Raising a concubine under her nose, the reborn mistress marries the prince

The women in the charity hall now live much more comfortably.

No one is pointing fingers here.

The only regret is that they are not related, but now I have come to terms with it.

Since the parents at home could treat this incident as if they didn't have a daughter, they also treated it as if their parents were dead.

However, the one who turned a disaster into a blessing was Xu Sanmei.

She is no longer called Xu Sanmei, but Xu Shanmei.

Aunt Zhou also called herself back to her original name, Zhou Bingqian.

The mother and daughter are always happy now.

Since coming to the charity hall, Xu Shanmei has never called Zhou Bingqian "Auntie" and has always called her "Mom".

This was something she had never dared to think about before.

There is a saying that goes, "Good fortune and misfortune are closely related. Misfortune is the root of good fortune, and good fortune and misfortune are the root of good fortune." This saying is exactly true for Xu Shanmei.

This has always been the life she dreamed of.

Now, with the help of the princess, all of this has been achieved.

Zhou Bingqian is now feeling very comfortable in the charity hall.

She no longer had to endure the torture from her mistress, nor did she have to look at other people's faces.

Not to mention being forced to do so by the drunk Mr. Xu in the middle of the night.

Zhou Bingqian is very good at embroidery, and her embroidery works are the best-selling in the embroidery building.

If you ask them whether they still have any relationship with the Xu family, there is a person who comes to the charity hall to deliver some gifts every now and then.

Today, she came again.

Xu Shanmei went to greet her: "Young Madam! I have everything here, so you don't need to bring food."

When He Mingzhu heard that the young lady of the Xu family had arrived, she immediately came over to get some food.

"Madam, what delicious food has been delivered today?"

As she spoke, she was about to open the lunch box.

"It's your favorite food again." Yan Yunyao said with a smile. He Mingzhu opened the food box and saw the exquisite snacks inside, her eyes lit up.

"The young lady is always so good to me." He Mingzhu picked up a piece of dessert and put it in her mouth, saying with satisfaction.

Yan Yunyao looked at He Mingzhu and smiled.

"I'm glad you like it. I don't have anything else to do. I just wanted to come and see you." Yan Yunyao said.

"Young Madam is so thoughtful." Xu Shanmei said gratefully.

In the past, in the Xu family, only the young lady was kind to her.

However, the Xu family has always been headed by Mrs. Xu.

Young Madam Yan Yunyao has no say.

All she could do was to give away some of her jewelry and silver, and when she was making snacks, she would make some extra and send them over.

This was the only kindness Xu Sanmei had ever received from anyone in the Xu family other than Aunt Zhou.

"By the way, Shanmei, I have something to tell you." Yan Yunyao suddenly said.

"What's the matter, Madam?" Xu Shanmei asked in confusion.

She used to call her sister-in-law, but now that the relationship was severed it was inappropriate, so she called her young lady like everyone else.

"From now on, just call me sister, and don't call me Madam." Yan Yunyao looked at Xu Shanmei seriously.

After hearing this, Xu Shanmei opened her eyes wide in surprise.

"Is this appropriate?" Xu Shanmei said excitedly.

Xu Shanmei knew that Yan Yunyao's husband, the eldest son of the Xu family, would not agree.

"It's a good fit. We are sister-in-law and it's fate. From now on, I won't have to care about the Xu family's faces anymore." Yan Yunyao said.

Xu Shanmei was very happy to see Yan Yunyao finally come to her senses.

She had always found it strange.

She was a little concubine's daughter of the Xu family and had no ability to compete with the Xu family.

But Yan Yunyao is different.

Her maiden family was the Yongning Marquis's Mansion, and her aunt was the wife of the Prince of Xiang.

My husband Xu Qing was able to reach the position of Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue at such a young age, all thanks to the influence of Prince of Xiang.

What is there for her to be afraid of?

He was actually under the control of Mrs. Xu.

Yan Yunyao smiled bitterly.

She knew that many people did not understand why she had ended up in such a miserable state.

Only she herself knows that, in fact, she is the most useless person.

Since childhood, I have been accustomed to seeing my father favor his concubine over his wife. Although my mother is in charge of the household affairs, she has never dared to treat my father's favorite concubine, Aunt Liu, badly.

As long as Aunt Liu was unhappy, my father would make trouble for my mother every now and then.

Yan Yunyao grew up in this environment.

She saw her mother living in silence.

Yan Yunyao also developed a cautious character.

She is afraid of things.

When she first married into the Xu family, Mrs. Xu, at least on the surface, didn't dare to do anything to her.

After understanding Yan Yunyao's personality, Mrs. Xu revealed her true colors.

Less than a year after getting married, two people were already stuffed into their son's room.

It was said that it was to expand the Xu family.

