Danju gently rolled up the two six-door windows facing south, leaving only the two transoms facing east and west for ventilation. Then she stood behind Minglan with a large swing fan and fanned gently. Xiaotao tested the temperature of the water.

Just in time, Minglan brought it over and took a sip, put down the tea cup, glanced at Kang Zhaoer who was standing quietly, and then said: "Your biological mother's surname is Zhou. She was originally bought from outside. When she was fourteen or fifteen years old, she went to serve my aunt.

A few years later, my aunt took the initiative and carried my aunt, and later she gave birth to you. Am I right?"

Kang Zhaoer slowly raised his head, and he didn't know whether it was sweat or tears, shock or fear that was dripping down his face.

Minglan smiled slightly: "My uncle Kang has many concubines, but there is only one aunt named Su who is always decent. She has a son and a daughter. She is your fifteenth sister and eleventh brother. This is not bad, right?" Uncle Kang's skills

Deep and profound, a house full of concubines also leads to a house full of children; Tu Hu checked so many people that he simply counted them by their numbers and didn't bother to inquire about the names of these children.

Kang Zhaoer lost her voice and said: "...how does my cousin know?" She immediately realized that she was rude and quickly lowered her head.

"You have many sisters, and there are three of them who are suitable for marriage now. One is you, one is your fourteenth sister, whose biological mother is a concubine from Kang's hometown, and the other one is the daughter of Aunt Su."

When the family was prosperous, Minglan once met Kang Shiwu once, and she was shocked to see that she was really a charming and charming person with affectionate eyebrows and a natural talent for dealing with people through sex.

"So, why did my aunt choose you to be the Gu family's concubine?" Minglan smiled lazily.

Kang Zhaoer's face showed a look of humiliation, grief and anger, and his lips almost bled from biting them.

"My uncle has many children, except for a few who are honored. Sister Cheng, most of the lives and futures are in the hands of my aunt. Your aunt has no family outside, no support inside, and she is not favored by her uncle. It is not up to anyone to care for her.

?I said yes and no."

Kang Zhaoer raised his dry eyes, as if all the tears were gone, and said numbly: "Everything my cousin said is true."

"I believe you don't mean to harm me by carrying these scissors. So what exactly are you going to do?" Minglan picked up the tea cup on her side and took a sip, "Let's talk about it. What did my aunt tell you?

What?"

Kang Zhaoer looked panicked and looked extremely embarrassed. She endured it again and again, unable to hide her contradictory attitude. After all, she was only sixteen years old. She had been locked up in the house since she was a child and had never experienced such a battle. Her biological mother was cowardly and had no knowledge.

, how can I teach her well? Her heart was in a mess, and her fingers almost twisted the corners of her clothes.

Minglan smiled lightly and said: "I can find out even if you don't tell me, why not sell it to me?"

Kang Zhaoer opened his mouth and closed it again. After several hesitations, the panic on his face still remained, as if he didn't know where to start.

Minglan was not in a hurry, and persuaded her word by word: "What did my aunt tell you about me? I'm afraid there is nothing nice to say." Kang Zhaoer stuttered: "...My wife said, cousin...you love to please and be a good person, and your reputation is very important.

,No...don't dare to appear too jealous..." She looked at Minglan's face carefully, fearing that she might suddenly lose her temper.

Minglan didn't look angry at all, and still smiled kindly: "Then what? What's going on with the scissors? Did you bring it yourself, or did your aunt mean it?" Kang Zhaoer whispered: "...My wife ordered...she said,

If my cousin keeps me, I will find an opportunity to stab myself, and then she will come to my door to make decisions for me and scare my cousin severely. With this fear, my life in the Gu family will be easier in the future." Minglan forbeared.

He couldn't help but nodded again and said with a smile: "But now I will never let you in?"

Kang Zhaoer bit his lips, his face was pale and there was no trace of blood: "...My wife said, if my cousin refuses to live or die... I will not be able to get up on my knees. My cousin is afraid of losing her reputation, so she will either accept me or lock me up. Call me."

I still look for opportunities to hurt myself, and my wife will come to seek justice, saying that it was my cousin who forced me to do this. At that time, it won’t matter if you don’t accept me.”

