The Concubine's Survival Manual

Chapter 259

The matter of Yu Ping's dowry did not cause much disturbance in the mansion after all.

Seventh Lady just came out of Leshan Residence and went into the Shendu Hall, just as the Fourth Young Master had just returned, and after seeing the ceremony, Seventh Lady went straight to the point and told the Fourth Young Master and his wife about Yu Ping's suspicion that the dowry was too small.

"In the final analysis of this matter, we are brothers and sisters-in-law, and we don't care enough about Ping." Seventh lady blamed herself, "I didn't make it clear with Yu Ping, so that the little girl had to worry about the dowry. ..."

Before the fourth young lady could say anything, the fourth young master had a look of shame on his face, "Sixth siblings, please don't say that, Yu Ping is too ignorant about this matter!"

At that time, the big families in Daqin never had unmarried daughters to ask about their dowry rules. Yu Ping’s request was not only unseemly, but also very hurtful. She loves her, that's why she asked Seventh Lady not to tell Ping Guogong, otherwise the punishment will be minor, and I'm afraid Yu Ping will have a bad impression in the eyes of Ping Guogong in the future.Even the fourth wife will be implicated: after all, Yu Ping is also the younger sister of the fourth young master, so the responsibility for the ineffective discipline should be assigned to the fourth young wife to some extent.

Before Seventh Lady had time to be polite, Fourth Young Madam rushed to ask, "Then what does Grandmother mean, what should we do about this matter?"

Seventh Lady then told Mrs. Tai what Madam Tai meant, "Sister-in-law-in-law said in private that she would be finished after a meal, and that children are ignorant, so our brother-in-law and sister-in-law will naturally have to take care of it. This matter is still up to Mrs. Si It's the most suitable, but since Yu Ping opened his mouth, I thought, I still need to add a few large pieces of furniture, otherwise the child will really think we are partial..."

In the future, at least [-]% of the wealth of the Pingguo Duke's Wanguan family will be the income of the sixth house. The seventh lady is so generous, what else can the fourth house have to say?Naturally, he was submissive and agreed repeatedly.The Fourth Young Master thanked the Seventh Lady again, "The Sixth Brother and Sister are still considerate, Yu Ping is ignorant, and your Fourth Sister-in-law is also ignorant, so you usually worry about it."

In front of my younger siblings, I said that my wife was ignorant, and if I knew it, I was being polite, but if I didn't know, I was afraid that I would have a murmur in my heart.Seventh Lady couldn't help but glanced at the Fourth Young Madam, seeing the joyful expression on the Fourth Young Madam's face, she couldn't help but sighed in her heart.

That is to say, if the fourth young master said so, the fourth young lady would not take it to heart.If not, with her domineering temperament, if she doesn't embarrass the other party, this matter will definitely not be finished.

She just pretended not to hear it, so she told Mrs. Si Shao about going to Tanzhe Temple to offer incense, "It just so happened that Sisao also went to pay a visit to ask for a safe birth talisman for the child. No matter how lively the whole family is, wouldn't it be The best of both worlds?"

The Fourth Young Madam believed in this the most, she immediately beamed with joy, and took Qin Niangzi's arm affectionately, "Okay, the Sixth Brother and Sister are really capable people, and even the grandmother was persuaded, her old man is the most blessed, I support the old man Personally asking for a talisman for me is more effective than asking for it yourself."

The Fourth Young Master was a little disapproving, coughed, stood up and bid farewell to Seventh Lady, "Sixth Brother and Sister, sit down slowly, I will go outside to find some military books."

After sending away the fourth young master, the fourth young lady took Qin Niangzi to talk privately, "You still need to arrange a few people to serve in your yard, so that the fifth house will not stir up trouble again and make trouble with you. Look at me, those two girls , I sent them all to your fourth brother's room that night, and when I woke up the next day, I felt uncomfortable... Your fourth brother understood, and it happened that night, and he hasn't touched those two little sluts until now One finger."

By doing this, the Fourth Young Madam really blocked the mouths of the family members, and gained a decent benefit. Speaking of it, she only contributed to the Fourth Young Master for one night. This deal is still worthwhile.

Qin Niangzi's heart was full of twists and turns, she sighed, and said in a low voice, "Oh, there are many things here, which are not for outsiders... I understand the kindness of the fourth sister-in-law. But anyway, if grandma wants to see me as uncomfortable, she just If I do ten points, I can pick out twelve points, unless I, like Wu Fang, conjures a pregnant Tong Fang, otherwise, it's better to be angry."

She seldom confessed to Fourth Young Madam like this, Fourth Young Madam was stunned for a moment, and smiled after a long time, "It's better for you to see clearly."

Her eyebrows were also infected with a trace of sadness by Qin Niangzi. Qin Niangzi saw it in her eyes and wanted to comfort her in turn, "Sisister-in-law is different from me, with such a gold medal in her stomach, she will never go anywhere." How much wronged..."

