"Why not?" Yu Yuxi's face darkened and she looked at Mr. Qian with an unkind look.
Qian took a deep breath, carefully held Yu Ruyi in his hand, and then said: "This matter has something to do with the royal family. I heard that Yu Ruyi's meaning is extraordinary, but what you ask for must be reasonable.
People like you are designated as side concubines. If Prince Duan doesn't have a main concubine, it's okay, but if he has a main concubine, it won't work. It's unreasonable."
Yu Yuxi looked at Qian sarcastically: "Mother, don't you know?"
"I really don't know very well whether your father would not tell me such a thing, or whether it was your grandmother who said it. Anyway, this Yu Ruyi is very important. You can ask the royal family to do something. Aunt Zhou is just a very small thing.
It's just a matter of business." Qian sneered, caressing the jade Ruyi in his hand.
Yu Yuxi was thoughtful.
After a while, he asked tentatively: "Would you like to show this jade Ruyi to grandma?"
"No." Ms. Qian flatly refused, "This is a matter for the Xuanping Marquis Mansion. If there is any accident in getting it to your grandmother, it will be the whole family's crime."
"Well, my mother will keep Yu Ruyi. I beg my father for mercy and I can come to see you from time to time. However, I am very busy these days. I am afraid I won't have time to come here again. I will only send the maid to deliver some things to my mother. My mother needs it.
What, tell me all together, and I’ll ask the maid to send it over next time.”
Hearing that she could not become a royal concubine, Yu Yuxi lost interest.
During the past few days when Qian's family was causing trouble, she had no intention of coming over. She would avoid suspicion appropriately and would not let her father feel that she was pushing too far.
"Okay, I'll write a few things right away, and you'll have someone bring them to me when the time comes." Qian nodded, carefully placed Yu Ruyi away, and turned to write down the needed items on the desk.
"Mother, when father comes here, if you speak softer, will father let you out?" Yu Yuxi suddenly asked.
"No, but they might not be so strict with me." Qian held the pen in his hand, paused, and said without looking back.
"Then can mother please ask grandma to help me? After all, grandma is here at that time, and it will be more difficult for father to disobey this idea." Yu Yuxi reminded.
"I know." Mrs. Qian nodded. Her mother was very capable. When it was so difficult for her to get married, she was able to get married smoothly. Now, suppressing an average wife is really nothing. With her mother by her side
Suppress the Marquis, and the Marquis will not be able to change the world.
Yu Yuxi waited at Qian's place for a while and then left.
Yu Ruiwen said a word, and the house suddenly became lively. Everyone knew that in two days it would be the time for Mrs. Zhou to officially become the wife. It would be time for the banquet. At that time, Yu Ruiwen would take the clan elders and lead Mrs. Zhou into the ancestral hall of the house to worship.
This is considered a ritual.
Mrs. Zhou prepared the post, and Yu Ruiwen sent people to deliver the post to the Yu clan, as well as to his old friends and relatives.
Yu Ruiwen came with his servant to Qian's Mingyue Villa. An important part of the banquet was related to Qian, so he came over first to give Qian a few words to prevent Qian from making a fuss.
When the woman guarding the door saw that it was Yu Ruiwen, she quickly stepped back and saluted, and Yu Ruiwen strode inside.
The maid saw Yu Ruiwen coming and hurriedly went to report to Qian. Qian had dressed up and had been waiting for Yu Ruiwen to come. As long as someone was established as a wife or concubine, as long as she was still Mrs. Hou, the matter must go through her hands.
This is the rule of the family.
No one can violate it.
Hearing the footsteps approaching, Mrs. Qian raised her head excitedly and saw Yu Ruiwen striding in where the curtain lifted up. Her eyes turned red for a moment: "Master Hou."
After saying that, she knelt down with a plop and cried loudly: "Master Hou, I will never do anything wrong again, and I will never misunderstand other people's words. From now on, I will put Master Hou first in everything, and the children in the house as my first priority."
host."
Yu Ruiwen sat down on the chair in the middle, looked at Qian, and after being silent for a while, he said, "Get up and talk first!"
"The Marquis didn't want me to be with you, so I just knelt down and died here. I know that I am stupid and easy to listen to other people's words. It's all my fault. I can't stand up to the Marquis."
Qian was well prepared and saw that Yu Ruiwen did not explain his past behavior and kept taking the blame for his mistakes without any hesitation.
He seems to be much more responsible than before.
"Get up first." Yu Ruiwen said calmly, "I have something to discuss with you."
"Yes!" Ms. Qian was no longer strong this time. She gave up as soon as she could. She held the maid's hand and stood up. Her face was thin and pale, and she could tell that she had not been living a good life these days.
"Sit down first." Yu Ruiwen said softly.
Qian sat down timidly and lowered his head uneasily, "Master Marquis, you said that as long as I can do it, I will die without mercy."
"Don't say anything about death. Zhu Qing has lived a good life for so many years, but he has survived well. How can there be so many life-and-death situations." Yu Ruiwen snorted coldly and said dissatisfied.
"What the Marquis said is absolutely true. What I said was a bit exaggerated. Saying such things on such a good day does not make people feel tired." Mrs. Qian said hurriedly.
