Born a phoenix? The husband I picked up is the young emperor

Chapter 2193

In Luocheng, Liang State, a family moved into Xile Lane.

The young lady is pretty and delicate, very eye-catching.

It was hard to tell her age. Perhaps she was twenty-three or twenty-four, or perhaps thirty-one or thirty-two... Everyone in the alley was guessing her age.

The young lady never leaves the house. The person who usually comes out to do shopping is a fat woman named Aunt Xiang.

Aunt Xiang was friendly and quickly became friends with the neighbors in the alley.

Everyone knew that the young lady was in her thirties and her husband's surname was Qiu, and he was a wealthy businessman.

This house was bought by her husband's family.

"Our master is still doing business in Huizhou and will be back in a few months," said Aunt Xiang.

She was popular in the area, and when she bought some side dishes, she would always go to her neighbor's stall. She was fair, buying from one stall today and from another tomorrow, and she even said with a smile that everyone living in the same alley should get along well to make money.

Everyone liked her, and they also liked the young lady.

At first, some people gossiped that the young lady was so attractive and must have a mistress. But as time went on, even if people thought so in their hearts, they would not show it on their faces.

The young lady didn't go out, but the neighbors in the alley could still tell from the food, clothing and other daily necessities that Aunt Xiang bought that the young lady was pregnant.

Neighbor Zhang's wife couldn't help but ask mysteriously, "Is the young lady pregnant?"

Aunt Xiang beamed with joy and nodded quickly, "Yes, yes, they are pregnant. Our master and his wife had been married for over ten years and hadn't conceived a child, but after coming to Xile Lane, they got pregnant. It's true that Xile Lane is a place of happiness and well-being, thanks to everyone."

That evening, Aunt Xiang knocked on the doors of her neighbors one by one, distributing some red eggs and wedding candies so that everyone could share in the host's good fortune.

Oh my God, eggs, candies, candied fruits and other rare things are not available even during Chinese New Year.

Take eggs, for example. Who doesn't sell eggs for money after their chickens lay them? Who would be willing to eat them?

But red eggs are different; they must be eaten cooked. A family can have two, and each can be cut into sixteen portions, making a large plate.

Everyone ate with joy and said, "That young lady is definitely the legitimate wife."

"Otherwise, which concubine would make such a big fuss?"

In recent days, Aunt Xiang has recruited some odd jobs and selected two nimble, fair-skinned maids to serve in the inner chambers.

One calls Linglan, the other calls Xiaotang.

"You two should take good care of the lady," Aunt Xiang took the indentures of the two, gave them some instructions, slapped them, and gave them a candy.

When the two maids first saw the lady, they were both stunned by her beauty.

The lady was kind and easy to serve, but she was a bit old, and being pregnant was quite exhausting.

Xiaotang saw it and was worried. "Aunt Xiang, Madam is old... and it's her first child. I'm afraid we need to prepare first." She added, "If it really doesn't work, write a letter to the master and ask him to..."

"You're overstepping your bounds!" Aunt Xiang's face darkened. "Slap yourself in the face."

Xiao Tang was shocked and slapped himself hard in the face. He quickly knelt down and begged for mercy, "Xiao Tang knows he was wrong."

Aunt Xiang had observed the two of them for a long time and knew that Xiaotang was more cautious than Linglan. Now was the time to hire someone, so it was not appropriate to change him.

Not only did he not change her, he also promoted Xiaotang to be a first-class maid.

Since then, Xiaotang never mentioned "Master" again and only devoted himself to serving the Madam.

Ling Lan said privately, "I'm afraid our wife is a concubine?"

Xiao Tang said sternly, "I ignored this kind of talk the first time I heard it. If I hear it again, I will tell my wife to kick you out."