The Farm Girl's Charismatic Fortune-Chapter 383 - 379: Really Unfilial!

The atmosphere among the female family members in the inner courtyard was also very harmonious. Ruo Xuan had given each person a bottle of National Beauty perfume, and everyone was trying out the scent, talking about how useful the rouge and powder and skincare products that Ruo Xuan had developed were.

Originally, most of these people came from peasant backgrounds, and even if they were not peasants, they came from modest families. Women from modest families toiled night and day with household chores, naturally becoming somewhat more aged than those from noble households, who had ample time each day to dress and maintain themselves well.

But ever since they had Xuanbao’s skincare products, these peasant women, including He Xinghua’s mother who once looked very aged, could walk down the street and no one would believe she was a peasant.

One by one, their skin was even better than the daughters and ladies of the great households.

This was because they were Ruo Xuan’s relatives and friends, using products that Ruo Xuan had personally made, which more or less contained a bit of Ruo Xuan’s Spiritual Power, naturally making the effect a little better than those sold in stores.

The mother of Feng Jingzhong had the worst skin and looked the oldest among this group of women.

Now even Granny Lei seemed to be only in her forties, but this woman in her forties appeared to be over fifty years old.

She asked Zhang Lei and Zhang Mei’s mother-in-law how she looked so much younger, and upon learning that the two regularly used the skincare products given by their daughter-in-law, her face darkened.

Zhang Rui hadn’t given her even one bottle of skincare product to use!

Such unfilial behavior!

She glared at her and then smiled at Ruo Xuan, "So the skincare products made by the Princess are really that good? I had no idea, no wonder I look the oldest here! I’ve actually never used a single bottle."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked towards her. Zhang Rui’s face was expressionless, as she scoffed in her heart.

Then, the old lady Feng turned to Zhang Lei and Zhang Mei’s mother-in-law and said, "You married such a good daughter-in-law! Truly filial. All the best things are at your disposal!"

Zhang Lei’s mother-in-law, Mrs. He, was displeased. The insinuation in those words was too clear.

Too lacking in sophistication, and too foolish!

Where were they, and what occasion was it today?

To dare say such things!

Mrs. He chuckled, "All of my daughter-in-law’s sisters are extremely good. To marry one of them is a fortune for our family, right?"

With her last remark, she turned to Zhang Mei’s mother-in-law, Madam Jiang.

Madam Jiang smiled, "My son is so fortunate to have married Meimei, such a good daughter-in-law."

Zhang Lei looked towards Mrs. He, "That’s because you treat me as your own daughter and dote on me. That’s why I’m willing to give my mother the skincare products from my cousin."

Zhang Mei clasped onto Madam Jiang, "Exactly, if you hadn’t treated me even better than my own mother, never setting rules for me or punishing me, I wouldn’t be willing to give you the good stuff. Affection between people is mutual, you see the mother-in-law for ten years and the daughter-in-law for ten years!"

The old lady Feng’s face changed.

Ruo Xuan said, "Thank you to Mrs. He and Mrs. Jiang for treating my two cousins as if they were your own daughters. In the future, if you want any specific effects from the skincare products, just let me know, and I will specially develop a formula for you."

The two ladies were pleasantly surprised and quickly said, "What Ruirui has given me to use now is excellent, I really like using it and it’s very good."

"Yes, it’s very good right now, it suits me perfectly, and the effects are so comprehensive that I can’t even think of any other effects that could be added. There’s no need to trouble the Princess to specially develop something for us!"

Both were eloquent speakers, and of course, they were telling the truth.

Ruo Xuan: "Ladies, there’s no need for such courtesy. You have loved my cousin as your own daughter, which makes you her mothers, and hence, my relatives too. Please feel free to ask for my help if needed."

The old Madame Feng immediately seized the opportunity to speak up, "The Ninth Princess Consort is truly the best cousin in the world, always sending my daughter-in-law so many rouges and skincare products. It seems that the Ninth Princess Consort and her cousin must have a good relationship. I have a favor to ask of the Ninth Princess Consort, I wonder if it would be too much trouble?"