Xu Qing didn't dare at first, fearing that the Yongning Marquisate would come knocking on his door.

Unexpectedly, Yan Yunyao did not tell Madam Yan about this. It was not until the eldest son was born that Madam Yan realized that her daughter had been wronged in her husband's family.

Madam Yan wanted to go to the Xu family to ask for an explanation, but she didn't expect that Madam Xu was not afraid of her at all. She mocked her implicitly that she was being oppressed by her concubines and she still had the time to care about the affairs of the Xu family, and she didn't feel ashamed.

Mrs. Yan was so angry that she fell ill for more than a month. Yan Yunyao was afraid, and from then on, she dared not tell her mother about the grievances she suffered in her husband's family.

And my father seemed dead.

Aunt Liu hoped that she would not live a good life and said a few words to her father. But since a daughter who is married off is like water spilled, her father would not bother to get involved.

The eldest brother Yan Yu'an was always out suppressing bandits and rarely returned home.

Mrs. Yan didn't want this kind of thing to distract her son.

After all, my son is walking on the edge of a knife every day, and he could lose his life if he makes the slightest mistake.

By the time Yan Yu'an found out that his sister was bullied by Xu Qing, he was injured and paralyzed in bed.

Yan Yunyao didn't dare to anger her husband even more.

Now, she has been married into the Xu family for three years and has only given birth to a daughter.

Yan Yunyao's life was even more difficult.

It seemed that she was about to follow in her mother's footsteps and be bullied by her concubines.

Yan Yunyao suddenly woke up.

She has thought a lot since Xu Sanmei left.

She knew that the Xu family’s situation was caused by her own weakness.

Now, my mother has kicked Aunt Liu out of the house.

Seeing that my mother had become stronger, my father no longer dared to openly favor his concubine over his wife.

Although new people continue to come into the Yongning Marquis' Mansion, Madam Yan doesn't care about it now.

As long as those concubines didn't dance in front of her, she didn't bother to care.

"Sister! Have you thought it through?" Xu Shanmei asked.

"Ok!"

"What have you thought of?" Jiang Chuwei came in with a smile.

During these days, Yan Yunyao and the princess also became familiar with each other.

Although we have met before, we have never had a deep conversation.

Yan Yunyao likes to come to the charity hall and also likes to interact with the princess.

The princess is not at all arrogant.

She was really worried about these women.

I chat with them, encourage them to rebuild their confidence, and embroider with them.

The princess’s company played a big role in helping these women come out so quickly.

Yan Yunyao blushed.

She felt that she was living like this and was too embarrassed to tell the princess about it.

"The young lady said that she wanted to live a good life." Mingzhu saw that she was embarrassed to say it, so she helped her say it directly.

However, his mouth was stuffed like a squirrel, which made it bulge out in a funny way, and his speech was in a muffled voice.

"Eat slowly!" Jiang Chuwei said lovingly.

"Delicious!" Mingzhu nodded continuously.

It made everyone in the room laugh.

Yan Yunyao said: "Princess, I have something to tell you."

Jiang Chuwei thought for a moment and said, "Come with me."

Jiang Chuwei knew that she must have encountered difficulties.

She will lend a hand as long as she can.

Princess Qingning always complained about her cousin being weak in front of her.

I don’t know what happened today.

After the two of them sat down, Jiang Chuwei asked, "What's the matter? Tell me!"

Yan Yunyao was no longer at a loss for words at this point.

"Princess, you should know about my time at the Xu family, right?" Yan Yunyao said.

Jiang Chuwei didn't hide it: "Yeah, I've heard of it."

Although it was not easy to inquire about other people's family affairs, Princess Qingning always said in front of her that her cousin was not smart enough and that such a good family was bullied by a lady from a baron's mansion.

Mrs. Yan also once sighed that her daughter had not met a good man.

Mrs. Yan wanted her daughter to divorce.

But Yan Yunyao didn't have the courage.

Could it be that she wanted to ask for advice on divorce today?

Jiang Chuwei thought.

After all, she had been divorced.

Is he here to seek Buddhist scriptures?

Jiang Chuwei waited for her next words.

"Can I continue to run the Xu family's pastry business in the future?" Yan Yunyao asked.

Jiang Chuwei was surprised.

Xu's pastries taste great and sell very well in Shangjing.

She and the Xu family once signed an agreement, and the Xu family was responsible for supplying pastries to the restaurant under Jiang Chuwei's name.

This is a big business.

Jiang Chuwei now owns twelve restaurants, most of which are located in good locations.

The restaurant business is also very good.

Because of their cooperation with Jiang Chuwei, the Xu family also makes considerable income every year.

However, now she really plans to stop cooperating with the Xu family.

There are indeed some issues with Xu’s family’s character.

The most important thing is that Jiang Chuwei doesn't want her restaurant to be overly dependent on the Xu family.

