Poor Family

Send Princess Guan back to the main courtyard as usual, and waited on her after busy work before Guan Xiuyan dragged her exhausted body back to the courtyard where she lived.

As soon as she returned to her room, Guan Xiuyan went to bed without washing, leaned against the corner of the wall, and curled herself up into a ball.

When Huier saw her, she felt a little distressed: "Miss."

Guan Xiuyan raised her head blankly: "Did I do something wrong?"

Hui'er couldn't answer this question.

Guan Xiuyan said to herself: "I just thought, my cousin is soft-hearted. With so many years of affection, he can always protect me well. Wouldn't this be better than marrying into another family where I don't know?"

"I know that the family my cousin showed me is not too bad, but whether a woman can gain a foothold in her husband's family depends on her mother's family."

"As for me, I don't have a mother's family."

"Although the life in the palace is not satisfactory, my aunt is a blood relative. Even if it is difficult to take care of her, she will never harm me."

"I really just wanted a place to live."

"I want to leave the palace. I'm just a piece of duckweed. Without the protection of my aunt and cousin, I'm nothing. So I can't leave the palace. I have to stay with my aunt and cousin."

Hearing these words, Hui'er's heart ached so much that she stepped forward and hugged Guan Xiuyan: "Girl, everything will be fine."

Guan Xiuyan's eyes lit up suddenly: "Really? Will it be okay? Will my cousin accept me? Will he be angry with me? Will he not like me from now on?"

Hui'er shook her head and said: "No, the third master has always been very kind to the girl."

Guan Xiuyan thought of Chu Yao's secret care for her all these years, and she also secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "As long as my cousin doesn't hate me, I promise, I will be obedient and won't compete with my cousin for his favor. It’s good that he can think of me and come to see me once in a while.”

Speaking of Shi Fuxin, Guan Xiuyan was worried again: "I seem to have offended my cousin to death today. Even if I was pointed out to my cousin by the queen mother, as the main wife, it would be easy for her to handle me."

"Biao sister-in-law is powerful, Hui'er, tell me, will she harm me, prevent me from gaining a foothold in the palace, and drive me out of the palace?"

Sensing Guan Xiuyan's panic, Huier quickly said: "No, girl, don't think too much, as long as you firmly hold on to the princess' heart, with her protecting you, the third lady will not dare to do anything to you."

Guan Xiuyan: "Yes, I still have my aunt, no, more than that, I also have my cousin, my cousin will not ignore me, my aunt and cousin will protect me."

After a while, Guan Xiuyan's mood stabilized a bit: "I really don't want to be an enemy of my cousin, and I can't help it. The queen mother issued a decree, and I am not as bold as my cousin, so I cannot defy it."

"My aunt also wants her to stay by her side. I can't disobey her. I really can't help it."

"I don't want to be a concubine either, but I've never been able to be my own master."

While talking to herself, Guan Xiuyan leaned against Hui'er's arms, closed her eyes tiredly, and in a daze, Shi Fuxin's words "I think highly of you after all" always sounded in my ears.

That contemptuous look made Guan Xiuyan's heart tremble, she was in a daze, unable to find a reason to deceive herself.

She knew that she was afraid of marrying into someone else's family to endure hardship, afraid of being bullied by her in-laws, and afraid of never seeing her cousin again, so she let go of her dignity and would rather be a concubine for her cousin!

Supervision Division.

Standing at the door of Chu Yao's office room, Meng Moling glanced at Chu Yao, who was buried in the errands in the room from time to time. His face was full of hesitation, but he held back, and finally couldn't help it, and asked at the risk of being beaten. One sentence: "Brother Yao, you really don't want to go back to the palace to have a look?"

Chu Yao didn't respond.

Meng Moling dawdled for a while and then said: "Nowadays, anyone who is well-informed probably knows that the Empress Dowager ordered you to point out a concubine."

