After the marriage, the cousin was spoiled by the whole family of the Marquis's Mansion

Chapter 51 Kang's Cousin
The Kang Mansion was very small with only one entrance, and was originally home to Kang Jintang, his mother, and a cousin. The family only hired a maid to do odd jobs.

After Kang Jintang passed the imperial examination and became the top scholar, his mother, Mrs. Cai, felt that their home would become an official residence in the future and would need a maid, so she bought a maid from a pawnshop who was not good-looking but very cheap.

After Xie Shuning got married, she found that Kang's house was even smaller than Xie's servants' quarters.

In the end, Song couldn't bear to see her daughter suffer, so she bought the house behind Kang's house, connected the two houses, and used the new house as a new home for the young couple, while Cai and her cousin Lin Songxue lived in the old house in the front.

When Xie Shuning returned home, Kang Jintang was having a day off and was reading in the study.

Lin Songxue brought the lotus seed soup she cooked herself to her cousin's study.

Her mother Xiao Cai and Kang's mother Cai were sisters. Xiao Cai passed away early, so she lived in the Kang family since she was a child.

She always thought that she would be her cousin's wife in the future, and her aunt also had this idea, otherwise she would not have been seventeen years old and still not engaged, just waiting for her cousin to graduate from high school and get married.

But I never expected that my cousin, who had graduated from high school and was a handsome man without a wife, had also been favored by dignitaries.

He even married the only legitimate daughter in the mansion to him.

This was naturally something that my aunt was happy to hear, and she never mentioned her affairs again.

She had wasted her time in the Kang family. She had no relatives in the city of Yanjing, and even if she did meet someone, they were mostly young people doing small business.

My cousin has a bright future in his career. Even if he cannot be married to a legitimate wife, being a concubine is better than marrying into an ordinary family.

But the new cousin's wife is a powerful person and she could see what she was thinking on the first day.

He even made it clear in front of her the next day, saying that her cousin was a consistent person and would not take a concubine, so she should give up as soon as possible.

Oh, this young lady from Yanjing probably thinks too highly of Kang Jintang.

"Cousin, I cooked some lotus seed soup today. I bought candied dates at the market yesterday and put two of them in when cooking. It tastes a bit like what we had back home. Cousin, please try it."

Kang Jintang put down the book in his hand, glanced at his cousin who was becoming more and more beautiful, and quickly looked away, "Now that we have maids and servants at home, there is no need for you to do it yourself."

When Lin Songxue was in her hometown, she still needed to help Cai make some embroidery to supplement the family income. She often stayed up late to make embroidery. Even as a little girl, she often looked haggard and listless.

After arriving in Beijing, he entered the officialdom and had a higher monthly salary. The family no longer needed the women to sell embroidery to supplement the family income as before. Lin Songxue slowly recovered her energy and became more and more beautiful.

Lin Songxue saw Kang Jintang's reaction. She held the white porcelain bowl and sighed softly, "Xiaomei does a lot of housework. Xueer really can't bear to order her around anymore."

Of course, there were more than one maid in the house. When Miss Xie got married, she brought dozens of maids with her, but she could not command any of them.

At this time, it is natural to apply eye drops.

Sure enough, Kang Jintang frowned after hearing this. "Xiaomei is a handyman and doesn't care about this. Aren't Mother Lu and Bai Cui watching over the kitchen? Why should I let you do it yourself?"

Lin Songxue couldn't help but let her aggrieved expression disappear in an instant, and she controlled it very well, letting the man see her grievance and her forbearance.

Kang Jintang looked displeased. He knew Xie Shuning was spoiled before they got married, but he just thought it was his little girl's temper.

Since they got married more than two months ago, she has been running around for his career. It would be a lie to say that I am not touched, but he can't stand her daily coquettishness.

At this point, he missed his cousin's tenderness and care before marriage even more.

If he had not had no foundation and needed to rely on his father-in-law's support and connections in the future, he would have wanted to marry his cousin. Looking at his cousin who had no words to express his suffering, Kang Jintang just hated himself for being powerless.

Finally, he glanced at the window to make sure no one was passing by, then he poured out a few pieces of silver from the pen holder, which he had secretly saved.

"Xue'er, your cousin's wife was born into a famous family. She is the only daughter in the family. She is a little spoiled. Please bear with her. Take this money and buy some rouge and powder that you like."

Lin Songxue's eyes flashed with light, and then she shook her head, "Cousin, Xue'er has food and drink at home. Life now is much better than back home. Xue'er is very satisfied and doesn't need any rouge and powder."

Hearing this, Kang Jintang felt even more distressed, thinking back to when the family was in the most difficult time, Lin Songxue stayed up late to make embroidery just to help supplement the family income.

Although she is still a little girl, her hands are as rough as a woman's.

Now if I say that I have recovered some of my strength, but compared with Xie Shuning, I will know what it means to be a master without any experience.

Kang Jintang took the lotus seed soup and poured out the only two silver coins left in the pen holder.

"If your cousin asks you to take it, just take it. You can also keep it for your own use!" As he said that, he stuffed the silver into her hand.

The touch of the fingertips made Lin Songxue's ears blush. She clenched the silver in her palm and smiled shyly.

"Then... then Xue'er, please keep it for me! If I need it in the future, I can ask Xue'er for it!"

Just as the two of them smiled at each other and the atmosphere became increasingly ambiguous, the courtyard door was pushed open with a creaky sound.

Lin Songxue took a step back alertly and quietly put the silver in his hand into his sleeve pocket.

Xie Shuning was furious when she saw Lin Songxue. Did this little bitch really think she was made of mud? She served tea and water, asked about her well-being, and was just about to climb into Kang Jintang's bed.

"Oh, it turns out to be Sister Songxue." Xie Shuning couldn't help but snort through his nose.

"I am discussing something important with my husband, and we have to talk behind closed doors."

Lin Songxue lowered her head and lifted the hair beside her ear. "Xue'er just sent lotus seed soup to my cousin. I thought that he would eat it often in my hometown, so I took the initiative to send some."

Xie Shuning raised his head slightly, "Since you know that you are acting on your own initiative, cousin, why are you still staying here? Do you want me to send you off in person?"

Lin Songxue bit her lower lip, and Kang Jintang saw her weak look.

He opened his mouth, but in the end, no words of reprimand came out. He had just got Xie Shuning's connection and was appointed to the Ministry of Revenue. If he didn't take his wife's face seriously at this time, it would seem that he was too mean.

"Sorry to bother you, cousin. Xue'er will go back first." Lin Songxue didn't care if anyone spoke for her or not. As long as she made sure that everyone who should see what she did saw it, these little things would work in the future.

Xie Shuning felt extremely satisfied when he saw Kang Jintang not daring to say a word.

After seeing Lin Songxue leave, she told Kang Jintang what she had heard in the alley.

Kang Jintang was not a mediocre person, which was why he had gone so far in his previous life.

He would know the value of her words.

Xie Shuning looked at the young Kang Jintang in front of her, with a fire burning in her heart. What she wanted now was not just the first-rank imperial edict from her previous life. She wanted to get more than Rong Peilan from her previous life!

(End of this chapter)