Zhu Men Ji Shi

Chapter 358 Wives and concubines ([-])

Cao was worried for a few seconds, then shook her head in her heart, thinking it was impossible.

Grandma saw her suddenly, it must be because of something, not just because of gambling.After all, it is nothing new that the servants in the yard often gather together to gamble.

The people in the inner court gamble, and sometimes the gatekeepers also gamble, but the amount of money they gamble is not as large as the people in the inner court.

The errands in the inner courtyard are more lucrative, and the masters often reward a lot of things, some of which are half-old and not new, and can be sold for a good price when they are taken out.

Mrs. Cao also has a lot of rewards on hand, and she almost sold them off.

In order to meet Shen Yuechen, Mrs. Cao dressed up meticulously, and even put on almost all the jewelry that she had left.

She didn't want to show off, but to prove that everything was normal.

Cao Shi spent a lot of time dressing herself up, so she came late.

Both Liu Shi and Wang Shi came earlier than Cao Shi, and they both sat on chairs drinking tea in an orderly manner, with a bit dignified expression on their faces.

They are all accustomed to being invisible people in Zhu's house that no one sees or cares about.Shen Yuechen's invitation made them nervous.

Standing beside Shen Yuechen was Wu Ma and Chun Ming, and Cui Xin and Qiao Er were in charge of serving tea and water.

Cao Shi originally thought that she could take the opportunity to come and see Zhu Ying, but she didn't expect that the children were not here.

Shen Yuechen ordered his servants to prepare chrysanthemum tea for them.

She thought they would definitely use it.

Mrs. Cao is the oldest and has the highest status among the three aunts, so she took the lead and said to Shen Yuechen: "It's been a few days since I saw you, Grandma's complexion has become much ruddy. Looking at your belly, it should be five months old." Bar."

Said it was a few days, but in fact they hadn't seen each other for almost a month.

Before He's accident, Shen Yuechen had been raising her baby with peace of mind, but since she avoided Cao's greetings, even though Cao wanted to come over to see Zhu Ying, she held back several times.

Shen Yuechen glanced at Cao's attire, smiled and said, "Auntie has good eyesight."

Cao said indifferently: "The concubine gave birth before, so she can guess so accurately."

Shen Yuechen heard the words, and only said: "Yeah, Auntie hasn't seen Sister Ying for a while, unfortunately, today is not a coincidence, Sister Ying went to the old lady's place."

Cao was a little disappointed, but still smiled and said: "It doesn't matter if you are a concubine."

The moment she sent the child out, she knew that there would be such a day, and it would be so difficult to see her.And Sister Ying seems to have almost forgotten her, and she is no longer like before, always sticking behind her and unwilling to leave.

Shen Yuechen greeted them to drink tea, the exquisite snacks on the plate were small and exquisite, making them appetizing.

After a while, Wu Ma presented the deed of prostitution that she had found earlier, and sent it to Shen Yuechen.

Cao's eyes were sharp, and he caught sight of the red handprint on it at a glance, and his heart skipped a beat.

Liu Shi and Wang Shi are both timid and fearful people. Although they sensed that the atmosphere was vaguely wrong, they didn't dare to make a sound. They just lowered their heads and looked at the shoes exposed by their skirts.

Shen Yuechen had already seen their deeds of prostitution, but he still put on a show and read it again in front of them.

Mrs. Cao pinched her palms, raised her head and asked, "Grandma, do you have any orders for us sisters to come here today?"

Hearing this, Shen Yuechen gently placed the contract of sale on the table, and said gently: "It's not an order, but I just want to discuss something with you."

After hearing this, Mrs. Cao felt a little more uneasy: "You are too polite, if you have something to do, just tell me, the concubine will definitely do her best."

Shen Yuechen smiled and said: "Speaking of which, you are all old people in the family. I just took a look at the deed of prostitution and found out that Aunt Cao has been in the Zhu family for seven years."

Mrs. Cao couldn't figure out what Shen Yuechen's intentions were, "Thanks to the eldest lady who thought highly of her at the beginning, she let the uncle accept the maid and concubine, and the maid and concubine were blessed by the uncle to give birth to sister Ying... Time flies so fast, Sister Ying is already over four years old."

"Yeah, children grow up very fast, and they grow up in a flash." After finishing speaking, Shen Yuechen glanced at Liu Shi and Wang Shi again. They entered the mansion two years later than Cao Shi, and they had never been favored. I don't even see each other once.

The Liu family and the Wang family have always been on good terms, perhaps because they both came from humble backgrounds and were not favored.

Every time the two came here, they were always together. According to the maids, they were always inseparable. They ate and slept together, just like a pair of sisters.

"Although you entered the mansion late, it has been five years." Shen Yuechen's tone was slightly emotional.

Upon hearing the words, Liu Shi and Wang Shi stood up unconsciously and said, "It's all thanks to the blessing of my uncle and grandma."

Seeing their nervous expressions, Shen Yuechen hurriedly said, "Let's sit and talk, everyone relax, don't hold yourself back."