There are plenty of dim sum shops in Beijing, so it’s not a bad idea to try a different flavor.

"Sure." Jiang Chuwei answered straightforwardly, "But I have a few conditions."

Yan Yunyao looked up in surprise. She originally thought that Jiang Chuwei would directly refuse, but she didn't expect there was room for maneuver.

"First, I need you to provide better quality pastries and ensure stable quality; second, the price needs to be lowered; third, I hope to have more choices, not just limited to Xu's pastries." Jiang Chuwei said calmly.

Yan Yunyao bit her lip, thought for a moment, and nodded in agreement: "Okay, I will develop more flavors."

"You..." Jiang Chuwei was surprised.

"Yes, all the flavors of Xu's pastry shop are made by me." Yan Yunyao said.

"It's great that you have such good skills."

Over the years, many guests who come to the restaurant have come for the complimentary cakes and pastries during their meals.

These flavors are not available outside and are uniquely supplied to the restaurant.

Jiang Chuwei also asked Dong Hua to prepare several other flavors, and each customer got half of them.

Jiang Chuwei never had the heart to cut off Xu's pastries.

Because of Princess Qingning, after Jiang Chuwei got to know the Xu family, she was no longer willing to cooperate with people with bad character.

Now that it seems like Yan Yunyao wants to do it herself, then give her a hand!

"But I still need the princess's help." Yan Yunyao was a little embarrassed.

"How to help?"

"You should cut off business ties with the Xu family first, and then the princess and I will come to talk." Yan Yunyao expressed her thoughts.

Jiang Chuwei thought for a moment and said, "You want to do it alone?"

"Yes."

"Okay! I'll send someone to cancel the contract with Lord Xu tomorrow."

Jiang Chuwei stood up with a smile: "Then I'll wait for your good news."

Yan Yunyao looked at Jiang Chuwei gratefully and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

She knew that without Jiang Chuwei's help, it would be difficult for her to take over Xu's pastry business.

Now, this is a good start.

The mother wants her to divorce, what should her daughter do?

The woman who divorced and returned home wanted to take the child with her, but she would only have hope if the Xu family did not want their daughter.

However, after living with Xu Qing for so many years, she knew that Xu Qing would never let her take her daughter away in order to tie her down.

Yan Yunyao couldn't survive without her daughter.

Then let’s spend it together!

After Yan Yunyao left, Jiang Chuwei sent someone to inform Mr. Xu about the termination of the contract.

The next day, Lord Xu was furious when he learned about this, but there was nothing he could do.

Yan Yunyao looked at her furious husband and pretended to be concerned: "Husband! You work in the Ministry of Revenue, so you don't have to do this business!"

Xu Qing was very annoyed: "You are really short-sighted. Do you think that if I stop doing this business, I can support this big family with just my salary?"

Yan Yunyao was not annoyed: "However, I have some friendship with the princess, I will give it a try!"

"You!" Xu Qing looked down on her. Yan Yunyao was bullied by her mother and his concubine at home, yet she dared to do business so shamelessly.

"Do you have a better idea?" Yan Yunyao was not in a hurry.

"Then, you go and give it a try." Xu Qing thought about it.

The recipe for these pastries is hers.

I believe she also wants to continue this business.

"Okay!" Seeing that he took the bait, Yan Yunyao stopped talking.

Xu Qing always felt that Yan Yunyao was a little different, but he couldn't put his finger on it.

Yan Yunyao turned around, and the smile on her face completely faded.

The reason Xu Qing was so anxious was that he had embezzled a large sum of money from the Ministry of Revenue.

I'm still hoping to make some money from these pastries to make up for the deficit.

He was also unlucky during this period.

Nothing went well for him. Even when he went to the casino for entertainment, he lost tens of thousands of taels.

The people in the casino threatened that if he did not pay off his gambling debts on time, they would spread the news of his gambling to the court.

Xu Qing was almost scared to death.

If you don't seek death, you won't die!

On the other hand, Yan Yunyao pretended to look for Jiang Chuwei.

After she came back, she said to Xu Qing, "My husband! The princess agreed to continue using our cakes."

"Are you serious?" Xu Qing asked in surprise.

Yan Yunyao went to find Jiang Chuwei, but he didn't believe that anything could be done.

Xu Qing was surprised that it actually worked.

He also re-examined his wife.

"But the princess has a condition?" Yan Yunyao said.

"What conditions?"

"She said she would only do business with me from now on."

"What? Isn't this nonsense?"

Xu Qing said angrily.

"My dear husband, do you think that I am fooling around or that the princess is fooling around?" Yan Yunyao said coldly.

"Can you go out and do business in public?" Xu Qing said.

"A princess is more noble than a fifth-rank lady like me! She can show her face in public, so why can't I?"