Jia Zhen came out of Madam Jia's courtyard.
Her heart was extremely empty. When she returned to the Sakura Temple, she saw that Xia Lu had already come out of the storeroom.
On the table in front of her.
It was filled with jewelry.
"You came back just in time.
Let me see.
Are the things I prepared suitable for them? "Xia Lu waved to Jia Zhen with an extremely excited smile on her face.
"No." Jia Zhen sat opposite Xia Lu.
She didn't even look at the jewelry.
"How can you say that? You haven't even looked at it.
How do you know it's not suitable? I look at the three concubines. One of them is very warm and cheerful.
Look at this ruby hairpin. It suits her temperament. There's also a concubine.
I feel that her personality is very indifferent.
This set of pearl earrings.
It should suit her very well. Also,
The Qian concubine we brought back from the Qian family.
She's also a beauty.
This purple jade bracelet.
Although it's not as good as the green jade bracelet, it's still not bad. Just give it to her. "Xia Lu took out the things he wanted to send over one by one and showed them to Jia Zhen.
"Put away all these things. As concubines, how can they be worthy of these things?" Jia Zhen was dissatisfied. This woman was from an ordinary family. At most, they would give two bolts of cloth and a few silver hairpins. Even Madam, when she gave things to Laoye's concubines, she would only give them a few bolts of cloth and a few hollow gold jewelry. Look at what this woman gave. Ruby stone hairpins, pearl earrings, and jade bracelets. It was simply ridiculous.
"How is it not worthy? They're all delicate beauties. What's wrong with dressing up a little? When they dress up beautifully and accompany me, I'm happy to see them. Can't I?" Xia Lu was dissatisfied. He carefully put the things in the box. "Look at these fabrics. What do you think? I've carefully selected these from the storeroom. When the time comes, they'll use these fabrics to tailor two sets of clothes. Then they'll wear the jewelry I gave them, and they'll pay their respects to me. How beautiful! "Xia Lu was intoxicated.
"No, they're not allowed to step into the Sakura Temple!" The Jia Zhen was anxious.
"What are you doing? I'm their grandmother. They should come and accompany me. What do you mean by not allowing them to step into the Sakura Temple?" Xia Lu glared at Jia Zhen.
"If I say no, then no. You're not allowed to see them, ever!" The Jia Zhen was exasperated. This woman was really hateful. The most important thing now was to prevent this woman from seeing the three vixens. He must keep an eye on this woman and prevent her from being seduced away by the three vixens.
"You're funny. Although they're your concubines, they serve the two of us. Only they can serve you, but they can't serve me. What kind of logic is that?" Xia Lu was laughing hysterically in his heart, but he still maintained an angry look on his face. Jia Zhen was so angry that he was dumbfounded. Otherwise, he would have seen something in Xia Lu's eyes.
"I won't see them, and you're not allowed to see them either. I'll keep an eye on you," the Jia Zhen said righteously.
"Haha." Xia Lu sneered.
"I'm serious. As long as I'm here, I'll never allow you to see them," the Jia Zhen said.
"Fine, I'll take a step back. If you don't want to see them, I won't see them. If you see them, I'll summon them to the Sakura Temple and let them serve me. How about that?" Xia Lu raised his eyebrows and looked at the Jia Zhen provocatively.
"Deal." The Jia Zhen felt that his head was finally saved. He would not be cuckolded for the time being.
"Then these things …" Xia Lu looked at the things on the table and was a little embarrassed.
"I'll prepare the things you give them. These things are too expensive. With their status, they can't use them at all," the Jia Zhen said hurriedly. What if the three vixens were greedy for such expensive things? He could prevent them for a while, but he could not prevent them for a lifetime. Anyway, he would never allow himself to be cuckolded.
"Fine, I'll let you have it this time." Xia Lu laughed hysterically in his heart.
Jia Zhen nodded with satisfaction. Hmph, ruby stone hairpins, pearl earrings, emerald bracelets, don't even think about it. He would go to the warehouse to find a few batches of old cloth, and then find a few hollow gold jewelry. That would be it.
"That's not right. If you don't see them, I won't see them. But they've already been released. They have to come to the Sakura Temple to pay their respects to us. If we don't see them, what if Madam blames us?" Xia Lu said.
"In that case, when they come to pay their respects to us, you and I must be present. But you and I are not allowed to see them in private," the Jia Zhen said very seriously.
"Fine, I won't see them. But I've paid such a big price. I have beauties here, but I can't get close to them in private. When will you take me to Jiangnan and make it up to me?" Xia Lu looked at the Jia Zhen expectantly. She really wanted to go to Jiangnan. Jiangnan was a paradise for business. When could her beauty business officially start to develop? She could no longer control her primitive power.
