Chapter 25: A Concubine's Daughter Marries into a Rich Family 1
Chapter 1
The slender woman looked worried. She looked around and asked in confusion, "Where is this?"
Qi Qi replied: "You are already dead. Tell us your obsession, and you can be reborn."
The graceful woman paused, memories of her death resurfacing in her mind. She suddenly gave a mournful smile, "Yes, I'm dead. I fell off a cliff and died."
"I... don't have any obsessions." She said lightly.
Qi Qi looked at the slim woman in confusion. Could it be that the system had found the wrong person?
"Since you have no obsession, then leave..."
Before Qi Qi could finish his words, the graceful woman suddenly reached out and stopped him. "I...if you must say it's an obsession...there's a girl I've let down!"
The graceful woman slowly recounted her life story. Afterward, she asked Qi Qi, "I wonder if you can save that girl from suffering. After all, it was because of me that she became a plaything for those people."
The slim woman's name is Jiang Sihua.
She was a concubine of the Shangshu Mansion, and her aunt was the concubine of Shangshu Jiang Wenzheng.
The girl she said she was sorry for was a girl who came to the house to sing opera on her grandmother's birthday. Because her eldest sister said, "This opera singer looks a bit like my younger sister," the opera singer was bought by various playboys in the capital to be played with.
Jiang Sihua's reputation has been ruined since then. Her mother found several in-laws for her, but they all rejected her because of her reputation.
Her father felt that she had insulted the reputation of the Shangshu Mansion and sent her to a nunnery outside the city to practice.
"I was resting on the road when I accidentally fell off a cliff and died."
"You are seeking death yourself." Qi Qi interrupted Jiang Sihua.
Jiang Sihua was a little confused. She patted her head and said, "Why would I commit suicide? I...it's impossible. I fell off the cliff accidentally."
Qi Qi sighed.
Jiang Sihua ruined her life because of a word from her eldest sister. She was not understood by her family, insulted by her father, and ridiculed by her mother. The only aunt who treated her well did nothing but cry loudly every day and criticize her for her cowardice.
She thought she was normal, but in fact she was already at the end of her strength, and the slightest disturbance could cost her life.
"I...if possible, can you please take good care of my aunt? I want her to be proud of me. And that actress, I don't even know her name. I feel so sorry for her."
"Deal done."
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The Yongyi Marquis's Mansion is coming to the Shangshu Mansion to propose marriage. The Yongyi Marquis's prince Shangguan Qing, who has been rejected before, is the perfect son-in-law in the eyes of the noble ladies in the capital. Many women are willing to marry Shangguan Qing, even if it means becoming his concubine.
Now Shangguan Qing has set his eyes on Jiang Siqi, the daughter of the Shangshu Mansion. I don’t know how many girls in the capital have been upset by him.
Qi Qi listened to the maid Yong Mo's words and nodded slightly.
She was wearing a pink and white dress, with a simple wooden bracelet on her wrist. Her hair was casually gathered behind her head and tied up with a wooden hairpin. Her face was not made up, and her rosy complexion revealed a hint of youthful childishness.
"The master and his wife have instructed us not to go to the front yard today, so as not to offend the nobles."
Qi Qi hummed and kept looking at the sky outside.
The sun was shining brightly, a few white clouds were floating slowly in the sky, and the breeze was blowing the treetops, causing the leaves to cheer and applaud.
She ordered, "Go get my kite. The wind is just right today. I want to fly it."
"Second Miss, the Master and the Madam have instructed that no one is allowed to go to the front yard."
Qi Qi tilted his head, blinked, and asked innocently, "I'm not going to the front yard. I'm just flying the kite in my own yard. Is that not okay?"
Yong Mo thought about it and said, "It seems to be possible."
"Good job, Yongmo!" Qi Qi grabbed Yongmo's arm, "Hurry up and get the kite. Father and Mother are in the front yard and won't be around me today, so I can have a good time playing with it!"
Using ink to take the kite down from the wall, Qi Qi couldn't wait to grab the kite and ran into the yard.
Qi Qi held the handle on the fork wheel and let Yong Mo hold the kite.
She trotted over, shouted "Let go", and threw the kite into the sky with ink.
Qi Qi ran a little faster, watching the flying line on the fork wheel rolling rapidly as she rose into the sky in the wind. She stood still calmly, one hand against the fork wheel, letting the flying line slowly release, and the other hand, holding the flying line, tightening and loosening it.
Watching the kite flying in the sky, a smile appeared on Qi Qi's pretty face.
She shouted to Yongmo, "Yongmo, look, is the kite flying high?"
Yong Mo came over, holding a handkerchief in her hand. She carefully wiped the sweat off Qi Qi's face and said, "Second Miss, please slow down. You are not in good health and cannot run so vigorously."
Qi Qi said nonchalantly, "Big sister is great at riding and archery, but I'm held back by my body. I'm not even half as good as Big Sister. Now you hate even flying a kite!"
Yong Mo quickly said, "No, Second Miss, that's not what I meant."
