Chapter 85: Female Supporting Character's Counterattack

  Zhongrui Wangfu

  Chun Xian hurried in with a lunchbox, and Yu Lu and the others were about to go find her. As soon as they saw her, they quickly took over the lunchbox from her hand and said: "Why are you so late? Is it because of the cafeteria?"

  Chun Xian's face showed a look of discontent, and she said, "Stop mentioning it, quickly put it away and have it sent to the Imperial Concubine."

  As soon as the food box was opened, no heat came out of the dishes. Yu Lu immediately raised her eyebrows and took them out one by one to touch with her hands, even the bottom of the plates were cold. The four dishes and soup all had congealed white lard flowers floating on top.

  "Chun Feng was exasperated: 'How can anyone eat like this?' She also thought about the time she went to the dining hall for food, and the people in the dining hall not only pushed her away but also gave preferential treatment to others who came later than her. They had already taken their meal boxes and left early, while she was forced to bribe a small eunuch with a silver ingot just to get one. Thinking about the disdainful look from that maid, Chun Feng felt suffocated. In the past, when Concubine Shu was favored, who would have dared to treat her like this? Alas..."

  Yu Lu took one look and knew, the dishes for the concubines were probably prepared early and put in food boxes, but they deliberately delayed giving them. Gnashing her teeth and lowering her voice, she said: "Anyway, I don't have the energy to go find those people to change plates again, even if I do, it's not certain that we can get good ones."

  Chun Xian also worried: "Why don't I bring more silver tomorrow?"

  Jade dew's face fell: "But when does it need to be delivered?"

  After finishing speaking, the two of them looked at each other in dismay, wondering when the concubine would be favored again.

  But who knows when the concubine will regain her favor? Thinking back to when the concubine was in favor, how many people fawned over her, saying that they couldn't help but look down on the concubine's humble origins while at the same time being envious of her good fortune.

  "Why don't we use a small stove to heat it up?"

  They originally had a small red clay stove, which was used by the concubine to boil water and make tea every day. After the king gradually stopped coming, the small red clay stove was left for the two of them to use to brew hot tea to warm their stomachs. Last month, the charcoal fire in the concubine's share was not enough, but they both secretly concealed it.

  "It can't be helped."

  Chun Xian glanced inside and lowered her voice: "The concubine is just too stubborn, favoritism isn't something that can be obtained without fighting for it, not everyone has the good fortune of being like Su Ce Fei."

  Yu Lu glared at her fiercely and said: "You dare to say such things out loud. Are you tired of living?"

  Chun Xian smiled and said, "I'm only telling you this in private, I heard from Xia Sao's little master that the king hasn't been to the backyard much this month, it was around this time last year that she...".

  Jade dew's eyelids jumped, and she quickly brought out two hot dishes. She leaned in close to Chun Xian: "Really?"

  Chun Xian suddenly thought of a secret she had occasionally heard, and her heart felt like it was crawling with several ants, itching very much. She didn't dare say more now. She followed Yu Lu in carrying the hot dishes and rice into the room.

  As soon as she entered, Qing Wan was sitting by the window again. Chun frowned and advised, "Concubine, why are you sitting by the window again? You have a weak body. If you catch a chill, it won't be good."

  Qing Wan had long known what they were doing outside, she came here not without having suffered, but it's easy to go from frugality to luxury, and hard to go from luxury to frugality. Having been used to delicious food, going back to plain porridge was unbearable. What's more, Qing Wan clenched her fists, wanting to ask where the two servants were, but her throat was dry and sore, as if she had eaten bitter melon. In the end, she still couldn't speak.

  She waved her slender fingers like a green onion. Chunxian and Yulü couldn't think of any comforting words to say, so they retreated in silence.

  Spring breeze blew out a sigh, her heart was itching with anxiety, she opened and closed her mouth, closed it again and moved her lips slightly, how could Jade Dew not notice. She pulled her to the side: "A dog's belly can't hide two taels of fragrant oil, speak up."

  Chun Xian glanced around and only felt at ease when she saw no one was watching, then she leaned in close to Yu Lu's ear and whispered: "I've heard the old servants in the manor say that our master and that young man have some similarities."

