"She's definitely not a good person.
Eldest Miss, you mustn't be deceived. "
Shi Xiangyun lowered her head.
Her hands kept twisting the handkerchief.
She didn't say a word.
Mama Liu, the wet nurse left behind by her mother who died early, was still chattering. "Those people who came from the mountains and valleys are the most uncouth.
That Madam Xu is a model. Even the silk and satin she wears can't hide the smell of the country bumpkin on her body. Although the people from the mountains and valleys are mostly simple,
That Madam Xu must have a belly full of tricks. Otherwise, how could she climb up to the master and give birth to two cheap seeds? "
"Eldest Miss, you must listen to me. Mother has eaten more salt than you have eaten rice. As long as one is a stepmother, none of them are good people! It's already good enough that they treat their stepchildren as if they don't exist. When they meet that narrow-minded person,
She would bully you behind your back with all her might. You can't refuse to do whatever she tells you to do. After all, she has the right of reason. If you go against her, you will be unfilial. "
"As the saying goes, if you have a stepmother, you will have a stepfather.
Not to mention that you and the master have never met since you were born. What kinship is there? If the master doesn't care about you,
Madam Xu will trip you up behind your back.
When that time comes, the servants in the manor will be able to ride on your head … "
As Liu Mama spoke, she began to cry, "Forgive me for being disrespectful to you.
Master might as well not have come back! Madam's life is really hard.
If she hadn't been shocked by the bad news and had a difficult birth, she wouldn't have died so early! The poor girl had just been born and had to follow her uncle and aunt to make a living. It was already hard enough.
I didn't expect that now it would make things worse. Second Master and Second Madam have taken over the House of Baoling.
For the sake of their reputation, they have to serve you well.
What should we do now? I can't imagine how Madam Xu will treat you in the future. "
Shi Xiangyun listened carefully without missing a word. She was so scared that she kept crying.
When she came back from Rongguo Province, she was still looking forward to it. On the way back, she thought about what kind of person the master was and whether he would like her daughter who she had never seen before. No one would want to be born with such a reputation. However, she had no choice. The only thing she could blame was that she had reincarnated into the wrong body. However, when she saw that the brothers and sisters of the Shi family and the Jia family all had parents, she couldn't help but feel envious. The only difference was that the Lin family's elder sister, Daiyu, had a father and a family. She was the only one living in her uncle and aunt's house. She was like a duckweed that didn't even have a home.
She was naturally happy that her father could come back. Although she can't be compared to the Shi family and the Jia family, she can still catch up with Sister Lin. No, she should be better off than Big Sister Lin, because her father was seriously ill and had passed away at some point. At that time, he would have a father, and Sister Lin would become an orphan.
To be honest, she was a little disappointed when she saw her biological father. She imagined that her father would be like the Second Master of the Jia family, an upright and elegant scholar. Otherwise, he would be like her Second Uncle and Third Uncle, a martial artist who lived like a prince. However, it was impossible for him to be a tanned, thick-waisted, and muscular man. Only low-level servants who did rough work at home would look like this. The head butler of Rongguo Province, Lai Dadu, looked more like a gentleman than him.
After she called out "father" in a daze, she was hugged by her biological father and cried. Her biological father kept saying, "I'm sorry, my daughter, it's been hard on you." She suddenly felt a feeling that she had never experienced before. It was completely different from when her great-aunt hugged her and said, "Poor child." At that time, although she felt sad, she was more happy because of her great-aunt's love for her. But now, she felt wronged and just wanted to cry out loud.
Is this the feeling of having a father?
Although she was not very satisfied with her father's appearance, she still felt a peace of mind that she had never felt before. She finally had a family, a feeling that someone would stand in front of her and shelter her from the wind and rain.
But why did her father point to strange women and children and say that they were mother, brother, and sister? She only wanted a father, and didn't want a mother, brother, or sister at all, unless it was her biological mother.
Now that she thought about it, her father had been with them for several years, and they had long been a family, but she, the biological daughter, was like an outsider.
Shi Xiangyun sobbed more and more, "Mother, what's the use of saying that!? Anyway, I have a hard life. I lost my mother when I was born, and I have to live by other people's faces for the rest of my life. Don't call me Miss in the future, I will be a servant girl who will be ordered around by others in the future. Maybe I'm even worse than those servants. When they are wronged, their families will stand up for them. If I am wronged, who will stand up for me? "
"Miss, you mustn't think that way. You are the daughter of the Old Master, the eldest daughter of the Shi Family. You are precious, how can those two lowly ruffians who were born in the mud be compared to you?"
