Liu Fuyin slept until dawn and was still a little confused when she woke up. She was a maid, not a formal concubine, so she didn't need to pay her respects to Qiu Shui Ju.

After waking up, I opened the window first. It was already bright outside, so I got up in a hurry.

Officials of this dynasty were given three days off to marry. Kang Heng saw her coming early in the morning and couldn't help but stop her, "Miss Liu, please go back. I was drunk last night."

Last night, the princess was really angry. She detained someone in the yard and had my cousin beaten with 30 sticks. My master tried to stop them and was also beaten a few times.

His injury was not serious, but the young master had never practiced martial arts, so he would have to lie down for a few days. Because Lu Yingqin insisted, the princess had no choice but to let him go. She only told him to stay in the academy after his injury healed so that he could concentrate on his studies.

However, this matter had to be kept secret. After all, it was a family scandal. But if the Duke did not stay at his new bride's place, the news would surely spread in the mansion, so they used the excuse that the Duke was drunk and passed out in the study to stop the rumors.

Liu Fuyin smiled and nodded, but didn't say that she had to go in or anything. This was a hint as to why Lu Yingqin had ignored his new wife and called her to the front yard last night.

Today is the second day of the wedding. Lu Yingqin should go with his new wife to pay respects to the eldest princess. She naturally knows the rule, but she is resting in the front yard. She cannot leave until Lu Yingqin gives the order.

She decided to go back to Linfengju first. When she came back, she happened to see Nanny Chun scolding the maid. She smiled and called out "Nanny".

When the three maids saw her, most of them glanced away guiltily. One of them, the head maid Luhua, glared at her unceremoniously. It was obvious that she had feelings for Lu Yingqin, but she had the desire but not the courage, so she could only choke her angrily.

It was obvious that the news that Lu Yingqin had summoned her to the front yard to stay overnight had spread. Although it was said that the master was drunk, these people probably thought that she was deliberately seducing him and spreading gossip. Nanny Chun didn't say anything, but just nodded at her.

Liu Fuyin yawned and took two steps when she heard a contemptuous word "foxy" behind her.

Needless to say, Liu Fuyin stepped back and pointed at herself with a smile: "Sister Luhua, are you talking about me, a foxy girl?"

"I didn't." Luhua snorted at her and turned around to see Nanny Chun with a sullen face.

"Luhua, I think the punishment is too light, which gives you the time to gossip. Your salary this month will be reduced by half."

Since Nanny Chun had punished her like this, Liu Fuyin would not say anything more.

When it was time for breakfast, the portion for the concubine was just one dish and one soup. I really missed the days of having meals with Lu Yingqin!

"Ayin, I'm here to bring you some pastries."

She said she was delivering some pastries, but after she entered the room, Jin Yu stuffed the things into her arms and started gossiping about what happened last night.

Jinyu was a second-class maid so naturally she didn't go with them last night. But when she woke up in the morning and heard some rumors, she was curious.

"Is he really drunk? Why is he so disrespectful to that person?"

"Sister Jinyu, you're asking the wrong person. I fell asleep in the side room early last night. I think I was drunk!"

Lu Yingqin was not a human being, but he was not completely inhuman. At least he went to Qiu Shui Ju as soon as he got there, and brought people to the main courtyard to offer tea to the bride.

Meng Yutang pondered for a long time, and finally asked before going to the main courtyard: "Master, are you dissatisfied with me?"

"No, don't think too much about it." Lu Yingqin still felt a little guilty towards her.

"If you are dissatisfied with this marriage, you should have said it earlier. It's not just me who is responsible for this behavior. If it gets out, the Meng family will also lose face." Although it was His Majesty who arranged the marriage, he also asked the two families implicitly before doing so, and neither of them objected too much, so he issued the decree.

"I have nothing to complain about. I just drank too much last night and got confused." He did something wrong, but he shouldn't have done that on his wedding night. As for the emotional problems with Song Qingrang, he didn't mention it at all.

Meng Yutang felt a little angry after saying these two sentences. She was afraid that she would lose control and start mocking others, so she remained silent.

She didn't say anything, and Lu Yingqin took the initiative to mention the solution, "You don't have to care about the rumors in the mansion. I will have someone deal with it, and it won't spread outside. If you are angry, just say it directly. After all, I was wrong. You can do whatever you want."

"What can I do? Can you guys just stop it?"

Lu Yingqin said nothing.

Meng Yutang laughed again, somewhat self-deprecatingly, and pointed to the front: "We have arrived at the main courtyard."

This directly cuts off the topic.

Meng Yutang had been wronged by what had happened, so today's tea ceremony was naturally just a formality. The meaning was conveyed, and then Princess Jinghe scolded Lu Yingqin for helping her save face.

Princess Jinghe has always been the one in charge of the mansion. As a princess, she did not have to give up her power as housekeeper even after becoming a new bride. But her son had done such a bad thing, and because she was afraid that her daughter-in-law would make a fuss, she asked her to learn how to be a housekeeper, and then gave her the key to the warehouse.

No matter what happened last night, the three of them are now sitting together and talking in harmony.

The only thing I didn't expect was that after leaving the main courtyard, Meng Yutang took the initiative to say that he wanted to promote Liu Fuyin to be a concubine.

"She is my savior after all, and she also serves you, so this is considered a repayment."

After this incident, Lu Yingqin planned to take it slow, but since Meng Yutang took the initiative, he naturally would not object.

"it is good."

"Does your husband have any arrangements for that courtyard, or can I take care of it?" Although she asked this, Meng Yutang actually wanted to arrange the person to a courtyard not far from her own.

But Lu Yingqin did have an arrangement, "Of course, it still has to follow the rules for concubines. Let her move to Shicui Pavilion. Madam Lao will have to take care of the servants in the courtyard."

Meng Yutang naturally didn't know the place when she first arrived, but since Lu Yingqin had already decided on it, she couldn't say anything.

When she went back and figured out the layout of the mansion, her brows were furrowed. Shicui Pavilion was neither big nor small, and it was neither far nor close to the front yard and Linfengju, but it was far away from her Qiu Shuiju.

I don't know if he does this because he really likes her and wants to pamper her or if he has some other idea. Because of what happened last night, Meng Yutang now looks at Lu Yingqin with malicious speculation.

She was muttering to herself, and when she woke up from her nap, she heard Yulan come in and report, "Miss, Aunt Liu is here."

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