Double Life: The Long Road to Chasing Your Wife

Seeing that she was getting closer to attending the blind date banquet at the Protector's Mansion, Lin Shu could not convince her aunt and uncle. Her uncle Shi Jingke and her aunt Mrs. Shi had the same idea. They thought it was good for girls to go out and see the world, not to mention the banquet. There are many young masters of the right age in the capital, and you might be able to meet a suitable family. After all, the attendees of the banquet held by the Protector's Mansion are all carefully selected.

Long Yuanguo's May 31st was the day before he went to the Duke Protector's Mansion to attend a banquet.

Lin Shu suddenly developed a high fever and continued to vomit, becoming very ill.

"Madam, my lady's head is still very hot!" Mother Lin touched Lin Shu's head and said distressedly.

Mother Lin is Lin Shu's grandmother and the original daughter of the Lin family. She followed Lin Shu to Shi Mansion to take care of Lin Shu after her parents passed away.

"Go and change the water in the basin and prepare a few more handkerchiefs. The doctor said that we should stay here tonight and feed some millet porridge after the fever subsides. Mother Lin, go to the kitchen and see if Mother Xia has cooked the medicine? Why does it take so long? Not here yet." Mrs. Shi also started to worry.

Mrs. Shi pulled Mother Lin away and took care of Lin Shu herself. Although she was not her biological child, she had been raised by her since she was a child. Seeing Lin Shu in pain, Mrs. Shi herself felt heartbroken.

In the afternoon, Lin Shu's fever began to subside slowly.

When Shi Jingke came back from the next court and heard about Lin Shu's illness, he sent someone to inquire. After all, she was her niece and she was old. Even though Mrs. Shi was there, Master Shi was afraid of having a bad influence on Lin Shu's yard when he came to Lin Shu's yard, so he could only stay in the house. The study was dealing with matters while waiting for the results.

Seeing that Lin Shu's condition improved, Mrs. Shi breathed a sigh of relief. Shi Ying asked Mrs. Shi to go down to rest first, while she guarded Mrs. Shi and took care of Lin Shu.

"Master." Mrs. Shi came to the study.

"Madam, are Shu'er feeling better?" Mr. Shi asked worriedly.

"The fever has gone away. I fed him some millet porridge. The doctor asked me to stay vigil at night, in case the fever would return in the middle of the night."

"This requires Madam to work hard. I am just a sister, leaving such a niece. Those uncles in the Lin family are jealous of money. I was afraid that they would not be good to Shu'er, so I took her home without permission. Thanks to Madam's kindness, I will Shu'er is treated as one of my own, and I would like to thank Madam for my sister."

"Master, what nonsense are you talking about? Your relatives are my relatives, not to mention that Shu'er is well-behaved and sensible. Compared with that naughty Ying'er, it makes me worry a lot. I'm just afraid that if I don't take good care of myself, I won't be able to explain to my sister and husband in a hundred years." .”

"Then please worry about it more, madam."

"We have been married for so many years, sir, why are you still so secluded from others?"

Shi Jingke hugged Mrs. Shi.

"Thanks to the fact that I met a good wife who took care of my family affairs, I have been able to work wholeheartedly outside these years. Madam, as a husband, I sincerely thank you, Madam. Now Ze'er has established a firm foothold in the officialdom, treating both Shu'er and Ying'er. When you get married, your husband will resign and take his wife around for fun."

Mrs. Shi also took advantage of the situation and hugged Shi Jingke. Over the years, she had only given birth to a son and a daughter. No matter how Mrs. Shi put pressure, Shi Jingke never took a concubine, which gave her a sense of security. It was Mrs. Shi who could marry such a man. Blessings gained from the previous life.

The two of them hugged each other like this, looking very warm.

Suddenly Mrs. Shi pushed Shi Jingke away.

"Master, there is something I almost forgot. There will be a banquet at the Protector's Mansion tomorrow. Shu'er will definitely not be able to go if she is sick. I have to stay and take care of Shu'er. Why not let Sun (Shi Muze's wife, Lin Shu's cousin) Take Ying'er with you."

"Ma'am, just make arrangements with your mind in mind."

In the evening, except Lin Shu who was sick, everyone else ate in the front hall.

After dinner, Mrs. Shi said to Mrs. Sun:

"Daughter-in-law, you will take your sister to the Duke Protector's Mansion for a banquet tomorrow. I have arranged all your outfits."

"Mother, tomorrow's blind date banquet at the Protector's Mansion is a big one. I'm afraid it won't be appropriate for my daughter-in-law to go there alone with her little sister!"

Mrs. Sun also has her own concerns, not to mention that she can't decide on Shi Ying's marriage. If there is any carelessness, she is afraid that Mrs. Shi will blame her.

"Mom, no need. My cousin is sick. There's no point in going alone. Besides, my sister-in-law has to take care of Brother Chen, so I won't go." Shi Ying spoke in time. After all, Sun is young and she also likes to make mistakes. Might as well stay home.

"This blind date banquet is a good opportunity. All the nobles from the capital are invited. I heard that there are also several young princes and marquises. Why don't Ying'er go and visit with your sister-in-law? Maybe we can meet you. Someone you like."

Although Mrs. Shi felt sorry for Lin Shu, she also loved her children very much. She believed that Shi Ying should not give up such a good opportunity.

"Mom, that's it, we won't go. Even if there are princes and marquises, it won't be our turn. They must have made a private decision to use this banquet at the Duke's Mansion as a formality."

"Madam, if Ying'er doesn't want to go, why don't you go! My husband has several retainers who have a promising future and can look at each other. They are all children of poor families. When the spring is over next year, even if they fail the exam, they can still go. Choose two of them to be Shu'er and Ying'er's son-in-law. With our support and Ze'er's support, the two sisters will not be bullied."

"Master, what mother doesn't want her daughter to marry well! I also hope that Ying'er can meet someone who likes her."

"Madam, there are no outsiders here now. I'll tell you this as a husband! The men attending the banquet tomorrow were all born into families of fourth rank or above, while the women are officials like us who are below fifth rank and have received the invitation. , I went there to serve as a foil for other noble ladies, or as a concubine for the married sons of the royal family."

"Is there such a thing?" Mrs. Shi never expected this level.

"Originally, there was no way to shirk it. Now that Shu'er is ill, we sent someone to the Duke Protector's Mansion to inform us, saying that our two young ladies are unwell and cannot attend the banquet. Otherwise, even if they are favored by others, there is a high probability that they will be. Even if someone is interested in being a concubine to an unmarried prince or marquis, given our family conditions, it is not easy for someone to marry her as their official wife."

"In that case, sir, why didn't you tell me earlier? It made me prepare so long in vain."

"I also listened to other people discussing it on the way to the morning today, and I didn't think about it for a while when I came back."

"Eh." Mrs. Shi sighed. She had no hope of catching a rich husband.

"Master, please invite your guest to your home some other time, so that I can see each other for Ying'er and Shu'er first."

"Father, mother, are you sure you want your two sisters to recruit sons-in-law?" Shi Muze asked.

"Well, then you, as my elder brother, will help me more."

"That's okay. With Ying'er's character, she will definitely be upset if she marries into someone else's family. If she recruits a son-in-law, with my parents and me here, my little sister won't be bullied. But if Shu'er recruits a son-in-law, she won't be bullied. I’m afraid it wouldn’t be right if you still live with us.”