I want to make progress

Chapter 147 Concubinage
On the way down the mountain, Yuyan supported his young lady with great concern, muttering to himself and chirping, as noisy as the birds in the trees, but the people who listened to him did not seem impatient at all.

A breeze blew by, blowing the candlelight in front of the tombstone, lifting the paper money on the ground, making it curl up, blowing up their skirts, and playing with their hair, as if in response.

Although I got my revenge after this memorial service, I still felt bad in my heart. I had been going on for so long that I was exhausted when I returned to the yard. I felt drowsy and my legs ached. I just wanted to wash my face and have a good rest.

But as soon as she came back, Qiu Tang came to greet her in a hurry, with a hint of anger on her face, "Aunt, you are back, something happened!"

"What's wrong? Take your time, there's no rush!"

Seeing her like this, Shu Yunfu frowned slightly, but was not in a hurry. He just went into the room, sat down and drank a cup of tea before speaking slowly.

Everything is normal in the mansion. It has not been besieged by soldiers and officers. There is no chaos among the servants in the mansion. As long as there is no life-or-death disaster, it is not a big deal!
"Aunt, you don't know that today the Second Master brought back that woman he had outside, saying that he wanted to take that little bitch surnamed Gu as his concubine, and a noble concubine!"

Qiutang was almost worried to death, but her master was still so slow. The situation was urgent and she was anxious for her.

"Isn't this something we've known for a long time? If it weren't for King Cheng's rebellion, the people would have been brought back long ago. Now we're just getting back on track. What's so surprising about this?"

"The old Duke has agreed to this, and the second old lady has also agreed!"

Qiu Tang stamped her feet. It was indeed not a rare thing for the Second Master to take a concubine, but what was rare was that the old Duke and the Second Madam would agree to it.

As for the woman surnamed Gu, anyone with a discerning eye knew what kind of person she was. The old Duke and the second old lady had always been clear-headed and should not have agreed to her. But this time, they agreed after just a scolding. It went incredibly smoothly.

Qiutang was so angry that she complained secretly that all the delicious food and drinks from her aunt were fed to the dogs!
"Oh~?"

He raised his eyebrows. This was interesting. Could it be that the Duke of Ying was in the limelight this time and wanted to tarnish his reputation? Or was it because the old Duke of Su Meiren had finally given up on him?

But no matter what the purpose is, this alone is not enough.

"It doesn't matter. We all know that the Second Master is unreliable. No matter whether he takes concubines or not, his heart will not be with me. I don't care. As long as I have money, I can live a free and easy life. Why should I compete with other women? It's not like I've had enough of the good life."

"But……"

"Don't say but. Gu Changheng is not a man that I should fight for."

Not to mention Gu Changheng, even Gu Changting doesn't have the qualifications. The only person in this world who can make her fight for something is herself.

Besides...

"I'm tired. Ask someone to prepare some hot water for me. I want to take a bath." He twisted his neck and felt a pain. "Ask the kitchen to make me some sweet and sour pork ribs and some light side dishes. I'll eat them after I finish taking a bath."

The world is big, but it is better to be comfortable. Even if the sky falls, she has to wait until she is full and satisfied. But this is not the only thing that bothers her. After taking a shower, she wanted to eat some bird's nest before eating. Who would have thought that before she even put the bird's nest into her mouth, she smelled a strange smell.

He immediately put down the bird's nest, asked Yuyan to take it, and then went quietly outside to find a doctor to check it.

Fortunately, the food on the table was normal, otherwise she would have really overturned the table. It’s ok to be harmed by others, but who can tolerate not being able to eat!
Because of this matter, she was worried about it and couldn't sleep well even when she lay down, but the result that Yuyan brought back made her even more sleepless.

There is indeed a problem with bird's nest. A small amount of poison is put in it. It will not cause immediate death, but will only make people gradually weak and die. Most doctors really cannot tell what is going on and will just think it is due to poor health.

This kind of medicine is not a common commodity, but a very rare "royal special supply", a secret medicine in the palace. Not to mention how rare this medicine is, the price of this medicine alone is not something that ordinary people can afford.

If Yuyan had not been cautious, after several doctors failed to find the problem, she would have asked Doctor Zhou, who used to be an imperial physician, to identify it, but the problem would not have been found.

"Tsk! This is really worrying. It seems like we can't put it off any longer..."

After getting the result, Shu Yunfu rubbed her temples with a headache. There was no need to guess. With her current status, who would spend so much effort and use such a precious and rare secret medicine from the palace just to kill her quietly? There was no one else except Lady Liu, the Duchess of England.

It seems that this dignified and virtuous wife of the Duke is not as virtuous as she appears. I thought she was really waiting for Gu Changting's explanation, but she couldn't help but take action herself. As expected, these noble ladies in the back houses of the capital, no matter what they act on the surface, are not easy to deal with behind the scenes.

Although her five senses are extremely sharp due to the life condensate, and this method of drugging cannot hurt her, she does not like this kind of life of open and covert struggles.

In the past, she had to tolerate it for the sake of revenge, but in fact, she hated it and despised it. She had no choice but to be born in the backyard of the Shu family. She was trapped in the backyard without freedom for the first half of her life, and she didn't want to spend the second half of her life like that.

Moreover, she didn't want to be someone's concubine, even if that person was Gu Changting, because she had her pride.

I don't know what his mentality was, but even though his concubine was about to be married into the family, that bastard Gu Changheng ran into her yard and said a bunch of things like even if there was a new person coming into the family, she would not be treated unfairly, and as long as she didn't make a fuss and got along well with the new person, no one would treat her badly.

The conversation made Shu Yunfu so nauseous that she gagged and vomited in front of him, which made him so angry that his face turned pale and he walked away in anger.

The maids and old women in the yard stood up for Shu Yunfu, but they were all worried that her future life would be difficult.

But everyone guessed wrong, Shu Yunfu had no intention of living a normal life.

On a good day for marriage, Gu Changheng took a concubine, but it was not as they expected, with only one concubine, Gu Yutong, but four concubines at the same time.

Four women entered Gu Changheng's backyard at the same time. One can imagine how exciting the days to come will be.

Although the other three concubines were chosen for him by the old Duke, the old Duke's wife and the second old lady, it was surprising that Gu Changheng did not resist. It was unknown what kind of education King Cheng had received after his rebellion. He was such a stubborn person before, but this time he was so obedient, which was not in line with his personality at all.