Before Guan Wangfei and Guan Xiuyan left the palace, the Supervision Department received the news that the Queen Mother had ordered Guan Xiuyan to be Chu Yao's concubine.

And in order to make things a certainty, the Queen Mother also publicized this matter.

"Brother Yao, you really don't want to go back home to appease sister-in-law? Maybe sister-in-law is very angry now!"

Chu Yao finally raised his head from his official duties, and a complicated look flashed across his eyes. Will Shi Liu really be angry because he has an extra concubine?

If other women knew that their husband had more concubines, they might be jealous and angry, but when it happened to Shi Liu, he was not sure.

Because he really didn't know how much weight he had in Shi Liu's heart.

Will Shiliu be jealous because of such a thing?

Seeing that Chu Yao didn't respond, Meng Moling asked again: "Brother Yao, do you care about sister-in-law? Why are you not panicking when such a big incident happened?"

Chu Yao looked over: "Why should I panic?"

Meng Moling: "Because you want to take a concubine, let me tell you, women are jealous, and my sister-in-law will definitely have trouble with you."

Chu Yao was not too worried about Shiliu. He knew very well that Shiliu had a strong tolerance and was difficult to be influenced by the outside world, but thinking of Guan Xiuyan gave him a headache.

He felt pity for this cousin who lost his parents, especially when the palace was isolated and helpless, she helped him many times, so that he couldn't ignore her.

However, he has absolutely no affection for her.

Chu Yao squinted his eyes when he thought of the queen mother who had ordered Yizhi. No wonder the emperor kept preventing the queen mother from returning to the palace. Sure enough, the most powerful person in the Wei family was still the queen mother.

As soon as he made a move, he didn't even have time to prepare.

Meng Moling continued: "Brother Yao, it's just my sister-in-law's temper. I think you'd better go back and explain to her clearly."

Chu Yao looked at Meng Moling: "Why, in your eyes, when something happens, I have to take the initiative to find Shi Liufu first? Why didn't she come to me in a hurry?"

These words made Meng Moling stunned for a moment: "Aren't you always brother Yao, you are at a disadvantage?"

Chu Yao's face darkened on the spot: "Who says I'm at a disadvantage?"

Meng Moling scratched her head: "Isn't it?"

His appearance made Chu Yao so angry that he picked up a book and threw it at it.

After Meng Moling ran away screaming, Chu Yao lowered his eyes and began to think.

Now that the news that he wants to take his cousin as a concubine is widely known, if he stands up and refuses at this time, with his cousin's temperament, he will probably be too ashamed to live.

But if he didn't refuse, would he really fulfill the Queen Mother's wish and accept his cousin?

At this time, Meng Moling ran back again, "Brother Yao, Shi's son-in-law is here."

Before Chu Yao could speak, he saw Shi Dinghao striding in.

Seeing Shi Dinghao's complexion was unkind, Chu Yao waved to Meng Moling to let him back down, and then looked at Shi Dinghao: "Why is Jiulang here at this time?"

Shi Dinghao didn't answer, just looked at him: "You really want to take your cousin as a concubine?"

Chu Yao frowned, his cousin was not what he wanted to accept, but now being scolded by Shi Dinghao, he was very unhappy: "If you don't want me to accept, it is the Queen Mother's order."

Shi Dinghao: "Then quickly find a way to push this matter away."

Chu Yao didn't answer this question.

Shi Dinghao was a little furious: "Why, you don't want to?"

Chu Yao: "If I want to do this, my cousin will not be able to survive."

Shi Dinghao stood up abruptly: "Cousin, cousin, you only have your cousin in your heart, where did you put my sister?"

Chu Yao looked at her: "Your sister will always be my first wife, and no one can change this."

Hearing this, Shi Dinghao became even angrier: "Do you think your wife's position is very popular, do you think my sister is very rare?"

"I won't talk about it once your royal family pushes the matter away. You can't choose your parents' background, but you can decide whether you want to take a concubine or not?"

