Nowadays, the Xia family's house is magnificent. The tables and chairs in the main entrance hall are all made of high-quality jujube lacquered pear wood, which is moist and clear, with a woody fragrance.
The porcelain ornaments are also carefully selected, and every cup and teapot is very elegant.
Coupled with the exquisite display, the home can be said to be full of style.
When Xia Shang returned to his slightly unfamiliar home, he didn't care to appreciate the items at home. He pulled his wife closer to the house and closed the door.
Yazhi heard that the young master was back and came over happily, but was rejected. She looked at Xiaoyue sneaking outside the hall, quietly walked behind him and shouted: "Hey!"
Xiaoyue was eavesdropping when she suddenly heard a sound coming from behind her and was startled: "Oh, you scared me to death! Shhh... keep your voice down."
"Where is the young master?"
"He's in there with his wife!"
"Inside? Why is the door closed? What are you eavesdropping on?"
Xiaoyue's eyes shone: "You don't know, my wife secretly made a marriage promise to the young master. When the young master found out, his jaw dropped to the floor. I don't know if the young master will agree. I think the young master will agree.
The young master is feeling jealous! Aren't you happy to have your concubine back?"
Yazhi was stunned: "Asking for a concubine?"
This news was not pleasant to Yazhi's ears. She was in an awkward position and had long thought about getting a status or something.
It's okay to say that the young master wanted to take a concubine before, but now that he has a plan, why not him?
Thinking about it, Yazhi's face darkened, she glanced at the closed door and left without saying a word.
Xiaoyue didn't think much about it. She didn't know what Yazhi was thinking, so she stuck her little feet against the crack of the door and watched them with great interest.
In the room, Qin Huairou was sitting in the guest seat, and Xia Shang was pacing back and forth in the hall, sometimes stopping to look at his wife, and sometimes scratching his head vigorously.
Who is Xia Shang?
Modern aspiring young people!
How can you let others arrange your marriage?
"Madam! Why didn't you tell me about this?"
"Marrying and taking concubines is a matter within the concubine's status. Now that the family is prospering day by day and the family property is so big, how can my husband not have concubines? If word spreads, I'm afraid outsiders will say that I am arrogant and rude, and I don't know how to behave. I am not allowed to marry my husband.
Taking a concubine! Moreover, now that all the internal affairs of the Xia family fall on me, I should naturally take charge of this matter of taking a concubine."
"This..." Xia Shang scratched his head. He didn't know the specific customs. He felt angry when he saw his wife saying it seriously. The key point was that the other party returned her clothes as if it were a matter of course, as if it was unfair to blame her.
"My husband, please listen to me. We are different from the past. We need to take care of things at home in many ways. How can I handle it all by myself? My husband should just find a helper for me. Then there are the things that have happened at home recently.
Although I have made a fortune, many misfortunes have happened. This is especially true for my husband, who was seriously injured twice in a row. This is not a good sign! I just want to arrange a marriage for my husband, so as to celebrate the occasion."
"But... you know I don't like this approach. I don't know anything, I don't know them, and I don't have any feelings for them. Why do I want to come home? Now, you and Yazhi don't know each other. Now,
If woman No. 1 comes again, won’t the family be in chaos?”
"Don't worry, the girl I selected for my husband is from a serious and wealthy family, with a distinguished status, strict upbringing, and she is willing to be a concubine. This is a good thing that you can't find even if you hold a lantern. Moreover, the girl from that family is very beautiful and graceful.
She is as beautiful as Yazhi. She is also proficient in poetry, well-read poetry and books, and most importantly, she can count tricks. She has a gentle temperament, and is a sensible and transparent person. Her husband will definitely like her. The most important thing is that the girl is low-key, unlike
Some women are jealous and show off their coquettishness, but I feel like old friends at first sight, so I will never disturb the family tradition."
"Madam said so well, it seems she is determined to find me this match?"
"I am doing this for the sake of my husband and my family."
"I know this, but I still can't accept this arrangement."
"But the bride price has been given, and the girl will be brought home tomorrow."
"Tomorrow...tomorrow..."
Xia Shang was really annoyed this time.
After all, Xia Shang is still a macho man who can't bear to be asked to make decisions by himself, and it is such an important decision.
Maybe it's too late for others to be happy when something like this happens, but Xia Shang really couldn't be happy.
The key point is that this was Madam's kindness. During the days when I disappeared, Madam was thinking about it day and night, and she felt very guilty. How could I have the nerve to say a strong word now?
In this way, Xia Shang could only hide his resentment in his heart.
Tomorrow, a concubine will come into the house. Everything in the house is no longer in order. The most unique elegant home has been vacated in the west wing courtyard. The room is simply decorated with red candle curtains.
Because it is a concubine's house, there are not many etiquettes and there is not much ostentation.
Qin Huairou led Xia Shang to see all this, and Xia Shang finally accepted the facts.
"Hey! That's all, just marry her. Just treat her like a maid and help her with the housework."
"Ms. sir, aren't you happy?"
"Happy, happy. But I still don't know which girl it is from?"
"Liu Ruyan, the only daughter of Mrs. Liu of Liuzhuang."
"Mrs. Liu's daughter? Why is it Mrs. Liu's daughter?"
"Has your husband forgotten the time at the Liuzhuang Poetry Club? Before, I went to see if Miss Liu was worthy of my husband. After a few days of observation, I found that Miss Liu is a good girl."
Anyway, they all knew that they couldn't refute it, so Xia Shang didn't think about it any more.
The injury on his body has not healed yet, so Xia Shang did not go anywhere else today. He visited the newly built garden at home and then returned to the bedroom to lie down and rest.
In the meantime, Xiaoyue brought lotus seed soup, dried ginseng and other great tonics.
It was obvious that life at home was improving. Xia Shang felt a sense of accomplishment and gradually forgot about his concubinage.
Until night, Qin Huairou took care of the housework and returned to the house with a plate of red dates. She sat by the bed and watched over her husband. While delivering dates to Xia Shang, she told another story.
"Tomorrow morning, the Liu girl will come in, and Mrs. Liu will personally send her off. My husband and I will go to the hall to pick up the tea gift from the Liu girl, and then send it to the west wing. Only in the evening can my husband see her."
"oh."
"After noon tomorrow, I will go to Fahua Temple to fulfill my vow. It will take a hundred days..."
"Hundred days!" Xia Shang was startled and sat up from the bed, "Madam, why are you doing this?"
"My husband, please listen to me. On that day, my husband was in trouble and his life and death were uncertain. I went to Fahua Temple and made a wish in front of the Buddha, asking the Buddha to bless my husband and return safely. If my husband can return home safely, I will go to Fahua Temple.
Fast for a hundred days. Now that my husband has returned safely, I will naturally fulfill my promise."
"Madam, you..." Xia Shang choked up inexplicably. He knew that this lovely woman must have done many things for him that he didn't know about during this period. (To be continued)