Ye Zhou thought about loosening his grip on money and making it easier for his concubine to use it. When he heard her conversation with her children that day, he felt a little sad.
But when I think about how I once asked someone for the moon and gave them the stars, and then...
The eldest son has grown up and has started to have his own circle of brothers, so let him give the money specifically.
Clothes, hairpins, and rings for concubines and daughters were all added. If there was anything they wanted, they could ask the people in Linglong Pavilion and Huansha Tower to bring it to them and let them choose.
Tang Miao himself didn't expect that she would directly ask Ye Zhou to fire him.
When someone from the Duke of Rong's Mansion came that day, Tang Miao also went to accompany them because they brought their wife with them.
The lady wanted to see the plum garden in the Duke of Xiangguo's Mansion, which was built by Ye Zhou's father for his mother, so Tang Miao accompanied her to see it.
As she turned to leave with the lady, she felt the scrutiny from behind, and then heard the man from the Duke of Rong's Mansion say to Ye Zhou in a slick voice, "You are indeed a concubine worthy of pampering. When will we be able to meet the new lady?"
Then Ye Zhou said, "Is she just a concubine? Is she worthy of your worship?"
The lady looked at Tang Miao with a look of pity and contempt. Tang Miao forced a smile and endured the look until she saw him off. She thought: before, I saw angry and contemptuous looks, now I see pity and ridicule. This is probably how it is.
Ye Zhou also felt a little uncomfortable. In fact, after years of education, he seldom said bad words to hurt others. However, the look in the eyes of the eldest son of the Duke of Rong and his slick tone really disgusted him, and the words came out of his mouth.
He pretended nothing was wrong and went to Tang Miao's place again during dinner. He could see that she had been forcing a smile during the day.
Although Tang Miao didn't talk much, she was never as quiet as she was during this meal. Ye Zhou was silent, and so was she. After finishing their tea, Tang Miao finally took the initiative to ask, "Where are you staying tonight, Duke?"
Ye Zhou didn't know how to answer for a moment. He didn't want to go to his own courtyard, which was cold and icy, nor did he feel like going to the other two concubines. Did she think he was not good to her? Although he didn't have the title of wife, he spent half of the year with her.
Without saying a word, he walked straight to the bed and began to undress and change into pajamas. He said to Tang Miao, "Pass the water."
This is where he's going to take a bath and go to bed. He sat on the couch, unable to unbutton his collar for a moment, and got angry: "Bring me a pair of scissors." Tang Miao came forward, helped him unbutton it, and changed into pajamas.
Ye Zhou said, "Today..." He didn't know what to say and was stuck for a long time. Then he heard Tang Miao say, "What the Duke said is the truth. I am just a concubine." Her tone was calm without a trace of emotion.
Ye Zhou didn't know what to say for a moment.
The next day, Tang Miao and the butler had to work together to check the servants' names and give them matching cards. The old butler had passed away, and the new butler had been brought up by him. They worked well together. However, after the servants had dispersed, Tang Miao hesitated for a moment before suddenly thanking the butler.
Then Tang Miao took the initiative to go to the study to find Ye Zhou. She felt that since the matter was over, it should not be difficult for her to leave the house.
Ye Zhou has always treated her like this. Now that the two children have lost their concubine mother who was born a palace maid, maybe they can be adopted if they have a legitimate mother in the future?
His children were grown up now, and he could not help them in any way regardless of his social status, wealth or family background. Without their biological mother, they might even get more love from Ye Zhou.
Just like when she signed up to be a palace maid, she, who usually seemed timid and well-behaved, suddenly did something no one expected.
She went to Ye Zhou's study. When she came in, Ye Zhou took a quick look and saw no soup or food and no account books. So what did he want to talk to her about?
Then he asked, "What's the matter?"
Tang Miao didn't have any foreshadowing. Perhaps all her courage was concentrated on saying this first sentence: "Duke, please send me away."
Ye Zhou's pen went crooked.
He looked up at her. He shouldn't have embarrassed her in front of outsiders yesterday, but she pretended to be fine last night and now he wants to fire her?
Ye Zhou thought that maybe there was something he wanted, so he just had to appease him. He suppressed his anger and said, "Tell me, what do you want?"
Tang Miao's thoughts wandered, and he hadn't expected it to be so easy, so he said, "Just take my monthly allowance and the money I get for festivals." After a moment's thought, he added, "Can I take a few sets of clothes with me?"
Tang Miao thought: The money I took away is mine, and I can give it to my children if I want to in the future.
Ye Zhou's anger began to rise: "What do you mean? What do you want?"
Tang Miao was a little scared and lowered his head slightly: "Yes, I want to go out and take a look."
"I won't let you go out?"
"I am a concubine of the Duke's Mansion. I need the permission of the Duke or his wife to go out. I cannot go in and out freely."
"It's difficult for you to tell me?"
Tang Miao knew she couldn't go any further. Although she was timid, she was determined and stubborn. She immediately knelt down and kowtowed, "Please, sir, give me a letter of dismissal."
Ye Zhou was forced into a dilemma. He threw down his pen and left. After leaving, he thought about calling the housekeeper over to ask, "What's unusual about the Tang family recently?"
The housekeeper said, "After arranging the servants this morning, he suddenly thanked me. I don't know why, it's a bit strange."
Ye Zhou was so angry: She wanted to leave, and she and the housekeeper both knew to say thank you, but she didn't say a word to me.
Then he asked, "Anything else?"
The housekeeper thought for a moment and said, "Yesterday, when she was meeting a guest, Tang received a set of headwear from the storehouse. When she returned it, the storekeeper checked and found two pearls had fallen out. They called me over. Tang was a little nervous and asked how big the pearls were. She had no idea and asked how much compensation I would have to pay. I said no, the pearls weren't big, and I could just ask a craftsman to set two of them with some loose pearls from the mansion. The storekeeper checked the hairpiece in, and then Tang left."
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