"Masters, the Old Madam,
The Old Madam has invited you over. "Nanny Chun smiled.
"Nanny Chun, do you know why the Old Madam is looking for us? We are here to accompany brother-in-law. We can't leave at once.
If the Old Madam really has something to say, she can just ask the servants to come over and instruct us, "the eldest son of the Qian family said.
"Yes." The other sons agreed.
Nanny Chun was disdainful.
It was no wonder that the Old Madam would be bitterly disappointed with these people.
If she instructed them now, they would not be able to do so. What was there to talk about in the future? "Isn't there still Miss Biao accompanying us here?" Nanny Chun smiled.
Nanny Chun smiled.
The masters of the Qian family instantly understood what Nanny Chun meant. She wanted them to create an opportunity for their cousin.
However, it was not easy for brother-in-law to come.
It was hard to say when he would come again. The few of them were a little hesitant.
Nanny Chun thought to herself, what an idiot.
Why did the son-in-law suddenly come to visit? These idiots actually didn't think about this question.
Since the Old Madam could let the son-in-law visit her for the first time,
Then there would be a second time.
What were these masters scheming in their hearts? The Old Madam was not stupid.
She just wanted to rope in the son-in-law for the master behind her.
However …
Just this time …
What was the use of saying so much? The son-in-law was the heir of Ningguo Province after all. He was not the kind of fool who would believe whatever she said. It was better to give this opportunity to Miss Biao. There was still a long way to go.
"It's like this. When the Old Madam was rummaging through her old things two days ago, she found something left behind by the Old Master. Some relatives from her hometown came over and wanted to have some of the Old Master's things as a memento. Madam asked them to come back in two days. Madam wanted to see if there was anything else in those old things, so she asked the masters to take a look." Nanny Chun knew that these masters were short of money recently. What did old things mean? It meant that it was very likely to be something valuable.
"Ahem. Brother-in-law, why don't you chat with your cousin first?" Old Master Qian was immediately fooled.
The masters of the Qian Family immediately got up and went straight to the Old Madam's yard. Nanny Chun was right. These masters were in need of money. After all, they had people who supported them. If you joined an organization, you couldn't just give them a joining fee. You also had to give them an annual filial piety fee. The Qian Family had a big business. If the whole family supported a prince, they would barely have enough money. However, each branch had a master behind them, so they didn't have enough money.
They had already plotted against the old things in the mansion countless times. However, those old things were in the hands of the Qian Mu. It was not easy for them to get their hands on them. Now that the Qian Mu was willing to give them away, they naturally had to go over and take a look.
Soon, the masters of the Qian Family left. Originally, the Jia Zhen was happy to watch the show. He didn't expect that they would really leave after hearing Nanny Chun's words. The Jia Zhen was a little confused. Nanny Chun winked at Madam You and then turned to leave. She still had to help Madam deal with these masters.
The masters of the Qian Family left, but their female companions were still here.
"Ah, Miss You, why don't you pour wine for the son-in-law? The son-in-law doesn't know that Miss You is very virtuous. I heard from our master a few days ago that Miss You embroidered a delicate forehead band for Madam," a concubine said with a smile. Obviously, she was praising Miss You. Obviously, she was arranged by the Qian Mu.
"Master, let's drink." Miss You filled the glass in front of the Jia Zhen again.
Because the sons of the Qian Family were gone and there were only a few women left, the Jia Zhen was more relaxed. In his mind, a few women were nothing at all. Obviously, he neglected Xia Lu for a while and forgot how powerful women were.
On the other side, Xia Lu was very annoyed. She was taken to dinner by the servant girl. After dinner, the servant girl began to talk nonsense with her and refused to let her go back. She had expressed several times that she wanted to go back to serve her master, but the servant girl stopped her. Xia Lu was afraid of exposing her identity, so she could only be in a deadlock here. She really didn't know what was going on with the Jia Zhen.
The Jia Zhen took another sip of wine. Then, the women here became bolder. Someone stood up and proposed a toast.
The Jia Zhen refused this time, but the woman didn't give up. She came over with the wine and accidentally spilled the wine on the Jia Zhen's clothes.
"Aiya, young master, I'm sorry. I didn't do it on purpose." The woman was very frightened.
The Jia Zhen frowned. Before the Jia Zhen could speak, the woman continued, "Young master, go to the side hall and tidy up. I'll ask the servants to bring a set of clothes for my master."
The Jia Zhen felt that something was wrong. Before he could react, he was pushed into the side hall by the woman.
"Here, these are my master's clothes. You can bring them in." The woman looked at the Qian Clan arrogantly and threw the clothes directly on the Qian Clan. Why was she still pretending at this point? So what if she was the eldest daughter of a third-rank official? At this point, how noble was she compared to them?
"Thank, thank you." Miss You hugged the clothes and was a little stupefied. Did she regret it? She wasn't sure, but the arrow was already nocked on the bow and had to be released. She had no way out. Her reputation was ruined and she had no other choice. Miss You hugged the clothes and walked into the side hall.
