Chapter 34 Careful
The atmosphere in the room suddenly became quiet, and you could hear a pin drop.
Everyone's eyes were focused on the Second Madam.
The Second Madam's face was flushed green. Not only was she humiliated by the Second Master's mistress, but also the words she had just said to persuade Yun to be magnanimous were like slaps in her face.
The Second Madam panicked and became furious, "How could it be the Second Master's?!"
The servant didn't dare to say anything more because of the Second Madam's almost murderous look.
Shen Ji asked, "Is it the Second Master's?"
The servant nodded, "Steward Li went to investigate and confirmed that it was the Second Master's mistress."
"Who asked Manager Li to investigate?" Shen Wan asked.
The servant glanced at Shen Wu and said, "Yes, it's the Third Miss..."
Standing behind her own mother, Shen Wu suddenly felt as if she was standing on pins and needles. She wanted to die. How could it be her father who had a mistress?!
Seeing everyone looking at her, Chen Wu's voice trembled, "I, I saw my aunt crying so hard, and I was worried that it was a misunderstanding, so I asked Manager Li to investigate..."
The old lady was so angry that her lips were trembling.
How could a junior like her get involved in matters in the elders' room? And she was from the next room, at that? Yun Shi didn't even bother to send someone, and asked her to deal with this matter so urgently. If word got out, and her niece investigated her uncle's mistress and found out it was her own father's mistress, how could she have a good reputation?!
The old lady and the second lady were almost furious, and some even added fuel to the fire, "Third sister is really careful. I didn't think of sending someone to investigate immediately."
Yun wiped away her tears in a few seconds and looked at Chen Ji with a guilty look.
Chen Ji is neither angry nor not angry.
The old lady wanted to say something, but she opened her mouth and couldn't utter a word.
Before Shen Ji came back, they had taken turns expressing their attitudes towards keeping a concubine to Yun Shi. The words of advice to Yun Shi to be magnanimous were still fresh in their minds, especially those of the Second Madam.
She had just advised Yun Shi many times not to do to others what you do not want others to do to you. The way she advised Yun Shi was the way she should treat the second master's mistress. Otherwise, it would be easy for her to talk without any consequences.
Seeing Chen Wu stabbing him with knives in his eyes, Chen Wan looked relieved that it was not my father who kept a concubine, and suddenly said, "I remember now. When that child delivered the letter, my third sister was standing next to me. I think the letter intended for my third sister was sent to me by mistake..."
"Tell the Second Master to get back home!"
Shen Ji's voice was sharp.
As for the Second Master, on the way back home, the servant told him the news that Shen Ji had a mistress. The Second Master didn't think about himself at all. Even his personal servant didn't know that he had a mistress. It was impossible for anyone in the Duke's Mansion to know. But the eldest brother, who seemed not to care about women, was not immune to worldly things after all.
The second master rode back home in a happy mood. As soon as he arrived at the second gate of the Duke's Mansion, he saw an ordinary carriage stop. The woman who got out of the carriage almost frightened him to the point of falling off the horse.
Not someone else!
It was his mistress!
Aunt Mei!
When she saw the Second Master for the first time, Aunt Mei was filled with joy. But when she saw the Second Master again, he looked as if he had seen a ghost in broad daylight, and the smile on Aunt Mei's face froze.
Steward Li bowed to the Second Master, who then asked, "Who told you to bring him into the mansion?!"
Steward Li said, "The third lady gave us the location of the courtyard and asked us to check if she is the Duke's concubine. If so, bring her back to the palace."
If the Duke's mistress is accepted, there is no reason why the Second Master's mistress should not be accepted.
The veins on the back of the second master's hands that were holding the reins bulged. He had never expected that the fact that he had a mistress would be exposed to his own daughter!
Everyone has been taken to the Duke's Mansion, and the matter can no longer be concealed. The second master gritted his teeth and entered the mansion and entered Shou'an Hall.
