Prince Jing's mansion, the Prince's Manor.
Yu Yao was leisurely lying on the swing chair, sipping tea.
The system suddenly popped up, excitedly saying, "Hehe, host, there's a commotion at Li Luo Shu's mansion. Do you want to take a look?"
She raised an eyebrow, had it started up so quickly? She thought that Zhou's could bear it for how long.
"I'm at the Jinwang Mansion. How can I see it? Do you expect me to climb over Li Luoshu's wall?"
"Not necessarily climbing the wall, just say whether you want to see it." The system smiled mysteriously.
"That's not the question. Who doesn't want to watch the excitement? Can you figure out a way to speed it up."
Yu Yao gave a meaninglessly contemptuous eye roll, feeling that the system had asked such a stupid question.
Zhou is one of her task targets, she naturally wants to watch the commotion.
The system choked and thought for a moment, realizing that the question it asked was indeed quite foolish.
Not much was said.
Later, it's unclear how the system operated.
In front of Yu Yao, a picture suddenly appeared. The content of the picture was exactly what was happening in Li Luo Shu's mansion.
She was instantly stunned and looked around, discovering that the maids in the room seemed not to have seen anything and were still busy with their own affairs.
She felt at ease and leaned against the swing chair, staring at the screen in front of her.
This would make others think that she was daydreaming.
In the picture, Madam Zhou was crying and wailing, seeking death or life, and she couldn't help but scold:
"Poor me, I have been struggling day and night to raise you, doing embroidery to sell and risking my eyesight, just to earn money to support you in reading and taking the imperial examinations."
"Once you have made a success, you passed the imperial examination and became an official, married a wife, but this is how you treat your old wife... wah wah wah..."
Madam Zhou wailed and cried loudly, but there were no tears to be seen, and her body was rushing towards the wall, but she didn't actually collide with it.
Every time she was about to collide with it, Li Luo Shu pulled her back in time, and the maidservants on the side helped her.
"Mother, don't do this. I don't mean to blame you. I just want you to stop treating Wu'an like that. We can talk things over nicely…"
Li Luo Shu was feeling a severe headache. His mother had a fierce and coarse temperament; if she didn't get her way about something, she would act like the sky was falling and heaven was crumbling, seeking death and life. This was what she was doing now.
Although he knew that nothing serious would happen, continuing to cause a commotion like this wouldn't do him any good in terms of his reputation.
People who didn't know would think that he was very unfilial.
But Madam Zhou wouldn't listen at all; she still cried and wailed. Her son helping his daughter-in-law was like a knife piercing her heart.
She felt extremely hurt in her heart, as if all the hardships and sufferings she had endured in the past were worthless.
Yu Wan was completely stunned. She had been brought up with meticulous care in the Houbu Mansion, and the etiquette and rules were ingrained in her bones.
Even the maidservants around her were well-mannered and disciplined.
She had never seen such a rough and indecent woman as Madam Zhou.
The more she looked at it, the more she felt disgusted and her heart couldn't help but despise Madam Zhou.
If she wants to die, then let her die. Why doesn't this old hag just really collide with it?
Later, Yu Yao saw Yu Wan tightly bite her own leg through the screen, and she immediately felt extremely sad.
Yu Wan held a handkerchief in her hand, wiping the non-existent tears at the corners of her eyes, and sobbed sorrowfully, "Since this family can't accommodate me anymore, I guess I should pack my things and go back to the Houbu Mansion!"
With that, she turned her head and ran off in tears.
However, her speed was very slow, as if she was waiting for Li Luo Shu to chase after her.
Li Luo Shu felt that one headache was followed by another, his mother had not been pacified yet, and his wife was now causing trouble, insisting on going back to her parent's home.
If she really went back, her parents-in-law might have all sorts of thoughts.
Li Luo Shu didn't care about Zhou anymore at this point. He knew that Zhou wouldn't actually commit suicide.
"Waner, don't be angry. Your mother has such a temperament. Can I apologize on behalf of your mother?"
Li Luo Shu quickly caught up and embraced her, speaking softly to comfort her.
"Luo Shu, my mother is really out of line. She just dragged me like that, scaring me to death. I've never seen someone so rude in my life..."
Yu Wan's eyes sparkled with satisfaction. She immediately began to complain, but her expression was full of injustice.
Over there, Madam Zhou felt even more distressed when she saw her son running after Yu Wan.
Hearing Yu Wan say that she was rude and complaining about her in front of her son, how could she stand it? She felt like exploding.
She began to cry again, "Oh, my son is so unfilial, and even my daughter-in-law dislikes me as a wife. What's the point of living if this is the case?"
