Chapter 175 Taking Concubines? (Please Vote for Me!!!)

"Relatives?" Minglan had doubts. The people who could know Xiao Qin were naturally not Hualan and Rulan. Could it be Mrs. Wang? There shouldn't be much communication between them, right?

"Xiao Tao, just tell her that it's inconvenient to have guests at home today," Minglan ordered.

"Yes, madam."

After Xiaotao left, Yu Yanran frowned slightly: "Don't you go and have a look? What if it's your mother?"

Minglan shook her head gently: "If it is really the mother, just say that the mother is here and ask me to come over. Why do you need to say that she is a relative? She must be some kind of relative who cannot be beaten. My stepmother, the Marquis, is really He really has the appearance of a Bodhisattva, no matter what he does, he tries to persuade others to get ahead of him, but he doesn’t show any signs of himself.”

Yu Yanran originally had some sympathy for Xiao Qin, but under the influence of her best friend Minglan, she also realized that Xiao Qin had two faces.

In Ningyuan Hou Mansion, Xiao Qin was chatting with the two wives from the fourth and fifth bedrooms and Aunt Kang, and the servants came to report.

Xiao Qin put down the tea cup and wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief: "Since there are guests over at Minglan, forget it, let's eat first."

But the fourth wife said angrily: "Sister-in-law, I'm not telling you, your daughter-in-law is getting more and more arrogant. Even if there are guests and her mother-in-law calls her, she should always come over, not to mention her parents are here. .”

The eldest wife of the fifth house remembered what her husband said, and just echoed it perfunctorily, and stopped interfering.

But Aunt Kang felt that she had lost face and said sharply: "This Minglan is too ignorant. Her guests are just juniors. The elders asked her to come, but she didn't even show her face, and she didn't know that my sister was at home. How was it brought up?"

Xiao Qin secretly laughed in her heart, this was what she wanted, but on the surface she sighed: "Oh, forget it, after all, I am not a serious mother-in-law, and I don't have much face with Erlang. I originally wanted to invite her Let’s chat a few words to relieve boredom, and don’t have to annoy others anymore.”

The eldest wife of the fourth house said with an expression of disdain: "Sister-in-law, you are so easy to talk to. This junior is riding on your head. How can you, the wife of the Hou Mansion, get any prestige from now on?"

As soon as Aunt Kang saw that she had the opportunity to show off, she stood up and said, "Humph, this Minglan has become so domineering just two years after she was married. The Madam is magnanimous, but I have to discipline this girl on my sister's behalf."

With that said, he walked in the direction of Chengyuan. Ningyuan Hou's Mansion was separated from Chengyuan by a wall, so it wasn't that far away.

Xiao Qin was secretly happy, but said: "Hurry up, stop Aunt Kang just yet, or you will hurt your harmony."

Seeing the excitement, the fourth wife immediately followed her and blocked the chasing servants.

The eldest lady of the fifth house did not get up, but sat there quietly drinking tea.

Xiao Qin was a little surprised, but it was difficult to show it, so she could only pretend to be worried and looked in the direction of Chengyuan.

As soon as Aunt Kang entered Chengyuan, she put on airs and cursed all the way, which made the servants stop.

Minglan was sitting with Yu Yanran drinking tea and chatting, watching Sister Lan and Brother Ming chasing each other and playing in the yard, enjoying the leisure time.

While the two were chatting and laughing, they suddenly heard someone screaming and cursing. They were about to send someone out to check on the situation, but saw Aunt Kang barging in menacingly.

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Yu Yanran quickly asked her servants to pull Sister Lan and Brother Ming to her side, and asked in a low voice: "Isn't this Mrs. Wang's sister? Why did you provoke her?"

Minglan came to her senses and said, "The relative that someone from the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion mentioned just now is her, right?"

As soon as Aunt Kang entered the courtyard, she said in a sinister tone: "Humph, Minglan, you are really promising. When you marry into a high family, you will not take your parents' parents seriously anymore. When I asked you to come to the house to talk to me, you were put off. Okay." What a big rack.”

Minglan first saluted Aunt Kang, and then said: "What did Aunt Kang say? Didn't I send someone to reply? There are guests at home who really can't leave. I hope Aunt Kang can forgive me."

"Excuse me? You put it lightly. You are so disrespectful. I don't know how my sister raised you." Aunt Kang snorted coldly.

Minglan's eyes became sharp after hearing this, and she stared at Aunt Kang and said, "Auntie, are you saying that the daughter of Sheng Mansion is uneducated? So, Minglan will have to tell the difference."

