TRAVELING BACK TO ANCIENT TIME, I'M MARRIED TO A FARMER AS HIS BEAUTIFUL WIFE - Chapter 4

Today, after lunch, Fu Yue and Granny Li went for a walk in the back garden with Zhao Yunlian to digest their meal.

Tired from walking, the three of them went to the artificial rockery to rest for a while.

"Young master, I've found out!"

"Speak quickly!"

The three of them exchanged glances. Only Zhao Chengxin and his servant could be in the back garden of the Zhao family.

“The other day, I went to find the person on duty outside the master’s study, and I heard that the eldest daughter came to see the master, wanting to release two of her maids from the mansion so she could get married.”

“Who is Shui Ling planning to marry?” Zhao Chengxin hastily asked.

“No, no, no! I asked the cook and the nanny in the embroidery room, but I didn’t hear anything about Miss Shui Ling’s marriage.”

“Leaving the mansion, not returning to the capital with us? What are we going to do then?” Zhao Chengxin asked somewhat impatiently.

After all, he couldn’t go to his father to stop him because of a maid; that old-fashioned man had often scolded him for lacking ambition. It was better not to get into trouble and get scolded!

The servant Cui Song rolled his eyes, and with a disdainful look, leaned forward and said, “Young master, don’t be impatient, this is good news!”

“Good news? Tell me quickly, don’t beat around the bush!”

“Miss Shui Ling is about to be released from the mansion. She hasn’t decided who to marry yet. She needs to find a place to settle down first before deciding anything else. She’s just a maid who’s lost her parents; she’s practically blind just out of the mansion. Let’s take this opportunity to take her away, so the master can have her as a concubine for a few days to spice things up!”

“That makes sense! That makes sense!”

Zhao Chengxin tapped Cui Song on the head with his folding fan, laughing triumphantly, “I can’t believe you’re not only cunning but also resourceful.”

“It’s all thanks to the young master’s constant guidance and teaching that I’ve been able to help the master overcome his troubles.”

“Ha ha ha, alright! I’ll reward you with a feast at the Treasure Pavilion. Let’s go!”

“Thank you, young master! Thank you, young master!” Thúy Tùng skipped along, catching up with Triệu Thừa Tín as they went out to the garden.

The three people resting on the rockery wore serious expressions.

Phó Nguyệt's hands clenched, her eyes lowered, concealing all her anger and resentment.

If it were modern times, she could have personally gone up and put a sack over that toad and beaten it to a pulp! But now, her status and position prevented her from doing anything.

Triệu Vân Liên pulled her small hand over, patting it, “Don’t be afraid, I won’t let you end up in such a predicament.”

“My second brother only has bad intentions, he doesn’t have the guts to do anything bad. Once he decides which family to marry you to, he certainly won’t dare to make even the slightest move to cause trouble. Father values his reputation; if we tell him, even the madam won’t be able to defend him anymore.”

Fu Yue felt a sense of relief. Keeping a concubine and forcing a married woman into marriage were two different things. The former might just be a frivolous affair, while the latter, if publicized, could lead to a lawsuit.

But for now, with less than ten days until she left the mansion, where could she find a readily available husband?

Fu Yue and Zhao Yunlian fell into deep thought.

Grandma Li looked at Fu Yue. Since the previous mistress's death, she had been attending to the young lady, watching her and these two maids grow up. Fu Yue was calm and mature, cautious and resolute in her work, and took very good care of the young lady. Qiao Lan liked beauty and was somewhat lively, but what young girl doesn't like beauty? They were both good children.

Aunt Li cautiously opened her mouth: "Miss, the old lady's side has actually selected two men, both diligent, unmarried young men with honest and hardworking personalities. Please listen to their opinions and see if they are suitable."