Chapter 103 Why did you take a concubine in the first place?
"Butler He, please hurry up and don't be so polite." Yu Banxia gave him a light support, and He Sheng looked at Yu Banxia in the light of the lantern.
What a beautiful girl! I heard that she even saved the young master’s leg. She is really impressive.
"Then Xia Xia, you will go and live in the Lotus Garden. Ask someone to bring hot water to the girl, and arrange for two maids to serve her." Zhang Wanqing began to give orders directly.
Yu Banxia held Zhang Wanqing and said, "Mother, it's getting late today, so there's no need to arrange for a maid to serve me. Just bring me some hot water."
"Okay, then you should go to bed early." Seeing that she insisted, Zhang Wanqing stopped persuading her.
Yu Banxia smiled and agreed, and Zhang Wanqing personally sent her to the Lotus Garden.
When she entered the lotus garden, she realized that it was just as the name suggested. There was actually a large area of lotus flowers in the yard.
A water pavilion was built on the lotus pond, and Yu Banxia's current residence is on the second floor of this water pavilion.
Open the window and you can see the lotus flowers in the pond swaying in the wind.
Yu Banxia liked this yard very much. Seeing that she liked it, Zhang Wanqing also smiled happily.
"Mom, you should go back and rest quickly. It's getting late."
Yu Banxia quickly said to Zhang Wanqing, and Zhang Wanqing nodded: "I am old now, and I have to admit that I am old. If I hadn't taken the refreshing pills you gave me, I would have been too sleepy a long time ago."
"Then mother will go back first. She lives in Guiyuan over there." Zhang Wanqing said to her, pointing to a courtyard not far away.
Yu Banxia nodded: "Okay, mother, I understand."
Zhang Wanqing gave a few more instructions before leaving. Not long after, a maid knocked on the door and said, "Young lady, the water is ready. Do you want me to serve you?"
"Thank you for your help. You don't have to wait on me." Yu Banxia said to the old woman.
The old woman said, "Okay, girl, you go ahead and use it first, and I'll take care of it later."
"good."
Yu Banxia opened her bag, took out her spare clothes, and went to the next room.
After taking a comfortable bath, I returned to the room wearing my underwear, and the maid quickly went in to deal with the used water.
You can tell that she moves nimbly and lightly.
Lying on the bed, the bedding smelled like it had been exposed to the sun, and she was really tired today.
Listening to the chirping of cicadas, I soon fell asleep.
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Inside longan.
When Zhang Wanqing saw the light on in the house, she knew that her husband had woken up after hearing the news.
She pushed the door open and Qian Xingzhou came over to greet her: "It's so late, why are you coming to the city now? What happened on the way?"
Zhang Wanqing saw that he was worried and said quickly, "It's okay, it's okay, our daughter and Guardian Zhang are here."
"But, my husband, didn't you stay at the Linfu Inn before?"
Qian Xingzhou was puzzled: "What happened to Linfu Inn? I left home early that day and arrived in the county before dark, so I didn't stay at the inn."
"No wonder, this is what happened..." Zhang Wanqing told him what happened.
Qian Xingzhou was also terrified after hearing this: "I am familiar with the owner of the Linfu Inn. He is not a cruel person. I will go to the government office tomorrow to see what is going on."
"Okay." Zhang Wanqing looked a little tired, and Qian Xingzhou quickly took her to take a bath and served her personally.
After she finished washing, they went to bed together to rest.
The next morning, Yu Banxia woke up naturally. Just as she sat up, she heard a voice outside: "Is the girl awake?"
"Wake up, come in!" Yu Banxia was also familiar with this process and shouted directly.
The door was quickly opened and three maids entered the room.
One of them brought the clothes to her and said, "This is what the master ordered the housekeeper to prepare for you. Look at which one you want to wear today, young lady."
Yu Banxia looked at the clothes on the tray, her mouth twitched slightly, and then she pointed at a blue set and said, "Let's go with the aqua blue one."
"Okay." The maid responded, put down the tray, took out the set that Yu Banxia pointed to, and placed it on the bed.
After Yu Banxia stood up, she began to serve.
After getting dressed, she went straight to wash and comb her hair. This petite maid had good skills. Yu Banxia looked very sweet today.
"Miss, the master and the mistress are waiting for you to come over for breakfast." A maid came to the door and said respectfully to Yu Banxia.
Yu Banxia walked over and said, "I'm fine now, so just go over there."
"Okay, please come this way, young lady." The lotus garden is even more beautiful in the early morning.
Waves of fragrance spread out, and Yu Banxia inhaled happily.
When I arrived at the dining room, I saw Qian Xingzhou and his wife talking in a low voice. Zhang Wanqing was amused by him and hit him coquettishly.
This shows how deep the feelings between the two are.
Yu Banxia suddenly couldn’t understand. Her adoptive father and mother had such a good relationship, why were they willing to take her elder sister as a concubine?
Thinking of her, she said, entering the dining room, Zhang Wanqing waved at her with a smile.
First, he greeted the two of them: "Good morning, Dad and Mom."
"Okay." Qian Xingzhou responded cheerfully, "Sit down and talk."
"Why."
"Mom and Dad, there is something I am curious about. I hope you can help me solve it." Yu Banxia asked as soon as she asked.
Zhang Wanqing looked at her reproachfully: "Just tell me what you have to say."
"Father and mother, you two have such a deep affection for each other, why did you want to take my sister as a concubine?"
When Zhang Wanqing heard about this, she immediately covered her mouth and laughed.
Qian Xingzhou also touched his nose, looking a little embarrassed.
Yu Banxia was even more curious, and Zhang Wanqing smiled and said, "In fact, your sister was not originally going to marry your father as a concubine, but to be your brother's wife."
"Ah?" Yu Banxia was stunned. Fortunately, her elder sister's marriage destiny was not with her fourth brother, otherwise she would be guilty.
Zhang Wanqing said, "I'm afraid your family didn't read the marriage certificate carefully?"
Yu Banxia nodded and said sheepishly, "At first I was such a jerk that I wanted to ask my sister to be my concubine in exchange for a betrothal gift, and then send her to that scumbag Xu Xiucai to take the imperial examination."
"The atmosphere at home was very bad during those days. The matchmaker said that the Qian family agreed to take Sister in as a bride, and the betrothal gift would be discussed in detail before marriage."
"My father didn't look at the marriage certificate carefully and asked my mother to put it away."
Hearing Yu Banxia say this, Zhang Wanqing looked as if she knew it was true: "When you came to our house to cancel the engagement, we knew it was a misunderstanding."
"In fact, your elder sister's birth date and time match your fourth brother's very well."
"We also heard something from the matchmaker. The matchmaker said that your sister Ban Tao is a very docile woman."
"Besides, your brother's leg is broken, so I want to wait until your sister's mourning period is over, and then marry her to your brother as his wife."
Qian Xingzhou smiled and continued, "I didn't expect that you would come to my house in a wheelchair that day to express your intention to cancel the engagement."
"We didn't think too much about it at first. We thought that since your family didn't want to, we couldn't harm your sister."
"I didn't expect that you would say that I wanted to take a concubine right away. I was really confused at that time."
Yu Banxia was a little embarrassed. It turned out that her family had made the mistake from the beginning.
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