bookrebus Chapter 73: Things you shouldn’t ask
Chapter 73: Things you shouldn’t ask
"Cousin Xian, who is this?" Zhang Qingsha glanced at Liu Yiyi and asked deliberately.
After all, no one really told her who this woman was.
An Qingqian also followed Zhang Qingsha's gaze. She wanted to see how Xue Wanxian would explain Liu Yiyi's identity.
The emperor's previous marriage decree stated that he was not allowed to have a concubine, and later he strictly ordered him not to have a concubine. Without these two identities, what would Liu Yiyi be?
Upon hearing this question, Xue Wanxian and Liu Yiyi both froze, not knowing how to explain Liu Yiyi's identity.
Liu Yiyi turned sideways and looked at Xue Wanxian. Seeing that Xue Wanxian looked embarrassed, she was extremely angry, but she didn't dare to say anything.
When Huang saw this question come up, the atmosphere became tense. She realized that there must be something wrong and quickly pulled her daughter over.
Zhang glanced at Zhang Qingsha dignifiedly and said, "Eat your meal. Don't talk while eating. This is the rule."
Zhang Qingsha didn't realize what she said wrong and looked at Zhang blankly.
Seeing her fierce eyes, my heart skipped a beat. Although I didn't know what I said wrong, I wisely shut up.
An Qingqian glanced at Liu Yiyi. Her face looked very ugly and her hand holding the chopsticks was trembling slightly. She was obviously angry at Xue Wanxian's silent attitude.
But she had no choice but to lose her temper here.
Zhang's face also looked unhappy. She had not expected that her niece from her natal family would be so tactless.
It was clearly Xue Wanxian who personally helped Liu Yiyi over and sat her next to him. Anyone who was not blind could see that the relationship between these two was not ordinary, but Zhang Qingsha was blind.
She asked this in front of everyone. It seems that I need to ask the person who taught Zhang Qingsha the rules to give her more advice.
Otherwise, you might not be able to read people's faces, and not only would you be unable to help them, but you would also cause trouble and implicate them.
The atmosphere in the dining room was still bad. At the entire table, only An Qingqian was not affected and was eating the happiest meal.
Until they returned to Lilac Garden, Huang ordered Nanny Qiu and Xiaofang to guard outside the door.
He pulled Zhang Qingsha into the room and gave her detailed instructions.
"Qingsha, we are in the Marquis' Mansion now. This is someone else's place. You need to be careful with your words and actions. There are some things you cannot say casually." Huang's face was serious.
"Mom, when did I talk nonsense?" Zhang Qingsha frowned, a little unhappy facing her mother's harsh words.
"You still can't figure out where you went wrong, Qingsha. If you continue like this, you won't even know if someone is plotting against you when you marry into a high-ranking official's house."
Seeing that her daughter still didn't understand, Huang's face became even angrier.
"Mom, what's wrong with me?" Zhang Qingsha looked confused.
Upon hearing this, Huang stared at her daughter, sighed deeply, and then spoke earnestly.
"Qingsha, at the welcoming banquet today, the woman next to your cousin Xian was obviously his concubine, and you actually asked in front of everyone knowing the answer."
"So that's it, mother. Didn't I forget about it at the time?" Zhang Qingsha finally understood after Huang's reminder.
"Besides, I asked them at that time, but they didn't say anything, right? Maybe, that woman is not cousin Xian's concubine." Zhang Qingsha pouted.
She could accept that Xue Wanxian had a wife like An Qingqian, but she could not accept that he had other concubines, which made her very uncomfortable.
How can that vixen beside my cousin Xian be worthy of such a perfect man?
It was obvious at first glance that the woman was not a contented person. It must have been his cousin Xian who was seduced by him.
"Qingsha." Seeing that her daughter had not yet realized her mistake, Huang's tone became heavier.
"They didn't admit it. There must be something wrong. According to the close relationship between that woman and Xue Wanxian, the child in her belly must be Xue Wanxian's. Therefore, she must be Xue Wanxian's concubine."
Even though she already had some guesses in her mind, Zhang Qingsha still felt very uncomfortable when she heard her mother talk about their relationship in person.
But what Huang said was right. Their intimate behavior was clearly like that of a husband and wife. If not a concubine, then what else could she be?
"But, mother, that woman is simply a vixen. You see, An Qingqian isn't pregnant yet, but she is. And, I heard that cousin Xian has been at the border, and not long after returning to Beijing, that woman's belly is so big.
She must have been pregnant when she was at the border. She took advantage of An Qingqian's absence and sneaked in. She looked so seductive, she must have had ulterior motives."
Zhang Qingsha clenched her fists angrily.
"Qingsha, why do you care about this?" Huang was confused by her daughter's inexplicable anger.
"What happened between Xue Wanxian, An Qingqian, and the pregnant woman has nothing to do with us.
The purpose of our coming here is to let you learn the rules and etiquette, so that in two months, you can be favored by a high-ranking official and married into the palace. We are just using their names to achieve our goals. As for what happens between them, we don't need to worry about it at all."
Huang looked at her daughter seriously.
She and Zhang were exploiting each other. They used Lin'an Hou's reputation to find a powerful husband's family for Zhang Qingsha.
If this matter could succeed, the Marquis' Mansion could also borrow the reputation of Zhang Qingsha's husband's family and gain some unexpected benefits.
Zhang was only willing to let them live in her house because she saw that there were benefits to be gained from Zhang Qingsha.
How many wives and concubines Xue Wanxian had, and how much he doted on them, had nothing to do with them.
Huang was unaware of her daughter's thoughts, and she never thought that her daughter would fall in love with Xue Wanxian after just meeting him once.
"Mother, I understand." Zhang Qingsha understood what Huang meant.
Judging from Huang's expression, she doesn't care about the affairs of the mansion at all.
Since her mother said so, Zhang Qingsha had no choice but to nod to show that she understood.
However, she still felt a little excited in her heart. Xue Wanxian was so handsome. If other men were not as handsome as him, she would not be willing to marry him.
In Mingde Hall, Liu Yiyi's face always looked unhappy.
Xue Wanxian certainly noticed this as well, and he gently patted Liu Yiyi's shoulder.
"Yiyi, what's wrong with you?"
"My lord, it's nothing. I just feel a little unwell." Liu Yiyi lowered her head and spoke in a low and hoarse voice. Her entire face was hidden in the darkness, making it difficult to see her expression.
"Yiyi, I know you are unhappy about what happened at the dinner tonight."
Xue Wanxian is not a fool, Liu Yiyi is sitting next to him.