Mei closed her eyes, having just finished bathing, feeling refreshed and clean. Her fatigue struck again, trying to relax her stiff limbs, she moved slightly, hoping to find a comfortable position.

  It was very noisy, her courtyard was the quietest corner in the Wangfu villa, but the loud voices still came and went, her temples were a bit sore.

  The maidservants, Yue Qi and Yue Mo, who were on duty outside the door, sat under the eaves of the gate, basking in the sun and talking in low voices. She could hear them clearly, word by word, and couldn't help but listen.

  "The new mistress's tone is quite big......" A meaningful silence, should be pointing to the door, "The pasted auspicious characters and hung red silk have all been replaced with new ones."

  "Others are noble ladies and naturally won't use what's left over by us."

  The voice was even lower.

  "Sister, our days are going to be tough from now on... I heard that the new Madame brought in over 20 servants and 40 or 50 people just as her dowry. The master had no choice but to allocate a separate area behind the main house to build servant quarters. And don't even get me started on the dowry, I heard that the betrothal gift alone was 100,000 taels of silver! How can we compare to this?"

  "It's not necessarily so." Yue Qiang chuckled and laughed softly, "The king is very concerned about this... one night after another... I went to serve in the morning, just the white handkerchiefs on the ground..."

  "Dead girl!"

  The two of them burst out laughing, and after a while, the slightly older Mo Mian let out a sigh. "That's just the freshness of a few days. The family that gave birth to such a big... still has that kind of prestige, alas." More chapters please visit.

  "It's not necessarily so, hurry up and have a son, he is also the eldest son." Yu Que disagreed.

  "What's the use?" Yue Mo laughed at her, "Even if you were born earlier, you'd still be a concubine's child."

  Meili turned over, facing the bed, it was already early summer, she wrapped the quilt tightly, and still felt a cool breeze.

  She didn't sleep well, so when Jingxuan pushed the door open, she woke up immediately. It should be just past midnight, how did he come back this early? She didn't move, it was because of the preparations for the grand wedding, and the emperor hadn't sent anyone else to him, so he could afford to be so leisurely.

  "Has she had lunch?" He heard him ask softly as he followed Mo Xue and Mo Mo.

  "Ce Fu Jin had instructed that she wouldn't have lunch, and would eat again at night." Yue Tong said with a guilty conscience.

  "Bastard! Does she say no to eating and then not eat?" Jingxuan suddenly got angry, his voice also rose a bit, scaring the two maidservants into kneeling down.

  "Your Highness, we servants also saw that Concubine Fu was too exhausted and couldn't bear to wake her up. After finishing our ablutions, the master had only slept for two hours." Yue Mo finally spoke up, summoning the courage to explain.

  "What nonsense!" His anger did not subside.

  Meili also couldn't stay out of it anymore, turned around and leaned on the pillow, softly replied: "I don't want to eat."

  He glanced at her coldly, she was leaning on the couch with a lazy and delicate appearance, her long black hair had a few strands hanging down in front of her chest, it was a soft and charming demeanor he had never seen before... his huge anger... dissipated instantly. First time update

  He walked over and sat down beside her, putting his arm around her. The two maidservants blushed and lowered their heads even further.

  "Aren't you hungry?" He grunted, having only one meal a day, how could such a thin body be sustained?!

  She shook her head, her body aching so much she could hardly support herself, and wanted to lie back down.

  He found an unusual flush on her pale little face, and there were fine beads of sweat densely covering her forehead. He clicked his tongue, touched her forehead, and indeed she had a fever.

  "Hey!" He frowned, his anger rising again. "If you're sick, just say so! With all those servants around, didn't you see anything?"

  She lay down, half-closing her eyes, "It's just a minor illness, lying down will make it better."

  "Damn it!" He cursed again, not knowing who he was cursing.

  "Haven't you gone to invite the doctor yet?!" He casually grabbed the teacup on the bedside table and smashed it to the ground, making a loud crashing sound that startled Mei Li.

  Yue Mo and Yue Qiang ran out like they were running for their lives, but he was stopped by a cold voice, "Are you going to use both of them?" Yue Mo was quick-witted and ran off on her own to find the imperial physician, while Yue Qiang looked unhappy and returned.

  "Go and get the manager." Jingxuan said calmly.

  Yuè Qié let out a breath and responded with a quick "yes" before running off quickly.

  Meili didn't say anything else, no matter what she said, he wouldn't listen, so why bother.

  The manager ran over with sweat all over his head and followed Yue Qiang.

  "Fire all the maids in this house!" He indifferently instructed without waiting for the butler to finish his greeting.

  Yuè Qiān let out a cry and knelt down on the ground, sobbing quietly. The steward was somewhat bewildered.

  "What's the point of keeping them all like dead men? Give me a new selection!"

  The steward underestimated his anger, wiped the sweat and advised: "Wang Ye, at present the whole house is preparing for the wedding. These few maids are not useful, they can make do with them for a few days first. After Furen enters the door, we will carefully select a few good ones as Ce Furen."

  "Oh?" Jing Xuan sneered, "How many years have you been serving in this mansion?" He suddenly changed the subject.

  The old steward looked puzzled but still answered honestly, "It's been forty years, since the time of Old Master Wang, I've always taken care of this separate courtyard for my master."

  "Forty years? You've really suffered. Jingxuan raised his hand, letting the old steward get up, "You're really too old, your energy is no longer enough. I said, even the maidservants are as dull as wood, it turns out the steward is useless."

