The female doctor of the Hou family, the concubine controls her husband
A few people had a cup of tea, and then Mr. Feng said: "You are a person who has been ill for a long time, your body is weak. This place is by the water, the damp air is too heavy, it's better not to sit for too long."
Then the three sisters-in-law got up one after another. Su Jin declared loudly that she wanted to go boating, and Su Yun heard it and followed suit. Mrs. Feng had no choice but to order someone to call the boat girl and let the nurse take the two younger ones to go boating.
Yao Fengge then used physical exhaustion as an excuse and took Yao Yanyu back.
Two days later, Feng's family took advantage of Zhu's heavy sleep at night and sent someone away under the pretext that she was sleeping soundly. Yao Yanyu's wet nurse, Feng Popo, whispered with a smile: "Third Madam has finally stood up for her mistress."
Yao Yan suddenly realized the meaning of Yao Feng's words in front of Fang Shi at that time. For a moment, she was deeply moved and felt that her own sister was indeed a master of house fighting, borrowing power to attack, borrowing a knife to kill, provoking discord and whatnot, all of which were done with great skill!
Two days later, Yao's second son came to Beijing on business and visited his sisters Yao Fengge and Yao Yanyu at the Dinghou Mansion.
The news that Yao Fengge's illness had taken a turn for the better had already been sent to the Governor's office of the two rivers, but the Yao family didn't take it seriously, thinking it was just a comforting message from the Dinghou Mansion. Because if Yao Fengge's illness could really be cured, the Dinghou Mansion would not have allowed Yao Yanyu, an illegitimate daughter, to enter the mansion as a potential successor.
But Yao Yan Yi was stunned when he saw his sister Yao Feng Ge, Ping Ting Ting, and others welcoming him at the door. Yao Feng Ge walked up to him with a smile, called out "Second Brother", then bowed down, and when she lifted her head again, her eyes were already red-rimmed, choking back tears as she asked: "Second Brother, is our grandmother at home well? Are Father and Mother well?"
Yao Yan Yi grasped Yao Feng Ge's hand tightly, completely ignoring his sister's greetings and asked stutteringly: "Sis...sister, are you...are you better now?!"
Yao Fengge smiled and glanced at Yao Yanyu behind her. Yao Yanyu hurriedly bowed down: "Second Brother is well. Yanyu greets the ancestors, father, and mother of our family."
Su Yu Xiang beside him chuckled and said: "Second Uncle saw his own niece and was so happy he couldn't even speak. Haha..."
Yao Yan Yi finally came to his senses, confirming that his biological younger sister's illness had truly been cured, and the eldest daughter of the Yao family would not have to die after all! He pulled Yao Feng Ge's hand and laughed loudly towards the sky, repeatedly exclaiming: "Good! All good! Good indeed!"
Yao Fengge was naturally very happy and smiled: "Second brother, let's go inside and talk."
"Alright, let's go inside!" Yao Yan led the way with a bright smile, walking shoulder to shoulder with Su Yuxiang and Yao Fengge into the house.
Yao Yan followed behind, silently sighing in her heart. This was the advantage of being a legitimate sibling. Although she and this second brother were born to the same father, they were still separated by a layer of skin. She had at least given him a courtesy greeting, but he didn't even give her a proper look.
A group of people entered the house and sat down. After serving tea, Yao Yan's words automatically hid behind her back.
Yao Yanyi and Yao Fengge Su Yuexiang spoke, the loud laughter affected the atmosphere of the entire Qixiangyuan, even the little maidservants came and went with high spirits, and those who were idle gathered together to discuss the good temper and good looks of the second uncle of the Yao family.
Cui Wei saw her own daughter's uninteresting expression, so she brought in a cup of tea and drove the little maids away. She quietly sighed: "Girl, have some tea."
Yao Yan saw Cui Wei's face was filled with desolation and asked: "What's wrong with you again?"
Cui Wei sat down at Yao Yan's feet and hummed softly, saying: "I'll avenge my mistress."
