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Chapter 46 Performance
"Don't worry, Aunt Shu. The second master is being taken care of by the servants. The nourishing soup has already been stewed in the pot. It's all top-quality food. As long as the second master wants to drink it, he can drink it immediately."

Although Qingshi, the personal servant, looked down on Aunt Shu who clung to his master in order to survive, he didn't go too far. However, Wenyue, Gu Changheng's personal maid, was touched by the feeling, "So Aunt Shu should take this soup back. Second Master doesn't like ginseng chicken soup either, so Aunt Shu should take this soup back and drink it yourself."

These servants are very good at reading their master's expressions. When their second master brings someone back, they all look disgusted when they even mention him, let alone take a look at him. They know how to treat him.

Wen Yue has been following her master Gu Changheng over the years, watching her master sad and heartbroken for a woman. Even after so many years, even though Su Wanzhi has become Su Meiren, her love for her has not changed. Her heart has long been set on this infatuated and devoted man.

However, the Second Master never even looked at her for so many years, which made her both envious and jealous of Lady Su. However, the difference in their status was so great that she could only suppress any thoughts she had in her heart, hoping that one day the Second Master would finally see her good side.

With this idea in mind, Wen Yue had already regarded herself as Gu Changheng's woman. She was very prominent in the yard on weekdays, just like the mistress of this yard.

But suddenly the Second Master brought back a woman, the daughter of a lowly criminal. This gave Wen Yue a chance to vent her jealousy and frustration.

After knowing that the Second Master had no affection for this woman, he showed even more disdain and contempt.

At this moment, seeing Shu Yunfu taking advantage of the opportunity and coming closer with eager eyes, the Second Master was even more contemptuous of her even though she didn't like him but still offered him soup with a licking face. He didn't even try to hide his disdainful expression.

Shu Yunfu didn't care at all that Gu Changheng disliked her, but she was unhappy when being looked down upon. If it wasn't for maintaining her image, she would have poured this pot of soup on their faces.

In the end, Shu Yunfu didn't do anything else. She just left sadly with a sad look on her face. Of course, she didn't forget to take the soup away. No one could get the soup away, not Qingshi Wenyue and the other two lackeys!

On the way back, Qiutang stamped her feet in anger. It was only because Shu Yunfu spoke in a gentle manner that this girl became bolder and dared to say anything.

"That's too much! That's too much! Auntie cooked the soup with so much care, but Second Master didn't even look at it, and even let Qingshi and Wenyue humiliate him like that. That's really too much."

The Second Master never liked Aunt Shu in the first place. Now that she was injured, he finally had the opportunity to show off. However, he didn't expect that the Second Master didn't like Aunt Shu at all. He even refused to accept her tonic soup. What future would a concubine who is not favored by her husband have?

What's even more hateful is Qingshi and Wenyue. They usually act arrogantly just because they are the people around the Second Master. They show off their power in front of them. Now they even dare to look down on Aunt Shu. Won't they be even more rampant in the future? How can we tolerate this!
"Aunt, why aren't you angry?"

"Second Master has always been like this. There's nothing to be angry about."

Shu Yunfu fiddled with the flowers and plants beside him, looking calm and not the least bit sad about what happened just now. "Second Master, you have always been thinking about others. This is something everyone knows. It would be strange if Second Master accepted me so easily."

"If it was that easy to make Second Master settle down, he would have married a wife long ago. I don't know how many concubines there would be in this mansion. There would be no place for me. It's good like this now. Although Second Master doesn't like me, no one else will compete with me."

"Since I can get Second Master to take me back to Duke Ying's mansion, then sooner or later I will be able to get Second Master to look at me differently. It's just a matter of time. Sooner or later Second Master will know my goodness. There's no rush."

It's just right that she's not liked now. If she really gets close to her, she'll be anxious. "Auntie is still thinking long-term. Don't worry, I'll go to the ladies in the mansion to ask and find out what the Second Master likes. If I can please him, the Second Master will definitely know how good you are, Auntie."

"...Hmm! Good idea! If you do it well, you will be rewarded!"

Blinking her eyes, Shu Yunfu looked at the motivated little maid, nodded heavily, gave her high praise, turned her head and almost laughed out loud.

I didn't expect that after all this deception, Qiutang was really fooled. This girl seemed to be very cunning, but she was actually quite easy to fool.

But this is exactly what she wants. As Gu Changheng's only concubine, she can't just do nothing and live her life peacefully. That would be too weird.

Now with Qiu Tang as an eyewitness, her character of admiring Gu Changheng is perfect, and she can just treat it as a quest.

"Alas! It's such a pity for this soup. It's been stewed for several hours. It's all my aunt's love. I don't know what the second master is thinking. He doesn't like my aunt's beauty and only thinks about that person. Could it be that the person is prettier than my aunt? What's more, she has been married for a long time. This..."

Although she encouraged herself, Qiutang still didn't quite understand. Almost all the men in the capital who had a little money and power wanted to have many wives and concubines. Even a man like the Duke who was not interested in women had two concubines. As for this Second Master, she had never seen such a man.

"Okay, there are some things you can't say."

Who knows what a dog is thinking? Anyway, she couldn't understand it, and she didn't care. "I didn't do well enough, so the Second Master didn't want to see me. It doesn't matter. He doesn't like ginseng chicken soup. I'll make him another tonic soup tomorrow. Today I went to the pharmacy and bought a lot of good tonic things. You can make any tonic soup you want. I'll make a bowl every day. One day he..."

"what happened?"

She stopped talking halfway, holding the tray and looking up in a depressed mood, she asked with a questioning look in her eyes, but she saw her aunt looking at her side with a guilty look on her face, she turned her head and was almost scared to death.

"My lord!"

The little face turned pale in an instant, and he lowered his head and shrunk his neck as if he wanted to shrink into a quail. It was all over, it was all over. Could the Duke have heard what he just said?
"Aunt Shu is so thoughtful. I didn't expect you could make soup. With your careful care, I'm sure my second brother will recover soon."

His indifferent eyes moved slightly and fell on the soup bowl on the tray in Qiutang's hand, and then moved to Shu Yunfu's face. The gaze was obviously indifferent, but Shu Yunfu was so guilty that she didn't dare to meet his eyes.

"Ahem... I... I am so sorry for your compliment, Duke. It is quite simple to make soup. Second Master is injured, so I... I am naturally concerned about him. It is a pity that Second Master..."

(End of this chapter)