"Being a concubine? It shouldn't be a problem, right?" Geng Wen thought about Geng Xun's attitude when he said this, and he also had some doubts.
Mrs. Ruan blurted out the unwise words because she was too angry. After all, Geng Xingbing was the legitimate daughter of her second wife. There was absolutely no reason for a legitimate daughter of an uncle to be a concubine for someone, even if that person was a powerful official.
After all, An Pingbo's plaque still hangs above the vermilion gate.
But seeing Geng Wen actually lost in thought because of her words, Ruan was shocked.
"Uncle, is he crazy?"
Yes, is Geng Xun crazy? Doesn't he care most about Count Anping's title? If Geng Xingbing is made a concubine, the words An Pingbo will be stained with dust and become a topic of conversation among wealthy families in Ningdu City after dinner.
Not only that, the uncle's house has a legitimate daughter who is a concubine. Unmarried girls like Geng Xingshuang and Geng Xingchen, and even the married Geng Xingyue, if her husband's family learns about this, they will probably also Implicated.
"I'll ask my father tomorrow." Finally, Geng Wen decided.
"Dad, grandpa didn't tell you before. If you ask, he probably won't tell you." Geng Xingshuang analyzed, "Unless you and your second uncle really pay two thousand taels of silver each to grandpa, then you can grind it out." , maybe grandpa will relent."
"We will never take the money." Ruan said, looking at Geng Wen, Geng Wen nodded repeatedly, "Yes, we will not take the money, and neither will the third child."
The money in the hands of the couple was used to buy a wife for their son and a dowry for their daughter.
He is also planning to buy two more Zhuangzi, for a total of three Zhuangzi, one for his son, one for his daughter, and one for them to provide for their retirement.
Money is tight to begin with, so how can I take advantage of others like this?
Geng Xingshuang went to Mingshang Pavilion in the afternoon and summoned Zhan Pei and Wu Juan.
"Did you find anything when you went near Tao's house recently?"
Tao Yuyu was originally worried that Geng Xingbing would attack her for possible identity issues. Because Geng Xingshuang had no evidence in this matter and could not directly prove that Geng Xingbing and Tao Yuyu were in the wrong arms, so she could only ask Zhanpei and the others to pay attention from time to time. Let’s take a look at the Tao family’s situation.
Zhan Pei shook his head, "Wu Juan and I went several times and found nothing unusual. Later, Zhujian found a few helpers near the Tao family and asked them to pay attention to the situation of the Cao family. Once they found anything wrong, they would immediately report it to the Cao family. The helpers who came to report to us came twice, but they both said there was nothing unusual."
generator killed his cousin.
Although she dislikes both Geng Cheng and Yao, and even hates Geng Cheng, Tao Yuyu is really pitiful, and now Zhujian thinks that it is a good idea to ask someone to do this.
"This is a good idea. How much money does it cost to hire a helper? I will give you one year first..."
"Sister Shuang, I also want to participate in this matter!" Before Geng Xingshuang finished speaking, a crisp voice came from outside.
Upon hearing this, Geng Xingshuang couldn't help but smile widely. She stood up, opened the door herself, and walked out.
"Why do we wish the eldest lady to come over today when she is free?"
The person outside wearing a dazzling imperial summer dress could be someone other than Zhu Yan.
"It's already a bit cold today, but you still go out wearing such thin clothes. Don't get cold!"
As soon as Geng Xingshuang's words came out of her mouth, Zhu Yan couldn't help laughing.
"Sister Shuang, I haven't seen you for a few days. Why have you become so verbose? You are as old-fashioned as my mother. Don't you see that many people outside are wearing summer clothes? How can you be so young? This autumn wind I haven't even gotten up yet, so I put on these bulky autumn clothes early."
Geng Xingshuang laughed angrily, "The autumn clothes in our shop are also very light, okay? How can a boss like you destroy your own sign?"
Zhu Yan choked up and forgot about this, "Okay, actually autumn clothes are also very beautiful, but I still have a lot of summer clothes that I haven't worn yet. I have to seize the last few days when I can still wear summer clothes and put them together." Put them all on again.”
The two were joking for a while, and Geng Xingshuang asked: "Sister Yan, you just said you wanted to participate? Do you know what we are talking about?"
Geng Xingshuang hasn't told Zhu Yan about this yet.
"Are you talking about Master Xiaoyu? I just heard something next door. That...I didn't mean it. It's just that the accounting room is next to your house. I just went to check the account book. I was waiting for you to say it. I’ll look for you again, and I didn’t expect to hear this.”
Geng Xingshuang shook his head, "It's okay, I can't make up my mind about this matter. I always feel that things are as I guessed, but something seems wrong, like there is a missing link."
"Tell me quickly and I'll help you analyze it. If it doesn't work, I'll ask Zhuqing to lead someone to help you find out."
Zhu Yan urged with bright eyes.
