I really don't want to take shortcuts anymore

Chapter 336 Being a concubine is too high a task.

This is a house as soon as you enter. The small courtyard is paved with bluestone slabs, with a jujube tree planted and a large water tank under the tree.

The main house has a structure of five bays and three rooms. There is a stove and a firewood shed on the left side, and two wing rooms on the right side. Although it is not very grand, it is at least kept clean and tidy.

Lu'er was quick on her feet and climbed up the steps first, then opened the curtain in front of the main room and said inside: "Madam, young lady, eldest lady is back with Mr. Wen's cousin!"

A very refreshing voice came from inside: "Why don't you invite people in quickly?"

Luo Qianhuai entered the room first and saw two people sitting in front of the desk: one was a woman about thirty years old, with a flat head and straight face, a very ordinary appearance, holding a piece of Nai fruit on her cross. It was delivered to the mouth of the seven or eight-year-old girl next to me.

The girl's appearance followed that of her mother, her small eyes blinking and blinking, staring at Luo Qianhuai who was coming against the light for a moment. She even forgot to chew for a while, and it took a while before she came back to her senses.

She spit out the piece of naiguo and asked the woman, "Mom, is this my sister? She looks like a fairy!"

"Yes." Caiwei pulled her up and walked to Luo Qianhuai, with a hint of surprise in her eyes.

"Good boy." She held Luo Qianhuai's hand, her eyes wandering around her mink cloak, brocade dark clothes, and gold and jade bracelets on her wrists as if inadvertently. She was filled with doubts, but she was also He pressed it down forcefully and said with a smile:
"I told my husband several times before that I would take you three sisters and take care of them together, but he always had many worries and has been putting it off until now. Only after we met today, I have no regrets anymore!"

"I can't believe that the eldest lady is so well-groomed. She is no worse than the ladies in the palace. She deserves not to be raised in a small house - doesn't this mean that a good marriage is just around the corner?"

She was talking passionately on her own, but Luo Qianhuai didn't want to listen. She used a little strength and withdrew her hand:
"This is my Aweng's house? Haven't you asked Madam how to call me?" she asked knowingly.

Caiwei's smile froze: "It was your Aweng who should have said this, but he could only return home after his death. I have always been a straightforward person, and I don't have to beat around the bush. I married five years ago. Qinqin belongs to your father-in-law and is the child of my late husband and me. Just follow Qinqin and call me “Ama”.

"I don't have the habit of casually recognizing my mother." Luo Qianhuai felt a little relieved when he heard that Qinqin was not her biological sister, and said calmly: "I came in a hurry before, and I didn't have time to ask about many things in detail. Why don't you tell me, Madam? Let me tell you, where have I, Aweng, been so valuable?"

This kind of thing cannot be hidden from the left and right. Caiwei asked Luo Qianhuai and Wen Jia to sit down and drink tea, and briefly talked about the incident when Jing Yuan was convicted and sentenced to Ye Ting.

After all, she was concerned about the identity of Luo Qianhuai's unmarried daughter and did not specifically explain what kind of punishment the corruption penalty was, but how could Luo Qianhuai not understand it.

The resentment I felt towards Cheap Daddy before I came here has faded a bit. Caiwei was born in the palace and was very good at observing people's words and expressions. Seeing that she was much calmer, she began to make insinuations about her clothes, hair, and appearance.

She had also served the favored concubines in the palace, and had seen many good things. Naturally, she was a knowledgeable person. She could tell at a glance that her husband, the eldest daughter from her previous wife, had a total outfit worth no less than a hundred gold. It's not something that an uncle who runs a drug store can afford to support.

"Your Aweng sent someone to Shouquan, and then he found out that you had gone to join your mother's family." Caiwei said, "It was only then that he realized that you had suffered a lot before, and he felt very unhappy about it. Come on, don't mention those things again when I see you at night, so as not to make you angry."

Luo Qianhuai had his own concerns and didn't want to bother to talk to her. He just kept silent, but Caiwei mistook it for submission and acquiescence, and he felt a lot more relaxed.

"I heard that the medicine shop passed down from my cousin's family has a very high reputation in Changling City?" She turned to Wen Jia and asked.

"I don't know much about this." Wen Jia was even more unfavorable to Caiwei, who had assumed her aunt's identity.

He refused to say more, but Caiwei seemed to understand something. "Although Changling City is not as good as Xijing, it still has quite a few dignitaries. Your father's ability to build a medicine shop to such an extent shows that he has extraordinary medical skills."

She seemed to know nothing about Wen Pu's experiences in the previous five years, which also showed that the cheap dad didn't care much about the Yue family.

Wen Jia and Luo Qianhuai looked at each other, feeling cold in their hearts.

When Jing Yuan came back in the evening, Wen Jia had already left. He called Luo Qianhuai into the study, and the father and daughter had a private conversation.

Luo Qianhuai had many things he wanted to ask before he came, but now he felt there was no need to ask.

On the other hand, Jing Yuan asked a lot about the three siblings. After learning that Luo Xiao and Luo Zhao had obtained famous teachers and studied literature and martial arts respectively, he felt quite good. He even praised Luo Qianhuai for his talent. Sister's style.

"As a father, I have long known that children and grandchildren will have their own blessings." He said happily, and by the way, he found a reasonable excuse for his indifference for many years.

"A man has his ambitions in all directions. What worries me most as a father is actually you, Yin Yin." He sighed and said:
"Your mother must have told you, right, that she found a good match for you? I really have to thank her for this."

Luo Qianhuai interrupted him coldly: "Ah, I only have one mother."

Jing Yuan was a little unhappy at first, but when he saw his daughter's dark almond-shaped eyes that were very similar to his late wife's, he felt inexplicably soft.

"They are not a real couple in the first place. If you don't want to, then just call her Mrs. Wei."

Luo Qianhuai naturally agreed, and then he heard his grandson talk about that great marriage.

The male head of the family is really tall. He is the ninth son of King Wu Cui Xiaoben, and he is known as Cui Jiulang.

Luo Qianhuai remembered Cui Xiaoben, who shouted loudly in front of Chengming Hall that day. Thinking about it now, it still feels extremely thrilling. Someone would lead a red thread to his home wherever he thought.

It took her more than a quarter of an hour to listen to Jing Yuan praising Cui Jiulang's various advantages, from his gentle and elegant face to his well-read and humble mind. Not a single word was the same.

"Ah Weng." Luo Qianhuai finally couldn't help but interrupted him: "Don't you know that Qi Dafei is even more powerful? You, Ye Tingcheng, have a salary of four hundred shi, but Jinwu, who is in charge of Jinwu, has a higher status than Jiuqing, and is an official of two thousand shi. , why would you be willing to marry our family?"

Jing Yuan was obviously stunned for a moment, and then he realized that Caiwei had not told her daughter the details of the marriage, but it was not too late to do so now.

"If we want to get married seriously, we will definitely not be able to reach a high level. But your mother has specially found someone to come and discuss the matter. Mrs. Cui has agreed to see us tomorrow. As long as Mr. Jiulang nods, you will be admitted."

What? Do you have to wait for someone to see you before you can get the chance to be a concubine? Luo Qianhuai just felt a buzz in his head, and wanted to go back and ask the senior brother from the neurosurgery department to come over and drill open the cheap daddy's dura mater to see what kind of bezoar dog treasures were inside.

Jing Yuan only thought that his daughter was worried about the failure of the love affair, and he specially comforted her in a gentle voice:
"Yinyin, don't worry. With your appearance, Cui Jiulang will definitely fall in love with you at first sight. Once you enter the Cui family, you will have someone to rely on for the rest of your life!"