Qiao Jianghong was as determined to keep this brothel girl as he was to keep Shen Shuli.
His two aunts were pregnant one after another, but none of them could survive. His friends who were about the same age were both brothers and sisters.
Mrs. Qiao was so angry that her purple lips were trembling. She was about to tell him, but she hesitated to tell him that Liang Wanru was pregnant. She was also afraid that the more people there were, the less safe the child would be.
Mrs. Liu was so angry that she wanted to kill her head-on. She pointed at the bridge of Qiao Jianghong's nose and cursed: "You are so obsessed!"
Qiao Jianghong was unmoved. Why did he, a normal man, have so many concubines?
Mrs. Qiao saw that An Qi'en remained silent, as if the matter had nothing to do with her, so she asked under pressure: "Qi'en, what do you think?"
"My granddaughter-in-law has no objection." She replied calmly.
Mrs. Qiao was surprised. No objection? She was actually willing to serve the same husband as a brothel girl?
An Qien then added: "The prince is the head of the Hou family, and he is just a concubine. One more is not more, one less is not a lot. The victims themselves are helpless. Since they have the blood of the Hou family, they should take good care of them. Bar."
Qiao Jianghong was surprised that An Qien helped him speak, and he couldn't help but look at her with a slightly more grateful and gentle look.
Mrs. Liu pointed at Ruying and said with an extremely angry cry: "She is from a brothel! This is a shame!"
Qiao Jianghong said with an upright face: "Mother, although Ruying is in a brothel, her body is innocent and belongs to me alone. Mother can't even tolerate a concubine from her son!"
Mrs. Liu was out of breath and choked. If she continued talking, she might hurt the harmony between mother and son.
He added: "As the head of the Hou Mansion, don't I even have the right to have a concubine?"
Mrs. Qiao said with a displeased face: "She is rimmed with gold! Five hundred taels is enough to buy several concubines!"
The brothel mother was sure of winning and said: "Old madam, she is worth this price because she is pregnant. I didn't even sell it to the man from Li's house who offered her 600 taels a while ago!"
Qiao Jianghong knew that Ruying was worth a lot and was afraid of being snatched away. He immediately said: "If you stay, I will bring you the deed."
Mrs. Qiao and Mrs. Liu were so angry that they stopped talking.
Qiao Jianghong ordered his mother-in-law: "Go to the accounting room and ask Uncle Fu to bring you five hundred taels."
The mother-in-law glanced at Mrs. Qiao and Mrs. Liu. Both of them had bad faces and said nothing. It seemed that they had compromised, so the mother-in-law took the order and went out.
After a while, Uncle Fu came over with the money, and Qiao Jianghong personally gave the thick stack of silver notes to the brothel mother.
In one hand, money is given, and in the other hand, the body is sold.
After getting the money, the brothel mother left happily.
Mrs. Qiao put down her harsh words: "When the child is born, a blood test will be done. If it is not Jiang Hong's, you will have the fate you deserve!"
Ruying lowered her head and remained silent. Unlike other women, she always had an aloof and aloof temperament about her.
Generally, brothels who work as concubines in wealthy families are humble and submissive. Although she cried very sadly, she also had a strong character.
When Mother Wu saw that the matter had come to this, she was afraid that Mrs. Qiao would get angry, so she smoothed things over and said, "It's getting late. Mrs. Qiao needs to rest. Let's go back."
Mrs. Liu bowed to Mrs. Qiao and said, "My daughter-in-law, please retire."
She glared at Qiao Jianghong and left.
An Qi'en also bowed his knees and left, then looked at Ruying and said, "Come with me."
Ruying followed her silently.
An Qien took Ruying to Cunju Hall, and Liang Wanru just came out of the house.
She looked at Ruying naturally and said, "Madam."
An Qien glanced at her lightly and said, "This is the fourth aunt. From now on, you two will live in the same courtyard and take care of each other."
It's like facing a beam, just like bending one's knees.
"It's like a person is alone in the yard. My sister is here and I have company."
She smiled as if she really liked Ru Ying's arrival.
An Qien took her to the east room: "Come with me and see where you live."
Liang Wanru came with him.
The maid opened the door, and there was a musty smell inside. No one had lived in this yard for a long time, and it had been dusty for many years. There was nothing inside, just simple tables, chairs, and beds.
An Qien: "No one has lived in this house for many years. The maid can just clean it. The warehouse will bring the missing things and assign a maid to serve you."
"Thank you, madam." It's like welcoming a blessing.
She raised her eyes and glanced at An Qien, feeling that she was different from other ladies. She had a gentle and generous temperament, and the most important thing was that Ruying really felt her kindness.
Just now in Anhe Hall, An Qien helped her speak. This made Ruying have a good impression of An Qien in her heart.
Liang Wanru flattered her: "If you live here for a long time, you will know that our wife is the most generous and the best person to our aunt."
An Qi'en glanced at Liang Wanru and smiled slightly: "Third Yi Niang looks good recently."
"Thank you for the compliment, madam."
After saying a few words about the scene, An Qien left.
An En returned to Qiushui Residence and asked Bai Lu to prepare things for Ru Ying. Qiao Jianghong came just after finishing these tasks.
His face was soft and he spoke softly: "Qi'en, thank you for understanding me."
An Qien smiled calmly: "This is a matter within my status as concubine."
Qiao Jianghong stared at her, his narrow eyes full of appreciation, and the slowly growing affection gradually filled his eyes.
She was always quiet, indifferent, and aloof from the world. He admired this temperament that was different from other women.
An Qien was sitting on the imperial concubine's couch, with tea on the table and medical books on treating leg diseases.
After feeling Qiao Jianghong's different gaze, she picked up the tea cup and drank tea to avoid his sight.
Qiao Jianghong stopped talking and took a sip of tea before asking, "Have you recovered from your illness?"
An Qi'en put down the tea cup, his face showing no emotion: "Not yet."
Qiao Jianghong was a little disappointed. He had not recovered after waiting for so long. How long would he have to wait before he could touch his wife?
He was a little anxious. Although he had a concubine to take care of him, he was still looking forward to the first time with his wife.
He comforted: "Don't worry, it will be healed slowly."
An Qien nodded lightly.
Qiao Jianghong left without sitting for a while.
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Shen Shuli unexpectedly learned that Qiao Jianghong had another woman, and she was from a brothel! The sourness and hatred in her heart were mixed together.
He was so angry that he hadn't eaten anything all day and night. He didn't have enough with so many women, and he even brought back the women from the brothel.
This was humiliating to Shen Shuli, and at the same time, she hated An Qien even more because she was the one who hooked up with Qiao Jianghong one after another.
She just deliberately wanted this woman to share Qiao Jianghong's love for her, An Qien, this useless woman! She can no longer be given the position of being the mistress of the house!
She learned her lesson this time and did not make trouble with Qiao Jianghong. It would not be good for her to continue the trouble. Qiao Jianghong would only think that she was unreasonable.
She told Xiang Zhu: "This time, do it in a hidden place so no one can discover it."
