My stepmother is here, all the rebellious sons and evildoers should kneel down!

Fortunately, Chunxiu was smart and made up an excuse for Aunt Mei.

Aunt Mei felt relieved and nodded quickly towards the old lady with an apologetic look on her face.

Madam Lu sighed deeply, "Could it be that Qiqi asked Xingcheng to participate in some youth martial arts conference, and you felt sorry for Xingcheng after seeing him train so hard every day? Alas... it's really true that a mother who raises her is not as good as a mother who gave birth to her!"

"Yes, our aunt is very distressed. She can't speak or eat a single bite."

Chunxiu said quickly.

Madam Lu waved her hand: "Forget it, I don't want to get involved in her affairs. Zhan Yao will make the decision. I will only take care of the affairs in this courtyard... Zhan Yao wants to take Lord Yu's adopted daughter as a concubine. Mei'er, do you have any objection?"

what!

Lu Zhanyao is going to take another concubine?

I also want to marry Lord Yu's adopted daughter...

Mei'er felt as if her heart was being cut by a knife. Lu Zhanyao, you are so greedy!

Including yourself, there are four rooms in total, and you are still not satisfied!

Seeing that she couldn't speak today, Madam Lu said to herself, "I came here just to tell you something. You are usually the most sensible person, so you won't get angry. Besides, even the main wife Wen Qiqi has no opinion on this matter."

"As for the third and fourth wives, their words don't count."

Lu Zhanyao cares about Mei'er, so he asked his mother to ask her.

After all, they were still very affectionate last night, and he couldn't bring himself to bring up the matter of taking a concubine in front of Mei'er.

As for Wen Qiqi, firstly, she has a noble status, and secondly, she is his wife, so he also needs to seek her opinion.

"Qiqi was very sensible this time. I went to her just now and she just told me to come and ask you as soon as possible. It will be fine as long as you agree."

Old Madam Lu was more satisfied this time: "It seems that after going through so many things, she has learned her lesson. Mei'er, since you have no objection, I will let Zhan Yao marry Lord Nayu's adopted daughter in three days."

Aunt Mei felt like a knife was cutting through her heart!

But there couldn't be any displeasure on his face...

In other words, she was about to choke to death, unable to breathe, and had no time to care about anything else!

As soon as Madam Lu left, Aunt Mei opened her mouth wide and tried her best to get out the elbows in her mouth, only then did she manage to catch her breath!

"Wen Qiqi..."

Aunt Mei was panting, her brows tightly furrowed.

"No! No! Chunxiu, Wen Qiqi actually schemed against me!"

Today, Wen Qiqi knew that she was eating vegetarian food for the old lady, but she deliberately grilled meat in the yard!

Seeing me coming back in a hurry, she must have guessed that I would steal something, so she asked Madam Lu to come to the room quickly to ask for her opinion!

The more Aunt Mei thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong. She felt like she was being played a fool by Wen Qiqi!

"Chun Xiu, I'm lucky to have you today. Otherwise, if the old lady found out that I ate pork elbow on the day of vegetarianism to accumulate merit for her, it would be a disaster. I can't let Wen Qiqi dare to offend her."

Chunxiu nodded: "Yes, Wen Qiqi has the Wen family's status as a backing. Auntie, you have spent so much effort over the years to get to where you are today! But the master wants to take a concubine again, and the adopted daughter of Master Yu... You should think of a solution quickly!"

"What can I do?"

Aunt Mei closed her eyes, her teeth itching with hatred.

"My only support in this mansion is your sincerity. The old lady is just going through the motions. If I can have a heart-to-heart talk with you now, perhaps things can turn around... But now..."

She covered her throat and fell on the pillow in anger.

Chunxiu hurried over to help: "Auntie, be careful, your elbow is under the pillow!"

"It's all because of this damn elbow. It made me speechless at the most critical moment! Wen Qiqi, no matter if I was just being suspicious this time or you really have the ability to plot against me, I won't dare to take it lightly in the future."

Aunt Mei put her hands in her hair in frustration. She couldn't understand how Wen Qiqi, as the principal wife, could allow Lord Yu's adopted daughter to enter the Lu Mansion?