Chu Yao patiently said, "I'll say it again, accepting my cousin is the order of the Queen Mother."

Shi Dinghao: "Isn't it my fault that you didn't handle your cousin's affairs well? Didn't you take the initiative to give someone the opportunity to deal with you?"

"Chu Yao, let me tell you, my sister has a strong temper and can't tolerate sand in her eyes. Once you touch her bottom line, she will turn her head and leave without hesitation."

Chu Yao looked at Shi Dinghao lingeringly: "What do you want to say?"

Shi Dinghao looked at him: "I have loved to cling to my sister since I was a child, and I know what kind of person my sister is. Three wives and four concubines are normal for others, but for her, it is a taboo and cannot be violated." taboo."

"I'm not afraid to tell you today that our family is actually very dissatisfied with you, but my sister likes you, and I don't want her to be sad. That's why I came to you today. Take care of yourself."

Seeing Shi Dinghao strode away, Chu Yao frowned. He thought that Shi Liu might not care too much about accepting his cousin before, but now that he heard Shi Dinghao's roar, he was not sure.

Will Shi Liu be angry?

Chu Yao suddenly remembered Shi Liu's decisiveness when he dumped Fan Mingyu, and became irritable for no reason, couldn't sit still, and immediately got up and went back to the palace.

Didn't Shiliu say that if he had something to ask in person, then he would go back and ask her now!

Shi Fuxin didn't go back to the mansion with Guan Wangfei and Guan Xiuyan, but went to Hongyanxiao first, and asked someone to call the cigarette bag, and told him about the collection of information about the Wei family, and then went back to the mansion.

When Chu Yao returned to the residence, Shi Fuxin had just returned not long before taking a shower and was drying her hair.

"came back."

Not angry, not questioning, listening to Shi Fuxin's calm questioning, Chu Yao didn't know whether to be thankful for his wife's generosity or angry that she didn't care about him.

Seeing that Chu Yao pulled his face and remained silent as soon as he came back, Shi Fuxin said angrily, "I'm not angry at all, but you got angry first."

Chu Yao looked at her immediately: "Why aren't you angry?"

Shi Fuxin: "How do you know I'm not angry? I'm already angry."

Chu Yao's expression softened a little, and then he frowned and asked, "Why aren't you angry with me?"

Shi Fuxin asked back: "Why should I be angry with you? You didn't provoke me."

Chu Yao: ". But I'm going to take a concubine."

Shi Fuxin looked at him with a smile: "Is that what you want to accept?"

Chu Yao shook his head: "No."

Shi Fuxin: "That's it. If you want to take a concubine, or if you can refuse but don't, I will naturally talk to you."

Chu Yao was silent: "Jiulang came to me just now. He was very dissatisfied with my cousin's appointment, and asked me to find a way to push it away."

Shi Fuxin smiled softly: "Jiulang is worried about me, and he will definitely not take your feelings into account when he speaks. You are his brother-in-law, but please don't remember the villain's mistakes, and don't be as knowledgeable as him."

Chu Yao's expression softened a little again, and he looked at her: "Your reaction is different from what I imagined."

Shi Fuxin looked over with a smile: "What do you think I should react?"

Chu Yao: "Why don't you let me push the matter of accepting cousin?"

Shi Fuxin: "The empress dowager made it clear that she wanted to vent her anger for the prince, and there would be other things if she didn't accept the cousin. Now that the matter is known to everyone, disobedience to the empress dowager's order will have to pay a heavy price."

"Besides, Cousin Guan was raised by the concubine mother. You must have some affection for her. I guess you can't be cruel enough to put her in an embarrassing situation, right?"

Chu Yao was a little moved by Shi Fuxin's understanding of his feelings, and she was glad that she was right at the beginning. This is the woman he wanted to marry, but why did she still feel a little bit uncomfortable?

That's right, as Meng Moling said, all women are jealous, and he was delighted by Shi Liu's calmness, but in this rationality, he probably didn't care about him.

