Merchant's daughter is not a concubine

Chapter 332
Madam Ning was about to take a rest when a servant girl's voice suddenly sounded outside: "The concubine Shizi is here."

Mrs. Ning was very happy when she heard that Ning Qing had come, but when she thought of Erfang's actions, she felt blocked again, so she stood up.

Ning Qing had already picked up the curtain and walked in: "Grandmother."

"It's late at night, why are you here?" Old lady Ning stepped forward with a smile, pulled Ning Qing to sit on the couch, and then sighed slightly: "You are doing it for the second bedroom? That family is not up to snuff! Alas... Grandmother wanted to talk to you, but she thought it was too late to disturb your rest, so I will wait until tomorrow to talk to you. You are here now. "

Ning Qing took a sip of tea with her tea in her mouth.She was listening to Mrs. Ning.

The old lady Ning said again: "Today, your second uncle and second aunt did not do it right, but they are family members after all! Break the bones and connect the tendons. And the family has always been supported by the second room, you will rely on it in the future , is also the second room. So don't argue with them!"

Chunjuan rolled his eyes: "I'm afraid that the girl will be blown dry by them before she can rely on her! Before she even enters the door, she pays 10 taels for opening her mouth! Where did we get the money? The wind blows it? Is it true that the girl sold her jewelry?" Help them? If they want to sell things like this, why don't they sell them themselves? Turn it over to the girl!"

Old Madam Ning's face was flushed, and she took Ning Qing's hand again: "That's why I said...they are confused. But after all, it's her mother's family, so please help if you can."

Ning Qing said: "If you withdraw tens of thousands of taels of silver a year, will it be enough?"

If it can be solved with tens of thousands of taels of silver a year and make them all shut up, that's nothing.Anyway, she will still do business in the future, and she will repay them for their many years of nurturing, and she will also count it as a retirement for Mrs. Ning.

In fact, this is what she intended to do.She felt that the Ning family really didn't know how to do business, and even if they couldn't pull it off no matter what, it was better to just give some money a year and give them seasonal gifts. This was her heart.

In this way, the Ning family has all the face and face, even if they can't make much progress, but with her as the world concubine watching over them, who dares to show them face!I believe my cousin is also willing to do so.

It's just that all the assets and money she has now have been exhausted in Tianshui.Everything she eats, wears, and uses is Song Zhuo's.Apart from Hui Ping and Chun Juan, Song Zhuo's people are all around her.

Cousin of course wouldn't make such a comparison, but after all, there are so many people talking, if she puts a lot of money into her mother's house now, what will others think of her?Even if he can't speak out, he will underestimate her, and thus underestimate Song Zhuo.To put it bluntly, it was Song Zhuo's embarrassment!

If Erfang can live in peace after receiving the money and it is different, then the nature of the work is not to squander it!

And it was only the first day she came back today, and they opened their mouths for 10 taels without giving a dowry.Not to mention how ugly this eating was, it also chilled Ning Qing's heart.And let her take Ning Miao to be a concubine, not to mention how disgusting it is.

If she hadn't thought that Mrs. Ning would love her a lot, she wouldn't pull out a copper coin in the future.

"After I got married, it's not that I stopped contacting my family. There will be fewer rituals and checks every year? Is it true that the entire Chenwang Mansion must be emptied before it can be called help?"

Old Madam Ning looked a little embarrassed, she just looked down at the tea.Rich, of course, but that's not what they want.Instead, I hope that Ning Qing can bring the Ning family together, so that Second Master Ning and her two grandsons can squeeze into the officialdom, so that their Ning family can get rid of their humble status as merchants.

"As for Fourth Sister, don't even think about letting her enter the Chen Palace." Ning Qing was absolutely unequivocal on this issue.

Old Madam Ning was stunned: "This is, that girl... She's too pretentious! Even the county magistrate's family can't stand it, let alone the Prince Chen's Mansion! Don't bring trouble to the family."

"As for the eighth younger sister, don't even think about letting me bring her in," Ning Qing said.

"You..." Mrs. Ning never imagined that Ning Qing would even reject Ning Xiang: "Xiang'er is your younger sister. What's wrong with you having multiple arms? Anyway, in the future, all sons and daughters will have concubines! Instead of taking advantage of others , it’s better to be my own sister!”