This was what Yu Ruiwen wanted. Aunt Zhou helped her become an equal wife, which was considered a great joy in the house. He really didn't want to hear any life-and-death talk. He was satisfied with what Qian could say.
After nodding, he said: "You have been recuperating, and someone has to take care of the affairs in the house. I intend to promote Aunt Zhou as Mrs. Zhou and hold a banquet in two days."
"Master Hou..." Mrs. Qian looked shocked, raised her head and looked at Yu Ruiwen in astonishment, then tears fell down and she sobbed softly, "Master Hou... you... you said..."
"There's nothing we can do about it. Someone has to discuss Zhu Qing's marriage, and someone has to help handle it. Even if you have nothing to do now, it will be difficult for Zhu Qing to believe you." Yu Ruiwen said displeased.
"It's all my fault that I can't deal with Zhu Qing." Qian admitted without any excuses and cried.
She acted like this, which made Yu Ruiwen feel a little unbearable. After being silent for a while, he said: "There is not even a serious lady in my inner courtyard now. If the ladies from other houses come over, if Aunt Zhou has a lower status to receive her.
"
"Master Hou, I beg you to send me to the nunnery. From now on, the ancient Qingdeng Buddha will no longer ask about worldly affairs." Mrs. Qian knelt down again, tears falling one after another, "Back then, Hou
I married my concubine, and the words I said to my concubine are still in my ears, but my concubine happened to be blurred. It’s all my fault.”
As he spoke, he couldn't help but burst into tears.
The sadness of crying reminded Yu Ruiwen of what happened in the past. He had worked so hard to marry Qian, but his mother had to agree in the end.
He really wanted to marry Mr. Qian at that time, and he also told Mr. Qian and Mr. Xie to be nice and respect Ms. Xie. Mr. Qian also promised again and again that he did not dare to ask for too much and only hoped to live a peaceful life in the Xuanping Marquis Mansion.
It’s just days, I really don’t dare to think about other things.
At that time, Qian's marriage was canceled and her reputation was damaged. There was no suitable family to marry her.
Yu Ruiwen asked to marry her as an equal wife, which was considered a solution to her problem.
During that period, Mr. Qian was gentle and kind, and he respected Mr. Xie, and everything looked good. After Yu Ruiwen returned home, his wife and concubines were in harmony, and they lived in harmony.
"Okay, what happened in the past is in the past. I just hope that you and Mr. Zhou will be fine in the future. The two of you... don't cause any trouble." Yu Ruiwen said in a deep voice.
"What the Marquis said is absolutely true. I obey the Marquis all the time." Qian said.
Yu Ruiwen was not used to Qian's obedience now. Seeing Qian burst into tears and showing no explicit objection to Mrs. Zhou's matter, Yu Ruiwen couldn't help but sigh: "Qian, as long as you
Repent seriously, and I will slowly release you after a while, but Mrs. Zhou will take care of the housework."
This means that even if Qian is released, she will have to take a back seat, and Mrs. Zhou will take charge of matters in the inner courtyard of the mansion. This is because Qian is really pitiful, and remembering the affection between the two at the beginning, and Mrs. Qian's plea,
Yu Ruiwen temporarily softened his heart and agreed.
"Thank you so much, Lord Marquis! I know that I will never make such a mistake again." Qian was overjoyed in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face. She kowtowed three times to Yu Ruiwen, and immediately a green patch appeared on her fair and tender forehead.
Seeing that she not only spoke honestly but also kowtowed sincerely, Yu Ruiwen couldn't bear it. He looked at her thin face again and said, "You have been recuperating in the yard these days. If you need anything to eat, send me
People get out!"
This means that the other servants in the yard can be let out, as long as Qian is safe and sound inside. Qian was immediately overjoyed and wiped her tears excitedly to Yu Ruiwen: "Master Hou, I know that I don't want to go out, and I don't want to."
When I went out, I did something wrong and listened to other people's words. It was also my fault, and I must be punished."
Yu Ruiwen let out a long sigh and had to lament that Qian had known this before, so why did he do it in the first place.
"I'll go back first. You can get ready in the next few days. I'll have someone come over to invite you during the banquet. After you drink Zhou's tea and worship together in the family temple, you can come back and rest."
Yu Ruiwen stood up.
"Yes, I know." Qian wiped her tears and said softly.
Yu Ruiwen strode away. The maid helped Qian get up and said excitedly: "Madam, it's ready now. You can go out right away."
Qian leaned back, wiped her tears fiercely, gritted her teeth and sneered: "Go out? Of course I will go out. How can a little aunt like me want to be a real wife? It depends on her.
Do you have this fate?"
Getting this news from her daughter was completely different from getting this news from the Marquis. Qian just wanted Aunt Zhou to appear in front of her, so she slashed her face with a knife, making it difficult for her to stand up again.
"Madam, what should we do now?" the maid asked.
"Send me a letter to mother." Qian said in a low voice. Her daughter was right. The best way is to have the best of both worlds. King Duan is marrying his own daughter now.
I must go against Mr. Hou, maybe this matter will be suppressed.
No one can suppress her mother when she is here, and her mother has also asked him about Yu Ruyi before...