As soon as he entered, everyone's eyes turned to him, and the old lady's anger hit him, "Look at what you have done! Keeping a concubine, are you worthy of Shurong?!"
Shurong is the second wife's maiden name.
The Second Madam sat there, her eyes even redder than Yun's. She didn't say a word from beginning to end. She couldn't say anything, and couldn't say anything.
The concubine was kept by the second master.
Chen Wu asked someone to bring the person back.
She also advised Yun to be magnanimous so as not to get a reputation as jealous.
She is the one who likes to quarrel and make trouble, and is jealous and intolerant.
The Second Master did not say anything. It was a fact that he had a concubine, and he had no way of denying it. The old lady said angrily, "What's going on with the concubine?!"
You are really good at pretending.
The Second Madam and Shen Wu didn’t know that Ye Caiwei was the Second Master’s illegitimate daughter. The Old Madam loved Ye Caiwei so much, how could she not know?
Would the old lady not ask where the second master Ye Caiwei’s biological mother was?
She condoned the Second Master to have a mistress, and now that it has been exposed, she pretended to be clueless. When Ye Caiwei's background comes to light, she wants to see whether the Second Madam will hate her as the old lady who condoned it behind the scenes.
Yun sat there and said, "Old Madam, please don't get yourself sick with anger. You just advised me to be magnanimous and tolerate a concubine. I also know that Second Sister-in-law is tolerant, but the Duke just said that no one in the mansion is allowed to keep a concubine. If Second Master wants a concubine, just ask for it openly. Second Sister-in-law won't stop you. You really shouldn't do such a thing that brings disgrace to the family and leads the younger generation in the mansion astray."
"Check if the concubine is pregnant. If not, sell her off."
The second wife's nose turned sour after hearing these words.
She gloated over Yun's misfortune and advised her to be magnanimous and accommodate the concubine. She was mentally prepared for Yun to ridicule her and take advantage of her misfortune. Unexpectedly, Yun did not do so. Instead, he sided with her in every way.
Chen Ji was surprised that Yun Shi would interfere in the affairs of the Second House, but he did say that he did not allow concubines in the mansion. He guessed that Yun Shi was judging others by his own standards, and immediately said, "Do as the Duke's wife says!"
“Can’t sell it!”
Chen Ji said unexpectedly, "A concubine, what can't be sold?!"
Of course she can’t be sold, she is Ye Caiwei’s biological mother.
Just now I realized that I had made a mistake. It was the second master who had kept a mistress. The old lady had already secretly signaled and the maid pulled Ye Caiwei to the back hall.
If Concubine Mei is to be sold, there is no guarantee that Ye Caiwei will not rush out to stop it. The illegitimate daughter pretends to be General Ye's daughter and is even named a county lady by the emperor. If this matter is exposed, the second master will not only have to bear the wrath of Shen Ji, but also the emperor's.
Not to mention promotion, it is even a question whether the second master will be able to serve as an official in the court in the future.
It was precisely because the old lady and the second master would never sell Concubine Mei that Yun asked for her sale, adding insult to injury. However, she was slapping the second lady in the face, and the second master was reluctant to sell his concubine, which was the most hurtful knife.
If you can't sell it, there must be a reason.
The Second Master stammered, "She, she's not just any concubine, she's the sister of the Qingzhou prefect. A few years ago, when I went to Qingzhou on business, I got drunk... I didn't dare bring her into the mansion, so I kept her outside..."
Chen Wan knew that the Qingzhou prefect was the second master's confidant. In his previous life, he was promoted to the Minister of Revenue in just a few years. He was a meteoric rise to prominence. However, he didn't know that they had this kind of relationship.
Yun said, "The magistrate's sister is of high status, and since the Second Master did something wrong, she is at least a noble concubine. Yet, she is willing to stay outside and be a mistress whose status is criticized. I'm afraid it's really like what the Second Brother's wife said, that she is a second wife outside."
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