The maid's road to success

The sedan chair was covered with thick cushions, and Wen Niang felt the pain in her lower body was relieved a little when she sat on it. There was still some distance from Chen Luoxi's yard to Fushou Hall, and Wen Niang was drowsy from the shaking of the sedan chair.

When the sedan chair landed and the maidservant reminded Wen Niang to get out, Chen Luolan, Yulan and Yumei came out.

Wen Niang looked at the teasing look in Chen Luolan's eyes, her face turned red with shame, and she was angry and refused to support Chen Luoxi's hand and come out.

Chen Luoxi walked out holding the door frame. He knew that he had gone too far last night and angered Wen Niang. He touched his nose awkwardly and glared at Chen Luolan.

"Yulan (Yumei) has seen..."

Without waiting for Yulan and the other girl to bow, Wen Niang walked over quickly and helped them both to stand.

"My sisters have become estranged from me. They treated me like their little sister back then. Don't they love me anymore?"

Yulan and Yumei looked at each other, smiled and supported Wen Niang on both sides.

"We are happy for you. We knew from the beginning that you would have a bright future. We are very happy."

Yulan and Yumei are also married women, so how could they not see Wen Niang's physical condition?

I came to pay my respects on the first day in a sedan chair. Just now, when I walked quickly, I felt a little sluggish. It was obvious that I had been disturbed by the commotion.

Wen Niang looked at them with gratitude as they helped her share some of the burden, and talked to them with a smile.

Chen Luolan ignored Chen Luoxi and followed him into the yard. Chen Luoxi looked at Yulan and Yumei and knew that they were worried about how hard he had tortured Wen Niang.

He was well aware of how good the relationship was between the maids in Fu Shou Tang. Even though Yulan and the other girl were still slaves, he did not dare to easily lose face for them.

Wen Niang knew that she would definitely be worried about her.

What's more, because the two of them married themselves to local minor officials in order to protect their ancestors in exile, the Chen family will always remember this kindness.

Now they are considered the adopted daughters of the Chen family, so Chen Luoxi has to call them sisters and show them respect.

"Where do you live now, sisters? You should come more often so we can talk."

Yulan comforted Wen Niang.

"Don't rush to support us. Although we were in a hurry to get married and wanted to keep our masters, our husbands treated us well and never treated us harshly or humiliated us."

Yulan and the other girl are both girls who have followed the old ancestor for many years. Among the group, they are both outstandingly smart.

As soon as I heard it, I knew that Wen Niang wanted to use her identity as Mrs. Chen Luoxi to help them gain power in her husband's family.

"Yes, although I entered as a concubine at first, the Chen family overturned the case, and he immediately promoted me to his wife. For the sake of the Chen family, no one in the mansion dared to disobey me."

Wen Niang looked at Yumei and felt distressed.

How could it be as easy as they said? They were all girls who had been engaged in marriage in the mansion before, and now they are exiled, and they don’t know how much hardship they will have to endure along the way.

The late emperor ascended the throne, but he was still afraid of the Chen family's former power, and he did countless dirty tricks along the way.

Brother Yulan hired many escort agencies to ensure the safe arrival of the women.

However, the assassination escort agency on the road can help, and the local officials, under the instructions of their superiors, are in private and there is nothing they can do about it.

Yulan and Yumei could only seduce a few officials under their direct management. Yulan was okay because the official liked her appearance and personality and married her directly.

But Yumei was indeed carried into the mansion in a pink sedan chair. Although Yumei was very smart and soon gained favor with her intelligence, she was alone and had to compete for favor in order to protect the Chen family.

I don’t know how much torture I have suffered.

"Everything is fine now. The Duke is here. If you don't want to live with them, I can ask the Duke to intervene."

Yulan shook her head, signaling her not to do that.

"You don't have to be like this. We are all mothers. Even if life was not easy in the past, it is better now. We are now in my husband's house and are being carefully cared for. They dare not do anything."

Yumei couldn't help but laugh when she thought about the days after returning to Kyoto.

"You don't know. Although the man I coaxed loved me and helped me before, the evil woman at home always bullied me."

"Unfortunately, that evil woman is my husband's cousin, so I can't touch her."

"It's really funny. Back then, that evil woman killed so many concubines and children, but he was concerned about their relationship and didn't want to touch that woman. When he first arrived in Kyoto, he heard that the Chen family had been conferred the title of Protector of the Country, so he immediately divorced that evil woman for committing the seven reasons for divorce and made me his legal wife."

Wen Niang took Yumei's hand and patted it gently.

"Everything is fine now. That evil woman got her comeuppance. Now in our family, if I say one thing, no one dares to say another. It can be said that all the hard work has paid off."

Yulan nodded, and as she spoke they had already arrived at the main hall of Fushou Hall.

"Okay, we'll talk about this later. Let Madam greet you first."

Yumei closed her mouth, lifted the door curtain, and watched Wen Niang walk into the room.

Now they don't have to do these tasks. Every time they come to Fu Shou Tang, they just accompany their ancestors to play cards, chat, draw pictures, and joke.

"Niang Wen pays respects to the old ancestor. The old ancestor is Jin An. I meet my mother, second aunt, third aunt, and eldest sister-in-law."

Wen Niang asked how she was first, and after Yulan brought the futon over, she took Chen Luoxi's hand, knelt down and formally served tea.

"Tea, Grandma!"

The old ancestor took the tea and took a sip without waiting for Wen Niang to raise it above her head.

"Alright, alright, you're all people I watched grow up, it's fine as long as you get the point, get up quickly."

Bai found the old ancestor's appearance funny. She looked afraid that Wen Niang would suffer.