"If my aunt is an elder of the Sheng family, Minglan will naturally be more respectful. But after all, my aunt is an elder of the Kang family, and she is a relative of Minglan. Today there are distinguished guests at home, and it is inconvenient to go, so my aunt came to see me. Is this a sign of good manners when someone yells at someone in the house?"

Aunt Kang was so angry that her eyes were bleeding. The eldest wife of the fourth room did not expect that Minglan would actually confront Aunt Kang head-on, and she couldn't help but shrink her neck.

"You, you are brave! You are a disrespectful thing."

Yu Yanran was used to seeing her best friend being pointed at and scolded, so she shouted: "That's enough!"

"Kang Wang, you don't even look at what kind of place this is, I won't allow you to be so presumptuous!"

Aunt Kang was also used to being arrogant. When her father was alive, the official position was Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Household Affairs. In the Song Dynasty, ministers of various ministries usually held concurrent posts. Each ministry was actually controlled by the left and right ministers. Since the left was respected in ancient times, the left minister was by default more senior than the right minister. At the upper half level, in theory, Mr. Wang is in charge of the appointment of civil servants all over the world.

Aunt Xiao Kang grew up being held in the palm of her hand. She was surrounded by people who fawned over her, and she developed a competitive character since she was a child.

But after Aunt Kang got married, due to the death of Mr. Wang, the situation of the Wang family took a turn for the worse. Her husband's Kang family also became worse and worse, and was reduced to the point where she had to sell her dowry to survive.

Normally, it would be okay for Aunt Kang to be angry at others, but today she was scolded like this by a junior, how could she bear it.

"Mrs. Jinghaihou is so majestic. I'm here to teach this junior a lesson, and it's not your turn to intervene!"

Yu Yanran stood up and walked to Aunt Kang and said coldly: "Ms. Kang, do you know who you are talking to."

"Humph, but even a younger generation dares to do so" Aunt Kang was about to retort.

Yu Yanran suddenly shouted: "How dare you! I am the second-grade royal wife of the current dynasty. For the sake of Minglan, I have already forgiven you for the crime of disrespect. Now you dare to bark here, but you must comply with the court's regulations." Do you care?"

Over the years, Yu Yanran had been handling the affairs of the Marquis of Jinghai Mansion, and she often attended the gatherings of the top noble families in Bianjing. She had moved her Qi to nourish her body, and her explosive momentum immediately overpowered Aunt Kang.

Sister Lan suddenly shouted from the side: "Why don't you salute quickly!"

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Aunt Kang and the fourth wife felt aggrieved, but according to the court regulations, they ladies were indeed required to salute the high-ranking Madam Gaoming, not to mention that Yu Yanran was still a second-grade Gaoming.

Aunt Kang's eyes turned red, but she could only bow to Yu Yanran in a polite manner.

The eldest wife of the fourth room was even more depressed. She just came to watch the fun, but she was forced to salute a junior. Thinking about it, she felt disadvantageous. Only then did she realize that the eldest wife of the fifth room did not come with her.

Yu Yanran's original momentum collapsed instantly after Sister Lan shouted out her voice. She glared at her daughter fiercely and said impatiently: "You guys, please stand down."

Aunt Kang can't kill anyone with her fierce eyes now, otherwise she can tear both Yu Yanran and Minglan into pieces.

The eldest wife of the fourth room cursed secretly and ran away with everyone. It was really embarrassing.

On the way back, the fourth wife took her anger out on Aunt Kang and said in a nonchalant manner: "Huh, if you don't have the ability to control the younger generation, don't act like a big boss, and I will be implicated too."

Aunt Kang held the handkerchief in her hand and almost smashed it to pieces. She was too embarrassed to see Xiao Qin, so she could only get into the carriage and go home.

When she got home, Aunt Kang saw her husband still looking carefree, and she suddenly got angry and cursed in a huff.

"You loser, I will be unlucky for eight lifetimes if I marry you!"

Lord Kang was scolded inexplicably and became angry. He pointed at Aunt Kang and cursed: "Shut up, you loser. After I married you, my Kang family started to go downhill. If it weren't for you, For the sake of giving birth to a son, I would have divorced you long ago with a divorce note."

Aunt Kang was furious: "The reason why our family is in decline is because you are incompetent. What does it have to do with me? If you had made progress, I would have been appointed to the throne now. How could I still be angry with a junior? I will know it all day long." Romantic, endless pursuit of a little wife, if you have the ability, don’t use my dowry to fill the family’s shortfall!”

