Qiao Jingjing knew that many people would definitely not be happy about her.
But she looked closely.
Except for a few, everyone greeted her with smiles, offering her sincere hearts and heartfelt gifts.
She understood then.
Life is difficult when you are in adversity.
Even in favorable circumstances, there are unseen difficulties.
Qiao Jingjing is becoming more and more interested in Sun Ce.
Besides serving men like women did back then, changing his clothes, adding tea and grinding ink for him, she also felt sorry for this young ancient man who, due to the limitations of the times, had never worn underwear. So she personally made custom-made underwear for Sun Ce, based on the style of men's underwear she had seen in advertisements.
When Sun Ce first saw such special undergarments, he imagined the unique feeling of wearing them.
His face turned red.
These things!
Madam Gu had heard of this.
After all, Pearl, the maid in Qiao Jingjing's room, was sent by her.
Pearl wouldn't come to report in person, but she would tell these secrets to Zimi, Madam Hougu's personal maid.
Zi Mi would then tell Madam Hou Gu the whole story, even embellishing it.
"Madam, you can tolerate this, but we servants cannot!"
At the beginning, my wife said that there should be no distinction between elders and juniors in the first three days of marriage.
Later you said that she accompanied Lord Wu to fight in the war and made contributions.
Then you said it was Chinese New Year at home, which made people laugh at you.
Madam, you have been so tolerant time and time again.
"How could this be! Madam, you are the wife, she is a concubine."
In the eyes of a maid like Zimi, although Qiao Jingjing was called a lady by others, she was still a concubine. Her status was only slightly higher than Zimi's, and that slight difference was due to whether or not she had been slept with by Lord Wu.
Madam Gu heard these words many times afterward.
She's so annoying!
very tired.
Her husband asked her to take good care of Ashao, a two- or three-year-old boy, which made her both tired and annoyed.
As a result, no one could see her achievements.
She just wanted some peace and quiet.
She used to long for her husband to come to her room day and night.
She also wants to have a child of her own.
Now it seems that her wish to have a child for her husband was just that—a wish. Raising one child was already exhausting; how could she possibly compete for favor with Madam Qiao across the street if she had to raise another?
Seeing her mistress heartbroken, the maid Zimi felt that she, as a maid, was not to be trifled with.
In any case, these servants had already complained to the old lady many times.
I wouldn't mind suing them again.
They went to complain again, just adding more and more.
What methods might a woman use to seduce a man? Even if you haven't experienced it firsthand, just imagine and make it up.
"Madam, please do something about this! Our lady is truly suffering! If this continues, when will she be able to give birth to a legitimate son for Marquis Wu?"
Speaking of legitimate sons.
This deeply hurt Madam Wu.
Back then, she caught the eye of her husband, Sun Jian, the county magistrate. Her husband rushed to the Wu family to snatch her away, but the Wu family refused and drove him away.
Fearing it would cause conflict and bring disaster to her family, she offered to marry into the family.
At that time, she was already resigned to her fate and didn't expect to have a good life anymore.
But her sister didn't understand.
They assumed she was just trying to please her family.
Her younger sister followed suit, insisting on marrying Sun Jian along with her sister, saying that the two sisters would take care of each other.
And so, the two sisters shared one husband.
She was the legal wife, and her younger sister was a concubine.
She always loved her younger sister dearly, never ostracized her, and shared her husband and his affection with her.
Madam Wu gave birth to three sons and one daughter in one go, while Madam Wu's younger sister gave birth to two sons.
If Sun Jian hadn't suddenly died in battle, the relationship between the sisters might not have collapsed so quickly in public.
After her husband Sun Jian died, her younger sister, Xiao Wu, cried and wailed as she divided the family property and the number of family members.
Because this was her own dear sister, she didn't want to wrong her, so she shared everything she wanted with her.
Until the matter of the peerage was brought to the forefront.
The younger sister demanded that her older sister relinquish the title that her son was entitled to and give it to the younger sister's son, who was born out of wedlock.
It was then that she realized just how big her younger sister's appetite was.
My sister doesn't want to give it this time.
But it wasn't up to her to refuse! Her younger sister, Lady Wu, had already contacted members of the imperial clan and even reported it to the imperial court in Luoyang.
The dispute over the title of peerage was escalating to the point of reaching the imperial court.
Sun Ce was young and impetuous, only seventeen years old. He said, "Why should our family fight over such a small title! Outsiders will laugh at us. If Kuang wants this title, just give it to him! I am the eldest brother, I can earn it myself."
That's how it was...
Madam Wu rubbed her forehead.
Given how favored Qiao Jingjing is now, what would happen if she gave birth to several illegitimate sons?
Madam Wu arrived at the Sun family ancestral hall and knelt there for a long time.
It wasn't until Sun Ce heard the news that he came in person.
Lady Wu told Sun Ce directly:
"Before the ancestors of the Sun family, swear an oath! May your family live in peace and tranquility, and may the proper order of rank be maintained."
Sun Ce faced the spirits of all the ancestors of the Sun family and received instruction from his elderly mother.
That night, he went to Madam Gu's room.
Qiao Jingjing had already heard all of this through rumors.
Zimi was already making a racket in the courtyard.
"Always so arrogant and domineering! Lord Wu has already knelt in the ancestral hall, are you satisfied now? You vixen!"
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