Chapter 80: Aunt Yun's Life Story
Before getting into the sedan chair, Madam Huang held Chen Qi's hand and spoke in a low voice.
Generally speaking, the nephew who came today is over twenty and quite stubborn. But my eldest grandson is just thirteen years old this year, smart and handsome, about the same age as Yujing. Although he is still a little young now, in two years, it will be time for them to meet and get married.
Now, Shen Qi understood.
The wife of the county magistrate was not interested in Xie Yujin from the second house, and did not want her nephew to marry her as his niece-in-law. Instead, she was interested in marrying the third daughter of the first house and was willing to marry her as her grandson's wife.
Even though Yu Jing is plain-looking and hasn't grown up yet.
The reason is——
Besides the fact that Madam Huang disliked Second Aunt's materialism and disliked Yu Jin's vulgarity, it was probably because -
Yu Jing is the biological sister of the second master of the Xie family.
When they returned to the west courtyard, everyone could naturally see that the county magistrate's wife did not like their family.
My second uncle and second aunt had originally been very hopeful about this marriage, hoping to take advantage of their family's wealth to marry an official who was more noble than a businessman. But when they realized that the other party was unwilling, they all shook their heads and sighed.
Yu Jin didn't take it seriously. She just said that the Huang family who came to visit only had the county magistrate as a good relative, but their own family was poor. Looking at the clothes and jewelry they had, they were far less wealthy than her own family.
Xie Yuming paced back and forth, waving his folding fan, and tried to persuade him.
"Sister, there's something I have to say. Our family is rich now, but you have to know that this isn't your eldest brother's achievement. It's Erlang's doing. There's still a layer of separation between you and him!"
Yujin rolled her eyes.
"No matter how far apart we are, the silver belongs to the Xie family, not the East Courtyard."
"Well, do you know why the Huang family doesn't want this marriage?"
"Since ancient times, officials and businessmen have not been a good match. Officials look down on our family, and I even despise their shabby appearance!"
The eldest brother shook his head.
"You know, I've met many families with sons. When they heard it was the Xie family's daughter, they all said they were willing to marry her. But when they heard we were from the second branch, several families didn't even come to see her. You, not Erlang's biological sister, are even worse than Yujing!"
When Second Aunt heard this, she was also a little surprised.
"Yujing, that ugly girl? How old is she?"
The eldest brother held his forehead and sighed.
"But they said that it doesn't matter if the jade mirror is smaller, I have to wait for her for two years."
When Yu Jin heard this, she was so angry that her face turned red and she threw the cup to the ground.
"That ugly girl! Am I not as good looking as her, or am I not as good-looking as her? And she dares to challenge me!"
Everyone kept persuading him.
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In the afternoon, Sun Xueyi came to Chen Qi's room and asked about the details of what happened today between Yu Jin and others in the back hall.
She asked her eldest brother for a long time, but he couldn't explain it clearly, so she simply came to find Chen Qi.
Before she entered the house, she saw a plate of bright red hawthorn berries on the windowsill and brought it into the house.
"Mrs. Shen, if you don't want to eat this fruit, don't put it on the window. You won't be afraid of it being pecked by birds."
Chen Qi took her hand and looked at it.
The fruits are bright red and large, and you can tell at a glance that they have been carefully selected.
"Oh, it wasn't me who put it there. It was probably sent by Aunt Yun again."
"she?"
Sun Xueyi's expression was a little surprised.
Last time, when the two were strolling around, they met Aunt Yun in the backyard, and Chen Qi greeted her according to etiquette.
Aunt Yun said nothing, just lowered her head, took two quick steps and walked away.
Chen Qi was still confused as always.
"That's a bit strange."
That time, Sun Xueyi saw that she was confused, so she covered her mouth with a handkerchief and lowered her voice.
"If you knew the reason, it wouldn't be surprising."
Chen Qi wanted to ask what the reason was, but she kept silent, so she didn't ask.
At this moment, Sun Xueyi heard Chen Qi say that Aunt Yun would send her things from time to time to thank her for taking care of her son's schooling.
After hearing this, she couldn't help but whispered the reason in detail.
Aunt Yun was a foreigner. When she was seven or eight years old, her family fled famine to Pingshan County and was seen on the street by the middle-aged Old Lady Wu.
The old lady was middle-aged and had no daughter. She said she was too thin, so she bought her home and said she would be a maid, but she almost raised her as a daughter and asked her to help her two daughters-in-law with housework.
When she was in her early twenties, Miss Yun had grown into a beautiful flower. She was proficient in all household affairs and served the old lady wholeheartedly. The old lady liked her and was reluctant to marry her off. She just said to wait for two more years and choose a good family nearby.
In the deep winter of that year, the eldest daughter-in-law, who had always been sick, fell seriously ill and died.
The eldest son, Xie Yancai, was not yet forty years old. Apart from the married Yu Zhong, the other two children, Yu Duo and Yu Jing, were still young. The old lady had an idea and wanted Miss Yun to be a concubine for the eldest son to help take care of the children and manage household affairs.
The two of them are more than ten years apart in age. Being a concubine in a wealthy family is not as good as being the wife of a good family outside. The old lady has not yet decided whether this matter can succeed.
Unexpectedly, while the old lady was chanting in the Buddhist temple, the usually honest second son raped Miss Yun. The old lady found out on the spot and fainted from anger.
The matter became a big deal, and Second Aunt started crying and making a fuss, sitting on the ground and making a scene, demanding an explanation.
The second aunt made a fuss for three days, and the old lady thought about it for three days. Finally, she gave in and said that family disgrace should not be made public. She only allowed the second son to take Yun as his concubine, so that she could have a formal status.
Unexpectedly, when Miss Yun heard the old lady say this, she hit the pillar on the spot. Fortunately, she had not eaten or drunk anything for three days and had no strength left. She was rescued by everyone, but there was a big cut on her forehead, leaving an ugly big scar.
After she recovered, Miss Yun became Concubine Yun again and was arranged to live in the small ear room west of the main house in the west courtyard. Second Aunt stopped making a fuss and took care of her with good food and tea.
Everyone was surprised and wondered why she suddenly became so virtuous.
However, Aunt Yun never spoke to anyone again, never smiled, and never entered the old lady's room.
Later, she gave birth to Yu Shuo. The old lady breathed a sigh of relief and took the initiative to come to the front to see her grandson. She talked to her for half a day by her bedside.
She said nothing.
For some reason, Second Aunt suddenly disliked Concubine Yun again. She refused to give her tea or food. She finally got very angry and kicked Concubine Yun out of the west ear room.
Aunt Yun still said nothing and left with the child in her arms.
She placed the half-year-old Yushuo at the door of the old lady's house, moved into the servants' room at the back, and began to help with the fire and cooking.
Although she was nominally a concubine, in reality she was no different from a maid.
"Not long after I got married, I learned about this from Dalang. From then on, I had to be careful to avoid being caught. Step by step, I was blocked by that cruel and thief woman and had no way out."
Chen Qi listened with fear and asked a key question in a low voice.
"What is Second Uncle's attitude towards this matter?"
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