Chapter 130
Zheng was preoccupied and couldn't bother with chanting scriptures. She patiently ate breakfast and then sent someone to call Yunwan over.
A short while later, Yun Wan arrived.
Yunwan stepped forward, curtsied to her, and said, "Mother-in-law, is there something you need from me?"
Madam Zheng nodded: "Please have a seat."
Yun Wan sat down as instructed, feeling somewhat uneasy, unsure why Madam Zheng had summoned her.
Early in the morning, Zheng called her over, and she had a feeling that it was not a good thing.
After a moment of silence, Madam Zheng asked, "You and Zirong haven't been married long. Do you get along well?"
"...Of course it's good, my husband is so considerate," Yun Wan forced a smile. "He even bought me food and other things the other day, he's become famous in the capital."
Yun Wan's feelings were very complicated when she said this.
Not only did he gain the fame, but the benefits didn't even reach him; instead, they fell on the person he disliked the most.
Madam Zheng glanced at her, her eyes devoid of emotion: "Were all the maids who came with you as part of your dowry honest and dutiful?"
Her topic changed so quickly that Yunwan almost couldn't keep up: "Of course they're all honest. Before I left, my mother gave them a good talking-to... I wonder if they did something out of line that displeased their mother-in-law?"
“No, not at all,” Madam Zheng picked up her teacup and slowly blew away the steam rising from it. “Zirong wants to take a concubine, and I heard that she is one of your dowry maids, named Chenxi.”
As soon as Zheng finished speaking, Yun Wan's smile froze.
Not only that, but even the blood in my body seemed to freeze inch by inch.
Shen Rang wants to take a concubine, and it's Chen Xi!
Although she had known for a long time that the two had been entangled, she and Madam Yun had repeatedly warned Chenxi, and thought that Chenxi had obediently given up. Unexpectedly, Yunxi had actually made such a big move behind her back!
The fact that Zheng Shi personally came forward shows how much Shen Rang values that vile woman!
"Mother-in-law, I cannot agree to this!" Yun Wan's face darkened, and her tone hardened. "That girl has ulterior motives and is not worthy of the young master!"
Yun Wan still had some sense of reason and remembered what she had just said, so she added, "Mother-in-law, you don't know, that girl always pretended to be honest and well-behaved when she was by my side. I didn't expect that she would get involved with the young master so soon after I entered the family. Now she has even seduced the young master to the point that he wants to take a concubine soon after his marriage. She doesn't care about the young master's reputation at all!"
"Therefore, I urge my mother-in-law to reconsider!"
Zheng didn't actually have a good impression of this woman named Chenxi either.
The reason is what Yun Wan just said: this woman only cares about herself and doesn't respect Shen Rang at all, let alone care about him. It's fine to treat such a woman as a plaything, but if you really give her a title, there will never be a peaceful time in the harem.
Now that Yun Wan is firmly opposed, Zheng Shi is happy to go along with it.
Then we'll tell Shen Rang that Yun Wan refused to agree, and he couldn't say anything.
“Very well, since you’ve said so, I suppose that woman isn’t a good person either,” said Madam Zheng. “If you’re not willing, then let’s just drop this matter and go back.”
Yunwan was already prepared to argue her case, but she was pleasantly surprised that Madam Zheng agreed so readily. She replied with delight, "Yes, thank you, Mother-in-law!"
“Since this matter has not been resolved, we should not make things difficult for them when we go back,” said Madam Zheng. “We should find an excuse to send them away after a while.”
"yes!"
Yun Wan turned and left, striding back to Liuyun Garden.
As soon as she entered the courtyard, Yun Wan said, "Where's Yun Xi? Call her over here!"
"yes."
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