Remarrying Chun Yuan

Chapter 206 Dissatisfaction

Liu Yuechu thought she would be subjected to some kind of treacherous treatment after entering the palace, but unexpectedly she was treated with kindness and received a title.

She expressed her gratitude with tears in her eyes.

The Empress seemed to have been prepared, and even had the Imperial Household Department take her measurements. Yiren also had official robes and headdresses with rank.

Before they knew it, it was noon. The concubines took the initiative to leave and return to their palaces, no longer wanting to bother them. The Empress let them leave first, leaving only Liu Yuechu to dine with her in the palace.

Fang Ziqing was also dining with her, and even the Crown Princess was sent back to attend to other matters.

Liu Yuechu, who had always been disliked, was suddenly valued. She dutifully accompanied the Empress until the end of lunch. Only when the Empress had nothing more to say did she take her leave, saying, "...I have troubled Your Majesty for so long. I dare not trouble Your Majesty any further. I will return now and come to pay my respects to Your Majesty another day."

The Empress nodded and did not linger. She simply instructed Fang Ziqing to treat her well before serving tea and seeing her off.

Liu Yuechu didn't leave immediately, but followed Fang Ziqing to the garden of the East Palace for tea.

"This pampering feels like a dream," she said, looking at Fang Ziqing. "I'm afraid even you don't know the reason behind it?"

Simply to spite Consort Yu, it wouldn't be worth giving her a fifth-rank concubine position.

Fang Ziqing truly didn't know, shaking her head until she was dizzy, "If it weren't for knowing you, I wouldn't be worthy to serve lunch to Her Majesty the Empress..."

This surprised Liu Yuechu. So, because of their good relationship, Fang Ziqing was actually valued by the Empress?

"Why does this not seem like a good thing?" she pondered carefully.

Fang Ziqing froze, but was amused by her. "Nothing good ever comes from coming here. You don't need to blame yourself. I'm not bad off, after all, I have enough money. It's those days when your family can't afford to support you that are hard to bear, since the treasury of the Great Liang is empty."

Liu Yuechu couldn't help but sigh; she really couldn't understand this feeling.

She gave Fang Ziqing a separate gift, saying, "...Tell me what you like, and I'll send you more. I'm going back to show off my newly acquired title of 'Yiren'."

She and Fang Ziqing weren't close to begin with, and besides, it wasn't convenient to talk in the palace, with countless eyes watching her all around.

Fang Ziqing didn't try to keep her; he cheerfully saw her off.

In fact, even before Liu Yuechu left the palace, the news that she had been granted the title of Fifth-Rank Lady had already spread.

The news was spread by the Court of State Ceremonial, so Lin Mengyu and Huang Wanwan quickly learned of it. Without saying a word, they went straight to the Liu family to wait for a good celebratory meal.

When Li Shu learned of this news, she was so angry that she smashed everything in the house!

"Why? Why does she have the right?!"

"She, Liu Yuechu, is just a merchant's daughter. How could she be granted the title of Yiren, a fifth-rank official, even a rank higher than her husband's!"

"It's just haggling with those Mongolian brutes, buying and selling some furs. What does she even know?"

……

Li Shu cursed hysterically, roaring and screaming. The maids and servants were all frightened and ran out, not daring to stay in the room.

Guan Shi and Tian Ya Yun rushed over immediately after being informed by the old women.

Hearing the sound of shattering porcelain inside the house, Madam Guan was heartbroken. "...These are all valuable items. How could you bear to smash them? It's clearly your own stupidity that caused my son to get beaten. He hasn't even come to your rescue yet, and you've already ruined this family!"

Wei Gongming was beaten black and blue, so naturally he wouldn't lose face in the county government office. Instead, he returned to the Zhenning Marquis's residence to recuperate.

Li Shu originally thought she had made a contribution and was very proud of herself at home, but she did not expect that things would backfire and she would be scolded by Guan Shi that day.

Li Shu was furious and didn't know how to explain things to Wei Gongming to ease the tension. Now, news of Liu Yuechu being rewarded by the Empress had arrived, and she was truly enraged!

"This is my dowry. I can smash it however I want. Even if it's ruined, it won't ruin the Zhenning Marquis's mansion!" She picked up a double-eared crane-shaped glass bottle and threw it to the ground.

The shards of porcelain shattered and flew up, cutting a large gash in Tian Ya Yun's dress.

Tian Ya Yun was shocked and pale. "Murder! You're practically trying to kill someone! This is my best dress, and it's been cut like this. If it had been any more off-center and cut into my body, I would have been bleeding like a river!"

"This woman is insane, she's insane!"

Madam Guan was also startled. "Do you even know you're the wife of the heir apparent? You're just a shrew, not even as good as Liu Yuechu, a merchant's daughter who reeks of money. Your brain must have been eaten by dogs!"

She quickly had someone take away Tian Ya Yun's newborn grandson, saying, "Luckily you didn't hurt my grandson, otherwise I would have made my son divorce his wife!"

"Divorce his wife? Ask him if he dares!!" Li Shu has been suppressed and forced ever since she married into the Zhenning Marquis's mansion, and she has truly had enough!

"If he hadn't married me, would he have even thought he could become a county magistrate in the capital? He talks about the Zhenning Marquis's mansion all the time, doesn't he realize that everyone in the capital knows how ridiculous your mansion is!"

"What did you say? Say it again?!" Guan Shi didn't expect Li Shu to dare to talk back to her.

Li Shu had had enough of Guan Shi and Tian Ya Yun's ugly faces, so she directly ordered her mother, "Get them all out of here. I did something wrong for the young master, and I will punish myself and reflect on my actions. From now on, no outsiders will be allowed to enter this courtyard, and I will not leave!"

Another chaotic scene ensued, and Guan Shizhen was kicked out by Li Shu's wet nurse.

Holding her child, Tian Yage went to Wei Gongming to complain again.

Li Shu sat in the room, silently shedding tears. She didn't know why her life had turned out this way.

"Am I really that much worse than Liu Yuechu?" she murmured to herself.

When the wet nurse returned, she overheard this sentence: "Why should you compare yourself to her, Madam? You are both married and living different lives. You are not the same kind of people to begin with."

“But… he prefers that type, not me.” Li Shu still harbored resentment about this.

The wet nurse sighed, her lips almost worn out from talking so much, "It's no use if the young master likes him, Lady Liu doesn't like him at all... You should wake up, you can't dwell on the past and make yourself into a demon."

Li Shu bit her lip, looked up at the window, and said, "I miss my brother. I really do..."

The wet nurse was speechless. What was the use of thinking about it? Whenever the master and madam mentioned the eldest son, they would remain silent without tears. "You should think about yourself first. If you don't bear children for the heir, and if there's any sign of trouble, and the eldest son really grows up, your position will become even more awkward."

Li Shu felt a chill in her heart.

Wei Gongming is unlikely to touch her, so how could she have children?

“That child should never have been allowed to live… The eldest son of a concubine, it sounds like a disgrace.”