Chapter 174: Concubinage? (Please vote for me!!!)

"Relative" Minglan has doubts. The people who can meet the Xiao Qin family are naturally not Hualan and Rulan. Could it be Mrs. Wang and they should have no communication with each other?

"Xiao Tao, just tell her that it's inconvenient to have guests at home today," Ming Lan ordered.

"Yes, madam."

After Xiao Tao left, Yu Yanran frowned slightly, "Why don't you go and take a look, what if it's your mother?"

Minglan shook her head gently, "If it is really the mother, just say that the mother is here and ask me to come over. Why do you need to say that she is a relative? She must be some kind of relative who cannot be beaten. My stepmother, the Marquis, is that really With the appearance of a Bodhisattva, he always encourages others to come forward no matter what, and he does not show any flaws."

Yu Yanran originally had some sympathy for Xiao Qin, but under the influence of her best friend Minglan, she also noticed Xiao Qin. He has two faces as a human being.

In Ningyuan Hou Mansion, Xiao Qin was chatting with the two wives from the fourth and fifth bedrooms and Aunt Kang, and the servants came to report.

Xiao Qin put down the tea cup and wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, "Since there are guests at Minglan, forget it, let's have dinner first."

Fourth Room But the eldest wife said angrily, "Sister-in-law, I'm not telling you, your daughter-in-law is getting more and more arrogant. Even if there are guests and her mother-in-law calls her, she should always come over, not to mention her parents are here."< /p>

The eldest wife of the fifth house remembered what her husband had said, and just echoed it perfunctorily, then stopped interfering.

Aunt Kang felt that she had lost face and said sharply, "This Minglan is too ignorant. Her guests are just juniors. The elders asked her to come, but she didn't even show her face. I don’t know how my sister is raised at home."

Xiao Qin secretly laughed in her heart. This is what she wanted, but on the surface she sighed, "Oh, forget it, after all, I am not a human being. A serious mother-in-law, she usually has no face with Erlang. I originally wanted to invite her to chat with her to relieve her boredom, but she was tired of annoying others."

The eldest wife of the fourth house hated Tie Cheng. Gang said, "Sister-in-law, you are too talkative. This junior is riding on your head. From now on, how can you, the wife of the Marquis Mansion, get any prestige?"

Aunt Kang looked at herself When the opportunity to show off came, he stood up and said, "Huh, this Minglan has only been married for two years and is so domineering. Madam is magnanimous, but I have to discipline this girl on my sister's behalf."

Said Then, he walked towards Chengyuan. Ningyuan Hou Mansion was separated from Chengyuan by a wall, so it wasn't that far away.

Xiao Qin was secretly happy, but she said, "Hurry up, don't stop Aunt Kang yet, don't hurt the harmony."

The eldest wife of the fourth room immediately saw the excitement. He followed and blocked the servant who was chasing him.

The fifth-bedroom lady did not get up, but sat there quietly drinking tea.

Xiao Qin was a little surprised, but it was difficult to show it, so she could only pretend to be worried and looked in the direction of Chengyuan.

As soon as Aunt Kang entered Chengyuan, sheHe put on airs and cursed along the way, causing the servants to stop.

Minglan was sitting with Yu Yanran drinking tea and chatting, watching Sister Lan and Brother Ming chasing each other and playing in the yard, enjoying the leisure time.

While the two were chatting and laughing, they suddenly heard someone screaming and cursing. They were about to send someone out to check on the situation, but saw Aunt Kang barging in menacingly.

Yu Yanran quickly asked her servants to pull Sister Lan and Brother Ming to her side, and at the same time asked in a low voice, "Isn't this Mrs. Wang's sister? Why did you provoke her?"

As soon as Aunt Kang entered the yard, she said in a strange tone, "Huh, Minglan, you are really promising. When you marry into a high-ranking family, you won't take your parents' elders seriously, and even ask you to come to the house to talk to them. It's such a big deal."

Minglan first bowed to Aunt Kang. , and then said, "What did Aunt Kang say? Didn't I send someone to reply? There are guests at home who really can't leave. I hope Aunt Kang can forgive me."

"I'm sorry you said it so lightly. You have no respect for your elders, and I don’t know how my sister brought you up." Aunt Kang snorted.

Minglan's eyes became sharp when she heard this, she stared at Aunt Kang and said, "Aunt, this is saying that the daughter of Sheng Mansion is not so well-educated. Minglan needs to tell the difference."

