Madam, don't do this!

Chapter 7 Pony and Big Cart (4,000 for collection)
On a summer morning, sunlight tinged the thin clouds with an orange hue. Songzhou is a windy city, where summer cicadas chirped tirelessly. Fallen leaves, swept up by the wind, playfully circled in mid-air before landing quietly on our heads.

The servant's voice came from outside the courtyard:

"Have you heard that Yicuilou has been closed down?"

"It seems like they are harboring a wanted criminal."

"I heard it was a conspiracy, and it seems a dragon robe was found in Yicui Tower..."

Song Yan was very sad.

As the only brothel in Ningping County, he had originally planned to have a chance to visit it... but he died before he could accomplish his mission, and Yicuilou was gone just like that.

Brothels have always been a popular haven for harboring wanted criminals, so that's not surprising. However, the idea of ​​a conspiracy to rebel is far-fetched. Why would they rebel over a mere brothel? Would they be the only ones allowed to run a brothel after the rebellion succeeds?

Probably because he offended someone.

After listening for a while, Song Yan lost interest. Compared to the brothel, he cared more about the situation at the Luo family. Now that four days had passed, the Luo family must have verified the efficacy of isoniazid and would definitely take action.

Isoniazid is a specific drug for tuberculosis. For people in this world who have not yet developed drug resistance, the effect can be exaggerated.

This way, he could escape the Duke's Mansion by marrying into the Luo family... Song Yan's eyes flashed, but quickly faded. Rich but powerless, poor but with a beautiful wife, weak but precocious. These were the three great taboos in life. Until he gained sufficient strength, he would remain dormant.

After closing the courtyard gate, Song Yan took out the Hundred Flowers Treasure Mirror buried underground and looked through it again. Perhaps because he had lived two lives as a human, his memory was very good. Although he could not say that he had a photographic memory, he could remember most of it after looking through it once.

After doing this several times, the contents of the book were memorized in mind. He recited it silently again, and after confirming that there were no mistakes, he hid the Hundred Flowers Treasure Mirror again.

In the middle of the afternoon, around 3 p.m., the Duke's Mansion suddenly became bustling with activity, and a commotion could be heard from outside. Soon, footsteps could be heard outside the courtyard, followed by a knock on the door. A maid in her fifties stood outside.

Yang Guifang.

The old maid who served Yang personally was said to be her wet nurse. She was also related to Yang and was brought along when Yang married into the Duke of Song's Mansion. Relying on Yang's favor, Yang Guifang was extremely domineering in the Duke's Mansion's backyard. Except for the legitimate sons, Yang Guifang didn't care about the illegitimate sons and Song Hongtao's concubines.

Song Yan still remembered that when he was three years old, his mother was punished by Yang for a trivial matter. The person who did it was Yang Guifang. The old woman was extremely cruel. His mother's face was beaten red, swollen, cracked, and even a tooth was broken. He rushed forward and bit Yang Guifang, and was slapped in the face by the damn old woman. He could not hear for several months.

The past scenes flashed through his mind, but Song Yan's expression was well controlled. He even bowed to Yang Guifang and said, "Mother Yang, what's the matter?"

A wealthy family has many rules. No matter how much Yang Guifang is favored by the Yang family, she is still just a servant. No matter how unpopular Song Yan is, he is still the master of the Duke's Mansion. How can a servant expect the master to bow when meeting him? But Yang Guifang did not think too much about it. She accepted Song Yan's greeting calmly without any hesitation.

Obviously, this is a brainless idiot.

"Mr. Nine, hurry up. The master wants you to come over." Glancing at Song Yan, Yang Guifang said coldly.

Along the way, many servants passed by and looked at Song Yan with obviously strange eyes. Unlike before, they did not have the pity and contempt. Instead, they looked at him with more surprise and even envy.

There were already quite a few people in the reception room, including Song Hongtao, Yang Shi, and even Song Zhen.

In addition to the Song family members, there are also the three brothers of the Luo family. Behind the three of them is a woman, but she is not Luo Tianyi.

In short, big, very big, very big.

Gathered like mountains and scattered like clouds, the tender skin is fragrant and soft.

Twenty-four or twenty-five years old.

She had a gentle temperament. While not as stunningly beautiful as Luo Tianyi, she was still pretty and charming. Her raven black hair flowed down her back, not tied up like most women, indicating that she was still unmarried... In this world, women who were still unmarried by the age of twenty-four or twenty-five were truly rare.

