Mrs. Zhou was having a headache when she heard Yu Xijiao coming and hurriedly invited her in.
After seeing the ceremony and sitting down, Mrs. Zhou hesitated to speak. She should not have said this to the third girl in the first place. After all, she was just a girl who had not left the court, but this third girl was really capable. Even if she is now
If you don't tell her, she will be alarmed in the end.
Mrs. Zhou knew that the third girl always cared about matters concerning the eldest girl.
"Mrs. Zhou, just now I saw the people in General Jingyuan's house. Did something happen in General Jingyuan's house?" When Yu Xijiao saw Mrs. Zhou's look, she knew that she felt that she was young and some things were inconvenient.
To mention it, just start it yourself.
Hearing what she said, he knew that she must have seen it just now. Mrs. Zhou sighed and did not hide it anymore: "Third Miss, General Jingyuan's house said that their young master wants to take a concubine."
"Why?" Yu Xijiao's face darkened.
"I didn't make it too clear. I just said that this was the intention of the general's wife, and that the eldest son of their family also agreed. Originally this was their own business, but they thought that the two families were about to get married, so this matter also has to do with our family.
I have some connections, so I came here to inform us and said that this concubine will be coming in soon."
Mrs. Zhou said angrily.
The first wife didn't come in, but the concubine actually came to the door first, and the attitude of the Jingyuan Marquis Mansion was also very bad, saying that it was originally a matter of their family, and the eldest girl's marriage into the Jingyuan Marquis Mansion was a family matter of their family.
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"What do you want, Mrs. Zhou?" Yu Xijiao was angry after hearing this, and asked after she calmed down.
"I can't decide this matter, I have to tell Mr. Hou." Mrs. Zhou thought for a while and said.
"Okay, how about we go see father together?" Yu Xijiao nodded. Her father really needs to come forward in this matter, but he can't really fight it. The matter is very strange. Xu Cheng should not be such a person.
Sure enough, when Mrs. Zhou told what happened, Yu Ruiwen became furious. He stood up and was about to go to General Jingyuan's Mansion to investigate.
Yu Xijiao stopped her and said, "Father, please wait a moment."
"Jiao'er, this kind of thing has nothing to do with you. With your father here, your eldest sister won't suffer a loss." Yu Ruiwen waved his hand. He just didn't want his little daughter to be here. This kind of thing is for a girl who has not left the government.
Should we participate?
"Father, would you please listen to what I have to say before making a decision?" Yu Xijiao asked.
"Say." Yu Ruiwen said angrily.
"Father, if you go to General Jingyuan's Mansion to cause trouble, what will be the final result?" Yu Xijiao asked.
The result? Yu Ruiwen didn't think much about the result. Now that his daughter mentioned it, he had to think about it. After thinking about it, he said: "When Mrs. General Jingyuan asked the matchmaker to come to our house to ask for your eldest sister, she said everything was good.
Yes, why is it that the main wife has not yet entered the house, so she has to take a concubine first? What's the point?"
"What if it makes sense?" Yu Xijiao asked. General Jingyuan's Mansion sent people like this, so it can be seen that there is some support.
"How...how can it be reasonable?" Yu Ruiwen said angrily.
"Father, why do you think it is unreasonable? If it makes sense, and if this matter gets too big and everyone thinks it makes sense, Father, what do you think we should do? Let them call in the cousin who wants to cause trouble.
Concubine, and you entered the house before eldest sister?"
Needless to say, this matter must have something to do with this person!
If things really break out, my father will have no influence on the matter.
"Is it possible to forget about it like this?" Yu Ruiwen's face changed twice. On the one hand, he felt that his youngest daughter was smart and what he said seemed to make sense. On the other hand, he was very angry that General Jingyuan's mansion went back on its word. What he said before was what he said now.
completely different.
"Father, you can send someone privately to Mr. Xu to come and see you. If he has anything to say, let him tell you in front of you." Yu Xijiao suggested.
"Yes, this matter needs to be explained clearly in person. It doesn't matter if it's not clear to a woman." Yu Duanwen nodded and asked someone to go to General Jingyuan's Mansion to send a message to Xu Cheng.
"Father, you may not be able to call someone over." After the steward left, Yu Xijiao reminded Yu Ruiwen again.
"Does he still dare to come?" Yu Ruiwen's face turned red with anger.
"Father, we don't know the specific situation now. It's better to wait until Mr. Xu comes, but if he doesn't come..." Yu Xijiao said.
"What if I don't come?" Yu Ruiwen asked Ji Yu's youngest daughter.
"If you don't come, then something may have happened in General Jingyuan's mansion. I can't say... Mr. Xu is inconvenient to see guests. If this is really the case, don't be angry, father. My daughter has something to do." Yu Xijiao comforted Yu Ruiwen and said,
I was afraid that my father would be impulsive and lead someone to knock on the door of General Jingyuan's mansion.
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Yu Ruiwen nodded holding his breath.
"Father, I'll go to my eldest sister and tell her about this first." Yu Xijiao stood up and said goodbye.
"This matter... don't tell your eldest sister yet. Your eldest sister has a gentle temperament. She might be very sad when something like this happens." Yu Ruiwen hesitated for a moment. The eldest daughter is timid and has a weak temper. She was afraid that she wouldn't be able to bear it.