"If my aunt is an elder of the Sheng family, Minglan will naturally be more respectful. But after all, my aunt is an elder of the Kang family, and she is a relative of Minglan. There are distinguished guests at home today, and it is inconvenient to go. My aunt came to my house and scolded me. This is a sign of good manners."

Aunt Kang was so angry that her eyes were bleeding. The eldest wife of the fourth room did not expect that Minglan would confront Aunt Kang head-on. When he got up, he couldn't help but shrink his neck.

"You, how dare you, you disrespectful thing"

Yu Yanran was used to seeing her best friend pointed at her nose and scolded, so she shouted "enough"

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"Ms. Kang Wang, you don't even look at where this place is. I won't tolerate your arrogance."

Aunt Kang was also used to being arrogant. When her father was still alive, she was the left minister of the household department. In the Song Dynasty, ministers of various ministries generally held concurrent posts, and each ministry was actually controlled by the left and right ministers. Since the left was respected in ancient times, the left minister was by default half a rank higher than the right minister. In theory, Mr. Wang was in charge of the appointment of civil servants in the world.

Aunt Kang grew up being held in the palm of her hand. She was surrounded by people who fawned over her, and she developed a competitive character since she was a child.

But after Aunt Kang got married, due to the death of Mrs. Wang, the situation of the Wang family took a turn for the worse. Her husband's family, the Kang family, also got worse and worse, and was reduced to the point where she had to sell her dowry to survive.

Normally, Aunt Kang would be angry at others, but today she was scolded like this by a junior, how could she bear it.

"Mrs. Jinghaihou is so majestic. I am here to teach the juniors a lesson, and it is not your turn to intervene."

Yu Yanran stood upHe walked up to Aunt Kang and said coldly, "Ms. Kang, do you know who you are talking to?"

"Humph, but even a younger generation dares to do so." Aunt Kang was about to retort.

Yu Yanran suddenly shouted, "How dare you, I am the second-grade imperial concubine of the current dynasty. For the sake of Minglan, I have already forgiven you for the crime of disrespect. Now you still dare to bark here? But it is necessary to comply with the laws of the imperial court and ignore it."

Over the years, Yu Yanran has been handling the affairs of the Marquis of Jinghai Mansion, and often attended gatherings of the top dignitaries in Bianjing. The momentum that came out immediately calmed Aunt Kang.

Sister Lan suddenly shouted from the side, "Hurry up and bow quickly!"

Aunt Kang and the fourth wife felt aggrieved, but according to the court's laws, these ladies did It was necessary to salute Mrs. Gaoming, who was of high rank, not to mention that Yu Yanran was still a second-rank Gaoming.

Aunt Kang's eyes turned red, but she could only bow to Yu Yanran in a polite manner.

The fourth-bedroom eldest wife was even more depressed. She just came to watch the fun, but she was forced to salute a junior. Thinking about it, she felt bad. Only then did she realize that the fifth-bedroom eldest wife actually Didn't follow.

Yu Yanran's original momentum collapsed instantly after Sister Lan shouted that voice. She glared at her daughter and said impatiently, "You guys, please stand down."

Aunt Kang can't kill anyone with her fierce eyes now, otherwise she can tear both Yu Yanran and Minglan into pieces.

The eldest wife of the fourth room cursed secretly and ran away with everyone. It was really embarrassing.

On the way back, the eldest wife of the fourth room vented her anger on Aunt Kang and said in a nonchalant manner, "Humph, if you don't have the ability to control the younger generation, don't act like a big boss and make me follow suit." "I was implicated."

Aunt Kang held the handkerchief in her hand and almost smashed it to pieces. She was too embarrassed to see Xiao Qin, so she could only get into the carriage and go home.

When she returned home, Aunt Kang saw her husband still looking carefree and carefree. She suddenly became furious and cursed with a huff on her face.

"You loser, I will be unlucky for eight lifetimes if I marry you."

Master Kang was scolded for no apparent reason, and became angry. He pointed at Aunt Kang and cursed, " Shut up, you loser. My Kang family started to go downhill after I married you. If it weren’t for the fact that you gave me a son, I would have divorced you long ago. "

Aunt Kang was furious, "The reason why our family is in decline is because you are incompetent. What does it have to do with me? If you make progress, I already have my life, so how can I still be angry with a junior?" I know how to be romantic all day long and beg for my little wife endlessly. If you have the ability, don’t use my dowry to make up for the family’s shortfall.”

