"There is no shortage of ordinary concubines, but there is a shortage of concubines from noble families."
Geng Cheng said while twirling his beard, his expression a bit unfathomable.
Yao didn't think so, "Although he is the son of a third-rank official, he is only the second son of a concubine. If he can marry a noble girl from a noble family, it is considered a good opportunity. Why would he take a noble girl as a concubine? Is this just wishful thinking? .”
"Do you think our family is a high-class family, and is our daughter a noble girl?"
Geng Cheng asked lightly, but Yao's mind was moved.
She subconsciously looked at Geng Cheng and saw that his expression was indifferent and his eyes were calm.
For a moment, Yao was a little suspicious, not only doubting herself, but also doubting the man in front of her, her husband, who had lived with her for more than 20 years.
"Okay, don't worry, I know what's going on. Let's eat."
Geng Cheng patted Yao's hand on the table comfortingly, sat next to her, and called the maid to come over and serve her.
"Auntie, Shen Shui has become her father's daughter. It is the wife who should be worried about this matter. What does it have to do with auntie? Why should auntie bother herself, make herself unable to eat and sleep well, and make herself old in vain? How old are you?"
The fourth girl of the Geng family, Geng Xingyu, is a sharp-tongued person. Although the incident of sinking into the water only happened one day ago, everyone in the uncle's house basically knew about it.
Of course, what others know is the version Geng Cheng wants others to know.
But Aunt Peng, mother and son knew the truth.
Brother and sister Geng Xingyu and Geng Shuyi were just watching this incident, and even felt a little gloating about the misfortune. They felt that the second wife was in trouble now.
The mother who brought her as a dowry betrayed her, and her husband had a concubine. The biological mother of the concubine was a servant of her parents' family. It was a triple blow, and it was extremely sad.
Geng Xingshuang has not yet found out what kind of person Tan's mother's sister is, but Aunt Peng, who has served her mistress for nearly twenty years, knows much more about the Yao family and the people around Yao family than Dafang does.
"How old are you? You just didn't sleep well all night. How can you be so exaggerated? There is not a single honest word in your mouth."
Aunt Peng subconsciously touched her face. Although she said this, she couldn't help but get up and walk from the hall to the inner room, wanting to go in and look in the mirror.
Aunt Peng is a charming and charming girl. She is over thirty years old. At first glance, she is not much different from a twenty-year-old girl. But if you look closely, you can tell from the corners of her eyes and the fine lines on her face that she is no longer youthful, but she is still younger than her. How many years younger is your actual age.
"Auntie, I'm not old, I'm really not old. You don't have to take care of me. Come and eat quickly. The dishes are already cold. Today, I have my fifth brother's favorite braised elbow in soy sauce. If this elbow is cold, eating it will cause stomach upset. Yes, my fifth brother has a bad spleen and stomach, so he can no longer eat cold and heavy oily meals."
Geng Shumin glanced at the fourth sister, opened his mouth, and wanted to say that he had a bad spleen and stomach in the past. Recruited.
The aunt no longer uses it, but the fourth sister actually still uses it. However, the aunt can see through the other little tricks of the fourth sister at a glance, but this trick has been used repeatedly.
"Auntie, what are you worried about?"
For some reason, Geng Shuyan had a rebellious mentality at this moment. He just didn't want to make the fourth sister feel relaxed, so he brought the topic back.
"What do you know? You think that the addition of a concubine only damages the wife's face. This matter does not have much impact on Brother Ji, but it does not affect you, Sister Yu. You are fourteen this year, and you are only three years old." The girl is one year younger. With the current situation of the uncle's house and your father's current official position, Sister Yu, you don't have many opportunities to choose.
Although we are obviously the same as Dafang Sanfang over the years, if you look at these dishes and look at the dining table of Dafang Sanfang, you will know the difference. These are not all subsidized by the uncle. "
Aunt Peng looked at the still confused expressions of her children and sighed.
