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Chapter 64 Beautiful Bride

"Young lady, have some tea." Zhang Ma handed the brewed tea to Wen Mingqian. "You probably won't like the tea over there."

"It's alright," Wen Mingqian sat down and drank tea. "The old lady really likes what you make, so make sure to send some to her these days. Don't forget to bring some for your sister-in-law too."

"Don't worry, girl. Even if there were more people, I could handle it." Zhang Ma waved her hand. "Besides, making soup is the easiest thing. Just put the ingredients and water in, put it in the oven, and let it simmer on its own."

“This is the fabric the old lady gave you; take it.” Wen Mingqian pointed to the table.

“Oh, this is an internally made item,” Zhang Ma said, touching it. “But it is indeed quite old.”

“What do you mean by ‘internal garment’? Just wear it,” Wen Mingqian said. “All you know is that this is a gift from the old lady.”

“Great! I’ll make the clothes right away and wear them to show off all over the mansion,” Zhang Ma said with a smile, “to spite those few scoundrels.”

"I'm going out in a bit, tell them to prepare the car," Wen Mingqian said after finishing his tea. "Have Aunt Zhu accompany me."

"Are you going to buy Little Demon?" Zhang Ma asked.

Wen Mingqian nodded: "Ever since we came back, it's been the Song family causing trouble. Now it's time for us to fight back."

"Hehe, she wants to have a good pregnancy but things aren't going her way," Zhang Ma chuckled mischievously. "As long as we have control of the household, playing with her is like a cat playing with a mouse!"

Wen Mingqian got into a car and left, not returning until lunchtime.

All the people saw was that she bought two maids and brought them back.

"Look at those two new maids Madam just bought, tsk tsk, they're so beautiful! Their little faces are as bright as peony petals. And their waists are so slender, you could snap them in two with one hand."

"Why did you buy two such beautiful maids? It must have cost you a lot of money."

"I don't know, but we've never had such a beautiful maid in our household, especially the one in the purple dress. She's so alluring that one glance is enough to make a person lose their mind."

When the servants' gossip reached Song's ears, she became restless.

He said to Granny Yang, "Go and see if it's really as they say."

"Young Madam, don't worry, just lie down and rest. Those women are always exaggerating, what they say may not be true." Granny Yang comforted Madam Song before leaving.

Upon arriving at Lingyue Pavilion, they happened to run into the little maid, Mei'er.

"Grandma Yang, what brings you here?" Mei asked.

"I have something I'd like to ask for your instructions, Madam. Is Madam inside?" Granny Yang said, glancing around but not seeing the newcomer.

"Madam is here. There's not much people in the house right now. You can go now." Mei'er had other things to do, so she left after saying that.

Granny Yang awkwardly entered the house, just as someone inside stepped forward, lifted the curtain, and came face to face with her.

Granny Yang's eyes lit up. The girl was about seventeen or eighteen years old, with slender, fair skin and charming eyes. Her hands were long and delicate, like scallion roots, soft and boneless.

She looked like a newly blossoming tuberose, fragrant and tender, truly making one's mouth water.

"I'm new here, I don't know her. This madam is..." The young girl parted her lips slightly, greeting him with a smile. "She's Madam Yang from the young mistress's room. Let her in," Wen Mingqian said softly.

The beautiful young woman gently stepped aside to let Granny Yang in.

At this moment, Granny Yang was inevitably a little distracted. This woman was indeed beautiful; those gossiping people weren't lying.

"Aunt Yang, what brings you here?" It was Wen Mingqian's question that brought her back to her senses.

"Oh, oh! I've come with something, to ask for Madam's instructions," Granny Yang hurriedly said. "As you know, the young mistress has been taking care of her pregnancy these days. The doctor said that in addition to medication, she also needs to nourish herself properly. She used to eat bird's nest every day, but now it's almost finished. So she sent me here today to ask Madam's opinion."

Wen Mingqian laughed upon hearing this: "What's the big deal? Not to mention that she needs to take care of her pregnancy now, it's not difficult for her to eat some bird's nest on a regular basis."

"That's true, but now the Madam and the Steward must inform you first," said Granny Yang.

"Just go and get it." Wen Mingqian didn't care. "I'll tell the manager later that the bird's nest in your room will be supplied on time, without fail."

"Then thank you very much, Madam," Granny Yang said.

Just then, a woman in purple came out from the inner room, carrying a Ge kiln tea canister: "Madam, this tea is old and no longer suitable for drinking. We can only use it to make tea eggs."

Her voice was as sweet and melodious as a nightingale's song, and she walked with such grace and charm that she was captivating.

Upon closer inspection, she possessed snow-white skin, phoenix eyes, cherry lips, and pomegranate-like teeth, along with a slender neck and supple waist. She didn't look like a real person; rather, she resembled a fox spirit or flower fairy undergoing tribulation in the human world.

This one was even better than the previous one, and Granny Yang was terrified.

“Mother Yang, these are my two new maids, Yunying and Sang'er.” Wen Mingqian smiled and pointed to the two girls. “They are new here and don’t know the rules yet. They need to be trained for a while.”

"Heh...hehe...this is truly a rare beauty." Granny Yang's heart pounded, but she could only flatter her, "Then I won't bother you any longer, Madam."

She kept her head down the whole way back. Although Wen Mingqian didn't say or do anything, she still felt an unprecedented pressure.

"Well? Did you see it?" Madam Song had been thinking about this matter.

"Young Madam, those two maids are indeed rare beauties," said Granny Yang, her face pale. "Let alone men, even I, an old woman, feel flustered when I see them."

"Has it really come to this?" Madam Song's expression was also very unpleasant. "Needless to say, the man surnamed Wen must have known that she couldn't win back the master's heart, so he simply bought two beautiful maids to keep in the room to seduce him."

“This is nothing unusual; it’s common in all the major mansions.” Granny Yang agreed with Madam Song’s view. “Even the palace is not immune.”

"Yes, that's why Empress Wang brought Wu Zetian into the palace in order to compete with Consort Xiao for the emperor's favor," Song said bitterly. "Wen Mingqian should be careful not to let a wolf into the house!"

"Young Madam, whether she invites wolves into the house or not is none of our concern for now. The important thing is not to let them deal with us first," Granny Yang reminded her. "After all, Wu Zetian did get rid of Consort Xiao!"

“It’s not that easy!” Madam Song narrowed her eyes. “Keep an eye on the master. As soon as he returns to the manor, have him come to my courtyard first.”

"Yes, yes, madam, I'll keep an eye on him and make sure he doesn't go over there." Granny Yang knew that Madam Song understood Gong Xu's temper very well, so she quickly tried to persuade her to stay away from that area.

(End of this chapter)