These words were a punch in Mr. Kang’s lungs, and Mr. Kang became angry with embarrassment. , slapped Aunt Kang on the face, "Bitch, if you dare to say even one more word, I will report that you are insane and throw you into prison."

Aunt Kang was angry. I was trembling all over, butShe didn't dare to act bad again. She knew that her husband had already planned this. She could not be divorced, let alone go to jail.

"Minglan, Yu Yanran, you all wait for me." Aunt Kang covered her face and looked out the window with cold eyes.

In Chengyuan, Qin Hao came to pick up Yu Yanran and the children after get off work, and heard Minglan talk about today's events.

“Oh, what a loss, what a loss.” Qin Hao looked like he had suffered a huge loss.

Yu Yanran and Minglan both looked at him inexplicably.

Qin Hao blinked at Yu Yanran and said jokingly, "Isn't it a big loss if I didn't see the madam show off her power?"

Ming Lan covered her mouth and chuckled after hearing this, Yu Yanran She shyly hit Qin Hao and said, "My husband is making fun of me."

But Sister Lan threw herself into Qin Hao's arms and whispered, "Dad, I saw it, can I tell you about it?"

"I saw it too." Brother Ming had become familiar with Qin Hao now and began to pester Qin Hao.

Qin Hao picked up one with one hand and said, "Let's go home. Can you tell daddy?"

"Okay." The two little guys happily lay on Qin's side. Hao was slapped.

Minglan felt envious, and Yu Yanran also said goodbye to her, and the family returned to Jinghaihou Mansion.

In the next half month, Qin Hao basically stayed at home with his wife and children, except for going to the Privy Council to have an appointment. Sometimes Yu Yanran would drive him to Feicui and Qingmei to spend the night.

Just one day half a month later, the Qin Liu family suddenly sent someone to invite Qin Hao to the Dongchang Hou Mansion. Qin Hao originally thought something had happened at home, so he rushed over.

As a result, Xiao Qin was also here, and Aunt Kang was also here, followed by a girl of sixteen or seventeen years old, who looked quite handsome.

Qin Hao couldn't help but feel wary, not because he was prude, but mainly because Xiao Qin and Aunt Kang, two well-known poisonous women, suddenly got together, obviously holding back evil.

Sure enough, Qin Liu said to Qin Hao, "This is the eldest lady of the Kang family, and this is the concubine of the Kang family. I think she is quite good, but our family has few heirs."

In fact, it is no wonder that Qin Liu is anxious. Although Qin Hao already has a legitimate son, there is only one after all, and Qingmei and Feicui have never been pregnant. If Qin Hao only has such a son, there will be another in the future. Who will inherit a title

It is a matter of family inheritance, so Qin Liu will naturally take it to heart. In fact, she has always felt that her son has too few concubines. Looking at the nobles of Bianjing, no matter how poor they are, they There are also seven or eight concubines, but there are only two concubines like my son.

Qin Hao refused directly and said, "Mother, Sheng Changbai and I are close friends. Yanran and Minglan are as close as sisters. Aunt Kang is Mrs. Wang's biological sister. With such a relationship, if Kang is accepted As my daughter is a concubine, how will the relationship between our two families be handled in the future?"

Qin Liu was a little embarrassed for a moment, she really didn't expect it just nowAt this level, I just think that the concubine of the Kang family is sweet and well-behaved.

Aunt Kang became anxious when she heard this: "Master Hou, in fact our Kang family and Sheng family are two separate families, and Zhao'er is just a concubine, so it won't be a problem."

Qin Hao shook his head when he heard this, "My surname is also Kang, so this is absolutely unacceptable."

Before Aunt Kang could speak, Qin Liu smiled and said, "It was just a joke, don't take it seriously." So as not to ruin the honor of the girl’s family, don’t you think so, sister-in-law?”

Xiao Qin still looked the same and replied with a smile, “My brother and sister are right, it’s just a joke.”< /p>

In Aunt Kang’s heart, ten thousand grass and mud horses are galloping past. That’s not what you said when you came here

As for Kang Zhaoer’s reputation and jokes, in her opinion, the concubine is a bit mean. Maid, what reputation can you talk about? In her eyes, it is nothing more than goods, and they are valuable only if they can be sold at a good price.

