Chapter 366 Common among the People
Seeing that the young lady had made the decision for her so straightforwardly, Miss Lin knelt down again and said, "Thank you, madam."
Song Qingyan hurriedly pulled her up again, and the two of them pulled and tugged for a long time before finally letting Miss Lin sit down.
Only then did Song Qingyan turn around and return to the private room.
Only then did she bring Lu Xingwan back with her.
Seeing the mother and daughter come in, Xia Ning and the Great Chu Emperor put down the cups in their hands and turned to look at her at the same time, waiting for her next words.
[You know what, these two brothers look quite similar. ]
Lu Xingwan's words instantly attracted the attention of the Emperor of Great Chu.
The Great Chu Emperor touched his face guiltily, thinking he had avoided Lu Xingwan's gaze.
He turned to look at Xia Ning who was sitting next to him, and became confused.
Do you look like Xia Ning?
Am I as sullen and old-fashioned as Xia Ning?
I am obviously much better looking than Xia Ning, right?
Song Qingyan didn't care about what Lu Xingwan said and told the two of them what happened with Miss Lin.
Lu Xingwan lay in Song Qingyan's arms, with little thoughts running through his mind.
The Emperor of Great Chu felt that it was too tiring for him to listen to two people at the same time.
He shook his head, trying to clear his mind so that he could clearly distinguish the difference between the two voices.
"Since Miss Lin was forced into marriage, her parents are only after money. Just give her some silver."
[Father, you don’t know that Miss Lin just now mistook Yue Guiren for Wei Cheng’s wife and knelt down before the two of them repeatedly, asking them to take her in.]
"The old man said that they are already over 50 years old. Miss Lin's parents are really going too far."
[Yue Guiren was so frightened! She kept hiding behind Sister Jinyu and refused to come out.]
The voices of the two people echoed one after another in the ears and mind of the Emperor of Great Chu.
Finally, Xia Ning spoke up and saved him.
"Madam, there is no need to be surprised. This kind of thing happens all the time among the people."
But Xia Ning's indifferent attitude made several people look at him.
"Poor families would either give their daughters to others as concubines or sell them to wealthy families as slaves. This was all done to earn some money to support the family."
Xia Ning continued, "It's hard to say, is it better to be a concubine or a slave?"
"As a slave, if you meet a kind master, you don't have to worry about food and clothing. A month's salary is enough to support your family. It is better than suffering outside. But there is only one thing. If the master is in a bad mood, I am afraid I will suffer a lot."
What Xia Ning said was something that the Emperor of Great Chu and Song Qingyan had never thought about.
Lu Xingwan couldn't help but sigh.
【After all, as someone who has deeply penetrated into the lives of the people, he knows so much about folk affairs. 】
Xia Ning was not affected at all and continued, "If I were to give her to someone as a concubine, I would be the master on paper, but in reality I would still have to serve the mistress."
"Perhaps my life will be better than that of a servant, but the mistress in the backyard has many tricks. For example, the trick of killing two people with one body is used by many people."
When Xia Ning said the words "one body, two lives", the private room suddenly became quiet.
The Emperor of Great Chu glanced at Song Qingyan, as if trying to see through what she was thinking.
Song Qingyan was stunned for just a moment, and naturally thought of what happened to her when she gave birth to Wanwan.
At that time, Concubine De probably also learned this "one body, two lives" trick and wanted to simply disappear from the harem.
[Uncle Xia is right. Concubine De wanted to save my mother from death.]
[It is true that things are unpredictable. The miserable Concubine Chen in the novel is now living a carefree life and even became an imperial concubine.]
[And the extremely glorious Concubine De in the storybook actually disappeared from the Great Chu State just like that.]
[But it was retribution for evil deeds. She had done so many bad things, and her father Cui Wen had made the people's lives miserable. It was retribution for her.]
[Although there is retribution in the story, it comes too late.]
Xia Ning didn't know what Song Qingyan encountered when she gave birth, so naturally he didn't pay attention to the expressions of others.
"So this kind of thing happens all the time. As for me, if I encounter it, I will help you solve it. If I don't encounter it, there's no need to worry about it."
As if she was afraid that the Great Chu Emperor would be sad, she consoled him, "Your Majesty's radiance is radiant, but it may not reach everyone."
"Even the maids and eunuchs serving in the palace, weren't many of them sent there because their families were poor?"
The Emperor of Great Chu nodded, which was rare. What Xia Ning said made sense. If it weren't for the pressure of life, whose child would be willing to be sent to be a eunuch?
Seeing that the Emperor of Great Chu no longer wanted to dwell on the matter, Xia Ning stood up and looked at Song Qingyan.
"In that case, Mr. Lu and I will go and take a look together, shall we?"
In fact, he was asking what the Emperor of Great Chu thought.
The Great Chu Emperor shook his head quickly: "I...I won't go, you guys go!"
The way the neighboring girl threw herself at him today really frightened the Emperor of Great Chu. And when he heard Wanwan say that the girl wanted Wei to take her as a concubine, he naturally dared not get close to her.
After all, he still firmly believed that his charm lay above all else.
[Mom, please leave quickly. Father is probably afraid that Miss Lin will get entangled with him like Miss Xiaoyu next door! ]
[I never thought that my lustful father would be so self-disciplined! ]
When the Great Chu Emperor heard Lu Xingwan's words, he frowned: When did I become obsessed with lust? I'm afraid the concubines in my harem are not as many as the concubines of the ministers in the capital!
After hearing this, Song Qingyan couldn't help but smile, and turned to look at Xia Ning who was looking at the Great Chu Emperor in surprise: "Master Xia, let me stay here!"
"After all, my old man is a romantic and suave man. If Miss Lin takes a fancy to him, I'm afraid he will cause trouble again."
Hearing Song Qingyan's words, Xia Ning smiled, turned his head to look at the Emperor of Great Chu, and said nothing more.
There seems to be a look of... doting on his face?
[Oh my god! Mother! Look at the way Uncle Xia looks at my father!]
[It is better to let Uncle Xia stay in Baoning County! If he returns to Beijing, I am afraid that mother will have another rival in love. ]
With Xia Ning's help, Miss Lin's problem was easily solved.
Of course I would not give money to his family. After all, giving money is only a temporary solution and not a permanent solution.
If this family runs out of money next time, they will probably have to "sell" their daughter again.
Besides, the family was not short of money, it was just that the stepmother disliked the daughter of the original wife, and her father didn't care about her at all.
That's why things like this happened.
So when Xia Ning came forward, the mistress of the family was not afraid at all: "Master Xia is too nosy, even meddling in other people's homes."