The daily life of a concubine's daughter

Shi Yao was afraid that accepting the red envelope from her scumbag father would bring bad luck, so she looked around in fear. Seeing Shi Mingmo and Wang Fan coming from another road, she hurried over, took Wang Fan's arm and said with a smile:

"I saw my sixth brother and sixth sister-in-law so early in the morning. I think this year will be a very lucky year for me!"

Wang Fan has been married for almost two years. She is only nineteen years old, one year younger than Shi Mingmo.

The couple had no children yet, and Wang Fan was under a lot of pressure.

According to gossip from Muxiang, Wang Fan had secretly worshipped the Goddess of Fertility, and her parents also secretly sent her many fertility tonics.

Shi Yao thought, she had prayed to the Goddess of Fertility, taken tonic medicine, and the doctor said there was nothing wrong with her body, so why didn't she think that the problem might be with Shi Mingmo?

Far away.

When the scumbag father Shi Jian'an saw his son and daughter-in-law, he quickly hid the red envelope in his arms, fled, and ran into Ganlu Hall.

Shi Yao curled her lips.

The sneaky "fatherly love" should be thrown to the ground, stepped on and spat on!

Don't touch her.

Wang Fan was feeling a bit worried because she couldn't get pregnant, so she smiled and said, "Second sister, you are so sweet! I will borrow your good wishes from you, and hope that this year will be a very good year for me and Sixth Master!"

Shi Mingmo thought that his wife didn't see Shi Yao being mean last night, so he should tell her about it. Shi Yao even boasted that she would break off relations with the third wife, but after just one night she forgot what she said and came to touch his wife.

He wanted to pull Wang Fan away, but was afraid that Shi Yao would complain, so he gave up and quietly followed the two of them.

After walking about ten steps, I felt weak again.

Why would a grown man like him be afraid of a weak little woman?

So he strode ahead of the two men, making the snow crackle under his feet.

Neither Shi Yao nor Wang Fan paid any attention to him, nor did they notice his complicated little thoughts. They just chatted and laughed among themselves.

After entering Ganlu Hall and paying New Year's greetings, everyone received a big red envelope.

Just like last night’s New Year’s Eve banquet, those who could get up crawled over to get the lucky draw for the new year, the injured and sick continued to lie down, and the rest of the people had to help the family welcome the guests.

Shi Yao followed the lady as a little pendant.

Wherever the lady went, she always held Shi Yao's hand.

The wives each have their own positions. The lobby manager is in charge of the front desk hall, the logistics manager is in charge of the tea and fruit kitchen, and the human resources manager is responsible for dispatching staff.

The entire Duke's Mansion is neat but not messy.

Wang Fan was quite sociable, so he was given the job of lobby manager and stayed in Ganlu Hall to welcome and see off guests. Therefore, he saw the lady's favor for Shi Yao throughout the whole process.

She couldn't help feeling jealous.

Her legs were shaking from standing so much, but Shi Yao just sat next to the lady and was responsible for eating and drinking, and received more attention from the guests than her.

The guests who came today remembered Shi Yao after only seeing her once.

No matter what the little girls thought in their hearts, in front of the lady, they surrounded Shi Yao like a star, praising her as a flower that was so beautiful that it could overturn a country, and their words were extremely sweet.

As for her, she worked so hard both mentally and physically that some old ladies who had seen her ten times couldn't even remember which lady she was in the Duke's Mansion.

Sometimes I call her Mingying's wife, and sometimes I call her Mingkui's wife. It's so awkward.

Finally, a few of them called out the right names, and then they turned to ask her, "How is your father, Lord Gong, these days?"

The treatment of granddaughter and granddaughter-in-law is so different!

The more Wang Fan made the comparison, the more sour she felt in her heart. She secretly thought that she would go back home tonight and pray to the Goddess of Fertility, asking her to give her a son first, and a daughter as the second child.

She has been busy all her life in her parents' and husband's families, so letting her daughter enjoy the pampering of the crowd can make up for her regrets.

Shi Yao was originally very nervous, but when she saw that everyone was speaking in a friendly and pleasant manner, she gradually relaxed and enjoyed the illusion of being favored.

With Aunt Liu Hua's occasional advice, she was able to thrive and gradually became adept at it.

After receiving the guests for an hour, the lady came back from changing her clothes, sat down and asked, "Yao girl, are you tired? If you are tired, go to my room and lie down."

Shi Yao gently patted the lady's leg and said with a smile, "I'm not tired yet, Grandmother, why don't you take a rest? You are the mascot and treasure of our house. No matter who is tired, you won't be tired."

The lady covered her lips and chuckled: "You little girl, you talk so much, it's so sweet that it kills me!"

"Puh, puh, puh, it's New Year's Day, why are you talking about death? Grandma will surely live to be a hundred years old! I want to accompany grandma for a long time."

The lady hugged her and rocked her gently, her eyes full of smiles: "Okay, okay, grandma, please live as long as possible and protect our little girl."

Wang Fan brought some tea and fruit, and said with a smile, "I was just about to bring some candy for the old lady, but when I heard Second Sister asking, I knew that my candy would be in vain."

The lady took the tea and took two sips to moisten her throat: "What do you mean?"

"Because no matter how sweet the candy is, it can't be sweeter than the second sister's mouth!" Wang Fan said, peeling a candy and putting it into Shi Yao's mouth, "I thought I was the sweetest person in this mansion, but I didn't expect that the second sister came. I realized that I have a lot to learn."

The lady smiled and said, "Then you two should learn from each other. When you make progress, I will reap the benefits."

Wang Fan took the opportunity to sit next to the lady dowager, speaking wittily and flattering her until she was very happy. She just wanted to take a break.

Shi Yao held a candy in her mouth and raised her eyebrows slightly.

This Sixth Sister-in-law is really jealous. When she stuffed candy into her mouth, she used so much force that she almost knocked her teeth.

Eh, it’s really hard to get along in a big family.

There is only one Madam Dowager, and there are too many people and too little porridge.

After getting married and starting a family, the unmarried children of the Shi family are still in school.

The sons of married men all held official positions. Some donated money to buy official positions like Shi Mingzhen and Shi Mingwei, some were granted positions through imperial favor like Shi Mingwu, and some went to the capital's camp for training like Shi Mingmo, so that they could be prepared to go to the border and fight on the battlefield in the future if a war broke out.

Jingji Camp was a good place for the children of the rich and powerful to improve their qualifications. Shi Yao saw that Shi Mingkui, Shi Mingying, and Shi Mingmo were relatively rare because they often trained in Jingji Camp.

Shi Mingkui and Shi Mingying held higher official positions, so they could return home from time to time.

Shi Mingmo was just a small centurion. No one rebelled and besieged the capital, and no bandits dared to occupy the mountains and build strongholds around the capital. He had no military merits to gain, and naturally no shortcut to promotion. He could only return home and wait for rest.

A married woman must obey her husband. Among all the daughters-in-law in the mansion, only Wang Fan was not granted an imperial title and was still a commoner.

Couldn't she be more tactful and try to please the lady more?

Smelling the faint smell of medicine coming from Wang Fan's body, Shi Yao was afraid that it was the medicine she drank to have a child, so she just smiled sweetly and didn't bother with her.

Less than a quarter of an hour later, a maid came in and reported, "Madam, the third master of the Xie family in Huaihua Lane came to wish you a happy new year."

Several young men had come to see her before, but the lady had refused them all. This time, she sat up straight and said, "Please come in!"