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Chapter 196: Couple chatting (please subscribe)

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Lin Xiaoniang lay on the bed and didn't even look at it when she heard the door open.

Xue Niang limped to the table with the food in her hands, put it on the table, and said, "It's time to eat."

Lin Xiaoniang was stunned when she heard this, turned her head and said in surprise: "Xue Niang!"

Xue Niang said calmly: "My dear, time is limited, you should hurry up and eat. When the time is up, I will have to take the food away."

"Xue Niang, I pushed the matter to Chi Wu and you at that time because I thought I could ask the master to save you later. I didn't want you to take the blame." Lin Xiaoniang explained.

Hearing this, Xue Niang sneered and said: "My dear, I have served you for so many years, but I still don't know your character? We are all like this now, and you don't need to pretend anymore. Just because of the things we did, we would be beaten to death." Seriously, if Chi Wu and I don't tell the truth, even if you go to the Lord to plead for mercy, the Lord will beat us to death."

Lin Xiaoniang's face turned cold when she heard this, and said: "Do you really think that damn old woman was kind enough to spare your lives? The reason why she didn't beat you to death is because this is Bianjing. If she beat the slaves to death, they would be remonstrated by the officials. If you take part in this book, it will affect your future. Secondly, if it spreads, it will be bad for the reputation of the Sheng family."

"So what, at least we are still alive. We are master and servant. I advise you to save your energy and eat quickly. Now you are not the favored Miss Lin. If you are hungry later, you will have to wait until night." Xue Niang said.

"Yes, you are alive, but now that you have been sent to Zhuangzi, your children will be implicated by you and will have to do some of the dirtiest and most tiring jobs in the future. Moreover, the Sheng family is worried that you will go out and talk nonsense, so it is impossible to return the favor. Because of your physical contract, you, Chi Wu, and your children will only be slaves for generations." Lin Xiaoniang sneered.

"That's better than losing your life." Xue Niang said with an ugly face.

She had done so many things for Lin Xiaoniang in the past, just to escape from slavery.

However, the more she knew, the less likely it was that Lin Xiaoniang would return their family's body deed to them.

Xue Niang also knows this, but she has no way out. She can only hope that Lin Xiaoniang will be merciful one day and return the body deed to her after she has done so many things for her.

"Xue Niang, what happened in the past is in the past, and there is no point in talking about it now. Your family wants to leave the country, and I don't want to stay in this hellish place forever. As long as you are willing to help me, when I get out of trouble, I will take your family's identity away. I'll return the deed to you." Lin Xiaoniang said.

Xue Niang said: "Lin Xiaoniang, I advise you not to have such wishful thinking. After you were punished to come here, the master has taken back all the farms and shops given to you, and even our body deeds have been in the hands of the master. Besides, Now, this Zhuangzi belongs to the old lady, and I don’t have the ability to let you out secretly."

"I'm not asking you to let me out. As long as Mo'er can marry into the Earl of Yongchang's Mansion, the master will also pay attention to her. When Mo'er helps me plead for mercy, the master will definitely let me out. At that time, I can deed your family's status to All for you." Lin Xiaoniang said.

"The eldest lady is now the one who makes the decision in the family. With her temper, do you think she will let the fourth girl marry into the Earl's Mansion?" Xue Niang asked.

"She definitely won't, that's why I said I need your help." Lin Xiaoniang said.

Xue Niang hesitated and said, "What do you want me to do?"

"The time is up, pack your things and come out quickly."

At this moment, Xiao Si shouted outside the door.

"You go out first, and we'll talk about it when the food comes next time." Lin Xiaoniang said.

Xue Niang hesitated for a moment, then picked up a steamed bun and stuffed it into Lin Xiaoniang's hand, and said, "I'm going out first."

……

Yuan Wenshao returned to his house and learned that Hualan was walking in the garden, so he came to the garden.

"The official is back, what does grandma say?" Hualan asked.

Yuan Wenshao asked Chunhua to step back. He supported Hua Lan and walked forward while saying, "It shouldn't be a big problem depending on what grandma wants. The premise is that Gu Tingye's stepmother must agree."

Hua Lan worriedly said: "Based on his family's situation, it looks very difficult."

Yuan Wenshao said with a half-smile: "Why, are you afraid that Xiao Qin will not agree, and the sixth sister will not be able to get married, so you will be my concubine? Weren't you quite willing at that time? Why are you not willing now?"

"If the official likes Sixth Sister, just accept it. Of course I have no objection." Hua Lan rolled her eyes at him.

She wanted Yuan Wenshaona Minglan to come in before. Firstly, the old lady asked and she couldn't refuse. Secondly, she couldn't get pregnant, so she thought about letting Yuan Wenshaona Minglan come in.

Now that she is pregnant, she naturally does not want Yuan Wenshaona and Minglan to be her concubine.

"Okay, I'm just kidding. I don't know what will happen in the future. Maybe Xiao Qin agreed at that time? Now that you are pregnant, don't be angry at all times. It is not good for the child." Yuan Wenshao said.

"It's not you who made me angry." Hua Lan said.

"Okay, okay, it's my fault. I will apologize to my wife." Hua Lan said.

"Then what do you say?"

"I want to eat Fan Lou's roast pigeon." Hua Lan said a little embarrassed.

"Okay, I'll buy it for you later, but you're healthy now and can't eat too much roasted pigeons. Do you want me to buy some pigeons and stew them for you?" Yuan Wenshao said.

