Chu Yunning went directly to Marquis Changyang, but he happened to be away, so she sent someone to notify him and sat on the chair anxiously and waited for a while.
"Chu Shang Palace?"
Suddenly a woman walked in outside the door, with a worried look on her face, but she was dressed dignified, elegant, and very wealthy.
The woman's appearance is beautiful, although not as flamboyant as Xia Guifei, she is still extremely beautiful, and her every frown and smile are somewhat similar to Xia Guifei's.
So the one in front of me must be Xia Furong.
Perhaps when she saw Xia Furong, she thought of Concubine Xia Guifei's suffering over the years, and became angry with a sense of empathy. She tried her best to suppress her anger.
"Chu Shanggong." Xia Furong stepped forward and smiled gently and politely at Chu Yunning: "Just now, the maid said that Chu Shanggong was here. I still couldn't believe it, but I didn't expect it to be true."
Xia Furong immediately ordered the maid to serve the best tea and snacks.
"You're welcome, I'm here to see Marquis Changyang for something." Chu Yunning put one hand on the table carelessly, and chatted with Xia Furong with a smile: "Mrs. Hou is beautiful, Lord Marquis must
I pamper you very much."
This sentence touched Xia Furong's heart. She was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Master Hou is indeed a very good husband."
These words were a bit ambiguous, and from Xia Furong's eyes, she could not see any shyness.
"So, has Madam Hou been happy these years?" Chu Yunning was chatting while drinking tea and snacks, and then said, "I remember that Concubine Xia in the palace is Madam Hou's sister?"
"Chu Shanggong misunderstood. We sisters were born at about the same time. Of course, the imperial concubine is the most respected."
Xia Furong mentioned Concubine Xia, her face was slightly unnatural, and she asked with concern: "I wonder how Concubine Xia is doing lately?"
"I don't think it's good. Does Mrs. Hou want to go into the palace to see the imperial concubine?"
Chu Yunning followed the conversation, but Xia Furong coughed twice unnaturally: "To be honest, I caught a cold a few days ago, and I was worried that I would infect the imperial concubine."
Chu Yunning didn't bother to expose her, and just said: "The noble concubine and Madam Hou are very close sisters."
After hearing this, Xia Furong did not dare to answer the conversation casually. She only lowered her head to drink tea, occasionally coughing twice, and looked at the other person very warily.
"With a noble status, the imperial concubine cannot stay in the palace forever. It is against the rules both emotionally and rationally. With three million taels of silver, does Madam Hou plan to contribute some of it?"
Xia Furong didn't know how to proceed with these words. She just smiled coquettishly, but Chu Yunning refused: "After all, we are sisters and Mrs. Hou. Please help as much as you can."
If the other party's identity hadn't made her afraid, Xia Furong wouldn't have given her a good look. After hesitating for a moment, her eyes turned red, and she choked with sobs and said, "As long as my sister can come out, I will do my best, just like my sister back then."
In order to enter the palace, I abandoned the Marquis. If it weren't for me, the Xia family would have to bear the reputation of being untrustworthy, but it doesn't matter, we sisters don't pay attention to this."
Chu Yunning raised her eyebrows and looked at the other party with tears in her eyes. She suppressed her sneer and asked puzzledly: "Emperor Xihai already had sixty or seventy concubines in the Sixth Palace. Although Concubine Xia is beautiful, according to Emperor Xihai's preference for the new and dislike of the old, Xia
How can the imperial concubine be sure that she will be favored?"
"this……"
"What's more, Concubine Xia is the eldest daughter of the prime minister's house and has a distinguished status. Even if there is no Marquis of Changyang, she can marry any prince. Why must she marry the emperor as a concubine?"
Chu Yunning blinked at Xia Furong: "Mrs. Hou, is Xia Guifei not so smart that she gives up her status as a good lady and insists on jumping into the pit of fire?"
"This..." Xia Furong was sweating on her forehead when she was asked. After hesitating for a long time, she held her forehead with one hand and the maid immediately said: "Madam, the doctor said you can't see the wind. It's not early.
Take medicine."
So Xia Furong stood up holding the maid's hand and bowed to Chu Yun Ning Yingying: "Chu Shanggong, I'm really sorry. I feel uncomfortable, so I'm going back to rest first."
"What's the hurry?" Chu Yunning put the tea cup on the table leisurely and said in a calm tone: "I see that Mrs. Hou's face is red, it doesn't look like she is sick. Which quack doctor checked her pulse?"
Xia Furong's movements suddenly stopped and she looked at the other party blankly. Since she couldn't even pretend to be sick, she simply opened the skylight and spoke openly and asked: "Chu Shang Palace, did Concubine Xia say something? Don't just listen to one side of the story."
, I am already a married woman. Although I care about the relationship between sisters, I must also take into account the face of my husband’s family. Please don’t embarrass me, Chu Shang Palace. Back then..."
Chu Yunning interrupted Xia Furong: "I don't care about the affairs of you two sisters. I only want silver, and there is still one million taels left. Mrs. Hou married into the Hou Mansion as a concubine and became Mrs. Hou.
, it is said that Shili Hongzhuang was the envy of others back then."
Xia Furong took a breath when she heard this. She had indeed received half of the eldest lady's dowry before marrying into the Marquis Mansion. After all the money she had spent over the years, there was not much left.
She guessed that Concubine Xia must have betrayed her. It was obvious that she was having a hard time and she wanted to drag her with her even before she died.
Xia Furong's teeth itched with anger: "Those dowries were given to me by my mother. She is already a noble concubine. Isn't there still less subsidies from the Prime Minister's Office over the years?"
One million, even if I beat her to death, I wouldn't be able to get it out of her.
Chu Yunning sneered: "So, Mrs. Hou is going to default on her debt?"
Due to the situation in front of her, Xia Furong did not dare to vent her anger on Chu Yunning, but she just cried out with aggrieved face that it was not easy for her.
Chu Yunning was a little irritated when she heard the crying. From the day she came here, she had a kind of rejection filter for concubines. She did not rule out their own actions. She always felt that it was the mistress's children who had just and openly robbed the original wife of her family.
owned.
This is also the most important point why Chu Yunning sympathizes with Concubine Xia!
There may be many unfair things in the world, and some people have been aggrieved all their lives, but when she met him, Chu Yunning wanted to take care of it!
"I..." Xia Furong lacked confidence and suddenly said with red eyes: "I have almost paid back what I owe her these years. I have never had children since I got married. It's all thanks to her..."
"Mrs. Hou, let me say it again, I am not interested in the grudges between you. If you took the concubine's dowry, you should redeem the concubine's life!" Chu Yunning's face was ashen, as if I was here to collect the debt.
Xia Furong was so angry that she cried.
Chu Yunning turned her head and did not look at her. She felt no sympathy at all. She sat on the chair and waited slowly for Marquis Changyang to return.
"I don't have any money. This dowry was given by the Xia family when they got married. It doesn't belong to Concubine Xia at all."