Daily Life of a Powerful Official Supporting His Wife

Chapter 53

Chapter 53

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, since no one from the Xie family was around, Madam Su worried that Lu Baoer and Xie Junling would have a lonely New Year, so she thought of inviting them over for more meals. Coincidentally, the Cheng family's third wife was also invited that day, making the Fu residence even more lively than usual.

No matter how much Old Lady Su disliked Yan, she still gave her face. She greeted the person warmly and said with a smile, "Is this the Third Madam of the Cheng family? She looks so well, it's obvious that everything is going well at home."

Yan was still somewhat afraid of the Qingping County Lady, so she tried her best to cooperate with Old Madam Su. She said, "Maybe the winter dates at home are very nourishing. I'll send you a basket of them in a few days. These winter dates are as big as fists, and they've been covered in snow to preserve their freshness. The frost-covered dates are much sweeter than usual."

There's a saying that fruits and vegetables taste sweeter when covered in frost and snow. Since Yan wanted to show her courtesy, Old Madam Su naturally wouldn't stop her: "That's great. I'll send some to Bao'er when the time comes."

At this point, Old Lady Su introduced Lu Bao'er to her. Yan had never met Lu Bao'er before, and she had long pondered her appearance. She reasoned that, having grown up in the countryside without much nourishment from moisturizing creams, her appearance was naturally less attractive. After all, her daughter Hua'er's fair skin was cultivated by her using a small box of vanishing cream, costing ten taels a box. Who wouldn't say her daughter's complexion was as white as cream? Therefore, Yan harbored a certain prejudice against Lu Bao'er. Seeing Lu Bao'er wearing a sapphire-encrusted red gold necklace and a blue carp-shaped simulated lotus velvet hairpin, her clothing was both luxurious and elegant, demonstrating the dresser's skill in dressing her perfectly. Her eyebrows, though not painted in indigo, were still dark and thick, and her lips, even without makeup, were rosy, demonstrating her inherently good skin. Such a delicate girl, even Yan couldn't resist asking her for skincare tips.

Seeing Lu Baoer, Yan Shi thought of He Jie'er, the restless girl at home. She actually hoped that Lu Baoer would use some drastic measures to deal with He Jie'er. Originally, she wanted to lend a hand to He Jie'er, but she felt that few men in the world could resist her. But now, seeing Lu Baoer, Yan Shi felt that Xie Junling's favor for her must have a reason. In terms of beauty, He Jie'er might not even be able to match this girl who grew up in the countryside.

Since He Jie'er was unlikely to ascend to the throne, it would be a good opportunity for Yan Shi to give her a hard time and make herself feel better. Besides, even though she couldn't curry favor with Xie Junling, it wasn't because she, as a mother, hadn't done her bit, so Old Madam Cheng naturally wouldn't say anything.

If Cheng Linghe really didn't have the ability to climb into Xie Junling's bed, then as an abandoned child, she would naturally marry into any family, and she couldn't even think about marrying into a prominent and wealthy family, so as to avoid someone digging up the fact that Yan brought Cheng Linghe to Xie Junling's house, causing the man to feel resentful and resentful.

Cheng Linghe naturally knew this as well. This time, she would either die for the sake of righteousness or for the sake of life, so she would definitely fight to the death.

Thinking about being able to discipline this little slut, Yan felt relaxed and even smiled. She patted Lu Baoer's hand and handed her a gold-threaded Hetian jade bracelet, saying, "Second Aunt is meeting you for the first time, so I don't have anything to prepare. This is for you. Please don't despise it."

Even though Lu Baoer knew that Yan Shi had all sorts of schemes in mind, she couldn't show her likes and dislikes so openly. She took the bracelet and said, "Thank you, Third Auntie. How could you dislike it? This bracelet is really beautiful. I like it very much."

Like a child, Lu Baoer put the bracelet into a gift box, handed it to the old nanny, and asked her to keep it well.

Old Madam Su asked straight to the point: "Mrs. Cheng San came to Kyoto, but is it to see the two elders in your family?" Old Madam Su naturally knew that she was the daughter of the Yan family.

Yan came here for her children's marriage, and she felt a little embarrassed when she heard this. Her sister Hua got married half a month ago, and she had sent an invitation to Old Lady Su at that time, but unfortunately she didn't come, and only sent her personal nanny to deliver a gift to make Hua Jie'er proud. Yan knew that she couldn't invite the honorable Princess Qingping, and she had hoped that Old Lady Su would give her some face because the two families were relatives, but she didn't know that the other party was not stupid, and naturally would not come to support her casually, lest someone think that the Yan family has the support of Old Lady Su, and they have to consider her face when doing things in Kyoto. Old Lady Su is related to the Cheng family by marriage, but not to the unknown Yan family. Don't be related to her, it will be annoying. Yan smiled awkwardly: "My daughter got married half a month ago."

Madam Su pretended to be suddenly enlightened and said, "Oh! That's right! Look at me, I'm old and I can't remember things clearly."

Madam Su appeared to be beaming, but in reality, she was trying to intimidate Yan. Her words were filled with contempt, clearly telling Yan that she didn't take her seriously and that she shouldn't forget her status.

Yan knew this was an unpleasant task, but she had no idea it would go so smoothly. She was filled with Madam Cheng's instructions, but now she was speechless.

After finishing the meal and seeing that the banquet was about to end, she finally managed to say, "Bao'er, your grandmother asked Second Aunt to bring you a message, saying that she hasn't seen you in so many years and really wants to see you. If you have a chance in the spring, would you like to go and see her? Tongzhou is a beautiful place with beautiful mountains and rivers, it's a perfect place! You must go back and see the place where your mother stayed, right?"

It would have been fine if she didn't say anything, but once she started talking, Old Madam Su became a little annoyed.

How dare she mention Tongzhou? Wasn't it in Tongzhou that her daughter died on the way to Kyoto?

Madam Su said coldly, "Speaking of Bao'er's mother, she has spent much longer in Kyoto than in Tongzhou!"

Yan knew that Madam Su harbored resentment, as the two families hadn't interacted much in years. But she hadn't expected Madam Su to be so affectionate towards a daughter. Speaking of being wronged, the Cheng family felt even more wronged! The one who was lost was a son of a prominent wife, so how could he be less important than a girl?

Yan naturally didn't dare to say this. She just laughed and waited for Lu Baoer's next words.

Lu Baoer didn't want to offend either side and was about to speak, but Madam Su grabbed Lu Baoer's hand like an old scoundrel and said seriously, "Madam Cheng is her biological grandmother, and I am also Baoer's biological grandmother! Now that Baoer has married into the Xie family, how could she go back to her parents' home without considering her husband? Otherwise, she would be laughed at! As the head of the Xie family, she has to take care of all the big and small matters. I'm afraid she won't have time to go back to Tongzhou."

After hearing this, Yan was speechless.

If Lu Bao'er didn't return to the Cheng family, how would they have the chance to force her to change her surname and enter the family tree? They couldn't just do this without permission and then have Lu Bao'er not even show up? Wouldn't the Cheng family become a laughing stock?

(End of this chapter)