My husband is pure and has few desires, but I gave birth to three children in a row

It was also her fault as a mother that she was not good enough and was not favored by the King of Shu.

Her parents' family was of little help and could not give her any assistance, and even expected her to give them more support.

Although she had the title of concubine, she could only barely protect her two children and let them live a peaceful life in the inner courtyard.

Fortunately, she saw the situation clearly early on and took refuge with the princess, so she was able to make a living.

If you want to go further, it seems that you should take some action.

I'm thinking about it.

Seeing the Third County Lady change her clothes and come back to sit down, Madam Wu covered her mouth with a fan, leaned over and smiled at Concubine Wang, raising her eyebrows: "Oh, did you see that? The Fourth Madam of the Fu family is in the spotlight again!"

"As expected, being born a concubine's daughter, she resorts to such tactics. Knowing that she is of low birth and will be unwelcome when she goes out, she tries her best to show off in front of the princess and the others."

"It shows how scheming she is! I'm afraid the previous grandmothers of the Fu family are no match for this fourth grandmother!"

"Sister Wang, the Sixth and Seventh County Masters are daughters of the royal palace. Be careful not to be led astray by these treacherous people—"

The concubine's train of thought was interrupted, and she fanned herself impatiently twice, "Sister Wu, do you dare to say this in front of the princess and the ladies of the Ningping Marquis's mansion?"

Mrs. Wu choked and angrily swung her fan, "You're really ungrateful! I'm reminding you out of kindness, but you don't even appreciate it?"

The concubine rolled her eyes before she could say anything.

The Princess of Shu spoke up, "Mrs. Wu, what's wrong? Are the snacks and tea prepared by the mansion today not to your liking?"

Wu quickly restrained her expression, stood up respectfully and said, "Princess, how could the food made by our own chef not suit my taste? It's all excellent—"

The Princess of Shu smiled faintly: "Since it suits your taste, why can't all this food satisfy your appetite?"

Some of the women in the palace who had a bad relationship with Wu in the past burst out laughing.

Mrs. Wu's face turned red, and she sat down silently, not daring to say another word.

Without the noise of Mrs. Wu and the mother and daughter of the Third County Lord, the second floor became much quieter.

Suddenly, I heard a huge noise outside, which could be heard from far away upstairs.

Everyone couldn't help but stand up and walk to the window to look outside.

Some people also sent a maid to find out the truth.

After a while, the maid ran up excitedly to report that the current emperor and the ladies of the harem had already arrived at the stands, and the dragon boat race would probably start in a while.

Everyone couldn't sit still anymore and crowded around the window.

Outside, on the wide river, I saw in the distance that more than a dozen dragon boats had already stopped at the starting point, ready to go.

When Lu Zhenzhen lowered her head, she saw that Hu and Sun had probably heard the news that the dragon boat race was about to begin and had already led their people back.

After all, the Shu King’s grandstand is taller than others, with a better view and can see farther.

Hu and Sun were accompanied by one or two close friends or sisters from their mother's family, who came upstairs chatting and laughing.

The close friends and sisters of these two people are all well-known and prominent people in the capital, and they are also acquainted with the Princess of Shu.

They all greeted each other and said sorry for disturbing them.

The Princess of Shu waved her hand magnanimously and let them do as they pleased.

Lu Zhenzhen also noticed that the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion's grandstand was actually not too far from the Shu Prince Mansion's grandstand, only three or four houses away.

Because the grandstand of the Prince of Shu's Mansion was built particularly high, Zhao was seen taking five or six people to the grandstand of the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion.

I think they are from the Zhao family.

Perhaps because there were too many people, or for some other reason, it was not brought to the stands of the Shu King's Palace.

I don't know what they said, but when they entered the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion's own stand, they suddenly stopped and looked over here from afar.

Lu Zhenzhen had good eyesight and saw a girl in moon-white clothes among the red flowers and green willows.

Her intuition told her that the girl in the moon-white dress might be the heroine Liu Sisi.

Zhao took the girls with her, looked back once, and then entered the stands of Ningyuan Marquis Mansion.

Lu Zhenzhen actually wanted to meet this heroine who had driven Fu Zhiming crazy.

I was wondering how I could meet her in a natural and unobtrusive way?

Just got pushed.

Turning around, it was Mrs. Hu.

"What are you daydreaming about? Hurry up, have you decided which team to bet on to win? The betting people will be here soon, and each person only has one chance!"

Lu Zhenzhen then dug out from her memory that the most important activity during the Dragon Boat Festival was watching the dragon boat race.

It is a nationwide betting activity allowed by His Majesty today, similar to horse racing in later generations.

There are ten teams in total. You can bet on the team you like to win.

One person can only bet a maximum of ten taels of silver, and a minimum of two large coins per bet.

On this day every year, anyone with extra money will place a few bets.

If you are lucky, a surprise surprise will come out, and the family’s food for a year will be enough.

From the current emperor and the ladies of the harem to the poor common people, everyone is very happy to participate.

Everyone around was discussing with great interest which team to bet on to win.

For these women, winning or losing is just a joke and not worth anything.

It's just for good luck.

Hu and her close friends, one wanted to bet on the Bingmasi team, one wanted to bet on the Yulin Army team, another wanted to bet on the Jiumen Admiral team, and there was also one who wanted to win money by surprise and planned to bet on the Zhili team this year.

The argument became heated, with each attacking the other's perspective and promoting their own choice.

Lu Zhenzhen was dragged in without a second thought.

Mrs. Hu insisted that she also choose the military team, and Mrs. Sun also came over and let Lu Zhenzhen choose the Imperial College team.

You have an attitude that says, "If you don't choose the same team with me, then you don't want to be friends with me anymore."

Lu Zhenzhen was having a headache!

You are already a mother, but you still play this game of "Are you not friends with me anymore?" Isn't that childish?

Just when I was speechless, Zhao came upstairs with two little girls.

One of them was the girl in the moon-white dress that Lu Zhenzhen had just seen from afar.

Go and pay a visit to the Princess of Shu first.

It was introduced that one was Zhao's biological sister and the other was her cousin.

It was the first time for both of them to meet the Princess of Shu, so naturally, a greeting gift was indispensable.

Fortunately, the people around the Princess of Shu are experienced. At this time of year in previous years, there would always be people coming to visit, and this kind of greeting gift is always ready.

Each person was given an agate bracelet.

After the greetings, Zhao was very tactful and brought people over.

He also introduced Zhao's biological sister, Zhao Liuyun, and that cousin was indeed Liu Sisi.

When they greeted each other, Lu Zhenzhen finally saw Liu Sisi's true face.

There is only one word to describe Lu Zhenzhen’s first impression of Liu Sisi: What a big white lotus!