Everyone in the room was angry after hearing this. Cui's mother was silent by nature, and she was so angry that she was shaking all over. Minglan stood up and came to her, patted her gently, walked back and forth around the room twice, and suddenly turned around and said to her.

Zhao'er said gently: "You haven't seen your aunt do anything since you were a child. Do you really believe that this trick can help you live a good life in the Gu Mansion?"

Kang Zhaoer lowered her head, and her body suddenly started to tremble violently. Thinking of her biological mother's humble and fawning face, she raised her head sadly, looked at Minglan with tearful eyes, and said intermittently: "If you don't believe it, you have to believe it. My aunt, in

Over there..."

Aunt Kang was domineering and domineering, especially her younger sister, and she had no elders to suppress her. Sometimes she even ignored the rules and respectability. Even the housekeepers did not look down upon the children of concubines who had fallen out of favor.

Minglan smiled bitterly and shook her head. It was both threatening and tempting. It was really a lot of effort.

Zhao'er carefully watched Minglan's expression - this was a habit she had developed since she was a child. However, when she saw that Minglan's face was gentle and plain, with no distinction between joy and anger, she became worried and her knees weakened and she knelt down.

He came down and cried: "Please have mercy on my cousin!"

Lu Zhi was so angry that she wanted to step forward and slap her twice, but Minglan's rules were very strict. She couldn't say a word in front of outsiders without her permission, so she had to endure it.

Minglan put one of her hands on the armrest of the chair, tapping her index and middle fingers lightly. Her face was solemn, as if she was thinking about something. After a moment, she suddenly calmed down and looked at Zhao'er with pity.

, said softly: "You know, I was not born in my wife's belly, and I have lost my aunt since I was a child. I often think that if it weren't for my grandmother's love, my life would not be like Piao Ping..."

Her voice was soft and sad, and Kang Zhaoer heard tears welling up again, lowering his head and sobbing softly.

"You and I are both common people, and I can't bear to see you like this. In this case, I will give you two ways." Minglan's eyes were soft and her voice was full of compassion, "Either you come into the house, and from now on you and I will serve the Marquis together.

I think your aunt’s life will no longer be sad.”

As soon as he said this, everyone in the room was shocked and looked at Minglan in disbelief. Kang Zhaoer was also stunned and forgot to cry for a moment.

"If you don't want to do this, then there is another way." Minglan frowned slightly, with a caring look on her face, "Our Sheng family also has some reputation in Youyang, I asked my grandmother to send you there, and my eldest aunt will send you there.

You and your aunt will arrange a marriage for you. With the support of your sister and brother-in-law, not many people in Youyang will dare to bully you, but if you come from a rich family, I'm afraid that won't be possible."

Everyone in the room was even more surprised than before and continued to stare blankly at Minglan; Kang Zhaoer's eyes were also dry, and his eyes were as wide as copper bells.

"Then... where is my aunt?" It took her a moment to react.

Minglan smiled and persuaded: "Aunt Kang thought you asked me to forcefully send you there, so you may not embarrass your mother. Then my second cousin and sister Yun'er will talk to their uncle and finalize the marriage. The matter will be revealed to you.

With father, your aunt will be fine."

Kang Zhaoer's expression changed rapidly, sometimes confused, sometimes hesitant, and sometimes at a loss.

"Whatever, just give me a word." Minglan said with a smile, casually and seriously, "A girl doesn't have much choice in her life, you can make up your mind."

The only thing heard in the room was Kang Zhaoer's irregular breathing, which was sometimes long and sometimes short, sometimes rapid, and sometimes intermittent. Minglan waited patiently.

"-No, I don't want to!" After a while, a loud and sharp cry sounded in the room. Kang Zhaoer raised his head, his pupils were wide open, and his face was almost transparent, "I don't want to be a concubine!

"

She crawled towards Minglan and screamed, "My mother said, don't be a concubine even if you have a simple life! No one is born cheap, marry well and be a decent wife!" she said.

Holding Minglan's clothes, she cried heartbreakingly, as if she was bursting out with a generation of grievances, and kept saying these two sentences over and over again.

Xiao Taodong blinked at the side, thinking that this Miss Kang's cousin must have frightened her concubine. If she had seen Aunt Lin's glory back then, she would know that she could make a successful and rewarding career as a concubine.

