Reborn Lady - Chapter 449
“Let’s ask them what they want first. If they want to leave, we’ll compensate them with more money. If they don’t want to, they can stay in the mansion to accompany me,” Fu Shan said.
Wei Xuan agreed, “Okay, call them over now. I’ll meet them with you. If you go alone, they might misunderstand that you can’t tolerate them.”
Fu Shan thought to herself that she had a good relationship with the two side concubines; how could they misunderstand?
The servant girl invited the two side concubines over.
Wei Xuan, his wife, and the two side concubines, one surnamed Song and the other surnamed Lin, gathered together.
Unlike the two side concubines in the Chu Mansion who liked to compete with the mistress and cause trouble everywhere, Song and Lin knew they were not beautiful enough to win Wei Xuan’s favor. They obediently assisted Fu Shan with teaching the children. Fu Shan considered them good sisters; they enjoyed delicious food together and listened to the theater troupe.
Fu Shan liked to eat and was active. One day she rode a horse, and the next day she practiced martial arts, so she remained plump without being overweight.
The two side concubines were quiet and preferred not to move around much. After more than ten years, Song and Lin both became fat and plump.
Ji Xianxian once admired Fu Shan’s skillful means, thinking that Fu Shan deliberately fattened up the side concubines, which naturally led them to lose favor.
In fact, Fu Shan didn’t think too deeply about it. She simply found eating alone boring and enjoyed the liveliness of having company.
As Wei Xuan sat next to Fu Shan and saw the two concubines, now even rounder, stepping in together, the corners of his eyes twitched.
The two side concubines were already of ordinary appearance, and now, being so overweight, it might not be easy for them to remarry.
Sure enough, as soon as Fu Shan finished speaking, the two concubines knelt down, hoping that the Prince and Princess wouldn’t drive them away.
Being a concubine was tough, and marrying someone as a wife might not be any easier. Some of their sisters had endured a lot of suffering in their husbands’ households, unable to speak out because other daughters-in-law were in similar situations. Some died in the torment of childbirth, while others fell victim to the schemes of rival concubines or were even beaten to death by abusive husbands.
In comparison, being a side concubine in the Xiang Mansion was quite comfortable. They didn’t have to serve their father-in-law or mother-in-law, nor did they have to wait on anyone. They could eat and drink with the kind mistress, free of worries. It was like playing in the mountains and rivers…
“Okay, okay, don’t cry. The Prince’s original intention is for your own good. Since you don’t want to leave, the Prince will definitely not force you, will he?” Fushan reassured them, giving Wei Xuan a wink.
Wei Xuan nodded in agreement, telling the two side concubines to live in the palace with peace of mind and not to worry too much.
The two side concubines breathed a sigh of relief. They all hoped that Princess Xiang, who was just in her early thirties, would have another child, and they would be useful again. Surely, the Prince would not dislike them for eating and not doing anything.
After the new year, Wei Luo changed into regular clothes and accompanied Yin Hui to visit Mr. Yin, they then went to Dongshan.
At dusk, the Empress returned home happily. Lying on the bed at night, Wei Luo suddenly remembered something and discussed it with Yin Hui. He said, “When the Emperor was here, he would take us out for horse racing every year before the new year. Tell me, if I want to invite my brothers and take a few nephews who are old enough to go to Wuyi Mountains, would that be fine?”
Yin Hui asked curiously, “Do you want to remember your father in this way, or do you simply want to get close to your brothers and nephews?”
Wei Luo looked at her and said, “Both of the reasons.”
The Chinese New Year was a festival of reunion, and the New Year’s Eve banquet could only be for sitting and chatting. For Wei Luo, horse racing could enhance relationships.
It was rare that he was willing to think about uniting this group of royal relatives. Yin Hui encouraged him with a smile, “Very good, you always have a sullen face, and your nephews are afraid of you. If you give them more advice on hunting, maybe you can get closer.”
After it was settled, Wei Luo sent the eunuch to inform the various prefectures.
In the Jing Mansion, Liu Lang and Shi Lang were rejected by the late Emperor because their biological mother, Concubine Meng, indirectly killed Wei Yang. Xu Qingwan and Da Lang would not bring them to any banquets in the palace.
Therefore, after receiving Wei Luo’s order, the Jing Mansion also automatically assumed that only Da Lang and San Lang would go.
“It’s windy in winter, so there’s nothing to run about.”
San Lang muttered in a low voice, with a face of resistance.
Xu Qingwan glanced at San Lang and thought of Wei Yang in a strange way. When the late Emperor wanted to race horses, Wei Yang had a submissive face in front of the late Emperor, but in fact he was unwilling in private.
“This is our royal tradition; you should be happy that the Emperor still wants to take you with him,” Xu Qingwan said to San Lang seriously.
Da Lang also reprimanded him, “You are also a father. You should think twice before you say or do anything. If you offend the emperor, our family will be implicated by you.”
San Lang’s face changed slightly, he lowered his head, and he seemed to have listened.
At the Chu Mansion, Wei Yan kept complaining, especially at dawn on the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month. When Wei Yan stretched out an arm, he shrank back in the cold, hugging Ji Xianxian and refusing to get up.
Ji Xianxian said with disgust, “Er Lang and Si Lang are up. As a father, don’t embarrass yourself in front of the children.”
Wei Yan complained in a low voice, “Can’t an Emperor stay in bed on such a cold day? What does it have anything to do with being a father?!”
Ji Xianxian snorted, “The Emperor is strong and healthy, so he is not afraid of the cold, unlike some people who are fat and weak and can’t stand the cold at all.”
Wei Yan: …
Anyway, if he stayed at home, he would be pissed off by his wife, so he might as well get up.
When Wei Yan walked out of the upper room blowing white mist, he saw that Si Lang was already waiting, but Er Lang was still missing.
Why could his son stay in bed when he was already up?
Wei Yan immediately sent someone to call Er Lang, but Er Lang couldn’t hide, so he had to get out of bed.
After such a delay, the three of them arrived late. When they arrived at the gate of the palace, everyone from the other mansions had already arrived, including Wei Luo, who was supposed to wait until everyone had arrived.
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Anon
Poor Liu Lang and Shi Lang having such father and mother. Hope new Emperor Wei Lou would give a little attention even if a little.