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

Cheng Yu took the things that Ding Xiang handed over. The bag was not very big and he thought there was not much in it.

Besides, Cheng Bin had to hand over all the monthly salary he earned from working to his grandmother, so he wouldn't have much left.

No matter how much it is, it is my brother’s love for me.

Cheng Yu sent Cheng Bin a lot of things, all of which were food. She dried duck necks and chicken necks, and also made some jerky, as well as dried fruits and dried tofu, which are the easiest to preserve in this cold winter and will not go bad.

She also made a jar of braised pork, which was stewed and frozen with a layer of white fat on top. She sent it to the Cheng family for her grandmother.

When eating this braised pork, you can scoop it out and stew it with vegetables, or you can eat it directly.

Cheng Yu carried the bag and first delivered it to the residence, and then went to Zhao Rulan.

Zhao Rulan's belly became bigger, and her appetite increased later on, so she ate a lot.

Cheng Yu didn't dare let her eat anything too greasy, so she picked out some light and delicious food, such as fish, shrimp, milk, and nutritious food like bird's nest, and stopped eating them, for fear that the baby would be too big and difficult to give birth to.

Zhao Rulan is a mistress who listens to others. She knows that the people under her are doing this for her own good.

Cheng Yu told her about the pastry shop. Zhao Rulan directly gave Cheng Yu three thousand taels of silver and asked her to do the job.

It took Cheng Yu seven or eight days to set up the pastry shop.

Four maids were bought for the small kitchen, Hongdou, Ruyi, Zisu and Shuijing, all named after pastries.

After setting up the pastry shop, it took another half a month to renovate it.

It was given a name, Feihuazhai.

Before the pastry shop opened for business, Zhao Rulan was about to give birth.

It just so happened that at this time, Lu Zhaowen's mistress became more and more arrogant and domineering. She wanted to take advantage of Zhao Rulan giving birth to force her to let him in.

Song Yuwei started making a fuss outside the Lu family’s gate.

With two children.

Seeing that the girl was already five or six years old, and the boy was still young, about four years old, she deliberately stuck out her belly.

It was still cold in April, but by mid-May, it became hot, especially under the scorching sun, when Song Yuwei took her children outside to bask in the sun.

Naturally, this matter reached Zhao Rulan's ears, but she sat firmly in her position as mistress and did not move.

Cheng Yu and Ding Xiang were a little anxious, as they were concerned about Zhao Rulan's belly.

"Madam, let's just leave her alone and let her make a scene outside."

"Yu'er, did you find the person from the Song family that I asked you to find?"

Zhao Rulan looked at Cheng Yu.

Cheng Yu said calmly, "We have found her. Song Yuwei is a branch of the great scholar of the Song family. The great scholar's family has a scholar and a juren master. This year, they are waiting for the candidate official. They have waited for three years before they got this opportunity. If the Song family is implicated in Song Yuwei's affairs and the juren master is involved, I think they will not let Song Yuwei go."

"Well, the scholar's mother should be here by now, right?"

"Don't worry, Madam. I have already sent a servant to deliver the message. He should be here soon. You don't have to worry about the old lady. I made some rice wine balls. After the old lady eats them, she will definitely sleep for an hour."

Zhao Rulan was very satisfied.

Zhao Rulan said, let's go out for a walk, and Dingxiang and Xiangling helped her up.

"Madam, are you going outside? I am worried about your health."

"Didn't the doctor tell you? Walking around now will help with childbirth."

She knew her physical condition clearly. Besides, she went for a walk every day. Today she just went a little earlier.

Dingxiang quickly took a paper umbrella and Xiangling opened it.

Ding Xiang and Cheng Yu were serving on both sides.

In addition, there were two old maids following behind. They were both very experienced midwives. They were hired early on just because they were worried about Zhao Rulan's delivery and wanted to be prepared.

When they reached the door, Zhao Rulan gave the gatekeepers and servants some bribes and asked them to go down and rest.

It was such a hot day that the gatekeeper didn't think much of it.

How nice it is to eat a big watermelon in the shade.

The Lu family started eating watermelons at the end of April. They were sent by Zhao Rulan’s farm and grown in a greenhouse.

The good and big ones naturally went to Zhao Rulan to eat first.

The smaller watermelon was given to the old lady.

As for the eldest wife, Sun, according to Zhao Rulan, she would rather throw the food away and feed it to the dogs than let her eat it.

On the surface, she was very respectful to her, but she did all those dirty things in secret. Zhao Rulan was doing her best by not picking on her.

As soon as I reached the door, I heard noisy sounds coming from outside.

"You really don't mind being ashamed. Your parents got into trouble and implicated us. Otherwise, my husband would have been a candidate for an official position long ago. Why would he have waited for three years?"

"We have just arranged everything, and now you are making trouble again. I heard about you earlier. It was said that you were married to a family as a concubine. You are worse than your mother. Your mother was at least a concubine, and you are not even as good as a concubine."

Song Yuwei had her arms held down by two maids, and a young daughter-in-law stepped forward and slapped her twice viciously.

The daughter-in-law who beat others is the daughter-in-law of a great scholar in the Song family, and her husband is about to be a candidate for official position.

Song Yuwei's father was a teacher. He passed the imperial examination, but he was never successful in his life and waited for many years but never got a chance to become an official.

His first wife was his aunt’s cousin. She couldn’t keep the baby and always had miscarriages, which later directly harmed her health.

While the original wife was recuperating, Song Yuwei's mother, a maid in the room, climbed into bed with her.

Unfortunately, Song Yuwei was born and his original wife died of illness.

Song Yuwei's mother raised her status by giving birth to children. Later, she gave birth to two sons and became the head lady of the Song family.

As far as Song Yuwei can remember, her mother has always been the eldest lady.

Later, through the introduction of others, the Song family attached themselves to the prince's party, and became wealthy for a while. They also had some private relationship with the Lu family's tutor, so Mr. Song joined the Lu family as a teacher.

It was Master Lu who paid for him.

It was at that time that Lu Zhaowen met Song Yuwei.

Later, the prince made a mistake and was deposed from the throne, and all his cronies were dealt with.

The Song family was also implicated, and the entire family was exiled to the border. It did not involve anyone in the clan, and no one from the Song family was implicated either.

But this is the way to be an official. Now that the Second Prince, the Fourth Prince, and the Fifth Prince are competing for power, they will be cautious in selecting people who have been used by the Crown Prince before and those who have a relationship with them.

However, the great scholar of the Song family was indeed implicated. Song Yuwei's father called this great scholar uncle. Although they were cousins, Song Yuwei's father lost his parents when he was young, so he grew up with this great scholar uncle in the family.

It is natural that there will be some implications.

But now Song Yuwei, a legitimate daughter, has become someone's concubine, and the whole city knows about it.

The great scholar's daughter-in-law, Youshi, was so angry that her teeth were itching.

"Your mother rose from a concubine to the eldest lady, but you, on the other hand, went straight to being a mistress. This is really a great disgrace to our Song family."