These words pierced Mr. Kang's lungs. Mr. Kang became angry and slapped Aunt Kang on the face: "Bitch, if you dare to say even one more word, I will report that you are insane and will be punished." You are thrown into inner prison."

Aunt Kang was so angry that she was shaking all over, but she didn't dare to behave any more. She knew that her husband had already planned this, and she could not be divorced, let alone go to jail.

"Minglan, Yu Yanran, you all wait for me!" Aunt Kang covered her face and looked out the window coldly.

In Chengyuan, Qin Hao came to pick up Yu Yanran and the children after get off work, and heard Minglan talk about today's events.

"Oh, what a loss, what a loss." Qin Hao looked like he had suffered a huge loss.

Yu Yanran and Minglan both looked at him inexplicably.

Qin Hao winked at Yu Yanran and said jokingly: "Isn't it a big loss if I didn't see the madam show off her power?"

Minglan covered her mouth and chuckled when she heard this. Yu Yanran shyly slapped Qin Hao: "My husband is making fun of me."

Sister Lan threw herself into Qin Hao's arms and said, "Dad, I saw it. Can I tell you about it?"

"I saw it too." Brother Ming had become familiar with Qin Hao now and began to pester Qin Hao.

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Qin Hao picked up one of them with one hand: "Let's go home. Can you tell daddy?"

"Okay." The two little guys happily lay on Qin Hao and clapped their hands.

Minglan felt envious, and Yu Yanran also said goodbye to her, and the family returned to Jinghaihou Mansion.

In the next half month, Qin Hao basically stayed at home with his wife and children, except for going to the Privy Council to have a massage. Sometimes Yu Yanran would drive him to Feicui and Qingmei to spend the night.

One day half a month later, the Qin Liu family suddenly sent someone to invite Qin Hao to the Dongchang Hou Mansion. Qin Hao originally thought something had happened at home, so he rushed over.

As a result, Xiao Qin was also here, and Aunt Kang was also here, followed by a girl of sixteen or seventeen years old, who looked quite handsome.

Qin Hao couldn't help but feel wary, not because he was being serious, but mainly because Xiao Qin and Aunt Kang, two well-known poisonous women, suddenly got together, obviously holding back evil.

Sure enough, Mrs. Qin Liu said to Qin Hao: "This is the eldest wife of the Kang family, and this is the concubine of the Kang family. I think she is quite good, but our family has few heirs."

Qin Hao understood what was going on as soon as he heard it. He wanted to take a concubine for him.

In fact, it is no wonder that Qin Liu is anxious. Although Qin Hao already has a legitimate son, there is only one after all, and Qingmei and Jade have never been pregnant. If Qin Hao only has such a son, who will inherit the title in the future?

When it comes to family inheritance, Mrs. Qin Liu naturally has to take it to heart. In fact, she has always felt that her son has too few concubines. Looking at the Bianjing nobles, no matter how poor they are, they still have seven or eight concubines. How can they be like her son? Just two concubines.

Qin Hao refused directly and said: "Mom, Sheng Changbai and I are close friends, Yanran and Minglan are as close as sisters, and Aunt Kang is Mrs. Wang's biological sister. With such a relationship, if we take a daughter of the Kang family as a concubine, what will happen in the future? How does the relationship between our two families work out?"

Qin Liu was a little embarrassed for a moment. She really didn't expect this just now. She just thought that the concubine of the Kang family was sweet and well-behaved.

Aunt Kang became anxious when she heard this: "Master Hou, actually our Kang family and Sheng family are two different families, and Zhao'er is just a concubine, so it won't be a problem."

Qin Hao shook his head when he heard this: "My surname is Kang even if I am a commoner. This is absolutely unacceptable."

Before Aunt Kang could speak, Mrs. Qin Liu smiled and said, "It was originally just a joke. Don't take it seriously, so as not to ruin the reputation of the girl's family. Sister-in-law, don't you agree?"

Xiao Qin still looked the same and replied with a smile: "My brother and sister are right, it's just a joke."

In Aunt Kang's heart, ten thousand grass and mud horses were galloping past. That's not what you said when you came!

As for Kang Zhaoer's reputation, it's a joke. In her opinion, a cheap maid born from a concubine has no reputation to speak of. In her eyes, she is nothing more than goods, and they are valuable only if they can be sold at a good price.

