Su Yunzhu, who was usually the most picky, didn't say anything. She finished her breakfast in her yard and went out to visit the jewelry shop with her sisters.
Miss Su usually had plenty of food to eat, so she thought today's breakfast was just so light and didn't take it seriously at all.
Such a simple breakfast incident made the mother and daughter living in the west yard feel very upset.
Seeing that time is running out, the cook will naturally give priority to providing the good things to the people in the main courtyard. Mrs. Su Wang's breakfast is relatively simple. How exquisite can the breakfast be for you, a concubine living in the side courtyard?
Aunt Chen held her three-year-old daughter in her arms, wiping away tears. She felt pent-up. Whether it was because the slave was bullying the master, or if it was the eldest lady's instigation, she didn't know. But she definitely felt that she was being neglected...
On the surface, Master Su has three women: his divorced wife Liang, his current first wife Su Wang, and a concubine with a very low presence.
Of course, there were many concubines and casual romances, but only these three gave birth to children with official status.
Living in the west courtyard were concubine Chen and her daughter. This person was also a scheming one. Master Su met her when he was doing business outside. He raised her outside for two and a half years. When the child could walk, Chen came into the mansion to become a concubine.
At first, Mrs. Su Wang was very upset about her own oversight, but later she found out that Aunt Chen was born a maid and gave birth to a daughter, so she did not take her seriously and sent her to the west courtyard. Her treatment was even worse than that of Su Shien, who lost his mother at a young age.
The daughter born to Aunt Chen was nicknamed Yuanyuan. Later, the eldest lady gave her a full name, Su Shiyuan. The name sounds extremely careless and it follows Su Shien and his sister.
Look at the names of these children, Su Shinian, Su Shien, Su Shiyuan, all of them were born out of wedlock.
The eldest lady's two children were named strictly according to the family tree. The eldest daughter, Su Yunzhu, was sixteen years old, and the eldest lady was considering a suitable husband for her.
The young master Su Yunsong is fourteen years old this year. He was sent to the academy in the provincial capital by the eldest lady. He will take the examination for the scholar this year. I heard that he has a good chance of passing.
Aunt Chen felt that she had to find a way to give birth to another son, otherwise she would die in this mansion after her daughter got married.
The eldest lady has absolute power in the mansion, and getting pregnant will inevitably escape her eyes. But I have no idea how to please her.
The little girl didn't understand her mother's worries. She just saw that her favorite cakes were not on the table, and started crying for cakes.
Aunt Chen was getting a headache from the noise, so she picked up a boiled egg and stuffed it into her hand, coaxing her, "No cakes today, Yuanyuan, be good, eat eggs, they're delicious."
The little girl was quite stubborn. She threw the egg back on the table and insisted on eating the cake. The egg was not sweet and not tasty at all. She thought her mother had lied to her.
Aunt Chen was not a very patient person. When she saw her daughter disobeying discipline, she picked her up and slapped her twice on the buttocks. After the beating, she felt a little better and asked the wet nurse to take the child away. She wanted to have some peace and quiet for a while.
The wet nurse was actually Chen's biological mother, but she deliberately concealed this fact when she first entered the mansion. She knew her daughter's thoughts, so she gave her an idea, which was to send the third daughter to the eldest lady from time to time so that the eldest lady could see her sincerity.
Aunt Chen also knew that this was a common saying among the wealthy and powerful families. Some official families would even register illegitimate sons and daughters under the name of the legitimate wife to make it easier to arrange marriages in the future.
They are just tools for marriage. Who would really take the time to educate the child born from the belly?
Aunt Chen made up her mind to do this, surrender to the eldest lady and buy herself a chance. Even if there was no such opportunity, she could let her guard down.
Su Shien didn't know that just by taking some food, Chen Yi Niang from the west courtyard made up her mind to join the eldest lady's camp.
But even if he knew, he would not take less. He has no other skills now, and the only thing he can do now is to let Yu Ge'er eat something good.
Su Shien thought happily: "Even though they haven't gotten married yet, he knows that he should be good to his wife."
The next day, the eldest lady waited for Su Shi'en to take action and prepared to give him a good reprimand. However, she did not wait for Su Shi'en to make trouble, but waited for Aunt Chen who came to surrender.
How could she hide this woman's little thoughts from her? She felt quite disgusted with such an act of using her own flesh and blood as a token of allegiance.
Chen is only twenty-one years old. She is young and fertile. If she can wait a few more years, she can have a son. It is not wise to rush into it.
However, thinking of Han Zeyu who was about to come in, Chen could rush ahead to test the waters.
Thinking of this, the eldest lady softened her attitude for once and, for the first time ever, invited Aunt Chen and her daughter to have dinner in the main courtyard.
Aunt Chen was flattered and thought she had used the right method. She suppressed her ecstasy in her heart and served the eldest lady with fear and trepidation.
Su Shien went to the academy today and listened to the class very carefully. The teacher was dissatisfied with Su Shien's study attitude of working hard for three days and resting for two days.
But when she thought of the news that he was about to get married, she felt relieved. It seemed that the Su family wanted him to get married earlier and did not take the imperial examination seriously. After all, the Su family had a talented second young master!
After just one day of peace, Su Shien packed his things and went to Yunshan Village again.
After hearing the servant's report, Mrs. Su Wang was too lazy to argue with him. She just asked the housekeeper to pay attention and ask him to come to the main courtyard when the eldest young master came back. She had something to tell him.
When the Su family's carriage arrived at Yunshan Village, they went to the Han family as usual. They were a little disappointed when they didn't see Yu Ge'er, and went to the old house to visit Grandma Han dejectedly.
The servant finally breathed a sigh of relief, no longer having to look at his young master's fawning and ingratiating face.
Grandma Han liked her grandson-in-law Su Shien very much and kept him in the house to talk for a long time.
The servant was waiting for someone idly in the carriage when he suddenly saw another carriage approaching the village. He thought that Yunshan Village was quite lively today and wondered who the owner of the carriage was looking for.
A moment later, a man dressed as a scholar got off the carriage. This man was Zhao Yan, the most promising scholar in Yunshan Village.
He came back today in the Sun family's carriage to pick up some things, and naturally saw the eye-catching carriage when he entered the village.
When he looked over, he saw that it was an acquaintance. The person in the carriage was the servant of Su Shien, which meant that Su Shien was at the Han family's old house at the moment.
Zhao Yan shook his head, not knowing what this person was thinking. To delay his studies because of love affairs was truly like losing the watermelon to pick up sesame seeds.
Han Zeyu is not the most beautiful woman in the world, but he is a little outstanding in this county. When he becomes successful and famous, he will marry a wife and concubines and enjoy all the happiness. How many beautiful women will he not be able to get?
People go to high places and water flows to low places, so why hang yourself on this tree?
Su Shien was completely spoiled, his mind full of romantic thoughts and no desire to make progress. Zhao Yan felt that although he came from a farming family, his future achievements would be a hundred times greater than Su Shien's.
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