Chapter 403: A Concubine Should Act Like a Concubine
Mr. and Mrs. Su have been at home for more than ten days, and they feel that the days are passing very slowly.
The children all went to the paddock, leaving the old couple at home, feeling lonely guarding such a big house.
Although there were so many servants, they all behaved themselves and worked hard every day. It seemed that the mansion was lifeless without the noise of children.
The moment they came back, they all crowded into the living room, and the noisy feeling of home was restored.
After the emperor returned to Beijing, there were two major events: one was the official corruption case, and the other was the princes' selection ceremony for concubines.
The selection of concubines for the fifth, sixth, and seventh princes was naturally presided over by their mothers.
Headed by Concubine Chen, there are also Concubine Shu, the mother of the fifth prince, and Concubine Xu, the mother of the sixth prince.
Xu Zhaoyi was not favored, her mother's family was not in Kyoto, and her position was not high, so she could only rely on Shufei.
Both of them had different backgrounds and had more common topics. Moreover, the Sixth Prince had been closer to the Fifth Prince since childhood. Now that they were of one mind, Concubine Shu and Concubine Xu were naturally on the same side.
Xu Zhaoyi didn't ask for much. She just wanted to live the rest of her life in peace and stability, and for her son to be a leisurely prince. She didn't want to fight for anything else.
As soon as he came back, the emperor gave orders, asking Concubine Chen to preside over the selection of a concubine, and also specially asked the queen to send a letter to Su Wan.
They said that she was to participate in the princes' selection of concubines and was invited to watch the ceremony.
Su Wan held the invitation in his hand and suddenly thought that the emperor might be serious.
Do you really want her to be your daughter-in-law?
Logically speaking, she was a princess, and her status did not require her to participate in such an occasion of the prince's selection of concubines, but since the invitation was written by the queen herself, she had to take it seriously.
Unable to make up his mind, Su Wan simply took the post and went directly to Jiang Yu to see what he had to say.
Jiang Yu’s injury hasn’t healed yet, and he can’t come out by himself, so she has to go find him.
Although it might not be a good idea to visit without permission, who cares? The situation is urgent.
The selection of a concubine will be held in three days, this matter is urgent.
When her brothers at home heard that she was going to find Jiang Yu, they all asked her what happened. Su Wan showed them the post, and they all fell silent.
"Could it be that the emperor really intends to let you marry the seventh prince?" Su Chen read the above content and was undecided.
She wasn't asked to participate, but she was invited to watch the ceremony. What's going on?
"Don't worry, the Queen just asked you to go and watch the ceremony, don't think too much. If you want to go to the Duke of Jiang's Mansion, big brother will accompany you."
Su Jing thought about it and decided to accompany her to meet Jiang Yu first to see what he had to say.
If you want to marry Wanwan, it depends on how hard he tries.
Su Mu and several other brothers also felt that this was the only way to go for the time being, so they asked their eldest brother to take Wan Wan to visit Duke Jiang's Mansion.
Su Jing directly wrote a visiting card and handed it to the Duke's Mansion. After receiving a reply from there, he would bring Su Wan to visit. Jiang Yu was still unable to get out of bed, which was indeed inconvenient.
The servant he sent waited at the door for a long time but no one paid any attention to him. Finally, he sent someone out to tell them that the Duke had gone to train his troops and was not at home, and they had to wait until he came back before they could talk.
The servant had no choice but to come back and reply to Su Jing.
Upon hearing this result, Su Jing frowned tightly.
They wanted to visit Jiang Yu, and handing over a card was a courtesy. Normally, they could just go directly, but why did they have to wait for the Duke to come back? What did this mean?
Su Wan could figure out what was going on with his toes. Now the concubine had the final say in the backyard of the Duke's Mansion, and she must have asked her subordinates to reply.
During the hunting trip at Junshan, Jiang Yu asked for marriage on the spot, and she was there. Now the Su family specially sent a visiting card, but she dismissed him like this. Who is she looking down on?
In response to this, Su Wan said directly to Liu Yun:
"Find a way to contact your young master's secret guards!"
When Liuyun and Liuying heard this, they looked at Su Wan in confusion. What did the princess mean by this?
Seeing the two of them still staring at each other, Su Wan sighed and explained:
"Don't just stand there, go quickly. I knew a few years ago that you were arranged by Jiang Yu, and it was exposed long ago."
Liuyun: “…”
Firefly: "..."
Well, it turns out that the princess already knew about it, but just didn’t expose it.
Liuyun quickly contacted the secret guards around Jiang Yu. Su Wan asked her to tell the truth. Since when did a concubine become the one in charge of such a huge Duke's Mansion?
When Jiang Yu received the news, he was also helpless and directly ordered an invitation to be written to the Su Mansion, inviting Minister Su and the princess to visit.
He is still recovering from his injuries and cannot be moved easily.
After a day of hard work, it was already dark, and Su Wan could only wait until tomorrow to visit again.
Later that day, the Duke returned home and went straight to see Jiang Yu.
As soon as I walked in, I felt that the atmosphere inside was not right, and the air pressure was a bit low.
"How did I offend you again?"
Seeing Jiang Yu's expressionless face and low pressure all over his body, Duke Jiang knew that he was unhappy again.
Normally, when I see him coming, I would show some reaction, but today his face is so dark, he must be unhappy.
"Can you please take better care of your concubine? When will it be her turn to make decisions in the Duke's Mansion? How dare you send my guests away without permission?
If you can't bear to punish me, I don't mind doing it for you."
Well, he directly explained why he was unhappy.
As soon as Duke Jiang heard this, he knew why he was unhappy, because of Ning Wei.
So he called the butler directly to question him and find out the whole story.
Originally, visiting cards would be received by the housekeeper and then checked. If the visitor was sick, they could just be let in. If the visitor was a houseguest, the housekeeper would need to ask the host for permission.
At that time, Minister Su's carriage had already arrived at the Duke's Mansion, but they were sent back. It was really disrespectful. No wonder Jiang Yu was so angry.
Ning Wei was indeed bold. Su Jing was a second-rank official after all, and she said she would not give him face, so she did not give him face. Putting aside other things, she did this one thing that was very wrong.
The housekeeper said that when the post was handed over, he was replying to the concubine and happened to come across it, so the concubine took care of the matter directly.
At that time he said it was inappropriate, but was given a cold stare by the concubine.
After hearing this, Duke Jiang knew he was in the wrong and said to Jiang Yu:
"She was indeed wrong in this matter. You have the final say on how you want to deal with it, but don't make a fuss too much."
This isn't a big deal, at least it won't lead to someone getting beaten to death, right?
"A concubine should behave like a concubine. When will it be her turn to make decisions about the master's affairs?
I don't think she's very good at dealing with people. I don't know how many people she'll offend in the future. She's yours, so I naturally can't do it myself. But isn't this too much power for her to give me?"
Jiang Yu was forcing his father to take back Ning Wei's housekeeper rights.
"Are you asking me to take back her housekeeping rights? But now she's the only woman in the backyard. If she has to attend social events outside in the future..."
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