Tu Qingyu had said before that she had a separate courtyard, but in fact it was two rooms split out of the same courtyard for her and Tu Qingye to use.
When they saw the maid beside Tu Qingye at the door, and the maid turned around and tried to escape when she saw them, everyone had a general idea in their minds.
Mrs. Tu wanted to yell loudly to remind Tu Qingye inside.
Even for the sake of my own sister Yun, I can't let her be too embarrassed.
Unfortunately, Shen Liao didn't give her this opportunity. He waved his hand and the two of them quickly rushed out.
The speed was so fast that the maid didn't even make a sound.
After tying the man up, Shen Liao looked at her and said, "Your wife suspects that there's an assassin from outside the family. What are you doing sneaking around here?"
Mrs. Tu was forced to do something. "Yes, you'd better tell me the truth, otherwise I will not let you go."
"Mother." Tu Qingyu looked at her light words and added, "If there really is an assassin in the family and she is involved in this matter, then everyone related to her will be imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice."
The girl quickly knelt down, her expression terrified and panicked, hesitating. Seeing that she was really about to be dragged away, she hurriedly said, "Madam, please spare me. There was no assassin. It wasn't an assassin, it was the Second Young Lady. She was the one who asked me to lead the Marquis to the Second Young Lady's courtyard. Please, spare me."
As the victim whose husband was about to be seduced, Tu Qingyu immediately took the lead and walked into Tu Qingye's yard holding her belly.
The people following behind him kept silent in tacit understanding.
As soon as I reached the door, I heard a sweet voice, "My Lord, you're here..."
Everyone standing outside the door, including Mrs. Tu, got goosebumps.
Mrs. Tu pushed the door open with a grim face, and Tu Qingye, who was wearing thin clothes and had a flushed face, froze there.
Looking at the huge group of people, she felt as if she had fallen into an icy cave, and her flushed face turned pale in an instant.
"M-Mother..."
Shen Liao smelled the smell in the room but frowned, "The room is filled with the fragrance of warmth, don't smell it."
As he spoke, he pressed Tu Qingyu into his arms, then took her out of the room and stood in the yard.
"Heavenly Bodhisattva, you shameless person, what are you doing!!" Mrs. Tu shouted as she retreated outside.
"Someone, go and bring her out."
So when she returned to her parents' home on the second day of the New Year, the Tu family sat in the main hall, with Tu Qingye and her personal maid kneeling below.
Father Tu angrily smashed the teacup at her, "You rebellious girl, how could you do such a shameless thing?!"
Tu Qingye knelt on the ground and trembled. He then roared, "Do you know what you are doing? He is your brother-in-law. You, you dare to do that in your own home..."
He was really angry, his face turned red, and he had difficulty breathing while talking.
But when he heard this, Tu Qingye suddenly raised his head, and the fear in his eyes gradually turned into anger.
"So Dad also knew that he was my brother-in-law!"
Everyone looked at her, wanting to see if she had anything else to say.
Under these gazes, Tu Qingye suddenly felt like giving up.
As soon as she opened her mouth, she started to pour out everything: "Father, I am the same age as her. She is even a few months younger than me, but look, her child is about to be born, and I am not even engaged yet!"
"I'm already eighteen this year, father. There are hardly any unengaged men in Beijing at this age!"
At this point, her tears fell, "Is it... just because I never had an aunt by my side since I was a child?"
Father Tu: "Hasn't your mother been looking for a date for you recently? She's already found someone and is just waiting for the spring engagement. You!"
"What are you looking at, mother? A poor scholar, a son of a rich family... Father, as a parent, you can't be too partial."
"Why is it that she has the same father as her!" She stretched out her hand and pointed at Tu Qingyu who was eating cakes and watching the show.
When she looked over, Shen Liao was wiping the corner of her mouth affectionately.
Tu Qingye became even more angry. "And she, without a concubine either, was able to marry into a marquis's mansion, become the mistress of a marquis's family, receive a first-rank imperial decree, and now even received the title of a county lady."
"But I can only marry a poor scholar, a useless bastard from a noble family. I will have to kowtow to my own sister in the future."
"Father, is this fair? Huh?"
Tu Qingyu swallowed the cake in her mouth and said quietly, "So you want to enter the Marquis' Mansion as a concubine? Do you think that being a concubine means you don't have to bow down to others?"
Tu's parents also calmed down at this time. Father Tu looked at Tu Qingye who was kneeling on the ground with gloomy eyes.
In fact, he still felt a little bit of blame for Tu Qingyu. He felt that it was Tu Qingyu who insisted on going to that yard and had to make things clear.
He was completely embarrassed in front of the Marquis.
Tu Qingye felt the gloomy gaze and was a little scared, but in the end the jealousy in his heart overcame the fear.
"In my heart, a concubine in a marquis's mansion is much richer than a wife from a humble family."
After saying this, she kowtowed to the leader and said, "Please, father, please help me. After I go to the Shen family, I will definitely behave myself and help you have children."
"You, you..." Father Tu looked at Tu Qingyu, "It's not my decision whether the Marquis' Mansion takes a concubine. Should I help you?"
In fact, if you think about it calmly, there seems to be no harm in this matter except being embarrassed.
Even though Tu Qingyu is favored now, she is pregnant after all. Who can guarantee that the Marquis will not find a new love?
He didn't believe that if both of his daughters married into the Marquis's Mansion, the Marquis would not take good care of them in officialdom.
Hearing this, Tu Qingye seemed to be encouraged and changed the direction of her kneeling.
She kowtowed to Tu Qingyu and said, "Third sister, please, I really like the Marquis, please let me enter the mansion."
She looked at Tu Qingyu's belly and said, "Now that you are pregnant, you are also going to take a concubine for the Marquis. This will benefit outsiders. Why not let your sister enter the mansion, third sister..."
Tu Qingye's eyes were full of sincerity, but Tu Qingyu just thought it was ridiculous.
She was in her own home, being begged to take a concubine for her husband.
She turned her head to look at Shen Liao, who was also looking at her.
There was no special emotion in his eyes, but Tu Qingyu inexplicably understood it.
This is because I hope she will be angry and refuse.
She cleared her throat, "Are you sure you want to enter the mansion?"
Sure enough, after saying this, Shen Liao became visibly nervous.
She looked at Madam Tu and said, "Mother, the Marquis' Mansion doesn't have any concubines yet, so I don't know the rules for concubines. Can you tell my second sister about them?"
Madam Tu took a sip of tea and spoke slowly, "As a concubine, there are no three books and six ceremonies. It's not a wedding ceremony, but wearing pink and serving tea to the mistress."
"The mistress and the master have to stand by and serve them while they eat. If you don't serve them well, the mistress can punish you at will."
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