"Why are you here?" The Jia Zhen frowned. This woman really didn't care about anything? A man and a woman alone in a room. Was she really going to put all her eggs in one basket?
"Your servant hasn't returned from dinner yet. Those sisters-in-law were afraid that you would be anxious from waiting, so they asked me to come in and bring your clothes," Miss You said timidly.
"You came in when they asked you to. You are also the daughter of a third-rank official. You should know etiquette, justice, integrity, and shame. First you came to drink with me, and now you came in to bring me clothes. I know what the Qian Clan is planning. What if I don't agree? What can you do? " The Jia Zhen was very angry. What did she mean by the servant hadn't returned from dinner? That woman always cared about her image. He was afraid that she had been stopped by some people with ulterior motives.
Miss You was silent for a moment before saying, "If you don't want to take responsibility, it's not up to you. You said it yourself. A man and a woman alone in a room. This is the Qian Clan's residence. You have no other choice."
Hearing Miss You's words, the Jia Zhen, who was originally angry, suddenly calmed down. Forget it. He was originally schemed against. His skills were not as good as others, so he deserved to be unlucky. But the Qian Clan, did you really think that by giving me a concubine, you could restore the relationship between our families? From now on, we will be enemies until one of us dies.
"Okay, you are really amazing." The Jia Zhen walked out of the side hall. As soon as he came out, he saw Qian Mu and the Qian brothers who were waiting outside. The Jia Zhen was not surprised at all.
"Where is Xiao Xia? He went back. Does it take so long to have a meal? "The Jia Zhen suppressed his anger and said.
"I'll go and call someone." Nanny Chun was very perceptive and hurriedly left.
The Jia Zhen stood in front of the Qian Clan, waiting for Xia Lu to come back.
No one present dared to make a sound. Not long after, Eldest Miss You came out of the side hall, looking disheveled. When Mother Qian saw Eldest Miss You come out, she heaved a sigh of relief and said, "Zhen 'er, you …"
"The Qian Clan is really good at scheming. I will enjoy this woman and directly bring her back to Ningguo Province," the Jia Zhen said coldly.
"But Jingxian is the legitimate daughter of a third-rank official. If she goes back with you without any reason, as her aunt, I will not be able to explain it." Qian Mu pretended to be in a difficult position.
"Madam, what do you mean? Do you want me to take her back with a sedan chair?" The Jia Zhen looked straight at Qian Mu.
"No, no, I don't mean that." Qian Mu wanted the Jia Zhen to take Miss You back as a concubine. Of course, it was not because Qian Mu found his conscience and did not want Miss You to be a concubine. It was because a concubine was different from a concubine. In the future, she would be more helpful to the Qian Clan.
"She's not even married yet, but she's already drinking with a man. She's even willing to give clothes to a man on her own initiative. A man and a woman living in the same room together. The only reason I'm willing to accept her is because she's the daughter of a third-ranked official. If I don't accept this kind of woman whose reputation is ruined, who can stop me? Even if word of this spreads out, at most I will bear the reputation of being a playboy. As for this young lady's fate, unless the lords in your residence are willing to accept her, she will either commit suicide or become a nun. There is no third option. "Who doesn't know how to threaten?
After hearing the Jia Zhen's words, Miss You was on the verge of collapsing. Sure enough, in other people's eyes, she was the kind of woman who was promiscuous.
Qian Mu clenched her fists. She also knew that she was in the wrong today. However, the Jia Zhen was slapping Miss You's face so openly. In fact, it was a slap to her face.
Just as the atmosphere became extremely awkward, Xia Lu came over and quickly stood behind the Jia Zhen. She did not know what was going on, so she could only say nothing.
"Let's go back," the Jia Zhen said.
"Yes." Xia Lu lowered her head and followed behind the Jia Zhen.
After taking a few steps, the Jia Zhen realized that Miss You was not following them. He turned around and said, "What's wrong? Do you really want me to carry you back to Ningguo Province in a sedan chair with eight people?"
Miss You was stunned. Qian Mu was the first to react. He said, "Zheng 'er, look at her. It's not appropriate for her to go with you now. Why don't you wait for her to freshen up?"
"Give her the time it takes to burn a stick of incense," the Jia Zhen said.
"Yes." Qian Mu hurriedly brought Miss You back to the side chamber and asked the servant to freshen her up.
"Girl, don't worry. Zheng 'er is just angry now. After a while, he'll calm down. You just have to put in a good word for him. He won't make things difficult for you. If you feel that something is wrong in Ningguo Province, go to Aunt Dian Deng. She'll help you," Qian Mu said quickly. The time it took to burn a stick of incense was not long, so she could only give the most important instructions.
"Yes, Aunt," Miss You replied.
"Also, here's a banknote of 100 taels. Take it first." Qian Mu took out a banknote from her sleeve. She did not expect the Jia Zhen to take Miss You away directly. She had thought that they would wait for two more days.
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