Chapter 80 Concubine Room
After Madam He sat down, she glanced around and asked, "Why isn't Yan Xiu here?"
"After getting up this morning and paying New Year's greetings, he said he had to go out for something important and would probably be back in two or three days," Lu explained.
"What's so important? It's more important than the Chinese New Year. Why are you running out on the first day of the Chinese New Year?" Old Madam He sighed, "You're really getting older, and you care less and less about me, your old bones."
"If mother says so, I, as your daughter-in-law, will feel very uncomfortable." Lu smiled, "Everyone in the He family knows that Yan Xiu is the most filial to you, mother. He sent all the festival gifts awarded by the emperor to you, and even I, as your mother, was reluctant to give them. If mother says so again, your daughter-in-law will feel very wronged."
These words almost touched Madam He's heart.
"That's right. Apart from other things, none of you can compare to Yan Xiu in terms of filial piety." Madam He smiled. "Since he has to go out on New Year's Day, it must be a very important matter. Let him go."
"When my second brother went out, I asked my subordinates and they said he was going to Qinghe." He Yande said.
"Qinghe County? I remember it's not far from the capital. My second brother insisted on going there during the New Year. Are there some very interesting things there?" He Yanzhou, who is ten years old this year, blinked.
"Third brother, you are talking nonsense again. Your second brother is not the kind of person who loves to play and make trouble." He Yande smiled and said, "I think he just has important things to do in Qinghe County."
"I think so too." He Yande's wife Fang also nodded with a smile, "But no matter if there are important things to do or important people to meet, my second brother always knows his limits and will definitely not make any mistakes. Father, mother and grandmother can rest assured."
Important people...
Madam He narrowed her eyes. "I remember that on the day of the Little New Year, Yan Xiu was out for more than half an hour. I heard from the servant that he went to Qinghe."
"As for the past, I have heard some rumors that Yan Xiu bought an Oiran from somewhere, but I have never heard of her being brought back to the capital. Could it be that she was placed in Qinghe?"
"My daughter-in-law really doesn't know about this." Mrs. Lu looked at her husband next to her, "Do you know about this?"
"I don't know." He Chengye shook his head.
"How can you two be parents? Don't you know these things? Do you want me, an old woman with my body half buried in the ground, to worry about them?" Old Madam He was a little unhappy.
"Mother, don't be angry. I have heard about this before and wanted to ask about it, or ask Yan Xiu, but after thinking about it carefully, I decided not to do so."
"Why is that?" Madam He looked at Lu.
"Yan Xiu has had his own ideas since he was young, especially when it comes to marriage. Even at his age, he still refuses to get married. If you ask him about it, he will just say that he has no one to match."
Lu smiled and said, "It has been a long time. Not to mention others, even I can't help but think about it. But now Yan Xiu has someone who is pleasing to the eye and willing to do such a thing as keeping a beautiful woman in a golden house. It is also very rare."
"He was sent to Qinghe instead of the capital. I guess he was afraid that we adults would find out. If I ask again, Yan Xiu might be embarrassed and send him away..."
Hearing this, Madam He nodded continuously, "That does make some sense."
"It's rare for Yan Xiu to have someone he likes, and he's willing to travel back and forth like this. I guess that girl is really his favorite. However, she's not from a decent family..."
If the woman's family background is clean, no matter how high or low her social status is, as long as He Yanxiu really likes her, the He family can marry her into the family.
After all, the He family’s status no longer matters whether a granddaughter-in-law comes from a wealthy family.
But the one He Yanxiu hid in his golden house turned out to be an oiran...
It's a bit of a pity.
Madam He sighed and shook her head, "Just wait and see for now, and pay more attention to her later. If she is really a well-behaved and sensible child, you can take her back if Yan Xiu really likes her in the future."
Be a concubine or something.
"Grandma is really biased." He Yande tilted his body, "I wanted to take a concubine before, but grandma said I was not doing my job properly and refused no matter what. But when it came to Yan Xiu, grandma agreed."
"Can you two be the same?" Madam He glanced at He Yande and joked, "The beautiful wife sitting next to you has only been married for a year, and you are already thinking about adding someone to your room?"
"Grandmother is right." Fang continued, winking and smiling, "Put aside your thoughts for now. Wait until I give birth to my first son. It won't be too late to help you in a few years."
"There's no need to arrange for it. If you can avoid concubines, then don't have them. If you must have them, it's better to have fewer rather than more, so as to avoid any trouble." Madam He said, "You two should worry about serious things, and give me a great-grandson as soon as possible."
"Yes." He Yande and Fang agreed.
After Madam He picked up her chopsticks, the others picked up their chopsticks and started eating.
The family was not restrained while having a meal together. They were talking and laughing, and it took them more than half an hour to leave.
He Yande and Fang went to their own Wutong Garden.
The couple walked side by side, and the servants followed them from a distance.
"Are you really going to take a concubine?" Fang asked, with a faint smile on her face. "I wonder which family the girl is from, so I can arrange something for my husband?"
"You shouldn't care where I take concubines from or how many concubines I take. Why do you care about it today?" He Yande glanced at Fang.
His eyes were cold.
"After all, I am the eldest grandson's wife of the He family. I have to know who is going to come into this yard." The smile on Fang's face grew larger.
"Are you afraid that someone will come in and interrupt what you are doing?" He Yande sneered.
"Of course." Fang nodded. "I'm mainly afraid that it will affect your work. If you are seduced by lust, won't our work be ruined?"
"My people are naturally reliable, but it's better to be careful with the people around you." He Yande said, "You have contributed a lot to He Yanxiu's current reputation. After all, you are a woman, so you are a little petty in your actions."
"Oh? Then I want to see what grand things the eldest son of the He family, Mr. He, can do?" Fang smiled and said, "Why don't you send someone to keep an eye on Qinghe?"
"What are you staring at?"
"He Yanxiu has never been interested in women, but suddenly he has a beautiful lady in his house. He has been going there more and more frequently in recent days. Don't you think it's a bit strange? Why don't you go and see what He Yanxiu is doing?" Fang asked.
I have a splitting headache, the nucleic acid test is negative, so don't worry. I just have a recurring fever. The clinic can't tell me anything, they just say it's viral influenza. Medicine can only alleviate it, and I need my own immunity to get through it. (End of this chapter)
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