Soft and crispy waist

Qiuying’s information turned out to be accurate.

Two days later, the news that the young master was going to marry the concubine daughter of Minister Xue as his concubine next month spread throughout the entire Shangjing City.

Although a concubine is not as good as a principal wife, she can be included in the family tree when Gu Yizi inherits the title of Duke in the future. There are no three books and six ceremonies, but there are acceptance and betrothal, and two tables must be set up for the wedding.

As time was tight, the entire mansion became busy.

Then the four maids including Xia Zheng started to get busy.

Even though the news was not stated explicitly, after so long, more or less everyone in Fanghuayuan had noticed something, but they just didn't dare to say it out loud.

And those who already knew the inside story were even more so.

"Why are you burning such a big fire? Do you want to burn the pot and get me punished?" Chef Yang cursed angrily and threw down the spatula, glaring at Xia Zheng who was burning the fire at her feet and wished she could kick her.

I originally thought that I had picked up a treasure, and that becoming someone close to the young master in the future would bring me some benefits. However, the concubine was about to get married, but the maid didn't make a single move.

She looked at the dishes that were brought back the night before and found that many of them were untouched. She asked and found out that the young master had also eaten and left, so it was obvious that they had something unpleasant going on.

The news of the new concubine came out right away. Doesn't it prove that the young lady has failed again? Even the designated Qiu Ying has already found a way out, which makes it even more of a foregone conclusion. It's a waste of her time to be nice to this damn girl.

"Weren't Chef Yang and her master and disciple treated each other as such a couple of days ago? Why are they getting along so badly all of a sudden? Is there a conflict between master and disciple?" Qiu Ying, holding a cup of tea, passed by the kitchen, raised her eyebrows and emphasized the word "master and disciple" with extra pride.

Upon hearing this, Chef Yang became even more furious. She had agreed to the master-disciple agreement in order to bet on Xia Zheng. Now everyone in the courtyard knew about it. If she stayed in this small kitchen, and the concubine came in and found out that she intended to be a concubine, she would blame her behind her back and get herself into trouble. The young mistress might not necessarily confront the concubine for such a small matter. She might even find it troublesome and throw her out.

"Who said we were master and disciple? It was this evil girl who deliberately led me to say that. I have no other relationship with her, so stop talking nonsense." Cook Yang felt that it was not enough and picked up the spatula and scolded, "Useless thing, go wash the dishes and don't come to my stove to poke eyes in the future!"

Qiu Ying shook her head proudly and clicked her tongue twice. She turned around with the tea and was about to go to the bathroom when she saw Madam Zhao walking towards her quickly.

The instinctive fear she had developed during this period of time made her take two steps back immediately. However, Nanny Zhao didn't even look at her and walked straight into the kitchen and said to Xia Zheng, who had just stood up, "The young lady is calling you over."

Xia Zheng nodded, wiped her hands, and walked out from the stove.

As she walked past Qiu Ying, she scoffed in a low voice, "I'm going to get rid of you. We probably won't see each other again in the future. How about you just give in to me and call me aunt? I'll show you a way forward, okay?"

Xia Zheng looked at Qiu Ying who was waiting for her to speak with a proud look on her face, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth as she walked straight past her.

She doesn't need a clear path.

As I walked into the main house, I saw Chunzhi before I could even greet her.

She lowered her head, her hands tightly grasping the corners of her clothes, her whole body trembling uncontrollably, tears welling up in her eyes. When she saw Xia Zheng coming, she felt as if she had found some support, and her expression relaxed a little.

This surprised Xia Zheng for a moment, but she quickly hid it and bowed respectfully. "Greetings, Young Madam."

"Get up." Tao Yurong's tone was filled with fatigue that was hard to conceal.

Xia Zheng didn't dare to look up, but from the outline of her clothes and the slender hands on her belly, she could tell that the young lady had lost a lot of weight after not seeing her for a few days.

"You must have heard that the young master is going to take in a new concubine. I have discussed this with him and have decided to double the happiness. You two should go back and pack your things. Today, you will go with Madam Zhao to Shushiju to serve the young master. Be attentive. If you can help give birth to a son for the Duke's Mansion in the future, I will definitely treat you well."

Xia Zheng's body trembled, and she raised her head slightly, revealing surprise and a little nervousness in her eyes, and her cheeks turned red.

It looked like the girl was shy, but only Xia Zheng herself knew that her face was blushing from suppressing her emotions.

When Nanny Zhao came to call her, she knew that it was done.

There has been a lot of turmoil these days because of the new concubine. It seems that the young lady has been defeated, but she is actually calmer than before.

The young lady had gone to so much trouble to pick these people out of the Marquis' Mansion, bring them in public, and give them each the opportunity to meet Gu Yizi. She had put so much effort into this, how could she allow failure?

The more chaotic it is, the more opportunities there are.

In essence, the side room is no different from the connecting room, so if there is one, there can be two.

But because Qiu Kui had already found a way back to the Marquis' Mansion, Xia Zheng was not sure of her guess.

Until now, she finally took the first step.

"I brought you out from the Marquis' Mansion. These two bracelets are my gifts to you."

Caiwei presented an open wooden box containing two silver bracelets wrapped in gold wire.

If they were taken, they would become the concubines of the young master in the Duke's Mansion, and their honor and disgrace for the rest of their lives would depend on this person.

"Thank you, Madam." Xia Zheng reached out without hesitation and took out a ring and put it on her left hand.

Seeing her like this, Chunzhi hesitated for a moment before reaching out to take it, saying tremblingly, "Thank...thank you, Madam."

"Madame Zhao is still waiting, go ahead."

The two men bowed and left one after the other, and Tao Yurong leaned back, unable to hold on any longer.

In the past two days, she has not only lost weight, but she has not even closed her eyes, and the dark circles under her eyes are so thick that they are black.

"Look, as soon as the young master came back, those beautiful women outside couldn't sit still. Wei Qingqing hadn't suppressed them for long, and Xue is about to come in. If I don't make plans, how can I still hold on to my position as the legal wife in the future?"

"Young Madam, please don't say such things. The young master has already agreed to your request. You are his legal wife, and he has signed three letters and six formalities to betroth you. He still treats you differently from ordinary people."

Tao Yurong always speaks.

She had always thought it was different in the past, but this time she understood.

It was different, but only because she was his wife.

No matter whether it was the Xue family or Xia Zheng Qiuying and the others, he only cared about her face, just like remembering one or two of her preferences and sending some gifts from the border. These were just the courtesy of a husband to his wife. He never cared why she did so, whether she was sad, or how she survived those days and nights behind her virtuous and generous appearance.

Even though she was actually afraid that he would ask her further questions, she was sad that he didn't care.

"Miss." Caiwei hugged Tao Yurong distressedly. "It will be fine. As long as one of them gives birth to the child and brings it to your lap, everything will be fine."

Tao Yurong nodded deeply.

Yes.

She has come this far, and it will be as she wishes.

Gu Yizi treated her like this, and it was just superficial to others. As long as they had a child, everything would be fine.