concubines are respected

Chapter 4
After bypassing the lotus pond and passing through a magnolia forest, not far ahead, there suddenly appeared a courtyard with red bricks and green tiles. This was the Yulan Wan where the head mistress of the Lin family, Mrs. Mo, lived.

As soon as Suxian arrived in front of Yulan Wan's gate, Wan Nei faintly heard a soft voice, "Mom, I heard that Yuzhen Zhai has arrived at a batch of new goods. Among them is an opal from the Western Regions, which is as big as a broad bean. It can be transformed into colorful colors, my daughter specially asked Liu Qing to go there yesterday, and asked the shopkeeper to stay for me for a day. Later, my daughter will go out of the house and will come back soon, mother, you should accept Lan'er."

It goes without saying that the voice came from the eldest daughter of the eldest lady, Lin Suxian's eldest sister - Lin Zhilan.

"Nonsense, you majestic daughter of the magistrate, how can you show your face in public? Even though your father is sick and temporarily not asking about government affairs, but the rank is still there. At this time, you are not at home. Waiting for the illness, but walking outside privately, pointing out Maybe it will attract some gossip. Let Liu Qing take the silver to get the opal." Although the voice of the eldest lady is firm, it is full of indulgence.

Suxian's steps faltered slightly, and her brows furrowed slightly invisibly. The elder sister Lin Zhilan had a very dignified appearance, she was two years older than herself, and she was at the age to talk about marriage.

The Da Furen treated her like a pearl like a treasure, it can be said that she was afraid of melting if she held her in her mouth, and afraid of flying away when she held her in her hand. Since she was a child, she hired a famous teacher to teach her piano, chess, calligraphy and painting with all her heart.

Over the years, in Ruoda's Kangzhou territory, she can be regarded as the best among her boudoirs, and she has been admired by many famous young men.

Now that she has reached the marriageable age, she does not know whether it is because the eldest lady is reluctant to marry her daughter whom she has painstakingly cultivated for many years, or because her vision is too high and she has not met a person who satisfies her.

In short, the matchmaker almost stepped through the threshold of Lin's residence, and the lady still stiffened her neck, just refusing to nod.

It was secretly rumored in the house that the master and An Nanhou of the capital were old friends, but the master left the capital and came to Kangzhou because of his job transfer.

Due to geographical factors, there was less walking around with the Annan Houfu.

But An Nanhou's son is handsome, capable of both civil and military skills, and most importantly, it is rumored that the master and An Nanhou once married in a joke.

But for many years, the master has never revealed the slightest thing, no matter how the eldest lady inquired about it, the master did not mention a word about the words with Marquis An Nan back then, whether it was a joke or a serious one.Over time, this matter faded away.

Now that Lin Zhilan has reached the age of Ji, the eldest lady is still not sure about the marriage, and the house secretly spread that maybe the eldest lady is thinking about An Nanhou's son, so she postpones her marriage again and again.

These remarks are just extremely cryptic discussions in private in the mansion, but no one has ever dared to say anything in front of people.Otherwise, according to Da Furen's temperament, the person who spread the rumors will definitely be peeled off a layer of skin.

"Mother..." Lin Zhilan's coquettish voice continued, "My daughter still wants to choose more accessories, how can I let Liu Qing do it for me..."

"Okay, I'll send someone later for the mother to ask the treasurer of Yuzhenzhai to bring new products to the house, so that you can choose enough. If you don't have enough money, just ask Mr. Guo to keep the account. Are you satisfied now?" The eldest lady's voice was full of smiles, and she always tried her best to satisfy Lin Zhilan's demands.

"What Da Furen said is that it's time for the ladies in the mansion to add some accessories." The voice of the third aunt sounded at the right time, and the meaning is self-evident. Mr. Guo, the accountant, kept the accounts. Naturally, her two daughters were indispensable for such a good deed—Lin Luying, the third miss, and Lin Ruxue, the fourth miss.