"I'm afraid that I will be worse than them in the future …"
"Miss, don't be discouraged. How can a vulgar woman like Madam Xu, who was born in the mountains and valleys, be worthy of the position of Madam?" Mama Liu's voice was full of infinite disdain, "A phoenix can be born in the mud. Let's see if she has the fate."
"Mother, what do you mean?" Shi Xiangyun stopped crying and hurriedly asked.
"Although Madam Xu married the Old Master, she is not in the family tree, so she can't be considered the second wife of the Old Master. Moreover, the Shi family is a noble family that has produced two marquises. How can they allow a country woman to be the Madam? It's good enough to let her be a concubine. When the time comes, the two children she will raise will be born of concubines, and they will not be able to surpass your status.
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"Is this … possible?" Shi Xiangyun blinked her eyes.
"Why not? What is she, how can she be worthy of the position of Madam! During this time, the Old Master will be busy with the matter of the title. Miss, you should take advantage of this time to spend more time with the Old Master and strive to win his heart over to your side. There is also Matriarch Shi, she loves you the most. If you cry in front of her, she will definitely not ignore this matter. Matriarch Shi is the Old Master's aunt, so the Old Master will always listen to her words. When Madam Xu becomes a concubine, she can only be considered half a master, so you don't have to be afraid of her. "
At this time, Rongguo Province was also talking about the Shi family.
Mama Jia's face was gloomy as she looked at Wang Xifeng with displeasure and asked, "Such a big thing happened in the Shi family, how come our family didn't have any news at all?"
It was no wonder that she was angry. In any case, she was the legitimate daughter of the Shi family, and the three Shi brothers had to respectfully call her Aunt. In the end, such a big thing as Shi Qu's return was known by outsiders. Although she was a servant of the Shi family, she could not forget the surprised look in the old woman's eyes. Moreover, as a member of the Duke's household, how could the news be so bad?
Wang Xifeng felt wronged. Inquiring about news was a man's matter, and as a woman, she had never interfered in these matters. How did it become her responsibility now?
Although Wang Xifeng felt wronged, she did not dare to challenge Mama Jia. She could only say, "Old Ancestor is right. It's just that today, coincidentally, all the things happened together. I only heard the replies from the daughters-in-law. I didn't expect such a big thing to happen outside. I really deserve a beating, I deserve a beating. "
Mama Jia was stunned for a moment. Previously, she was too busy being angry and only now did she remember that Wang Xifeng was in charge of the inner residence, and Jia Lian was in charge of the matters outside. Usually, whenever something happened, she would call the husband and wife over for questioning. She was already used to it. Now that Jia Lian was not here, she should not have blamed Wang Xifeng.
Mama Jia still liked Wang Xifeng, this granddaughter-in-law, very much. Knowing that she had blamed the wrong person, she immediately said warmly, "This can't be blamed on you. You also have your own matters, so it's not strange that you don't know. What news did you send back now? "
"There was some news." Wang Xifeng hurriedly told her what she had heard.
After listening, Jia Zheng shook his head and sighed. "Eldest Cousin is really too much. He just came back and caused such a ruckus in the house. He really shouldn't have lost harmony with his brothers. Is it worth it for a title? "
"How do you think this matter should be resolved?" Mama Jia asked.
"This … there was a dynasty in the past where this kind of thing happened. At that time, the emperor of that dynasty was captured by foreigners. Later, the courtiers supported the emperor's younger brother to become the new emperor. Who knew that when the foreigners saw that they could not get any benefits from the old emperor, they released him. But how can there be two emperors in the world? The new emperor then conferred the old emperor the title of retired emperor and put him under house arrest. He also isolated him from the outside world and did not allow him to contact anyone. Later, there were courtiers who conspired to support the old emperor and successfully restored him. The old emperor then demoted the new emperor to a prince and put him under house arrest. Later on, the new emperor died quickly. However, whether he died of a serious illness or was killed by the old emperor was unknown. As for the courtiers who supported the new emperor, they were also executed for the crime of rebellion. "
Everyone was confused by the new emperor and the old emperor, but they also understood that this matter was not easy to deal with. No matter which side inherited the title, there would be some problems.