Three days later.

In the main room, Wen Qiqi gently stroked her belly, feeling that having this child not only did not affect her appetite, but it became even better.

The Lu family held a banquet to celebrate their concubine's death, and the dishes were very rich and delicious.

Diejiu came in to burn incense to repel mosquitoes, and Wen Qiqi called her: "Xiaojiu, from now on I won't use any spices from the mansion in this room."

"But...but Madam has always liked spices, why don't you use them this summer? Besides, if you don't use incense in this summer, how can you resist the bites of mosquitoes!"

"Just bear with it for a while. I'll ask Doctor Chi to prepare some spices for me. By the way, if others ask me why I don't use spices, you can tell them that I have a severe cold and I ate watermelon recently to stay cool, so I feel sick when I smell strong spices."

Some things need to be prepared first.

If it's really disgusting later, it won't be too noticeable.

Die Jiu nodded: "Okay, I understand. Madam, I will add a layer of gauze at the door."

The veil at the door had just been put in place when Lu Zhanyao brought Yu Zhenzhu to meet Wen Qiqi.

Most homes follow these rules. On the first day a new bride enters the home, if she is a concubine, she must sit in the main house with her husband.

"Hello, sister. Yu Zhenzhu is right."

Yu Zhenzhu was really pretty, with a white and tender face the size of a palm, a pair of eyes that looked like silk when she looked at people, a coquettish smile, and a slightly pouting cherry mouth. Any man who saw her angry look would want to make her smile!

However, it would be fine if she was a girl from a good family, after all, everyone loves beauty.

Lord Yu's adopted daughter is very famous in Kyoto. She was born in a red-light district and became the top girl in the district at the age of fifteen.

At the age of sixteen, she was spotted by Lord Yu, who brought her back to his mansion and adopted her as his adopted daughter.

Lord Yu is a eunuch, and his master in the palace is the Empress Dowager.

All the civil and military officials in the court knew that the emperor was a filial son.

Some time ago, Lu Zhanyao often went to give gifts to Lord Yu. After doing this several times, Lord Yu proposed to give her his adopted daughter as a concubine.

Logically speaking, Lord Yu is a favorite of the Empress Dowager, so he must be a real smart guy.

Although his adopted daughter was extremely beautiful and talented, it was no secret that she came from a brothel.

Lu Zhanyao was at least a third-rank official, and he already had four wives at home, with the principal wife being the daughter of General Wen’s mansion…

He insisted on pairing Yu Zhenzhu with Lu Zhanyao, but it was obvious that this matter was not that simple.

In the previous life, Wen Qiqi learned that Lu Zhanyao wanted to marry Yu Zhenzhu, and hurriedly stepped forward to stop him.

She analyzed with good intentions for Lu Zhanyao that Yu Zhenzhu had a bad background and if he married such a woman, the Lu family would have no peace in the future.

Lord Yu made such arrangements to verify Lu Zhanyao's loyalty to him!

The disputes in the palace were complicated. Wen Qiqi didn't want her husband to be involved in it, so she didn't hesitate to tell the emperor that Lord Yu had colluded with the rebels. The emperor almost cut off Wen Qiqi's head with his father, but it was the empress dowager who refused to eat or drink to save his life!

However, she thought about her husband wholeheartedly, but what she got in return was Lu Zhanyao's words: "You really don't understand me as well as Mei'er. As the principal wife, you are so jealous of other girls' youth and beauty. You really should reflect on yourself!"

Later, Yu Zhenzhu did not enter the Lu Mansion. In order not to offend Lord Yu, Lu Zhanyao got drunk at Lord Yu's house, complained desperately, and exaggeratedly sold out his first wife Wen Qiqi...

Lord Yu was unable to let go of his hatred, so he later deliberately put the entire blame on the Wen family.

Even the Empress Dowager, who had deep feelings for the Wen family, finally, under the joint instigation of Lord Yu and Lu Zhanyao, had a deep misunderstanding of the Wen Mansion and was unwilling to pay any more attention to it.