This is the process. The new concubine who enters the house must go to the mistress to offer her an honorable tea. Only when the mistress drinks the tea can she recognize her identity.
When she came, Zhou Yanqu was still with her, with a forced look on his face.
Aunt Li put a futon in front of Chu Yunli. When Aunt Man knelt down, she reluctantly picked up the teacup and handed it to Chu Yunli, "Greetings to Madam, Madam, have some tea."
Chu Yunli took it easily and said softly, "Get up." Then she turned around and said to Grandma Li, "Mama is just too well-behaved," implying that she shouldn't put the futon down.
Seeing that Chu Yunli accepted the tea so easily without any embarrassment, Zhou Yanqu's gentle expression turned ugly for a moment. After taking the tea from Aunt Man, he sneered and asked, "Are you really heartless?" After that, he drank.
He didn't drink and walked away with a cold face.
Chu Yunli sneered, I didn't show shame to your concubine, but you did.
She had a calm expression on her face, but Aunt Man's expression on the ground was not good-looking. She felt that Zhou Yanqu was angry probably because he had an quarrel with Chu Yunli.
As for the question he just asked before leaving, it sounded like he was dissatisfied with the lady being so gentle and calm to her.
It also proves that the rumors outside are true. Zhou Yanqu is really deeply in love with his wife. Even though he was lingering with her last night, he still regained his coolness today. Before leaving, he didn't even look at himself.
Zhu Manman quietly squeezed her hands beside her skirt and lowered her eyes to hide the strange look in her eyes.
Chu Yunli looked at the jealousy in the eyes of the girl on the ground who was not angry but still docile, and vaguely understood why Zhou Yanqu went crazy just now.
"Get up, don't kneel down, you may hurt yourself." Chu Yunli was not angry, and motioned to her grandma to pull her up, "It's important to give birth to the baby early, you have to take good care of yourself."
Zhu Manman stood up and said, "Thank you madam."
Chu Yunli didn't care what she thought. Even if she was jealous of herself, it was only temporary. People outside knew that Zhou Yanqu had a deep relationship with her, but everyone in the Hou Mansion knew that they were not that serious. As time went by, she herself
You can see it.
Zhou Yanqu rested in Ziyuan for five consecutive days, which gave Zhu Manman plenty of face.
Five days later, the new aunt came in. She was the legitimate daughter of a seventh-rank official, named Liu Hui.
That night, Zhou Yanqu went to Huiyuan to rest. When he came to greet Chu Yunli the next morning, he accompanied Liu Hui just like Zhu Manman did when he came to greet Chu Yunli.
Chu Yunli still didn't embarrass her. Zhou Yanqu asked her a few more questions, but also walked away. This time, his anger was much more real.
Looking at the three girls with slim figures and beautiful faces in front of them, at this age, girls raised by slightly wealthier families are not ugly. Especially Zhu Manmansheng's mother was born in a boat painting, and she can enter the palace as a concubine. She is very tall.
Beauty, in comparison, Liu Hui is not so good. Weiyue beside her is really like a maid, with a very low sense of existence. Today's Zhu Manman does not have the soft and awkward feeling of the past. She
Ignoring the quarrel with Chu Yunli, he glanced at Liu Hui displeasedly.
When Chu Yunli saw it, he was in a good mood and it was quite lively. It would be better if it was more lively.
Three days later, this time the two beauties from the palace, Wu Xianyue and Lin Xuer, came in. They were really good-looking. Their skin was fair, their eyebrows were delicate and picturesque, and their figures were graceful and graceful.
Entering the house on the same day, they were both daughters of county magistrates from small places. They came from the palace. Zhou Yanqu went to Wu Xianyue's room that night. He brought her to greet her the next day, not forgetting to ignore Lin who was aside.
Xu'er, with a gentle smile between her eyebrows and eyes, is as handsome as a jade. The two girls are also caring people, and the atmosphere between them looks extremely sweet.
At first, Zhou Yanqu brought Zhu Manman here, maybe because he wanted to give the Duke some face, but now...
Chu Yunli looked at Zhou Yanqu, who was looking at Wu Xianyue with a gentle expression, and noticed that his peripheral vision was always glancing towards her, and he was very concerned about her expression and movements.
She was a little confused, but she still accepted the tea from the two people, and looked at the secret eyebrows and lawsuits between the colorful people in the room, and she was in a good mood. Especially recently, these concubines came in one by one, and Zhou Yanqu was busy consummating the marriage, so he didn't have much time to go there.
