The peasant girl has a private space, and her husband is handsome.

Inside the dining hall of Baima Temple.

Luo Wulang has already left.

Madam Lu, the second wife of Shen, sat opposite Old Madam Luo with a fawning expression on her face.

Fearing she might offend the Luo family and that her father, as Luo's subordinate, would be in trouble, she sincerely apologized to Madam Luo.

"Madam Luo, I'm so sorry. My younger family member has caused Madam Fan to suffer. I apologize to Madam Fan on her behalf."

The main reason why Madam Shen was so eager to please the Luo family was because her father was a subordinate of Vice Minister Luo.

Mother Fan asked, "I heard your new daughter-in-law is from Qinghe County. What's her surname?"

It was Madam Luo who asked the question. Madam Luo is now like a frightened bird, both afraid of hearing about Qinghe County and wanting to know if the other party's surname is Su.

Her maiden name is Gu.

So his surname is Gu, not Su.

Mrs. Fan breathed a sigh of relief.

Madam Luo also let out a long sigh of relief.

But then Madam Shen said, "However, she boasted that she has a very powerful cousin surnamed Su, who is said to be a woman of unparalleled beauty and charm."

Madam Luo: Not only is he from Qinghe County, but he also has the surname Su!

Madam Luo felt breathless again. The string of the green sandalwood prayer beads she had been holding snapped, and the beads fell to the ground one by one with a clatter.

The worshippers around all looked over when they heard the sound of the prayer beads falling to the ground. Falling prayer beads is not a good omen!

The maids and servants busied themselves trying to help Old Madam Luo catch her breath.

Madam Fan picked up the fallen green sandalwood prayer beads one by one and put them into her blue purse. She whispered to Madam Luo, "Madam, don't worry. There are plenty of people in the world with the surname Su. It's not necessarily related to that peasant."

Madam Shen asked curiously, "What do you mean by 'mud-legged'?"

Madam Fan looked panicked. Luckily, she almost revealed the old lady's secret. "N-nothing, Madam Shen misheard."

Madam Fan was the only person in the Luo family who knew about the old lady's heart ailment.

Knowing that the old lady had been unable to sleep night after night since learning that her son had been switched at birth, she aged very quickly, and her hair had turned completely gray.

She was the most capable servant of the old lady, and the old lady was her greatest support. If the old lady were to pass away, it was unknown how the Luo family would deal with her, and she might be driven out of the mansion by the Luo family.

Only if the old lady lives a long and healthy life can she, as her confidante, continue to enjoy boundless glory.

After sending all the people around the old lady away, Madam Fan began to quietly offer her advice.

"Madam, just think about it. The clothes from Guose Tianxiang are so gorgeous and sell so well. Our Miss Mingfang even wore one for you. They're very expensive, so the owner of Guose Tianxiang must be extremely wealthy."

"Such wealthy families would never associate with peasants. How could a rich family stay in a place like Lotus Village to farm?"

When Fan's mother went to Lotus Village last time, she saw that Su Bing's trousers were covered in mud, so he must have really been farming.

Madam Fan prayed silently that if some natural disaster or man-made calamity occurred, she could send that peasant family to meet the King of Hell, and then the old lady would no longer have to worry.

"Therefore, the owner of the stunningly beautiful woman could never have any connection with that peasant. They just share the same surname. There are too many people in the world with the same surname, so you don't need to worry, Madam."

After listening to what Madam Fan said, Madam Luo felt that it made a lot of sense, and she finally felt much more at ease.

On the other side, the maid Lianxiang had already found out all the information about Luo Yin and whispered it to Gu Ying.

"Young Madam, that Fifth Master Luo is from the Luo family, the residence of Vice Minister Luo..."

Gu Ying planned to write to her cousin as soon as she returned to the General of the Cavalry's mansion, telling her that there was someone in the capital who looked remarkably like her uncle.

When the Shen family returned to the General of the Cavalry's residence, it was already dark.

Madam Wei couldn't wait to tell Madam Shen, the head of the household, about Princess Zhaohua's personal visit to the Shen residence to deliver gifts.

"...Princess Zhaohua sent many gifts, all of them valuable. This old servant has already had them moved into the storeroom and registered."

Madam Shen looked puzzled. "Our Shen family has never had any dealings with the Duke of Anguo's family. Why is that?"

It was very strange that Princess Zhaohua would personally come to the Shen residence to deliver gifts.

