0p0 Chapter 218: Jiaoniang's Plan
Chapter 218: Jiaoniang's Plan
I told Su Qingwan about this after I came back from Da Nian last night.
Da Nian's performance last night was very successful, and he planned to go again in the evening, but Su Qingwan asked him not to go for the time being because Second Aunt would definitely arrange more people to watch over him tonight.
"Second aunt is probably still sad about Uncle Kang." Su Qingwan said.
"I can't tell whether she is sad or not, but I heard that after the Second Madam came out from the Old Madam's place today, she sent someone to Yuzhen Temple to invite the Taoist priest! Miss, why do you think she invited the Taoist priest?"
Please, Taoist priest?
Su Qingwan paused while writing, then put down the pen and said to Zhenzhu, "Call Qingda here, I have something for him to do."
"Okay!" Pearl responded and went out to find someone immediately.
Seeing this, Aunt Rong knew that Su Qingwan was busy with something, so she said something and ran to Helin Courtyard to find Jiang.
Not long after, Qing Da arrived at Fuguangyuan, but he stayed there for less than a cup of tea and immediately ran out in a hurry.
What the young lady ordered this time is very interesting!
It's just that that bastard Xu Banxian got the advantage, but it doesn't matter, after this is over, let him treat his brothers to a meal.
After Su Qingwan arranged everything, she continued to practice calligraphy.
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In the Tinglan Courtyard, Madam Zhou looked at Hua Jiaoniang, whose feet were so sore that she could hardly stand, and said apologetically:
"Auntie Hua, I just went to see Madam, but she hasn't woken up yet. Maybe Madam is tired because she has been busy lately. Why don't you go back first? When Madam wakes up, I will ask someone to invite you over."
Hua Jiaoniang was supported by a maid. She was pregnant now and her feet would feel sore if she stood for a while longer.
But Liu actually called her to Tinglan Courtyard in the name of the eldest master. As a result, after she arrived, not only did she not see Su Zhiyi, but when she wanted to leave, she was stopped by Zhou Ma, who only said that the madam would see her later.
But she had been waiting until now, and Liu had not shown up. Now she had found a ridiculous excuse to get rid of her. She was clearly making fun of and humiliating her.
Hua Jiaoniang is going crazy!
"Madam Zhou, since the eldest lady hasn't woken up yet, you should have told me earlier. You made me stand for so long. Aren't you afraid that if something happens to the baby in my belly, the eldest master will beat you to death?" Hua Jiaoniang said angrily.
She's just an old slave, yet she dares to go against me. When I see the master, I'll ask him to kick her out.
"Look at what you said, Aunt Hua. Our master has more than one concubine. Other concubines also stood here waiting for the first lady when they were pregnant. They were all fine. Compared with them, you are nothing special. Besides, if you can lose the baby just by standing, then Aunt Hua, you are really useless. Oh! What is this called?"
"Hey! I remember now. Your life is too cheap and your blessings are too thin. You can't even bear the blessing of giving birth to a child for the Marquis." Nanny Zhou rolled her eyes and spoke rudely.
In her eyes, there are only a few legitimate masters in the Marquis' Mansion, and these concubines are not masters, especially Hua Jiaoniang, a lowly thing born in a brothel. No one knows what method she used to coax the master, but how long can she coax him?
The master has never lacked beautiful girls around him.
After Nanny Zhou finished speaking, she left without caring how ugly Hua Jiaoniang's expression was.
Hua Jiaoniang was so angry that she pointed at her back and trembled continuously.
"Aunt, don't be angry. Take care of yourself. You are pregnant with a little boy." Hua Jiaoniang's maid advised.
Hua Jiaoniang endured it again and again, and left Tinglan Courtyard angrily.
She walked all the way to her own courtyard, and the more she thought about it, the more unwilling she felt.
The only thing she could rely on in the mansion was the favor of the eldest master, but she was afraid that she could not defeat Liu with just this.
After all, Liu has a daughter who is about to become a princess. Judging from what happened at the family dinner yesterday, this second young lady is not someone to be trifled with. Liu has her support, and even if she gives birth to a son, she will still have to live under Liu's thumb.
What's more, Su Zhiyi might be planning to rely on Su Yunrou to regain his official position.
She couldn't just sit there and wait for death, she had to find someone to back her up.
Hua Jiaoniang couldn't help but think of Su Qingwan. She was also brought back to the Marquis' Mansion by her before, so they naturally stood on the same line.
"Let's go back and get some things, and then go to the Fourth Miss's Fuguangyuan to sit down." Hua Jiaoniang said.
"Aunt, why are you going to see the Fourth Young Lady?" the maid asked in confusion.
"We all live in the same mansion, and the Fourth Miss and I are acquaintances, so it's normal for me to go to her place and sit with her."
The two quickly returned to their residence. Hua Jiaoniang asked the maid to unlock the cabinet and take out two pieces of Su brocade.
This was a gift from Su Zhiyi. She wanted to keep it to make new clothes after giving birth, and now it's just the right time to give it to Su Qingwan.
She took some precious supplements and went to Fuguangyuan with the maid.
When Hua Jiaoniang arrived, Su Qingwan was drinking bird's nest stewed with coral. When the gatekeeper reported that Hua Jiaoniang had arrived, Su Qingwan felt a little surprised.
But soon, she figured it out. It seemed that Hua Jiaoniang realized that she was alone and powerless in the Marquis' Mansion and could not deal with Liu.
"Miss, do you want to see her?" Lin Xiang asked.
Although Hua Jiaoniang is now the eldest master's concubine, she is still a girl from a brothel, so the fourth young lady should meet her less often.
"Let's meet her and see what she wants to do!"
As soon as Su Qingwan finished speaking, the old woman went out and brought Hua Jiaoniang back.
"I am your concubine, Miss Four." Hua Jiao Niang stroked her belly and bowed to Su Qingwan with the help of her maid.
"No need to be polite, Aunt Hua. Please take a seat."
Su Qingwan looked at Hua Jiaoniang's belly, and this time she could see it much more clearly than yesterday.
Only then did she realize that even though they hadn't seen each other for a while, Hua Jiaoniang's belly had already grown so big.
"Thank you, Fourth Miss!" Hua Jiaoniang said this and sat down, her hand still on her belly, stroking it gently, as if trying to comfort the baby inside.
"Fourth Miss, you helped me unintentionally at the beginning, so I was able to follow in the Marquis's Mansion. I thought that after entering the Marquis's Mansion, my child and I would have someone to rely on. But I didn't expect that the eldest master is always a man and rarely manages the affairs of the harem. Sometimes I was wronged and didn't know who to tell."
Hua Jiaoniang said with a look of grievance.
Su Qingwan just found it funny. Hua Jiaoniang used the same tricks she used on men on herself. How could that work?
"Auntie Hua, I'm just a lady from the next room, I'm afraid I can't control the affairs of the elders in the backyard."
"Miss Fourth, you have misunderstood. I am not here to force you to help me. I just want to ask Miss Fourth to take care of us mother and child because the child in my belly is also of the Su family." Hua Jiaoniang said hurriedly, her tone soft and aggrieved.