had become Fourth Sister's little clingy guy. She wished she could turn into a sticky candy and follow Zhao Fangyu back to Hewang Mansion.
The three of them had been playing for a while when they heard that Zhao Fangyu wanted to see them.
But when the person came, she didn't know what to say. She sat on the bench with her head down, in a daze. As soon as she saw him, she knew it was Aunt Song who pushed her here.
Zhao Fangyun was already very angry.
Except for Zhao Fangmo, the family she married into was the worst among the sisters. The family was not even an official. At the beginning, Aunt Song said that the family was good and had a lot of money, and if she married into that family, she would be the God of Wealth of their family.
When her father resumes his official status, that family will have to worship her like a bodhisattva for the rest of her life.
But how can it be that easy?
Naturally, girls are not very many when they are waiting to be married, but when they get married, they are like pearls falling on a jade plate. They want to scatter a string of pearls to all corners of the world.
Zhao Fanglan still has a younger brother to rely on, but he has become paralyzed. Unless her brother becomes emperor, she will never be able to establish herself in this lifetime.
Zhao Fangwei married far away, and after marriage she was like a dead person. She didn't even send a letter back in all these years. Aunt Song really couldn't count on her.
That's why he pushed Zhao Fangyun to show his courtesy to Zhao Fangyu.
But the relationship between the two had been tense since childhood. At this time, Zhao Fangyun came to Zhao Fangyu and acted humble, and his arrogance and wantonness over the years had not diminished.
When she came to Qingping Courtyard, she also had a breath of anger stuck in her neck, sitting silently in the chair in a daze. She would only answer one question when others asked her one, and would not say anything more. She was very frugal with words.
As if this could help her maintain her precarious pride.
The lady and Zhao Fangyu saw through Zhao Fangyun's disguise at a glance, smiled at each other, and pretended she didn't exist.
Here the mother and daughter are very close, but over there it is very different.
Zhao Minshan finally came out of the study for his official career.
He said a lot of good things in front of Zhou Qinghe.
Zhao Minshan was an old hand in the court and knew many things well, but Zhou Qinghe was still a prince after all. Even if the emperor didn't like him, he still got the job and became a prince, which was better than him, the almost forgotten predecessor of the Ministry of Revenue.
Hence, in front of Zhou Qinghe, he couldn't help but act like a father-in-law.