Chapter 12: How Unfaithful Are Men in the World

Chen Tang smoothed the loose hair on Luan Jie'er's forehead.

"What a neat bun! Who did it for Luan'er? It looks so pretty?"

Luan Jie'er answered while eating, her words mumbling.

"It's Chun... Auntie..."

Seeing that her daughter was busy eating, Qin Jiangyun spoke for her.

"It's my former maid Chun'er, whom you have seen. She usually brings Luanjie'er with her. This girl gets along better with her than with me!"

Chen Tang remembered Chun'er, a very neat and capable girl, who was originally Qin's maidservant during her marriage, but she didn't know when she became the concubine of her second cousin.

"You are so skillful that you combed Luan'er's hair so beautifully! Auntie is clumsy and can't comb hair so well..."

Huaping had already brought a small brocade box.

"…Just buy Luan'er a little piece of jewelry!"

As she spoke, the maid opened the brocade box, revealing a pair of pure gold pearl flowers with small gold ingots hanging on them, a very respectable gift for meeting someone.

Chen Tang picked up one and gave it to Luan Jie'er to play with, took another and put it in her hair, and asked someone to bring a small mirror so that she could look at herself.

Sister Luan looked happy and twisted her body to show her mother the pearl flower on her head. Qin smiled and nodded, and asked her something.

"My dear, who gave Luan'er the pearl flower?"

Sister Luan glanced at Chen Tang, smiled shyly, and said something in a low voice.

"Aunt~"

After hearing this, everyone started laughing again.

Chen Tang nodded with a smile and pinned the other one in her hair. He touched Luan Jie'er's little head and then handed her to Qin.

Qin Jiangyun took her daughter in her arms and thanked her on her behalf. Seeing that Chen Tang was smart and eloquent, she liked him very much.

"I've always said that my cousin, with her good looks and good temperament, must find an outstanding husband to live up to her expectations. How about my Third Master..."

She suddenly smiled, stretched out her jade hand, and half covered her lips and teeth.

"…Isn't that a good match?"

Shen Tang lowered his head at her teasing.

While Qin Jiangyun was chatting and laughing, he carefully looked at this cousin who was originally not related to him at all, but now his new sister-in-law.

I saw that she had changed into casual clothes. She was not as bright and beautiful as she was this morning. Her black hair, fair face, two curved eyebrows and a pair of bright eyes were more prominent. She was really beautiful.

Qin Jiangyun thought to himself that he had never noticed her in previous years, but in just one or two years, she had grown into such a beautiful girl. It was true that girls change a lot when they grow up.

Compared with Shen Tang, even the group of beauties in his own courtyard were slightly inferior.

Thinking of this, Qin Jiangyun's smile remained unchanged, but he felt a little sad in his heart.

I can be considered an outstanding beauty, and my husband loved me so much during my wedding, and he loved me with his eyes wide open.

But just over half a year later, two young and beautiful maids appeared in Qi Chengzhou's room.

Now, in the courtyard of the Second Master of the Qi Family, besides Qin Jiangyun, who was the respected and revered wife, there were also two legitimate concubines, three or four young concubines with good reputations, and if we counted the wild flowers and weeds outside...

I'm afraid I can't count them with both hands.

Most men in the world are fickle, not to mention that the Qi family is quite wealthy, and the reputation of their men as romantic is not groundless.

A bastard man, even if he marries a fairy and brings her home, will soon get bored with her after a while.

This sister-in-law is still a beautiful new bride, so naturally she is held in the palm of the hand by the third brother. As time goes by...

Hard to say.

Qin Jiangyun was thinking a lot, but he didn't show it on his face and continued talking and laughing.

After the joke, Qin Jiangyun told her some daily matters at home, and called a few important servants and maids to meet the Third Grandma and gave her a few words of advice.

Compared with the new Third Madam, the servants were more afraid of the Second Madam who had been in charge of the household for a long time. They hurriedly bowed their heads in response, kowtowed, and reported their names and jobs.

Chen Tang knew that her sister-in-law was trying to save her face, so she nodded with a smile and distributed the rewards one by one. After everyone left, she thanked her properly.

Qin Jiangyun smiled and nodded, thinking that this brother's wife is really smart and intelligent.

After talking for a while, Qin Jiangyun quickly stood up and said goodbye. Chen Tang did not try to keep him and politely sent him to the gate of the courtyard.

It was a summer afternoon and the sun was still scorching, making people dizzy.

After talking to people for a while and standing outside for a while, Chen Tang was so hot that he sweated on his back. Thinking that the maids had already prepared the bath water, he went to the bathroom to take a bath.

The bath water is cool and very comfortable.

While soaking in the water to cool off, she thought about what she had known in the past and what she saw and heard today.

The master of the Qi family died early, and Mrs. Yue was the only serious elder in the family.

Chen Tang could see clearly that she didn't like herself.

Madam Yue has been rich since childhood and has always looked down on the poor Shen family. Not to mention Shen Tang, the cousin who only has a nominal title, even Madam Qi, the legitimate eldest daughter of the Qi family, has been often ridiculed by her because she married a minor official as a concubine.

Fortunately, she is not very good at talking and not very good at thinking.

Mrs. Yue devoted herself entirely to her own son, and did not care much about or discipline her illegitimate sons and daughters.

The shops outside the Qi family have always been managed by Qi Chengzhou, the financial power of the inner house has been handed over to Qin, and Qi Youlan is also being well taken care of by Aunt Luo.

Mrs. Yue was too lazy to bother with them.

There is no shortage of money.

She only cares about her son.

In previous years, Shen Tang envied Madam Yue’s innocent nature.

But now, I have become her daughter-in-law...

well.

Fortunately, Qi Huaijing had been dealing with his mother for a long time and was able to control her.

He is the legitimate son of the Qi family, the grandson of the Yue family, and the apple of Madam Yue's eye. He is truly - confident and fearless.

Thinking of this, Chen Tang remembered another thing.

Mrs. Yue's family was so powerful that Master Qi also took in two concubines.

Qin Jiangyun is so beautiful, and my second cousin also has two legitimate concubines in his courtyard.

Could it be that this is the Qi family’s traditional rule?

From the wedding yesterday to the tea ceremony today, Qi Huaijing had been extremely kind to her, but with his good looks and status at home, he was afraid that he would be...

After thinking it over again and again, Chen Tang sighed softly.

Forget it, human feelings are as thin as paper, and the world is like a new chess game every time.

The game has already started. If you cheer yourself up and play this game well, you may not necessarily lose.

After thinking about it for a while, Chen Tang calmed down a little, and suddenly he heard the door behind him creak open.

She didn't let other maids in, probably because Huaping came to serve her.

"Just in time for you to come, please help me get the towel from the shelf."

Immediately, a bath towel was handed to her. She took it, stood up, and was about to lift her legs out of the bathtub when she turned her head and looked.

"Ouch!! Why is it you again?!"