When she thought that Yu Yanran was already a second-grade imperial concubine at such a young age, Aunt Kang became extremely jealous. She originally thought that giving her a concubine would help her establish a relationship with the Marquis of Jinghai, but she didn’t expect that Qin Hao actually I don't care at all.

"Useless things"

After leaving the Dongchang Hou Mansion, on the carriage, Aunt Kang twisted Kang Zhaoer's arm so hard that Kang Zhaoer burst into tears.

Aunt Kang scolded me, "Don't pretend to be weak here. I was just like a piece of wood in front of the Marquis. I'm a cheap maid. The lives of your mother and brother are in my hands. If you do it again, If you dare not listen to me, see how I deal with you."

Kang Zhaoer trembled and wiped his tears.

Back at Ningyuan Hou Mansion, Xiao Qin comforted Aunt Kang, "Hey, my nephew is good at everything, but he is too decent. I'm afraid this matter won't work out, but don't worry, Zhao. It is not difficult to find a good family for a son who is so beautiful."

Aunt Kang was still a little unwilling to give up, "Madam, this Marquis of Qin holds two titles. If there is no heir, this title will be lost." Isn’t it easier for outsiders? My family Zhao’er is not only beautiful, but you can also look at her body and give birth to children.” At such a young age, he has become a second-rank official in the imperial court. He is very decisive in doing things, and others cannot easily change the things he has decided."

Aunt Kang could only look back and sigh that this wealth was no longer available to her.

"Since we can't enter the Marquis of Jinghai's Mansion, why not let Zhao'er enter my Marquis of Ningyuan's Mansion." Xiao Qin said with a smile.

Aunt Kang's heart moved. Gu Tingye was also a popular figure in the official family, and his family fortune was quite rich. It was indeed a good choice.

"Just look after that."

Xiao Qin leaned into Aunt Kang's ear and whispered, "This matter needs some planning."

Yu Yanran was furious. She was not angry at the Qin Liu family, it was about the inheritance of the clan, but she didn’t mind if Qin Hao continued toMarry several concubines.

She was angry with Aunt Kang. The two had a conflict a few days ago. At this time, giving the daughter of a concubine to Qin Hao as a concubine was not an obvious way to cause trouble for her

Qin Hao comforted, "Okay, it's not worth it for an outsider, but you'd better remind Minglan that this Kang Wang family is not a fuel-efficient lamp."

"Oh, how can Minglan do this? Such relatives." Yu Yanran hurried to Chengyuan.

When Minglan heard what Yu Yanran said, she couldn't help but secretly gasped, "This Aunt Kang is so mean. She actually let her daughter from the concubine's house be a concubine. Doesn't the Kang family lose their face?"

Yu Yanran complained, "What's the point? She even gave a daughter from a concubine to King Anyang as a concubine."

"Isn't King Anyang over seventy? "Minglan looked at Yu Yanran in shock.

Yu Yanran said, "You can't be wrong. Last time I asked someone to investigate the Kang Wang family. She was unscrupulous in doing things. She even loaned money outside and forced people to die."

Usury is actually usury. In ancient times, usury was so high that it scared people to death. The annual interest rate of 300 was considered a reasonable price. The word usury is also very vivid. Money comes in faster than money is printed. Ordinary people borrowed it. The usury money was not enough at all, so we could only sell land and children.

Although usury was not illegal according to the laws of the Song Dynasty, among the noble officials, this was an act that undermined morality and would be looked down upon.

Sure enough, within a few days, Minglan was invited to dinner by Xiao Qin again. Kang Wang was also at the dinner table. There was a burst of extreme pulling, and Minglan was about to get away.

Aunt Kang took the opportunity to say, "You are the ones who said you wanted Zhao'er to be Gu Hou's concubine. Now you are going back on your word. I don't care how Zhao'er finds her husband's family in the future. I will stay with you." , you can figure it out for yourself."

Minglan suddenly felt nauseous and quickly covered her mouth and ran to the yard to retching.

Dan Jue reacted immediately and said with surprise and joy, "Please call the doctor quickly."

The doctor came soon. After checking the pulse, he cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations, Mrs. Gu Hou, you are very happy."

The jealousy in Xiao Qin's eyes could no longer be contained, and her teeth were gritting loudly.

"How can she have a child? It must be a girl, yes, she can't win a boy in one fell swoop. I still have a chance, there is still a chance." Please remember to bookmark it, the latest and fastest website without anti-theft and free reading