"Boss, who are the people distributing porridge outside?"
As soon as the grain store owner heard Su Yin's accent, he knew she was from another place, and it was normal for her to ask this question.
When the shopkeeper heard this question, the smile on his face faded a little. "I don't know what the wife of Shunyi Marquis is thinking. It's not decent for a woman to show her face every day. Shunyi Marquis is pregnant, so he can let his wife come out."
"Giving out porridge is doing good deeds, what's wrong with that?" Su Yin asked back.
"What do you mean by charity? You don't understand. She is giving Shunyi Houbo a good name!"
Once the conversation started, the shopkeeper became excited. "You may not know that the former Shunyi Marquis was a poor man, relying on the glory of his ancestors to keep the house in good shape, but the inside was empty. Since Shunyi Marquis married this lady, the whole mansion has become prosperous again."
"This wife of the Marquis is also dedicated to the Marquis's residence. In order to make Shunyi Marquis more important, she distributes porridge in the city on the first and fifteenth day of every month to bring fame to the Marquis's residence."
"As his reputation grew, the Marquis of Shunyi was also given important positions."
"The old saying is true, you should marry a virtuous wife. The Shunyi Marquis married a good wife, but it's a pity that their purpose of giving out porridge is not stupid."
"What do you call this? This is called hypocrisy!"
The shopkeeper became more and more excited as he spoke, "The poor people got the benefit, and they were grateful to them from the bottom of their hearts, thinking they had met a living Buddha. Little did they know that they got even more benefit through this incident. If there was no such benefit, do you think those powerful people would be so kind?"
Xiangling and Nanwu, who were standing by, suddenly had a sense of enlightenment when listening to the shopkeeper's words, and felt that what he said made sense.
Su Yin didn't express her opinion, but just nodded continuously.
At this moment, an abrupt voice interrupted from the side, with an angry and unfriendly tone.
"Stop talking nonsense!" An old farmer who was selecting grain shouted angrily at the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper was stunned by the shouting. After he came to his senses, he said unhappily, "Why did I say nonsense? I'm telling the truth. You might as well go out and ask around to see if the Shunyi Marquis' family has only risen since marrying the Heng family's daughter. The Heng family's daughter is giving out porridge here just to bring honor to the Shunyi Marquis."
The old farmer was angry and anxious. He did not argue with the shopkeeper, but looked at Su Yin, "Girl, don't listen to his nonsense. The Marquis's wife is a good person, she is not trying to gain any reputation."
Before Su Yin could speak, the shopkeeper interrupted unconvincedly, "Why don't you tell me something?"
The old farmer glared at the man and continued to say to Su Yin, "Before the Marquis's wife married into the Marquis's mansion, she often went to the dilapidated temples in the suburbs to give out porridge and saved many people. One year there was a severe drought and many families could not afford to eat. If it weren't for the Marquis's wife's help, I don't know how many people would have died. The kid next door got a serious illness and had no money to see a doctor. It was the Marquis's wife who found a doctor for him and paid for the medicine."
"Without him, that kid wouldn't have survived. There's not a single person in our area who hasn't received her kindness."
"She gave out porridge out of kindness, not for fame, but for the Marquis's Mansion."
Su Yin asked curiously, "Is she still going now?"
The old farmer shook his head. "She has not been there since she got married. Later I heard that she became the Marquis's wife and started distributing porridge here. This is understandable. After all, she married into the Marquis's mansion. It is normal that there are many rules in the Marquis's mansion."
After listening to what the old farmer said, the shopkeeper shut his mouth awkwardly and said no more.
Xiangling was about to pay when Nanwu stopped her and paid the bill.
Xiangling subconsciously looked at Su Yin, and when she saw Su Yin nod, she silently withdrew her hand that was about to pay.
After coming out of the grain shop, Nangong Jingzhi had a preliminary impression of the marquis' wife in his heart, but he did not rush to draw a conclusion, and did not want his own thoughts to affect Su Yin's judgment.
"Where do we go next?"
Su Yin didn't reply, but looked around, as if looking for the next target.
She quickly locked onto her target and headed in that direction.
Nangong Jingzhi and the other two quickly followed.
In front of several carts, several servants of the marquis's mansion squatted and took a rest, their eyes fixed on the straw shed in front of them where porridge was being served, and they didn't notice at all that four people were approaching behind them.
When they came within a few meters of them, Su Yin and his group heard the conversation between the two.
"What do you think this lady is thinking? She does this every first and fifteenth day of the month. The Marquis will not value her because of this. She is really asking for trouble. She has such good fortune but instead has to endure this kind of suffering." One of the servants complained dissatisfiedly.
"Hey, you don't know this. If she hadn't had a good reputation, the old lady wouldn't have come to propose marriage on behalf of the Marquis."
"What's the situation?"
"You just came here and don't know the inside story, which is normal. Let me tell you, our lady designed to fall into the water, and our marquis was kind and rescued her. You said that a man and a woman hugged each other, and the reputation of the woman would be ruined. If the marquis did not marry her, our lady would have to chop off her hair and become a nun."
"really?!"
"It's absolutely true! Why do you think the Marquis doesn't like his wife? There's a lot of fish in the sea here!"
"I don't think the lady is that kind of person." The new servant was a little unconvinced.
"Hmph, as the saying goes, you can know a person's face but not his heart. After that incident, the old lady remembered that our lady had a good reputation and was well-known for her kindness. She didn't want the girl to live alone in seclusion, so she came to propose marriage on behalf of the Marquis."
After the servant finished speaking, he continued, "At first, the Marquis had a big fight with the old lady over this matter, but in the end, it was the old lady who persuaded the Marquis with both reason and emotion before he agreed."
"No wonder the Marquis doesn't value Madam so much, but Madam is still wholeheartedly planning for him. It turns out that this marriage was designed by her herself."
"Of course." The servant looked disdainful. "Otherwise, with Madam's lowly family background, how could she possibly marry into our Marquis' Mansion?"
"Tsk tsk, I used to think that the lady had a kind heart, but she was not liked by the Marquis, and I felt sorry for her. Now it seems that she deserved it."
"That's right, a scheming woman like this deserves to end up like this. Why does she come here every first and fifteenth day of the month? It's just for fame, to be seen by the people in the Marquis' Mansion." The servant looked as if he knew everything.
Su Yin, who was about to step forward to find out the news, stopped and heard the conversation between the two clearly.
Come on, she doesn’t even need to ask, because what she gets is more exciting than asking.
This marquisate is not simple!
To be more precise, the dispute between Heng Youyi and the Marquis's Mansion is quite complicated, and it can be compiled into a storybook.
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