Houmen's step-wife

Chapter 56: Strange (1)
"...The system says that women are dedicated to giving sacrifices and punishments, not out of the boudoir. Huo Yuan, Marquis of Changwu, his second wife, Su Shi, is well-mannered and gentle, she comes from a well-dressed family, concubine to the imperial family, and obeys her husband with courtesy and righteousness. Noble and arrogant, with a self-respecting heart, a tin medal, a virtuous and virtuous person, and a special title as a first-class wife..."

Although Su Wan only understood five or six percent of the meaning in the imperial decree, she did understand the most important sentence.She was startled in her heart, she never expected that she would be named a first-class wife, which really surprised her.After the imperial decree was finished, she still hadn't recovered from her senses, and she shouted long live with everyone in a daze, and thanked the saint for her kindness.

"Madam Su, hurry up and receive the order!" Eunuch Jiao urged with a smile when he saw that Su Wan was frozen in place.

Su Wan just came back to her senses, looked up at Huo Yuan, Huo Yuan nodded to her unobtrusively, then she breathed a sigh of relief, with a smile on her face, stepped forward to take it from Eunuch Jiao's hand. After receiving the imperial decree, he said with a hint of gratitude, "Thank you, Eunuch."

"I can't be thanked by Madam, this is our family's duty." Eunuch Jiao laughed, his eyes narrowed.

At this time, Mrs. Tai interjected: "Although this is the case, after all, I have troubled my father-in-law for a trip, and we are really sorry in our hearts. A little care is not a respect, and my father-in-law must not refuse."

At this time, a maid immediately stepped forward and stuffed Mr. Jiao with a purse. It was not heavy. It was obvious that there were silver bills in it. Mr. Jiao did not refuse, and took it away with a smile. Anyway, this is also the usual practice. Still not at ease!Not only Eunuch Jiao, but even the little eunuchs who came with him also got certain benefits.

Huo Yuan invited Eunuch Jiao to go in again, but Eunuch Jiao declined, "Our family has already delayed a lot of time before, and now we have to rush back to report!"

However, before leaving, Eunuch Jiao frowned, looked at Su Wan and asked, "Is Mrs. Su feeling unwell, why does she not look well?"

Hearing Eunuch Jiao's question, almost everyone's expressions froze slightly.

Although Mrs. Tai and the others did not know what happened to Su Wan in the British government, they must have been made things difficult.But it is good for them to know these things themselves, but they cannot reach His Majesty's ears.

His Majesty has just given Su Wan an imperial order. If he knew that Su Wan was forced by the Xian Concubine to go to the British government to plead guilty, how could she please?

Although Concubine Xian punishes Su Wan first and His Majesty rewards him later, His Majesty doesn't care about these things, he only questions Concubine Xian's vision, and even thinks that she deliberately demolished him to embarrass him.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Tai immediately explained with a smile: "Elder-in-law is right. Mrs. Su accidentally caught a cold a few days ago and became seriously ill. Although she has recovered from her illness, her body has not fully recovered. She has taken a little bit of it. The sick appearance made my father-in-law laugh."

Although the expressions of Madam Tai and the others quickly returned to normal, Eunuch Jiao is a good observer of words and expressions, how could he fail to see that there is something hidden inside?But his heart became more and more excited. If His Majesty asked, he could answer no.

Therefore, he smiled and said to Su Wan: "So that's the case. Since that's the case, Mrs. Su should take good care of her health, and don't let down His Majesty's words... Praise is for you."

After speaking, Eunuch Jiao left directly with the people.

Although everyone thought Eunuch Jiao's last words were strange, they didn't think too much about them. After all, these eunuchs were all eccentric, making it hard to figure out their real thoughts.

Eunuch Jiao's words startled Su Wan slightly, and the joy in her heart gradually receded.

She should have known a long time ago that Emperor Xian De is not the kind of person who is willing to help others, he is good to others for a purpose, as expected.

However, she is not the type to be caught without a fight. As long as she refuses to obey, does he still dare to use force?As an emperor, he can't be so unlimited, right?
But soon Su Wan would know that she really overestimated Emperor Xian De's integrity.

After Eunuch Jiao left, everyone stepped forward to congratulate him.

Although the second wife, Mrs. Hong, was a little jealous of Su Wan's success in one step, she also knew that she might not be able to earn a first-rank life in her entire life. This jealousy disappeared, and she began to think about making friends with her. After all, Su Wan was even sealed. It's an order, and sooner or later the power of housekeeping will fall into her hands. It's always right to make friends with her. Therefore, her attitude towards Su Wan is quite sincere.

As for the third wife, Dow, she stopped smiling completely. Even if she was congratulating her, it seemed that someone owed her tens of thousands of taels of silver, and she even said a few sour words in a strange way. Fortunately, she still had scruples about Huo With Yuan present, she didn't dare to go too far, she only dared to mutter a few words to herself, fearing that after returning, she would force her husband to make progress immediately.

The smile on Mrs. Tai's face was a bit faint, and she looked at Su Wan with a complicated expression. After everyone finished congratulating her, she said to Su Wan: "Now you have an imperial order, originally the manor should celebrate it. Fan, but you are not in good health now, so let’s postpone it for a few days until you recover your health!”

Su Wan knew that Mrs. Tai was not very happy about her getting the imperial order, and she was not interested in celebrating, let alone making troubles, so she obediently agreed.

Mrs. Tai saw that she didn't show any dissatisfaction, and finally the smile on her face became more real. She rarely cared about her: "Since you are unwell, you should go back to rest early, and strive for a speedy recovery, so that we can rest assured."

"Yes, the daughter-in-law will resign." Su Wan was really uncomfortable, feeling like she could faint at any time, so she didn't refuse, she directly bowed to Mrs. Tai, and was about to leave.

Huo Yuan hurriedly said: "Mother, Xiao Su's health is not good, I'll go see her off."

After finishing speaking, he personally stepped forward to support Su Wan and walked away together.

Mrs. Tai didn't say anything about it, who made her feel a little guilty towards Su Wan!After all, the reason why Su Wan felt unwell was also her "credit". If she hadn't urged Su Wan to go to the British government to make amends, why would Su Wan be like this?
Seeing Su Wan leaving, the third wife Tao showed a sneer on her face, and then said goodbye to Mrs. Tai on the grounds that she was unwell.

Mrs. Tai knew that she had always been very strong. Now, being crushed by Su Wan'er, who she always looked down on, she must feel uncomfortable. She didn't make things difficult for her, so she waved her and let her go. The third master Huo Lan also left with her.

The second wife, Mrs. Hong, was quite interested, and personally helped the old lady back to the Songhe Courtyard, while the second master returned to their yard to recuperate.

However, as soon as they returned to Songheyuan, they saw Aunt Wang with red eyes and anxious and wronged face.

(End of this chapter)