The eldest lady smiled faintly, and was noncommittal to what Third Auntie said.

The corner of Suxian's lips curled up into a slight sneer, San Yiniang was always so greedy for profit, she was afraid that she would lose even the slightest benefit.

"Stop!" At this moment, a cold reprimand sounded from behind, "Why are you here?"

Suxian looked back and saw a 12-year-old girl in a pale pink flower-strewn soft smoke skirt and a white jade bead hairpin, staring at her with contempt.

A calm smile floated on Suxian's face, and she said softly, "So it's the third sister. I'm here to greet my mother."

"Bah! Who is your third sister? You deserve it! How can a bastard born of a bitch have the right to call himself the blood of the Lin family!" Lin Luying spat lightly, and raised her chin arrogantly.

Standing behind Lin Luying, the purple-clothed girl who was about eleven years old stepped forward and whispered in Lin Luying's ear, "Sister, don't say that, if my father listens to it, it will definitely be another punishment."

"Go! Don't use my father to oppress me. My father is ill, and it's hard to get out of the room. How would you know!" Lin Luying turned her head and scolded Lin Ruxue in dissatisfaction, and then continued to criticize Suxian, "It's all your fault, you bitch Your fate is in conflict with that of your father, so your father will never be able to get sick. Fortunately, your father still protects you wholeheartedly. I don’t know what’s wrong with you. You have a coquettish and humble mother, and you have a face to walk around, and you don’t feel ashamed to panic!”

While speaking, Lin Luying walked over with big thorns, and when she came to Suxian's side, she slammed into Suxian with a sway of her shoulder.

This trick again!Suxian looked at each other with cold eyes, and secretly slandered, the third sister used to use this trick in the past, so that she either bumped her arm black, or fell to the ground and wanted to cry without tears, and today she greeted herself with this trick , it seems that she really can't rest.

Today's Suxian is not easy to bully, Suxian moved lightly and took a step back calmly.Lin Luying didn't expect that Suxian would take a step back to avoid it, she slammed her shoulder hard, but missed, her whole body suddenly lost its center of gravity, staggered, and fell obliquely.

"Third sister, be careful, the morning dew is still there, and the road is slippery. What if you stumble and fall!" Suxian raised her hand to firmly support Lin Luying's wrist, with a calm smile still on her face.

Being supported by Suxian, although Lin Luying didn't fall down, her ankle sprained. Fortunately, Suxian supported her in time, so she didn't hurt her ankle, but Lin Luying's complexion changed slightly when she was shocked, and she let out a soft cry ,"Ouch!"

"What's the matter, who is yelling outside?" The yelling disturbed the eldest lady and the third aunt in the room.The brocade curtains were raised, a middle-aged lady in a lake-blue brocade brocade skirt with gold embroidered silk, with high hair and five-color jade hairpins, stepped out of the room first.

"Mother, you have to be the master for Ying'er." Seeing the eldest lady questioning, Lin Luying's coquettish expression disappeared, and a look of grievance was replaced on her pretty face, "This bitch can't stay in the room well. She dared to disobey her mother's wishes and ran to the main courtyard without permission. Ying'er kindly reminded her a few words just now, but instead of listening, she pushed and pushed Ying'er, causing Ying'er to sprain and hurt her foot, oh...Mother, You must be the master for Yinger..."

Lin Luying was annoyed, so she simply pretended to be injured, pretending to be pitiful, and tried to testify against Suxian.

In an instant, Suxian changed from a kind-hearted rescuer to a villain who hurt others.

"Third Sister..." Lin Ruxue, who was standing beside Lin Luying, called out in a low voice with a startled expression, but as soon as she uttered her voice, she was stared coldly by Lin Luying, scaring her away from the rest of her words.I had to take a step back, and my jaw was silent.

The third aunt walked behind the eldest lady, and heard that her precious daughter was injured by Suxian, she was not willing to agree, she strode forward immediately, supported Lin Luying, gave Suxian a hard look, turned around and said to the eldest lady, "Ma'am, this girl is really vicious, she dares to attack her own sisters, death is not enough to rectify the family style!"