Liu Shi and Wang Shi sat down according to the words.

Chun Ming stood aside, narrowing her eyes slightly to look at the two of them, feeling a little weird in her heart, and couldn't tell what it was like.

However, her attention soon shifted to Cao Shi.

Cao's eyes rolled around, looking at Shen Yuechen nervously.

"A few days ago, I accidentally saw your contracts of sale, and found that they were all death contracts. If this is the case, if you want to redeem your body and leave the house in the future, it will be difficult to handle."

When Mrs. Cao heard this, she thought her ears had misheard.

The reaction of Liu Shi and Wang Shi was more like being hit with a sap stick head-on, stupidly, dazedly, unable to figure out a clue for a long time.

This time, it was Cao who spoke first: "Grandma, you should know all about it. Back then we all signed a death contract to enter Zhu's house, so we could become uncle's concubine..."

She was a little confused, what did Shen Yuechen mean?
What dead contract?What ransomed out of the house?They are already the uncle's women, and they are destined to stay in the Zhu family for the rest of their lives. After they go out, where else can they go?
Shen Yuechen didn't threaten them with a courteous posture, but said in an unusually gentle way: "There are no absolutes in this world. You also know that a lot of things have happened at home recently, and many times we can't predict what will happen tomorrow?"

She tapped the paper on the table twice with her fingertips, and said in a soft voice, "I came here today to rewrite a contract of sale for you, turning the deed of death into a deed of living."

Mrs. Cao was still a little dazed at first, but when she heard this, she immediately seemed to understand something, stood up abruptly and said: "Grandma, you'd better make your words clear, maids and concubines are rough people, I haven't read that much before." Duo Shu, don't care about dead contracts, just want to understand what you mean?"

Seeing that Mrs. Cao was in a hurry, Chunming replied regardless of her identity, and hurriedly said, "Aunt Cao, please be safe and don't be impatient. Grandma hasn't finished speaking yet. What is there to worry about?"

Cao Shi glared at Chunming, and secretly scolded her for being talkative.

Shen Yuechen still smiled calmly, "What? Did my words scare Auntie? Look at your face turning pale."

Cao's forced a smile and said: "The maid and concubine are not scared, but just feel that it is too unexpected, and I am a little anxious for a while, I hope Grandma will not be blamed."

Shen Yuechen knew that Mrs. Cao was a smart person, and he liked to calculate very much.

Seeing that she suddenly took out the deed of sale, it was inevitable that she would feel uneasy.

"Don't worry too much, I did this out of good intentions. After all, this contract of sale is related to your whole life. In fact, this matter is also a good thing for you. Changing the contract of sale can also be done in the future." Make more plans for yourself, and find a way out."

Mrs. Cao lowered her head and said: "Grandma's kindness, the servant girl accepted it, but the maidservant is already the man of the uncle, and she is destined to follow the uncle for the rest of her life, so this deed of sale is a deed of death or a deed of living. , it doesn’t matter to maids and concubines.”

Shen Yuechen could tell that the Cao family was retreating, deliberately lowering her position.

After hearing the words, Liu Shi and Wang Shi also followed Cao Shi's meaning, and echoed: "Sister Cao is right, it doesn't matter to maids and concubines, it really doesn't matter."

Chunming secretly sneered, thinking: You don't care, but our lady does.

Shen Yuechen said again: "You all know my character, I don't like to make things difficult for others. This matter is not only my idea, but also the uncle's idea."

After talking for a long time, this sentence is undoubtedly the most shocking to Cao.

The meaning of the uncle... Cao's face turned pale again, he clenched his hands and said, "Is this what the uncle meant?"

"Of course, you are all my uncle's concubines, so before I make any decision, I naturally have to ask my uncle what he means." Shen Yuechen raised her voice a little so that she could hear it more clearly.

Mrs. Cao is so smart and able to calculate, so she must understand what she means.

Sure enough, Mrs. Cao sat back on the chair in a daze, making an abrupt noise.

The Liu family and the Wang family on the side still couldn't figure out the situation, their eyes only turned around on Shen Yuechen and Cao's body, and they didn't dare to gnaw for a long time.

After a while, Mrs. Cao finally cheered up and asked: "Grandma, did the concubine do something wrong? Did you upset you and the uncle?"

Shen Yuechen smiled and said: "Of course not, I've already told you not to worry too much."

Cao sneered from the bottom of her heart: How could she be careless!Shen Yuechen said it nicely, but it was obvious that he wanted to drive them out and drive them away from Zhu's house.

Any dead or alive contracts are just hypocritical excuses.

"Grandmother, I don't want to make a hasty decision on this matter, I want to see the uncle."

Cao Shi has always been able to bear it, but this time he couldn't help it.She didn't want to just sit around and be kicked out of Zhu's house just because of Shen Yuechen's temper.After all, she gave birth to a daughter for the uncle, and she has worked hard without credit.She didn't believe that the uncle would be so ruthless and just abandon her like this...

(End of this chapter)