"I always wonder, 'Why?' But the world is just the way it is. I can't change it, and I don't have such grand ambitions. I just want to work hard to make my life more fulfilling."
There was a smile in Wanruo's eyes, and a bit more hope.
"I don't understand." Xie Xiuzhu shook her head.
"You are not innocent. When I was as carefree as you, I also thought about finding a man I loved and who would stay with me forever."
But later, she fell into a quagmire and escaped death several times. She never had such thoughts again. Survival was difficult, so how could she have the mind to think about these extravagant desires?
People must learn to be content, otherwise it is difficult to be happy.
Xie Xiuzhu snorted lightly: "I don't care, I must marry the man I love most, and I won't allow him to take a concubine!"
Wanruo smiled and pinched her face: "You!"
After leaving Xie's house, Wanruo took Zhao Yuaner to Songhe Garden and had someone prepare a small courtyard for her to live in.
Cuizhu was stunned when she saw the girl, so she pulled Wanruo aside and asked, "Who is this person?"
"She's a girl from the Zhao family. Madam Zhao gave her to the eldest son as a concubine."
"Is this appropriate?"
It’s only been less than a month since we got married!
"Hey, I'll talk to him."
Wanruo changed her clothes and went to Qingshui Garden to talk to the eldest lady. After all, it was her first time to attend a banquet alone, and the eldest lady was not very reassured, so she asked her to talk to her as soon as she got home.
Wanruo went to Qingshuiyuan. When the eldest lady asked her what happened, she told the truth.
The eldest lady was surprised when she heard this: "You brought the girl from the Zhao family here?"
"Yes, the Zhao and Xie families are old friends after all. A gift from an elder cannot be refused. It is indeed a bit eye-catching for my husband to have no concubines at all. I thought of taking only this one for now, so as to shut up outsiders. If my husband wants to take another concubine in the future, I will let him find the one he likes."
The eldest lady stared blankly at her as she made these prudent arrangements, and was a little stunned for a moment.
She was not as open-minded as she was when she was young.
Songhe Garden.
After Xie Xianyu arrived, he changed into casual clothes and asked, "Where is the young lady?"
"The young lady went to Qingshui Garden to speak to the eldest lady." The little maid replied.
He didn't ask any more questions and went straight to the study. He used to like staying in the waterside study, but now that he was married, he felt it was too far away, so he started to stay in the small study next to the bedroom.
Recently, the affairs of the court have not been very busy for the time being, and he rarely has the leisure to paint. He wanted to paint a landscape painting, but when he picked up the brush, he suddenly thought of the little face mumbling in his sleep.
He raised the corners of his lips slightly, changed his brush, and with just a few strokes, drew the outline of a beautiful woman dozing off on the account book.
There were two knocks on the study door, and a pair of light footsteps came in. He didn't even look up, knowing that it was the maid serving tea.
"Sir, please have some tea." A very sweet female voice.
He frowned slightly. There was no such pretentious maid in Songhe Garden. He looked up and saw that it was an unfamiliar maid, and she was not wearing a maid's uniform.
"Where did you come from?" He frowned, thinking that it was probably his mother who sent you here again, so he would definitely blame Cuizhu.
Zhao Yuan'er was originally shy and her eyes were full of smiles, but when she saw his suddenly gloomy demeanor, her heart suddenly tightened and she spoke much more normally.
"I, I am..."
His eyebrows jumped: "I am a concubine?"
"The young lady brought me here and asked me to serve the young master." Zhao Yuaner said timidly.
Xie Xianyu's eyes suddenly darkened, and he exerted force with the two fingers holding the paintbrush, breaking the paintbrush and dropping it onto the drawing.
"Someone come here!" he shouted.
Qing'an came crawling in: "Young Master."
"Let Xu Wanruo get out here!"
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