Chapter 326 Doting on concubines and destroying wives
Shen Xia was still talking and laughing with Gu Ziyan along the way, and they had a very pleasant chat.
All I can say is that Gu Zizhan and Gu Ziyan are both very nice to Shen Xia.
Besides, what happened back then was done by Princess Rui, so it really has nothing to do with her, so let's just keep things separate.
It cannot be said that if there is one thing involved, it will erase all other good things that are happening to you!
Besides, Shen Xia has lived a comfortable life in the past few years. Once a person has everything he needs, he will live a very good life.
The measure will be huge!
Just like in modern times, some people will say that so-and-so has a bad temper, but you haven’t seen how many things she has taken on.
If one of a couple has a bad temper, he or she will be the one who bears more responsibilities.
The two of them sat down and walked to the door of Yipinxuan.
The servant must know Gu Ziyan.
Then he said politely, "Mrs. Pei, please come in."
Then he looked at Shen Xia: "Hello, Madam, it turns out you are Madam Pei's good friend!"
Shen Xia nodded: "The private room last night."
Shen Xia and Gu Ziyan just went in.
Then I heard a very contrived voice next to me: "Oh! What a coincidence! My sister is also in Yipinxuan!"
Because the voice is so cute.
Shen Xia got goosebumps after hearing this.
So I turned around and looked.
I saw a woman dressed like a peacock, with her hair full of hairpins. The hairpins indeed looked to be in good condition.
But is this just wearing all the clothes in the house?
Gu Ziyan looked at the woman and said, "Aunt Jiao, everyone can come out, why can't I, the head lady, come out?"
When Shen Xia heard this, she realized that this was the concubine in the family!
Judging from the aura, she is extremely favored!
Isn't it said that concubines in ancient noble families had to be submissive and humble?
Otherwise it will be sold at a low price.
The woman continued, "What are you talking about, sister? Didn't I see you coming over and say hello?"
The maid next to Gu Ziyan looked at the woman with anger on her face.
Shen Xia looked at Gu Ziyan's calm expression. It seemed that there were too many such situations and they couldn't withstand the slightest disturbance.
A woman like Gu Ziyan was obviously well-educated by her family, so she doesn't know many tricks.
It's mainly out of disdain, because he feels that he is of noble status and cannot do such despicable things.
That's why I happened to be fed and lodged by these despicable people.
Shen Xia looked at the many people watching the fun nearby and looked over.
"Sister Gu, who is this?"
Gu Ziyan glanced at the woman opposite her: "My husband's concubine."
"Oh, Sister Gu, I'm from the countryside and don't know the rules of the capital. Are all the concubines in the capital called Sister? Shouldn't they call her Mistress or Madam? This concubine is acting like this, and if you don't know, you would think that your family favors the concubine over the wife!"
The people around were watching and also sizing up the two of them.
You can tell from the way they are dressed.
This concubine is quite popular!
Shen Xia deliberately said that favoring a concubine and abandoning one's wife was the right thing to do. Since ancient times, no matter when, favoring a concubine and abandoning one's wife would be despised by the world.
The woman listened to Shen Xia's secretive attitude towards her.
Then he looked thoughtful and said, "What does our Duke's Mansion have to do with you?"
Shen Xia heard it and said, "Oh, so it's the Duke's Mansion! This powerful family has a different family style. However, we ordinary people have always paid more attention to the first wife. A concubine who is so unruly will be sold at a low price."
The woman looked at the people around her pointing fingers at her, her face flushed as she looked at Gu Ziyan: "I'll go back and tell my husband that you teamed up with outsiders to bully me."
After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and left angrily.
Gu Ziyan was embarrassed: "Sister Shen, I'm sorry to embarrass you."
Shen Xiabi said, "I hope my sister doesn't blame me for being nosy."
After saying that, the two of them followed the servant to the window on the second floor and sat down. The view outside was also nice during the day.
It is spring now. There is a large lawn by the lake not far away. Many people are flying kites there. Suddenly I thought that I could take Yi Yi with them to fly kites.
I just happen to have a canopy.
It's just like an outing.
Shen Xia asked the servant to bring a pot of tea first.
They sat opposite each other, looking at the scenery outside the window.
Shen Xia didn't speak first.
Waiting for Gu Ziyan to speak, after all, it was not easy to ask about this matter.
I wonder what Gu Ziyan is thinking?
Shen Xia couldn't help it: "Sister Gu, if you don't want to say it, you don't have to."
Gu Ziyan forced a smile: "Actually, there's nothing wrong with it. It's like this in all noble families. Who doesn't have two concubines? It's just that ours is a little special."
Shen Xia took a sip of tea.
Then he listened to Gu Ziyan saying, "Yuan Qi only has this one concubine. I couldn't have children for a long time. Later, my mother-in-law was anxious and my husband couldn't stand the pressure, so he brought my cousin into the family. Not long after she got married, she gave birth to my eldest son, and then my eldest daughter. I couldn't have children myself, so of course I had no say. It was not until many years later that Mo Yan was born. Aunt Jiao relied on her mother-in-law's favoritism and had a son, so she looked down on me even more."
"What about your husband?"
"My husband is busy with work, so he doesn't have time to take care of these things."
"Is it because I don't have time or I don't want to bother."
Upon hearing this, Gu Ziyan said, "Men generally don't ask about matters in the rear house, it's normal." Gu Ziyan even comforted Shen Xia.
"Is my sister happy?"
"Does happiness matter? Mo Yan is twelve years old now. He will grow up in a few years." Gu Ziyan smiled when she thought of her son.
Shen Xia looked at Gu Ziyan. It seemed that she also had no hope for her husband, but was bound by the traditional upbringing of a woman.
Shen Xia looked at Gu Ziyan and said, "Sister, do you believe it? The crying child gets candy. They don't care because it doesn't conflict with their interests. If it does, do you think they will still stand by and watch?"
"That aunt can act like a spoiled child to you, isn't it because of the indulgence of your husband and mother-in-law? Since they can ignore your feelings, why do you still have to think about others? In your current situation, Mo Yan is still twelve years old. Can you protect everything that belongs to him?"
The maids around Gu Ziyan couldn't help it: "Mrs. Shen is right, Madam, you really can't keep retreating like this, and don't listen to what others say. My uncle only has one concubine, and you can't tolerate such nonsense."
Because Gu Ziyan always called Shen Xia "Sister Shen".
So Gu Ziyan’s maid didn’t know what Shen Xia’s husband’s surname was?
And seeing that Shen Xia had her hair tied up, she called her Madam Shen.
The little maid continued, "Our Rui Wang Mansion is no lower than his Duke's Mansion. The old Duke is our master and has real power, but the son-in-law's official position is not as high as the third young master's. It's still uncertain what the future will be like."
Shen Xia heard the little maid talking about the third young master, who should be Gu Zizhan. Song Jiang was already a fourth-rank official, and Gu Zizhan was from an aristocratic family, so his rank would definitely not be lower than this.
Gu Ziyan thought carefully.
The little maid next to her wanted to say something else.
Shen Xia gently raised her hand to interrupt her.
For some things, you can only give some advice, but for the rest, the parties involved have to figure it out for themselves.
After all, there is a saying: You can never wake up a person who pretends to be asleep.