Luo Tianyi was not there. Although Luo Tianyi should not be the woman in white in the cave that day, after a few days, Song Yan still unconsciously associated Luo Tianyi with the woman in white in his mind.

No one knew what was in Song Yan's mind. When they saw Song Yan appear, the eyes of the three brothers of the Luo family suddenly brightened.

Song Yan's lips curved up, and he bowed and said, "Greetings, gentlemen."

But before his waist could bend, it was held up by a pair of big hands. A relatively soft but irresistible force came from Luo Tianshu's palms, and his body, which had just bent a little, immediately returned to normal.

It is rumored that the eldest son of the Luo family is as gentle as jade, good at playing the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and has already achieved the title of Juren at a young age. But now it seems that this person is probably not just a simple scholar.

Luo Tianshu chuckled and said, "Brother-in-law, there's no need to be so polite. We're a family from now on, so there's no need for these empty formalities."

Call me brother-in-law.

The Luo family has three sons and four daughters. Luo Tianxuan is the eldest daughter. Although Luo Tianshu and Luo Tianxuan are twins, they were born half a quarter of an hour late.

He wisely didn't mention isoniazid. On his last visit to the Duke's Mansion, Song Yan waited some distance from the gate before taking out the pills, clearly not wanting the Duke's Mansion to know about his medical skills. Luo Tianshu was also curious. Song Yan had been imprisoned in the Duke's Mansion's backyard for years, leaving the mansion only a few times. Where did he learn such medical skills? But Luo Tianshu also understood that everyone has their secrets. If they wanted to maintain a good relationship, then exploring each other's secrets was a taboo, and he wouldn't do such a foolish thing.

The title of brother-in-law made Song Hongtao's eyelids raise slightly. He had been prepared that the Luo family would agree to this marriage, but what he did not expect was that the Luo family actually attached so much importance to Song Yan, a bastard. The betrothal gift sent by the Luo family this time was quite astonishing, with a total of 88 loads, which was equivalent to at least 70,000 to 80,000 taels of silver. Even the marriage of the legitimate son and daughter of the Duke's Mansion was no more than this.

He truly couldn't understand what it was about this youngest son that made the Luo family so valued. He felt as though something was happening that he wasn't aware of. This feeling, beyond his control, made Song Hongtao frown. However, Song Hongtao, being a seasoned shrew, simply chuckled, "Yan'er, don't just stand there in awe. Madam Luo has already agreed to your marriage to Miss Tianxuan, and the wedding is set for three days from now. Once you're at the Luo residence, you must uphold your duties, take care of your wife, and serve your mother-in-law. Don't neglect them."

The latter part of the sentence was already stern: "Although you are a son-in-law, your words and deeds also represent the reputation of our Song family. If I hear that you are doing evil things in the Luo family and damaging our reputation, I will never let you go even if you have already married into the Luo family. Do you remember this?"

More than ten years of living in fear and caution has enabled Song Yan to develop the ability to observe people's hearts. Although Song Hongtao hid it very well, Song Yan could still clearly feel that Song Hongtao's breathing became slightly rapid, the corners of his mouth trembled subconsciously when he spoke, and his pupils contracted slightly, which were all signs of excitement.

This was very abnormal. Song Hongtao's attitude made Song Yan confused. Originally, he thought that he was just a substitute bride, stepping into the fire pit instead of Song Zhen, the legitimate son. But when he thought about it carefully, it was not right. After all, the Luo family had already expressed that they could cancel the engagement, but both Song Hongtao and Yang seemed to be determined to send him into the Luo family.

Something was amiss. Was he trying to get me to do something in the Luo family? A pawn?
Thinking of this, Song Yan bowed his head and said: "I will remember my father's teachings and will never bring shame to the Song family."

After all, the most important thing for Song Yan now is to escape from the Duke's Mansion. As for whether he will be involved in other whirlpools, that is a matter for the future.

Then they discussed some details of the marriage in detail, but Song Yan had no right to interrupt in these matters, so he stood quietly by and listened.

It was not until late in the evening that the discussion was concluded. Although Song Hongtao and Yang repeatedly tried to persuade them to stay, the Luo brothers clearly had no intention of staying. However, when they left, they left one person behind, the woman.

