Chapter 1255 Lady Hou went to the capital
Hou agreed after only one night of consideration.
As an exiled criminal of low social status, how could she refuse to go to the capital with a high-ranking official to become his concubine?
Even if she doesn't think about herself, she should at least think about her daughter.
The old lady found it strange, "But she was exiled to Linzhang Prefecture. If she just follows Lord Wan like this, won't people say that Lord Wan is abusing his power for personal gain?"
Shu Yu smiled and said, "Of course it's not that simple. Although Hou was exiled, she was Second Master Shu's concubine. Moreover, she wasn't a high-ranking concubine; strictly speaking, she was equivalent to a servant in the Shu family. It would be perfectly normal for Second Master Shu to sell her."
"So, Master Shu sold the Hou family to Lord Wan?" the old lady exclaimed in surprise.
Shu Yu nodded. "Aunt Hou said that after we left, the Shu family's life became increasingly difficult. The eldest and second branches of the family completely fell out. Master Shu the Second used to be a lazy bum who didn't care about anything and just wanted to live a life of idleness. He had no foresight and no ability. At least the eldest branch still had Shu Feng, who had been groomed as the heir of the Shu family since childhood."
After the two families fell out, the eldest son's family didn't have a very good life, but Shu Feng had authority, and the whole family listened to him, so they could barely make ends meet.
The second wife was different. The second master considered himself the elder and wanted to slack off, letting his wife, children, and concubines serve him. But everyone was in exile and was already living a miserable life. They had originally hoped that the second master, as the head of the household, would come and make their lives better, but instead, he came to make things worse.
Second Master Shu wanted to act like an elder, while Shu Quan wanted to emulate his elder brother Shu Feng and become the head of the second wife's household. This led to a bitter feud between father and son. The second wife was caught in the middle, finding it difficult to move forward. The house was filled with constant bickering, and no one was willing to do any work properly.
In the end, Master Shu was at a disadvantage. He was getting old, and his second wife doted on her son more, so Shu Quan became the head of the second branch of the family.
He certainly wouldn't let Second Master Shu slack off. Not only could he not, but as a man, he should work even harder than Second Madam and the others.
Anyway, it's all about distribution according to work; the more you do, the more you eat.
Master Shu was having a very difficult time, as his wives, concubines, and children couldn't take care of him.
Therefore, when Lord Wan came to his door, Master Shu felt that he had hope.
At first, he tried to act high and mighty. When the other party wanted the Hou family, he made demands, even proposing the outrageous condition that Lord Wan take him away from the place of exile and release him without charge.
Having served as an official for many years, how could Wan Daren be threatened by someone like this?
He laid out his conditions: first, give him an easier job; second, speak to the village head of Zhengdao Village to give him preferential treatment; and third, give him twenty taels of silver as payment for Hou's sale of her.
He can agree if he wants, or not if he doesn't.
Anyway, since Lady Hou will continue to live in the post station, Master Shu will not be able to see her or get any benefits from her and her daughter.
Having no other choice, Master Shu gritted his teeth and finally agreed to Lord Wan's request.
Dealing with someone like Master Shu doesn't require much effort; the hardships of life are enough to crush him.
And so, Lady Hou became Lord Wan's concubine and was taken away by him.
The old lady sighed, "In the past, I always felt it was very unreasonable that concubines could be bought and sold. Concubines serve men, so shouldn't there be some affection between husband and wife? To sell them off so easily is simply inhumane. But considering Aunt Hou's situation, I have to be thankful that buying and selling concubines isn't necessarily a bad thing."
(End of this chapter)
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