I was a queen in ancient times, no, a maid!

The marriage between Cheng Yu and Zhao Shiyan was settled.

The pastry shop's business was getting better and better, and Zhao Rulan would come and take a look in her free time.

Whenever Cheng Yu researched some new pastry, Zhao Rulan would come to support him.

In addition to Zhao Rulan, Fang Mingqiao, the young wife of Zhenyuan Hou, also frequently came to see Cheng Yu after her mood improved.

She wanted to become Cheng Yu's girlfriend.

The Fang family cannot be compared with the Prince Jing's Mansion and the Marquis of Zhenyuan, but they are still well-known people in Kyoto.

And Fang Mingqiao is the legitimate daughter of the Fang family. Now she is married to the Marquis of Zhenyuan as his second wife. Regardless of whether she is favored in the Marquis of Zhenyuan's mansion, her status is not low.

Cheng Yu initially declined politely, feeling that he was not worthy of her.

I never thought that Fang Mingqiao was so sincere.

Fang Mingqiao is three months younger than Cheng Yu, and she said she would like to have someone as her sister.

Seeing her like this, looking aggrieved and pitiful, Cheng Yu had no choice but to nod and acknowledge it.

Fang Mingqiao was very happy.

She married Yang Huaiyuan, the Marquis of Zhenyuan, as his second wife. Her parents were very happy and did not hold a grand wedding, but many of the dowry items were given as gifts. In addition, Fang Mingqiao's elder sister Fang had a grand wedding and all her dowry items were kept by her.

In addition to giving one portion to each of Fang's two previous daughters, he also left some for Fang Mingqiao, enough for her to eat and drink for the rest of her life.

Fang Mingqiao is not short of money.

After accepting Cheng Yu as her sister, she wanted to give a farm under her name to Cheng Yu. In order to give her the farm, all the income from the farm would be counted in Cheng Yu's name in the future.

Cheng Yu refused immediately.

She said that acknowledging her younger sister should be a gift from her as an older sister to her younger sister.

Fang Mingqiao refused and insisted on giving it to him.

Cheng Yu knew that Fang Mingqiao was pregnant, so she gave her some food from the system store that was good for pregnant women, such as biscuits, calcium tablets, and deep-sea fish oil.

She would open the packaging box and give it to Fang Mingqiao.

Later, Fang Mingqiao felt unwell and called a doctor for diagnosis, who found out that she was pregnant with twins.

Cheng Yu specially brought some cakes to see Fang Mingqiao and told her to take good care of her health. From now on, she should not leave the mansion often and wait until the baby is born.

Cheng Yu was just saying this to Fang Mingqiao when he heard the maid outside say that the Marquis had arrived.

"Meet the Marquis..."

Yang Huaiyuan waved his hand lightly, "Madam Cheng, you don't have to be polite. I just came to take a look and will leave soon."

Yang Huaiyuan came here to see Fang Mingqiao because his mother had urged him to do so.

Cheng Yu happened to be there, so he was too lazy to ask more questions.

Since his first wife Fang passed away, Yang Huaiyuan has never been to the backyard where Fang Mingqiao lived. If his mother had not told him that the doctor diagnosed that she was pregnant with twins and urged him to take care of Fang Mingqiao, he would not have come.

Cheng Yu immediately stood up and said with a smile, "It just so happens that you are here, Lord. I will go back first. The pastry shop is still busy and I can't leave."

"Mrs. Cheng, walk slowly."

Cheng Yu nodded and walked outside.

As soon as Cheng Yu left, Fang Mingqiao felt a little uneasy, especially when he saw Yang Huaiyuan.

She subconsciously called him brother-in-law.

Yang Huaiyuan frowned, "What is this title? Since you have entered the Marquis's mansion as a successor, you should put yourself in the right position."

Fang Mingqiao stood up.

"Yes, husband, husband..."

When saying this, Fang Mingqiao felt scared and also felt it was very strange.

