The old lady, Mrs. Lan, Xiao Yurong, and Mrs. Fu all have pearl hairpins and jewelry on their heads all day long. They wish they could wear all of Chu Feiyan's jewelry. They show off everywhere when they have nothing to do, and they are not afraid of ghosts coming to their door in the middle of the night.

Many things happened later. Prince Rui's rebellion failed. With the help of Prince An, Xiao Changchuan finally married his white moonlight, the former Princess Rui, Han Zhiyu.

Han Zhiyu was vicious, scheming, and resourceful. She played Xiao Changchuan around in circles. Not long after she married into the Marquis's Mansion, she sold all of Xiao Changchuan's dozen concubines to brothels, leaving only a few women who had given birth to children.

It was already the third day when Xiao Changchuan found out about this, and he rushed to the brothel to rescue the people, but those women had already been receiving guests for several days, and it was impossible to bring them back to the Marquis' Mansion.

Xiao Changchuan was very angry. He slapped Han Zhiyu hard for the first time and had a big quarrel with her, saying that she was jealous and not as magnanimous and considerate as Chu Feiyan. He said that he had misjudged her and even went to the yard where Chu Feiyan lived and stayed there for a night.

She found it ridiculous that he ignored her when she was alive, but now that she was dead he remembered her kindness.

Maybe it’s because of a guilty conscience!

Han Zhiyu's actions this time also angered the old lady and Lan, who wanted to divorce her on the grounds of jealousy. Han Zhiyu then panicked and knelt down to beg Xiao Changchuan to forgive her.

Xiao Changchuan finally forgave her. After all, she was the one he had loved for many years.

Because of Chu Feiyan's dowry, the Xiao family lived a life of luxury and well-deserved food. Even she benefited from it. She was served by a dozen maids. Whatever she wanted to eat or wear, she could get it with just a word.

But only half a year later, the old lady died, and a few years later Xiao Zhengde also died, and Xiao Changchuan became the hereditary marquis.

The funeral of the mother and son was held with great ceremony and luxury. All respectable families in Jinxiu City came to the banquet to mourn. It was a grand occasion, but all the money was spent on it by Chu Feiyan.

The battle for the royal succession was very cruel. In the end, Prince An won and ascended the throne. The Xiao family had the merit of following the emperor, and their status rose with the tide. Xiao Changchuan was highly valued by the new emperor and became a hot figure in Kyoto.

Han Zhiyu had never had a child of her own, so she registered a bastard's son whose mother had died under her name, making him her legitimate son. She also wanted to replace Kang'er as the crown prince, but was rejected by Xiao Changchuan because Kang'er's legitimate mother was Chu Feiyan.

Xiao Changchuan had a nightmare. He often called Chu Feiyan's name in his dream, saying that he was sorry to her and that he was not the one who killed the entire Chu family. He asked her not to come to him again.

Lan was also afraid, so he invited a senior monk to perform a ritual for three consecutive days. The ritual was indeed effective, and Xiao Changchuan's nightmares were gone from then on.

Her Kang'er grew up slowly and was very smart. He had a photographic memory and when he was eighteen years old, he took part in the imperial examination and won the top prize.

Now that his son had become successful, Xiao Changchuan was so happy that he promoted her to be his co-wife, putting her on an equal footing with Han Zhiyu. He finally no longer had to endure the bullying of that vicious woman.

The emperor admired Kang'er's talent very much. It only took her five years to be promoted from a sixth-rank editor to the prime minister. Kang'er also asked for a first-rank imperial decree for her. From then on, Han Zhiyu had to greet her whenever he saw her, hahahaha...

"Aunt Mei, the kitchen still hasn't prepared bird's nest porridge for you today." The old nanny's words interrupted her sweet dream.

"No?" Mei Niang sat up and stroked her bulging belly.

In another month, the baby will be born, but she can't even have a bowl of bird's nest porridge to eat now. How can she be strong when the time comes to give birth?

She thought back to the dream she had. Apart from the things related to Chu Feiyan, many other things were consistent with the trajectory of the dream, such as the Xiao family had already boarded Prince An's boat, the Marquis named the child Xiao Yikang, and Han Zhiyu also married Prince Rui, etc.

Then the child in her belly might become a prime minister in the future, holding a high position and being highly valued by the emperor.

Her Kang'er is so amazing, so why can't she even have a bowl of bird's nest porridge when she is pregnant with him?

"Go tell Madam that I'm not feeling well and can't eat anything," said Mei Niang.

Kang'er is Xiao Changchuan's first child. She doesn't believe that the Lan family doesn't worry about her grandson. Moreover, because of her big belly, she eats very little. If she doesn't take some supplements, the few bites of food she eats will not be enough to feed the adults and the child in her belly.

"Yes!" Nanny Chen responded and went downstairs.

Not long after, Lan came, cursing all the time. She was wearing a cotton coat made of ordinary cloth, and she had no jewelry on her body. There was only a silver hairpin in her bun. The skin on her face looked rough, making her look like an old country lady. She was even worse than the servants who used to serve her.

Lan pointed her finger at her nose and cursed, "You bitch, you act as if you are the only one carrying a child in this world. I have given birth to three children, but none of them are as pampered as you. Don't you know what the situation is like in the mansion now? And you still want to eat bird's nest all day long? Do you know how expensive that thing is now? Why don't you go to heaven!"

Mrs. Lan was already in a bad mood because it was New Year's Eve and the little remaining food was almost gone. The food sold in the city was extremely expensive. Money was already tight and now it was even worse. Just when she was worrying about how to get the money, she heard Mei Niang asking for bird's nest porridge, which made her even more annoyed.

Mei Niang stood up, holding her belly with her hands, and said aggrievedly: "Madam, I just couldn't eat these days. I was worried about the baby in my belly..."

Mei Niang was slapped hard by Lan with such force that she lost her balance and fell to the ground.

"Eat, eat, eat! We give you meat for every meal, and you're still complaining about this and that? Today, you and the old lady are the only ones in the whole mansion who have meat to eat. Even the Marquis and my lady can only eat potatoes and tofu. Do you think you were brought up as a rich lady, honored with gold and jade?

But you are a lowly girl from the countryside. If my son hadn't brought you back, you wouldn't even have been able to afford a meal, let alone meat. And you dare to be so picky here? How dare you be so shameless!" Lan scolded her.

Mei Niang was frightened by her ferocious appearance, so she got up and knelt in front of her, "Madam, I know I was wrong, and I will never dare to do it again."

"Hmph! If you still want to stay in this mansion, then you'd better be quiet. Otherwise, once the child is born, I will sell you to a brothel. Once you get there, you can eat whatever you want." After cursing, Lan left angrily.

The old one is making a fuss, and the young one is making a fuss too. Do they think she is made of clay?

It was all the fault of that bitch Chu Feiyan. She was originally a very easy-to-control person, but suddenly her temper changed drastically. She said she wanted a divorce and it happened, catching her off guard.

It’s all because of that damn Mei Niang. If Chuan’er hadn’t brought her back, Chu Feiyan wouldn’t be so angry.

If they had known that life would be so difficult after this woman left, they should have kept her under their wing. But they miscalculated this time.

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