The Domineering General and His Post-it Lady

The first wife Zhao Chunlei and the second wife Ma Xiahe were most worried that if the sixth wife gave birth to a child after entering the mansion, she would become the new favorite of the mansion.

The eldest wife, Zhao Chunlei, had only one daughter. Ever since the second wife, Ma Xiahe, gave birth to a son, she had been showing disdain in front of everyone, thinking that her son would inherit the position of general in the future and that she was the future mistress, which had become even worse. Now there was a sixth wife. If she gave birth to another son, she would be bullied by the two wives in the Fan Mansion and would have no status. If her daughter wanted to marry a good husband in the future, she would have to look at the faces of these two wives. She was very unwilling to think about this.

Ma Xiahe, the second wife, originally thought that the son she gave birth to would be the best candidate to inherit the general's position. Now, if he marries the sixth wife into the mansion, if the sixth wife gives birth to a son and is favored by the general, then his son's position will be difficult to maintain. In his old age, he will have no power and influence, and his son's career will be worrying. Although all matters in the mansion are handled by Madam Fan, in fact, the general still makes the decision. As long as the general makes a decision, no one dares to disobey him. If you want to consolidate your position in the general's mansion, you still have to win the general's heart.

Unfortunately, over the years, apart from being favored by the general a few times, she failed to capture the general's heart. Every time the general came to her room, he left before dawn.

The same was true for other wives, so the general's heart was hard to figure out. Second wife Ma Xiahe thought that she had given birth to a son, but he did not win the general's heart, but his position in the Fan Mansion was still very stable. Now she suddenly welcomed a sixth wife, which made her feel uneasy.

As for the other wives, since they had no children, there was no possibility of competing for the throne in the future, and they knew that they could not win the general's heart. Therefore, even if they knew that the general's mansion would welcome a sixth wife, they did not worry too much. They just hoped that the sixth wife would be able to understand the general situation, live in peace with everyone, and not embarrass them if she gave birth to children in the future.

The ladies also sent people to closely monitor the news about the selection of the Sixth Lady.

The news that General Fan Ziren had remarried spread throughout the city. The Lou family naturally also knew about this news. This news also made Lou Yunsi's aunt very happy. This aunt had been looking for a suitable husband for her daughter Lou Yunpiao.

Hearing this news, it was like divine help. In addition to having his daughter's portrait drawn quickly, he also asked Lord Lou to discuss with the officials in the court who were close to him to find a way to make Old Lady Fan pay attention to his daughter, Lou Yunpiao. Among them was the wife of Lord Li, who had met Old Lady Fan at a flower-viewing event and occasionally visited the Fan Mansion with other noble ladies in the capital. She paid her respects to Old Lady Fan and chatted with her over tea and flowers.

When the lady heard that the wife of Lord Li was acquainted with Madam Fan, she immediately rushed to Lord Li's house to ask for a meeting and presented him with precious silk brocade, hoping that Lord Li's wife would say a few good words about him. Lord Li's wife knew that her husband and Lord Lou were on good terms with each other, so she readily agreed.

The aunt was ecstatic, thinking: My daughter has inherited my extraordinary appearance. Anyone who sees this fairy-like portrait will fall at her feet. Not to mention the general, even the gods in heaven will want to come down to earth to see my daughter's appearance! Maybe the general will invite me to his mansion too. Oh, so shy, hahaha! The aunt couldn't contain her inner joy, and she almost twitched with laughter!

At this time, the painter hired by the old lady was painting a self-portrait of Lou Yunpiao, the second daughter of the Lou family. The portrait was almost finished. Coincidentally, Lou Yunsi and her maid Luo Yun passed by and glanced at the painter. The painter was attracted by the lively girl in front of him. Thinking that Lou Yunpiao's portrait was almost finished, he could take this opportunity to paint another one. Although the lady of the Lou family did not let the painter paint a self-portrait of Lou Yunsi, Lou Yunsi looked even more beautiful. However, the painter saw that the two of them seemed to be incompatible, so he kept silent and quickly painted on another piece of white paper.

Lou Yunpiao looked at Lou Yunsi and said with a smile, "Sister! Do you want an artist to draw a self-portrait for you? You can hang it up at home. It will be so pleasing to admire in your boudoir!"

Lou Yunpiao thought that her portrait would be sent to General Fan's mansion to be shown to Old Lady Fan, striving to become the General's Sixth Lady. But Lou Yunsi did not have this qualification, so if she wanted to paint a portrait, she could only hang it in her room to look at it. Thinking of this, Lou Yunpiao could not help but smile.

Lou Yunsi also saw what Lou Yunpiao was up to, and smiled and said to her, "Sister! You have so many ideas, so don't bother the painter's skillful hands. Just ask the painter to make you look better. That's the only way to achieve the desired effect."

When Lou Yunpiao heard this, she thought: I am already beautiful enough, I don't need the painter to make me beautiful, I am more beautiful than you. You must be jealous and envious of me.

So she said to Lou Yunsi: "Sister, if you don't want to paint, go back to your room and look in the mirror. You can also appreciate your own beauty."

Oh my! This green tea, her words are always full of thorns. I really want to tear up her words! Don't you look in the mirror? Although you don't have the face of Zhu Bajie, don't always think of yourself as Chang'e. At most, you are a maid beside Chang'e! It's unlucky to look at it.

So, Lou Yunsi smiled and walked towards the back garden with her maid Luo Yun.

Not long after, the painter had finished the self-portrait. Originally, Lou Yunsi was going to take the self-portrait home to enjoy it herself, but the housekeeper was standing by and waiting. It was inconvenient for the painter to take Lou Yunsi's self-portrait away, so he had to send the portrait to the housekeeper of the Lou Mansion, who then sent it to the old lady. After the old lady received the portrait, she found that there were actually two portraits, one of Lou Yunpiao and the other of Lou Yunsi. The old lady was furious: "Who asked to paint that damn girl? Is the painter crazy? Hurry up and throw away the portrait of that damn girl, and send the portrait of the second young lady to the Fan Mansion!"

Seeing how angry the lady was, the housekeeper of the Lou family quickly took the portrait out, muttering, "The one on the left is the eldest lady's, and the one on the right is the second lady's. Hurry up and find a place to throw away the eldest lady's!"

Although the eldest daughter had no status in the family, if the eldest daughter found out about throwing her portrait away casually, he would make things difficult for the housekeeper, who would be in big trouble. The housekeeper went to the back garden and wanted to throw the eldest daughter's portrait into the pond in the back garden.

So the housekeeper hurried to the back garden. Oops, he accidentally bumped into someone and the portrait in his hand fell to the ground. The housekeeper quickly picked up the portrait and saw that it was the eldest lady. He panicked and said quickly: "Eldest lady! I didn't mean it."

Seeing the housekeeper rushing up to him with a portrait in his hand, Lou Yunsi asked, "Housekeeper, what are you holding in your hand?"

The housekeeper thought: Why don't I just give the painting to her? This way, no one will be offended.

The housekeeper said to Lou Yunsi, "Miss, this is your portrait. The eldest lady asked me to send it over."

So the butler gave the portrait in his left hand to the eldest daughter, and took the other portrait in his right hand and hurried to the Fan Mansion.

Lou Yunsi opened the portrait and saw, isn't this Lou Yunpiao? Did they draw an extra one for me to piss me off? Trash! I'm so pissed off, these two women, they wish Lou Yunpiao, that scumbag, would lose the election.

The more Lou Yunsi thought about it, the angrier she became. She tore up the painting and threw it into the pond in the back garden, then returned to her boudoir.