Chapter 151 Selling one’s body to bury one’s father
When Feng heard this, his eyes were full of admiration. What if he didn't want to return to his master in the future? !
Staying with the young lady really broadens my horizons! It wasn't him who did the map thing, it was Feng Er.
This guy is really tight-lipped, not a single word leaked out.
He should have known about the lady's method of finding people a long time ago. Later he would go and have a good "discussion" with him, and let him eat alone.
"Butler Shan, although you wasted the last chance I gave you, I am a very kind person. I thought about it and decided to give you another chance. You must think carefully this time. If you miss this chance again, you will really have no chance at all." Song Qingci's voice was full of temptation.
Not only Shan Huairen, but everyone else in the room was bewitched by her voice and really thought that she was going to give Butler Shan one more chance.
"Sister-in-law..." Shan Xi had just said a word when her own mother covered her mouth.
And signaled her with his eyes not to speak.
Shan Xi had no choice but to nod and agree as her mouth was covered.
"Young Madam wants to know about Yunniang?!" Shan Huairen was not stupid. The young madam had basically told him about everything else. Now only the missing Yunniang could arouse the young madam's interest.
"So her name is Yunniang." Song Qingci nodded, "Just by hearing her name, I know she is a beautiful and smart woman."
"Yunniang is indeed a beautiful woman." Shan Huairen gave up his last resistance and began to talk about Yunniang.
"Madam is right. When Zhang Wenqing suggested that I find a woman to have a baby with, I did look for a few myself. But in a place like Hexian, there are no particularly outstanding women. What's more, I don't plan to get married, I just want to have a baby. There is no girl from a good family willing to marry me."
Dachen ruled the country with benevolence and filial piety. It was normal for the daughters of poor or rich families to be unwilling to such an unknown affair. After all, reputation is more important than anything else.
Unless the woman is a former prostitute, as long as the money given to redeem her is enough, having an affair without a name is nothing. I guess they can even agree to more excessive requests.
However, if she really was a prostitute in a brothel, even if Shan Huairen was an honest official, he would probably not be willing to do it.
In order to pass on his heritage to his child, the mother's birth may not be of noble origin, but she absolutely cannot be a lowly prostitute.
"Because it was decided early on that Tianci's birth would be changed to a good family, his birth mother must be willing. So it took more than half a year to find a suitable one. I couldn't stay in Hexian for long, so I returned to the general's mansion first."
"Then, the next year, when I returned to Hexian County, Zhang Wenqing and I accidentally met Yunniang, who sold herself to bury her father. Yunniang was only in her twenties at the time, and she had not married because of the burden of her family."
Hearing this, Song Qingci couldn't help but burst out laughing.
The plot of selling oneself to bury one's father is not made up by the screenwriter. It turns out that such an operation really existed in ancient times. Well, if I have the chance, I still want to see it with my own eyes. It can be regarded as a glimpse of the Western world.
Song Qingci found that everyone was attracted by her laughter, so she quickly pursed her lips and suppressed her laughter, "Sorry, go on."
Shan Huairen didn't know what he said to make the young lady laugh, but in this situation, he couldn't ask, so he continued, "Zhang Wenqing said that time waits for no one, and if we continue to delay, we don't know when we can find a suitable woman. Yunniang sold herself to bury her father. She was obviously a filial person, and she was also very beautiful, so he paid for the burial of Yunniang's parents, on the condition that she gave me a child."
"This is a trap set by Zhang Wenqing and Yunniang~" Song Qingci really felt that Shan Huairen was quite pitiful in some ways. In this era where filial piety is more important than anything else, few people can escape the schemes of their closest relatives.
And at that time, Shan Huairen was feeling guilty towards Zhang Wenqing.
After many years of family reunion, he was living a pretty good life, but his brother's family was barely able to survive. This disparity also prompted Shan Huairen to agree with many of Zhang Wenqing's words in some ways.
Shan Huairen smiled bitterly and nodded, "It was not until many years later that I realized that everything was a trap set in advance. But by then, it was too late."
"Later, just as the young lady said, Yunniang was also the Third Master's person. She came to my side and gave birth to Tianci willingly. It was all part of the plan. It was to tie me tightly to the Third Master's ship."
"In the years that followed, Yunniang was not only responsible for taking care of Tianci, but also regularly conveyed Third Master's instructions to me. And I only needed to do things according to Third Master's instructions. Every year, Third Master's share of the business profits was also given to Yunniang."
"Then do you know where Yunniang will go?!" This is what Song Qingci really wants to know. What has happened is far less important than what is happening now.
Shan Huairen said, "I know very little about Yunniang. She never said much to me. My relationship with her is very subtle, not like husband and wife, not like master and servant. At most, we can only be regarded as fellow travelers with a close relationship. Every time I asked a few more questions, she would just give me a cold face and verbally warn me not to ask about things I shouldn't know, so as not to get into trouble."
Song Qingci felt that his summary was quite accurate.
Isn't that the kind of relationship between them? Whether it's having children with him or sleeping with him, it's just a way for her to control him.
There is no emotion at all.
Look, this woman is very capable as long as she doesn't mix emotions with her work. Otherwise, how could Yunniang suppress Shan Huairen? And she has been suppressing him for so many years.
Even Song Qingci had to say that this method and scheming were amazing.
Moreover, through Shan Huairen's description, it can be found that Yunniang is still very cautious. She controls Shan Huairen, but never tells him about her own affairs.
It has been more than ten years, and she still keeps her original intention, and has not revealed anything to Shan Huairen, her bedmate. This shows that she is mentally firm.
"You really don't know anything?!" Song Qingci didn't believe it. With Shan Huairen's personality, if others didn't let him know, he would just obey and not know anything? How is that possible! He must have a backup plan.