Chapter 808 Wife and Concubine
Backyard porch.
Si Qi put her hands on her waist and spit out saliva, which was so strong that it shook the mountains and the earth.
The two little maids hunched over, comparing their little heads with the surging object from a distance, and they couldn't tell which one was bigger.
Just as she was cursing, Si Qi suddenly caught sight of a figure from the corner of her eye and hurriedly waved across the railing, "Yuanyang, come and take a look at these two brainless people, they...they..."
When he was halfway through his words, he saw Yuanyang lowering his head and walking into the main room as if he had not heard anything.
Si Qi was startled, and her thick lips pursed. She turned around and saw two maids also stealing glances into the main room. She poked them with her finger and scolded, "How dare you look so sneaky in front of me? I think you deserve to be punished!"
Let’s not even talk about how the two little maids begged for mercy.
But Yuanyang went into the inner room, her face flushed as she was about to say something to cover up for Ping'er, but when she raised her eyes, she saw that in addition to Jia Yingchun and Xiu Ju and her servant, Xing Xiuyan's mother was also sitting in the main room.
He immediately calmed down and bowed to greet Xing's mother.
Xing's mother had lived in the Sun family for some time, so she naturally knew that she was the housekeeper of this mansion. She had also served the old lady in the Rongguo Mansion. How could she dare to accept her courtesy?
He quickly stood up and returned the greeting.
"You've come just in time."
Jia Yingchun instructed, "My aunt is also having dinner with us today. Please ask the kitchen to prepare a few delicious dishes with Yangzhou flavor ."
After a pause, she asked curiously, "Where's Ping'er? Why didn't she come with you?"
Yuanyang's face felt hot again, and she lowered her head and said, "Madam Ruan kept the guest, so I didn't invite him home."
Jia Yingchun didn't find anything wrong with it. She nodded in response and asked her to go downstairs to prepare the wine and food.
When Yuanyang turned around and left the main room, the living room became inexplicably quiet.
Jia Yingchun is a well-known fool. She is quite capable in entertaining guests, but it is really difficult for her to take the initiative to start a conversation.
And Xing's mother came here today because she was forced by her husband. It was not her own will, and what she wanted to say was a little difficult to say, so she didn't know how to start.
Therefore, the old and the young looked at each other in silence.
After a long while, Xing's mother was the first to lose her temper and said, "Have you heard about the rebellion of the barbarians ?"
Jia Yingchun was stunned at first, then nodded and said, "I have heard a little about it."
The Xing family used to run a small business, and now they are just living off the land. Why would they be talking about the rebellion in southern Xinjiang for no reason?
She was really confused, but due to her personality, she was unwilling to ask questions. She just looked at Xing's mother, waiting for her to figure out the answer herself.
When their eyes met, Xing's mother's gaze shifted a little involuntarily, and her heart was in turmoil and confusion.
But once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. Now that he has already taken the lead, he has to bite the bullet and finish his words: "I heard that the second master of the mansion is also going to lead troops to fight in the south this time, but I wonder if this is true?"
This time Jia Yingchun was really shocked. She sat up straight and exclaimed: "Is this true? Why haven't I heard Erlang mention this?!"
That oval face was full of anxiety and fear. How could it be summed up by the relationship between brother and sister-in-law?
Fortunately, Xing's mother was also worried, but she didn't think too much about it. She just took the opportunity to tell Jia Yingchun the news that her husband had half heard and half imagined.
How could Jia Yingchun figure out the twists and turns in the court?
I believed it to be true and became restless for a while.
It took Sun Shaozong two years to defeat a small tribe of Wuxi barbarians. Now that the five countries in southern Xinjiang are in rebellion, it will take at least three to five years to pacify them, right?
It's okay to be separated for a long time, but if something happens during the war...
"Mrs?"
Just as I was in a daze, I suddenly heard someone calling me. I looked up and found that it was Yuanyang who had finished his arrangements and came back to report.
Yuanyang asked curiously, "Madam, what happened to you?"
Looking at Xing's mother standing beside him, there was obviously some suspicion in her expression.
Only then did Jia Yingchun realize that her whereabouts had been exposed. She wanted to cover it up, but where did she find the eloquence to do so?
Fortunately, Xiu Ju, who was standing next to him, had recovered by now and quickly changed the subject, saying, "We just heard news the other day that the eldest master was leaving to guard Shanhaiguan, and now it's said that the second master is going to fight in the south. If that's true, wouldn't there be no man in charge in our family?"
Xing's mother also knew the character of this "auntie" and thought that she was really afraid of losing support, so she didn't think about it any more.
But Yuanyang knew the truth. The blush that had just faded away reappeared on her cheeks, and she couldn't help feeling a little panicked - if Sun Shaozong was gone for a few more years, wouldn't she have to wait until she was an old maid?
Just as the master and servant were thinking about different things, Xing's mother followed her husband's instructions and said at the right time: "If this is true, then the second master of the mansion must hurry up to arrange the marriage. After all, the second master of the mansion is already twenty-five years old."
The whole thing makes sense, but because Xing's mother felt guilty, the tone of her voice inevitably became off-key.
Not to mention the usually clever Yuanyang, even Jia Yingchun heard some hidden meaning and looked at her nominal aunt in surprise, only to see her lowering her eyes awkwardly, with an expression of "there is something fishy here to hide".
Looking at this behavior, and thinking about the few words she heard from Sun Shaozong, how could Jia Yingchun not know what she was planning?
There was a look of displeasure on his face immediately.
What kind of person is my second master?
A true talent in both civil and military affairs has unlimited prospects. How can the daughter of a street vendor, no matter how talented and beautiful she is, be worthy of the Second Master?
He immediately wanted to interrupt Xing's mother's words so that she would give up.
But when the words were on the tip of her tongue , Jia Yingchun suddenly remembered that the day before, when Sun Shaozong mentioned the Xing family, he seemed to have some appreciation for Xing Xiuyan.
If I refuse directly, and make Sun Shaozong unhappy, wouldn't that be a loss of the greater for the smaller?
But the girl from the Xing family is definitely not someone I can marry - not to mention myself, I can't even get past Sun Shaozu.
At most, I can be a concubine!
Can……
But it wouldn't be a good idea to directly persuade my aunt to let her daughter become a concubine in front of her, right?
Jia Yingchun was in a dilemma for a long time, and suddenly she remembered someone. She didn't care about the irrelevant words and said, "Aunt, do you know that Aunt You on uncle's side is the sister of Sister-in-law You of Ningguo Mansion?"
Youshi was a second wife, and Xingshi was also a second wife.
Youshi’s sister became Sun’s concubine, so what about Xingshi’s niece?
Although this was a hint, Jia Yingchun said it so abruptly, how could Xing's mother not know that what she meant was that she wanted her daughter to be Erlang's concubine?
He immediately stood up angrily and was about to say a few words to Jia Yingchun, but at this moment, the door curtain outside was lifted, and a few kitchen helpers came in to deliver food.
As soon as the hot food was placed on the table, Xing's mother's momentum weakened a lot - as the saying goes, one should be grateful to others for what they have given him, and her husband was living here shamelessly, so how could she blame others for looking down on her?
He sighed dejectedly, refused to stay for dinner, and said goodbye and went back to the east courtyard.
