As the name suggests, a madam is someone who is not a madam but looks like a madam, and is one of the concubines.
It's just that unlike concubines, auxiliary concubines and auxiliary concubines, the prerequisite for the existence of these three types of concubines is the head wife! Only if you have a head wife first can you choose a concubine from the head wife's sisters, cousins and cousins.
The existence of the concubine was actually born for the close integration of family interests. For example, once a head wife is unable to have children, or a man has multiple family properties in many places and needs more people to guard them, the existence of the concubine will ensure that both parties
The cooperation between the two families will not be destroyed by other "Yingying Yanyan".
But the wife is different! If the wife is a concubine that a man marries before marrying his main wife, her status is equivalent to that of a concubine. But when there is no wife in the family, she has to take over the role of the wife, just like a concubine.
Same.
However, there is a problem here. That is, once a man marries Mrs. Ru, the family already has a mistress. Are other families still willing to marry their daughters to join him?
It is no exaggeration to say that when a man marries Mrs. Ru, he basically says goodbye to marrying a real wife. Usually, those who can do this are usually middle-aged widows who already have legitimate children and do not want to marry another one.
Only when the wife gives birth to a bunch of legitimate children to compete with the original children for the family property will she marry Mrs.
After all, no matter how "lady-like" Mrs. Ru is, she is not a wife. The children she gives birth to can only be bastards, and they cannot compete with their legitimate sons for family property.
In addition, for those men and women whose status is very different, if the woman really cannot match the man's family status, the man can also marry her as his wife first.
Liu Xiangshu is obviously not in either of these two situations. Then he is most likely in the rarest situation - repaying a debt of gratitude.
Lu Xu had seen scars on Liu Xiangling's body, and he knew that Liu Xiangling was not living well. As Liu Xiangling's maid, Liu Yanran's life in the Shen family was probably also extremely difficult.
Although he didn't know what Liu Yanran had done, Lu Xu felt that Liu Xiangshu most likely married Liu Yanran as Mrs. Ru because of this.
Perhaps seeing Lu Xu's expression, Liu Xiangshu smiled and said: "Yanran has grown up with us brothers and sisters. With her age and achievements, we should have released her and sent her back to her hometown long ago. When Liu Yanran did
After doing that ridiculous thing, I did make the decision for her, but because Yanran couldn't trust my sister, she went into that den of tigers and wolves with her."
"Yanran is loyal to our Liu family. My sister can't be sorry for her, but my Liu family can't be sorry for her. At least I can't be sorry for her, otherwise wouldn't all the sage books I've read be in vain?"
Liu Yanran quickly said softly: "Officer, you have spoken harshly."
Lu Xu couldn't help feeling a little emotional. When the original owner was still a poor boy, Liu Xiangshu did not look down on the original owner, but supported him in every way. Now he does not regard the servants in his family as servants. This kind of conduct is better than the gentleman mentioned in the book.
Much higher.
After leaving the Longmen Escort Bureau, Liu Xiangshu and Liu Yanran did not take the carriage. The two of them walked hand in hand on the street, with the servants of the family following behind them.
Liu Yanran asked: "Husband, will Lu Xu be angry with us?"
Liu Xiangshu asked gently: "Why are you angry with us?"
Liu Yanran said: "Master Lu is smart, he should be able to see that we just want to continue our relationship with him before others win over him, and tie him to our Liu family's boat. And we haven't yet
Give him a chance to refuse and come straight to the door..."
Before Liu Yanran finished speaking, Liu Xiangshu smiled and said, "Do you feel that your husband is a bit of a force-buyer?"
Liu Yanran covered her mouth and chuckled, and Liu Xiangshu's eyes were also full of smiles: "Yes, being a husband means buying and selling by force. The price our Liu family can offer to Lu Xu is not high. If Lu Xu only asks for the highest price,
Yes, then our Liu family will definitely be eliminated."
"So I'm clearly plotting against him this time! But he won't be angry because of it, because I'm using a conspiracy and everything is open. He can't refuse my visit, but he can refuse my suggestion.
Okay. The fact that he didn't refuse means that he really still recognizes me as his brother, and then he won't care about this with me."
Liu Yanran asked: "Husband, does this mean that your friendship with Mr. Lu has been renewed?"
Liu Xiangshu shook his head: "Our friendship has never been broken, it's just that we have reopened our cooperation this time. But if we want this cooperation to become closer, our Liu family needs to send some of our descendants to serve in his army.
.”
Liu Xiangshu patted Liu Yanran's little hand: "You don't know, this brother of mine has never been a thing in the pond from the beginning. His ambition will not be extinguished just because he is a guilty person."
"To put it bluntly, his future prospects are probably far greater than being a husband. Although it is dangerous to cooperate with him, as long as we can persist to the end, our gains will be unimaginable!"
Liu Yanran somewhat understood: "Is that why, husband, you are so determined to sever ties with Mr.... Mr. Liu?"
Liu Xiangshu nodded: "My father... should be called uncle now... Uncle brings together three generations of our Liu family, but he is unable to move forward in the officialdom. In addition to the royal guard, the most important reason is that
It’s just that his own talents are insufficient.”
"He wants to govern impartially but does not have the determination and ability to clean up the darkness alone. After encountering a big event, he wants to follow others' swords and take the wrong approach, but he is not as ruthless as others. As a result, he will be a little bit worse in everything he does."
"Just like what happened back then, if I were the eldest uncle, I would punish Liu Xiangling to go to the family temple to practice for the rest of her life. If she repented after ten or twenty years and her sins had been atoneed enough, she could be released in advance.
come out."
"At the same time, I will also find a woman in the direct line of my Liu family to adopt my name, marry her to Lu Xu to maintain the cooperation between our two families, and at the same time give the woman double the dowry as a favor to Lu Xu.
Compensation. This is the way to govern impartially."
"If I can't be cruel to Liu Xiangling, I must be cruel to Lu Xu. I will ensure that he will die on the way to his distribution. Now Lu Xu has become a dragon in the sea, and it is no longer my Liu family's control.
Damn it, but uncle still stands on Liu Xiangling’s side and fights against Lu Xu, then he will definitely lose!"
"If I don't sever ties with the uncle and show favor to Lu Xu again, I can't even imagine how miserable the uncle's death will be in the future. Now that I have this kind of relationship, even if the uncle is still defeated in the future, he will definitely be defeated.
, but Lu Xu will not kill him. This is the last thing that my former son can do for him."
While Liu Xiangshu and Liu Yanran were explaining his plan, Lu Xu was also explaining to Luo Yingyan what the outcome of the negotiation between him and Liu Xiangshu had just been.
Lu Xu guessed almost all of Liu Xiangshu's plan. Luo Yingyan was furious after hearing this: "Sir, this kid is too calculating! We have to stay away from this guy!"