"Zhu'er, don't talk too much!" Compared to Zhu'er's anger, Guan Lanqiu's beautiful face remained calm as she scolded.

"Miss! How can you swallow this breath?" Zhu'er stomped her feet angrily.

The young lady was well-educated, courteous, gentle and courteous. She refused to accept marriage proposals from many people. She preferred Feng Jingtian. She didn't complain about being harmed by him and lost her innocence. She didn't resent that she became a second cousin less than a day after getting married. She couldn't stand it just thinking about it.

"What can I do if I can't bear it?" Guan Lanqiu showed a wry smile and quickly walked into Guanyue Pavilion, avoiding the disapproving eyes and rumors behind him.

"Miss..." Unable to bear the grievance made by the young lady, Zhu'er said distressedly: "We can move back to Suanfu, there is no need to suffer here, I believe the master..."

"Zhu'er!" Guan Lanqiu turned around, with seriousness in her beautiful eyes, and said in a deep voice, "You must not tell dad about my divorce, do you understand?"

She finally got Feng Jingtian to agree to let her stay and not tell others about the divorce. She couldn't let Zhuer do bad things and let her elderly father bear her faults and have everyone criticize her.

Of course Zhu'er knew her concerns, but he really couldn't bear her to compromise like this.

"Miss, didn't you hear what those servants just said? They didn't know anything, so they spoke so harshly of you. Some even looked at you with contempt. How could they be wrong? The person who was wrong was obviously not you, so why did you bear all the responsibility? If we continue to stay here, we will only make those people look down upon and be angry with those people. How can you, the eldest lady of your dignified house, be so angry!"

She really didn't understand why the young lady had to endure it. She believed that if the master knew about the grievances that the young lady had suffered, he would never let her stay and would seek justice for her no matter what. However, the young lady was stubborn and refused to listen to her advice.

"Zhu'er," Quan Lanqiu sighed, knowing that the maid who was sympathetic to the sisters felt sorry for her, so she said softly, "Why do you care about other people's eyes? They don't know the whole story, so they will make rash guesses, but no matter what, they can only guess. No one can force suspicions on me that are not facts, don't you think?"

"Of course not..." The young lady is too naive and has no idea that gossip can drive people crazy.

Qi Lanqiu patted her hand, and then said, "Don't worry about me, I'm not that fragile, you know that, right?"

Of course she knew that, having been with the young lady for ten years, she knew better than anyone else that she looked weak but was very strong. Otherwise, how could she be so calm when such a thing happened?

Knowing that no matter how much he tried to persuade her, the young lady would not listen, Zhu'er gave up and could only look at her with a forced smile as she placed the dowry and clothes that were supposed to be placed in the new house one by one in the old wardrobe.

At the summer solstice, under the scorching sun, the green branches and leaves look lifeless. In the hot climate, except for the strenuous chirping of cicadas, not even the slightest sound of wind can be heard.

However, in this quiet afternoon, Guan Lanqiu faintly heard the sound of quarreling in the distance. The familiar voice made her frown slightly, put down the needle and thread in her hands, walked out of the room, and followed the sound.

"What do you mean by that!" Zhu'er wiped her waist with both hands and glared at the cook who blocked her way.

"You don't understand, do you?" the cook repeated displeasedly, "A girl like you with an unscrupulous master is not welcome here. Also, except for three meals, don't expect me to cook for your shameless master!"

"That's also called three meals?" Zhu'er yelled angrily, "Dry and hard steamed buns, unpicked green vegetables with pickled cucumbers, and white noodles in clear soup. This is called 'three meals'?"

If the young lady hadn't asked her to endure it, how could she have endured it for so long?

Leaving aside Feng Jingtian, the food consumption of the servants of the Feng Mansion is much better than that of their masters and servants. Those guys who look down on others have spoken ill of the young lady behind her back, and even ganged up to bully them. Now she can't even enter the dining room to cook a bowl of rock sugar lotus seeds for the young lady. These people are simply bullying her!

Wei Niang snorted coldly, "A shameless woman still wants to eat delicacies from the mountains and seas? It would be nice to have pickled cucumbers. Be careful, I will only give you one sweet potato tomorrow. It's up to you whether you want to eat it or not."

After saying that, the cook turned around and left. She even slammed the door hard before entering the dining room, making it clear that she was not allowed to enter.

