Chapter 2141 The Alluring Concubine Hou
Shu Yu listened as she welcomed Hou Shi into the room.
She had been in the capital for five or six days. Apart from taking Xiao Songle to see Aunt Hong on the first day, she also visited several familiar families, including the Yao and Qi families.
However, she did not go to the Wan family, mainly because she was not familiar with Lord Wan and did not have much of a relationship with him, so it would not be appropriate to visit him.
However, Lady Hou was not the mistress of the Wan family; she was a concubine. Shu Yu was unaware of the Wan family's situation and Lady Hou's circumstances within the household, and feared that a hasty visit might cause her trouble.
So someone was sent to tell Lady Hou that she had arrived in the capital and was staying at the small courtyard in the south of the city.
She gave her an address, saying that if Aunt Hou had nothing to do, she could come and find her there.
Shu Yu had assumed that Hou Shi was unavailable because she hadn't come for the past few days, but she hadn't expected that Hou Shi was afraid that her visit would disturb Meng Yunzheng's studies.
Shu Yu led the person to the main room and had Ying Xi pour a cup of tea before saying, "Speaking of which, it's been more than four years since we last met. I didn't expect you to come to the capital. That's good, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to meet today. Did you receive the letter I sent you before the New Year?"
"I received it. Congratulations! You've been engaged for several years, and you've finally decided to get married." Madam Hou teased for a moment. "I told my husband about it, and when he heard it was you getting married, he didn't stop me. He said that since I wanted to go back to my hometown, it would be good for me to go. However, he can't leave the capital, so he'll have someone send me back to Dong'an Prefecture."
"It seems that Lord Wan treats you very well."
Speaking of this, Madam Hou lowered her head slightly and smiled slowly.
Shu Yu was surprised to see that the charm in Hou Shi's lowered eyes was much stronger than it had been in the Shu family before.
How to put it? It's just that Lady Hou was a beauty in her own right, but while she was beautiful before, she always kept a certain air about her. Now, the beauty that was inherent in her being has begun to show itself unrestrainedly.
It seems... there aren't so many concerns anymore.
Sure enough, Madam Hou said in a low voice, "The master treats me very well. I am living a very comfortable life now. Compared to the Shu family, it is no exaggeration to say that I have fallen into a paradise."
In the Shu family, she was also a concubine; in other people's eyes, she was nothing more than a plaything who used her looks to serve others.
But even though he's in that kind of position, he'll still keep you in check, preventing you from being too flamboyant. Because if you're too flamboyant, your death is imminent.
Hou was murdered several times in the Shu family; her daughter almost died during childbirth. For her own sake and for her daughter's sake, she kept a very low profile and dressed as simply as possible.
But the result of doing so was that her husband disliked her, thinking that she was unromantic.
So no matter what Hou did, it was wrong. If she was too beautiful, it would displease the mistress; if she wasn't beautiful, it would disinterest the master. She was completely caught in the middle, struggling to survive.
But it's completely different at Wanjia.
"The Wan family's backyard is very quiet. After my master's first wife passed away, he never remarried. There are only two concubines in the backyard, both of whom are honest and dutiful and have been with my master for a long time. Now that they are older, they stay in their own little courtyard, growing flowers and occasionally going out to go shopping. They basically don't go near my master."
Shu Yu: "So now you're in charge of the Wan family's household affairs?"
“Not really.” Madam Hou shook her head. “There are stewards and nannies in the household who know about these things. But the master has taught me how to read the accounts and occasionally lets me check them.”
(End of this chapter)
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