Marrying a rich man after rebirth: The daily life of a legitimate daughter

He Shulan, sitting in the pavilion, leisurely picked up the fish food on the table and fed the koi in the pond.

Chun Xia, the personal maid, came over breathlessly and spoke incoherently: "Miss, something terrible has happened in the mansion. The second young lady is making a big fuss and wants to marry a seventh-rank official instead of a prince."

He Shulan's lips curled slightly, and He Shuzhen was also reborn.

In the previous life, the prince who was out for fun fell in love with Li Wanrong, who ran a small business at home, and brought her back to his house as a concubine. The prince was so fascinated by her that he was reluctant to marry He Shulan, and he even gave the power to manage the household to his concubine.

This caused rumors to spread in the capital, and earned the disdain of the noble families. The prince brought his concubine to the banquet, and the ladies and noble ladies of the noble families in the capital kept their distance from the two.

Rumors in the capital were becoming more and more rampant. Under pressure, the prince did not want Li Wanrong to become the target of public criticism, so he went to He Shulan in person to ask for her hand in marriage.

He Shulan is the legitimate daughter of the mansion. Her biological mother died of heavy bleeding when giving birth to her. Afterwards, her father married his distant cousin Chen Lerong who had been raised outside the mansion. When Chen Lerong and He Shuzhen learned that He Shulan had such a good marriage, the mother and daughter tried their best to snatch her away.

The prince came to marry in order to quell the rumors. To him, it didn't matter who he married. So He Shuzhen married into the prince's mansion smoothly.

He Shuzhen became the princess of the county prince and also became a decoration of the county prince's mansion.

The prince asked He Shuzhen to manage the servants in the mansion, while the power of the household was still in the hands of the concubine Li Wanrong.

The old lady thought that the prince's behavior was too absurd, but the prince lost both his parents when he was young and was raised by her. He was used to doing whatever he wanted and did whatever he wanted.

He fell in love with Li Wanrong and, regardless of worldly opinion, made her his concubine before they even got married. The old lady felt guilty towards He Shuzhen and supported her everywhere.

This made He Shuzhen more and more daring. She tried every trick in the book, but still failed to wrest the power of the household back from the concubine. This made the prince dislike her more and more.

In order to get rid of He Shuzhen and completely control the Prince's Mansion, the concubine took advantage of her pregnancy and put safflower in the pregnancy-preserving medicine she drank, falsely accusing He Shuzhen of wanting to harm the baby in her belly.

This made the prince extremely angry, and he locked He Shuzhen in the backyard and refused to let her out without his permission.

He Shulan, whose marriage was snatched away by He Shuzhen, had her reputation deliberately destroyed by her stepmother and married Liu Chen. Soon Liu Chen was promoted from a minor official of the seventh rank to the Ministry of Personnel, in charge of the promotion of officials and holding real power, with a status comparable to that of a prince's mansion.

In order to get promoted, officials in the court were almost knocking on the door of the Liu Mansion.

He Shuzhen, who was locked up in the backyard, eventually died of depression. After enjoying years of wealth and glory, she fell seriously ill and died young in Liu Mansion. When she opened her eyes, she returned to the age of sixteen.

Chun Xia didn't get a response from He Shulan for a long time, and pouted in dissatisfaction: "Miss, did you hear what this servant said?"

He Shulan came back to her senses and smiled: "I heard it. I am the eldest daughter of the He family, not the mistress of the He family. I can't control He Shuzhen's marriage."

"Don't you think the Second Miss is weird? She stole your marriage a while ago, clamoring to be the princess of a county, but now she wants to marry a minor official of the seventh rank. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at by the noble ladies of the capital?"

He Shulan said indifferently: "Maybe she has lost her mind. If she wants to get married, let her marry! I can't even control Chen Lerong. Do you think He Shuzhen will listen to me?" When He Shuzhen marries Liu Chen, she will know that with Liu Chen's talent and family background, it is impossible for him to enter the Ministry of Personnel.

