For two days, Lu Shiyuan and An Wan 'er' coincidentally 'met at the An family's residence. She quickly understood what kind of person Madam An was. Her shrewd eyes darted between her son and niece, and she quickly came up with an idea.
In the few years when Miss Chen had just entered the family, she was still respectful to her mother-in-law. In the past few years, after she had stabilized her position, she had become arrogant. She actually dared to attack Xuan 'er. The old lady felt that she should suppress her.
Moreover, it was common for an official like Lu Shiyuan to marry eight or ten concubines. Now, there were only two concubines, and both of them had no children. The children and grandchildren were the most important. After all, the Chen family was also from a large family, so they had to understand this principle.
However, Madam An thought about it again and felt that Wan Qiu was very kind to An Wan 'er. If her granddaughter had any thoughts about marrying An Wan' er off to her son, it would not be good. However, as a grandmother, it would be inappropriate to discuss the issue of her son's concubine with her granddaughter. Therefore, she first sent Mother Wan to sound her out.
Mother Wan took the initiative to look for Wan Qiu. She rambled on for a long time before she was willing to get to the point. She licked her lips and said,"Eldest Miss, Old Madam can't bear to see Miss Li leave our house. It just so happens that Old Master lacks someone close to him…It's just that you've always been on good terms with Miss An. Old Madam asked me to come because she hopes that you won't misunderstand because of this matter.”
As Wan Qiu listened, the corners of her mouth curled up little by little. She said happily,"Then I have to congratulate Father…When is the date set?”
Mother Wan had thought of thousands of possibilities, but she did not expect Wan Qiu to behave like this. She suddenly felt very puzzled and said with a smile on her face,"This depends on Miss An's intentions. It's fine as long as Miss An knows what she's doing.”
Wan Qiu held Mother Wan's hand and said kindly,""Grandmother didn't ask Aunt first but came to ask me first. It can be seen that she really dotes on me. If there's anything else in the future, it'll be fine. I don't want to trouble Mother Wan to specially make this trip.”
Mother Zhang stuffed a thick red seal into Mother Wan's pocket and said,""Young Miss is still young. Only you understand Old Lady's thoughts the best. If Young Miss doesn't do well, Mother will give her more advice.”
When Mother Wan left, she smiled so much that her eyes could not be seen. Zhilan could not stand her petty appearance and whispered,"This kind of person who flatters the high and steps on the low, why does Young Miss care about her!”
"The more despicable they are, the more useful they are to me. Zhilan, don't underestimate these people. They will be of great use in the future.”Looking at Mother Wan's departing figure, Wan Qiu's amiable smile turned into a mocking arc.
"Yes, Young Miss."
With this addition of firewood, the fire at Miss Chen's place would burn even more vigorously. Of course, the more secretive this matter was, the more lethal it would be when it erupted…
Madam An had thought that her granddaughter would be unhappy, but seeing how reasonable she was, she felt that her idea was not wrong, so she told An Wan 'er about the matter in one go.
An Wan 'er was a smart person. When she heard the old lady's mother mention it, her first reaction was to be a little surprised, and then she was very angry for a while.
She was an unmarried virgin girl. Did they mean that…they thought that an orphan girl like her was easy to bully?
However, she calmed down and thought about it. Lu Shiyuan, who she had met outside Wanqiu's courtyard that day, was young and had a high official position. He was also elegant and very refined.
The problem was that she could have married an ordinary family and become their legitimate wife, but now she had to become someone else's concubine? If her parents were still alive, she would be able to marry her cousin as his wife. That would be a truly good marriage. What was going on now?
An Wan 'er felt a little regretful and a little unfair. Although Miss Chen was born in the Marquis's Residence, she was only a concubine's daughter. In terms of appearance and talent, he did not lose out to her by even half a point. It was just that his luck was a bit worse.
An Wan 'er was upset. She subconsciously opened Wan Qiu's box of jewelry, but her eyes could not move away. If she married into an ordinary family, so what if she was a legitimate wife? She would still have to live a hard life. But if she married Lu Shiyuan…
After thinking about it for half a night, she finally took the initiative to look for Mrs. An and nodded shyly.
