Chapter 101: The Circle of Nobles

Said with a little worry.

"Young Madam, this young lady from the Wei family... could it be that Madam Wei wants to insert someone into our courtyard?"

You know, the general is now powerful and influential, and his career is at its peak. Moreover, their young lady has been married for three years and has no children. I am afraid...

After hearing this, Lizhu stepped forward immediately.

She was originally sore all over from practicing martial arts, but now her eyes were filled with anger.

"Where, where? Let me see!"

Then he took the booklet and read it carefully.

"Wei Jialian, the youngest daughter of the Wei family, has a beautiful appearance and a tall figure, but has not yet reached the age of marriage?"

There was a hint of surprise when he uttered the last sentence.

"No way, she's about the same age as our Eighth Miss, do we have to send her in too? The general is old enough to be her father, right?"

…

When Li Zhu finished saying this, Du Jingyi couldn't help but hold his forehead.

Sometimes I think Lizhu is so innocent and cute, and sometimes I think this girl is so brainless.

It is obvious that the young lady from the Wei family is young, but they insist on saying that their general is old.

You are such a silly girl for giving such an example!

Cherry also patted her head gently and said with her eyes wide open.

"What nonsense are you talking about? If Madam Dou heard this, she would definitely give you a beating."

Lizhu shrank her neck and showed a flattering expression.

"Hey, I was wrong, I was wrong. I couldn't help myself."

Then he shut up and stepped aside, while Cherry handed the booklet back to her young mistress.

Du Jingyi took it, his expression calm, and started explaining.

"Not necessarily. If her status makes her become a concubine, or even inferior to a merchant woman, do you think she will agree?"

"What if she has admired our general since she was a child and insists on coming in?"

Cherry was more worried than Du Jingyi.

Hearing this, Du Jingyi laughed even more and couldn't help but point out her mistake.

"She is only fourteen now, sixteen years younger than our general. At that time, the general must have been working hard in the Gu family's military camp. How could they have known each other?"

"Young Madam is right. I was mistaken."

Just as Cherry felt relieved, Du Jingyi said something else.

"However, it is possible that she fell in love with the general at first sight when he returned to the court."

"Then why don't you respond quickly, Madam? If we really let her into our East Garden, how will we live a peaceful life in the future?"

Du Jingyi smiled when he heard this.

"Silly girl, if she really wants to get in, just accept it. I have plenty of ways to deal with her. It will prevent the people next door from making up stories about me. What if they say I'm a jealous woman?"

"Madam, you don't even have a legitimate son. If you take a concubine in now, wouldn't it be a huge threat? Even if you have a young master or young lady in the future, wouldn't it be equally dangerous?"

The Du family is a simple family, and Mr. Du has never taken a concubine, so there is no dispute between legitimate and illegitimate children at all.

But it was different in the Duke's Mansion. Even under Madam Wei's nose, the Duke still had three concubines staying in the backyard, but they rarely came out.

With their general’s abilities, there will be no shortage of people in this mansion in the future.

Both Du Jingyi and the maids were prepared for this.

But they always hoped that it would be better if it could be delayed for a few years, so that at least they could secure their position as young ladies and let their legitimate son be born and grow up.

"Don't worry. If there ever comes a day when my child is threatened, the worst that can happen is that we can divorce. Then I can take the child back to the Du family, and he will take my mother's surname and be included in the family tree. I can enjoy all the wealth and honor, and I will be free and easy, right?"

Du Jingyi was quite open-minded, probably because the retreat route was both spacious and clear.

Unfortunately, after she said this, before Cherry could answer, she was interrupted by a deep male voice outside the door.

"You want a divorce?"

Shang Ji walked in with big strides, with some suppressed anger on his face.

There was no longer the charm in his eyes as there was last night, instead there was a hint of unhappiness.

When he came back, Du Jingyi never dreamed that the few words he chatted with the maid would fall into his ears.

It's really embarrassing.

I don’t know how many words he heard, but it would be better to “seek peace” first, so he stood up and saluted Shang Ji.

Her movements were more correct than before, and she asked with a sweet smile.

"Why did you come back, General? Is there something wrong?"

"Tell me first, you want a divorce? You also want our child to take our mother's surname and be included in the Du family tree. Are you sincere?"

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Du Jingyi smiled awkwardly, thinking that it was better to show weakness at this time, so he replied.

"General, you must have heard me wrong. I didn't say that."

All of a sudden, the fox nature in her was released again. Shang Ji felt happy when he saw it, but his face was still as serious as before.

Then he waved at Yingtao and Lizhu, signaling them to go down.

Although the two were worried about their young mistress, the general's aura did not allow them to refute, so they could only retreat quickly.

When he left, he even closed the door.

I silently prayed to myself, young lady, I wish you good luck.

There were only two people in the room.

But the atmosphere was completely different from last night.

"It's just the two of us here, so you don't have to lie to me. Is what you say what you think? I want to hear the truth."

Shang Ji's tone was serious and formal.

Du Jingyi could tell that he didn't want to be fooled.

But with the little trust between the couple, can they really tell the truth?

She was a little bit unconvinced.

But when the words came to her lips, looking into Shang Ji's eyes, she couldn't come up with nonsense like she used to in the business world, so she remained silent.

And Shang Ji did not force her, but waited patiently.

I happened to see the booklet and it stopped at the page about the Wei family.

Wei Jialian's name appeared on the paper.

If you look closely, there are a few faint nail marks, as if someone had tapped on the name.

In an instant, I understood the general idea.

"Are you worried that Mrs. Wei wants to put someone in my room?"

His tone was very flat, and nothing special could be heard from it, but Du Jingyi knew that at this point, some things should be made clear in advance.

So he stopped hiding it, sorted out his thoughts, and started speaking.

"I have only been with the general for a little over a month. It would be a bit false to say that I have a deep impression of him now. But there are some things that I cannot stop. For example, there will be new people in the mansion in the future, or even other children. We cannot predict how things will go by then."

"Although the Du family is not a famous family, the general can see that my parents have a good relationship and will not tolerate the interference of a third party. However, it is not practical to ask the general to do this. What I can do is to manage this family well and take good care of my children."

"If one day, the general's mind is biased, then I will not shamelessly stay in the general's mansion and be the first wife who washes her face with tears. The world is so vast, there is always a place to go, right?"

(End of this chapter)