"The eldest young master and the third girl are both good spenders. I know the wife's dowry, but it's not much. Although I don't know how the business has been over the years, I can still guess a little from your father's words. Whether it is the eldest young master getting married or the third girl getting married, the master will inevitably have to spend a large sum of money. Originally, there was little left for you, but now there is another sinking water. She is seventeen this year, and is more valuable than the third girl. She's still two years older, so she has to take the first step in everything, and she has to stay close to her first, and I don't know how much is left for you."
"Is it because of this? Is dad treating Shen Shui better than me? Shen Shui... is she just a maid? Even if she becomes dad's daughter now, she can still be considered a maidservant at best..."
Geng Shumin thought the fourth sister's words were quite reasonable, but Aunt Peng, who had always been smart and rational, still shook her head.
She hesitated for a moment, originally feeling that these words were inappropriate to say to a pair of young children, but then she thought about it, considering the current situation of the three of them, mother and son, it would not hurt to know more.
"Then Shen Shui's biological mother is Tan's mother's biological sister. Shen Shui is seventeen years old this year, which means she was born sixteen years ago. I remember it was the 20th year of Changning. At that time, your grandfather still received Holding the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Fourth Rank of Yunanwei, and with the intention of passing on the title to the next generation, he is very strict with his family members. Your eldest uncle and third uncle have been practicing martial arts since they were young, and both passed the martial arts examination, but in I failed in several martial arts examinations and had no chance to join the martial arts examinations. I originally wanted to get an official position as a martial arts scholar. Considering your grandfather's official position and the relationship with the uncle's house at that time, it was not difficult. However, this matter has Your grandfather personally stopped you from going back because he was afraid that it would affect the reputation of the uncle's house and attract the attention of the imperial envoys, so they could copy it and leave a bad impression on the emperor."
Aunt Peng was ready to tell her children, so she explained it in detail. Geng Xingyu was a little impatient and felt that this had nothing to do with what they were talking about about sinking water.
Geng Shumin was very interested, listened attentively, and asked: "My eldest uncle and my third uncle both practiced martial arts. My son knew about this, but he didn't know that they both passed the examination as martial arts scholars. So, my grandfather actually gave Enyin to him later." Father?"
It's hard for Aunt Peng to comment on this matter. It involves not only the uncle's favoritism, but also the uncle's wife's overt and covert efforts, and the second master's own secret efforts to fight for it.
"So in those years, except for my wife and me, I didn't have any new people. But once, I got drunk and talked nonsense. I couldn't hear a lot. I only heard one sentence, old man. All these restrictions might be in vain in the end, but he would have wronged his Chun Liu'er. Wait... He would definitely set up a few banquets for her and welcome her in with all his glory.
Not long after, the master and his wife had a big quarrel. They didn't enter the main house for more than a month, and of course they didn't come to my place. They stayed in the outer courtyard.
At the time, I didn't know why they made such a big fuss. Looking back now, it seemed that something was wrong with Tan's mother at that time, and she was always in a different state of mind. "
When Aunt Peng said this, Geng Shumin already understood, and Geng Xingyu also understood.
But Aunt Peng hasn't finished speaking yet, "I have never seen what the Chunliu girl looks like, but I once heard from the Chen Shan family that she said that Zhang looks very much like Chunliu, and even her voice is somewhat similar." .”
The Chen Shan family used to be the maid of the wife's side. After marrying Chen Shan from the outer courtyard, she no longer served in the house. The Zhang family was Geng Cheng's first wife.
"But Shen Shui doesn't look like Zhang." Geng Xingyu said doubtfully. If he did, he would have been discovered by others all these years ago.
"Who said a daughter must be like her mother? You don't look like your aunt." Geng Shumin said.
This is true, Geng Xingyu did not struggle with this issue.
She now has the same worries as Aunt Peng. She is worried that her father will give all the good things in marriage to her lost daughter Shen Shui.