  The old steward heard this and just got up, then knelt down again with a soft leg. This young master's temper has been enough for everyone to drink a pot since he was a child.

  "I... I don't need to change the maids." Mei Li couldn't bear it anymore, what was he doing? She was just a concubine, and the old steward wasn't wrong. The slaves were all busy preparing for the wedding of the main wife, and she was making a big deal out of nothing, which would only make people dislike her. She struggled to sit up, propping herself against the bed frame to prevent herself from falling over. "The maids are all very good... it's me," she said with downcast eyes, "...I thought I could endure it for a while and then it would pass, but I didn't say anything to them."

  He turned his head and stared at her with a cold expression, without making a sound, a faint cruel smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

  The room fell silent, he didn't speak, and no one dared to make a sound. Outside, the sound of hurried footsteps echoed, and the newcomer was unaware of the tense atmosphere inside, casually giving Jingxuan a salute at the door, "I'm here to find the manager, the wall behind the main house is finished, the workers are waiting for payment."

  The old steward kept giving him meaningful glances, and the young servant's face turned pale as he quickly understood his master's expression and immediately fell silent.

  "Crash!" This time it was the antique vase that shattered into pieces, with ceramic shards flying onto Lao Guan and Yue Qi, neither of whom dared to make a sound.

  "What a stinky trick!" Jingxuan's face turned exceptionally solemn when he was angry, but his eyes became even more strikingly black and bright. "Who else can build houses for them in other courtyards?! Hurry up and give the workers money, tell them to scram! That's it, if they can't fit, let them figure it out themselves!"

  Meili suddenly blinked, it turned out that he was angry about this, Su Ying's dowry was too heavy, surpassing the betrothal gifts of the Qing Wang Fu, so Qing Wang Ye was unhappy.

  She slowly lay down, looking like she was concerned about her... but it was just a case of misplaced anger. Why did he have to be at odds with her servants, making people think that she didn't know her own place and had no sense of propriety?

  "Get out! All of you get out!" He listlessly waved his hand and the matter of changing maids naturally came to nothing.

  Because the king was angry, all the servants who came to clean up were trembling with fear. He ordered food to be sent over and the attendants were even more cautious. More chapters please visit. Mei Li didn't want to argue with him, he told her to eat and she ate, although the food during her illness was like wax and got stuck in her chest making her feel even more suffocated, but she didn't refuse.

  Just after the dinner table was removed, the imperial physician had already been led in by the old housekeeper. Yue Mo and Yue Man were exceptionally careful to put down the bed curtains, grind tea, and seemed to be making up for past mistakes.

  The imperial physician briefly felt his pulse, gave an embarrassed short laugh, and was about to go to the desk further away from the bed to write a prescription.

  "Didn't you even check his complexion?" Jingxuan frowned, displeased with his lack of thoroughness.

  The old doctor had a bit of a scholar's stubbornness, and with a bitter smile, he said confidently: "No need to say more, Madam Fu is slender in build, always pale-faced, and her hands and feet are icy cold?"

  "Hmm." Jingxuan coldly hummed in agreement with his judgment, albeit unwillingly.

  "Your Highness, don't worry, the mistress's illness is just due to a deficiency of vital energy. Can the mistress not sleep at night, with light and shallow sleep, and be easily startled?" The old doctor raised his voice, wanting Meili inside the bed curtains to hear clearly.

  "Right." Before Meryl could even speak, Jingxuan had already naturally answered for her.

  "This is the main reason for the decline of Yuan Qi. Moreover..." The old doctor looked at Jing Xuan with a strange gaze, "Madam has been overworked lately." He said with an implied meaning.

  Jingxuan furrowed his brow, clearly having understood.

  "This old minister has a prescription for calming the mind and benefiting sleep, as well as nourishing the body. The mistress must make sure to get enough rest... hmm... be moderate in all things, and this illness will naturally recover."

  "Reward, send the guest away!" Old Master Physician had just finished writing the prescription when Jingxuan's face turned cold and he coaxed people.

  Meili took the medicine and felt drowsy, all she wanted to do was sleep.

  This illness dragged on for seven or eight days without getting better, the low fever finally subsided, but my whole body was left with not a shred of strength.

  On a sunny summer day, she had her maid open all the doors and windows to let in fresh air and sunlight. It was somewhat strange that five days later would be the big day when Su Yuen would come over, yet the mansion seemed much quieter than usual; probably everyone was already prepared?

  Ever since she fell ill, he hasn't come to her room either... She feels a little relieved. His heart growing cold towards her was only a matter of time, it's better for her to get used to it sooner.

  Yue Qian walked in with a food box, smiling, since the last time, the maids in her room had become much more diligent and meticulous. "Ce Fu Jin, this is the sesame cake you said was delicious last time, please have some, now it's much more convenient to buy, before we had to go around in a big circle, but now there's a new gate on the east side, and going out brings us right to the small market."

  Meili found it strange, "New door?" Isn't the east side where the main house is located? How can a door be opened there?

  "Yes, haven't you noticed that it's been much quieter around here lately? The master has ordered everyone to use the east small gate. Those artisans and servants don't need to pass by the front door anymore."

  Meili nodded, it turned out that he was preparing for a new house for convenience, and he had always been thinking about how to do it.

  Looking at the green branches of the flowers and trees outside the door, she quickly thought to herself, would he consider her illness? This idea made her laugh at herself. She liked him when he pushed her away, and he married her when she didn't like him... How could he possibly care about her feelings? The punishment for being foolishly infatuated was something she had already suffered too much from, it was impossible for her to make such a stupid mistake again.