"Suxue, since that young man from a poor family is so poor, you can buy some scholar's calligraphy for him and ask the coachman to take him over and praise him. Secretly ask if he has any dealings with the third lady of the Hou Mansion. If so, wait. When the third lady goes, we will go there too. Then I will take Aunt Qing and wait outside. If we meet her, we will please get in the car and talk."
Suxue and Sulan looked at each other and said at the same time: "Miss, don't go to so much trouble, right? Let's directly send a message to the third lady of the Hou family, saying that there is a problem with her aunt's identity, and ask her to come over and talk about it."
"Where are you two thinking? No matter what, she is still a young lady from the Hou Mansion, and your young lady and I are just the daughter of a merchant. I don't even have a decent house to live in, and you still invite someone, even if I have to pay , that's also called a greeting. I took the initiative to ask for a meeting, instead of waiting for someone to come to the inn. Listen to me and make this arrangement first. If they don't have any contact, then the third lady may not be satisfied with the marriage. Maybe we will take advantage of the opportunity before we get married, and it’s not necessarily necessary to cancel the engagement.”
"If there is any contact, and your investigation of the third lady's information is correct, then the fiancé of this poor family member may not be what we see on the surface. I haven't seen anyone yet, so I can't make a conclusion."
Suxue Sulan is not very old, because she just celebrated the New Year, so her current age is fourteen or fifteen.
Hearing Su Mingshan's words, the two of them responded and asked, "Miss, are the slaves going out to buy now?"
"Well, you don't have to buy something too expensive. The price should be within a few dozen taels."
Su Mingshan said, then asked: "Suxue, have you found out where that poor kid lives now? If you know, then we don't have to face him directly. We can ask his neighbors first. Maybe the neighbors will know. ! As for how to inquire about your neighbors, you can figure it out. For example, if you are thirsty and borrow water when passing by, or if you are looking for relatives, you are looking for the wrong place, etc. "
"Yes, slave, let's do it now!"
Su Mingshan did not squeeze her, but said: "It's not urgent. You have traveled all the way. Now go back to your room and rest. You can discuss it at night. One person will keep watch over Aunt Qing, and the other will keep watch for me."
"yes!"
The Marquis of Zhenguo's surname is Zhou. At this time, the third lady of the mansion, Zhou Caijing, is in her aunt's room.
She had a cold face and her eyes were filled with tears.
"Are you really so cruel that you would let me marry a shady concubine for the sake of that brother of yours?"
Zhou Caijing’s aunt is Qian Yufei, known as Aunt Fei.
At this time, when she heard Zhou Caijing's words, she turned dark and reprimanded in a deep voice: "What do you mean by that brother of mine? My brother is not your uncle? Besides, what's wrong with marrying Xiang Yang? He looks very talented, even though he is a foreigner. The wife, that’s also from the Right Prime Minister’s family. Don’t you understand what the situation in our Hou Mansion is like now? If you have the ability, tell your father about this!”
Zhou Caijing lowered her voice and roared: "So what about the Prime Minister's family? Aren't they just a shameless outsider? Others have a bad reputation. You have to sacrifice the rest of my life for that uncle I have never met. I Let me tell you, this is absolutely impossible. I want to break off the engagement, and if you dare to force me, I will die in front of you."
As for her father, didn’t he listen to her aunt?
Qian Yufei was a cruel person. When she heard this, she sneered and said, "You don't need to die. I'll die for you first. I'm your mother. If I die, you have to keep your filial piety, and you don't have to get married."
As she spoke, she pulled out a golden hairpin from her head and pointed it directly at her neck, looking straight at the person in front of her.
"You choose, you get married, or I die?"
Zhou Caijing has always known that her aunt is an ambitious and ruthless person. Even if she is just a concubine, her words always carry weight in this house.
My aunt was in poor health and was bedridden all year round. Her aunt took care of all the household affairs in the house.
And her aunt is a person who knows how to behave. No matter how big or small the matter is in the house, she will tell her aunt to tell her, especially when it comes to big things, her aunt will always "take" the decision.
Before that, in order to win the trust of her aunt, she took the medicine to eliminate the heir after giving birth to her.
Nowadays, it is not an exaggeration to say that her aunt is the second lady in the Hou Mansion!
But because of her self-denial, propriety and intelligence, her father respected her as his legitimate wife.
She was even able to keep a concubine for her father without changing her expression.
And for the sake of my mother-in-law's peace of mind, the concubines chosen were from ordinary people's homes.
What's more, before the concubines enter the house, the conditions for the elimination of the heir will be clearly stated and let them choose on their own.
Among them, except for the beauties sent by her father's colleagues, but she did not do this, none of the other concubines she chose have children.
Thinking of this and seeing her aunt's decisive attitude, her heart felt like a knife.
Qian Yufei saw that she didn't say anything for a long time, then put down the gold hairpin in her hand, then reached out to touch her hair and sighed quietly.
Not long after, she saw her pear blossoms saying with tears in her eyes: "Caijing, don't blame aunt for being cruel. Aunt knows that you don't like Xiang Yang, but there's nothing you can do about it."
Zhou Caijing hated her being like this the most, especially when she heard the words "there's nothing we can do about it".
She had heard it countless times since she was a child, and she was already fed up with it.
When she first got haircuts, she wanted to get married and get rid of her aunt.
But her aunt always refused on the grounds that she was the only child and that if the girl's family married too early, she would have children too early, which would be bad for her health.
It was not until this year, when she was eighteen, that she let go.
Who would have thought that the person chosen for her would actually be Song Xiangyang.
In the past few years, he would fail in the exams, always finding excuses such as his family was poor and his clothes were thin.
This kind of man is so hypocritical. If she marries him, will he be able to live a good life in the future?
Don't just come out of one quagmire and fall into another.
Zhou Caijing, who was unwilling to accept it, couldn't help but ask: "Auntie, is my uncle who you have never met before so important to you? So important that you would rather see me unhappy for the rest of my life than marry me to Song Xiangyang , so that the right minister can help save people?"
Qian Yufei's eyes flashed with pain, and she said after a long time: "Caijing, I really have no choice but to do this. I never told you that I have a twin sister. I and my sister were born by a concubine, and they were killed by my brother-in-law. Before being sent to the capital, your aunt was not willing at all. She has a weak personality and has no independent opinions. She likes to cry when things happen. My aunt knows that if she wants to come to the capital, she will die. "
"Later, my aunt thought of a way to make her have a high fever. She looked like she had smallpox and escaped the fate of being sent to the capital. But my aunt never expected that after she was put down halfway, your uncle actually took her back. ."
"In these years, my aunt has had no news about her. What I know is all what your uncle asked people to send. All I know is that one time my aunt didn't listen to his words, and it didn't take long before my aunt felt distressed for several days, and then My aunt received a letter from him, and in the letter was a bloody handkerchief of your aunt. She said that if I disobey, I will wait to collect your aunt's body."