"You——"

Zhu'er was so angry that she was shaking all over. She was about to rush forward to argue, but was stopped by Gui Lanqiu who came to check.

"Zhu'er!"

"Miss..." As soon as she saw her master, Zhu'er's anger disappeared by half, replaced by deep uneasiness, "When... did you come?"

Guan Lanqiu looked calm and said softly: "I've been here for a while."

Didn’t you hear everything?

Zhu'er was so annoyed that she wanted to bite off her tongue and looked at her untroubled face with concern.

"I'm fine." Guan Lanqiu smiled faintly and comforted her in turn: "I've heard all the ugly words, don't worry about me."

They had lived here for nearly three months. The servants in the mansion were very discerning. They had been speculating ever since Guan Lanqiu moved into Guanyue Pavilion. In the past few months, Feng Jingtian had not even mentioned her as his new wife, let alone stepped in. Therefore, the rumors became even more unpleasant.

Some people said that she had an affair with another wild man before marrying into the Feng Mansion. She did not get married on the wedding night, so the master was furious, but he did not kick her out of the house because of his friendship with the Sui family.

Some people also say that she married into the Feng Mansion while pregnant, with the purpose of making me a ready-made father. Only after he found out, was she driven to Guanyue Pavilion.

Some people also say that she is disabled and has a weird temperament, which is far from the gentle and gentle person she is said to be outside. Because I am not willing to be deceived, I regard her as nothing...

Various rumors spread throughout the Feng Mansion. If Feng Jingtian hadn't ordered these rumors to be spread out of the house, she thought she would have become a slut criticized by everyone. In this way, she had to thank him. At least he kept his agreement with her and did not embarrass the Sui Mansion.

Seeing that she was not unhappy or sad at all, Zhu'er felt even more distressed and couldn't help but choke up, "Miss... why are you so tolerant? Didn't you hear what the cook said? Those servants didn't treat us as human beings at all. Are those things edible? You are afraid of the heat. Every summer, you have to drink several bowls of lotus seed soup to cool down, but they..."

Thinking of the cook blocking her way, Zhu'er felt sad and angry, and her tears couldn't help falling even more fiercely.

When Guan Lanqiu saw this, she felt sad, but it was not because she was unfair, "Zhu'er... I have wronged you, asking you to endure those cold words with me."

It doesn't matter if she suffers by herself, after all, she asked for it, but Zhu'er is different, she shouldn't suffer with her, maybe she should send her back to Suanfu...

"Miss!" Zhu'er didn't know what she was thinking, and shook his head hurriedly, "Don't drive me away. Zhu'er is not miserable. Zhu'er is a maid. She can't bear any hardship. Zhu'er just feels sorry for me. The rich lady of the Sui Mansion is being bullied by those servants here..."

Guan Lanqiu was silent. In her heart, no one was more noble than anyone else. The servants were human beings, and the rich lady was also a human being. As long as they were human beings, they had to eat, drink, and have sex. When it came to food, if they could eat it, of course she could eat it too, but...

To say she doesn't care is to be pretentious. After all, she is used to a wealthy life, and her food and drink expenses must be relatively luxurious. Dry steamed buns, pickles so salty that they need a pot of tea, and white noodles without any ingredients or taste... These really make her unable to eat, but she can bear it, but she is very reluctant to let go of Zhu'er who suffers with her.

It didn't matter if she didn't have lotus seed soup, or if she didn't have sweets or cakes to eat. At least she had to let the two of them have a normal meal. It would be okay if they were not allowed to set foot in the dining room of Feng Mansion. Guanyue Pavilion also had a small dining room, but it had not been used for a long time and was a bit old and dirty. The trouble was the ingredients...

When she got married, Feng Jingtian specifically asked not to need any dowry, so the jewelry she brought was pitiful. Even if they were all sold, it would only be enough for them to last for a few months. So what should they do with the remaining time?Not to mention that a year later, she had no intention of returning to Sui's house...

It seemed that in order to make a living, she had to meet Feng Jingtian, even if he didn't want to see her at all.

Chapter 2(2)

"Sir, madam, please see me." The old manager of Feng Mansion announced outside the study.

Hearing this, Feng Jingtian paused and his thick eyebrows furrowed. If he hadn't remembered the agreement with Qian Lanqiu in time, he would have almost shouted, "There is no wife here."