Xu Wanruo leaned against the wall of the bucket, staring at the ripples on the water in a daze, thinking of Xie Xianyu's words.
"When I get married, I will ask Zuli to give you to me as a concubine."
Her eyes gradually turned cold: "When he marries my wife, he won't remember me even after they've been married for a long time."
"What about the girl?"
"I just want to find another way out."
She was not ungrateful for Xie Xianyu's kindness, but she was a selfish person and could not devote her life to it.
It's been a year, and he should be tired of it. What does it matter if there's one less woman in the backyard?
But she couldn't spend the rest of her life locked up in that small backyard, being a servile concubine.
The next morning, Wanruo had just gotten up and was still dressing when Ding Dong came in and said, "Miss, the Third Madam sent someone to ask you to go to Wutong Pavilion."
Wanruo frowned slightly: "Auntie has never liked me, why did you come to me suddenly?"
"I'm afraid the Sixth Miss has caused trouble again and wants you to clean up the mess, right?"
Wanruo didn't delay any longer. She simply put on her makeup, used more powder to cover up some marks on her neck, and then went to Wutongxuan.
The Xie family has a total of four branches. The eldest master and the fourth master are legitimate brothers, but the second master and the third master are born to the old master's two concubines. In today's Xie family, the eldest branch is naturally respected.
The eldest master is the head of the family and has already held a high position in the court, serving as deputy prime minister.
The master has some ability in business, so most of the properties in the mansion are managed by his wife, and his wife helps with the housekeeping, and her status is not low.
The Fourth Master doesn't have much ambition and just wants to live a carefree life. But he is a direct descendant and the eldest master's younger brother after all. The old lady also favors this youngest son the most and gives him whatever he wants.
As for the third master, he was born out of wedlock and had no talent, so he was in an awkward position in the Xie family. He barely held a nominal position and had no real power. He had to rely on the monthly salary from the public treasury to survive.
But even so, Zhang was able to marry the third master as a concubine, which meant she was marrying into a high-class family. After all, the Zhang family was just an ordinary merchant family, and Zhang Yu's donation to become a small official was not something that could be mentioned in public.
So after Zhang married into the Xie family, she felt ashamed of her natal family and was unwilling to associate with anyone from her natal family, including her niece Xu Wanruo.
A year ago, Xu Wanruo had no other choice but to seek help from the Xie family. Zhang didn't even want to see her and wanted to send her away immediately, for fear that the Xie family would remember her adopted family.
During the year she lived in the Xie family, Zhang was not close to Xu Wanruo. Instead, she deliberately kept her distance from her, acting like the third lady of the Xie family and looking down on Xu Wanruo.
But today, Zhang took the initiative to see her.
When Wanruo arrived at Wutongxuan and walked into the yard, she saw Zhang feeding the fish in the yard.
"Auntie." Xu Wanruo bowed politely.
Zhang looked at her and smiled with an ambiguous smile: "How come you have become even more beautiful in this year?"
Wanruo's heart suddenly tightened and her face turned pale unconsciously. She almost thought that Zhang had discovered something.
"Thank you for your care, auntie." She forced herself to remain calm.
Zhang snorted lightly, threw away the fish food in her hand, and wiped her hands with a handkerchief: "If you know it, just do it. If it weren't for me, you don't know where you would be now."
Wanruo pursed her lips. Seeing that Zhang had no intention of asking further questions, she knew that she was worrying too much. If Zhang found out anything, she would definitely get angry immediately.
"Wanruo has always remembered my aunt's kindness in my heart." Her attitude was respectful and impeccable.
Zhang smiled and said, "Yesterday, the old lady suddenly mentioned the girls' marriages and even mentioned you."
Wanruo was alert.
"I have a marriage proposal to tell you about. Mr. Yuan is looking for a concubine and wants a well-educated and well-mannered lady."
Wanruo's smile faltered slightly, and her fingers holding the handkerchief tightened.
Zhang said happily, "Master Yuan is incredible! He's a royal merchant, his family is incredibly wealthy, and he's the brother of the wife of the Marquis of Yongchang! Although the Yuan family has many concubines, Madam Yuan is kind, and you're young and beautiful. You've captured Master Yuan's heart. Why worry about a rough future?"
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