Long Live the Empress

Yue Hanwen acted really quickly. He went to see the old lady as soon as he came back.

The old lady was already worried about the decline of the family in the mansion, so when Yue Hanwen said he wanted to take a concubine, the old lady happily agreed and allocated Qiu Shui Garden for Su Hongfu to live in.

Yue Hanwen was happy to see the old lady was so straightforward, and quickly told the housekeeper to clean up the yard. He then ran to the storeroom, took out all the good things and placed them in Qiu Shui Garden. He also personally selected some skillful maids and old women... No matter how big or small the matter was, it was arranged perfectly by Yue Hanwen!

Although the matter of taking a concubine was in full swing, Yue Hanwen had already issued a gag order, so other people did not know about it.

The next day

Because she was taking a concubine, Su Hongfu could not wear red. She only wore a pink lily and butterfly long skirt and was carried into the Prime Minister's Mansion through the side door in a sedan chair.

When Yue Hanwen led Su Hongfu in, everyone was dumbfounded.

The old woman looked at the beautiful woman below and nodded with satisfaction. The woman was beautiful, and the child she gave birth to would also be beautiful. She asked Mother Zhang to give her a headdress and asked the servants to place a statue of Guanyin, the Goddess of Childbirth, in Qiushui Garden.

Su Hongfu bowed and thanked the old lady with a shy look on her face.

Then it was time to meet the young ladies in the mansion. Although Su Hongfu was a concubine, she was still a servant, so she still had to perform the servant's etiquette when meeting the young ladies.

Su Hongfu bowed to Yue Jinghao without changing her expression, "My humble concubine greets the young lady."

Yue Jinghao quickly stood up and returned the gift, "Don't blame me, Auntie. I didn't know you were coming today, so I didn't prepare any generous gifts." Then she took off a jade pendant from her body, "This is my mother's dowry, it's top-grade mutton-fat white jade, very good for the body! Please don't dislike it, Auntie!"

Su Hongfu quickly held the jade pendant with both hands, and felt the warmth to her touch. It was indeed a piece of excellent jade. Su Hongfu thanked him repeatedly.

The next step was to pay respect to the second young lady Yue Jinghong. Ever since Yue Hanwen brought Su Hongfu into the house, Yue Jinghong thought of her aunt who was still paralyzed in bed and living a humble life. It had only been half a month, and Yue Hanwen had brought the new aunt into the mansion... The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Her fingers that were holding the handrails were so tight that their fingertips turned slightly white.

Su Hongfu kept bowing, and when she saw Yue Jinghong didn't speak for a long time, she looked at Yue Hanwen aggrievedly.

How could Yue Hanwen tolerate his concubine being wronged? "Jinghong, your aunt is paying you a respect! Why don't you return the respect?"

Yue Jinghong hid the hatred in her heart, stood up and perfunctorily returned the greeting. She casually took off a jade bracelet from her hand and stuffed it into Su Hongfu's hand.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Yue Jinghong touched Su Hongfu's hand, he heard Su Hongfu scream, and the jade bracelet fell to the ground and shattered.

Su Hongfu bit her lips and covered her fingers, not daring to say a word.

Yue Hanwen quickly grabbed Su Hongfu's hand and saw a red blood bead on the slender white fingers.

Yue Hanwen angrily slapped Yue Jinghong in the face, "You are so vicious, you dare to stab your aunt with a needle!"

The swelling on Yue Jinghong's face had just subsided when Yue Hanwen slapped her in the face again, and blood immediately flowed from the corner of her mouth.

Yue Jinghong covered her face and looked at Su Hongfu with hatred in her eyes, "Father, I don't have it."

Yue Hanwen didn't listen to Yue Jinghong's explanation, "You didn't? Then why was Fu'er's hand bleeding? You are so vicious! You hate your father for punishing you, but you can't embarrass Fu'er like this! It seems that copying the Women's Rules and Virtues a thousand times is too light a punishment! Then I will punish you to reflect on your mistakes for three months, so that you can remember it well! Humph!"

Yue Jinghong suppressed the hatred in her eyes and nodded in agreement.

After Yue Jinghong's move, Yue Yuyan and the Second Aunt, who originally wanted to give Su Hongfu a warning, gave up their thoughts and obediently gave the gift of meeting.

Yue Yuyan was a person who enjoyed watching the fun and never mind the big things. "Father, the new concubine's surname is also Su. Could she be a relative of the old concubine Su?"

Yue Yuyan emphasized the word "old", which made people immediately think of Aunt Su who was paralyzed in bed and now has gray hair.

Yue Jinghong immediately retorted, "Third sister, be careful what you say. How could my aunt have a relative like... the new aunt?"

Su Hongfu quickly agreed, "Second Miss is right. I am just a country girl. How could I have such a noble relative... I am not worthy to be mentioned in the same breath as that sister..."

Yue Hanwen felt so distressed when he saw Su Hongfu, who had just entered the mansion and was so submissive! He didn't bother with them anymore. After paying his respects to the old lady, he took Su Hongfu to Qiushui Garden.

Su Hongfu looked at the dazzling array of gold and silver jewelry, antique calligraphy and paintings, and happily kissed Yue Hanwen on the face.

Yue Hanwen finally made it to the evening and came to Qiu Shui Garden with great excitement.

Su Hongfu looked at the impatient Yue Hanwen with a shy look on her face. She fed him a cup of tea herself and then blew out the lights in the room...

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Jinyuyuan

Old Zheng reported back from outside Yue Jinghao's window, "It's done. What should we do with the things that Da Wu stole from that yard?"

Yue Jinghao had already made a plan, "Find a safe place to hide, wait until the storm has died down, and then sell them out little by little. Give them 50% of the proceeds."

Lao Zheng stepped back and went to find Da Wu.

Yue Jinghao was flipping through a book with a dull look in her eyes. The Prime Minister's Mansion would be even more lively from now on! Aunt Su would be unable to sit still...