"Don't even think about it. I'm going to pack my things." The Jia Zhen was furious and quickly left Xia Lu's place.
Looking at the back of the Jia Zhen leaving, Xia Lu showed a big smile. She was really cute. But although she was cute, she couldn't let him down.
The things the Jia Zhen packed were just as he had expected. There were a few old bolts of cloth. The patterns of the cloth had been worn for a long time. Because they had been in the warehouse for a long time, the colors were not as bright as before. Then there was a set of hollow gold jewelry for each of them. Because it was hollow, a set of jewelry only had two or three taels of gold.
When the three concubines received the gifts, they felt that it was quite normal. If they had been in an ordinary family, they definitely wouldn't have hollow gold jewelry. If they had known what Xia Lu wanted to give them, they wouldn't have thought that this set of jewelry was good.
It was Xiao Fei who brought the gifts to the three concubines. The three concubines all asked when they would go to pay their respects to Madam.
"Madam usually goes to Ninggyeongdang to pay her respects to Madam in the morning. If you want to pay your respects to Madam, you'd better go there in the evening," Xiao Fei said.
"Yes, thank you, Miss." The three concubines thanked Xiao Fei, but they didn't give her anything. They knew that Xiao Fei was Xia Lu's maidservant. She had seen all kinds of good things with Xia Lu. Because of their status, they couldn't give her anything good. They might even be criticized for being shabby. It was better to not give her anything.
Although Jia Zhen was angry, he still had dinner with Xia Lu in the evening. He was already used to eating with Xia Lu. Before, when he saw Xia Lu's habit of eating, he felt that it was too rough. Now, he was basically used to it. Now, under Xia Lu's guidance, he even fought for food with Xia Lu. Now, he was not used to it when he didn't eat with Xia Lu.
"Hey, tell me about your three concubines. You don't need to give Concubine Qian. You haven't seen her many times. You should mainly talk about the other two." After dinner, Xia Lu took a sip of tea and winked at Jia Zhen.
"What Concubine Qian? The woman who came back with us from the Qian Family is surnamed You." Xia Lu had also said that Madam You was Concubine Qian. At that time, Jia Zhen was angry and didn't realize it. Now, he realized that Xia Lu had mistaken her surname.
"What? Surnamed You? Madam You? " Xia Lu was terrified. To be honest, she had always thought that the concubine's surname was Qian. After all, she was brought out from the Qian Family. Xia Lu thought carefully. Indeed, Qian Mu had said that Madam You was the Qian Clan's cousin. Cousin meant that she had a different surname from the Qian Clan. She also said that she had a stepmother and two younger sisters. Xia Lu was terrified. What, what was all this? Madam You was Jia Zhen's real wife.
"Yes, what's wrong with you? Is there something wrong with her?" Jia Zhen saw that Xia Lu's expression was not right and quickly asked. Was this woman sick? Jia Zhen got up and walked to Xia Lu. He touched her forehead. It was not hot.
"What, what are you doing?" Xia Lu came back to her senses. Seeing that Jia Zhen was right beside her, she quickly withdrew her fist that was about to reach out. This man was really. He always liked to approach her when she was distracted. At this time, her body's conditioned reflex was very easy to accidentally hurt others.
"I saw that your complexion was not right. I thought you were sick, so I came to see you. Are you okay? Do you want me to call the doctor to take a look at you?" Jia Zhen frowned.
"I'm fine, I'm fine." She just could not accept the fact that she had snatched Madam You's position that should have belonged to her. How could she face Madam You now? Xia Lu held her forehead. What was all this? Madam You was originally Jia Zhen's legal wife. Because of her butterfly, she had become a concubine. Why did she feel so uncomfortable?
"You can't hide your illness for fear of treatment." Jia Zhen frowned. This violent woman did not look like she was fine.
"Well, let me ask you something." Xia Lu felt that if she did not deal with this matter, she would not be able to sleep well at night.
"Go ahead." Jia Zhen sat beside Xia Lu and observed her carefully. He was afraid that she was really sick. Because she was afraid of treatment, she was unwilling to say it out loud.
"If, I'm saying if, I didn't marry you back then, would you, would you marry this Madam You?" Xia Lu blinked and looked at Jia Zhen. She felt very guilty. The feeling of snatching someone else's things was not good at all.
"Are you kidding? Why would I marry her? Madam and the Qian Family are in such a bad relationship. Why would she let me marry a woman who is inextricably linked to the Qian Family? Aside from the Qian Family, what good would it do me to marry this woman? Although this woman is the eldest legitimate daughter of a third-rank official, the official is already dead. There is no one else in the family who can support it. What good would it do me to marry such a woman? If I really married her, I would be plotted against, just like how she became my concubine, "Jia Zhen said.
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