The girl who wears fast

Chapter 50 The Prime Minister's Tool Man Stepwife (50)

The chambord fruit tree that Xu Shichu planted in the yard was actually moved out of her accompanying space. Her caravan business is now flourishing, and she often brings back some weird things from exotic places. Flowers, trees and seeds are common.

Xu Shichu used this to deceive others, but it didn't arouse others' suspicion. After all, she also sold those foreign seeds and planted them for others.

Both Mrs. Li and Mrs. Hou were very interested in this chambord fruit, and peeled a few to eat.

"It has a strong fragrance. It tastes sweet and slightly sour. It's not bad." Madam Hou's expression relaxed after eating, but her mouth was very arrogant.

Xu Shichu also gave them each a basket for them to take home to eat.

As soon as Luo Changqing returned home and changed his clothes, the housekeeper came forward to report, saying that Mrs. Zhen'an Hou and Mrs. Li came to find his step-wife today.

"What kind of friendship does Madam have with them?" Luo Changqing asked curiously. He knew that Mrs. Li was the only person Xu Shichu could talk to, but he didn't know what friendship Madam Zhen'an Hou had with Xu Shichu.

The head butler had sharp eyes and ears, so he knew everything clearly, so he replied: "It is said that Mrs. Zhen'anhou brought a gift to personally thank our lady, because she gave her a good idea to teach her son."

After hearing this, Luo Changqing was immediately interested, and asked, "What's up with Mrs. Zhen'an? What happened to Mrs. Zhen'anhou's son?"

The housekeeper said: "Before, the eldest son of Marquis Zhen'an had a lot of troubles because of a quack girl, he wanted to go against his parents' orders and marry that unknown quack girl, and he almost turned against his family.

Zhen'anhou's family was at a loss as to what to do. Mrs. Li told our wife about her brother and sister-in-law's troubles, and she gave them an idea, asking Zhen'anhou to throw his eldest son into a poor and remote mountain village to be a mountain farmer. I have experienced how it is difficult for people without power and power to farm and support themselves.

The eldest son suffered a lot, so he completely recognized the reality, went home obediently, and never talked about marrying that Jianghu woman, let alone leaving the family. "

Luo Changqing chuckled when he heard this, his step-wife had a delicate mind, and only those who had really suffered could come up with such an idea.

Luo Changqing remembered that Xu Shichu had been hungry and cold since he was seven or eight years old, and when he was a little older, he had to embroider some things with his nanny in exchange for money to support himself, and his life was not as good as the third-class maid beside her stepmother...

In the past, he didn't feel much about Xu Shichu's harsh treatment when he was unmarried. It was purely a bystander's idea that had nothing to do with him. He only had sympathy but no heartache; discomfort.

Thinking of this, he waved his hand, and asked the housekeeper to pick out some things from the warehouse and send them to Xu Shichu, as if he was making up for Xu Shichu who suffered when he was a child.

When Xu Shichu received those things, he couldn't figure it out, so he asked the butler, "For no reason, why did your master send me things?"

The butler remembered that before the master ordered to deliver things to his wife, he was talking about his wife's advice to Mrs. Zhen'anhou, so he felt that he had understood the master's thoughts and said:
"Perhaps it is to reward Madam for entertaining Madam Zhen'anhou today."

So Xu Shichu suddenly had a wrong thought, thinking that Luo Changqing saw that she had established a good relationship with Mrs. Zhen'anhou, which was beneficial to the Xiangfu, so she rewarded her with something.

She immediately accepted it with peace of mind.

On the other side, Mrs. Zhen'an Hou returned to the mansion with a basket of chambord fruit that Xu Shichu had given her. Just as she entered the corridor from the outer courtyard, she saw her eldest son walking towards her.

"Mother came back from visiting friends outside?" The elder son respectfully greeted Mrs. Hou.

Mrs. Hou looked at her eldest son with complicated emotions, and nodded indifferently. Seeing this, the eldest son suddenly became uneasy, wondering if she had offended her in that aspect again.

Seeing his unconcealed panic and worry, Mrs. Hou felt even more frustrated, she waved her hands and said, "Go on your own, don't worry about me."

Since the eldest son came back, he was like a different person. Instead of the arrogance he had before, he became a little timid.

He was originally a typical young man with white skin like jade and gentle manners, but after suffering a lot in the mountain village, he became a big man with a dark complexion and a strong body, and he could no longer see the gentle temperament he used to have.

Although Mrs. Hou was happy to see her son's prodigal son turned back, she couldn't be happier when she saw him become like this. After all, she was the eldest son who had placed high hopes on her, but now she has exposed more unsatisfactory qualities. As big as Mrs. Hou, she will not be happy in her heart.

"Ah!" Madam Hou sighed and entered her main courtyard.

"Why are you sighing?" Marquis Zhen'an happened to come to her and asked.

Mrs. Hou rolled her eyes and said, "It's not your eldest son. When I see him now, I wonder if I didn't teach him well and let him become what he is now. You see, he can take on big things, Can you support the people of the Hou Mansion?"

Marquis Zhen'an said indifferently: "If he can't, doesn't he still have a young son?"

"I'm afraid that if the youngest son is appointed as the heir, their brothers will turn against each other!" Mrs. Hou said worriedly.

"Ma'am is really overthinking. With us here, they dare to fight against the wall? If you offend me, I will ask His Majesty to take this title back, and no one will give it to you!" Zhen'anhou said very calmly.

Madam Hou was shocked: "Are you willing?"

"What is there to be reluctant about? Those who are capable can settle down, get married and start a career. Those who are not capable will be fine even if they inherit the title. The most fearful thing is that the success is not enough and the failure is more than failure. Without the title, they may be able to save their lives. . ” Zhenanhou looked very openly.

Seeing her husband being so open-minded, Mrs. Hou was also relieved a little.

"What kind of fruit is this? Can it be eaten?" Marquis Zhen'an curiously picked at the fruit in the basket, he had never seen this fruit before.

"It's edible. It's a novel fruit given to me by Luo Xiang's wife. She said it was transplanted from Fanbang. It's sweet and delicious. It tastes a bit like mangoes and coconuts from Nanman's land." Mrs. Hou replied.

Marquis Zhen'an immediately peeled one and ate it. After he tasted it, his eyes lit up and he ate it faster. Obviously, the taste suits his taste.

He ate more than half of the basket of Chambord fruit.

"Eh—" After hiccupping, Marquis Zhen'an sniffed it, and jokingly said, "Eating this fruit makes hiccups so delicious. Next time, Madam Luo will give you more!"

After he finished speaking, he didn't take this matter to heart, but he didn't expect that because of this fruit, he would be laughed at instead.

(End of this chapter)