Tasty.

After hearing this, Minglan turned cold, stood up solemnly, stared at Kang Zhaoer and said, "Are you serious?"

Kang Zhaoer was extremely excited at this time and murmured in a daze: "Yes..."

Minglan slowly pushed her away, held her belly and walked slowly for two steps in the room. Finally, she stopped beside Kang Zhaoer, and gently put her palm on her sweaty forehead. Minglan said lightly: "That's fine.

That's all I have to worry about. I will add a dowry to you, and from now on, you can live a good life on your own. If your aunt is lucky, there is no doubt that mother and daughter will be reunited in the future."

After saying this, he asked Luzhi to lead two maids to help the stunned Zhao'er out.

As soon as the person went out, Cui's mother couldn't help but said: "Madam, you..."

Minglan gently waved her hand to stop her from talking, and smiled bitterly: "I'm not afraid of fighting them, and there are ways to do it. If I ignore Kang Zhaoer's life and death, it would be very simple; but... after all, God has the virtue of good life, I just call her

Choose yourself.”

Cui's mother seemed to understand a little, and whispered: "It turns out that Mrs. Shicai was testing her."

"If she expected to be rich and happy once she entered a noble family, then she would be sorry. I just threw her to my second cousin and said, 'There is a beautiful story about Empress E's daughter's beauty in ancient times, and my aunt has this."

I plan to simply make a second wife for my cousin. From now on, sisters will serve one husband together. Wouldn’t it be a good story? Then she can do whatever she needs to do. If she wants to find a life and death, she can do whatever she wants."

Minglan sat down slowly and moved slowly, with a deep tiredness on her face, "It would be a waste to worry so much, but she is a good person. I can't bear for her to go back to Kang's house and continue to suffer from Aunt Kang."

Ruin. ~"

Cui's mother was kind-hearted and couldn't help but sigh: "Oh, he is also a poor child. It is all the fault of the Kang family."

5th Floor

"Grandma often said that a little kindness can save a life, and a raise of hands can create new virtues. Just think of it as accumulating virtue for your children."

Minglan slowly caressed her swollen belly, her face full of kindness; Kang Zhaoer's dowry should come from her own private money. She is diligent and frugal in running the house, and manages it carefully. I hope the first sum of money saved can be used in a meaningful way.

A place to help a self-loving and self-respecting girl start a new life.

After being dazed for a moment, Minglan came back to her senses and said solemnly to Cui's mother and Dan Ju: "Go ahead and tell me, no one is allowed to say a word about Zhao'er. I will change her into maid clothes tonight and send her out of the house.

We should still treat her as normal. Let’s discuss carefully what we should do about the details. The most important thing is to tighten the mouth in this courtyard.”

Danju and Cui’s mother responded seriously.

Outside Jiaxi's house, there were several little girls peering in through the trees, flowers and stones. Until it got dark, a girl ran away quickly. After a while, she arrived at Xuanzhi Courtyard, walked quickly into the house, and whispered into her mother's ear.

, and then led her in to report to her mother.

"How is it?" Madam Tai stood up from the couch with sharp eyes.

The little girl said in a low voice: "The entrance there is strictly guarded, and we have been having dinner, so we got some news, saying that Miss Kang made a lot of noise, but we have ordered a search for a pair of scissors, and now they are locked up and specially guarded."

The madam broke out with a charming smile: "Not only does it have to be cut, but it also has to hit the pillar and hit the head. Which one can't do it?"

She asked her mother to go out. When she came back, she heard the wife lying on the Arhat bed and laughing to herself: "I should thank Aunt Chang. If she hadn't made Hu Qin so popular, the Kang family master would have wanted to see her.

Then King Kang may not be willing to risk it all."

"Madam, you have been tired these days. Now you can rest easy for a few days." He smiled at his mother and straightened the cushion for Madam.

Mrs. Tai had just put on her coat and suddenly asked: "Miss Kang is so noisy, so the second daughter-in-law can't do anything?" She thought about it to her mother and said: "There's nothing else around, except that the concierge has just set up a carriage.

Went straight to Sheng Mansion." Madam Tai immediately laughed out loud: "I really think she has three heads and six arms, why don't she have to go back to her parents' house to bring in reinforcements?"
To be continued...