Chapter 77 Chapter 77 The Marquis suddenly called himself to Madam Wen...
The Marquis suddenly asked her to go to Madam Wen's courtyard. Although Bai didn't know why, she had a bad feeling in her heart.
She didn't know what was wrong with her these days. She always felt a little irritated and often had dreams, thinking about the time when Ye was in charge and she was still a concubine.
Bai specially changed into an apricot-colored long gown. The Marquis loved to see her wearing this dress before, saying that the color was elegant and matched her temperament.
She put on some light makeup and covered the fine lines at the corners of her eyes with white powder before slowly going to Madam Wen's courtyard.
The Marquis was sitting in Madam Wen's room at this time, with a gloomy look on his face.
When he saw Bai coming in, a hint of anger flashed in his eyes. But then he suppressed it.
"My Lord, why did you suddenly call me over? I don't know what your meaning is?" Bai noticed that the Marquis had a strange look on his face, so she asked with a smile.
Lord Xue then threw the cup in his hand violently. It hit the ground with a bang and broke into pieces, scaring everyone.
"Madam Wen is pregnant." The Marquis suddenly said this, leaving Bai standing there in a daze, her expression unable to be controlled for a moment.
"How is that possible?" Bai couldn't help but blurt out.
Lord Xue said, "You sound surprised. Madam Wen is still young now, and it's normal for her to be pregnant. How can you be so sure that she can't have a child?"
Bai felt a little flustered after hearing what the Marquis said, as if there was something else behind it. He quickly suppressed his emotions and said, "I was just surprised for a moment. After all, the Marquis's Mansion hasn't had a child for so many years. Who would have thought that such a big happy event would happen?"
"It's good that you know." Lord Xue said, "Since you became the housekeeper, there has been no more children in this mansion. As the mistress of the house, you have the responsibility that you cannot escape from!"
After hearing what Lord Xue said, Bai's heart was beating fast, as she felt that the other party seemed to know something. But Lord Xue had never said it clearly, so she was not sure what he meant at this moment.
"Replace all the people in the kitchen." Lord Xue suddenly said, "Sell all the previous ones directly. Don't keep any of them!"
"Also, if Aunt Qin and Aunt Kong want to set up a small kitchen, let them do it. Don't make things difficult for them."
"Since Madam Wen is pregnant, she must take good care of herself. You will be responsible for this matter. If the child is gone, I will hold you responsible. I'm afraid you will have to reconsider your position as the principal wife of the Marquisate!"
After Lord Xue finished speaking, he turned away, leaving Bai standing there stiffly, covered in cold sweat. How could she not know that the Marquis had already known about her actions?
However, the Marquis did not reveal the matter this time, which showed that he had left her some mercy. But later on, she was asked to take care of Madam Wen during her pregnancy, and the baby in Madam Wen's belly had to be born!
At this time, Bai hated Madam Wen in her heart. She didn't expect that she would fall for such an inconspicuous concubine who was born a merchant.
However, due to the Marquis's order, she could not get angry with Madam Wen at this time, but had to serve her, so she asked, "Madam Wen, since you are pregnant, it is a big deal in the mansion. If you need anything, I can ask someone to buy it for you quickly."
Madam Wen didn't want to continue living under the same roof with Bai, so she quickly said, "I don't need anything right now. Thank you for your concern, Madam. If there is anything wrong with me, I will definitely ask for it from the mansion."
After she hurriedly sent Bai away, she finally breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the edge of the bed, holding her lower abdomen.
"Mom, I heard that you are pregnant with a little brother?" Tian Jie'er rushed over and ran to Madam Wen and said.
"Don't talk nonsense. How can he be a younger brother? We don't even know whether it's a boy, a girl or a boy." Madam Wen quickly covered Tian Jie'er's mouth.
"Mom, if you really give birth to a younger brother, won't your status in the mansion be higher? Madam won't be able to bully you anymore." Tian Jie'er had become somewhat sensible, and she whispered in Madam Wen's ear.
"It would be great if that were the case..." Madam Wen thought for a moment before she sighed and said, "Look, this is such a big deal, and the evidence is clear. But your father called Madam over, but he only punished the people in the kitchen, and didn't hold Madam responsible at all, and he didn't even take away her housekeeper power."
"Why is father so partial?" Tian Jie'er asked in confusion, "Just because my wife is the principal wife and gave birth to a son, he dotes on her so much?"
After hearing this, Madam Wen smiled bitterly and said, "This matter is much more complicated, but you are old enough now, so I can tell you about it."
"The reason your father didn't pursue Madam this time was certainly because of your second brother. But the most important reason was probably because Madam's family was reliable."
"Madam is the daughter of the Bai family, and has a close relationship with her brother, who is also the current head of the Bai family. If your father punishes Madam, it means he will break off relations with the Bai family, so he will be wary."
She is nothing like me... I am just a merchant girl, and my family can only give me some money at most, but I can't get any more help.
At this point, Madam Wen touched Tian Jie'er's head and said, "Remember, if you want to live a good life, the head of the Marquis's Mansion in the future can only be the prince. No matter where you go, you must not forget the prince's kindness to you. Even if you get married in the future, you can't cut off your contact with your family. Your husband's family will treat you with courtesy for the sake of the Marquis's Mansion!"