"Anyway, no way! Don't even think about it!" Ning Qing almost cried out of anger from Mrs. Ning.

"Fifth girl!" Old Madam Ning's complexion turned a little pale, "How can you be so jealous!" She sighed again: "I know... I'm also from experience, and I know it's uncomfortable for my husband to take a concubine. Especially It’s because you’re just about to get married now, and you have to give someone to your husband, and you’ll feel even more uncomfortable. But that’s not any other place! It’s not the magistrate’s house, nor the magistrate’s mansion! It’s the Prince Chen’s mansion!”

"And we are small merchants that are completely different from it! Let's not mention our identities. Even if it was the former King Chen, who had a side concubine first, and two concubines, it's not like a lot of noble daughters who robbed us of a lot of money." Let's go in and be a concubine! Before we have a main wife, we have side concubines! And I heard that there are two noble girls waiting to be concubines for him. Maybe you are going home now to get married, then The two noble concubines have already shown their faces in the palace! You will fight with a group of women as soon as you go back! If you don’t stuff Xiang’er in while the prince is still warm to you, don’t you wait until it’s cold to help you? It’s too late Already!"

"He won't!" Although Ning Qing believed in Song Zhuo, when she heard Mrs. Ning say such a thing, she didn't think much of it.

"He won't? You're so stupid!" Mrs. Ning said and waved her hands: "So your little daughter's family is ignorant, and you will regret it in the future! It's decided, when you get married, you will take Xiang'er Bring back!"

Ning Qing was furious, and stood up abruptly: "I am the first wife and concubine, and my grandmother doesn't care if my husband takes a concubine or not!"

"You, you, you!" Old Madam Ning was so angry that her heart ached, her eyes widened: "Damn girl, you really don't understand, you used to let your petty temper go, but this is related to the future of our Ning family, so we can't let it go." You. How could grandma harm you! Thinking back, when you were allowed to enter the Prince Chen’s mansion, you couldn’t die, well, now you even become the concubine! Grandma will really harm you!”

Huiping couldn't listen anymore, and shouted angrily with blood red eyes: "The position of the concubine is the girl who fought her life! Otherwise, the entire Ning family is not as good as a pile of mud! Do you think the Chen Palace is really a naked chicken?" Cage, let you go in and out? Why doesn’t the old lady think about it, why did the girl disappear? Where did she go after three years of disappearance? Why was the princess abolished? Scenery, why don't you think about what kind of life the girl has lived in the past few years?"

Old Madam Ning choked.

Huiping said again: "The old lady only thinks about the Ning family, and she thinks that the girl has become a concubine, so she desperately squeezes and extracts it! Why don't you think about it for the girl! Let's not say that the son will have a concubine or not. Once the girl returns, take What would other people think if the two sisters were handed over to the crown prince? What would the queen mother think? What if she angered the girl because of this? Hehe, anyway, the old lady doesn’t care about the girl! Once the granddaughter is married, she belongs to someone else! Hurry up It's serious to bring up the Ning family through relationships, isn't it? Others are fine, but if the old lady does this, it's Miss Han's heart! Take a knife to pick up Miss Han's heart!"

"You...you girl, what nonsense are you talking about!" Old Madam Ning was almost ashamed by Huiping's repeated words.

Old Madam Ning turned her head and saw Ning Qing in pain again, she was so angry that her heart ached!The voice was trembling: "Okay! Okay! If you don't take it, don't take it! Although grandma is also thinking about the family, it is also good for you, isn't it? Grandma is someone who has experienced it, and she only teaches you experience. You don't listen now. , you will regret it in the future!"

After finishing speaking, she turned and entered the room, until Ning Qing left, the old lady Ning beat her chest in anger: "Why are these five girls always so ignorant? I sent her into the Chen Palace before, and she made trouble. Look, it's not like that now. All right? If you don’t rush in while it’s hot, when will you wait? You will have a baby in the future, and it may not be a son! What if you give birth to a girl? If Xiang’er goes with her, she can replace her Giving birth to a son is also a struggle."

