Since he had already decided to break off all pretense of civility, Xu Gao no longer cared about saving face. His grandmother sent her most capable maid, Granny Shen, because she was dissatisfied with his actions and with him. Xu Gao had originally thought that the family should still save face for him, but in the end, he ended up being the one who kept giving in.
Xu Gao had money. In recent years, the Qingping Marquis's mansion had not produced any outstanding talents, and the mansion's economic situation was worrying. Cheng Kai was the eldest son of the legitimate wife, and there were a lot of sons and daughters of the legitimate wife and illegitimate wives. Their future marriages would require money, which was why the Qingping Marquis's wife kept a close eye on Xu Gao's dowry. With little money in the mansion, the servants' income was also low. After Xu Gao married into the mansion, he used money to bribe several servants in important positions. He knew that the Qingping Marquis's wife had sent him to the back courtyard, not for the sake of offspring, but because the Qingping Marquis's wife's most beloved second son was about to get married. The Qingping Marquis's wife wanted to use Xu Gao's courtyard as the wedding courtyard for her second son, but she did not want to bring it up directly, so she made up this excuse to make Xu Gao move out first.
Xu Gao did move out, but she didn't touch her dowry. She just cleaned up the yard, took her daily necessities, registered what was in the rooms in the yard, sealed the rooms with tape, and then moved to the backyard.
The people of the Qingping Marquis's mansion were furious about this, but they couldn't say anything. As the heir apparent of the mansion, Cheng Kai and Xu Gao should live in that courtyard. Because Cheng Kai was the eldest son of the legitimate wife and had shown his talent from a young age, he was taken to the Qingping Marquis's courtyard to be raised at a very young age. Cheng Kai's relationship with his birth mother was not very close, which was also the reason why the Qingping Marquis's wife disliked Xu Gao. Because she loved the house, she hated the crow. She didn't even like her own son, let alone Xu Gao, who was considered an outsider by the people of the Qingping Marquis's mansion.
Xu Gao suddenly lay down on the ground. The old woman from the Qingping Marquis's courtyard rushed over and explained the situation in a few words. The Qingping Marquis's wife was furious and smashed a teacup. The servants were all terrified.
Lady Qingping has a rather bad temper, probably because she's going through menopause again. Coupled with all the messy things happening in the manor, Lady Qingping likes to wield power, but she's not a very shrewd person. She's also not very good at managing the household. Otherwise, the Qingping manor wouldn't have been declining so much. These reasons have made Lady Qingping increasingly moody in recent years.
Even if she was angry, she still had to call a doctor. Lady Qingping took the mansion's token and sent someone to invite a familiar old doctor. After examining her, the old doctor said to the nanny beside Xu Gao, "Madam's body is delicate. It is best to think less and get angry less. She also needs to take good care of herself, otherwise it may affect her ability to have children."
The old nanny was startled. She slipped a red envelope into the old doctor's hand and whispered, "Our lady had a miscarriage two years ago, but she has been carefully recuperating since then."
The old doctor nodded and said, "Miscarriage damages the body. No matter how much you recuperate, you will never be the same as before the miscarriage. Listen to me, don't overthink it in the future, keep a happy mood, have another child, and take good care of yourself. Your body will naturally recover."
The old nanny nodded repeatedly, and after getting the prescription from the old doctor, she arranged for someone to escort the old doctor out of the mansion.
As the future mistress of this mansion, it would be a very troublesome matter if she did not have her own legitimate child. The old nanny knew the implications and took the prescription to arrange for someone to get the medicine.
Xu Gao stopped the old nanny and said, "Nanny, there's no need to rush to get the medicine. Someone from the manor will come tomorrow. When we get home, we can ask Grandmother to help us get a doctor from the Imperial Hospital who is good at gynecology to examine us before we get the medicine."
The old nanny nodded repeatedly and said, "Fortunately, the old lady is here. Eldest daughter, when we return to the manor this time, don't hold back anything. Speak your mind, say what you need to say, cry if you need to cry. The old lady and the marquis of our manor will take care of everything for you. After a girl gets married, her family is her support. If there is anything, you should rely on your family to stand up for you."
With red eyes, Xu Gao said, "It's all my fault. I couldn't handle it."
The old nanny quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears and said, "My girl, you are too good. You always want to do everything well. But where are there so many good people? If we are good to others, who knows what they will think of us? From now on, we will not care about those people in this mansion. Let them do whatever they want. Let them cry or scold. As long as we are healthy and in good spirits, and live our own little lives behind closed doors, that is good enough."
Xu Gao nodded, lay down to rest, and then spoke of Granny Shen, who, after returning to the manor with her men and telling the old lady about her words and actions at the Qingping Marquis's residence, was given a nod by the old lady, who then instructed her men to summon the young masters of the household.
Among the young masters of the Yongning Marquis's mansion in this generation, Xu Di is the eldest young master. Besides Xu Bai, there are five other young masters, ranging in age from thirteen to six or seven. Xu Bai is the youngest young master, the seventh young master, who is four years old.
The young masters of the manor all studied in the private school built by the Yongning Marquis's mansion for the clan. This private school of the Xu family was built by the old Yongping Marquis and is located in a three-courtyard house behind the Marquis's mansion. Some well-known scholars with excellent knowledge and character were invited to teach. Many children from other families knew that the teachers of the Xu family's private school were good, so they also came to study there. Therefore, over the years, the Xu family's school has maintained a certain reputation in the capital.
However, among the Xu family, the only ones who were good at studying were Xu Rao and his son Xu Di. One of them was a Jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations), and the other was a Juren (a successful candidate in the provincial imperial examinations) at a young age. Among the other young masters in the family, only Xu Hua had passed the Tongzishi (a preliminary examination for children).
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