The Fallen Medicine Woman: The Daily Life of Chun Nuan-Chapter 181 - 139: One of Us (Part 4)

"Your eldest sister, only shares the happy news, not the worries."

Chun Nuan understood this too. Perhaps her eldest sister was indeed lying, just to prevent them from worrying.

At the Xia Mansion, the old madam asked about Panpan as soon as she got up.

"Madam, it’s still early, the young miss hasn’t woken up yet."

The maidservants beside her found it amusing. As the saying goes, a sauce to tofu, each counters the other. Previously, the old madam had some resistance to this marriage because she disdained that the lady had been abandoned by the Wu family and came with a daughter.

Who knew that the adorable little miss would conquer everyone in the Xia family as soon as she entered the door.

The little girl smiled sweetly at everyone, calling the old madam "grandmother" at every turn, which made the old madam overjoyed.

To say the least, Miss Panpan’s status in the Xia family almost rivaled that of the old madam.

Except for sleeping, the old madam had to see the little miss.

She missed her terribly for even a moment.

"That child... she’s so obedient," Old Mrs. Xia said with a smile she didn’t realize was on her face: "I’ve never seen any child as good as our Panpan. Oh, Nanny Liu, is it the Minister’s Mansion’s banquet tomorrow?"

"Yes, madam, the Minister’s Mansion is hosting a wedding for their daughter."

"Go, tell the lady to take Panpan and accompany me tomorrow."

"Yes."

Nanny Liu secretly marveled. When the General had intentions towards the eldest Miss Xiao from the neighboring village, the old madam hated it, cursing Xiao Chunyu as a seductress who would ruin her son’s reputation...

Yet after, who knows what the General said to the old madam, she immediately relented.

After receiving the Emperor’s decree, she earnestly prepared for the marriage, without the slightest negligence.

When the bride entered the mansion and offered tea, what the old madam gave was the family heirloom bracelet.

She was amicable to the new lady and favored Miss Panpan immensely, taking her everywhere.

Nanny Liu went to the New Jade Garden to inform Xiao Chunyu about preparing for the banquet the next day, leaving Xiao Chunyu stunned.

"You don’t want to go?"

Xia Guangcheng noticed the hesitation on her face.

"I am still observing mourning for my grandfather, not to mention..."

Previously, the ladies in the Capital’s social circle distanced themselves from her, and she hadn’t appeared in public for two years.

It’s not that she feared anything, but she didn’t want to be the focus of people’s gossip.

Over the past two years, she’s come to understand: she is living her own life, and living quietly behind closed doors is quite nice.

In Xiao Chunyu’s view, so-called relatives and friends, and social interactions are unnecessary.

She just wanted to live a good life with her daughter.

As for Xia Guangcheng, who intruded suddenly into her life, Xiao Chunyu wasn’t averse to him, and she couldn’t refuse the Emperor’s marriage decree. But what she didn’t expect was that married life was particularly harmonious, and even the picky old madam no longer gave her a hard time.

The moment she entered the General Mansion, the household management was handed over to her.

This greatly surprised Xiao Chunyu.

It must be known that the assets of the General Huaiyuan’s Mansion far exceeded that of the Wu family, who guarded their petty fortunes defensively. People are like that; some guard against you at every turn, fearing you’ll take even a little from their estate, while others are excessively generous, afraid you won’t use their silver tael; perhaps that’s the difference between like and dislike.

People who like you always pay attention to your emotional changes.

As soon as she showed a little reluctance to attend the banquet, Xia Guangcheng noticed it.

"Alright, if you don’t want to go, then don’t." Xia Guangcheng waved his hand, signaling the servants to leave.

Once the servants left, Xia Guangcheng pulled her into his arms.

Xiao Chunyu... this man was becoming more and more shameless.

"General..."

"Wrong title, try again."

"Husband."

"That’s more like it." Xia Guangcheng smiled slightly: "You married me to enjoy a good life; there’s no need to accommodate anyone, even mother. If you want to go, you go; if you don’t, you don’t. You are my wife, and no one can force you."

Is he really that indulgent?

Looking at the determination in the man’s eyes, Xiao Chunyu felt extremely satisfied: this is what a responsible man should be!

It’s just a pity, she couldn’t bear children for him.

When he courted her, she had made it clear that she couldn’t have children, but he insisted on marrying her, saying he was marrying a wife, not a child’s mother, and they already had Panpan. Everything else didn’t matter.

Xiao Chunyu disagreed, but he was adamant, claiming he couldn’t conceive either.

With that, two people who couldn’t have more children joined together, and with Panpan, it really did feel complete.

After marriage, he pampered and protected her, and the entire General Mansion treated her as the rightful lady of the house.

This was incomparable to the Wu family.

It must be said, the General Mansion had strict family rules, and the servants were absolutely not like the Wu family’s scattered group, with each trying to be sly, secretly selling their master for glory...

"Your health is weak, rest more; I’ll speak with mother."

"Is that alright?"

"What’s not to be alright?" Xia Guangcheng said: "My own wife, I care for her. If I don’t care for you, who will?"

Besides, who dares to care for her, he’d break their legs on the spot!

Xia Guangcheng carried her to bed and lingered for a while before restraining himself and heading to his mother’s courtyard.

"Where’s your wife?"

"Mother, Yu’er is frail and has to manage the household as well. Don’t take her out to social functions; she would get tired."

"You..." The old madam chuckled in exasperation: "If you don’t tire her, who will? The wife is yours; if you wear her out, it’s on you."

"Mother..." Xia Guangcheng blushed like a ripe shrimp. How could she say that?

"I know, you’re just now having a taste at thirty, but still take care—you don’t want to wear out your wife, take care of your own." The old madam said, "Fine, I won’t take her tomorrow, just Panpan."

"Mother, Panpan is still young, and you’re..."

"Don’t tell me those things. I didn’t have a daughter-in-law or granddaughter before, but now that I do, you’re overprotective of the daughter-in-law and won’t let me take her, and now I can’t take the granddaughter either? Aren’t you being a bit excessive?"

Xia Guangcheng... My mother is being willful, wanting to show off Panpan.

"Mother, you can take her, I’ll arrange people to protect you both."

"Alright, you arrange it. I’m fine, but put two reliable ones by Panpan’s side."

"Yes, mother."