bookcurios Chapter 732 The Hen That Doesn't Lay Eggs
Chapter 732 The Hen That Doesn't Lay Eggs
Mother Lu was still immersed in joy and didn't notice Lu Jiangyue's abnormality. She beckoned her to go inside: "There is no concubine in the world who is qualified to return home within three days. His Royal Highness Prince Jin really dotes on our Yue'er too much!"
"Mom made your favorite stinky tofu today, Yue'er, it's rare for you to come back, so you must eat more!"
The maid next to Lu Jiangyue frowned in disgust: "My mistress is now a concubine of the Prince of Jin's Mansion, how can she eat these things that are not worthy of being served on the table?"
Although her tone was polite, there was no trace of respect in it.
Lu Jiangyue seemed to be very afraid of this maid, and waved her hand at Lu's mother and said, "Mom, I don't want to eat anymore."
Mother Lu was stunned.
In the past, the Lu family was poor and naturally had no extra money to support maids and servants.
After Lu Jianglin passed the imperial examination, the Lu family's financial situation improved greatly. At that time, Lu's mother thought about buying a few maids to serve her.
However, the courtyard of the Lu family was too small and there was no extra space for the servants to live.
Lu Jianglin then said that after he passed the imperial examination, he would move to a big house and buy maids and servants.
Mother Lu has never enjoyed being served by a maid. She never thought that a maid in the palace would dare to teach her master a lesson!
Mother Lu wanted to say something, but she found that this maid was so powerful.
As expected, the prime minister is a seventh-rank official, and the maids in the palace are not ordinary people.
Mother Lu did not continue the topic and said with a smile: "Then I will make you something else delicious!"
As she said this, she walked towards the kitchen, still cursing: "I really don't know what bad luck I have, marrying a daughter-in-law who is lazy and doesn't even come out to help!"
It was Lu Jianglin who noticed that something was wrong with Lu Jiangyue.
He sent the maid away and asked with a frown, "Yue'er, have you been spending these three days in Prince Jin's Mansion?"
Lu Jiangyue lowered his head, as if he was recalling something extremely terrifying, and his face was full of fear.
Until now, she could still feel the severe pain coming from her body...
Before entering the Prince Jin's Mansion, Lu Jiangyue had always thought that she would really fly up to the tree and become a phoenix. Unexpectedly, His Royal Highness the Prince Jin actually had such a special hobby...
During these three days, she almost died in Prince Jin's Mansion!
If she lifted her sleeves, her brother would immediately see the shocking purple marks on her body...
Lu Jiangyue really wanted to ask Lu Jianglin to save her. She knew she was wrong and didn’t want to be the concubine of Prince Jin anymore. She wanted to go home!
But on second thought, Lu Jiangyue thought of the luxury of Prince Jin's Mansion, and what she ate, wore, used and lived in now, all of which she had never dared to imagine before.
After leaving Prince Jin's Mansion, how could she wear such luxurious materials and precious pearls and jade?
Even if her brother became a fellow Jinshi, he could not give her the life that His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin could give her.
Thinking of this, Lu Jiangyue bit her lip and shook her head slowly: "I, I'm living a good life...it's just that the palace has too many rules..."
For the sake of wealth and glory, she can continue to endure!
Lu Jianglin did not think much about it at the time. He just thought that his sister grew up in the common people and suddenly entered the palace. She was taught the rules by the nanny all day long, so it was normal for her to be unaccustomed to it.
Soon, Mother Lu prepared lunch.
Shen Nanqiao did not come out of the room. The family was happily eating their meal.
During this time, Mother Lu accidentally bumped into Lu Jiangyue's arm. She instantly broke out in cold sweat due to the pain, but she didn't dare to scream out.
She had bruises all over her body because she was afraid that her family would find out.
After returning, His Royal Highness Prince Jin will definitely not let her go...
Just like that, Lu Jiangyue had a tasteless lunch at Lu's house, and she had to concentrate on pretending so that Lu's mother and Lu Jianglin wouldn't notice anything unusual about her.
On the way back, sitting in the carriage, Lu Jiangyue almost fainted.
The maid said expressionlessly, "The master is quite knowledgeable and knows what to say and what not to say today."
Lu Jiangyue bit her lip and didn't answer.
She didn't dare to resist His Royal Highness Prince Jin, but that didn't mean she would allow herself to be bullied!
Wait!
As long as she can withstand the beatings from His Royal Highness Prince Jin and has a certain status in the palace, this lowly slave will never be able to continue to show off in front of her!
Shen Nanqiao came out of the room only after Lu Jiangyue left.
Mother Lu was already unhappy because she didn't help with the cooking, and now she frowned: "Nan Qiao, what do you mean?"
"Yue'er is the woman of His Royal Highness Prince Jin, and now she is a distinguished guest of our Lu family!"
"She came back home, and as her sister-in-law, you didn't even show up to entertain her. Don't you take Yue'er and His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin seriously?"
Shen Nanqiao sneered: "I am the eldest daughter of the first-rank minister of the Ministry of Personnel, the elder sister of Concubine Chen, and the aunt of the fourth prince! Lu Jiangyue is a concubine with no name or status, what is she? Do I need to take her seriously?"
"She did something shameful in front of my mother's funeral hall. She and I have long been sworn enemies! I didn't rush out and slap Lu Jiangyue twice just now. I was already giving you face!"
"Mother-in-law, I advise you not to push your luck!"
Although it was not the first time that Mother Lu had seen Shen Nanqiao speaking harshly, it was the first time she had heard him speak so harshly.
"you you you……"
Mother Lu's hands were shaking, but she found that she couldn't refute a word Shen Nanqiao said.
So, Mother Lu did not continue the topic, but sneered: "You are a hen that doesn't lay eggs. You have been married to our Lu family for so long, but your belly is still not moving at all. You still have the nerve to talk back to me?!"
As she was talking, Mother Lu sat down on the ground, slapping her hands and saying, "Oh my God, what sin have I committed? Letting my son marry a hen that doesn't lay eggs!"
"The Lu family has been a single-line family for three generations, and this generation will be extinct. A hundred years later, how can I face the ancestors of the Lu family?"
Lu Jianglin also frowned: "There are three kinds of unfilial behavior, and the worst is to have no offspring. Even if we say this to my father-in-law and the Imperial Concubine Chen, the Lu family is still right."
"Nan Qiao, the Lu family has never blamed you for not having more children, so why are you still so domineering?"
Shen Nanqiao bit her lip and said nothing.
For married women, being childless is their Achilles' heel...if it gets out, everyone will think it's her fault.
Shen Nanqiao's confidence was a little lacking at the moment.
Seeing that Mother Lu was still crying and making a fuss, she became really impatient and strode out.
Shen Nanqiao was wandering aimlessly on the street and suddenly felt a little confused.
After being reborn, is this really the life she wants?