Quick Wear: Reversing Life

Chapter 489: The eldest daughter-in-law of a wealthy family (11)

The old lady nodded and said, "Remember to keep the servants' mouths shut and don't let any rumors spread outside the house. Keep a close eye on the outside, too."

"As for Ying'er's matter, we'll discuss it after the Marquis returns."

Zhao Ying became anxious when he heard this. It would still be some time before his brother came back! What if this matter was left unresolved?

She grabbed the old lady's hand and begged coquettishly, wanting to strike while the iron was hot: "Mother, I really like Master Wei, and Master Wei must also be interested in me, otherwise why would he jump into the water to save me? Please agree to my daughter's request!"

But when faced with her daughter's major life event, the old lady did not cater to her daughter's wishes for the first time, and even felt that it was because she doted on her too much that her daughter developed such a naive character.

"How could I have given birth to a debt collector like you!" The old lady was so disappointed with her: "Come here, take the young lady back to Yingchun Courtyard! Confine her to the courtyard for ten days and reflect on her actions!"

Zhao Ying didn't expect that her mother, who always responded to her requests, would be so cruel today.

Chu Yuexiang didn't expect her mother-in-law to be so tough this time.

...

After Zhao Ying was put under house arrest, Fu Huaiying returned to his previous life of not leaving the house.

He got up early in the morning and practiced sword for a while, then went to Jing'an Hall to pay his respects to the old lady.

On the morning of the third day after Zhao Ying was confined to her house, Chu Yuexiang actually came to Hexiangyuan to find her with her little son in her arms.

"The sun is shining brightly today, so I thought of taking Yinzhou out for a walk and some sunbathing. Passing by Hexiangyuan, I remembered that I hadn't seen my sister-in-law go out in the past few days, so I came to visit her."

Chu Yuexiang's youngest son was named Zhao Yinzhou. He was not even one year old and was held in his wet nurse's arms without crying or making a fuss. His eyes rolled around as he looked at Fu Huaiying.

"It seems that Yinzhou likes sister-in-law very much." Chu Yuexiang said with a smile.

Fu Huaiying asked Hongxiu to bring a small object to tease him.

Hong Ling served the tea. Chu Yuexiang skimmed off the foam from the teacup and said to Huai Ying, "Sister-in-law hasn't been out lately, so she probably doesn't know about welcoming my sister."

Fu Huaiying asked, "What's wrong?"

Chu Yuexiang said, "Sister Ying must be very fond of that Young Master Wei. She's even on a hunger strike in protest. This has really pissed off the old lady. Last night she sent me to tend to the sick and asked me to prepare a dowry list for Sister Ying in advance. It looks like she'll relent soon."

Fu Huaiying said calmly, "Hunger strike in protest?"

With Zhao Ying's spoiled personality, Fu Huaiying really didn't believe that she would go on a hunger strike in protest. She was just betting on her mother's heartache.

"Yes." Chu Yuexiang took a sip of tea. "Sister Ying usually lives a life of luxury, yet she could do something so extreme. But it's been three days since she fell into the water, and there's been no movement from the Princess's residence. It seems the Princess isn't happy with this marriage either."

Fu Huaiying said, "I don't know whether the princess is satisfied or not, but she will definitely not take the initiative to propose marriage."

Chu Yuexiang asked: "Why? We are also a marquis's mansion after all. The Marquis has made countless military achievements over the years. Why do you look down on him?"

Fu Huaiying smiled and said, "If your Qi Jian encountered this situation, what would you do?"

Chu Yuexiang’s eldest son, Zhao Qijian, is five years old this year.

If he went out to attend a banquet and rescued an unmarried woman who fell into the water in public, and the woman was a pampered young lady in the family, she would not take the initiative to propose marriage.

Why?

They were already hugging each other in public with their clothes soaked. Even if it was for the sake of their daughter's reputation, the girl's family would definitely take the initiative to find the boy to discuss the matter.

Since it was already a done deal, why would she take the initiative to come and propose marriage? After all, it wasn't the man who was anxious.

Chu Yuexiang suddenly realized: "No wonder the old lady became angry because of Ying's hunger strike."

I guess the old lady had already seen through this meaning, which is why she was angry because of her daughter's behavior.

Upon learning that Zhao Ying was on a hunger strike, the old lady immediately ordered the servants in the mansion to keep their mouths shut. If anyone leaked any information, they would be beaten to death with sticks.

If outsiders knew that Zhao Ying went on a hunger strike in order to marry Wei Changheng, the entire marquisate would become the object of ridicule.

Fu Huaiying said, "Perhaps in a day or two, the old lady will personally visit the Princess's residence. Second brother and sister-in-law should make preparations early."

"That's natural." Chu Yuexiang sighed, "When I look at it, I think of my Fang Fei."

"Even though she's only three years old now, I get terrified when I think about her getting married in ten years."

"I'm afraid she'll get married too early, and I'm also afraid she'll miss out on her best years by being too picky. I'm even more afraid the husband she marries will treat her badly."

Fu Huaiying took a sip of tea and said, "If you're worried, why not just keep it by your side and take care of it?"

"Sister-in-law is really good at joking. How can a girl not get married?"

Fu Huaiying didn't say anything else.

Chu Yuexiang suddenly realized that Fu Huaiying had no children of her own, so how could she understand being a mother?

She smiled, drank a cup of tea, and left with Zhao Yinzhou.

After Hongxiu sent Chu Yuexiang away and came back, she asked Fu Huaiying, "Is Miss Ying really going to marry into the Wei family?"

"Whether it will or not depends entirely on the old lady. If she truly doesn't want Zhao Ying to marry into the Wei family, then even if Zhao Ying cries and makes a scene, it will be useless."

...

Just as Fu Huaiying guessed, the old lady took Chu Yuexiang to the Princess's Mansion as soon as she recovered.

The old lady originally called Fu Huaiying, but Fu Huaiying was too lazy to get involved and said he had a headache so he didn't go.

The result is also conceivable.

Zhao Ying got her wish and the wedding date was set for this autumn.

However, according to Hongling, the old lady looked very bad when she came back that day, and she did not show any joy about her daughter's upcoming marriage.

Perhaps he was being ignored at the Princess's residence, or perhaps he was worried about his daughter's life after marriage.

But everything was settled, and Zhao Ying began her days of waiting to get married at home.

In order to help her daughter mature as soon as possible, the old lady asked Zhao Ying to learn housekeeping with Chu Yuexiang, and she had to pay her respects to her three sisters-in-law in the morning.

Chu Yuexiang had already spent one thousand taels on the flower viewing banquet, which exceeded the advance payment. She was worrying about how to make up for the loss, but she also had to take her sister-in-law with her to manage the household.

Zhao Ying doesn't know anything, but he always likes to give orders, which makes Chu Yuexiang very annoyed.

Fu Huaiying, who had been given the power of housekeeper early on, was happy to have some free time. There was even good news coming from the Golden Fan Pavilion about a huge sale.

After Fu Huaiying gave the patterns and frames he had painted some time ago to the shopkeeper, he had someone take them to the workshop to make a batch.

It’s just that the price given by Fu Huaiying was too high, and the shopkeeper felt that no one would buy it.

I originally wanted to use it for trial sales to please my boss, but unexpectedly it became extremely popular among the ladies and was sold out almost on the same day.

Guessing that the style was novel, the shopkeeper asked the workshop to make another batch.

Fu Huaiying, however, felt that no matter how novel the pattern was, it would soon be copied by other families.

You can't make much money from a small fan, and a small fan shop can make money from more than just fans.