The eldest lady raised her willow eyebrows lightly, a chill appeared on her face, and she asked in a deep voice, "Lin Suxian, why are you here? Why are you still attacking people!" The simple question, like the cold wind in the twelfth lunar month, made all the people present The maid also shuddered suddenly.

"Mother, Suxian came here to say hello to her mother. As for the injury of the third sister, it was not the daughter's fault. The road was wet and slippery in the early morning, and the third sister rushed to greet her mother, as a filial piety. So she slipped and almost fell , my daughter kindly gave me a hand, but I don't want to make the third sister misunderstand." Suxian gave the eldest lady a little blessing, and said in a calm voice.

Da furen's eyes shone slightly, and a strange look appeared on her face, she said to herself, why is this girl's expression different today, if she was scolded like this in the past, her eyes would have turned red and her voice would have been silent.

How could he dare to deal with such calm words like this.And last night, after listening to Zhang's mother's report, she actually went back to the mansion early, and tricked her into opening the door in front of the mansion.

Running out of the house privately is not a small crime. Before I had time to inquire about the crime, she rushed over to pay her respects.What kind of medicine is sold in this girl's gourd?

"As early as when you entered Quewan, I said something first, and you don't have to come in the morning and evening. In the past two years, you have never come to the main courtyard to pay your respects. Why did you come to the main courtyard today for no reason? Could it be you? What kind of shady deeds, are you guilty?" Da Furen shouted coldly, her tone became more and more serious.

"Mother's words are wrong. My daughter was still young when she entered Quewan at the beginning of the year. Quewan is far away from the main courtyard. Mother pities her daughter to go back and forth every morning and evening, so she is extra gracious and spares her daughter's morning and evening meditation. Now The daughter is growing up day by day, if she is still as ignorant as she was when she was young, she will not be filial to her knees.

If it gets out, it would be nothing more than to accuse her daughter of not being filial.But if there are troublemakers who say that the mother is not strict in discipline and has no way to tidy up the backyard, wouldn't it be a detriment to the mother's virtuous name. "

Suxian replied in a respectful voice, her clear eyes were full of sincerity, as if she had no complaints about the eldest lady's neglect all these years.

Such a look, on the contrary, made the lady unable to see Suxian's real intention for a while.At this time, Lin Zhilan, who was following the eldest lady, whispered in her ear, "Mother, it doesn't really matter whether she asks for safety or not. The third sister was hurt by her, but she is serious."

After being reminded by Lin Zhilan, the eldest lady came back to her senses, her eyes glanced at Suxian coldly, "Forget it, we will discuss this matter later, Ying'er's injury is the most important right now. You said you never did anything, But how could Ying'er accuse you of hurting others, maybe Ying'er will wrong you!"

"Ma'am, it's a fact that the third miss was injured, how could she wrongly wrong this lowly girl for no reason." The third aunt felt sorry for Lin Luying's injury, and angrily accused Suxian.

Lin Suxian's face turned serious when she heard the words, her tone rose slightly, and she said coldly, "Third Aunt, although you are an elder, you still need to pay attention to your words, don't embarrass your mother!"

The brief speech, but the people present obviously noticed that when Suxian spoke, she deliberately emphasized the pronunciation of the word 'aunt'.This move is undoubtedly a reminder of the identity of the third aunt's concubine.

The third aunt was speechless immediately when she heard the words, and her complexion was even more pale and ugly.

There is nothing wrong with Suxian's statement. As a concubine, no matter how many children she gives birth to her husband's family, she is still a slave.The real masters of the mansion are only the first wife, the eldest lady, and the heirs of the Lin family.

Therefore, even though Suxian is not well received in the mansion, if it is more serious, she is the master of the third aunt.Just now the third aunt said "cheesy girl" is indeed extremely transgressive words.

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