  Yu Lu was shocked, she and Chun Xian were just assigned by the Imperial Household Department to serve Qing Wan, and as for Su Ce Fei, who still had people grinding their teeth in hatred, they only knew a little about her and hadn't seen her before. At first, when she learned that she would be serving the concubine, she felt very uncomfortable inside, after all, her background was much higher than that of Concubine Han, who was from a lower-class family of actors, but who let her win the favor of the prince and have an illustrious ancestral grave?

  It was originally a substitute.

  Yu Lu was even more disdainful in her heart, after all, it was fake, no matter how high-sounding, it couldn't be used to entice the prince.

  Chun Xian didn't think that much of Yu Lu, she begged Yu Lu to keep it a secret, Yu Lu's face didn't reveal anything, and nodded in agreement.

  Just then Qingyan called her, and Yulu went in to see Qingyan sitting sideways on the couch, still holding a collection of poems in her hand. Yulu couldn't help but smile secretly, and then heard Qingyan say: "You can heat up the remaining dishes and eat them, I just touched a few bites."

  Yu Lu went to take another look at the bowls and plates on the kang table, and indeed they had been moved a few mouthfuls, and even the rice was only gone down a shallow layer. Yu Lu knelt down: "Thank you, Master."

  It's at this time, still not forgetting to take out the master's portion. Yu Lu really admired Qing Wen for this, and without saying much, she took out the remaining dishes and said to Chun Xian: "The master has given us the leftover dishes."

  Chun Xian said with a smile: "That's great, let's just pour the dishes and soup together and heat them up, it's more convenient."

  They didn't care too much about it, and since they were already hungry, the food tasted great no matter how it was served.

  The delicate and refined Liya threw the poetry collection to the side, closed her eyes tightly, and was almost overwhelmed by her unyielding resentment and indignation.

  She couldn't understand how the king suddenly became cold to her, was all his previous affection and love false? She wasn't stupid enough to not distinguish between what's real and fake, but she just couldn't help but miss that warmth, having experienced the love of a prince made it even harder for her to accept this current cold treatment.

  He granted her the position of imperial concubine, allowed her to go out and clear her mind, and gave her a separate courtyard; he scolded his other concubines not to disturb her; on autumn rainy days, she used a gold-painted red clay stove to brew tea and chat with him...

  Qing Wan was delighted, and the emperor's son had fallen for her. She had gone from being a lowly actress to becoming a concubine in the imperial palace, living a life of luxury, but then suddenly appeared a Program Golden Sword.

  It seems that since Chen Wanqiu, another woman who crossed over with her, appeared, her life has gradually become less smooth. Qingwen thought of the female match reversal article she had crossed before.

  In those female supporting character counterattack articles, the original female lead is always criticized as a hypocritical white lotus flower, while the original female supporting character will go to great lengths to expose the original female lead's fake kindness, snatch away the male lead who was paired with the original female lead, and even the male supporting character who deeply loved the original female lead falls into the female supporting character's skirt.

  Qing Wan bit her lip and slipped into the horn, recalling that Zhong Rui Wangye was very interested in "The Legend of the Condor Hero". He often talked about the plot and sighed that Chen Dajie was a stunning and unparalleled figure, and he had always wanted to get to know him.

  Qing Wan knew that Chen Dajia was actually Chen Wanqiu. If the prince were to investigate, he would definitely find out. She had to admit, Chen Wanqiu was very beautiful. Especially her skin that could be pinched into water, and the pride between her eyebrows was also very capable of arousing a man's desire to conquer.

  She also said that she was a white lotus flower, and Qingwen had a sarcastic tone in her heart. Is Chen Wanqiu really kind and beautiful? She despises her for plagiarizing famous poems and songs, but isn't Chen Wanqiu laughing at others' misfortunes while covering up her own? Can't she just use the excuse "she didn't have any evidence, it was an anonymous post" to justify herself with a clear conscience? It's truly laughable.

  Qing Wan took a deep breath, she couldn't just sit and wait to die. Why did everyone have the same opportunities, Chen Wanqiu could rise through the ranks with ease, while she was trampled by those beneath her? It wasn't fair!

  Qing Wan called Chun Xian after she had thought it through. "Go and find out where Wang Ye is."