Shi Nai did not inherit his father's title, but Shi Qu's. After Shi Qu died, there was no heir who could inherit the title, so Shi Nai benefited from it. Moreover, Shi Qu had made contributions on the battlefield and lost his whereabouts because he was ambushed while chasing the enemy. After all, he could not go missing for a few years after risking his life on the battlefield and making meritorious contributions. When he came back, not only did he not receive any rewards, but his original title and family property were also taken over by others. How disappointing would that be? If he had known earlier, he would not have gone to the battlefield and just stayed at home!
In fact, it was not that there were no rewards. The imperial court gave another title to the Shi family. In other words, Shi Qu worked hard on the battlefield for half a day, but in the end, only his two younger brothers benefited. In the end, he did not receive any rewards at all and even lost his original title. If this matter was not handled well, the number of people who were willing to go to the front line to fight would be reduced by half. After all, no one wanted to come back home after shedding blood.
However, Shi Nai was the Marquis of Baoling that was personally conferred by the imperial court. It could be said that it was justified. If Shi Qu became the Marquis of Baoling again, it would be equivalent to slapping the imperial court in the face. After all, the imperial court did not investigate clearly at that time and let the Marquis be replaced. However, the imperial court was also ruthless enough to let the Shi brothers make their own decisions.
In the end, no matter what the outcome was, the imperial court would be clean, but the brotherly relationship between Shi Qu and Shi Nai would be over.
Jia Zheng sighed. "Actually, Eldest Cousin should not have come back. Now it's difficult for everyone."
Mother Jia also sighed. "That's true, but not everyone values brotherly relationships as much as you do."
Madam Xing secretly curled her lips. Fortunately, she did not drink the tea. Otherwise, she would definitely spit it out. Jia Zheng valued brotherly relationships? Her family's master had been in Jinling for so long, but she had not seen him greet him. Perhaps he wished that her family's master would die in Jinling so that he could live in the Glory Hall legitimately. Moreover, it was not something that could be thrown away casually. It was a title. Shi Qu was stupid. It was his own title, but he gave it away for free. She did not believe that if Jia Zheng was Shi Qu, he would not choose not to come back. Anyway, it did not happen to him, and he was not the one who was sacrificed. Naturally, he could say whatever he wanted.
Wang Xifeng did not think as much as Madam Xing, but she also felt that Jia Zheng's words were wrong. If it were her, she would not even ask for the reason. If you ate my food, you would spit it out.
Lady Wang was thinking about how useless Shi Nai and his wife were. They had already gotten the title, but they still gave it up. However, it also reminded her that she had to do things neatly and not leave any loose ends. Otherwise, her Baoyu would be criticized when he inherited Rongguo Province.
Jia Baoyu did not know that Lady Wang was planning for him again. He was only thinking about Shi Xiangyun. "Old Ancestor, is Sister Yun going to have a stepmother? Will she be good to Sister Yun? "
Madam Jia sighed again. "She is not the biological mother. How can there be any affection? Moreover, she has two children of her own. Usually, those who know etiquette will maintain some face. However, she was born in the countryside and is illiterate. She doesn't even know what etiquette is. I'm afraid that your Sister Yun will suffer a lot in the future. "
Madam Xing, who was also a stepmother, suddenly felt very awkward. She felt that Madam Jia was insinuating herself.
Jia Baoyu's eyes immediately turned red. "Let's bring Sister Yun back. We don't want her to go back. Otherwise, she will suffer at home from being wronged by her stepmother."
"Baoyu!" Jia Zheng frowned and said, "What are you talking about?!"
Jia Baoyu was scared of Jia Zheng like a mouse seeing a cat. He immediately shrunk his neck and did not dare to speak again.
Madam Jia was dissatisfied. "Baoyu is just worried that his Sister Yun will suffer. This child is kind. Why are you yelling at him? "
Jia Zheng was embarrassed and did not dare to speak again.
Wang Xifeng smiled and said, "Actually, Brother Bao, you don't have to worry. Sister Yun is the Old Ancestor's grandniece. As long as the Old Ancestor says something, Sister Yun's stepmother will not dare to make things difficult for her."
Madam Jia coaxed Jia Baoyu and said, "Your Second Sister-in-law Lian is right. Your uncle is very busy these few days. When he is done, I will tell him to treat your Sister Yun well. " She then said to Jia Zheng, "Go to the Marquis of Baoling's Estate tomorrow. Since your eldest cousin is back, go and meet him. As for the matter of the title, don't get involved. Otherwise, you will get into trouble. "
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