This is top-quality Maojian tea; a small jar costs ten taels of silver. Unless we're entertaining guests, we don't usually drink this tea, which is more expensive than gold.
Someone nearby tried to smooth things over: "Oh my, Grandma, are you pregnant? You've got such a discerning palate."
"Perhaps." Yin Wenxuan then smiled and started talking to the man about the woman's pregnancy.
She paused, then turned her gaze to her sister-in-law. "Please don't take offense. You've never been pregnant, so you don't know how picky pregnant women can be. I was the one who was very rude just now."
The opera singing was so loud that the elders on Madam Yin's side didn't hear what they were saying.
Qin Sheng smiled faintly and didn't hold it against her.
Yin Wenxuan, however, seemed to get even more excited and asked Qin Sheng, "It's been more than half a year since you and Wenxiao got married, sister-in-law, and there's still no sign of pregnancy. Is there something wrong with your health?"
"..."
This was a very impolite question, and even the sister-in-law who had just tried to smooth things over for Yin Wenxuan was at a loss for how to handle the situation.
"No." Qin Sheng shook her head, pursed her lips, and said frankly, "But my aunt might not know since she just got back, my husband..."
Her face slowly flushed red, and Qin Sheng looked embarrassed.
"What happened to Wenxiao?" someone asked curiously.
Yin Wenxuan suddenly had a bad feeling. Sure enough, she heard Qin Sheng say the next sentence: "My husband has a health problem."
"..."
"..."
"..."
Upon hearing this, everyone else looked incredulous, but Yin Wenxuan turned pale with anger. "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Her brother has health problems? That's impossible!
If Wenxiao has health problems, then what about the child in Aunt Ye's belly before?
Qin Sheng said, "To be honest, my husband told me this on our wedding night. If you don't believe me, you can ask him."
That's exactly what Yin Wenxiao said to her on their wedding night in their past life.
Qin Sheng knew that at that time, he only had Ye Jiaoniang in his heart and did not want to consummate the marriage with her, thus 'betraying' Ye Jiaoniang, which is why he made up those lies.
But those were indeed words that Yin Wenxiao had said to her personally, so what was she afraid of?
“This…” A cousin-in-law twisted her handkerchief and asked, “Have you seen a doctor? You can’t be careless about this kind of thing.”
Qin Sheng shook her head: "How can I ask a doctor about something like this? I've been reading medical books, thinking of having someone prepare some medicinal food for my husband to nourish him, maybe..."
The more he talked, the lower his head became.
They were all married women, and seeing her like this, several of the women in the clan felt sorry for Qin Sheng.
It's bad enough that her husband has problems in that area, but I also heard that he dotes on his concubines, which is a real hardship for the legal wife, who is so young.
Yin Wenxuan was so angry that her nose almost crooked.
Although everyone here is a married woman, it's not a big deal to discuss things in the bedroom, but the person being discussed is her younger brother!
Yin Wenxuan firmly believed that her younger brother could not possibly have a health problem; it must be that Qin Sheng, that despicable person, who was ruining Wenxiao's reputation!
She must be jealous of Wenxiao's favoritism towards his concubine, that's why she did that, that must be it!
"Madam, Madam!" An old woman from the second gate rushed over, looking anxious, and tried to whisper something to Qin Sheng.
Yin Wenxuan saw it and her eyes darted around.
Today is a small banquet for the Yin clan, all of which was organized by Qin Sheng, the wife of the Marquis of Pingyin. Could something have gone wrong?
The old woman had already whispered something to Qin Sheng, and Qin Sheng's expression changed drastically.
She even stood up abruptly.
Someone nearby asked with concern, "Sister-in-law, is something wrong? Do you need our help?"
"No need, I'll go take a look." Qin Sheng said, and was about to leave.
"Hey, we're all family, sister-in-law, what happened that made you so flustered?" Yin Wenxuan asked with a forced smile.
"..."
Qin Sheng looked at her indifferently, with a forced smile: "It's nothing, just a small matter. Grandma, please continue watching the show. I'll be right back."
Then he left with his maid and the old woman.
Who knew that after taking only two steps, they ran into Yin Wenxuan's son, Zijin. Zijin had been playing somewhere and almost bumped into Qin Sheng when he came over.
"Mother, a fight has broken out!"
Xia Zijin jogged over, grinning as she tugged at Yin Wenxuan's sleeve, "There's a fight going on up ahead!"
Just as the performance on stage ended, Xia Zijin's voice was particularly clear and crisp, and everyone around heard it.
While being flattered by several people of similar age, Madam Yin's smile froze upon hearing Xia Zijin's words.
She laughed and said, "They're just kids, what's all this fighting nonsense?"
The ladies nearby exchanged glances, their eyes gleaming with barely concealed gossip.
It's understandable that they were curious; there weren't even any children in this prestigious household, so how could they be fighting? Who was fighting?
Yin Wenxuan wanted to see Qin Sheng make a fool of herself, so she smiled and took her son's hand, asking, "Who got into a fight, Zijin?"
“It’s outside the main gate. There are four or five servants inside the mansion beating someone…” Xia Zijin thought for a moment, “It looks like a beggar.”
"..."
"A beggar?" Yin Wenxuan was dumbfounded.
Why would their servant beat up a beggar for no reason? If people find out, won't they say the Yin family is abusing their power?
"What exactly happened?" Old Madam Yin's face darkened, and she ordered Granny Shi to go and check immediately.
Seeing that her grandmother seemed to be angry, Zhang Zijin scratched her head and told her what she had seen: "That beggar tried to force his way in, and the servants in the manor couldn't stop him, so they beat him!"
When a beggar comes, just give him some money or food. Why hit him?
And they're fighting right at the gate of the mansion? What kind of nonsense is this!
Madam Yin couldn't help but complain in her heart again. How could Qin Sheng manage the household like this? A perfectly good family banquet had now become a laughing stock for the whole family!
She wanted to let the matter drop and was about to call everyone to continue watching the play when the servant from the front gate rushed over and tripped and fell because he was in such a hurry.
This immediately drew everyone's attention.
"Madam!"
This servant boy was oblivious to everything; he scrambled to his feet and ran over, shouting, "A lot of soldiers have come outside!"
"Officers, soldiers?" Yin Wenxuan was stunned.
There was a small banquet today, but I wonder where my younger brother went? I clearly saw him a moment ago, but he's nowhere to be seen now.
Madam Yin's face was already very pale.
She still wanted to save face for the Yin family, but someone had already stood up and said, "What are the soldiers doing here out of the blue? Let's go and see!"
"Yes, yes, let's go take a look too."
"Could it be that these soldiers are taking advantage of the Yin family's small population? Don't they know where they are? How dare they come here and cause trouble!"
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