Unlimited estates for rural beauty-Chapter 521 Coming in the Night (2)

"Although Yunyi Workshop is yours, I don’t want others to say that I bully others by relying on power, going into your shop and wearing things for free, causing you to lose face."

Feng Xuxu hung her head in silence, while Feng Xi felt uneasy in his heart. Although his sister was now the Empress and the villagers didn’t know, he did. Now, all the Magistrates outside were watching him. Even though he came from a peasant background, he couldn’t disgrace his sister and let others look down on them. As for what he wore, it didn’t matter at all—just a piece of clothing. And as for those wealthy gentry, they were merely collaborators. Although they looked down on him in their hearts, they would never let it show on their faces, for if they did, he would cut off their supply. Surely, they knew better and would never say a word.

"Then why don’t you go to another clothing workshop and have a few clothes made?"

"Haha, big brother won’t go to someone else’s place either. If certain people saw, who knows what false rumors they would spread."

Feng Xuxu was truly at a loss for words, everything was because she became the Empress. She hadn’t brought anything good for her brother; instead, he was constantly thinking about her, afraid of tarnishing her reputation.

"Big brother, you don’t have to be so careful in the future. As long as you don’t kill anyone, just go ahead with other things. Leave all matters to me to take care of," Feng Xuxu said, feeling very moved. Although she knew what she had just said was improper, she didn’t want to wrong her family just because she became the Empress.

Feng Xi reached out and playfully tapped Feng Xuxu’s nose: "Silly girl, everything is already very good now. The Magistrates nearby are quite decent to our family, and the Yunzhou Magistrate even specifically ordered the County Magistrate to be friendlier toward us."

"How did you come to know of this?"

"The Magistrate was dining in the inn in our town and the County Magistrate was accompanying him. That day, I happened to come across them at the inn, and I overheard it from the Magistrate’s table."

Feng Xuxu nodded her head, looking at the clothes on the bed and shaking her head: "Big brother, don’t keep these clothes. I will have someone from Yunyi Workshop send some to you, enough for you to wear a new outfit every day for a month without repeating any."

"Haha, no need for so many. Just a few will do," Feng Xi said with a flushed face and a smile.

Feng Xuxu smiled and shook her head, and as she turned to leave the house, she twisted around to address her big brother, who was picking up clothes: "If I see those clothes again, I’ll personally burn them myself."

"Don’t worry, I won’t give you the chance."

Feng Xuxu left with a smile, thinking about the renovations needed in her brother’s yard. She wanted to properly plan for it, since it was one of the most joyous occasions in a person’s life.

Feng Xuxu went to the study and stayed there for a full two hours. Dugu Chen saw that the food Yingsu was holding had been reheated over and over, the dishes had even changed color from the heat, yet his wife was still locked inside the study.

With a displeased expression, he scolded Yingsu: "Your mistress isn’t eating, and you all just allow her?"

Yingsu, holding the tray with trembling hands and scared, immediately knelt down, silent.

Just as Feng Xuxu put down her pen, she heard her husband scolding her maidservant. Light on her feet, she got up, opened the door of the study, and saw Yingsu trembling on the ground: "Just make me a bowl of noodles."

"Yes, Miss," Yingsu said without raising her head, got up with the tray of food, and left.

Watching Yingsu rush off hurriedly, Feng Xuxu rolled her eyes at Dugu Chen: "Look what you’ve done, you’ve scared her half to death!"

"It’s their fault you aren’t eating," said Dugu Chen, his face ashen as he wrapped his arms around Feng Xuxu and pulled her back into the study.