Yuan Xi smiled and said: "Miss Wu has always been a bit petty, and it's not a day or two. After she gets married, she will know how difficult the road is, and she will beg the old lady to arrange someone for her. Don't talk to her now. She was arguing, so it didn't really hurt the relationship."

Madam Ning nodded.Suddenly, she heard the Red Nanny beside her outside the house yelling something. Old Madam Ning was upset and furious: "What's the noise outside?"

"Old lady, what is this dead girl doing here, poking her head around?" Hong Momo came in with a maid.

Madam Ning became angry when she saw it: "This is from Mrs. Gu's room!" There are only thirty or forty servants in Ning's family, so of course Madam Ning recognizes them. "Go back and tell Mrs. Gu, don't think about stuffing the fourth girl in! Xiang'er won't go either! Our Ning family won't give it away for the time being!"

The maid ran away in a hurry, and went back to tell Gu Shi and Ning Erye.

Second Master Ning snorted coldly.Gu's face was very ugly: "That bitch is too lonely! Miaomiao didn't bring her, and now she doesn't even bring her best friend, Xiang'er."

Ning Miao hasn't gone to rest yet, she has been in the room of Second Master Ning and Gu's.If it was before, she would have left long ago.

Hearing Gu's words, he said in embarrassment: "Mother, why should my marriage be decided by five girls!"

With a cold snort, he turned and went out.

Second Master Ning and Gu Shi were taken aback.Gu Shi said: "That's right, why must that cheap girl decide! She was also sent in by mother! Although we are not mothers, we are also the elders of the son, right? We are also uncles and aunts! Let's send Miao Miao directly. It’s fine if you don’t want to go! If you can’t, find the eldest sister to meet her. We are doing her a favor by deviating with her like this now! Why should she resist if the eldest son wants to have a concubine!”

"In another month, the palace will come to hire, and the eldest sister will definitely come back by then." Second Master Ning said.

Gu's eyes lit up when she heard this: "That's right! Then let the eldest sister take Miaomiao back first, and open her face first! Go in first! Press her down! Huh, fifth girl, don't blame us, if you want to blame, you can blame her!" Blame her for being so lonely!"

"Put the teeth back first!" Second Master Ning was still a little worried, after all Ning Miao's appearance was not as good as Ning Qing's, but thinking of the overwhelming wealth, he became ruthless again.

So, the couple started to pool money.

In fact, it is not difficult to make up 10 taels.In the past, it would have been impossible to get half of it together, but now that Ning Qing is going to be the concubine, every family is rushing to flatter and make money, just like cutting tofu.

On the second day, Second Master Ning took his son Ning Xiucheng out together.

The Ning family has many grandchildren, but only two grandsons.One is Uncle Ning's direct son, Ning Xiuwen, and the other is naturally Second Master Ning's direct son, Ning Xiucheng.

The ancestors of the Ning family were all merchants, and they even dreamed that their children and grandchildren would become official careers.So the two grandsons are named Xiuwen and Xiucheng.Both study.

But one reads worse than the other.Ning Xiuwen is like Uncle Ning, he is honest and honest, he failed the boy's exam no matter what, so he has given up and helped Second Master Ning manage the business.When it comes to managing business, most of the time it is doing coolies.

However, Ning Xiucheng, the son of Second Lord Ning, passed the boy's test. He is a boy student, but he is now 25 years old, and he still can't pass the test as a scholar!
Not to mention, that qualification is really bad!It is not material for reading at all!The master of the Shushu, his teeth ached when he saw Ning Xiucheng!But Ning Xiucheng still persevered, and always felt that he was made to be an official!All he lacks is an opportunity!

And now, it's mid-June, and the first day of August is the township exam.And those who presided over the township examination were all county magistrates.

In the past, Second Master Ning gave Zhao Zhi County many gifts for the township examination, but Zhao Zhixian accepted the gifts and refused to do anything. Ning Xiucheng was never allowed to pass the township exam.

But now, Second Master Ning took Ning Xiucheng to see Zhao Zhixian, and Zhao Zhixian immediately patted Ning Xiucheng on the shoulder and said, "Oh, this is your son...he looks really good-looking, and his future is boundless! "

When Second Master Ning heard this, he narrowed his eyes with a smile, knowing that he must pass the provincial examination this time.

