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

While waiting for the soup residue to be filtered, Dingxiang spoke a few words to Cheng Yu.

"Don't worry about her. Our wife is the mistress now. All matters of the Lu family should be decided by her."

Cheng Yu nodded, "Sister Dingxiang, please take the medicine to the mistress first. I have stewed some ginseng soup here, and I will bring some to the mistress later. It is better to lie down and rest. The ginseng soup will calm your nerves and you can sleep for a while."

Ding Xiang smiled and said, "I see that you have become more sensible recently. I will tell my wife later and mention your identity."

After raising your status, you can work for the mistress. Even if you need to cook for her, you don’t have to stay in the small kitchen all day.

Just go when you're cooking.

Moreover, Mother Wang in the small kitchen could no longer order her to do chores like cutting and picking vegetables.

Ding Xiang brought the medicine to Zhao Rulan, waited for her to take it, and fed her some ginseng soup.

Zhao Rulan's mood improved a little. She slept for more than an hour in the early morning and woke up at dawn. However, her body was still bleeding and she could not move.

But there was still noise outside the door.

Cheng Yu brought a thick lean meat porridge.

"Madam, you are awake. Sister Dingxiang is outside. I have prepared some light food. You don't have to get up. I will serve you."

"The doctor said you need to lie down until you are well again."

Zhao Rulan asked with a slightly hoarse voice, "What happened outside?"

Cheng Yu knew that keeping some things secret might not be a good thing.

"It's the eldest lady who came and said she wanted to see you. Sister Dingxiang said that you are resting in bed now. The eldest lady..."

Cheng Yu didn't need to say much, a sneer flashed in Zhao Rulan's eyes.

She said to Cheng Yu, "Yu'er, go outside and tell the Madam that I am not feeling well and cannot take care of the household affairs during this period. Please let the Madam take care of the housekeeping affairs first."

Cheng Yu whispered yes.

He turned around and went out to pass on the message. After hearing what Cheng Yu said, Ding Xiang still didn't believe it.

Her wife is the mistress of the Lu family, so it is natural for her to be in charge of the power, so why did she give it up?

"Yu'er, are you telling the truth?" Dingxiang asked.

Cheng Yu's face was serious. "Sister Ding Xiang, how could I spread rumors? This is what my wife said herself. She said that the eldest lady is good at housekeeping, and my wife is not feeling well, so it is not appropriate for her to be a housekeeper now."

The eldest lady, Madam Sun, stood outside and glanced at Dingxiang.

"Since the Second Madam has said so, I will take over the housekeeper's duties temporarily. I would also like to trouble Miss Dingxiang to bring the key to the warehouse."

Cheng Yu stared at Sun and said, "Madam, what key do you want? The key my wife is holding is the key to the warehouse that Madam brought as a dowry. The key of the Lu family has always been with the old lady. If you don't believe me, just go and ask yourself..."

The eldest lady looked at Cheng Yu with suspicion.

This bitch has been talking about their eldest wife all the time recently. It seems she really needs to be disciplined.

The eldest lady did not have a good face towards Cheng Yu, mainly because her son fell in love with Cheng Yu. She felt that it must be Cheng Yu who seduced her son, so she had long been resentful of her.

Cheng Yu ignored the eldest lady and just called Ding Xiang back into the house.

Zhao Rulan ate some porridge and continued to lie down, but she needed someone to take care of her eating, drinking, defecating and urinating, so Dingxiang took two maids to clean up.

Zhao Rulan said, Dingxiang, thank you for your hard work.

"My lady, look at what you said. It's my duty to take care of you. But this eldest lady is so annoying. She came to claim her sovereignty just after you got into trouble. She often told the old lady that you were unfilial. You gave her and the old lady so many good things, but you didn't get any benefit..."

"My wife is kind-hearted. She just came to the Lu family and hoped to have a harmonious family. But she was bullied by them."

Zhao Rulan looked at Cheng Yu with a hint of gentleness between her brows.

"I didn't know when Yu'er became so smart."

Cheng Yu didn't say anything, she just stood like a quail.

Ding Xiang served Zhao Rulan and said softly, "I have seen how Yu'er cares for you. Madam, you are a good person, and I will protect you."

Cheng Yu whispered again: "But, my lady, you can't go on like this. You know whether the eldest lady and the old lady are good to you or not, don't you?"

What Cheng Yu said was too straightforward.

Even Dingxiang was a little scared. Her wife was in a bad mood after hearing this and decided to punish her again.

Zhao Rulan said, "Maybe you are right."

Zhao Rulan didn't like to hear the maid say these words, but she didn't get angry today.

Cheng Yu didn't dare to say much, for fear that he would make mistakes if he spoke too much.

She only knew about Zhao Rulan's fate, and thought that since she didn't know about it, it would be fine as long as she didn't know about it. But now that she knew about it, and Zhao Rulan was still her boss, her future life and death would be in the hands of this boss, so naturally she would think the best of her boss.

Hello boss, isn't it better for her, a worker who has signed a contract to sell her body, to do the same?

After letting Cheng Yu leave, Zhao Rulan called Mother Zhang into the house.

Mother Zhang looked at Zhao Rulan, whose face was haggard and pale, and kept calling her "Sister Lan" out of heartache.

"The Lu family is really a bully. You have only been married to the Lu family for a short time, and you have suffered such injustice. If we can't do it, we can tell the prince. Even if the prince doesn't care, the prince will always take care of it."

How could Zhao Rulan not know her own family?

Not long after her mother died, her father remarried and found a stepmother for her and her brother.

As a stepmother, she gave birth to a son right after entering the palace, and later gave birth to two daughters. The stepmother had long been the one who had the final say in the inner courtyard of the palace.

Fortunately, her brother was the crown prince and preserved the dowry left behind by her mother after her death. It was also because her brother gave all the dowry left by her mother to her that everyone in the palace was hostile to her brother.

She thought that her brother might not be living a good life in the palace.

Before she married Lu Zhaowen, her brother held her hand and said, "Now that you have found a good man, I am relieved, but I can't stay in the palace forever."

Knowing that his brother was ambitious, he decided that if he wanted to make a name for himself quickly, he couldn't just stay in the palace.

Zhao Rulan knew in her heart that she could only rely on herself for the Lu family's affairs.

As a married woman, she could not go back to her parents' home and cry about being wronged in her husband's home.

Zhao Rulan shook her head, "Don't tell anyone in the palace about this."

"But my lady, you have never been wronged like this."

Zhao Rulan: “People always need to grow up.”

Maybe she is really too kind, just like Cheng Yu said.

If you are a wolf and are kind to a little white rabbit, that is kindness.

If you are a little rabbit and are kind to a wolf, you are stupid.

Cheng Yu returned to the small kitchen without thinking much. She hoped more than anyone else that Zhao Rulan would get better and the baby in her belly could be kept. She did not necessarily want Zhao Rulan to give birth to the scumbag Lu Zhaowen's child.

But if Zhao Rulan had a miscarriage, she would not be able to have another child in the future.

Women’s inability to give birth, especially women in ancient times, is related to their future happiness.

Cheng Yu knew a little about this dynasty. You can remarry with your children, but if you can't give birth, then you are really a useless person.