Zhang Rui’s expression changed, and she quietly shook her head at Ruo Xuan.

Ruo Xuan glanced at her cousin and then said, "Since you know it’s a bother, then you shouldn’t ask."

Old Madame Feng: "..."

But that’s not what you just said!

Since Ruo Xuan didn’t take the bait, Old Madame Feng had no choice but to say directly, "Actually, it’s not that much trouble. It’s just a word from the Ninth Prince. All you need to do is speak a word on my behalf to the Ninth Prince, that’s all."

A word from the Divine Monarch? That’s not just trouble, that’s big trouble!

Ruo Xuan immediately shook her head, "No, that won’t do, I can’t help you there! Your request truly is too troublesome! Who in the entire Capital City doesn’t know that my husband always speaks so sparingly, cherishing every word like gold? He might not speak a word to outsiders for a whole year. Asking him to speak to someone else, that would be putting him in a difficult position."

She thought of troubling her, and even the Divine Monarch?

The Divine Monarch never made her do anything difficult, so naturally, Ruo Xuan wouldn’t trouble the Divine Monarch for someone else’s sake.

Of course, Ruo Xuan had never seen anything the Divine Monarch found difficult as real trouble from her childhood; she thought she was merely alleviating the Divine Monarch’s boredom.

Old Madame Feng: "..."

Can we even have a proper conversation anymore?

But Old Madame Feng was still unwilling to give up and said, "It’s not necessary for the Ninth Prince to say anything, a word from the Ninth Princess Consort or Deputy General Ruo would suffice. I’m hoping you could help my son secure a position, even a minor one. If my son held an official title, then the Zhang family would be able to call themselves a mandarin’s family, and she could lift her head high among her sisters. I’m asking this favor because the husbands of the other two Zhang sisters both hold official positions, and seeing how dejected she is every day, I couldn’t help but shamelessly make this request!"

Zhang Lei’s and Zhang Mei’s marital matches were both arranged by Lady Liu’s help. Zhang Lei’s husband is a member of Ruo Hai’s Feiyan Army, now promoted to Deputy General.

Zhang Mei’s husband is the illegitimate son of a junior minister from the Honglu Temple. He was just a Scholar when they got engaged, but after passing the Imperial Scholar exam, he is now a Compiler in the Hanlin Academy.

Only Zhang Rui’s husband had just passed the Scholar examination.

Zhang Rui sneered, "I don’t need it, cousin, there’s no need for your help! If Feng Jingzhong is capable, let him pass the Imperial Scholar exam on his own, then he can serve as an official in the court. What business is it of my cousin to help? Everyone in my cousin’s family earned their official positions through their own hard work! Certainly, my brother-in-law has integrity and wouldn’t want things to be this way!"

Old Madame Feng’s face turned dark, completely at a loss for words.

This time when Ruo Xuan saw cousin Rui, she knew that her cousin would soon be divorced.

Cousin Rui was destined to have two marriages. The first would be short-lived, while the second would be filled with love, leading to a long and blissful life together.

The current marriage had been arranged since childhood when their families lived on the same street and got along well. Later, the Feng Family purchased a large house and moved to another street.

It seemed as though the engagement would come to nothing until two years ago, when the other party brought the marriage document to their door again.

Two years ago, due to a scandalous affair, Feng Jingzhong offended a certain powerful figure’s favored concubine and was consequently rendered impotent, a fact unknown to the public. The influential figure had also kept the incident under wraps to avoid the shame of being cuckolded.

On regular days, Feng Jingzhong was a student at the Academy, attending classes daily. His academic performance was not outstanding, but he was known by his peers in the village as filial and diligent. After Zhang Chengye made inquiries and was satisfied with what he learned, coupled with the existence of a marriage engagement contract from their earlier promise, he decided to marry off his daughter.

Nobody expected the Feng Family’s character to deteriorate like this!