Chapter 2 Concubine
Why does she disagree
He was a hundred percent reluctant to marry her back then. Now that he is back home, does he still have to live his life according to her mood?
Shen Changze threw his sleeves and lost his patience: "I have made up my mind about this matter. I will report it to the emperor when I go to the palace to see him."
"Since the Marquis doesn't leave me any face, why don't you give me a divorce letter and do it cleanly." Jiang Shu turned his face away, his heart as cold as ice. With
two wives in one mansion, she will definitely become a laughing stock in the capital.
In recent years, because of her humble background, she has been snubbed and ridiculed by noble ladies at banquets. Shen Changze's behavior is tantamount to taking the lead in bullying her. How can she face people in the future?
"You threaten me" Shen Changze's face showed a little anger.
"Your Majesty, you're overthinking. I just want to save some dignity for myself." Jiang Shu looked at the flying birds in the bamboo forest, and suddenly she didn't want to be trapped in this high-walled courtyard.
She missed home and the outside world.
Before she left the palace, her parents didn't control her strictly, and she could often go out for a walk.
But since she married into the Marquis's mansion, she had to abide by many rules, and she was no longer as willful as before.
"It's unreasonable." Seeing that Jiang Shu was very stubborn, Shen Changze left in anger.
The two of them had a quarrel and parted unhappily.
"Madam." Chu Yu and Tan Yu brought tea and snacks into the house.
Just now when they went upstairs, they saw the Marquis leaving with an angry face. Chu Yu was very worried: "The Marquis has returned with achievements this time, and the emperor will surely reward him greatly. The Marquis's mansion will prosper from now on. Madam and the Marquis are so confrontational, and life will be difficult in the future."
Since ancient times, women have regarded their husbands as their heaven. If they offend their husbands, they will lose their support. It will be difficult to live in this mansion.
"Our Madam has been bullied to such an extent. Do you still want Madam to swallow her anger and make compromises so that life can be better?" Tan Yu spoke for Jiang Shu indignantly.
Her words reminded Jiang Shu.
"Then let the Marquis understand that life depends on money, not merit and title." Jiang Shu's eyes were firm, and he had a plan in mind.
In the Suyun Courtyard, Shen Changze settled Cheng Jinchu and his mother and son, and then went to the palace to see the emperor.
As expected, the emperor praised him greatly. Not only did he confer the title of a loyal and martial general on him, he also rewarded him with a thousand taels of gold, a hundred acres of fertile land, and ten boxes of jewelry and artifacts.
"My dear minister, you have worked hard on the border for six years. In addition to these, what other rewards do you want?" The emperor on the throne asked with a smile.
Shen Changze was brave and resourceful, brave and good at fighting. He was a rare talent, and he valued him very much.
Hearing the emperor's words, Shen Changze was startled: "I do have something I want to ask for Your Majesty's grace."
"Oh, what is it?" The emperor asked with interest.
Shen Changze reported the reason truthfully.
After hearing this, the emperor stroked the dragon chair and sighed: "General Cheng sacrificed his life for the country, his feelings are pitiful, approved."
When Shen Changze returned home with the imperial edict, Jiang Shu's aggrieved face appeared in his mind.
Forget it, it was indeed he who was sorry for her, so he ordered the servants: "Send half of the gifts from the emperor to Tingzhu Tower for Madam."
When Shen's mother heard the news, she called Shen Changze to talk.
"Mother." Shen Changze was exhausted.
Shen's mother asked him to sit down with concern, and after ordering someone to serve tea, she said, "Mother called you here because I want to tell you a few words."
"Please go ahead, mother."
"You have already obtained the imperial decree on the matter of the co-wife, so mother will not say much, but you must comfort Jiang Shu. The mansion has relied on her all these years, and in the future... you will also have to rely on her, do you understand?" Shen's mother spoke with great sincerity.
When Jiang Shu married into the mansion, she brought more than a hundred shops as a dowry, all of which were prosperous shops in Shangjing and made a lot of money. The mansion's prosperity was all due to her.
"I understand." Thinking that he was a man, he had to use his wife's dowry to support the family, Shen Changze felt a little ashamed.
The mother and son said a few more intimate words, and Shen's mother let Shen Changze go back to rest.
When passing by the Tingzhu Tower, Shen Changze stopped and looked inside from the open gate.
"Madam, what should we do with these rewards sent by the Marquis?" Chu Yu asked, looking at the large wooden boxes placed in the courtyard.
Jiang Shu was too lazy to do anything, and said in a low voice: "Send them back to the Suoyun Courtyard along with the account books and the warehouse key, and tell the Marquis that since he has taken a concubine, the family will be managed by Madam Jin in the future."
Didn't Cheng Jinchu call her sister? Then she naturally had to respect her sister.
Shen Changze, who was outside the courtyard, heard Jiang Shu's words, and tightened his hands behind his back again and again. He resisted the urge to go in, and returned to the Suoyun Courtyard with a gloomy face.
She is just the head of the household, and she still thinks that the Marquisate can't live without her
"Husband, you are back." Cheng Jinchu changed into a butterfly-playing daffodil dress and went out of the house with the two children to greet them.
"Daddy." The two children threw themselves into Shen Changze's arms.
Shen Changze held one in each hand, and listened to their excited talk with a gentle face.
"Daddy, this place is so big and beautiful..."
"Then do you like it?"
"I like it." The two children said in unison, very happy.
"The Marquisate will be your home from now on. Tell Daddy if you want anything." Shen Changze looked at the two children, his eyes full of doting. Cheng
Jinchu said softly on the side: "There is everything in the mansion, don't let them get used to it."
Chu Yu came to deliver things, and was deeply hurt when he saw this scene.
Originally, she thought that the Madam's behavior was a little inappropriate, but now she felt sorry for the Madam.
After collecting her thoughts, Chu Yu said expressionlessly: "Marquis, the Madam asked me to deliver the account book and the key to the warehouse."
After repeating Jiang Shu's words to them verbatim, Chu Yu put down the things and left.
"My sister is angry, I'll go and apologize to her." Cheng Jinchu looked at the returned reward, the account book and the key on the table, feeling uneasy.
No matter what, Jiang Shu married into the Marquis' Mansion before her, and she was sorry for her.
Shen Changze handed the two children to the nanny, and said as he undressed, "Don't bother yourself. Just take care of yourself and don't bother her."
"Then the account book and key..." Cheng Jinchu brought him the prepared clothes for him to change into.
Shen Changze was silent for a moment: "Since she has sent it, you should accept it. If you have any questions, ask your mother."
"The housekeeper has been working so hard, you will have to work hard in the future." He reached out and held her in his arms.
"Don't worry, my husband, I will definitely take good care of the family." Cheng Jinchu leaned on his broad chest, full of expectations for life in the Marquis' Mansion.
This was the glory and honor that her father had exchanged his life for her, and she must hold on to it tightly.
The first dinner after returning home was served in Old Lady Shen's room.
During the meal, Jiang Shu said nothing, just ate quietly.
Old Lady Shen loved her two great-grandchildren so much that she wanted to feed them with her own hands.
"Yan Huan, come, have a bowl of milk."
"Yan Yang, eat more, you see how thin you are, your great-grandmother is distressed."
Jiang Shu had no appetite, so she ate a little casually and put down her chopsticks, waiting quietly for them to finish eating and leave.
However, the child was very slow in eating, and she waited for a long time, and her patience was almost worn out.
"Bang--" The naughty Yan Yang knocked over the hot soup, splashing it on Jiang Shu's hands.