The Eldest Daughter-in-Law [Reborn] - Chapter 7

“Don’t make any trouble.”

Wang Shuhuai lowered his eyes and said nothing.

The Second Master pursed his lips, glanced at his calm and composed son, and snorted a few times.

Forget it, he couldn’t help and just let the little fox fend for itself.

The Second Master was not used to worrying, so he quickly put his worries behind him and stared at Wang Shuhuai and asked, “Did you stay at your wife’s place last night?”

Wang Shuhuai was slightly startled. He was an extremely focused person, completely absorbed in his future and court affairs. If his father had not reminded him, he would have almost forgotten about the unpleasantness of last night.

Wang Shuhuai was speechless when he met his father’s slightly teasing eyes. He never talked about family matters. He said without changing his expression, “Yes.”

He looked as if he didn’t want his father to ask more questions.

The Second Master also understood that it was impossible for a father to interfere in his son’s room affairs. The reason why he asked one more question was because Xie had taken sick leave and had not gone to the upper room to pay her respects. The daughter-in-law, who had always visited him morning and night, had suddenly disappeared. He could only think that Xie was feeling shy because of the trouble he had caused.

Before Xie gave birth to a legitimate son, Wang Shuhuai could not take a concubine. That was the rule of the Wang family.

It WAS understandable that his son couldn’t control himself for a while after being away from home for a long time.

Seeing that Wang Shuhuai remained indifferent, the Second Master knew that he was trying to drive him away, so he got up and walked out.

Wang Shuhuai respectfully saw him off at the door, then turned back and entered the study. The emotion on his face faded, and he took out a stack of specially made thin oil paper from the box in Duobao Pavilion and began to write a letter.

After writing, he asked someone to send it out.

The guard left and the servant Ming Gui came in. He came in with a smile on his face and a food box in his hand.

“Master, the young mistress sent Qiu Sui with some lily and lotus seed soup. Drink it while it’s hot.”

When Wang Shuhuai was at home, Xie Yunchu took care of him diligently, three meals a day.

He took a few sips as usual and the taste was a little different than usual, but he didn’t think much about it.

He was very sensitive, but he didn’t take everything to heart.

He didn’t know that from then on, his meals would no longer be prepared by Xie Yunchu herself.

After drinking, seeing that Ming Gui had not left, Wang Shuhuai looked up coldly, “What’s the matter?”

Ming Gui looked worried, “Before I entered the study, I saw Chun Qi going to ask for a doctor. It seems that the young mistress is not in good health.”

Wang Shuhuai was silent for a moment. That could explain why Xie Yunchu refused to have xoxo and wanted to recuperate.

It just so happened that he was not in a hurry.

Although Xie Yunchu was wrong about what happened last night, he didn’t take it to heart.

“Well, you go and take care of it, and be sure to ask the doctor to be careful.”

Ming Gui was speechless when he asked others to pay attention but he himself did not. He silently complained in his heart and responded respectfully.

Xie Yunchu did indeed call a doctor. Firstly, she needed to find a good excuse for her suddenness, and secondly, she really wanted to take good care of her body.

Thinking back to the conversation with Wang Shuhuai last night, she also realized that she had rejected Wang Shuhuai’s request to sleep with her. She was satisfied with the result, but if she didn’t give a reasonable explanation, it would be hard to avoid quarrels between the couple. She had given up on Wang Shuhuai, but that didn’t mean she had to confront him. She had to save face no matter what.

Chun Qi listened to her and went to ask for a doctor.

The Wang family was the most prominent family in the capital, and because of the Eldest Princess, the Imperial Medical Academy specially assigned an Imperial Physician to the Wang family. The Imperial Physician came soon and prescribed a prescription for Xie Yunchu to replenish qi and consolidate blood. Xie Yunchu drank the medicine after lunch, took a nap, woke up, took a bath, changed clothes, and looked radiant.

Since she had decided to continue living her life, she must visit her parents-in-law regularly every morning and evening.

Xie Yunchu changed into a scarlet double-breasted long jacket and a light pink floral skirt and went upstairs with confidence.

Xie Yunchu’s mother-in-law, Jiang, was a stunning beauty. Madam Jiang was from an old noble family. She had been raised in luxury since she was a child, with everything provided for her. She had a fair complexion and tender flesh. In her early years, she was arrogant and domineering. Later, she married into the Wang family. She had to restrain her temper. Her husband was incompetent, and her sisters-in-law were difficult to get along with. Jiang was worn down by it and became weak on the inside. She looked very powerful on the outside, but she was actually useless on the inside.

Take what happened last night for example. Xie Yunchu clearly refused to sleep with him, but Jiang didn’t hear anything about it. Why? Chunjing Hall was either full of Xie Yunchu’s confidants or Wang Shuhuai’s men, so Jiang couldn’t get involved.

Because Xie Yunchu was the daughter-in-law chosen by the Eldest Princess, she was capable, steady, dignified, and generous, so Jiang had a love-hate relationship with her.

What she loved was that she finally had a capable daughter-in-law to manage the household, so she could finally take a break.

What she hated was that after all, the girl was not chosen by her, there was a layer of distance between them.

Jiang gave birth to three sons and one daughter in total.

Wang Shuhuai was devoted to his studies and refused to get married. Jiang was anxious to find a daughter-in-law to take over. She first found a wife for Wang Shuhuai’s younger brother, the Third Master Wang Shukuang. After Xie Yunchu became pregnant, the Fourth Master Wang Shutong got married.

Whenever Jiang got angry outside, she would take it out on her daughters-in-law.

When Xie Yunchu entered Ninghe Hall, she saw her beautiful mother-in-law getting angry at the Fourth Master’s wife.

“Isn’t it just gargling? You can’t even do it right? Look at your second sister-in-law. Huai’s wife is even prettier than you, but she’s not as clumsy as you.”