Chapter 496 Association
Lin Yuesha didn't understand the hidden meaning in the Xu family steward's words. She thought that the Xu family had arrangements for the house and did not want to facilitate this sale.
Everything else is negotiable, but not a house. It's not easy to have a place to settle down and make a living. If you buy a house, it's like putting down roots in the capital.
The three-courtyard house in the outer city, though in a good location, is not cheap, costing at least several thousand taels of silver. Not only is it too expensive to do business in the inner city, but the journey takes several hours, which wastes half a day.
“Uncle Xu, I didn’t know that Madam Xu had made arrangements beforehand. Her visit to the residence was in consultation with Young Master Luo.”
Upon hearing that the Prince of Luo was none other than Young Master Luo, Xu Bo's heart skipped a beat.
His young master is always busy with official duties and is rarely home. Some time ago, his wife held a flower viewing party and invited several young ladies to the mansion. It was only after much urging and pleading that they finally managed to invite the young master. But what did the young master do? He brought Prince Luo with him when he returned home, and the two were inseparable.
When the young ladies saw Prince Luo, their eyes widened, and they completely forgot the purpose of their visit. In the end, the lady's flower viewing party was a complete disaster.
Finally, a young lady took a liking to the young master, but he scolded her for being stupid, which made her cry.
Xu Da was already past the age of adulthood and was the only son in the family. Xu Bo truly felt his wife's predicament.
He suggested delaying marriage, saying that he should establish his career before starting a family. His wife accepted all these excuses. However, the young master had already risen to the position of deputy commander of the Five Cities Garrison, far surpassing many idle young noblemen. It was unlikely that he would be promoted any further in the short term.
The young master spends all his time with the Prince of Luo, ostensibly for official business. But what if the two of them have a homosexual relationship and start a saga? The Xu family line will be cut off!
Xu Bozhen wanted to wipe away a tear of bitterness and asked in despair, "Did the Prince send you to inspect the mansion?"
"yes."
Lin Yuesha was puzzled, but felt that the Xu family steward's expression was a bit off, so she kindly explained, "This matter is all thanks to Lord Xu's intervention. Without Lord Xu's help, I wouldn't have had this opportunity."
Lin Yuesha spoke these words sincerely; she was able to meet Prince Luo thanks to Xu Da's help.
Xu Da was, after all, the deputy commander of the Five Cities Garrison. Although his position was not very high, he wielded great power, and many prominent families in the capital wanted to curry favor with him.
After Lin Yuesha explained, Xu Bo hung his head in dejection and became even more desperate.
My wife had long said that she wanted to buy the neighboring courtyard and connect it with the other side. However, the young master actually colluded with Prince Luo to do a favor by selling this house to someone he didn't know. This is a clear act of rebellion against the marriage and an indication to my wife of his relationship with Prince Luo!
Even if we take a step back, what does it matter who that person is? But what's wrong with the young master? He has homosexual tendencies and has also found a relative of the emperor. The Xu family has let down their ancestors!
In the blink of an eye, Xu Bo's mind was in turmoil, turning over and over in a thousand different directions.
"Uncle Xu, Lord Xu and Young Master Luo are kind and helpful, and have helped me a lot. If I have the opportunity, I will definitely repay them."
Lin Yuesha became more and more satisfied with the courtyard. The innermost three courtyards had beautiful scenery and a waterside pavilion with flowing water that was connected to the Xu residence next door.
The mansions of the high-ranking families in the capital are indeed different from ordinary ones; buying them for 30,000 taels of silver is a great deal!
If the population is large and the house is compact, a separate rear room and side room can be added, which can accommodate up to a hundred or so people. Given the current state of your house, it is definitely enough to live in and there are still rooms available.
If her stepbrother gets married in the future, then she will set aside a separate courtyard for the young couple to live on their own. She and her parents won't have to move out, and the family can still be together.
Lin Yuesha was making plans in her mind, and the more she thought about it, the happier she became. She didn't notice that Uncle Xu's face was ashen, and in the end, he was about to burst into tears.
"How is this courtyard?"
When Xu Da returned home, his mother kept urging him to get married. Madam Xu said that as long as Xu Da took a liking to a woman and her family had a clean background and no blemishes, she would ask an official matchmaker to propose marriage.
Xu Da couldn't stand his mother's nagging and was preparing to find a place to hide. He remembered that Lin Yuesha was looking after the house next door, so he came over to let her know.
"Very good!"
Lin Yuesha thanked her profusely and wanted to repeat the kind words.
Uncle Xu stood aside, deliberately not leaving. Although this young lady was a bit immature, she was still a woman. Why did the young master treat this pretty girl with such restraint and not seem to be interested in her at all?
Uncle Xu was heartbroken, and the thought of the Xu family line ending made him even more worried, so he went straight to the mansion to report to his wife.
"What? My son actually looks down on this beautiful young girl, and keeps mentioning Prince Luo?"
Madam Xu cried out in pain, rubbing her temples. Her maidservant, seeing this, quickly fetched some cooling ointment and applied it to her temples.
The scent of herbs wafted over, clearing Madam Xu's mind somewhat. She wiped away her tears and choked out, "My son and you, King Tilo, are telling us not to even think about opening up the neighboring courtyard. He's simply selling it off to give us the end of our plans."
"Waaaah, what terrible things have I done!"
Madam Xu took a sip of water and continued to cry; she felt as if the sky was about to fall.
“Madam, Prince Luo is the commander of the Five Cities Garrison, and the young master’s superior. It is inevitable that the two of them will discuss official business together. Moreover, a pregnant woman has gone missing in the capital, which also involves Prince Luo’s distant cousin. The old princess is very anxious and worried, so Prince Luo should do his best to help.”
Uncle Xu was unsure of the situation, but he still tried to explain to his young master that perhaps his young master simply had a close personal relationship with the Prince of Luo, and that there was no impure relationship as they suspected.
"Madam, the young master has had a hard life too, please don't wrong him."
Uncle Xu didn't think so, and still wanted to say something in support of Xu Da.
"is that so?"
Madam Xu wiped away her tears and thought about it. It made sense. At present, they only had suspicions and no substantial evidence. Besides, Xu Da had no maids or servants, let alone concubines. Perhaps he was ignorant about matters between men and women and was therefore clueless in this regard.
"But I gave my son two beautiful maids, and he threw them both out of the courtyard."
Madam Xu was puzzled. Even if he was oblivious, it shouldn't be like this. Her close friend also had a son, and was about the same age as Xu Da, yet already had three wives and four concubines, and a whole brood of children.
Having no heir, Madam Xu was eager to have a grandson and was troubled by this every day.
"this……"
Uncle Xu lowered his head, unsure how to explain, but to appease his wife, he had to lie against his conscience and say, "You sent a beautiful maid, but our young master has high standards; how could he possibly be interested in such a common woman?"
"So he set his sights on Prince Luo!"
Madam Xu slammed her hand on the table and stood up abruptly, her heart aching again.
Of all people, if she were to fall for someone, at least she could have chosen a handsome man. If he had no status or background, she could have kept him hidden away in her own home as a mistress, concealing her family scandal. However, her beloved was the Prince of Luo…
His son could only be hidden away.
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