The Fourth Young Madam rubbed her belly again, and smiled happily, "Hey, the gold medal that avoids death is inevitable, and it's just a moment of complacency. When the child falls to the ground, I will be different from you!"

However, she had no doubts about it, and put her position above Seventh Lady.

Qin Niangzi had mixed feelings in her heart, and said a few words to Fourth Young Madam, then said goodbye and came out of Shendu Hall.

On the way back to Mingde Hall, I happened to bump into Mrs. Wu and her pregnant maid, turning leisurely into the alley leading to Xiao Cuijin.

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Even in Qinianzi's city mansion, the color was a bit ugly during dinner.Xu Fengjia teased her a few times, but she just hummed a few muffled words, which was regarded as the answer.

Even if Mr. Xu has thousands of advantages, among these thousands of advantages, the item of patience is definitely not included. Seeing that Qi Niangzi is not good-looking, he is also a little angry, and puts his rice bowl on the table with a bang, "today What's the matter? I just rested in Xiaotangshan all night, and you won't give me a good face when I come back."

He paused, with a little evil on his face, and said again, "Could it be that I—"

Qin Niangzi gave Xu Fengjia a blank look, but he laughed angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

She sighed, and couldn't help complaining to Xu Fengjia angrily, "Since someone in Wufang was pregnant, now I can't wait for people all over the world to ask me, 'Why don't you have children', I am surprised, I was born It has nothing to do with her, she has to jump up and down, lest others don't know her virtuousness, she is willing to promote Tongfang..."

It was the rarest thing in her life to complain, and now she complained a few words about Mrs. Wu, and she felt that it was not fun, so she stopped again and sighed, "But she is preoccupied again, and if she wants to control me, I can only let her control me." Who told me not to live up to my expectations, I have eaten poisonous milk since I was a child, and I can’t give birth to children—”

As soon as she spoke, she stopped abruptly.

The room fell silent all of a sudden, and Qin Niangzi showed a rare surprise on her face. She even covered her mouth as if she was going to press back what she just said, and turned her head away, not daring to make any eye contact with Xu Fengjia. .

Xu Fengjia slowly put the chopsticks in his hand on the table, his voice was very soft, "Say it again?"

Even though she didn't look back, Qin Niangzi could still feel his fiery eyes roaming around her face, as if she wanted to see a hole in her.

Ever since the two of them spoke and reached a settlement, Xu Fengjia had never stared at her with such scorching eyes.

Seventh Lady sighed dejectedly, and said in a low voice, "It's better that you don't know about this matter. After all, my wife is your fourth aunt. If you know it, it's hard to do it even if you're caught in the middle."

Although she didn't say it clearly, this sentence actually answered Xu Fengjia's question tactfully.

Xu Fengjia fell silent for a moment, and after a long time, he sighed heavily.

"Then does Shanjiu know?" He suddenly seemed to be ten years older, his shoulders almost collapsed. "Is he also—"

"Shanjiu didn't eat Jiu Yiniang's milk, so he was carried to the main courtyard." Seventh Lady hesitated for a while, but finally told the truth. "He didn't know about it."

She seemed to want to make up for something, and said hastily, "However, it doesn't mean that you will not be able to have children in this life. Mr. Quan said that if you take good care of your body, you don't need to work hard. In two or three years, you will still be able to have children."

Xu Fengjia's brows were originally frowned, but they frowned even tighter. He was silent for a long time before he said slowly, "You... are you explaining to me?"

I concealed the legacy of the poison and did not tell Xu Fengjia. Is it because I don't want him to be caught between myself and the eldest wife, or because I am afraid that after Xu Fengjia finds out, he will use his heirs as an excuse to develop outward. Seventh Lady didn't think it through herself.

She took a deep breath, mustered up the courage to look back at Xu Fengjia, and shook her head frankly, "I don't know. In the final analysis, I don't need to explain to you. It was my wife. If Mr. Quan hadn't been outspoken at the time, she would I told you before that I won't be able to get pregnant in the future, I'm afraid I don't have the blessing to marry into Xu's family."

All kinds of emotions suddenly appeared on Xu Fengjia's face. He stared at Qin Niangzi. There seemed to be anger, pity, regret, worry, and indescribable sadness in his eyes... and there seemed to be nothing, only a ball of Mo Measured depth.

Seventh Lady didn't say anything else, she lowered her head, looked at the rice grains in the bowl, and said slowly, "It's also because there are always a lot of things at home, so I didn't think about this..."

In the end, there was still a bit of self-justification in the words.

"Using your method, if you want to tell me, you've already said it. If you drag it on until now, you still don't trust me." Xu Fengjia immediately exposed her excuse. "Presumably you are still afraid, afraid that I will put my heir above you. Yang Qi, is that why I have no trust in you?"