"No, I like to eat pigeons roasted, and if you want to buy them back alive, Sister Wen knows that she might have to keep them again," Hua Lan said.

Yuan Wenshao smiled when he heard this. Two years ago, Sister Wen ran to the kitchen when she was playing. She saw the cook killing a chicken and cried out not to let him kill it.

The cook saw that the eldest lady was crying, so he even got her a rope, tied her feet, and let her play with her.

At that time, Sister Wen was so fond of the chicken that she would bring the chicken into the house at night.Yuan Wenshao persuaded her for a long time before she agreed to tie the chicken in the yard.

The chicken was a rooster. Perhaps because it had narrowly escaped death, it wanted to prove its worth and began to crow at dawn the next day.

This trick doesn't work on Sister Wen. If it doesn't bark, it will take Sister Wen a few days to play before she loses interest, and it can live a few more days.

However, it screamed like this and woke up Sister Wen. When Sister Wen heard that the big rooster crows every morning, she immediately disliked this pet.

Yuan Wenshao took the opportunity to offer the big rooster as a gift.

Sister Wen agreed without thinking too much.

As a result, the chicken became a dish for their family at noon. Sister Wen didn't notice at all and even ate two chicken drumsticks with great appetite.

However, we can raise some pigeons, and it would be good to install pigeon whistles when the time comes.

Hualan didn't know what Yuan Wenshao was thinking, so she said, "Wen Ying will get married in a few months, and we, as brothers and sisters-in-law, have to add some dowry to her."

"You can take care of this and add more." Yuan Wenshao said.

"Of course I know this. I'm just afraid that if I add too much, my sister-in-law and the others won't look good on their faces." Hua Lan said worriedly.

After all, Yuan Wenchun is the eldest brother. If Yuan Wenshao adds too much and Yuan Wenchun adds too little, it will not look good in terms of face.

"Haha, you are worrying too much. My eldest brother and sister-in-law hope that I can add as much as possible, so that the dowry given by my parents will be smaller. After all, it will all be theirs in the future." Yuan Wenshao said with a smile.

Although his elder brother and sister-in-law have not targeted him in the past few years, his nature has not changed.

Although Yuan Wenshao did not separate his family, he still lived in his own house. From now on, the property in Uncle Zhongqin's house will most likely not be distributed to him.

Marrying a daughter is a loss-making business. The higher the family status, the larger the dowry, which far exceeds the betrothal gift given by the man.

Of course, there are also people like Aunt Kang who receive a lot of betrothal gifts but give a small dowry.

As Yuan Wenying married into her aunt's family and was very popular with Mrs. Yuan, Yuan Weichang and his wife could not do such a thing.

But the family in Earl Zhongqin's Mansion is not very rich. If Yuan Wenshao doesn't add some, the family's wealth will be wiped out.

Therefore, he added more than Yuan Wenchun, and Yuan Wenchun would not feel that his face was dull, but would be happier.

"As long as my sister-in-law and the others don't have any objections."

Hualan is not a stingy person. Hearing what Yuan Wenshao said, she felt reassured.

"Let's go to the pavilion over there and have a rest."

Yuan Wenshao felt that he was almost gone, so he helped Hua Lan to the pavilion in the lake and sat down to rest.

It is said to be a lake, but it is actually just an artificial pond.

Bianjing has a well-developed water system, and there are even several rivers passing through the city. The most famous one is the Bianhe River depicted in "Along the River During the Qingming Festival".

Some princely mansions divert live water into artificial lakes, which are much more elegant than the small pond in his house.

However, if he can help Zhao Zongquan ascend the throne, he might be able to change to a big house by then.

"Officer, I am too busy to serve you now. You can go to Xiaohuan, Xiaocui and the others to rest at night. They have been with you for so long, and it's time for them to have children by their side," Hua Lan said.

"I know." Yuan Wenshao nodded.

He had not allowed Xiaohuan and Xiaocui to have children before. Although there was a reason why his eldest son had not yet been born, the biggest reason was that Xiaohuan and Xiaocui were young and the risk of childbirth was high.

Now Hua Lan is also pregnant. Although it is still uncertain whether it is a boy or a girl, Xiao Huan and Xiao Cui are not young at all. If it is still difficult to give birth at this age, it will be fatal.

"Don't just agree. You don't even know what the officials and family members say about me behind my back." Hua Lan said.

"What's wrong? Someone is talking nonsense?" Yuan Wenshao asked.

"No one would say it to my face, but it would be necessary behind my back. After all, the officials are in their twenties and only have one child. I heard that many people talked about me behind my back, saying that I couldn't give birth to a child myself and would not let my concubines give birth." Hua Lan He said aggrievedly.

"Then why didn't you tell me before?" Yuan Wenshao looked a little ugly.

"Others are saying it behind my back, and it's not easy to confront someone about this kind of thing. Officer, I know you are doing it for my own good, but I am not a jealous person. Even if my concubine gives birth to the eldest son of a concubine, I will not She will do her duty as a legitimate mother," Hua Lan said.

She didn't say anything about treating her as her biological son, but it was already rare to be able to do her duty as a legitimate mother.

"I didn't think it through well, but if anything happens in the future, you can tell me directly and don't hold it in your heart." Yuan Wenshao took Hua Lan's hand and said.

"Yes." Hua Lan nodded happily.

(End of this chapter)