The An family was swift and decisive. The next day, when Lu Shiyuan and Miss Chen came to pay their respects, they directly put this matter on the agenda. Wanqiu and Lu Wanling were still sitting at the side. Lu Wanling's face turned pale in an instant. She looked at her mother and was momentarily speechless.
Miss An glared at An Wan 'er like a venomous snake staring at a mouse, scaring An Wan' er so much that she shivered and subconsciously hid behind Miss An.
"Old Madam, this isn't appropriate, right? The An family's daughter is a relative who came to seek refuge with us. How can we take her in as a concubine?”Miss Chen persuaded with a smile after a moment.
Upon hearing this, even Wanqiu had to admire this woman. After a short period of shock, she could actually think of such a dignified reason. It was really not easy. However, was Grandmother that easy to deal with?
"What official voice? The Minister of Official Personnel Affairs was one rank higher than Yuan 'er, and he had taken a prostitute as his concubine. Who could say anything about him? Our Wan 'er is a girl from a good family. How could she insult the master's official reputation?”
Lu Shiyuan was naturally willing, but he still had to pretend in front of his wife. He said,"Old Lady, Qing Luo is right. How can I let Biao Younger Sister be my concubine?”
"What's wrong?" Madam An snorted coldly and said unhappily," Wan 'er is your concubine. Do you feel wronged?" Forget about being a concubine, even if she were to be your wife, she would still be worthy of you.”
Miss Chen's expression changed drastically when she heard that. The old lady had said such words in front of everyone. It was obvious that she hated her because of what happened last time and was deliberately making things difficult for her.
"That's not what I meant, it's just…" Lu Shiyuan frowned.
"Are you afraid that your wife won't be willing? If she can't give birth to a son, then she won't let others give birth to children for you? There's no such logic in the world!" Madam An asked sternly.
Miss Chen was almost angered to death by these words. Just as she was about to flare up, Mother Yao went up and grabbed her arm, forcefully suppressing the words that were about to escape her mouth.
In the past two years, Miss Chen had sent away countless women who wanted to marry Lu Shiyuan. Unfortunately, this time was different. It was given by her grandmother personally. As a daughter-in-law, if she did not even give this face, how could she be the mistress of the Lu family? No matter what methods Miss Chen used, she could not do anything. Wanqiu picked up her teacup and took a sip of tea calmly.
Lu Shiyuan was stunned. He looked at Miss Chen's expression and said,""No, Qing Luo isn't that kind of person.”……Miss Chen would definitely not be willing. Otherwise, he would not have only had two concubines all these years. One was the original servant girl who was brought up by his mother to be a concubine, and the other was a gift from his superior. It was not easy to reject.
Madam An's face darkened…
He couldn't act too much, otherwise, if the An family really went back on their word, the gains wouldn't make up for the losses. Lu Shiyuan quickly smiled apologetically and said,"Son just feels that letting Biao Younger Sister be a concubine is unfair to her.”
"It's good that you know that Wan 'er is wronged." Madam An's expression softened slightly, and she said,"In the future, you have to love her more. Don't mistreat her.”
The matter was settled. An Wan 'er's pretty face blushed, while Miss Chen's face turned pale with anger.
Wan Qiu's expression was as calm as a white pear flower, and the corners of her lips seemed to be smiling at all times."Then from now on, you can't call me Aunt. You have to call me Aunt An.”
Two days later, when Lu Shiyuan and Miss Chen were at Madam An's place to greet her, An Wan 'er specially put on a newly made snow-green jacket and skirt. It was embroidered with silver thread and rattan baskets.
Her movements were dazzling like flowing water and clouds, making her waist even more slender and her figure even more exquisite.
Not to mention Lu Shiyuan, even a little girl like Lu Wanling couldn't help but stare at the colorful dress.
An Wan 'er was pleased with herself. She secretly thought that the color of the satin that the Eldest Miss had given was excellent. Coupled with the jewelry that she had given previously, the Chen family, who had already given birth, suddenly looked dull. She used an excuse to walk around Lu Shiyuan again and again, making him dizzy. However, he could not eat it, and his heart was itching. Therefore, she forcefully urged the An family to bring forward the date of her house collection by half a month...
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