Chu Yao was silent for a moment, then suddenly said: "I don't know whether to be happy or not."

Shi Fuxin watched him for a while, put down her veil, walked up to Chu Yao, sat on his lap, put her arms around his neck and asked, "What arrangements do you have for Cousin Guan?"

Shi Fuxin's sudden approach made Chu Yao a little startled, especially when she saw her with draped hair, which was different from her usual side, she was a little distracted for a while.

Seeing that he was silent, Shi Fuxin asked more specifically: "What is your relationship with Cousin Guan?"

Chu Yao: "Of course it's brother and sister."

Shi Fuxin continued: "Now that you have taken her in, do you still treat her like a brother and sister?"

Chu Yao said without thinking: "That's not it." Then, with a sigh, "After all, we are the cousin."

Fuxin didn't agree with this statement: "It's so unreasonable, I told her before entering the palace, you have already found a candidate for her."

"As long as she wants to live in peace, when the queen mother reveals that she wants to be your concubine, she should stand up and refuse."

"Don't say she doesn't dare to resist, the concubine mother is on the side, and she can always help her say a few words. Even if she can't completely reject the queen mother, she can delay it for a while, but she didn't do that."

"Afterwards, I received news that I would also take her to see the Queen Mother, but she was not only unwilling, but also knelt down in public and asked me to fulfill her."

"Don't act like we owe her something. Cousin Guan is a voluntary member of the game, she is not innocent."

Chu Yao was silent for a moment.

Shi Fuxin: "You haven't told me yet, how are you going to arrange for Cousin Guan?"

Chu Yao had no good solution for a while: "You are the hostess in my courtyard, and it is your business to manage the concubine's room."

Shi Fuxin smiled: "Then I will put her together with those women who were rewarded by the old concubine and father before."

Chu Yao frowned subconsciously: "She is my cousin after all, the palace is so big, give her an independent yard to live in."

Shi Fuxin played with the jade pendant on Chu Yao's waist: "So, Cousin Guan is still very important to you?"

Chu Yao looked at her: "Are you jealous?"

Shi Fuxin didn't answer, but looked at Chu Yao and said seriously: "I know, a man of your background takes three wives and four concubines as a matter of course."

"Now, let me tell you what I think."

"I don't want to share my husband with any woman. If my husband is not clean, then I don't want it."

"This is the bottom line, there is no possibility of negotiation."

"I have no right to ask how you treat your cousin Guan. All I can do is to defend my bottom line."

Seeing that Chu Yao's brows were twisted into knots, Shi Fuxin stretched out her hands to smooth them out: "Don't think that I'm threatening to sway your thoughts by saying these words, no, I never try to change others, and I don't think I have so much ability."

"What choice you have is your own consideration."

"Of course, people have to bear the consequences of their own choices. My choice is that the bottom line cannot be broken. If it is broken, then I will bear the consequences of my promise."

Chu Yao and Shi Fuxin looked at each other, with different emotions suppressed in their eyes.

After a while, Chu Yao carried Shi Fuxin to the chair next to her and sat down, then left without saying a word.

Seeing Chu Yao leaving with a sullen face, Mother Leng looked at Shi Fuxin worriedly: "Ma'am, did you speak too seriously of what you said just now?"

Shi Fuxin said indifferently: "I'm just stating the facts." After finishing speaking, she continued to brush her hair.

When Mother Leng came out of the room, An Ran pulled her aside and said in a low voice: "Looking at the third master's appearance just now, I seem to be really angry."

Mother Leng sighed: "Madam's words are a bit harsh, but the cousin girl is different from other concubines. If you don't speak more seriously, it will be Madam who will suffer in the future."

An Ran: "Do you think the third master will listen to your wife? If the third master listens to your wife, then the cousin will only get a title."

Mother Leng said indifferently: "That is also her choice. Madam is right. Everyone should bear the consequences of their own choices. If the cousin chooses to be the third master's concubine, then she must be prepared to stay alone."