The woman's pitying voice startled Tai Jingwan. Will she be killed by Gu Huaizhi?
As soon as this thought flashed through my mind, Jiang Jinyue came forward with a cup of tea.
She was wearing a bright red wedding dress today, which made her skin look white as snow. Her almond-shaped eyes were full of smiles. She was indeed a rare beauty. Tai Jingwan thought, could it be that Gu Huaizhi was attracted by her beauty?
"Sister, please have some tea."
The sweet voice made Tai Jingwan sure that what she just heard was indeed Jiang Jinyue's voice.
But strangely, Gu Huaizhi had no reaction to such outrageous words.
It was not until this moment that Tai Jingwan realized that what she heard was probably Jiang Jinyue’s inner voice.
She took the celadon teacup and her fingertips touched the warm wall of the cup.
In the midst of the aroma of tea, Tai Jingwan said in a gentle voice: "Since my sister has entered the Marquis' Mansion, we will be a family from now on. The affairs in the mansion are complicated, and with my sister's help, I can also relieve some of the troubles."
After saying this, he glanced at Gu Huaizhi who was sitting in the main seat, and added: "I hope my sister will have children for the Marquis's Mansion soon."
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[Oh, not only is she beautiful, but her voice is also so sweet. 】
That voice sounded in Tai Jingwan's mind again.
Before Tai Jingwan could come back to her senses, the voice said with some regret: [Gu Huaizhi is really blind. He doesn't want such a beauty and instead thinks about his cousin Tang Waner. 】
Tai Jingwan's hand holding the tea paused slightly.
Tang Waner?
That cousin who is always as quiet as a shadow?
What connection could she have with the Marquis?
What's even more strange is that Jiang Jinyue had just entered the Marquis Xuanping Mansion today, so why did she seem to know everything about the people and things in the Marquis Xuanping Mansion?
If the voice I heard was Jiang Jinyue's inner voice, could others hear it too?
[Oh, I hate this ancient practice of kneeling at every turn. Why won’t you let me stand up? My knees are numb from kneeling. 】
The voice of grievance came again, and Tai Jingwan realized that Jiang Jinyue was still in the posture of serving tea.
She quickly put down the teacup and helped the man up herself.
"Sister, please stand up." Tai Jingwan took the brocade box from Zhenzhu's hand and said, "This is Guanyin, the Goddess of Childbirth. I hope that sister can get what she wants soon."
The white jade Guanyin in the brocade box glows with a warm luster under the candlelight.
When Jiang Jinyue took it, Tai Jingwan clearly heard her muttering in her heart: "Oh my God, she actually gave me the Goddess of Fertility. Don’t you know that I, like her, am just a decoration brought into the marquis’s mansion? How could Tang Wan'er allow me to give birth to the Gu family's child? 】
These words shocked Tai Jingwan.
She glanced at Gu Huaizhi and saw him nodding with satisfaction, obviously enjoying the harmonious relationship between his wife and concubine.
But Jiang Jinyue's inner voice was like a basin of cold water, chilling her heart to the core.
"Now that tea has been served, Tai, you should go back to Yingxue Pavilion first." Gu Huaizhi suddenly spoke, but his eyes frequently glanced at the dozen or so mahogany boxes in the yard.
Before Tai Jingwan could answer, she heard Jiang Jinyue lamenting in her heart: [This damn scumbag is so eager to look through my dowry. No, I have to think of a way to refuse. Otherwise, if he covets my dowry, I dare not refuse it under his threat. After all, the Jiang family is the lowest level of merchants. Oh, if Sister Tai were here, he would definitely not dare to touch my dowry in front of Sister Tai. 】
Looking at Gu Huaizhi, whose expression remained calm, Tai Jingwan finally understood.
She could indeed hear Jiang Jinyue's inner voice, but Gu Huaizhi had no abnormal expression on his face, and it was obvious that he could not hear Jiang Jinyue's inner voice.
This discovery surprised and puzzled her.
At this time, Tai Jingwan received another pair of moist eyes looking for help from Jiang Jinyue.
Thinking of what Jiang Jinyue said in her heart, that Gu Huaizhi wanted her dowry, Tai Jingwan couldn't help but feel puzzled. Gu Huaizhi wanted Jiang Jinyue's dowry? In Tai Jingwan's opinion, she probably just wanted to see how much dowry Jiang Jinyue brought, right?
Tai Jingwan never thought that Gu Huaizhi might covet Jiang Jinyue's dowry.
After all, in this era, the government has clearly stipulated that dowry is a woman's private property. Even though Jiang Jinyue was not born into a high-class family, her dowry was very generous. All of this dowry belonged to Jiang Jinyue personally, and no one could covet it.
Tai Jingwan never thought that Gu Huaizhi was eyeing Jiang Jinyue's dowry.
After all, in Tai Jingwan's opinion, although the Xuanping Marquis' Mansion did not have much property, it was still enough to support the people of the Gu family.
Tai Jingwan never thought that Gu Huaizhi was just a small official of the fourth rank. He wanted to climb up, but the Tai family had no intention of helping him with official affairs. Tai Jingwan also didn't think about going out to socialize and handle official affairs for Gu Huaizhi. Now, it would be extremely difficult for Gu Huaizhi to be promoted to a higher level.
But in the Tai family, no matter what official position you can hold, you have to rely on the real abilities of the Tai family members to rise step by step.
Gu Huaizhi waited for three years, but the Tai family did nothing for him. Gu Huaizhi then came up with an idea to marry Jiang Jinyue as his second wife, so that the Jiang family could give Jiang Jinyue a generous dowry, and he could take those things openly and secure a path to a bright official career for himself.
However, thinking that Jiang Jinyue didn't want Gu Huaizhi to see her dowry, Tai Jingwan didn't think there was any problem. Since Jiang Jinyue didn't want to, it was difficult to refuse. Tai Jingwan thought, why not stay and help Jiang Jinyue?
However, before Tai Jingwan could figure out what to do, she suddenly saw Qingye, the maid from Qimengxuan, running over in a panic.
"Marquis! Something bad has happened. My cousin is having a heart attack. Please go and take a look!" Qingye had beads of sweat on his forehead, but his eyes secretly wandered between the two ladies. He even thought in his mind that these two ladies had just argued fiercely over the Marquis.
However, he was secretly proud of his young lady's plan. While the mantis stalks the cicada, the oriole is waiting behind. The one who benefits is his young lady. These two people are stepping stones found by the eldest young master for his young lady.
Gu Huaizhi stood up suddenly after hearing this: "Have you called a doctor?"
Without waiting for Qingye to answer, Gu Huaizhi strode out, even putting aside the matter that he was originally concerned about Jiang Jinyue's dowry.
[Tsk tsk, Bai Yueguang runs faster than a rabbit when summoned. 】
Jiang Jinyue looked at Gu Huaizhi's receding back and sneered in her heart, "I don't have any mental illness. I just don't want him to enter the bridal chamber with me. Fortunately, I don't want him to do that. Otherwise, I would be disgusted by this cousin." 】
Tai Jingwan heard these thoughts clearly and couldn't help but look at Jiang Jinyue carefully.
The bride had delicate makeup and a just the right amount of shyness on her face, but her eyes were clearly clear. She didn't look sad at all, as she should be on her wedding day because her husband was taken away by another woman.
This is somewhat unexpected.
If Jiang Jinyue didn't like the Marquis, why was she willing to marry him as his concubine?
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