The daily life of a concubine's daughter

Chapter 268 Being Brothers and Sisters Isn’t Bad

Mrs. Jiang looked her son up and down, as if she wanted to see through his clothes to check if he had any injuries.

It is rumored that Miss Shi Er is very fierce.

Not long after arriving in Beijing, she used a dagger to injure someone's face and spread lime to destroy someone's eyes. It was simply horrifying - the other party was a gangster, which was fine. Although the women criticized her ferocity on the surface, they secretly praised her for her courage and strategy.

Then on the old Duke’s birthday, rumors spread that Shi Mingzhu and her audacious brothers were plotting against Shi Yao.

It is unknown what the king was planning to do to her, but the final outcome was that Shi Mingzhu, the legitimate daughter of the Duke's Mansion, became the concubine of the Fourth Prince, while the Duke's wife, who had always been dignified and graceful, entered the family temple.

On the other hand, Shi Yao was not only unharmed, but also won the favor and attention of the old Duke and the Lady Dowager.

Otherwise, the old lady would not have personally selected someone from her natal family's sons and given the most outstanding one to Shi Yao, risking the fate of the Jiang family.

Jiang Miao thought about Shi Yao's expressive face and chuckled, "My cousin is a very interesting person. She is a little young and a little childish. If she were my biological sister, I would protect her in my palm."

Mrs. Jiang smiled happily when she heard this, and hit him lightly in a scolding tone: "What do you mean by real sister? She is your cousin. So you have a very good impression of her? I have never heard you praise any girl. In the past, everyone praised your eldest cousin, but I never heard you praise her once."

Jiang Miao didn't say anything definite. Shi Yao was indeed younger and probably hadn't considered marriage so early, so she was frightened for a moment.

If you want to marry and spend your life with such an interesting woman, your life will never be boring.

He said helplessly: "Mother, your reputation is precious, how can I say anything behind your back? If someone hears it and spreads it out, wouldn't I be guilty of a thousand deaths?

Because my mother asked about my cousin, and my cousin is a relative, no different from my own sister, I just said a few words.

Three years later, I plan to take the imperial examination and obtain a good reputation. Before that, I don't plan to get married, otherwise it would be irresponsible to the girl. Today, I met His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince, and His Royal Highness specially tested my homework. "

"King Cheng?" Mrs. Jiang's attention shifted immediately, and she asked hurriedly, "How did you meet him? Was your eldest cousin there?"

Jiang Miao took the opportunity to tell his mother in detail what he had seen and heard today.

Mrs. Jiang is from the capital after all. She has witnessed so many exciting things over the years that nothing is news to her. She only pays attention to the interactions between her son and the Fourth Prince.

After hearing the end, Madam Jiang said thoughtfully: "Your cousin is only a concubine after all. I think things are not going well with the second and third rooms of the Duke's Mansion. It may be that everyone in the mansion will still support Zhuzhu and her husband.

This matter depends on the attitude of the second branch of the Shi family and who will be the principal wife of Prince Cheng in the future. You don't have to avoid the Fourth Prince, but you don't have to rush to curry favor with him either."

Jiang Miao bowed and smiled, "Mother is our family's military advisor, I listen to her."

"You are so talkative!" Madam Jiang said with a smile, and then she put aside the worry about the Fourth Prince and thought of Shi Yao again. "Your little cousin is brave and resourceful, smart and clever, and good at hiding her shortcomings. She was able to survive under the hands of Zhuzhu and her eight brothers, and get along well with them. She is not a simple person.

I think I am a perfect match for you. I will definitely be your good wife in the future, helping you manage the backyard and building your connections outside."

Because her son praised Shi Yao, Mrs. Jiang's favor for Shi Yao increased. She completely forgot her previous worry that Shi Yao was too fierce. She was even worried that her son would offend her. After a disagreement, Shi Yao stabbed him twice and wanted to strip her son's clothes to check if he was injured.