  After Chun Xian was about to speak but stopped, she saw Qing Wan going to rummage through the trunk by herself. She could only purse her lips and walk out, being pulled back by Yu Lu. Yu Lu looked down on Qing Wan in her heart, but who made Qing Wan her master? They were like two grasshoppers tied to the same string, rising and falling together. Looking at it now, it's not even worth taking a gamble.

  So Yulü whispered something in Chunxian's ear, and Chunxian widened her eyes: "Is this okay?"

  Jade Dew reproached her: "Don't you want to be treated like this by others? Think about the days when your master was in favor."

  Chun Xian gritted her teeth and said, "Then I'll go try."

  Chen Wanqiu, who has been deeply remembered by Qing Yu, has been very quiet recently and no longer dresses up as a man to socialize with friends. Mrs. Dai spent a lot of effort inviting an old lady from the palace to teach Chen Wanqiu and Chen Wanhua about the things to pay attention to when entering the palace for the selection of concubines, as well as re-emphasizing etiquette and rules. Chen Wanqiu's needlework is not good enough, the old lady said very clearly that if Chen Wanqiu's needlework has not improved, it is likely that she will not even be able to pass the re-selection.

  Although Chen Wanqiu didn't think so, her self-esteem wouldn't allow her to be compared in such a disheveled manner. What shocked her even more was Mei Xiang's sentence: "Miss's original embroidery was the most outstanding, how did it become so mediocre now?" Fortunately, Mei Xiang wasn't clever and was fooled by Chen Wanqiu's few words, but this also served as a warning to Chen Wanqiu, who became more cautious afterwards.

  Chen Wanqiu put down her needlework, pouted, and casually pulled out a fragrant red apple to take a bite of, thinking herself more straightforward and less affected than those ladies who even had their fruit cut into small pieces.

  Chen Wanqiu was immersed in the beautiful life ahead, but didn't know that Mei Xiang, who wanted to come in and deliver food, saw through the door crack her conjuring up an apple out of thin air. Mei Xiang's eyes widened, her heart racing wildly, she covered her mouth, stuck close to the wall and walked back to her own attic room, where she rubbed her eyes hard and pinched herself.

  She didn't see things!

  Mei Xiang was so frightened that she turned pale, her face as white as a sheet. She sat on the ground in a daze, tears streaming down her face, and her throat constricted with sobs. However, she didn't dare to cry out loud for fear of startling others.

  Monster!

  It must be a monster occupying her daughter-in-law's body, her daughter-in-law has always been very disciplined and would never think of sneaking out; her daughter-in-law is very timid and dare not disobey the mistress; her daughter-in-law's needlework is excellent, it doesn't seem like now that she doesn't even know how to do needlework like a newly learned maid.

  Although Mei Xiang is not clever, it doesn't mean she's stupid. She clenched her fists tightly, determined to rescue her family's daughter and drive out the demon that had taken over her body!

  After calming down, Mei Xiang carefully washed and combed herself, making sure there were no visible signs of crying. She then took a deep breath and went to see Chen Wanqiu with the demeanor of a heroic warrior who would never return once he set out, "Miss, it's time for dinner. What would you like to eat?"

  She was afraid of being seen through by Chen Wanqiu, so she kept her head down. Chen Wanqiu had never considered this personal maid as a confidant and didn't pay much attention to her, casually saying: "Let the kitchen make eight-treasure chicken."

  She usually doesn't like eating chicken meat. It's really not her now, Mei Xiang thought bitterly, biting the corner of her mouth.

  Chen Wanqiu, after Mei Xiang left, casually flipped out a red wooden box carved with Ruyi flower patterns, the corners of her mouth curled up self-satisfiedly, and her eyes shone with some sweetness as she opened the box. The glass lamp reflected the light, and the plum blossom hairpin inside the box revealed a luster comparable to that of bright pearls.

  The plum blossom hairpin was carved very delicately, with the petals of the fully bloomed five-petaled plum flower made from polished, crystal-clear pale red jade. But what's even more remarkable is that the stamens were made up of two yellow bean-sized bright pearls. When Chen Wanqiu held the pin against the lamplight, the light reflected off it and illuminated half the room with a soft glow.

  Although Chen Wanqiu had seen so many valuable things, she was still captivated by this plum blossom hairpin. She touched the two yellow bean-sized bright pearls. She knew that these were not ordinary pearls, but Dongzhu, a tribute.