Aunt Kang became extremely jealous when she thought that Yu Yanran was already a second-grade imperial concubine at such a young age. She originally thought that giving her a concubine would help her establish a relationship with the Marquis of Jinghai, but she didn't expect that Qin Hao actually looked down upon her at all.

"Useless things!"

After leaving the Dongchang Hou Mansion, on the carriage, Aunt Kang twisted Kang Zhaoer's arm so hard that the pain made Kang Zhaoer cry.

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Aunt Kang scolded: "Don't pretend to be weak here. I was like a piece of wood in front of the Marquis just now. I'm a cheap maid. The lives of your mother and brother are in my hands. If you dare to disobey me again, you will be killed." See how I deal with you!"

Kang Zhaoer shivered and wiped his tears.

Back at Ningyuan Hou Mansion, Xiao Qin comforted Aunt Kang: "Well, my nephew is good at everything, but he is too decent. I'm afraid this matter won't work out, but don't worry, Zhao'er was born so beautiful. It’s not difficult to find a good family.”

Aunt Kang was still a little unwilling to give up: "Madam, the Marquis of Qin holds two titles. If he has no heirs, wouldn't this title be advantageous to outsiders? My Zhao'er is not only beautiful, but you can see from this figure that he is also easy to have children." "

Xiao Qin interrupted directly: "Mrs. Kang, how many noble children have you seen who can become the second-rank officials of the imperial court at such an age? He is very independent in doing things, and others cannot easily change the things he decides. ."

Aunt Kang could only look at the ocean and lament that she had no chance of such wealth.

"Since we can't enter the Marquis of Jinghai's Mansion, why not let Zhao'er enter my Marquis of Ningyuan's Mansion." Xiao Qin said with a smile.

Aunt Kang's heart moved. Gu Tingye was also a popular person in the official family, and his family fortune was quite rich. It was indeed a good choice.

"Just stay tuned."

Xiao Qin leaned into Aunt Kang's ear and whispered: "This matter requires some planning."

On the other side, Qin Hao returned to Jinghaihou Mansion and told Yu Yanran the situation without hiding anything.

Yu Yanran was furious. She wasn't angry with the Qin Liu family, it was about the inheritance of the clan, but she didn't mind if Qin Hao took a few more concubines.

She was angry with Aunt Kang. The two had a conflict a few days ago. Now, by giving Qin Hao her concubine's daughter as a concubine, wasn't it an obvious way to cause trouble for her?

Qin Hao comforted: "Okay, it's not worth it for an outsider, but you'd better remind Minglan that this Kangwang family is not a fuel-efficient lamp."

"Hey, how come Minglan has so many relatives?" Yu Yanran hurried to Chengyuan.

After hearing what Yu Yanran said, Minglan couldn't help but secretly gasped: "Isn't this Aunt Kang too mean? She actually let the daughter of the concubine become a concubine. Doesn't the Kang family lose their face?"

Yu Yanran complained: "What's the point? She even gave a daughter from a concubine to King Anyang as a concubine."

"What? Isn't Prince Anyang over seventy?" Minglan looked at Yu Yanran in shock.

Yu Yanran said: "You can't be wrong. Last time I asked someone to investigate Kang Wang's family. She was unscrupulous in doing things. She even loaned money outside and forced people to die."

Usury is actually usury. In ancient times, usury was so high that it scared people to death. The annual interest rate of 300% was considered a reasonable price. The word usury is also very vivid. Money comes in faster than money is printed. Ordinary people borrowed usury. If you can't get enough, you can only sell your land, your children, and your daughters.

Although usury was not illegal according to the laws of the Song Dynasty, among the noble officials, this was an act that undermined morality and would be looked down upon.

Sure enough, within a few days, Minglan was invited to dinner by Xiao Qin again. Kang Wang was also at the table. There was a burst of extreme pulling, and Minglan was about to get away.

Aunt Kang took the opportunity to get angry: "You said you wanted Zhao'er to be Gu Hou's concubine, and now you're going back on your word. How will Zhao'er find her husband's family again in the future? I don't care, I'll stay here with you. You can watch it yourself." Do it!”

Minglan suddenly felt nauseous and quickly covered her mouth and ran to the yard to retching.

Danjue reacted immediately and said with surprise and joy: "Please call the doctor!"

Soon the doctor came. After checking the pulse, he cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations, Mrs. Guhou, you are very happy."

The jealousy in Xiao Qin's eyes could no longer be contained, and her teeth were gritting loudly.

"How can she have a child? It must be a girl. That's right, she can't get a boy in one fell swoop! I still have a chance, I still have a chance!"