Xu Keke came to find Kang Quan and his sister mainly to inquire about the Sun family.
Upon hearing that his wife, Lin Meijuan, intended to marry Xu Keke into the Sun family, the brother and sister's expressions changed simultaneously.
"The head of the Sun family in the city is Second Master Sun. The eldest master and his family manage businesses in Beiping, leaving only their mentally challenged son at home. Then there's Third Master, who's in Japan; only his third wife lives in their household. Fourth Master and his fourth wife were classmates, both returned from studying abroad, but they don't have children yet and are currently in Nanjing."
Xu Keke understood now. Judging from the Sun family's behavior, they probably weren't looking for a concubine; otherwise, only a fool or someone of marriageable age would be suitable. Although she knew her stepmother wasn't a good person, Xu Keke still felt she needed to confirm it further.
"Then do you think it's possible that Madam Sun arranged a marriage for one of her relatives?"
Kang Quan shook his head with a cold laugh, "You don't know, before the New Year, the Taoist priest of Miaojin Temple in the south cast a divination for this foolish young master of the Sun family, saying that as long as he gets married within the year, his foolishness can be cured. So it should be him."
You said you were particularly picky about him, so you're even more right now. You don't know this silly young master; he was called a child prodigy when he was little, but he hit his head on a rock when he was seven and became mentally challenged. His parents don't like him at all. You've been planning to go to Beiping for more than a year or two, but you never take him with you.”
Thinking that her situation was actually similar to that of this foolish young master, Kang Quan glanced at Xu Keke and cleared his throat.
Xu Keke wasn't the original owner of this body, so naturally she didn't think about it herself. She was waiting for him to continue, looking at him expectantly.
"Fortunately, Madam Sun has always doted on this grandson. As soon as she heard that her grandson could get better, she went to great lengths to arrange a marriage for him. But who can be sure about fortune telling? Even if he does get better, he has been confused for more than ten years. Who knows how well he can recover?"
Of all the prominent families in the city, none dared to approach her. But Old Madam Sun was too proud; she looked down on ordinary families, and even those from wealthy and powerful families who weren't her legitimate daughters were out of the question. It was just like the emperor choosing his concubines in the past; it caused quite a stir in the city that spring. Even Master Sun was at a loss.
It was only after Grandpa Sun specially returned from Beiping that things calmed down a bit.
The original owner's fate was truly baffling to Xu Keke. It turned out that the reason they brought her from her hometown was to marry her off to a mentally challenged man as a way to bring him good luck. Later, for some unknown reason, she ended up marrying Li Dakang, but she was still being used for a similar purpose.
So Du Bingtian and Lin Meijuan won't rest until they make the most of her?
Xu Keke then imitated the appearance of the young woman she had seen yesterday from the two of them.
Kang Shu peeled the melon seeds she brought without even looking up. "If you're talking about someone who's beautiful, tall, and slim, and who can get a word in with Old Madam Sun, then there's no one else but the Third Madam."
She placed the shelled melon seeds in front of Xu Keke and, like an older sister, said to Xu Keke, "Jin-jie, eat quickly."
Xu Keke reached out and took the teacup, then pointed to the teacup in her hand, "I just ate, and my mouth is dry. You should eat too. Their cooking is really flavorful."
Kang Shu nodded. "I know. Every time my brother went back, he would bring back a bag of tea. You didn't buy their tea, but the jasmine tea from that shop is even more fragrant. It's different from other shops. Just smelling the jasmine tea, the aroma is strong. But when you brew it with freshly boiled water, the fragrance is rich but not overpowering."
"Yes, I drank it there today. Although I can't quite describe it, it was really delicious."
After chatting over tea for a while, Kang Shu continued, "The Sun family has four wives in total. The eldest wife rarely comes back. The second wife is someone who doesn't manage things. Master Sun has taken five concubines, and I heard that Old Madam Sun finds them too noisy and doesn't bring them home; they're all kept outside. The third wife attended a foreign school and is young and sociable. Now, the third wife handles all the Sun family's social engagements and female relatives."
Xu Keke asked her with a smile, "How do you know so much?"
"Before that fool caused trouble, all the women in the Sun family, including the five concubines of Second Master Sun, would ask my brother and me to take care of them. Even when Third Madam twisted her ankle, I was the one who went to her aid."
Xu Keke exclaimed in surprise, "We didn't use it before because of the idiot, right?"
"No, that's not it. It's because Tiandetang sent a few massage and bone-setting masters. That's their profession, so their skills are definitely better than mine."
"Tiandetang?" Xu Keke seemed thoughtful. She remembered that the person who massaged the Third Concubine's feet yesterday was also from Tiandetang. "Women in the city seem to walk rather unsteadily."
Kang Shu chuckled. "What? The Third Madam loves to dance and often wears high heels, that's why she always twists her ankle."
Xu Keke suddenly thought of something and pressed, "Since Madam Sun takes this fool so seriously, what did he do that day that made the Sun family misunderstand and even want him to take you as a concubine?"
Upon hearing Xu Keke's question, Kang Shu paused, her hand holding the melon seeds still, a hint of embarrassment and annoyance on her face. "It's just some nonsense."
“That day, the Third Madam wasn’t feeling well, so she asked my brother and me to come and see her. As before, the old maid in the mansion said that she just wasn’t feeling well and hadn’t come out for a meal. The Old Madam was worried, so she called us over. You know, the ladies of these wealthy families like to pretend to be sick. So, as before, my brother waited outside while I went in to take her pulse.”
I don't know if the Third Madam is changing clothes inside, she's been dawdling and hasn't come out. I was waiting in the small hall outside the Third Madam's room when that idiot ran in from outside, yelling at me, "Siyuan wants a wife too, something about wanting her naked... oh well, he just rambled on and on with a bunch of nonsense."
"Siyuan! You said his name is Sun Siyuan?"
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