"Father, after all, the eldest sister has to face this kind of thing herself. Even if you block it for her now, what about in the future? The eldest sister must see the truth of the matter clearly! Father, don't worry, the eldest sister is no longer the eldest sister before. What should happen?
Sister will understand."
Yu Xijiao shook her head.
My father thought it was a favor to the eldest sister and did not tell her the matter, but in fact, General Jingyuan's wife had always had opinions about the eldest sister. This matter could not be hidden from anyone, and the eldest sister should have been prepared in advance to avoid mistrusting others in the future.
Sure enough, after hearing Yu Xijiao's words, although Yu Zhuqing was uneasy, he did not panic. He put down the embroidery and showed a wry smile on his face: "Third sister, what should father do?"
"Father first sends someone to ask Mr. Xu to come over and explain it to him face to face." Yu Xi comforted her softly, "Sister, don't worry. You should also know what kind of person Mr. Xu is, right?"
"I know...but his cousin..." How could Yu Zhuqing really know nothing? When he first saw Xu Cheng's cousin, he knew from the look on his cousin's face that there was something profound.
"Sister, Mr. Xu's cousin is his cousin. Now this matter is just news from General Jingyuan's Mansion. This matter has nothing to do with Mr. Xu for the time being, but if it really does..." Yu Xijiao still put some words into words.
What she meant was that she believed that Xu Cheng was not such a person, but what if he really was?
There are some things that she has to tell her eldest sister before she comes forward, lest something really goes wrong and the eldest sister can't bear it for a while.
"If...he really wants to take a concubine now, he won't have much respect for me in the future. If he agreed before, it was just to deceive me. In this case, the marriage between the two families...let's forget it." Yu Zhuqing said softly.
She said, clasping her fingers vigorously. She would never say these words originally.
But now she is protected by someone, and she has the courage to say some things she wants to say.
If Xu Cheng is really a hypocrite, she will pretend that all the past events have never happened, and that she is just blind. Taking a concubine before marrying her first wife is a hard slap on the face of the first wife, and it will not hurt her.
It's just her face, and the face of the entire Xuanping Hou Mansion.
"Sister... Mr. Xu may not be such a person." Yu Xijiao reiterated again.
Yu Zhuqing smiled bitterly: "I don't think he is, but what if he is?"
"Sister, let's see if Mr. Xu will come this time. If he... doesn't come, it means something really happened, and it's not Mr. Xu himself. But if he really comes by himself, and he explicitly tells his father that he wants to
If you take a concubine..." Yu Xijiao analyzed on behalf of Yu Zhuqing.
"If he really means this, then forget it!" Yu Zhuqing raised her head, with a trace of firmness on her face. She is the eldest daughter of the Xuanping Hou Mansion. She should not be too weak to bring down the Xuanping Hou Mansion.
Fame also brings trouble to the two younger sisters.
After saying that, the two sisters were silent for a while. Even though Yu Xijiao was more confident, it was inconvenient to say more at this time, and she could only wait quietly for the news to come.
Not long after, Yu Ruiwen came over in person and brought a message from General Jingyuan's Mansion, saying that Xu Cheng was ill and it was not convenient to come here at this time. He would wait until he recovered to see Yu Ruiwen.
Hearing such words, Yu Xijiao felt relieved. This was not the worst guess. A smile appeared on her face, "Father, since Mr. Xu is not coming, he may really not be able to come. Why not ask Mrs. Zhou to come forward?"
Go and have a look, I will accompany Mrs. Zhou to meet Mrs. Marquis Jingyuan."
The only male master in General Jingyuan's house is Xu Cheng. If Xu Cheng is ill, the only ones who can receive him are female family members. It is best for the female family members to come over at this time. Mrs. Zhou is an elder and a female family member, and her identity is that of Xuan Pinghou.
My wife, it would be more appropriate to ask in the past.
Rather than letting Yu Ruiwen rush to General Jingyuan's mansion angrily, it would be more appropriate for Mrs. Zhou to go there.
"You don't need me to go with you?" Although Yu Ruiwen was worried, he nodded in agreement, but finally asked this question.
"Father, there's no need. Mrs. Zhou's visit to the doctor has already given the Jingyuan Hou Mansion a lot of face. After all, Mrs. Zhou is also an elder. It wouldn't be good if you go again." Yu Xi shook her head with a smile.
I don’t want to go over it in a big way, this happened out of the blue, we have to wait for it to be revealed.
She had some guesses, but she didn't know the truth after all. She had to go over and see General Jingyuan's wife before she could tell.
It was too late in the morning, so it was tentatively scheduled for the afternoon. Yu Ruiwen went back and asked Mrs. Zhou to prepare a visit to the patient. Yu Xijiao was not in a hurry to leave, "Sister, something must have happened to Mr. Xu. General Jingyuan and his wife cannot let him see anyone.
I thought... maybe Mr. Xu doesn't agree with this, but he is locked up now."
This is Yu Xijiao's guess.
"Then...will he be okay?" Yu Zhuqing immediately became anxious.
"It will be okay. General Jingyuan's wife may want to publicize the matter first and let everyone know. Then it will be useless for Mr. Xu to object." Yu Xijiao paused and said.
This matter is actually very simple. As long as the father is angered and makes a big fuss in General Jingyuan's mansion, it might actually happen.
It’s hard to say, but General Jingyuan’s wife has another reason that sounds very reasonable...