  Her identity is not suitable for this. But that person gave her such a hairpin, did he think she would use it in the future?

  It's really beautiful, Chen Wanqiu was fascinated by the plum blossom hairpin and stroked it all over, walked to the dressing table and compared it back and forth, finally pinning the plum blossom hairpin in her bun, instantly overshadowing all the other hairpins she had been wearing.

  Chen Wanqiu puckered her mouth, took down all the other hairpins, and finally left only the beautiful and dazzling plum blossom hairpin on her head. For some reason, Chen Wanqiu even began to disdain the other adornments on her own body. Even though the clothes she was wearing now were made according to the example of the legitimate daughter's attire, she still felt that they didn't match the plum blossom hairpin inlaid with Dongzhu pearls.

  Chen Wanqiu reluctantly pulled out the plum blossom hairpin and put it in a red wooden box lined with satin. Sooner or later, she would have clothes and status that matched this plum blossom hairpin.

  "Madam, it seems she's having a nightmare." Su Ying's face was covered in sweat, and she let out a painful moan. The sound of her moaning came from her mouth, and Fu Yeyang took charge and brought over both Fu Lu and the two children, who also started crying along with their brother. Everyone else didn't dare wake her up, as this nightmare was a very serious matter. It's possible that she might even lose her soul.

  Lu'er cried even louder, he was normally more obedient and well-behaved than Fu'ge, this was acknowledged by the wet nurses. When he was hungry or needed to pee, he would only hum and make small noises, unlike Fu'ge who would cry loudly and shake the heavens, refusing to be comforted until everyone surrounded him.

  The two brothers burst into tears and wailed loudly. The infant who couldn't speak was hurt beyond consolation.

  Su Ying's mind was a jumbled mess, and that cry was like a thunderbolt from the heavens, shocking her into a daze. The foul air pent up in her chest burst forth from her throat, and she stammered out a sentence. Fu Ye didn't hear it, but Lu Wa, being held by the wet nurse, stiffened her small body, refusing to accept reality, closed her eyes, and from then on, light departed from me.

  Su Ying lifted her heavy eyelids, the candlelight in the house flickered and pierced her eyes, she was a bit unaccustomed to such light, blinked and tears involuntarily flowed down.

  "Rong'er..."

  Fu Yiyang's cold expression softened instantly, and he rarely showed tenderness to Su Ying in front of everyone: "You're fine, that's all that matters, it's all over, crying during the postpartum period is not good." He also asked the nanny to bring over Luwa, who had stopped wailing, and no one echoed her cries, so Fugui'er's sobs subsided as well. Of course, it was also possible that the child was just tired from crying and wanted a break.

  Su Ying felt her whole body was too weak to move, when Lu Wa was held beside her, she lazily lowered her eyelids and didn't even bother to look at him. She forced a smile towards Fu Ye Yang, her voice hoarse: "I... I'm fine."

  Lü Xi saw and hurriedly took the honey water to moisten her throat. Fu Ye Yang intercepted halfway, helped Su Ying up, and Su Ying drank two cups with his hand before stopping.

  Su Ying felt that she was indeed reaping what she had sown and didn't have the desire to say anything more. After lying down, she half-closed her eyes, wanting to sleep but unable to do so. Fu Ye Yang took the towel handed over by Lu Xi and gently wiped away the sweat on her forehead, "Still feeling unwell?"

  Su Ying thought of just now she reflexively went to accommodate Fu Yiyang, and even less wanted to speak, slowly shaking her head, "I want to sleep."

  Fu Yiyang thought she was tired, nodded and tucked the quilt for her, "Then you lie down well."

  Su Ying nodded slightly, feeling tired, and made some noises from her nose to respond, closing her eyes to avoid trouble.

  Fu Yiyang returned to his study and wrote a hundred big characters before putting down his pen, letting out a sigh of relief.

  Yongping couldn't help but lower his head to his knees, and when he heard the person above him let out a sigh of relief, he also felt a sense of ease. Then he heard the person above say: "What about Wei Shi?"

