Chapter 407: Equal Wife
"I need to discuss this matter with your uncle and aunt," Yu said. "You know, your cousin is already nineteen years old. If it were any other girl, she would have already given birth to a child, but she's still unmarried. She's also stubborn and refuses to marry anyone except your eldest cousin. She even said she wants to marry into the Huo family even if it means being a concubine. Your eldest cousin's engagement to Yuan Ziyu is now set in stone. Tell me, what other options are there besides this one?"
After saying that, he said with a headache: "Hey, when has our Yu family ever had a girl become a concubine? I'm afraid we have to make an exception now."
"Mother." Huo Jiao frowned and said, "Cousin, are you really thinking of becoming my concubine?"
"Isn't it?" Yu said, "You don't know. Last time your uncle and aunt wanted to find her a boyfriend, your cousin refused to agree and even threatened to commit suicide. That's what she said herself."
Huo Jiao frowned upon hearing this. If Yu Fangyin really became a concubine, wouldn't she have a sister who was also a concubine? If the Hu family knew about this, how could she save face? Even her sisters-in-law would probably laugh at her.
"Mom!" Huo Jiao said unwillingly, "If that's the case, my sisters-in-law will definitely laugh at me."
Yu was shocked when she heard this. Yes, how could she have overlooked this point.
If Yu Fangyin really became a concubine, her daughter would lose face in her husband's family.
no!
Yu secretly wondered how to reconcile this matter. She couldn't let her niece stay at home as an old maid for the rest of her life, could she? But if she became a concubine, Jiao'er would lose face.
"Mother..." Seeing that Yu Shi didn't say anything, Huo Jiao shook her arm again: "You have to think about me."
"Okay, Mom, think about it carefully." Yu hurriedly comforted her.
The mother and daughter talked for a while, and seeing that it was getting late, Yu urged Huo Jiao to return to the Hu family. In the evening, Yu thought deeply for a long time, and finally made a decision. She set off for her eldest brother's house the next day.
"Aunt, why are you here today? What's the matter?"
The person who spoke was Zhang, the wife of Yu's eldest brother Yu Sheng'an. She was a little surprised to see Yu come home suddenly, after all, Yu had just come back a few days ago.
"Sister-in-law." Yu didn't beat around the bush: "I came back today because of Fangyin's matter."
"Oh." Zhang felt uncomfortable when she talked about her daughter. Although her husband's official position was not high, he was at least a fourth-rank official in the capital. She usually interacted with the wives of officials in the capital. What's more, her sister-in-law married into the Huo family and was a real relative of Marquis Xuanping.
So, among all the wives of officials in the capital, she was still somewhat respectable.
But now, her only daughter is nineteen years old and has not yet married. She has become a laughing stock among everyone. When it comes to her own daughter, Zhang's dignity is completely gone. But the couple has no way to deal with Fangyin. They can't force their daughter to die for this matter.
"Aunt, what news did the Huo family give?" This was all Zhang could think of. If the Huo family could accept her daughter, she would not ask for anything else. But when she thought about it, it was impossible. Master Huo already had a legitimate fiancée.
"That's not the case." Yu said, "Sister-in-law, I came here today mainly to tell you that it is unlikely that the prince will cancel his engagement with the Yuan family and marry our Fangyin instead."
"Oh, I know." Zhang understood this very well, but for the sake of her daughter, she always held on to a glimmer of hope. Think about it, General Yuan is a first-rank official. Even if the Huo and Yuan families are just a simple marriage, how could the Huo family abandon the Yuan family and marry into their Yu family?
Speaking of this, Zhang shed tears: "Aunt, why is Fang Yin so stubborn? She has set her sights on Master Huo. But the Huo family doesn't even look down on our Yu family."
"Sister-in-law." Yu hurriedly comforted Zhang and said, "When I came back last time, Fangyin said that even if she wanted to be a concubine, she wanted to enter the Huo family..."
Before Yu could finish her words, Zhang interrupted her: "When has our Yu family ever had a girl become a concubine? Even our Zhang family has never had a girl become a concubine. Your eldest brother and I will never agree to this."
"Of course, children of our Yu family cannot be concubines." Yu said hurriedly, "But...what if she is a co-wife?"
"Co-wife?" Zhang was stunned when she heard this. "Aunt, are you saying that the Huo family wants Fangyin to marry the prince as his co-wife?"
After hearing what Yu said, Zhang thought that this was what the Huo family wanted. If that was the case, it was not impossible to consider it. A co-wife was different from a concubine and could be included in the Huo family tree.
"This is just an idea of mine, so I wanted to talk to you and my brother first to see what you think." Yu said hurriedly. The Marquis and the Prince had not said anything about this matter. Although she didn't know what they meant, Yu thought that if she talked it over, this matter might be able to succeed. After all, success depends on human efforts.
"Will the Marquis' wife agree?" Zhang asked uncertainly.
"I'll see what you and big brother think first. If you agree, we'll give it a try." Yu smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, you can't bear to see Fangyin stay at home as an old maid, right?"
"I'm just worried that the prince won't like my Fangyin." Zhang said worriedly.
Yu Fangyin is her only daughter. If the prince really looks down on Fangyin, not to mention whether she agrees to have Fangyin as his co-wife, even if she is forced to agree in the end, if the prince dislikes Fangyin even more because of this, then Fangyin will have to live as a widow in the marquis's mansion?
In fact, this is also what Zhang has always been worried about. After all, her daughter has gone to the Huo Mansion more than once or twice over the years. If the prince really has a good impression of Fang Yin, how could Fang Yin have waited until now, at the age of nineteen, and still have no where to go?
"Mother, even if the prince doesn't like me, I still want to marry him. Not to mention being his equal wife, I'm willing to even be his concubine."
Suddenly, Yu Fangyin's voice came from the door of the room.
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