Liu Chen's several restless concubines alone were enough to make He Shuzhen suffer.

Although the prince promoted the concubine, the old lady was kind-hearted and had her support, so her life in the prince's mansion would not be too difficult. And she would find a way to take back the power of the household from the concubine. She did not want to become a laughing stock in the capital, and she did not want to live her life under the concubine's will.

He Shulan only wanted to be in charge of the family, so he let the prince's concubine accompany him in his romantic affairs.

"That's right." Chun Xia showed a happy smile on her face: "No one is competing with the eldest lady for the marriage. The eldest lady can marry into the county prince's mansion and become the county prince's consort."

"Let's go back to the yard and not get involved in He Shuzhen's affairs, lest she blames us for her bad life after getting married." After saying that, He Shulan led Chunxia to the yard. Hearing the noise from the front yard, the two of them walked around the path.

It was a few days later when the He family finally settled down. He Shulan followed the servants to the hall. Chen Lerong, who was sitting in the seat of honor, had a stiff smile on her face.

He Shuzhen refused such a good marriage offer from the Prince's Mansion and insisted on marrying a seventh-rank official. Although He Shuzhen promised her solemnly that Liu Chen would be very successful in the future, she was still heartbroken and bled: "Shulan, the two families have exchanged invitations. In three days, the people from the Prince's Mansion will come to pick you up. I will prepare another dowry for you."

He Shulan's eyes were full of sarcasm. Chen Lerong was used to pretending and deliberately said such things in front of He's father. In her previous life, when she got married, Chen Lerong also prepared a dowry for her, which could only be described as shabby.

Most of the dowry was given to He Shuzhen: "Thank you, mother."

"It's all a matter of courtesy."

He Shulan gave a faint smile. She and Chen Lerong were not from the same family.

He Shulan's well-behaved appearance made He's father very satisfied: "Give Shulan the set of ruby ​​jewelry in the storehouse as a dowry. After all, Shulan is marrying into the Prince's Mansion."

"How can this be possible?" Chen Lerong objected immediately. The most expensive item in the storeroom was the set of ruby ​​jewelry, which she wanted to leave for He Shuzhen. Realizing that she was too excited, she hurriedly explained, "Shulan's deceased mother left a lot of dowry for Shulan, and the ruby ​​jewelry will be left to Shuzhen."

Speaking of this, He's father was furious. Some time ago, He Shuzhen was clamoring to marry into the Prince's Mansion and become the Prince's Princess, and even threatened to commit suicide.

The marriage in the Prince's Mansion was arranged for He Shulan by her deceased mother, but he still favored He Shuzhen and agreed to her unreasonable request to let her marry into the Prince's Mansion.

Only a few days had passed, but she changed her mind. No one knew what had happened to her, but she insisted on marrying a minor official of the seventh rank, causing him to be laughed at by the ministers in the court: "I have decided to marry Shulan, and you can use the other jewelry in the warehouse to buy makeup for Shuzhen." After saying that, he no longer paid attention to Chen Lerong and left the hall.

Chen Lerong walked to He Shulan with a smile on her face and sat down next to her. She held He Shulan's hand and said earnestly, "I know it's unfair to say these things to you, but you are marrying into the Prince's Mansion, and Shuzhen is marrying a minor official, so you should give the ruby ​​jewelry to Shuzhen."

He Shulan sneered. The ruby ​​in the storehouse was worth several thousand taels of silver. She would not let go of the silver she had obtained. "Mother, you also heard what father said. He gave me the ruby ​​jewelry. How could I disobey my father?"

"You..." Chen Lerong suppressed the anger in her heart. When she married into the He family, He Shulan learned from the servants that she was not her biological mother. Not only did she disobey her, she also disobeyed He's father. When had she ever been so obedient?

He Shulan and Chen Lerong had nothing to say, so she left the furious Chen Lerong and went back to her room.