  Yongping was stunned for a moment before reacting, realizing that Fu Yiyang was referring to Wei Niangniang. He licked his lips and replied, "No big deal." He didn't dare say much more, but he knew what had happened afterwards even though he hadn't seen it himself. According to the old master's temperament, Wei Niangniang was thoroughly finished, and Yongping hadn't even seen that the Wei family was also affected, which wasn't right - the Wei family deserved their punishment, they were ruthless enough. Even Wei Yong's father, who worked as a second-in-command on the estate, only earned twenty taels of silver per year. Goodness gracious, just from searching their house, they found several hundred taels of silver, and in that newly-built mansion, they even had young maids serving them - at the time, Yongping's eyes were wide with wonder.

  Fu Yiyang murmured, "After the New Year, let her move to that house on the north side and be a mistress."

  Which one is the house on the north side? Yongping quickly pulled it up. Although it's unclear why Master changed his mind and didn't let Wei Niang send her to the villa, but still let her stay in the mansion, as a resident of the house? The only condition that was agreed upon was that she would live in the most secluded house. However, that house had been uninhabited for several years, with only one corner door connecting it to the outside.

  Yongping sighed secretly, thinking that Wei Niang had been so prosperous when she was in favor before, who would have thought that she would end up like this today.

  "Is the mistress ill?" Madam Liu raised her eyelids.

  Cui Ping answered while massaging her legs, "The doctor we've invited is a regular obstetrician, and the hospital is quite lively. I heard that the eldest sister's nanny stole something from the eldest sister and was found out by the mistress, so she wants to drive the nanny away."

  "Ah, I seem to recall that the wet nurse and Wei's wife are related by marriage, aren't they?" She didn't need Cui Ping to respond, and continued on her own, "The mistress truly has a motherly heart. She got rid of the parasites around Wen's side, and from then on, Wen's side was clean. If this were to be told to others, who wouldn't praise our mistress for being kind and benevolent?"

  The green screen is silent and unresponsive.

  "We're really something else, aren't we?" After a long while, Madame Liu said this with a sigh that wasn't quite a sigh. Through the window gap, she saw Lihua standing at the entrance of the courtyard, wearing a green woolen cape, still smiling foolishly and peacefully. Madame Liu couldn't help but let out a cold laugh: "This cheap person is really something, still able to stir up trouble at this age. It's really hard not to admire."

  Cui Ping didn't need to look to know who Liu Niang was talking about, she hesitated for a moment and asked: "How can the mistress still tolerate her?"

  Madam Liu was also stunned, previously saying that a young girl with a white and tender skin like a willow branch from the Zhengyuan had been taken away by the old master's long-following servant, and immediately afterwards, the mistress rewarded Liyue with several pieces of jewelry.

  Madam Liu was shocked at the time, and went to take a look at those pieces of jewelry. To say that they were not as good as what Madam had worn in previous years and given away as rewards, even the personal maids who served Madam wore better ones than these. For example, that kind of rough silver was similar to what Cui Ping, one of Madam's personal maids, wore. Thinking about it again, Madam Liu burst out laughing.

  Lì Yuè is probably just a show-off in the eyes of the mistress, but Lì Yuè really thought she was doing a great job with no flaws. However, Liǔ Yí Niáng didn't expect that Lì Yuè would have such thoughts, wondering if she wanted to add trouble for the mistress or not.

  What a pity, the plan to steal the chicken didn't work out and instead got into trouble. That girl was still disposed of by Master's own order, which undoubtedly added glory to Madam. After thinking it through, Madame Liu couldn't help but sigh, and no longer had the idea of competing with Su Ying.

  What was done by the people below was originally instructed by Madam Liu in secret, and later it was also a matter of turning a blind eye. But who would have thought that this Lihua was actually a mad dog, biting whoever she could get her teeth into, even daring to stir up trouble for the mistress herself.

  Madam obviously knew, how could she still tolerate her?

  Liu Yiniang couldn't understand it anymore and simply didn't think about it. "Go take a look at what she wants to do again."

  Cuiping quickly returned and twitched the corner of her mouth: "Liyue said she wanted to go to the madam's bedside with all her heart, and asked the gatekeeper's wife to facilitate it."

  Liu Yiniang was stunned, and it took her a long time to find her voice: "The tree still has its bark, but this person doesn't even know how to save face. She can actually say something like that."

  "Really let her go, if something happens, will Madam blame you?"

  "Her legs are on her body, and her mouth is on her face. What can I do about it? Besides, whether she can see the lady or not is still uncertain."

  ps：

  It's all because your brain hole is too big~~