Fengyuyuan is even more satisfying.
After drinking the tea, Chu Yunli looked at the people in front of him, "You have entered the Hou Mansion now, and I am not afraid to tell you some things. The Hou Mansion has few heirs, and I believe you have heard about it. The most important thing now is
, or an heir."
"If any of you takes the lead in giving birth to a healthy child, I will make the decision to make her my concubine first, and I will do what I say."
As soon as these words came out, although the faces of the standing women did not change much, their eyes flickered, and they looked at Zhou Yanqu with more lingering affection.
To have children, you need a man!
Zhou Yanqu looked very unhappy and waved, "I have something to discuss with my wife. You can go back and rest."
The women exited in a polite manner, and soon only the husband and wife were left in the room. Chu Yunli was not very afraid. Zhou Yanqu had always regarded himself as a gentleman, and generally would not do anything to women. Let's follow him.
From the frequent glances at her expression just now, it seemed that he was somewhat concerned about her expression.
Therefore, Chu Yunli didn't panic when he saw him closing the door.
The door of the room was closed, and the room was not as bright as before. Zhou Yanqu stood with his backlight, and his expression could not be seen clearly. After a long while, he heard him say sadly, "Zhen'er, I feel very sad!"
Chu Yunli just wanted to laugh, "With the beauty in my arms, I see that the prince is clearly in his element, so he is very happy."
Zhou Yanqu was a little angry, "Why are you so relaxed and not sad at all? Is our five-year relationship fake? We used to rub each other's hair together, and we even agreed to get married..."
Chu Yunli didn't take it seriously, "Then you once said that I am the only one in this life? Then you found a woman and gave birth to a child and hid it from me. So as the old saying goes, a man's mouth is a lie.
What a ghost! I can’t believe it.”
Zhou Yanqu retorted, "I didn't! If you hadn't begged the queen, I would never have entered their house. For example, Weiyue, do you think I paid attention to her?"
She was just a maid, with an average appearance. It was normal not to enter her house. Chu Yunli asked, "Then what do you want me to do? Do you want me to accept that unhealthy child, or do you want me to cry bitterly? Please have mercy on me."
?Then you continue to have children with Fu Lanshan?"
Zhou Yanqu frowned, "Lan Shan is just to prevent her mother from worrying about the heirs of the Hou family. She is also a girl from a famous family. You have repeatedly said that we have no matchmaker... it is too much."
"It's the truth." Chu Yunli was not afraid of his anger and suggested enthusiastically, "Why don't you accept her? Then you can be fair and aboveboard. Isn't it better than you meeting secretly now?"
Zhou Yanqu frowned again, "You are talking nonsense, when will I meet her? Don't worry, she doesn't want to be my concubine. Besides, she has no intention of competing with me for you."
Chu Yunli held her chin up and said with great interest, "In my opinion, if a woman is willing to give birth to a child for an unknown man, she must have feelings for him."
"Don't talk nonsense." Zhou Yanqu scolded, "Don't ruin her reputation."
This statement was rather strange. Chu Yunli looked surprised, "The child has been born, is it possible that she still retains her reputation and gets married?"
Of course she had to marry, but she was just waiting to marry Zhou Yanqu as her stepmother.
Nowadays, there is no rule about supporting concubines. Of course, Chu Yunli knew that Fu Lanshan didn't want to come in now. She was a talented woman who read poetry and books.
Zhou Yanqu looked ugly. He found that when he talked to Li Ru recently, she could easily arouse his anger, and she did not respond to his apology at all. It seemed that... before, his heart and eyes were all about his woman, but now she let go
Got that feeling.
The room was silent. At this time, Zhou Yanqu's follower's voice came from outside, "Your Majesty, Aunt Man and cousin had a fight in the garden, and Aunt Man even pushed cousin..."
Zhou Yanqu took a few steps to open the door and asked eagerly, "Is Lanshan injured? Which garden is it? Why are they quarreling?"
As he asked, he was already running out.
Chu Yunli stretched out and told Grandma Li, who looked unhappy after seeing Zhou Yanqu's attitude at the door, "Mammy, pack your things, let's go back to the General's Mansion to stay for a while." Finally, he remembered something,
"Take all the silver and valuables from my dowry."
Grandma Li's eyes were filled with distress, but she didn't try to persuade her. Zhou Yanqu's attitude meant that she could be cold to him, so she turned around and packed her things.
The author has something to say: Here you go. Youran has been busy these past two days. Happy National Day everyone~ Do you feel that there are many happy events? See you in the evening~