Yao Yan smelled the tea fragrance and asked with a gentle smile: "What injustice have I suffered?"
"It's clear that the young lady cured Big Aunt's illness, even if Second Master didn't know, shouldn't Big Aunt have some conscience? In front of Second Master, she didn't say a word for the young lady. The only one in Second Master's eyes is his own sister, he doesn't even glance at the young lady. All the servants in this courtyard are sycophants, if Second Uncle is like this, who will still take the young lady seriously?"
"Alright!" Yao Yan said with a careless smile, reaching out to pinch Cui Wei's round face and saying: "You also know they're biological siblings, I'm separated from them by a layer of skin, and Second Brother has never been close to me since childhood. I remember that year at the Mid-Autumn Festival family dinner, he even got my name mixed up with Third Sister's, calling me Zhi Hua. He's been like this for ages, you've never taken it so seriously before. As for curing Big Sister, I'm also thinking of myself, it has nothing to do with them. You can stop looking so gloomy now, I'm a bit hungry, go check if my steamed milk cake is done in the small kitchen."
Cui Wei hastily got up: "Alright, it should be about time now. I'll go and bring it over for the young lady."
At noon, Amber came to invite Yao Yanyu to go to the front to have lunch together, saying that the government had set up a banquet to entertain Second Uncle, and Madam asked Third Niang and the girl to go over. Yao Yanyu didn't want to go at all, but she was embarrassed by Mrs. Lu's personal opening, so she changed her clothes and went to the front.
A meal was eaten blandly. Yao Yan knew that she was now an awkward supporting character, so she had the self-awareness of a supporting character. No matter what others did, she just kept silent and still, her ears were for listening, and her mouth was for eating.
The family banquet was divided into two tables, inside and outside. Su Yuxiang and his brother Su Yuping accompanied Yao Yan Yi in the outer room. In the inner room, Mrs. Lu led three daughters-in-law, Yao Yanyu, and two children to make up a table.
At the banquet, Su Jin Yun wanted to eat plums, but Xing Er's wife, who was newly assigned to serve her, was afraid that she would eat too many and get a sour stomach, so she advised her not to eat. The five-year-old little girl was being stubborn and cried when she wasn't allowed to eat.
Madam Lu frowned and asked: "What's wrong with Cloud?"
Feng hurriedly replied: "She's making a fuss because she wants to eat sweet plum soup. The Xing family was afraid that her spleen and stomach couldn't handle it, so they didn't give it to her, and now she's throwing a tantrum. This child is becoming more and more spoiled."
Mrs. Lu suddenly remembered the matter of Fang's family driving away Su Yunyun's wet nurse, and asked: "What's going on with that wet nurse? I think she took good care of Yunyun, why was she driven away? Yunyun is still young, a wet nurse is very important."
Feng said, "She took care of Yun'er in a way that was not beneficial to her. In the middle of the night when the child cried, she secretly pinched the child. All those tricks were done openly, treating us like fools. How can such a shrewish slave be tolerated in our household?"
Feng's nature is suspicious, now 25 years old and has only one daughter, it is very difficult to have children. So she pays special attention to her daughter's affairs, afraid that her daughter will not be close to herself. Yao Fengge understood this point, so he found an opportunity to stir up trouble and planted a thorn in her heart.
Yao Fengge didn't expect that Fēng Shì would get rid of the detestable wet nurse so quickly, and thought that she still needed to add fuel to the fire. Afterwards, Yao Fengge secretly lamented, wondering whether it was because Fēng Shì's temperament had changed or if Zhù Shì's luck was just too bad.
Madam Lu, although she had become a grandmother, as the first-rank lady of the house, had to take care of household chores and socialize outside, so her grandchildren were not raised by her side, and she was also unwilling to get involved in children's affairs, so she didn't say anything more.
Yao Yan was well aware of this matter and couldn't help but admire her own sister's tactics once again.