Geng Xingshuang told Geng Cheng that after Geng Cheng was injured, in order to pray for Geng Cheng, his wife asked the whole family to go to Yaowang Temple to offer incense. On the way to Yaowang Temple, they passed by a place called Xiaozao Village. Mrs. Jiang told them that her second aunt, Mrs. Yao, gave birth to Geng Xingbing in a family in Xiaozao Village. The mistress of that family also gave birth on that day. There happened to be Mrs. Wen in the family, and she was only older than Mrs. Yao. Give birth for an hour or two.
That family was the Tao family, and Tao Yuyu was the daughter of the Tao family who was born on the same day as Geng Xingbing.
Later, Tao's mother was hit, and she learned from Tao Yuyu that her mother had a round birthmark on her left shoulder, and told her all these things.
"I have never met Master Xiaoyu's mother, but Zhan Pei has. She said that Aunt Tao and my fourth sister do have some similarities in their facial features, but Aunt Tao has been sick and aging in recent years. If it weren't for It’s hard to see the comparison.”
"Does Fourth Miss Geng have a round birthmark like Aunt Tao's on her left shoulder?"
After hearing such a thing, Zhu Yan's eyes brightened even more. She knew something was wrong, but she didn't expect it to be such an explosive thing. She felt that she had something to do next.
Geng Xingshuang could tell what Zhu Yan was thinking from her obviously high-spirited expression.
She shook her head and sighed: "Sister Yan, from now on, you have to be more reserved in front of others."
Zhu Yan glared at her and said, "You have the nerve to accuse me. I don't know who it is. As long as they hear that there is excitement in any house in the city, their eyes will be a bit brighter than the stars in the sky."
Geng Xingshuang looked back at Jinbao and Banjuan.
The two nodded honestly.
Girl, that's what you are!
Well, Geng Xingshuang admitted that he was also a member of the gossip, and it seemed that he was not qualified to talk about Zhu Yan.
"Fourth sister has been staying in her house these days, except when she goes out. Last time the old lady of the Yongqing Marquis celebrated her birthday, because my grandmother was in a bad mood, only the third aunt took the seventh sister there, so I never found her. By chance, Jinbao struck up a conversation with Fourth Sister's maid, Pingshan. However, the maid in charge of Fourth Sister's bathing and dressing was Shen Shui. After Shen Shui became the girl of the uncle's house, Fourth Sister no longer asked her maids to serve her personally. "
As for Geng Xingshui, she stayed in her room almost every day, and Geng Xingshuang couldn't find a chance to ask her about it.
So until now, Geng Xingshuang has not been sure whether there is a birthmark on Geng Xingbing's left shoulder.
Zhu Yan said firmly: "That must be the case. Think about it, Miss Geng Si had not had the habit of having servants serve her personally before, but as soon as the maid named Shen Shui left, she no longer needed it. If there was no little girl, Regarding Master Yu, we can also guess that she is used to sinking in water and is not used to being served by other maids, but now, I think she must not want others to see the birthmark on her body."
Geng Xingshuang also guessed in this way, but guessing cannot be used as evidence, and even if there is evidence, Geng Xingshuang has no idea what to do next.
"If Master Xiaoyu is really your fourth sister, she is still working as a cook in Ruyilou!"
Zhu Yan sighed, "What are you going to do next?"
"Even if it is true that the child was mistaken, and there is evidence, the grandfather, uncle, wife, second uncle, second aunt, and first cousin may not be willing to admit this fact."
"It's normal not to change people. After all, even if they are not biological, they have been fostered for more than ten years and have feelings for each other. But it is completely possible to bring Master Xiaoyu back to the uncle's house. No matter how depressed the uncle's house is, having one more girl is nothing. , Chef Xiaoyu no longer has to make a living in that smoky kitchen."
Geng Xingshuang shook her head, "You don't know, Fourth Sister is now..."
Geng Xingshuang thought for a while and told Zhu Yan what Geng Xingbing had done during these days.
Zhu Yan frowned, "You even lost Zhanpei?"
Geng Xingshuang nodded, "So now even if the fourth sister goes out again, I don't dare to let Sister Zhan and the others follow me. If I anger the other party and hurt their lives, I will regret it."
"Well, next time she goes out, I'll ask Zhuqing to follow her."
Geng Xingshuang wanted to refuse, but she didn't want to involve Zhu Yan.
Zhu Yan said, "I'm not just doing this to join in the fun. When you mentioned the village called Xiaozao Village, it sounded familiar to me. I just thought about it carefully and remembered that my grandmother once mentioned that the Zhenchang Incident happened that year. At that time, the second uncle and the second aunt were afraid of the armies of King Jin and Ke, so they abandoned the city and mansion and fled. At that time, the second aunt was close to giving birth, and gave birth to her cousin Zhu Ni halfway. After the birth, her health was very poor, and she almost died due to heavy bleeding. It seems that later I rested in a place called Xiaozao Village. After resting for a few days, the overall situation in Ningdu was decided. Before I went to Zhuangzi, my grandfather sent people to arrest me."