There was not much emotion in his words, whether it was sadness, anger, or pity, they were all deliberately erased, but the calmness was a little too weird.

It is really not easy to deceive this person.

Qi Niangzi couldn't help sighing slightly from the bottom of her heart - if she had married into the Quan family or the Gui family at that time, I'm afraid that Quan Zhongbai and Gui Hanchun's temperament would not be able to cause such a great pressure on her.

But on the other hand, if Xu Fengjia wasn't so powerful, how boring would it be to spend his whole life with an ordinary person?

Seventh Lady raised her head and told Xu Fengjia sincerely, "I'm afraid there is. After all, heirs are a lot of pressure for you. In case something happens to Shiro and Goro, and I haven't given birth yet... But there are also some, It’s hard not to want you to be caught in the middle. Whether you believe it or not, that’s what I think.”

Although she had explained to Xu Fengjia at that time that it was not easy for her to have children, the result of her petting is likely to be childless in her life.However, it is not the same thing to be unable to conceive because of too much thinking, and to be difficult to conceive because of the legacy. If you want to expand it, this also means deliberate deception.

Xu Fengjia's eyes darkened, and his voice was as low as a whisper, "After all, you still don't fully believe me..."

"If I trust you completely based on your promise, how cheap is my trust?" Seventh Lady told Xu Fengjia seriously. "I also made it very clear at the time that what you promised in return was just an opportunity. You have to earn the rest yourself."

She was good at eloquence, but Xu Fengjia couldn't answer for a while, and stared dryly for a while, before saying angrily, "Forget it, you women have small stomachs, and you have a lot of twists and turns. I don't care about you."

Just made a joke, lowered his voice again, and said softly, "Then you plan to bury this matter in your heart and live like this for the rest of your life?"

Seven Lady gave Xu Fengjia a half-smile and asked him, "What do you think I will do?"

Xu Fengjia paused for a moment before reluctantly saying, "You won't even give up on your Fifth Sister's matter, let alone such things... It's just that Fourth Aunt is your aunt after all, this matter is too big, you have no face , it is even more difficult to gain a foothold at home."

Although he didn't say it clearly, the meaning behind the words is to let Qiniangzi not go too far. Qiniangzi glanced at him and said with a smile, "How much of what you say is out of my intention, how much is it out of selfishness? ?”

The two husbands and wives live at home, and there are always conflicts. It is better to spread the word like this than to say nothing.

Xu Fengjia seemed to have swallowed a duck egg. She didn't speak for a long time, but just looked at Qin Niangzi with hatred, and said after a long time, "Yang Qi, God, please pull out your tongue!"

Immediately, Qin Niangzi's relaxed smile resounded in the room. "Fuck you, without your tongue, wouldn't it be more convenient for you to bully me?"

The two couples chatted and laughed, but they didn't bring up the matter again. It was only before going to bed that Xu Fengjia brought up the old story again.

"I know your temperament. Whatever you do, you always pay attention to seduction without saying anything, and keep your pulse alive. Wait for the right time, and then seal your throat with a sword." In the darkness, Xu Fengjia's voice seemed to float by Qin Niangzi's ears, "But you Remember, no matter what you think in your heart, if you are written under the name of the fourth aunt in the genealogy, everyone will regard you as the daughter of the fourth aunt, and you can't make many things too eye-catching..."

Although Xu Fengjia's words were meant to excuse the eldest wife, they were indeed reasonable.Qin Niangzi sighed softly, and simply opened up the words and told Xu Fengjia. "Actually, who should be blamed for the tragedy of Jiu Yiniang's life, I don't know exactly. The past is too illusory and difficult to trace back. It seems that everyone has a different version, and everyone has their own faults. .”

She asked herself in a low voice, "Even if you want to take revenge, what kind of revenge is the best? Who should you take revenge on? Is it only your fourth aunt who is to blame? Everyone has helplessness in this matter. It’s just a matter of love. Sigh, how much trouble can be saved if the kindness and resentment in the world are always clearly distinguished between black and white?”

Thinking of Brother Nine, Feng Jin and Eunuch Lian, she shook her head again, encouraging herself. "At least I'm lucky enough to be able to find out the truth. Unlike Brother Nine, who has been between his biological mother and adoptive mother all his life, he is in a dilemma. He doesn't even dare to have the courage to find out the truth. As a bastard, even if he has a legitimate son Title, without a second brother to divide the property, this road is still much more difficult than that of a concubine."

Xu Fengjia didn't speak for a long time, and after a long time, she said calmly, "Sleep! Who in this world doesn't have their own suffering? Tomorrow, I'm going to visit Anfufang. If you go to bed late, you'll have two scars on your face." It's a big lying silkworm."

Qin Niangzi hummed, adjusted her posture again, and then fell asleep in Xu Fengjia's arms.

(End of this chapter)