"I heard that my brother-in-law has been living alone and has no one to take care of him, so my mother asked Sister Banxia to come and take care of him personally."

"Sister Banxia, ​​you should stay with your brother-in-law from now on. Serve him well and don't neglect him."

Hearing this, Song Yan looked up and saw that Gu Banxia's face was slightly red. She nodded slightly and agreed.

She roughly knew what was going to happen next.

Song Zhen, on the other hand, felt a wave of regret and envy, and his eyes couldn't help revealing some greed and desire.

Gu Banxia is the maidservant in the same room with the emperor.

As expected of the Luo family, these maids are all quite pretty. Although they are a little older, their mature and gentle temperament makes them even more attractive. Their expressions are dignified without any coquettishness, and their purity exudes a hint of alluring charm because of their plump and delicate bodies.

It would be a waste to give such a woman to Song Yan.

Song Zhen couldn't help but ponder in his mind how he could possibly get Gu Banxia. Song Yan was just a loser, so surely if he just asked, he would obediently send her over, right? Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a surge of agitation.

Song Hongtao frowned. Others didn't know, but he knew clearly that Gu Banxia was Luo Yuheng's maid. What was that woman thinking by letting her personal maid be her son-in-law's maid?

But that woman is Luo Yuheng, so it's not surprising.

In this era, the sons of wealthy families were surrounded by many maids. The role of the maids was to make the master familiar with the woman's body and master the skills in bed so that he would not lose face on the wedding night due to being too unfamiliar.

Often, those rich young men have already started enjoying the pleasures of sex at the age of thirteen or fourteen, and some even earlier, such as Song Zhen. This guy tasted the pleasure of women at the age of twelve, and had fun every night, so much so that he now needs to rely on drugs to maintain his condition.

You say this behavior is disrespectful to women and a violation of human rights? Come on, this is a feudal society. In this era where life is difficult and human life is worth less than that of an animal, who would talk to you about human rights?

Human life is not as valuable as cattle and horses. This is not a joke. The value of oxen and war horses is far beyond that of ordinary people.

The rules in the royal family are even more complicated, especially for princesses who are marrying off. Before the wedding, the royal family will arrange for the princess's personal maid to go to the prince consort and consummate the marriage with him. The purpose is naturally to check whether the prince consort is in good health. What if the prince consort is inhumane? Will the princess be forced to marry him and become a widow?
What if the princess lost her temper and found a bunch of lovers? Wouldn't that bring shame to the royal family? From ancient times to the present, there are many princesses who have played tricks.

Although Luo Yuheng has been expelled from the royal jade disc, he still has royal blood in his body, and all matters are carried out in accordance with royal rules.

Of course, when Luo Yuheng got married, Gu Banxia was still young, and she was not the maidservant.

This time, normally, the maidservant for Song Yan should be chosen from Luo Tianxuan's close circle, but Luo Tianxuan was suffering from tuberculosis and was being cared for by female doctors, not maids. It would naturally be inappropriate to let those female doctors be the maidservants.

It is even more inappropriate to choose maids from Luo Tianshu, Luo Tianquan, and Luo Tianyang.

As for Luo Tianyi, she had no maids around her, and even washed her menstrual blood herself.

The maids around the other two daughters were also too young.

The rest were just servants, not very pretty or graceful. Finding them on short notice was difficult, and their loyalty was also hard to guarantee. After much deliberation, Luo Yuheng decided to send Gu Banxia over.

On the one hand, Gu Banxia knows everything about the Luo family and is loyal to them.

On the other hand, it can also be regarded as an opportunity to settle Gu Banxia's lifelong event. She can be promoted to a concubine. Although she is not the legal wife, with the relationship between Gu Banxia and Luo Yuheng, she will not be at a disadvantage.

Although Song Yan was smart, he didn't know the twists and turns here. Looking at the shy and gentle woman opposite him, he couldn't help but feel that his mother-in-law, whom he had never met, was really a good person.

Is this because he knows that Luo Tianxuan's physical condition is not suitable for consummating the marriage, so he deliberately arranges a beautiful woman by his side, hoping to tie him down in this way?
How did she know that she had no resistance to the honey trap?

However, looking down at my still somewhat immature figure, fifteen years old, and then looking at the twenty-five-year-old sister across from me...

A small horse and a big cart?
If you like it, leave a paw print and collect it. The single-player game is so scary.

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