Mother Wei explained, "Princess Zhaohua said she wanted to visit the young mistress of the Xu family."

Madam Shen was even more puzzled: Ruofeng's wife was clearly an ordinary person, so how did she know Princess Zhaohua?

She personally lit a lamp and went to the storeroom, where she discovered that the gifts sent by the Duke's Mansion included ornaments and tea sets, none of which were ordinary items.

"It seems that Princess Zhaohua values ​​Ruofeng's wife quite a bit."

Madam Wei reminded her, "Princess Zhaohua said that she came to visit the Gu family because of her cousin's request. Last night, Miss Ruoxuan said that the Gu family's cousin is very capable."

Madam Shen: Isn't that amazing? They even managed to get Princess Zhaohua to come.

Gu Ying is so lucky to have such a powerful cousin. With Princess Zhaohua backing her up, she can do whatever she wants in the capital.

Madam Shen was still somewhat skeptical when she heard Gu Ying say those words during the day, but now she completely believes them.

No wonder Gu Ying, who was eight years older than Ruofeng and a commoner, was able to marry into the Xu family.

Considering that when Lady Changning left during the day, she was still thinking about the new, stunningly beautiful clothes, it's likely that Lady Changning became friends with Gu Ying because of Gu Ying's cousin.

Girls all love beauty. Could it be that Princess Zhaohua only befriended Gu Ying's cousin because of the stunning new clothes?

If it's just for clothes, this gift is a bit too extravagant.

Could it be that Gu Ying's cousin has other skills?

"Mother Wei, please arrange for Ruofeng's wife to stay at Yuhe Courtyard."

Previously, he looked down on Gu Ying, so he arranged for Gu Ying to stay in a simple courtyard next to the stable.

Now that we've discovered Gu Ying is no ordinary person, we naturally need to treat her well.

Madam Shen rummaged through her dressing case and took out a pair of blue jade rings, handing them to Wei Mama.

"You should deliver this to her yourself. The gift I gave her before was far too meager."

"Yes, Madam, this old servant will personally convey your wishes."

Gu Ying was writing a letter to Su Qianqian in her room when Lianxiang reported that the old woman from the Second Madam's side had come over.

"Let her in."

When the old woman came in, her expression was the same as that of Madam Shen, Lu Shi, like a proud rooster with her eyes practically pointing to the sky.

"Ruofeng's wife, my wife is about the same size as you. You have so many beautiful clothes that you can't possibly wear them all. Just find a few that you haven't worn and give them to my wife."

Lianxiang put her hands on her hips and said, "You said during the day that my master's clothes were fake, but now you come to ask for them back. You are shameless. Also, you servant should respectfully address my master as Madam Xu."

Master Su said that his mistress is gentle by nature, and if he suffers a loss, he should write to her and she will stand up for him.

Although the Su family is far away in Qinghe County, someone as powerful as the Su family would definitely keep his word if he said he would back them up.

The old woman wanted to make a scene again, but then she saw Wei Mama come in with two maids.

On one of the maids' trays were the finest Ru kiln tea sets in the mansion, which even the Second Madam had wanted but hadn't been able to obtain, yet they had brought them here.

The other maid carried two jade rings on her tray, which looked to be of very good quality.

The old woman never expected that the First Madam would spend so much money on an ordinary commoner.

As soon as Wei Mama entered the room, she gave a proper bow: "Greetings to Young Madam Xu. The First Madam has sent this old servant to deliver a gift to the Young Madam."

Mother Wei went to great lengths to please him, almost wearing her lips out.

After all, the young mistress's cousin is on good terms with Princess Zhaohua, who is someone the Shen family cannot possibly befriend.

The next day, Princess Zhaohua came to the Shen residence again.

Madam Lu, the second wife of Shen, was eating red dates when she heard that Princess Zhaohua had arrived. She was so shocked that she almost swallowed the date pit.

Regardless of Princess Zhaohua's purpose in coming, they certainly wouldn't let go of any opportunity to curry favor with her.

Madam Shen knew that if she cultivated a good relationship with Princess Zhaohua, she could be more prestigious when she returned to her parents' home, since Princess Zhaohua was the current Empress's younger sister.

Madam Shen's father was a civil official and considered himself to be the highest-ranking among the daughters-in-law of the General of the Cavalry. If even she couldn't be as good as the princess, then no one else could either.