Yu Yao just watched the screen, feeling grateful that she didn't marry Li Luo Shu.
A shrew like Madam Zhou would be a headache for anyone who encountered her.
The original owner had such a good personality, but she was worn down and got sick because of Madam Zhou.
Yu Wan was eager to take her place and suffer in Li's Mansion. Yu Yao truly appreciated her for that.
The scene in the picture continued to deteriorate.
In the end, Li Luo Shu didn't care about anyone, turned his back and walked away coldly, leaving everything to be sorted out however it pleased.
With Li Luo Shu as the center of attention gone, Zhou didn't want to die anymore. She got up from the ground, shot a fierce glare at Yu Wan, and then left.
Yu Wan wiped away non-existent tears, no longer complaining about going back to her parent's home now. She gave a cold snort and went back to her room as well.
Seeing no more excitement to watch, Yu Yao's eyes flickered with disappointment, and she instructed the system to close the screen.
Just then, Si Qin rushed in to report.
"According to your instructions, I have gone to the tooth market and bought a few pretty and lively maidservants. After training them, I have already arranged for all of them to serve in Mr. Li's mansion."
Yu Yao raised an eyebrow in surprise, "How did you manage to get them into the mansion?"
Si Qin smiled and didn't try to hide, "I heard that Mr. Li's mansion was going to add some new maidservants, so I went to the tooth market's manager and gave him some silver to arrange for our purchased servants to work there."
Yu Yao understood in her heart, "Did Madam Zhou pick the people you sent over?"
Si Qin nodded excitedly, "Yes, there were six in total. Two to serve Madam Zhou, two to work in the front courtyard, and the other two in the kitchen."
Yu Yao smiled and nodded, "You did a great job."
"Madam, I'm not sure if I should say this." Si Qin looked at Yu Yao for a moment, hesitating to speak.
"What is it? Speak up."
Yu Yao sipped some tea slowly and said, "What is it?"
"Madam, according to the information we have received, Madam Zhou is very dissatisfied with Miss Guan and often scolds her in private, saying that Miss Guan looks down on her and despises her for being from the countryside. She says she will make Miss Guan see how it is."
Si Qin reported the information as it was.
Yu Yao smiled faintly, "I've known all of this since the beginning."
She even personally watched a good show.
"I know. Have someone keep an eye on it and inform me of any news promptly."
Yu Yao spoke to Si Qin.
She didn't need to do much. With the current situation, this mother-in-law and daughter-in-law would only escalate their conflict more and more.
By then, she just needed to fan the flames.
"Yes, mistress!"
Si Qin nodded and withdrew.
The invitation prepared by the Princess of Jin had been distributed to various households.
The Beijing nobility who received the invitation also knew that the Princess of Jin was going to hold a flower viewing banquet.
Prince Jin was the youngest son of the Empress Dowager. Prince Jin and the present emperor were also close brothers.
At least from the outside, it looked very good. Just look at the emperor's occasional gifts to the Prince of Jin to know that.
Even the Prince Jin's elder son was treated well. The emperor was very good to this nephew. He was very good, even better than some of the princes.
The noblewomen of the capital were thinking that the son of Prince Jin had only a wife and no concubines or other wives.
So, they all secretly eyed the position of the secondary consort.
The Prince Jin's elder son was the sole heir to the Prince Jin's title and would become a prince soon.
Even as a secondary consort, it was a position that many noblewomen could not reach. If their daughter were to marry into the Prince Jin's household, it would certainly bring many benefits to their family.
The Beijing noblewomen who received the invitation were all excited.
Then they began to prepare their daughter's clothing and jewelry, preparing to take their daughter to the flower viewing banquet.
What plans they had, there's no need to say.
These things Yu Yao knew nothing about, even if she did, she wouldn't care.
That day, the Princess of Jin gave her a box of jewelry, "This is what my mother has prepared for you. The styles are all the latest trends. Choose some suitable ones to wear on the flower viewing banquet day."
Yu Yao opened the box and saw that it contained some gold and jade ornaments, inlaid with twisted gold threads, along with a few jade hairpins. The quantity seemed substantial, and the styles were also very beautiful.
Looking at these precious headdresses, she felt especially touched. The Princess of Jin was a very good mother-in-law.
Compared to Zhou, she was really not sure how many times better.
She was grateful to have married into the Prince of Jin's mansion.
However, Yu Yao did not accept these ornaments, mainly because she didn't need them.
Although she hadn't bought them herself, Nan Gong Yan had bought her many, all of which were customized limited editions.