After Zhao Zhixian praised him a lot, he also gave him a generous gift.

Just like this, after visiting various houses for a few times, Second Master Ning received a lot of gifts, and with a little effort, he managed to collect 10 taels in three days.

Ning Miao rushed the doctor who filled the tooth to have the tooth filled before returning to Shangjing.

After spending 10 taels of silver, his face was swollen like a pig's head and he went home, staying in the room and not going out.

But Ning Qing asked Mother Liu to ask someone to find out what the Chang family was like, and what about the second young master of the Chang family.

The Chang family is a well-known and well-known merchant in Yuecheng, and the young master Chang married a concubine from a marquis's mansion in Yuecheng, and the person that the second young master Chang ordered seems to be the daughter of a small official of the seventh or eighth rank, or It's the concubine of the Hou family.

Ning Qing glanced at the officials' daughters who accompanied her: "I heard that Miss Chang's embroidery work is the best in Yuecheng. I don't know if it's true."

Several girls looked at each other, and Liao Yue, the daughter of the prefect of Liao, immediately smiled and said, "It is indeed the best in Yuecheng. Do you want to ask her to make things for the imperial concubine?"

Ning Qing just smiled and didn't speak.

Ning Qing just mentioned it casually, and before evening, Zi Wan walked in: "Girl, here are two handkerchiefs. They were given by the third girl of the Chang family. She said that the best embroidery work in Yuecheng is not worthy, but I also invite the girl Laughing."

Ning Qing took the handkerchief, looked at Huiping with a smile, "It's much better than you."

Hui Ping said aggrievedly: "The servant does not do this professionally, the girl compares her to the servant, but is she bullying the servant?"

Ning Qing giggled: "Look at you poor! Zi Wan, let Miss Chang San come to play tomorrow."

Ning Xiang was standing on the side, hearing that Ning Qing wanted to invite Miss Chang San, her little face turned red.

Ning Qing said: "Have you thought it through? Are you really going to marry Second Young Master Chang?"

Ning Xiang thought about it, then nodded.

Looking at the Chang family's attitude now, it is hoped that they will be related to Ning Qing.

Although the Chang family's approach is too realistic, the standard for choosing a wife is already so realistic.People are willing to marry Ning Xiang because of Ning Qing's sake.Without Ning Qing, the Chang family would not even consider Ning Xiang.

If Second Young Master Chang is good, she doesn't mind pushing Ning Xiang and Second Young Master Chang.

Water flows to lower place, man goes to higher position.Everyone wants to find something good.

It's as if a family's life is getting better and better, there is no reason to marry a poor man with equal conditions before.Because Ning Qing became the imperial concubine, Ning Xiang's worth will also rise.

Ning Qing frowned: "Now let's take a look at who Second Young Master Chang is."

Ning Xiang is a pure ancient girl, and it is obviously impossible for her to spend a period of time with Master Chang Er like the modern age.And you have to notify Uncle Ning and Tian Shi.

Since Ning Xiang is an ancient person, follow the ancient rules.Let her parents take care of her eyes, and she is only responsible for building bridges.

Ning Qing asked Chun Juan to tell Tian and Uncle Ning about Ning Xiang's marriage.

When Tian heard this, she was stunned, not to mention how isolated and complicated the feeling in her heart was.

Uncle Ning also frowned.Because even if Mrs. Ning didn't say anything, they would have guessed that Ning Xiang was going to be sent to Prince Chen's mansion to be Song Zhuo's concubine.

But Ning Qing actually wanted to tell Ning Xiang to the Chang family!Obviously, it is to prevent Ning Xiang from entering the mansion to compete with her for favor!

Uncle Ning can't do it unless he thinks about it!

Tian's heart is very complicated.Ning Xiang is not her own daughter. When she went to the Prince Chen's mansion to enjoy the blessings, she thought of Ning Su. Why isn't her daughter such a blessing?But when Ning Xiang entered the Chen Palace, she could bring her own son with her, so she could bear Ning Xiang's marriage into the Chen Palace.

Now that she married into the Chang family, she couldn't take care of her son.And this Chang's family is much better than her own daughter Ning Su's husband's family!
No matter how Tian thought about it, he felt unbalanced and unwilling.

(End of this chapter)