The answer she was determined to find was not only through hearing, but also through seeing.
She thought she must have gotten the answer.
Turning to leave, she heard Qin Yuxiu say, "Sister Yaoniang! Wait for me, wait for me to finish my wedding..."
Gu Yaoniang suddenly turned around and looked at him in disbelief.
What exactly is he trying to say?
When Qin Yuxiu saw that she was about to leave, she couldn't help but think that she was heartbroken and wanted to leave because she thought the marriage was hopeless.
He understood immediately—it must be a feigned retreat, a strategic withdrawal! She was quite a clever young woman. If she were to criticize him, he certainly wouldn't give her a kind look. It seemed Gu Yaoniang had come to Shuojing so that he would marry her.
She couldn't help but smile to herself—it was alright for a young woman to use some harmless little tricks to win the favor of her beloved.
Seeing her turn to look at him, he quickly reassured her, "Wait until after my wedding, and I'll find a way to bring you into my household! Give me time!"
Yao Niang thought she had misheard.
"Enter the manor? What do you mean, enter the manor?"
“Listen to me, you’ve just arrived in Shuojing, you don’t understand. The Xie family is a prominent and well-established family with strict rules, they would never allow me to have servants by my side before I get married.”
But I am an official appointed by the imperial court. Even if I have one or two concubines after marriage, no matter how powerful the Xie family is, they cannot interfere in my household affairs.
Seeing that Yao Niang's eyes were red and looked like she wanted to devour someone, Qin Yuxiu thought that Yao Niang did not believe her and felt wronged, so she quickly said:
"Madam Xie has feelings for me. After we get married, I will discuss with her about bringing you into our household. I promise you won't be mistreated! I truly can't bear to see you all alone and helpless, so don't worry!"
Gu Yaoniang was so angry that she found it all quite amusing.
How could Qin Yuxiu be just like his own mother, thinking that making her a concubine was an immense blessing?
She gritted her teeth and said, word by word, "Lord Qin, do you think you've bestowed upon me a great favor? Does Madam Xie know that you've now found someone to share her burdens?"
Qin Yuxiu was surprised that Yao Niang refused, and she felt a little embarrassed.
"Do you perhaps still covet my position as your legal wife?"
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