Chapter 137 I will always be a concubine, don't be wishful thinking
As soon as she stepped into the backyard, Liu Yu heard people talking about her. She looked and saw the Second Madam Chang, the Fourth Madam Li, and another lady she didn't know, standing in the corridor and chatting.
Seeing her, Second Madam Chang had no intention of stopping talking, and her tone became even more sarcastic:
"Some people think that just pleasing the old lady is enough, but they don't know that a concubine can only be a concubine and a slave forever. They even prepare a feast for the eldest sister-in-law. They really don't know how high the sky is and how deep the earth is."
Li quickly pulled Chang's sleeve, signaling her to stop talking.
"Fourth brother's wife, you are just timid, what are you afraid of?" Chang waved Li's hand away.
Chang felt particularly unbalanced when she thought about how her eldest sister-in-law had arranged things for all the sisters-in-law and left her out.
And he even brought Liu Yu as his concubine. Doesn't this mean he thinks she is not as good as a concubine?
Chen Zhiru thought that she was not as good as the concubine. She could not learn the concubine's seductive tricks anyway, so forget it.
Now my mother and sister-in-law also think so. What gives them the right?
She was always holding a grudge in her heart, and she couldn't bear it when she saw Liu Yu.
The second house was hostile to her, but Liu Yu was now able to completely ignore them. She walked up to the two ladies, bowed, and turned to leave.
Liu Yutai's attitude completely angered Chang.
She pushed Li away and stood in front of Liu Yu:
"Auntie Liu, do you really think that if my sister-in-law lets you arrange the banquet, you can sit on an equal footing with us?
I tell you…”
Liu Yu interrupted her and revealed what Chang was thinking: "Second Madam, since you want to be in charge, you can go and talk to the First Madam. If you don't have the courage, just bear with it. It's useless to yell at me like this." After saying that, he turned and left.
This exposed Chang's true face and made her so angry that she threw the incense burner in her hand to the ground and cursed even more harshly.
Liu Yu walked a long way away, but could still hear Chang cursing her.
Jingzhe spoke up for her:
"My dear, the Second Madam is too much. It's obviously not your own will. It was arranged by the Old Madam. Why do they always target you?"
"It's normal for them to target me. They think they are of high status and they can't stand being suppressed by me."
Seeing Jingzhe's worry, Liu Yu continued, "But we don't have to be afraid. With the support of the old lady and the first lady, they dare not really cause any trouble."
After hearing what Liu Yu said, the two girls were no longer so worried. Jingzhe looked at the direction they were going and asked in confusion:
"Madam, what are we going back to Qinyuanju for?"
"Bring something to Master San."
After Mr. Chen San went to Lingnan, she followed his instructions and retrieved two sets of head ornaments from Haitang Pavilion.
If someone hadn't come from the East Courtyard and asked about this, she would have forgotten about it.
After taking the things from Qinyuanju, Liu Yu left the house and went straight to Tingzhuxuan.
When she arrived at Tingzhu Pavilion, Mr. Chen San had just sent off a group of visitors. Seeing that she was still wearing a wooden hairpin and a green plain skirt and jacket,
He showed an expression that said, "As expected."
Feeling his eyes looking at her, Liu Yu looked down at herself. There was nothing wrong with it! Except for the usual necessary circumstances, Liu Yu basically didn't dress up specially.
"Third Master, I have brought the things you want." Liu Yu took the box from Guyu's hand and handed it to Third Master Chen.
Mr. Chen San took it, opened it, and after looking at it, unexpectedly, he closed it again and gave it back to her.
"Third Master, aren't you going to give it to Xiyao?" Liu Yu looked at him blankly.
Master Chen nodded and pointed at the pink pearl and gold silk headpiece: "Take this and give it to Xiyao tomorrow."
Liu Yu was puzzled:
"Why don't you send it yourself, Third Master?"
Mr. Chen San smiled and shook his head: "In your name."
"What about the other set of sapphire and glass headpiece?"
He turned around and went back to the room. When he came out, he was holding a blue and white dress in his hand. On the dress was the most popular lily flower, which was the most popular double-sided embroidery in Beijing.
The embarrassment in Mr. Chen San's eyes disappeared in an instant:
"I didn't know you opened Yuzhentang at that time. I heard from my colleagues that Yuzhentang's dresses are very good, and the embroidery skills are rare in the capital."
It was the first time he gave something to a woman, and he wanted to give her a surprise.
"So, you bought it?" Liu Yu covered his mouth and laughed.
Uncle Chen touched his nose awkwardly: "Why don't you try it on and see if it fits."
Liu Yu really wanted to say no, you know how much money you spent and whose size you followed, don’t you have any idea?
Mrs. Yang said at the time that this guest attached great importance to this dress.
After finishing the embroidery, she tried it herself for fear of making mistakes. The embroiderers all said it was very suitable for her. If the customer had not said she was in a hurry, they would have asked her to keep it.
After delivering the goods, she felt sorry for a while.
At that time, she was thinking that when she had some free time, she would also embroider one herself.
Unexpectedly, this dress made by her would return to her hands in this way.
There are no two identical leaves in the world, and embroidery pieces made by the same embroiderer will never be exactly the same.
Holding the dress at this moment, she actually felt as if her regrets were made up for. She felt even happier than when she heard him say that he would give her the sapphire and glass headpiece.
But seeing his expectant eyes, she still entered the room.
Soon she changed her dress and came out.
The surprise in Mr. Chen San's eyes was fleeting.
He nodded in satisfaction, walked to her, tucked the hair scattered around her ears behind her, and said to Guyu who was looking around but didn't dare to look at them:
"Tomorrow, at the banquet, I will dress your master like this, with jewelry from the Begonia Pavilion."
Liu Yu's cheeks quickly turned red after being teased by him without any warning. She secretly regretted that she had given birth to a child in her previous life, so why was she still so lacking in self-control?
She tried to calm down and said with a frown:
"Madam is not feeling well. I have to work in the kitchen tomorrow. It's not convenient to wear this."
Mr. Chen Sanye knew about the old lady's arrangement. He was happy to see his mother want to train her.
"You don't have to do it yourself. You can let Guyu and the other maids watch over it. If there are not enough people, I will arrange some more for you. Just listen to me and wear it like this." Master Chen San said in a gentle voice.
Seeing his tone that did not allow for negotiation, Liu Yu spoke out his true thoughts: "But I see that other wives don't dress so formally."
"Really?" Mr. Chen San smiled without commenting and said in a gentle voice:
"That's because they are too shabby as husbands. In my case, my woman should dress like this."
Liu Yu was surprised that Mr. Chen Sanye, such a gentle and elegant man, had such a side to him.
"Okay, let's make it a deal. You go and get busy first! I'll go to the study." Mr. Chen San didn't give Liu Yu any chance to speak and turned and left the room.