Outside Chang'an Avenue, gongs and drums were beating loudly, and a long wedding procession stretched from Chang'an Avenue all the way to the end of Zhuque Street.
"Oh, whose wedding is this? The bride's dowry is so huge."
"I heard that this is Marquis Xuanping getting married." Someone who knew the situation said quickly.
"Hasn't the Marquis of Xuanping already married? If I remember correctly, the Marquis of Xuanping's wife is the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Personnel. They have been married for three years, right?"
Everyone thought, isn't it an slap in the face of the Tai family for Marquis Xuanping to marry a concubine in such a high-profile manner?
Although the Tai family did not have a title, they were at least a family of second-rank officials, while the Xuanping Marquis' Mansion was just a marquis' mansion in name only.
After all, Gu Huaizhi was just a small fourth-rank ceremonial officer.
"After all, Miss Tai has been in Xuanping Marquis's mansion for three years without any children. We can't let her have no descendants."
"It's just that the principal wife of the Xuanping Marquis is the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Personnel, and the secondary wife is actually the legitimate daughter of the imperial merchant Jiang family. They really know how to find a wife."
Everyone was thinking that Marquis Xuanping would be well on his way to a high position in the government. After all, the families of his two wives were quite powerful.
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Tai Jingwan sat in front of the dressing mirror without saying a word, but the maid Zhenzhu beside her was very worried.
"Miss, that son-in-law is really going too far. If you don't want to, let's go back to the Tai family and find the master to make the decision for you." Amber said with red eyes.
"Has the new person arrived?" Tai Jingwan did not respond to Amber's words, but asked calmly.
"The servant just reported that the bridal sedan is already at the door." Liuli said dissatisfiedly on behalf of her own young lady.
The young lady has been managing the entire Xuanping Marquis Mansion for three years, and now the Xuanping Marquis wants to marry a co-wife, which is clearly a slap in the face of his own young lady.
They say that the young lady has not had any children for three years, but in the past three years, Marquis Xuanping has often come to the young lady's courtyard and stayed overnight!
In the past three years, Marquis Xuanping had only stayed overnight in his young lady's courtyard twice, once on the wedding night and once when he was drunk.
Normally, Marquis Xuanping would only come to his young lady's courtyard when he wanted money or had something to ask for, and he would always come and go in a hurry.
"Please change my clothes, Zhenzhu, and go get the fertility-giving Guanyin statue I prepared for my new wife." Tai Jingwan said calmly.
"Miss, if I were to say, it must be that girl from the Jiang family who seduced me, and that's why I slapped you in the face." Amber felt sick when she thought about meeting Jiang soon.
"Okay, don't say this anymore. This is not the Tai family, and I was the one who gave the nod in this matter." Tai Jingwan said calmly.
If you ask yourself if you are sad that your husband has married another woman as his concubine today,
Of course she was sad, but, although sad, she could not refuse this. After all, she had been married to her husband for three years but she had not been able to give birth to a child for him. It was her own problem.
Now, her husband wanted to marry a concubine to give birth to his children. Although Tai Jingwan was sad, she did not object.
At least, she would give enough face to her husband and her new sister.
This way she can maintain her reputation as the daughter of the Tai family.
Several maids felt sad and angry when they saw Tai Jingwan trying to remain calm.
How cruel must Marquis Xuanping be to be willing to hurt such a good lady of his own?
Tai Jingwan quickly packed up and went to the bustling front yard. Looking at the festive red silks hanging all around the Gu family's house, Tai Jing's heart just couldn't feel happy.
Tai Jingwan changed into a more festive bright red dress and sat in the position of the mistress of the house, waiting for the new bride and serving her tea.
The old lady Tang, the wife of Marquis Xuanping, sat at the head of the table with a big smile on her face, waiting to drink tea with the new bride. As she watched the dowry being carried into the mansion, the smile on Tang's face never stopped.
I kept thinking to myself that my son had found a good wife.
Unlike Tai, who is usually stingy and can't enjoy whatever she wants to eat.
She has been in the mansion for three years, but has never laid an egg for the mansion. If she were to say, a girl like that should not go back to the Tai family. Staying in the mansion is just a waste of food.
However, since his son did not do so, Tang did not say anything.
Anyway, this daughter-in-law cannot give birth to grandchildren for her son, and there are other daughters-in-law who are willing to do so.
Tai Jingwan looked at the old lady Gu, Tang, whom she had carefully served for three years, smiling happily as she welcomed the new bride. It would be a lie to say that Tai Jingwan was not sad.
You know, I am usually not attentive enough to my mother-in-law. Even my sister-in-law Gu Jingshu is probably not as considerate as I am to this old lady.
Now, the old lady looked at the greed in the eyes of the dowry that was being lifted up. What else could she not understand?
Thinking of this, Tai Jingwan lowered her head and hid the mockery in her eyes deep in her heart.
I still feel a little sad.
However, Tai Jingwan kept persuading herself that it was common for men to have three wives and four concubines, and she should be more magnanimous.
Soon, Gu Huaizhi, wearing a bright red wedding dress, walked in slowly holding the hand of a woman.
[Oh, the one sitting up there must be the ex-wife of that scumbag Gu Huaizhi who died long ago, right? 】
A female voice came into Tai Jingwan's ears. Tai Jingwan looked around but didn't find the person who was speaking.
Just looking at the calm expression on Gu Huaizhi's face, Tai Jingwan was very curious. Who on earth was so bold as to call Gu Huaizhi a scumbag in front of him? Although Tai Jingwan didn't know what the word "scumbag" meant, she had a hunch that it was definitely not a compliment to Gu Huaizhi.
And what does ex-wife mean?
"Mom, I've brought back my new bride." Gu Huaizhi said with a smile to Mrs. Tang, the old lady beside him.
"Good! Good! Good!" Mrs. Tang, the old lady Gu, shouted three good words with satisfaction, without considering at all Gu Huaizhi's wife Tai Jingwan who was standing beside her.
[Oh, this red veil is really in the way. I’m tired after a whole day. When can I take a rest? 】
The female voice came into Tai Jingwan's ears again, but, was it covered with a red veil?
Could it be that these were the words just spoken by Gu Huaizhi’s newly married concubine?
Is Gu Huaizhi so tolerant towards this daughter of the Jiang family?
This Jiang girl is really bold. She dares to speak so freely during the wedding ceremony.
Or are all women from merchant families so bold?
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