Another noble lady took up the conversation, her tone surprised: "No wonder, I heard that Master Xie doesn't even have a maid in his room, which is very strange."
"This woman's jealousy is one of the seven grounds for divorce. As the principal wife, we should be kind and virtuous. We can't be like those short-sighted people who aggressively compete with concubines. We should put the overall situation first."
Wanruo was immediately confused. Ordinary noble families would take concubines. They would keep one or two maids in their rooms before marriage, and many of them would be promoted to concubines after marriage. There were also cases where the maids who came with the wife's dowry were promoted to concubines.
Xie Xianyu's room was clean, but they kept pestering him.
If she is accused of jealousy, she will be unable to explain herself.
Madam Zhao patted her hands and said earnestly, "You're still too naive. How can you control this man? Instead of trying to keep him from touching the house, it would be better to let the concubines at home keep him so that he doesn't get involved in dirty things outside."
Madam Zhao glanced at her concubine's daughter and said with a smile, "This Yuan'er is honest and dutiful, and has a clean background. You can rest assured that she will behave herself well when she returns to the mansion. The Zhao and Xie families are old friends, and Madam Xie and I have known each other for a long time. You must accept this gift from me."
Mrs. Zhao's words were flawless, and she calmly helped Wanruo up.
It is unreasonable that Xie Xianyu does not have a concubine in his room. If he must have one, then the Zhao and Xie families are old friends, and Zhao Yuaner, who has been sent to him, is the most suitable one because of her clean background.
If Wanruo doesn't agree today, I'm afraid that her reputation as jealous will spread tomorrow, and all the efforts she has made these days will be in vain.
She weighed the pros and cons in her mind, and finally nodded: "Thank you, Madam Zhao."
Mrs. Zhao finally smiled. "What's the big deal? If she doesn't obey you in the future, just teach her a lesson. Don't worry about me. Later, with your permission, if she has a son or daughter, it will be her blessing."
The Zhao family had long wanted to form an alliance with the Xie family, but there was no chance. Now that Xie Xianyu was married, there was no concubine in the house. They took this opportunity to insert their own daughter into the family, which would add another layer of relationship.
Why not?
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yuaner immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed in gratitude: "Thank you, Madam!"
Zhao Yuan'er was filled with joy. She was originally an inconspicuous concubine in the family, but she was quite pretty. Madam Zhao wanted to give her to a powerful man as a concubine to win over his power.
She was also afraid that Madam Zhao would choose an old man with only power for her, or someone like Mr. Yuan who was addicted to alcohol, sex and violence. She never expected that it would be the eldest son of the Xie family!
Such a brilliant and talented person, what an honor it is for her to be able to marry him as his concubine?
Wanruo nodded: "Get up."
Mrs. Zhao smiled and said, "Then let her go with you later. I'll leave all the arrangements to you."
Mrs. Zhao was quite a shrewd person. She just shoved people in, but implicitly tried to save face for Wanruo. She shoved people in again without giving Wanruo any face.
Wanruo pursed her lips and smiled.
After the banquet, Wanruo took Xiuzhu back home.
There was a carriage following behind them, and it was Zhao Yuaner.
Xie Xiuzhu was stunned when she saw Zhao Yuaner. As soon as she got in the car, she pulled Wanruo over and asked, "Wanruo, who is that?"
"She is the concubine that Madam Zhao gave to your elder brother."
"Concubine?!" Xie Xiuzhu's eyes widened, and she cursed angrily, "These old guys! They are just bullying you. How can you force a concubine into someone's arms just for the sake of marriage?"
Wan Ruo said calmly, "I'll have to marry him sooner or later. It doesn't matter whether I marry him or not. Why give him a chance to talk? He doesn't have any concubines in his room, which is really eye-catching. If I don't respond today, someone will ask tomorrow."
Xie Xiuzhu muttered, "That's true. If I don't agree, people will say you're jealous and can't even tolerate a concubine."
Xie Xiuzhu suddenly became confident and reasonable: "But why can't we be jealous? If you truly love someone, how can you tolerate him being affectionate with someone else?"
Wan Ruo's eyes paused for a moment, and she forced a smile again: "Just tell me this, but don't tell anyone else. If Madam Wutou hears it, she will punish you again."
"But my mother was also sad. When I was little, my father went to another concubine's room and my mother couldn't sleep for half the night."
But later, she didn't care anymore.
Xie Xiuzhu became depressed and felt a little sad. She didn't know whether she was sad for her mother or for her own future.
Wanruo said softly, "But that's how it's written: gentle, docile, kind, and virtuous. It's inherently harder for us women to make our way in the world."
The only person Wanruo had ever seen who didn't have a concubine was her father, because when her mother married him, he swore never to take a concubine.
Later, the couple loved each other very much and had a son and a daughter, and they were very happy. But three years after my mother passed away, my father remarried.
"Why?" Xie Xiuzhu was very angry.
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