Chapter 9 The old lady was sent back to her hometown, and the housekeeper and the concubine were exiled thousands of miles away
Xiaolian and the housekeeper were not very secretive about their affair. After all, Xiaolian was the concubine who was valued by the old lady, and the housekeeper was in charge of all matters in the mansion.
Most people would not think of investigating them, and the old lady controlled all matters in the family, so even if the wife of the minister wanted to, she could not.
This led to the two of them having an affair openly.
The military minister asked someone to find a lot of evidence at random. When the two of them were in love, they would always do something excessive. Xiaolian's bellyband was even found in the housekeeper's room.
Looking at these evidences, Xiaolian and the housekeeper looked pale and their eyes were full of despair.
The old lady was so angry that she rolled her eyes.
"You guys! Are you treating me this way? Xiaolian! I have never treated you badly!"
Xiaolian looked at the old lady who was about to faint from anger, and suddenly a surge of anger rose in her heart.
"If you haven't treated me badly, why don't you let me be your principal wife? Don't you always dislike the Madam? Why don't you let the Master divorce her and let me be your principal wife?"
"What's the good of being a concubine? I'm nothing more than a servant! As long as the Madam is suppressing me, I'll never be able to make a name for myself, and the children I give birth to will always be illegitimate children!"
The old lady was so angry when she heard this that she slapped her in the face one after another. "Who are you to want to be your principal wife? You're just a slave!"
"Have you forgotten who bought you back? If I hadn't asked someone to buy you back, you wouldn't know where you'd be suffering now!"
"I have kept you by my side for nearly ten years! I would have developed feelings for you even if you were a dog. Now you actually did such a thing. Although I don't like Wei, she is a daughter of an official family. What can you compare with her!"
"Besides, even if you are a concubine, you are still glorious. The other two concubines in the mansion can't compare to you. You live better than the wives of ordinary families. What else are you dissatisfied with?"
The old lady was getting angrier and angrier as she spoke. The more she spoke, the more she felt that she had raised an ungrateful person.
The Minister of War and his wife sat beside them and looked at them with the same indifference on their faces.
The other two concubines looked at Xiaolian on the ground as if she were a fool.
Isn't it good in this mansion? The master is generous and the lady is kind. The only difficult person in the family is the old lady. However, as long as the old lady passes away, life will be better.
What if the child born is a bastard? He is still a legitimate master! If it is a boy, he can stand on his own and have many options such as taking the imperial examination and joining the army. If it is a girl, according to the generous and kind nature of the master and the lady, they will naturally choose a good husband.
Even if the official lady is a bastard, as long as it is a normal family, they will not let their daughters become concubines.
I really don’t know what this concubine Lian is thinking. A slave who was bought back actually wants to be the main wife. If she doesn’t want to be promoted to a concubine, when the old lady made this request, she only needs to tell the master that she doesn’t want to, and the master won’t force it.
Seeing the old lady slapping Xiaolian in the face again and again, the wife of the minister could not help but say, "Mother, that's enough. She's still pregnant."
"According to the laws of this dynasty, adulterers will be exiled a thousand miles away. Let's send them to the authorities first."
The wife of the minister paralyzed the two people kneeling on the ground with just one sentence.
Exile a thousand miles away!
"Madam, madam! I really know I was wrong! I really know I was wrong! You can sell me off, please don't let me be exiled!"
Xiaolian was no longer stubborn, after all, the stick hit her.
The old lady felt relieved when she saw her like this, "Let her be exiled. It would be too easy for her to die!"
No matter how the two people on the ground begged, they were still taken to see the officials.
As for the child in Xiaolian's belly, there is no need to worry about it. Although the child is innocent, his parents are not.
You have to bear the consequences of your own sins.
After Lin Mo returned home, he listened to the system's retelling with great interest, and the other people who were having dinner also listened with great interest.
In fact, it is good to have such a system, which can be used to kill time.
Lin Mo: [What about the old lady? It seems that this matter is her responsibility in the final analysis. If it weren't for her messing around, such a thing would not have happened.]
System: [The Minister of War plans to send this old lady back to her hometown. The elders of her hometown will take care of her, and this old lady will not be able to make any waves. 】
【Why do some people want to kill themselves? Look at an old lady who lives with her son. Isn't she comfortable? She has maids to serve her and is worshipped like an ancestor every day. She is not satisfied and still finds trouble. Now, why don't you send her back to her hometown? 】
【Her seniority is not the highest in her hometown. There are still those elders. What she did this time is not a small matter. She almost confused the descendants of the family. The elders will definitely not let her go. 】
Minister Lin and Madam Lin looked at each other and couldn't help but feel lucky that there was no such ancestor in their family.
After hearing about this, Lin Qi and Lin Ran had new insights in their hearts.
For example, when you look at a partner in the future, you have to look at what the elders in the other party's family are like. If the elders are too difficult to deal with, then it's absolutely not okay. If the elders are not clear-headed, then it's not okay either.
This meal was really lively. Except for a few words from time to time, they basically just listened to the system gossiping.
The secret guards hiding in the dark reported everything that happened here to the emperor.
"Tsk tsk tsk, he who brings trouble upon himself will suffer. It seems that the Minister of War is not the kind of foolish filial person. I dislike the kind of foolish filial person the most. Such people harm others and themselves."
Eunuch Li echoed, "I am surprised that the emperor knew about this matter in advance. There is no need for the Minister to report it."
Emperor Xuande waved his hand, "How can what I heard be different from what he said in person? I still have to let him say it in person tomorrow. However, I believe that his family situation will be much better after sending the old lady away. It's just that the old lady brought trouble upon herself."
When it was time to go to bed at night, Lin Mo became restless again. She suddenly wanted to climb to the roof to look at the moon.
System: [When did you become so literary?]
Lin Mo replied very dissatisfiedly: [What do you mean when did I become so literary? I am always a literary girl, okay! 】
The maids who were protecting her below said: ...Does the term 'literary girl' apply to you?