Qi Qi chuckled, "I was just trying to scare you, so you wouldn't have to spoil the fun at this time."
Qi Qi wrinkled his nose and gently bumped Yong Mo with his shoulder. "Big sister always says that everyone is equal. I think you just didn't listen to what big sister said. Although we are master and servant, we are both people of equal status. You don't need to be so afraid of me."
Yong Mo quickly lowered his head and said yes.
"good!"
Qi Qi's hand loosened, and she looked at the man who made the sound in shock.
This is the inner courtyard of the mansion, how could a man from outside appear here?
Qi Qi got nervous and gripped the release line with too much force, causing the sharp line to cut his fingers.
The release line suddenly broke, and with a bang, it flew towards the boundless sky.
Qi Qi covered his stinging fingers and angrily cursed, "Where did you come from, you lecher? How dare you wander around the inner courtyard of the Shangshu Mansion? I will tell my father and punish you!"
The cute girl accused him, and her angry look was like a cuddly kitten, with her non-threatening little paws exposed.
Shangguan Qing snorted and laughed.
"Are you mocking me?" Qi Qi tilted his head and said angrily.
"No, I didn't mean that!" Shangguan Qing said quickly. He waved his hands awkwardly. Seeing such an energetic girl making such an angry accusation, even he felt a little flustered.
Qi Qi stamped his feet and said, "You are just laughing at me. Where is my father? I want to go find him."
Qi Qi took Yong Mo's hand and walked outside.
Suddenly, her hand was grabbed by Shangguan Qing, who said in panic, "My dear sister, I'm not laughing at you. I'm just laughing because you're so cute."
"real?"
"Of course it's true. I've never seen a girl as lovely as you." A hint of embarrassment appeared on Shangguan Qing's face.
Qi Qi was both happy and angry, "You scoundrel, how can you talk like this... like this..."
She covered her face, blushing again and again, "Use ink, let's go back to the room."
"Your injury..." Shangguan Qing stretched out his hand, but could only see Qi Qi and Yong Mo quickly running back to the room.
Shangguan Qing looked at the direction Qi Qi left and murmured to himself, "If the arranged marriage was with her..."
"Sir..." the personal servant reminded Shangguan Qing, "The master is still waiting in the front hall. If he knew you had sneaked into the backyard, he would probably punish you."
Shangguan Qing snorted and said, "There are rumors out there that I'm in love with the eldest daughter of the Jiang family, and that's why the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion came to propose marriage. Now that I've got this reputation, can I not even look at the eldest daughter of the Jiang family?"
Shangguan Qing said angrily: "It's all your fault. You don't even know the way. Otherwise, how could I have taken the wrong road?"
The servant secretly complained.
This is the Shangshu Mansion, not the Yongyi Marquis Mansion. How could he, a servant of the Yongyi Marquis Mansion, know the way to the Shangshu Mansion?
But on the surface he still lowered his head and said he admitted his guilt.
He quickly led Shangguan Qing back.
Shangguan Qing still missed the moment he met Qi Qi. The woman had a pretty face, which was not concealed even without makeup. She also had a gentle personality and was a little playful.
Especially the words she said were so soft and sticky that people couldn't help but want to tease her.
At this moment, a somewhat coquettish voice came into Shangguan Qing's ears.
"We agreed before that you would be in charge of the flowers and plants in this yard. Now that something has happened to them, it's your fault. And now you want to blame others?"
Several maids knelt before the woman, nodding their heads and not daring to say no.
The woman continued, "I'm not a heartless person. Since you broke something, I'll use your monthly salary to make up for it. I won't replace you for now, but if next month..."
The maid quickly said, "Don't worry, Miss. This will never happen again. I will be extremely careful and will never let anyone damage the flowers and plants again."
Jiang Siqi nodded, "Alright, let's all go down."
Several maids quickly stood up and ran away.
When Jiang Siqi saw the maid leave, she patted her lower back and said in a loud voice, "Finally, I managed to fool them. These old hags are so hard to please. If I give in, they'll get ahead of me. If I give in, they'll cry and whine again."
The maidservant pinched Jiang Siqi's shoulders and said, "Young lady, you are kind-hearted. If it were someone else, I'm afraid they would have dealt with that old witch."
Jiang Siqi hummed, took the maid's hand and said, "Xiao Tao, I've already told you that we are all equal. You can't speak ill of those old women behind their backs. They are all women trapped in the old times. It's really pitiful. They have been arguing over trivial matters all their lives and have no idea how precious life is."
Xiao Tao nodded and continued to massage Jiang Siqi's shoulders. "Miss, you are right. I will never say that again."
Is this Jiang Siqi, the eldest daughter of the Jiang family?
Why did the girl just now say the same thing so nicely, while Jiang Siqi's words sound so hypocritical?
It was obvious that she looked down on those maids, which is why the maid said that. She wanted to scold the maid and say that everyone is equal. It was really funny.
Shangguan Qing returned to the front yard in a depressed mood. If he had to marry such a two-faced woman, he would rather die.
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