"The two of you should live well from now on and add incense to the Chen family as soon as possible. Luo Xi, you must not let Wen Niang down, otherwise I will not forgive you."

The old ancestor looked at Chen Luoxi, with a reprimand in his eyes.

She was also an experienced person and had given birth to several children. How could she not see the forbearing expression on Wen Niang's face when she knelt down?

If it were an ordinary family, it would be forgivable if the couple made a little too much noise during their wedding night.

After all, their love life has been bumpy.

However, the Duke of Protectorate is from a noble family, and this marriage was arranged by the Emperor, so they must go to the palace to express gratitude on the second day after the wedding.

It's been a lot of trouble. Can Wen Niang endure so many rules? Luo Xi was impulsive.

Bai also saw this, and after taking the tea from Wen Niang, she put a pair of transparent spring-colored bracelets on Wen Niang's hands.

"My father gave it to me when I was 15 years old. Now I leave it to you. Don't be afraid when you marry into my family. I'm not that evil mother-in-law. I will only treat you like my own child and love you."

Wen Niang nodded and said sweetly, "Thank you, mother."

The remaining second wife, the third wife and Princess Yong'an, none of them had ever made things difficult for Wen Niang.

Princess Yong'an even brought Wen Niang to the palace in person to express her gratitude.

She is the only granddaughter of the Emperor and Empress, and the first girl in Prince Li's Mansion. She has been loved since childhood.

It was also because of her that the eldest son asked to be named the Crown Prince, who is now the Prince.

Princess Yong'an and Chen Luoyuan were deeply in love. If it weren't for the traitor's frame-up, Chen Luoyuan, as the eldest son, was virtuous and steady.

As he is the grandson-in-law of Prince Li, it is natural that he will inherit the Huaiyuan Marquis Mansion.

Unfortunately, it was a tragic death. Prince Li had to spend a lot of effort to save his brother's life and Chen Luoyuan's body.

"Sister-in-law is still living in the princess's mansion?"

Wen Niang was led by Princess Yong'an through the palace.

The old ancestor refused to ride in a sedan chair in the palace, so she could not break the rules even if she was not comfortable with it.

"Ah."

"Chen Luoxi and I have discussed this. Although my sister-in-law has a princess mansion granted by the emperor, you and Brother Zong are still members of the Chen family after all. The Chen family still keeps your courtyard. The princess mansion is deserted, so why not go home and live in a more lively place?"

Princess Yong'an suddenly stopped and looked at Wen Niang's face, her eyes flashing with emotion.

"My ancestors also said so, but I am a widow now. The only male members of the Chen family who died are the fourth brother and the eldest brother. The women were exiled, but I am enjoying life in Kyoto. Others have been gossiping about me. Now that I see you are doing well again, I am afraid that others will stab me in the back if I go back."

Wen Niang didn't expect that Princess Yong'an didn't live in the Duke of Huguo's Mansion because of this.

"You were a princess at the beginning, and marrying into the Marquis's Mansion was a marriage of inferiority. Later, when something happened, you tried your best to protect the bloodline of your eldest brother. Who dares to say anything?"

"Now that you are a princess, you have never thought about remarrying, but have been devoted to your brother. Who wouldn't envy our Chen family's good fortune? Sister-in-law, other people have their mouths. We can't control what they say, but you have to live your life, and it's only right to make yourself comfortable."

Princess Yong'an was pulled by Wen Niang as she walked and talked, but she was deeply shocked.

Yes, she had always been afraid that people would gossip about the fact that she stayed in Kyoto to protect her brother.

But given the situation at the time, she thought that all the male members of the Chen family could not escape, so she could only protect her brother at all costs and not let the Chen family's bloodline be cut off.

People say that she despises the poor and loves the rich, and only cares about her own safety when disaster strikes.

But people don't know that she has been sleepless day and night over the years in order to protect her brother from being eaten alive by those jackals.

Now the Chen family sees things clearly and comes to comfort himself time and time again.

She really wanted to go back. Every day she wanted to go back to the place where she and her husband once lived in love and tell Brother Zong what a kind and gentle man his father was.

But she didn't want her husband's tragic death to be brought up as a topic of conversation.

Wen Niang was right. No matter what she did, there would always be people gossiping about her. It would be more practical for her to just take good care of her home and that of her husband.

After thinking it over, Princess Yong'an felt that she couldn't wait even a day, so she asked her maid to go back and pack her bags, and she accompanied Wen Niang and her husband to express her gratitude before moving.

"It's a good idea for sister-in-law to do this. The princess's mansion is deserted, and Zong brother is introverted now. It's not a bad thing, but it's better for the child to live a lively life."

The Queen Mother is already old and it is not suitable for her to spend all her energy on this. The Emperor came to visit her once and then left.

The Crown Princess was now quite busy in charge of the harem affairs, so they sat for a while and then returned to the Duke of Protectorate's Mansion with generous rewards.

"I'll take a nap first, call me if you need anything."

Wen Niang came back, took off her layers of gorgeous clothes, and fell asleep directly on the bed.

Chen Luoxi arranged for someone to pick up Princess Yong'an and bring her back home. When she came back, she saw the person she had been thinking about for a long time sleeping soundly. He sat opposite her and looked at her face, feeling extremely satisfied.

He sat on the couch, planning the courtyard of the mansion.

Although Princess Yong'an has come to her senses and is willing to come back, the Duke of Protectorate must give Princess Yong'an enough respect.

The welcome must be done with great fanfare so that people will think that the Chen family invited him back several times, rather than Princess Yong'an returning just because she saw that the Chen family was doing well again.