Sweetie nodded as if she understood something and said, "I understand."
Although the prince had never spoken much to her, she had two older brothers, but he was handsome and treated her well. It's much better than her second brother who almost never pays attention to her.
There was such a big commotion in the Xue Mansion, but Shen Xuan, who was outside, had no idea.
He received a large sum of silver bills from the Xue family that day, and not long after, he received an invitation from the Jinning Palace.
The disaster victims in the suburbs of Beijing have dispersed, and Princess Jinning is about to hold a spring banquet.
This time, Shen Xuan must go. On the appointed day, he changed into appropriate spring clothes and went to the suburbs east of the city.
The Jinning Palace has several farms near the east gate of the capital, and there is a forest behind it, so this outing was decided here.
In order to facilitate banquets, the Jinning Palace specially built a pavilion in its own mountains and forests.
When Shen Xuan arrived, Princess Jinning and the County Lord were already entertaining guests in the pavilion.
Seeing Shen Xuan coming, Jin Shiyue hurriedly stepped forward and said, "You are finally here. It is really hard to invite you. Come, come, come and sit next to me. I have something to tell you."
Shen Xuan looked around and saw that there were quite a lot of people at the banquet, both men and women, many of whom were of much higher status than himself.
But Jin Shiyue was used to being willful and insisted that Shen Xuan sit next to her. He also said to the guests at the banquet: "Brother Chen saved my life. With such kindness, he deserves to be the chief of my Jinning Palace. Please don't be offended."
Since Shen Xuan entered the palace last time, it was probably because Emperor Wu of Jin sent him food. He came here for a banquet today, and the guests were very polite to him.
Seeing that Jin Shiyue treated him so politely, many brothers and sisters of the same age came over to talk to Shen Xuan.
This outing banquet was actually prepared by Princess Jinning to arrange a marriage for Jin Shiyue, so in addition to boys and girls, there were also some men at the banquet.
It’s just that due to Jin Shiyue’s bad reputation, not many men came. Moreover, many of their families are not very prominent, which is very different from the Jinning Palace.
The few remaining men with slightly better family backgrounds were mostly ugly and not very good-looking.
Jin Shiyue was upset, so she pulled Shen Xuan aside to play, and whispered in his ear: "Look at those men outside, my mother is going to choose a husband for me from them. Look at the young master of the Fang family, he has a silly face. If I have to face such a face for my whole life, I might as well die."
Jin Shiyue is a face control, and she has always liked a handsome guy like Xue Fenglin. Now, facing these men at the banquet, she couldn't bear to look at any of them.
Shen Xuan thought for a while, then pointed to a handsome young man in the corner and said, "That guy looks okay, would you consider him?"
Jin Shiyue rolled her eyes upon hearing this and said, "He is just an embroidered pillow, and he is also a smooth talker! Because he is a bastard, he wants to find a wife with a good family background based on his looks."
"You don't know how disgusting he is on a daily basis. He always acts like a flatterer to the brothers and sisters of the aristocratic families. I look down on such a man."
Shen Xuan was a little helpless, but he couldn’t give Jin Shiyue any advice. Not to mention that Jin Shiyue, a county lady, had high standards, even a country boy like him looked down on the men at the table, so it was normal for Jin Shiyue not to want to marry them.
But marriage requires mutual affection. There are men of noble status and outstanding character and appearance in the capital, but not all of them are willing to marry Jin Shiyue.
Although Prince Jinning is a royal relative, he has no real power. Moreover, marrying his brother would not help his career at all. In addition, due to Jin Shiyue's reputation, many noble families in the capital did not come to the banquet...
"Oh, I wish I could stay single for the rest of my life." Jin Shiyue said with a long sigh.
After Shen Xuan heard this, he sighed in his heart.
A country boy like me is actually free. As long as there is no parental control, he will not be forced to get married.
But Jin Shiyue is a county lady, and her status concerns the royal family, so she has to marry.
After a while, a carriage suddenly came from a distance. When the carriage stopped near the pavilion, Princess Jinning went to receive it, only to find that the people who got off the carriage were Madam Yang, the wife of Lord Yang, the prince's tutor, as well as her daughter-in-law Liang and young master Yang Xu.
"It is Lord Yang's family who have come to visit us. How honored! Please take a seat." Princess Jinning was really surprised to see that the people who came were Lord Yang's family, and a look of joy immediately appeared on her face.
The Yang family is a noble family in the court. Although their family background is not prominent, they come from a family of scholars and have a high status.
Lord Yang holds a high position, but he has a good reputation. The several sons in the family are all quite smart. Even the youngest son, Yang Xu, made it to the list of imperial examinations last autumn, and his results are pretty good among those in Beijing.
A family like the Jinning Palace actually wants to find a son-in-law from a noble family like the Yang family.
But families like the Yang family are also very popular among the aristocratic families, and Jin Shiyue has a bad reputation. After she sent invitations to many such noble families, they all rejected her with various reasons.
Although the Yang family did not send a reply, they had never accepted an invitation from the Jinning Palace before. The Princess of Jinning did not expect them to come directly.
You have to know that if there are people in Beijing who have children of marriageable age, when such a banquet is held, everyone who comes will know what the host means.
If the Yang family had no interest in the Princess of Jining, then there would be no need for them to come all this way and bring their youngest son, Yang Xu.
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