"Xu Mama! You've been in this house for many years, and you've seen the Marquis grow up!" Dou Zhao's eyes rolled as she turned her gaze toward Xu Mama, who stood in the very front row.
She clearly remembered that this woman definitely looked down on her. Because last night, when she first entered the manor, she saw Xu Mama secretly roll her eyes at her!
Now, she would use this to her advantage!
With that thought, Dou Zhao continued, "You know all the ins and outs of the Jining Marquis Manor, so if I make any mistakes in the future..."
"Madam, what are you saying?" Xu Mama suddenly shuddered when Dou Zhao addressed her by name, quickly stepping forward to bow deeply, "You are the noble mistress of the manor, the rightful Lady! How could you make any mistakes? If there's any mistake, it must be ours!"
"Yes, yes! Madam, just give us orders, we will do everything with all our hearts!"
"As old women, we have no other talents, but we can certainly assist the madam in managing the back courtyard!"
"Someone as talented as the madam will never make mistakes! We will only follow your orders!"
... As soon as Xu Mama finished speaking, the other elderly servants who held a slightly higher position also nodded in agreement, praising Dou Zhao to the skies. They almost elevated her to the status of an angel descending from heaven.
This scene left not only Dou Zhao, but also Su Lan and Su Xin, completely dumbfounded.
What is going on here? The two women had been prepared to slap any servant who dared to contradict Dou Zhao, but now, everyone was so well-behaved and submissive?
"Madam, allow me to report!" Seeing Dou Zhao's confused expression, Xu Mama carefully stepped forward and bowed again, "The Marquis's deep love for the madam, we all see it with our own eyes. It's as clear as a mirror in our hearts, who would dare to offend the madam's authority?"
So that's how it is! Dou Zhao suddenly had a realization!
No wonder last night, in front of so many servants, Wei Tingyu insisted on getting close and affectionate with her!
On the surface, it seemed like he was taking advantage of her, but in the eyes of these servants, it presented a very different picture.
Not only did they share such intimacy on their wedding night, but the next day, he still wanted to do the same in front of the servants? What does that mean?
It could only mean one thing—the lord of Jining, Wei Tingyu, was extremely fond of his wife, so much so that he didn't want to be apart from her at all!
Regardless of Dou Zhao's background or the rank of her relatives in the court, as long as she had received the Marquis's favor in the Jining Marquis Manor, she was undoubtedly the head mistress of the household!
No servant would dare to act arrogantly in front of her, let alone act rudely towards their mistress!
The servants didn't even need to whisper in the Marquis's ear; they could directly take action and deal with any trouble, and the Marquis would not object in the slightest.
"Turns out, what the Marquis did earlier was to help me establish authority within the manor! I really underestimated him..." At this realization, Dou Zhao's face turned slightly red, and she couldn't help but feel a little guilty.
Her husband, Wei Tingyu, seemed so different from the weak, bookish man of her past life, who was only good at playing the zither, chess, and committing adultery!
With this in mind, Dou Zhao couldn't help but think, did she still need to stick to her plan of divorcing him after three years?
There probably wasn't another man like him in the entire world, right?!
...
The next few days passed quickly!
Before she knew it, it was already the night before Dou Zhao's third-day homecoming.
After enduring yet another stormy night of passion, Wei Tingyu and Dou Zhao lay together in each other's arms, eyes closed, enjoying a moment of calm.
"Marquis!" After a while, Dou Zhao, having finally caught her breath, suddenly opened her big, innocent eyes, her face serious, and she turned to look at Wei Tingyu.
"What's wrong?" Wei Tingyu, sensing the movement of the beautiful woman in his arms, also opened his eyes. But he saw a trace of confusion in her gaze, mixed with a hint of determination, as if there was something important she had to tell him.
"I've been thinking... it's time for me to find two concubines for the Marquis!" Dou Zhao furrowed her brows, took a deep breath, and said as though she had made up her mind.
"Huh?" Wei Tingyu was stunned. He knew that his arrival would cause many changes in this world, the Butterfly Effect being a common understanding.
But for Dou Zhao, the grand mistress, to willingly and actively suggest taking concubines for him... this change seemed to be... happening too fast, right?
"Are you pregnant?" Wei Tingyu instinctively asked, as in this era, it was very rare for the legitimate wife to suggest taking concubines unless she was already pregnant.
"Marquis! What are you saying?!" Dou Zhao's face immediately turned anxious.
Good heavens! She had only been married to the Marquis for three days, and if she were pregnant now, what would that mean?
However, she wasn't too worried, because after all, Wei Tingyu had already seen the bloodstain from their wedding night. There was no way he would misunderstand her.
"Sorry, sorry!" Wei Tingyu laughed at his own sudden question and continued, "But why did you suddenly bring up this issue?"
"Isn't it because of you..." Dou Zhao turned red, her face even angrier as she rolled her eyes. She wanted to make a retort but couldn't bring herself to say it.
And when Wei Tingyu saw Dou Zhao's expression, he instantly understood.
What could he do? After all, he had married such a beautiful and enchanting woman!
In his past life, she was the material for a popular celebrity, and now, she exuded the nobility and elegance of a family beauty from ancient times!
What man could remain indifferent in this situation? So over these three days, he had been relentlessly demanding from her.
With his strength and martial arts, it didn't matter much to him, but for Dou Zhao, a delicate woman, to endure his attentions for three consecutive days...
It seemed this love was a bit too overwhelming, making her unable to bear it any longer! So, she had come up with the idea of finding him two concubines to share the burden.
It's said that in ancient times, if a legitimate wife actively suggested taking concubines for her husband, it was usually for one of two reasons...
One was because the man was too strong, and she had no choice but to find someone to share the burden.
The other reason was that the man was showing favor to other women, so the wife had to find someone else to share the attention and maintain her position as the legitimate wife.
It seemed that Dou Zhao was in the first situation!