Is Yu Zicong, whom you mentioned, here?
Fang Ruotang's bright eyes swept over the male customer.
Fang Shutang, who was walking towards Fang Ruotang when she saw her coming, was stunned for a moment. Then she glanced at Xie Jinyan, who was talking to someone and immediately came over.
"Why didn't you go back and rest when you just got back? Aren't you tired from all that traveling?" Fang Shutang wanted to express her concern for Fang Ruotang, but Fang Ruotang looked so well that she couldn't bring herself to say anything.
"Not tired!" Fang Ruotang immediately smiled and took Fang Shutang's hand, then stared at Xie Jinyan with a smug look on her face.
Xie Jinyan coughed lightly, feeling a little awkward. "Sixth Sister."
"Okay!" Fang Ruotang's big eyes blinked. She looked around but couldn't find Xie Xiuyan, so she asked.
“She’s at home and wasn’t allowed to go out.” Fang Shutang squeezed Fang Ruotang’s hand, hinting that she should be more discreet, as she hadn’t noticed anything amiss.
"Hehehe!" Fang Ruotang leaned forward slightly towards Xie Jinyan and said with ill intent, "I'll tell you a secret about your sister."
Xie Jinyan's eyebrows twitched.
Seeing Fang Ruotang's sly smile, I knew it wasn't a good thing.
She just mentioned Yu Zicong, could there be a problem with this marriage?
Xie Jinyan really couldn't like this younger sister who had been spoiled by her mother, but she still hoped she would be well. She arranged a marriage for her, and the family asked many people and visited many families before finally settling on the Yu family.
"Hahahaha! Is Xie Xiuyan arranging a marriage proposal with Yu Zicong? Hahahaha, Yu Zicong likes men and doesn't want to marry your sister at all. He's making a scene at home right now!"
Xie Jinyan's face darkened. "Sixth Sister, you're laughing too loudly, it's disturbing my ears."
"Hahahaha, I couldn't help it! Who told her to keep bullying my sister, hahahahaha!" Fang Ruotang grinned, her face practically splitting with laughter.
"There are many people here, so give your brother-in-law some face," Fang Shutang said casually, a slight smirk on her lips.
Xie Jinyan rubbed his forehead, knowing that Xie Xiuyan often disgusted his wife, so it was normal that the Fang sisters didn't like her. Not to mention them, he didn't like her either.
But the girl couldn't be changed. Her grandmother even resorted to family discipline. After being released for only a few days, she reverted to her old ways. She wasn't exactly wicked, but she was like a thief, always eyeing other people's things. She was incredibly annoying, and her mouth was like poison, never uttering a kind word.
Tell me about Yu Zicong.
"Hehehehe!" Fang Ruotang grinned, unable to suppress her laughter, and said, "Yu Zicong has fallen in love with his pageboy. What a pure-hearted warrior! He's making a huge fuss about wanting only him. If any member of the Yu family dares to touch the pageboy, he'll commit suicide for love."
Xie Jinyan's expression was complicated, as if he had swallowed a fly.
The Yu family's actions were dishonest.
To put it bluntly, no wonder the Xie family is clinging to them.
This is clearly a marriage scam.
The others who were openly eavesdropping suddenly got excited, and some even asked Fang Ruotang questions out of curiosity.
"Really?"
It's really true!
Fang Ruotang patted his chest and loudly proclaimed.
Preferences are a very personal matter. She wasn't trying to help Yu Zicong, but she didn't want to see innocent girls being deceived.
She disliked Xie Xiuyan, but she wouldn't even watch her jump into the fire pit, let alone other good girls with whom she had no grudges.
"Really? Tell me, is your family really that immoral? Your son likes men, and you want to ruin other people's good girls? Isn't this marriage fraud?"
A noblewoman, accompanied by a woman of similar age, stepped forward.
Hearing the accusations from the crowd around her, Fang Ruotang realized that the person in question was Yu Zicong's biological mother.
Her face flushed red with embarrassment, and she looked ashamed.
Fang Ruotang curled her lip, looking disdainful.
I don't think she's a good person; a good person wouldn't intentionally harm someone.
You're right.
What did she do?
She had given birth to two daughters before her concubine gave birth to a son. The concubine then bribed a monk to falsely accuse the child of being a jinx, saying that keeping him in the house would jeopardize her husband's future. The eldest son was sent to a temple less than a month after his birth and has not been brought back to this day.
【ah? 】
Fang Ruotang was stunned; this was difficult to assess.
Isn't this the same situation as her mother?
However, the Fang family adhered to proper etiquette. They would not take a concubine if the wife had not given birth to a legitimate son, and they would not allow the eldest son born out of wedlock to embarrass the wife.
After giving birth to Fang Shutang and Fang Ruotang, Madam Shu was only able to conceive again after five years. During this time, Madam Shu wavered, but Second Master Fang said there was no rush.
Once Xiaoqi was established, Madam Shu arranged for two honest and virtuous concubines to be married to her. One of them gave birth to twins, the eighth and ninth sisters.
After all, for a family to prosper, it must have a large population. However, continuous childbirth can shorten a woman's lifespan. Most matriarchs do not want their husbands to touch other women, but their own lives are obviously more important than their husbands' exclusive favor.
This is why women born into noble families are always generous and dignified.
[It's only right for her to protect her rights and position, especially since she's a mother. If she doesn't stand up for herself and her eldest son and concubine gain the upper hand, wouldn't her children's resources be taken away?]
The moment Madam Yu was despised by the Imperial Advisor, she imagined all sorts of ways to die. Unexpectedly, things took a turn for the better, and the Imperial Advisor actually sympathized with her.
But thinking about it, it makes sense. Madam Shu was in the same situation as her, except she was lucky and married the right man.
She married the wrong person, so she had to fight and struggle, resorting to underhanded means, just to gain a foothold in her husband's family.
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