Jiang Miao deliberately said with disdain: "But she has not read much, is not good at writing, can't recite poetry, and can't play the piano, chess, calligraphy or painting."

Mrs. Jiang disagreed: "As for a woman, if she knows how to take care of the household, she is a good wife. If she knows how to manage the household, and knows how to read, that's enough. It's not like you men who need to rely on these to pass the imperial examinations.

If it weren't for the imperial examinations testing these things, if it weren't for the desire to be cultured, it's not certain that many people would be born with a love for writing poetry.

You are a man, you should be more open-minded and have a long-term vision. If your cousin likes to write poetry, play chess, calligraphy and painting in the future, can't you just teach her?"

Jiang Miao sighed, "There's not even a hint of marriage, but mother keeps talking about my cousin. It makes me very sad."

"Hmph!" Mrs. Jiang was old and shrewd, worthy of being the Jiang family's military advisor. She reacted immediately and scolded, "You kid, just pretend. You say you dislike me, but you may like me in your heart.

I won't talk to you anymore. I'll go find your father and have a good talk with him about the Fourth Prince. He was fooled around by others just by handing him a rotten branch."

Jiang Miao covered his ears with the book.

Just pretend you didn't hear such absurd words about a wife bullying her husband.

Mrs. Jiang came in a hurry and left in a hurry.

Jiang Miao shook his head, picked up the book and continued reading.

After spending a day with Shi Yao, he did develop a liking for her.

But it is far from the point where I will not marry anyone else but you.

My cousin doesn’t seem to like “marriage among relatives”. If the marriage fails in the future, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to be siblings.

*

Early the next morning, Shi Yao went to Handan Courtyard again. After learning how to be a housekeeper, she sat with her sisters-in-law to share yesterday's gossip.

Hearing that everyone seemed to have made an appointment and swarmed to take advantage of the situation and grab Bo Yinghao's favor, they looked at each other for a while and suddenly burst into laughter.

Second sister-in-law Le An Ning coughed lightly and said, "Sister Xie risked her life, so she deserves to win this round. I accept defeat wholeheartedly."

Fifth sister-in-law Qi Wan asked, "You didn't tell your family that we had any prophetic dreams, did you?"

Fu Nanjun said nothing.

Of course she had told him, otherwise she would not have been able to hide it from the sharp eyes of her grandfather, that old fox.

Le An Ning waved her hand and said, "Don't worry, I can't tell you. We are the daughters-in-law of the Duke's Mansion. What's wrong with knowing some unknown gossip?

Maybe they think that all these bad things were done by the Duke's Mansion, and they are showing us favors on purpose, just to let us get ahead of them. They can guess whatever they want."

Qi Wan breathed a sigh of relief.

Fu Nanjun turned around and asked worriedly, "Second sister, it was sunny yesterday, but suddenly it started to thunder and rain. You met the eldest sister again, but did you have a conflict with her?"

Shi Yao said vaguely: “My elder sister recognized our family’s carriage logo, and I couldn’t hide it, so I had to go and meet her and the Fourth Prince.

The elder sister kept asking me if I had harmed her. I really had no choice but to say those two forbidden words, which caused thunder.

Maybe the elder sister was a ghost in her previous life and was extremely afraid of thunder. She screamed in fear, so the fourth prince took her away. "

Le An Ning said angrily: "Shi Mingzhu is really too much. She actually pushed you, Yaoyao, to this point!"

Fu Nanjun asked with concern: "Are you hurt, second sister? You fainted from the pain last time."

Shi Yao smiled awkwardly: "It hurt this time too, but as soon as I saw Aunt Liu Hua glaring at me, I felt better immediately."

Fu Nanjun and the other two were stunned, then burst out laughing.

*

While Shi Yao was chatting and laughing with her sisters-in-law, Shi Mingzhu received an oral order from Concubine Ning to enter the palace.