The Divine Doctor and Adorable Consort: The Demonic Emperor is Too Cunning

"Princess, so you're already up? Madam asked me to come and invite you to her courtyard for breakfast."

What does this mean? It makes it sound like she usually sleeps until noon.

At this hour, I'm afraid the other young ladies in the manor are still asleep.

She had originally planned to start paying her respects to Madam Zhou every day from today onwards, but Madam Ren had been nagging her about it for the past few days, to the point that her ears were practically calloused.

"Zhou is, after all, the head lady of the Fang family. She's just someone's daughter. Such disrespect towards the head lady will damage her reputation..."

Unexpectedly, Zhou took the initiative to send someone to call her.

Was she afraid that I wouldn't pay my respects to her, or was there something else she needed to do?

"Okay, I'll be there in a bit." Suppressing her thoughts, Fang Qingyou replied calmly.

"Alright, I'll go back and report to Madam now. Princess, you mustn't forget."

Fang Qingyou gave Qiu Lan a cold look, and Qiu Lan was startled. She immediately turned around and left.

After avoiding her gaze, a disdainful smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

Hmph, do you think she wanted to come looking for this illegitimate daughter? She's of lowly status, yet she always acts so arrogant.

She's just a county princess, what's so great about her?

Her young lady could very well be the future princess consort or even empress, or the young mistress of the most prestigious family.

Thinking this way, Qiulan's fear vanished without a trace.

I really don't understand her. Why would she be afraid of a lowly concubine's daughter?

It was said that Fang Qingyou went to the Zhou family's place for breakfast, but she ate breakfast before going there.

She was afraid that seeing Zhou would make her so nauseous that she couldn't eat. How could she possibly make her stomach suffer?

When Fang Qingyou arrived, the other young ladies of the Fang family were having breakfast in Zhou's room.

Upon seeing her arrive, Fang Qingrong said unhappily, "Fifth Sister, why are you so late?"

Before she could finish speaking, Fang Qingman gave her a reproachful look: "Third sister, how can you talk like that? Why are you still calling her fifth sister? She's the Princess of Ping'an County now."

She seemed to be blaming Fang Qingrong, but her tone was sarcastic, and everyone knew what she really meant.

“Second sister, you’re right to scold me. I forgot about Fifth Sister’s identity for a moment. But Fifth Sister is Fifth Sister. No matter what her identity is now, isn’t she still our Fifth Sister?” Fang Qingrong said, but looked at Fang Qingyou and asked, “Fifth Sister, don’t you think so?”

Fang Qingyou feigned a blank expression, seemingly lost in thought, before finally noticing Fang Qingrong: "Huh? Third Sister, what were you saying just now? What did you mean, 'Is it'?"

"You..." Fang Qingrong was speechless with anger. She had been talking for so long, and this wild girl had been pretending to be stupid. She was obviously doing it on purpose!

Fang Qingyou blinked innocently, "Third Sister, what's wrong?"

"Nothing!" Fang Qingrong snorted coldly, turned around, and vented her anger on her chopsticks, forcefully picking up food.

Fang Qingyou, however, looked even more innocent, completely bewildered.

"Fifth... County Princess, come sit here with me." Upon seeing this, Fang Qingyun quickly got up and tried to pull Fang Qingyou to sit down.

"Sixth Sister..." Fang Qingyou was about to tell Fang Qingyun to eat first, and she would go to pay her respects to Madam Zhou first. Before she could finish speaking, Madam Zhou's voice suddenly rang out: "Is it You'er who has arrived?"

Looking up, I saw Li's mother helping Zhou Shi out of the room.

"Mother." Fang Qingyou's eyes suddenly darkened, and she bowed slightly to Madam Zhou without changing her expression.

"Get up quickly. You haven't eaten yet, have you? Your mother was afraid they would eat all the food you ate, so she specially left you a bowl of soup."

As she spoke, Zhou glanced at Li Mama, who immediately understood and brought out a bowl of soup from the food box.

This bowl of soup seems to have been carefully preserved; it's still steaming hot.

Zhou took the soup and handed it to Fang Qingyou with a loving expression: "You'er, drink it while it's hot."

If someone who didn't know better saw this scene, they would think that Zhou was Fang Qingyou's biological mother.

"Thank you, Mother." Fang Qingyou took the bowl, a smile on her face, but inwardly she was sneering.

She already suspected that Zhou had ulterior motives, and now that she had done this, it only confirmed her suspicions.

Those present were all young ladies from the Fang family; there were no outsiders. Zhou Shi's act of being a loving mother was certainly not for the purpose of gaining a reputation for virtue.

Does that mean it was done for these daughters to see?

Zhou was trying to tell them that she would treat them all as her own daughters, no matter who they were.

Could it be that Madam Zhou suddenly felt that her daughters had value?

Looking at Fang Qingrong's almost barely suppressed smile, which seemed to carry a hint of shyness, Fang Qingyou suddenly understood.

So, Zhou's real intention was to arrange marriages for these young ladies from the Fang family?

No wonder she was so eager to invite them over for breakfast so early in the morning; she wanted them to know how good she was and then listen to her.

Is the reason why Zhou treats me so differently because in her eyes I am a daughter who can catch Luo Qianmo's eye?

Fang Qingyou only took a sip of soup before putting the bowl down.

They said they were drinking it, but they only moistened their mouths with the soup and didn't actually take a sip.

"You'er, why have you only drunk so little? Is this soup not to your liking?"

Zhou asked hurriedly.

"The soup tastes alright, but I don't know what's wrong with me, I seem to have no appetite at all."

Seeing Zhou's disgusting appearance, it's no wonder he had no appetite.

She deliberately tried to disgust Zhou Shi; after all, she disgusted herself first.

Madam Zhou's eyes suddenly darkened, but her face remained smiling kindly, though a hint of worry appeared in her eyes: "You'er, are you feeling unwell? Should I have the doctor take a look at you?"

This wild girl dared to say that she lost her appetite after seeing me!

That brat! Does she think the Fang family needs her? She won't give that wild girl a friendly look.

They even left her food; I bet she'd poison that wild girl.

Madam Li said, "Madam, have you forgotten? The county princess is a doctor herself, why would she need another doctor?"

Zhou suddenly realized and said, "I really forgot. How forgetful I am."

“Madam, this isn’t confusion, it’s just that concern makes you lose your composure,” Li Mama said with a smile. Zhou Shi still looked loving: “You’er, you’re a doctor, do you know what’s wrong with you?”

"I'm fine. I just probably don't have an appetite. I'll feel better once I get back."

Zhou almost couldn't help but turn pale. This wild girl was clearly saying that she found her disgusting.

Noticing the subtle change in Zhou's expression, Fang Qingrong quickly went to Zhou's side and said, "Mother, Fifth Sister doesn't like this soup, but I like it very much. If she won't drink it, I will."

As he spoke, he picked up the bowl and drank the entire bowl of soup in one gulp, leaving not a single drop.

After finishing his drink, he gave Zhou a very obedient smile.