Chapter 430 Responsible
Just as Zhu Hongxiu was about to go out, she was stopped by the old nanny beside Mrs. Zhu. Seeing the old nanny and thinking of the gossip she had heard recently, Zhu Hongxiu knew that trouble was coming again.
Forget it. As long as her brother's problem is not solved, the whole family will not be at peace. As long as her brother's problem is solved, she can prepare for marriage with peace of mind.
Her natal family is her support. The more prosperous her natal family is, the more confident she will be in her husband's family. Therefore, she should do as much as she can for her natal family, which is also beneficial to her.
"Grandma, mother, are you looking for me?" Zhu Hongxiu bowed.
Old Madam Zhu leaned there lazily with an ice pack on her forehead, looking weak.
Mrs. Zhu was coaxing her with kind words. When she saw Zhu Hongxiu coming in, she waved her hand eagerly, "Come here quickly. Do you know what's going on with your brother recently? I heard that he always goes to the brothel to find a prostitute."
"Men are just playing around, don't take it seriously, right?" Zhu Hongxiu sat down next to her and took the teacup handed to her by the maid. "Which man in the capital doesn't go to brothels for socializing?"
"You also said that it was a social event. Your eldest brother doesn't hold an official position. He used to stay in his own courtyard all day and rarely went out of the courtyard. He refused to attend banquets invited by various families. What's the point of going to brothels all day now?"
"I'm wondering if Big Brother is deliberately quarreling with us because he can't marry the second young lady of the Tang family? The second young lady of the Tang family is extremely beautiful. Even the girls in the brothels are not even one-tenth as good as her. Big Brother's eyesight is fine, so how could he throw away pearls for a pair of dead fish eyes?" Zhu Hongxiu said, "The most important thing now is to make this marriage a success. Big Brother will naturally not quarrel with us if he gets what he wants, and he will not force himself to go to such a messy place."
"Is it that I don't want to talk now? I have taken the initiative to talk, but the other party kept making excuses. It is obvious that he looks down on your elder brother." Madam Zhu said angrily.
Madam Zhu sat up slowly and said, "I will go to Madam Tang in person and discuss this marriage with her in person. No matter what conditions the other party puts forward, whether it is an official position or a betrothal gift, I will give them all."
"Mother, we are being too indulgent to them. If she asks for too much, and she marries into our family, won't she be able to bully us and act wildly?" Mrs. Zhu was a little unhappy.
When a new bride enters the family, she is always controlled by her husband's family. This is how she is controlled. The cheap young lady of the Tang family is arrogant. She relies on the fact that their eldest young master values them and gives them a lot of power.
"As long as Xuan-ge likes her, we should indulge her. I'll use this old face to find a few old sisters, bring them to propose marriage in person, is that sincere enough?"
Seeing this, Madam Zhu Da was reluctant to stop Madam Zhu. Although Madam Zhu usually didn't care about things, once she made a decision, she was determined and no one could persuade her.
Old Madam Zhu hasn't been out for many years. Now she wants to meet up with her old sisters to reminisce about the past for her eldest grandson's marriage. She wants to bring her old sisters, who are ladies of noble status, to the home of a minor official to propose marriage. First, she has to change into decent clothes and dress up properly.
Just as they were finishing up, Zhu Jingxuan's followers came to the courtyard to ask for an audience. When Mrs. Zhu heard that Zhu Jingxuan's followers had arrived, she knew what had happened and asked the old nanny to call him in.
"What's wrong with Brother Xuan?" asked Mrs. Zhu.
"The eldest young master stayed in a brothel last night." The attendant knelt on the ground, facing Old Madam Zhu and Madam Zhu, and said tremblingly.
"What did you say?" Old Madam Zhu was shocked.
"The young master slept with the girl named Xing'er last night." The follower lay on the ground, not daring to look up, let alone stand up.
"God damn it, how did you serve the young master? That place is so dirty, how could he commit such a depravity?" Madam Zhu shouted, "Where is the young master? Where is he now?"
"He is redeeming Miss Xing'er." The attendant said, "The eldest master said that Miss Xing'er is already his and he should be responsible for her. He should be on his way back home now."
"My elder brother asked you to come back and inform everyone that you are determined to keep the girl named Xing'er, right?" Zhu Hongxiu was the calmest person in the room. "What else did my elder brother say?"
"The eldest young master said that he wants to keep Miss Xing'er. If the people in the mansion can't accommodate them, he will take Miss Xing'er and move out, and will no longer rely on the Zhu Mansion for support." The attendant spoke in a lower and lower voice.
"What kind of person is that girl named Xing'er? What kind of bewitching potion did she feed my eldest brother? As the person closest to my eldest brother, you can tell me about it!"
"Miss Xing'er is a miserable person. She is a prostitute. The madam forced her to receive customers. She ran away when she didn't want to. Just then, the eldest master passed by and saved her. The eldest master felt sorry for her and asked the madam to keep her. She only needed to serve the eldest master for at least a month. Miss Xing'er played the pipa very well and was also very good at painting. She had a lot to say to the young master. Last night, the eldest master drank the wine sent by the madam, and then he couldn't control himself, and then that happened. The eldest master said that he had to take responsibility for what he did, so he redeemed Miss Xing'er. Miss Xing'er didn't want to implicate him, so she hanged herself before the eldest master woke up. The eldest master heard the noise and saved her."
Zhu Hongxiu understood.
His elder brother was tricked by a prostitute.
If Xing Er really wanted to commit suicide, she wouldn't need to hang herself. She could just jump off somewhere and die without anyone noticing. She deliberately made such a big noise, obviously because she didn't want to die.
This method might work to fool her elder brother, a young man who had never touched a woman, but as they were both women, she saw through her intentions at a glance.
She didn't know whether their meeting was calculated or coincidental. Even if it was coincidental at the beginning, every step after that was probably calculated. This silly brother, he was sold and still helped count the silver.
"He had his eyes on the girl from the Tang family before. Although her family background was a little low, she was still a girl from a decent family. What's going on now?" Madam Zhu said angrily, "Mother, let's quickly decide on the girl from the Tang family!"
"Mother, this matter has caused a lot of uproar. The Tang family was not satisfied in the first place, and they will not agree now. Although I don't have much contact with the Tang family, I learned from the sister of the Gong family that they dote on this daughter. That Lord Tang dotes on this stepsister very much, and the relationship is better than that of his own sister. Their family can become rich because of this little god of wealth." Zhu Hongxiu said, "Forget about this marriage, we can't discuss it anymore."
"If your grandmother comes in person and invites a few ladies of distinction, maybe the other party will be moved! That official surnamed Tang has such a low position, how can he not be tempted if we help him get promoted?" Madam Zhu said.
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