Yang Huaiyuan stared at her belly.

"Take good care of the baby. If everything is fine, I'll leave first."

"Brother-in-law, wait a minute."

In a hurry, Fang Mingqiao called her brother-in-law again, and then deliberately said, "My husband, Madam Cheng and I are sisters, and she can enter and leave the Marquis' Mansion freely from now on."

What Fang Mingqiao meant was that it was enough for you to know and don't ask too much.

How could someone as smart as Yang Huaiyuan not know this?

He hummed, "It's up to you to decide."

"Learn from your sister and don't cause me any trouble. If it's not about the Marquis' Mansion, don't bother me too much."

Look how cold he is.

"I will."

"After the child is born, you and I will divorce. If it's a girl, I'll take her away. If it's a boy, I don't want him."

"I only hope that you can protect me and let me go, so that I won't be blamed by everyone."

When she married him, she had already received enough criticism and cold stares. She hoped that even if Yang Huaiyuan didn't like her, he could protect her a little because she was his first wife's younger sister.

Yang Huaiyuan looked at Fang Mingqiao.

Then he said, "Okay, I promise you."

After hearing him say this, Fang Mingqiao felt relieved.

After seeing Yang Huaiyuan off, she sat down comfortably and started eating pastries.

"Cuiying, come and try some of the cakes that Sister Yu sent us. We have never eaten them in the Fang family."

Yang Huaiyuan turned back and went out directly just now. He forgot to tell Fang Mingqiao that if she needed anything in the inner courtyard, she could just tell someone to tell him. She was pregnant with his child, and he would definitely not ignore the child.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned back, he heard Fang Mingqiao, who was like a little quail in front of him, calling the maid to eat cakes in a voice full of vitality and energy.

"Master Hou."

The maid Cuiying had just eaten a piece of food and hadn't swallowed it yet when she saw Yang Huaiyuan turning around. She was so scared that she didn't know whether to spit it out or swallow it.

The pastry was delicious, so she should just swallow it first.

"It's okay, you guys eat."

It seems that Fang Mingqiao is not as afraid of him as he imagined.

He still felt sorry for her.

Now it seems that I am living a happy life.

Fang Mingqiao gave a look to the maid, and Cuiying hurried out. After watching the Marquis leave with her own eyes, Cuiying hurried back in.

"Madam, madam, the Marquis has left, and this time he walked out of the backyard."

"You can eat it without worry."

Only then did Fang Mingqiao relax.

Yang Huaiyuan had already walked out, so why did he come back? The key point was that he didn't say anything when he came back. He just said, "You guys eat," and left again.

Fang Mingqiao's good mood was broken, but fortunately, the pastries made by Cheng Yu were so delicious that when she ate the pastries, she stopped thinking about Yang Huaiyuan.

***

In the winter of the same year, Cheng Yu went to Prince Jing's mansion specifically and asked the eldest daughter Zhao Rulan where the prince was fighting. Cheng Yu wanted to send some things.

Zhao Rulan looked at Cheng Yu and said softly, "I just want to prepare winter clothes for my brother."

"Some of my businesses in Jiangbei City have run into some problems. Something happened to the owner of a clothing store. He has been with me for many years and he is a relative of my nanny. I want to go over and take a look myself."

"Yu'er, I'll leave the task of preparing winter clothing for the prince to you."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Yu hurriedly asked, "As for Jiangbei City, is it okay for the young lady to go there by herself?"

Zhao Rulan said softly, "I'm just dealing with some business matters and looking for a shopkeeper to take over. I think I'll be back in ten days or half a month. I'm not the naive little girl I was before. I'll bring my servants and maids with me when I go to Jiangbei City this time. You don't have to worry about me."

Cheng Yu asked about Sister Yan's arrangements with concern.

Seeing that the eldest girl had made all the arrangements, Cheng Yu did not ask any more questions. She prepared some winter clothes for Zhao Shiyan and his brother who were far away at the border.