Marrying a rich man after rebirth: The daily life of a legitimate daughter

The four concubines stood happily behind the old lady.

It was not until it was completely dark that Liu Chen returned to the mansion and followed the maid to the old lady's yard.

As soon as she walked into the door, she was surrounded by four concubines: "Master, you haven't come to my yard for a long time. I miss you so much."

Liu Chen put his arms around their waists and said, "I understand. I'll go to your courtyard when I have time."

Hearing this, the four concubines were very excited.

The old lady sitting in the upper seat nodded with satisfaction. Thinking of He Shuzhen, her expression became serious: "Do you know that He Shuzhen is not pregnant?"

"I just heard about it too." This incident made Liu Chen lose face in front of his colleagues.

"In the future, He Shuzhen will have plenty of opportunities to get pregnant. She was too impulsive. She announced her pregnancy to everyone before she was even confirmed. She is too flamboyant. I asked you to come to my place today to remind you that you can't always stay in He Shuzhen's room. Go to the concubine's room. Only in this way can the Liu family prosper."

"I understand." Liu Chen took Mo Zhu's hand and left the old lady's yard.

The other three concubines hurriedly followed. Liu Chen did not go to their courtyard today, but would come tomorrow.

Soon, everyone in the Liu Mansion knew that Liu Chen had gone to Aunt Zhu's courtyard.

Xiaoyu, who heard the news, knocked on He Shuzhen's door and said, "Madam, the young master has gone to Aunt Zhu's yard."

The red wooden door slammed open, and He Shuzhen looked at Xiaoyu angrily: "What did you say? The young master went to Aunt Zhu's yard."

"Well, the young master returned to the mansion and was called to the courtyard by the old lady. I don't know what she said to the young master, but not long after, the young master went to Aunt Zhu's courtyard."

He Shuzhen was mocked by people in the capital, which was frustrating enough. Now, the old lady kidnapped someone directly from her room.

She was furious. She lifted her skirt and went to Aunt Zhu's yard. She kicked the door open and saw Liu Chen holding the disheveled Aunt Zhu in his arms.

Aunt Zhu hurriedly pulled up her clothes and glared at He Shuzhen who had interfered with her affairs, "Do you have manners? You should knock on the door before coming in."

"Humph, I'm the legal wife, and you're just a concubine. I can come in whenever I want, and there's no need to knock."

"You..." Aunt Zhu's face turned red because of He Shulan's anger. Although they were bought concubines, they were also half masters of the mansion. He Shuzhen didn't take them seriously at all: "Master, you just let Madam bully us like this."

It was the first time that Liu Chen saw He Shuzhen so arrogant and domineering. It took him a long time to react: "I haven't been to the concubine's yard for a long time. Today I'm resting in Aunt Zhu's yard. You go back first. I'll come to see you when I'm free."

He Shuzhen's proud self-esteem couldn't stand it. She married into a wealthy and powerful family and would never say anything. However, she married into the Liu family and married a minor official of the seventh rank.

Liu Chen didn't coax her or flatter her, but actually asked her to go back to her room and wait, treating her like a concubine, calling her to come and go at will: "No, you come back to my room now."

Aunt Zhu waited for a long time until Liu Chen arrived at her yard. She hugged Liu Chen's waist tightly with both hands and refused to let Liu Chen leave.

Although Liu Chen held a low position, he was a man and would not allow He Shuzhen to trample on his dignity as a man: "I just said that we will rest in Aunt Zhu's yard today. Do you want me to repeat the same thing?"

"Liu Chen, how dare you disobey me? Think about your own identity."

This completely angered Liu Chen: "No matter who I am, you are the one who wants to marry me, not me who came to ask for marriage."

He Shuzhen was speechless after being rebuked. It was indeed she who was clamoring to marry Liu Chen.

When they first got married, Liu Chen took great care of her, but now he was disobeying her for a concubine. She must teach these concubines a lesson and see if they dare to compete with her for men in the future.

Just as she was about to speak, Xiaoyu behind her pulled her back and said, "Madam, please stop talking back to the young master. If you offend the young master, what will happen if he doesn't come to your room anymore?"

Xiaoyu's words reminded He Shuzhen. She glared at Aunt Zhu and led Xiaoyu out of the yard.

Aunt Zhu leaned in Liu Chen's arms with a victorious smile on her face.

……

Qiu Dong ran into the yard in a panic: "Princess, there was a flood in the south, many refugees came to the capital, and some food shops on the street were robbed."

"Tell the servants to close the door and don't go out unless necessary."

Chun Xia, who followed, said solemnly, "The entire capital is in chaos now. The arrival of these refugees has increased the price of food in the capital."

He Shulan's lips curled slightly: "Have you forgotten? Last time I bought several thousand kilograms of rice. We don't have to leave the house and we won't starve to death."

"Yes! How could I have forgotten about this?" Chunxia clapped her hands in fear: "With this rice, we won't have to starve anymore."

Qiu Dong opened his eyes wide and looked at He Shulan: "Princess, did you know in advance that there would be a flood in the south and bought rice in advance?"

He Shulan was distracted for a moment. The hand holding the embroidery needle was pricked, and bright red blood fell on the embroidery. She picked up the handkerchief and hugged her fingers. When she bought the rice, she was in such a hurry that she didn't find a good excuse.

His absurd behavior before has caused people to doubt him until now: “I don’t have the ability to predict the future, it’s just a coincidence that we bumped into each other.”

Qiu Dong thought about it and felt that what He Shulan said made sense: "Will the shops on the street continue to open?"

"The shop in the Prince's Mansion is managed by Aunt Li. Aunt Li has the final say on whether to continue opening it or not." It was useless for He Shulan to worry. Her excessive concern would be seen by the Prince as she wanted to seize the power to be the head of the Prince's Mansion. She did want to seize the power to be the head of the Prince's Mansion, but she couldn't let the Prince notice her intention.

……

Li Wanrong, who was returning to the Prince's Mansion from the shop, was frightened by the refugees on the street, especially the refugees who were looting in the street.

She hugged the silver tightly in her arms and quickened her pace back to the Prince's Mansion. The journey that usually took a few minutes now seemed particularly long.

When they reached the corner, several refugees rushed out from the corner and blocked Li Wanrong's way. Seeing her wearing gold and silver, they had evil thoughts in their hearts: "Madam, our family members have been washed away by the flood. Please have pity on us and give us some money to buy us some food."

In just two days, the price of rice in the capital city has skyrocketed. With so many mouths waiting to be fed in the Prince's Mansion, Li Wanrong held the silver in her arms even tighter. For the first time, she felt that holding the power of the Prince's Mansion was a heavy burden: "I don't have silver, stay away from me."

Naturally, the refugees did not believe what Li Wanrong said and reached out to grab the bag in Li Wanrong's arms.

Li Wanrong shouted "robbery", but no one passing by helped her. Fortunately, the prince happened to return home at this time and drove away the refugees who robbed the silver.