The doctor concubine who broke off the engagement was forced to rush to the wedding, but became the

Xie Zhichan stared at Aunt Yang with an ignorant look in his eyes, "It turns out that Aunt Yang is aware of her identity as an Aunt Yang. I thought Aunt Yang really thought she was the wife of Duke Weiguo. Although I am ignorant, I know that even a concubine is just a servant in the family, but the young masters and young ladies in the family are the real masters. How can a servant be the elder of the master?"

The thing that Aunt Yang was most unwilling to do in her life was her status as a concubine.

Old Madam Xie was her biological aunt, and had originally intended for her to marry her cousin as his principal wife, but the old Duke Weiguo had chosen the eldest daughter of the Hang family as his daughter-in-law, so she had no choice but to enter the Duke Weiguo's mansion as a concubine.

Although Old Madam Xie had personally acknowledged her status as a noble concubine and handed over the household supplies to her, she was still just a concubine according to the household registration documents at the government office.

Xie Zhichan hit a sore spot this time, and he started to cry. I felt sorry for him, staring at Xie Chushan, with a face full of grievances. "Master, the eldest daughter said I was a troublemaker, but look, she made the house a mess as soon as she came home. Isn't it obvious who is the troublemaker?"

Xie Zhining also stood up for her mother: "You are a rude girl who was raised on a farm! How can you judge my mother at will?"

After saying that, he stood up and rushed towards Xie Zhichan, raising his hand and slapping her in the face.

Unexpectedly, the cry of pain came from Xie Zhining, "Ah! My hand!"

But it seemed that Xie Zhichan was just gently pinching Xie Zhining's wrist.

She sneered at Xie Zhining and said, "Mother is gentle and dignified, and she restrains herself and respects propriety. Naturally, I won't have any complaints about her. But I wonder if the mother you are talking about is the wife of the Duke of Weiguo, or the concubine of the Duke of Weiguo's mansion?"

After saying that, he threw Xie Zhining aside and coughed for a while while covering his mouth with a handkerchief.

Everyone then noticed that her face was not as pale as a normal person's, but a sickly pale one. When Old Madam Xie and Duke Weiguo were about to scold her for taking action, she covered her mouth and started coughing again.

After this happened three times, Old Lady Xie and Duke Weiguo gave up.

Xie's mother asked worriedly, "Ayuan, how long have you been sick? Have you seen a doctor and picked up some medicine?"

Xie Zhichan waved his hand to his mother and said, "Don't worry, mother. My health has been like this since I was a child. I often cough in the farm, but I won't die."

After saying this, she did not intend to stop, and said to the Duke of Wei: "Father, although I don't know the etiquette, I still know the difference between legitimate and illegitimate children. Legitimate or not, illegitimate or not, isn't that the root of the family chaos? You also saw that just now, the illegitimate sister dared to attack me, the legitimate sister.

Although I have always lived in the manor, I have also heard some interesting stories in the capital from the maids who went to the city to buy things. I heard that the Queen Mother attaches great importance to the rules of legitimate and illegitimate children. My father has been unable to be promoted to the position of a fifth-rank official in the Ministry of Rites for many years. Isn’t it because of the mess in the family that he has not been favored by the royal family? "

After that, she coughed twice and continued, "My daughter has been weak since she was young. She has been on the road today and her mind is not very clear. I said a few more words. I hope father will not be angry. I will help mother go back to the courtyard to rest first."

After saying that, he supported Xie's mother and went to Mingxiang Garden.

Leaving behind were the furious Aunt Yang, the screaming Xie Zhining, the silent Xie Chushan and Old Madam Xie.

Aunt Yang comforted Xie Zhining, feeling a little regretful. She wondered if it was right to take this girl back. Would marrying her to the new number one scholar really pave the way for her Chang'er?

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In Mingxiang Garden, Xie's mother held Xie Zhichan's hand and saw that she looked pale, as if she had been ill. She wiped her tears and asked, "Ayuan, have you been living well in the manor these years?"

Xie Zhichan saw that Xie's mother was born gentle and generous, with broad eyebrows and eyes, and was a woman who would bring good luck to her husband. She definitely shouldn't be in such a miserable state.

But then she thought about what she had seen in the hall, the biased mother-in-law, the foolish husband, the sinister concubine, and the arrogant illegitimate daughter. It was no wonder that Xie's mother could endure sending her own daughter to the farm without any resistance. She must have done it to save her life.

Unfortunately--

She really wanted to answer for the original Xie Zhichan: "It was not a good life. It was very bad. He even lost his life."

But she couldn't -

She had no choice but to play the role of a real daughter. While wiping Xie's mother's tears with a handkerchief, she comforted her, "Mother, Ayuan is living well in the manor. Without all the calculations in the manor, Ayuan is living comfortably. The air and scenery in the manor are good, and it is also good for me to recover from my illness."

Mother Xie felt a little relieved and said, "That's good."

Xie Zhichan then asked the question in his heart: "Mother, can you tell me why the mansion suddenly wants to take me back?"

Xie's mother finally remembered something happy and said with a smile, "Humph! It's all for the new number one scholar."

Xie Zhichan asked suspiciously, "The new number one scholar?"

She heard from the maids on the farm that this year's top scholar was named Lu Xiuzhu, the son of the Earl of Chiayi, a poor family in Beijing.

But in the original owner's memory, she seemed to have nothing to do with this Mr. Lu.

Mother Xie looked at Xie Zhichan's pretty face, feeling quite happy that her daughter had grown up. She felt that only someone with the character and appearance of her own Ayuan was worthy of the top scholar.

She smiled and said, "The new number one scholar, Lu Xiuzhu, is the son of the Earl of Chiayi. Mother and Mr. Lu's mother are close friends. When you were still a baby, I arranged a marriage for you. Two years ago, when you came of age, you were not at home, so mother decided to change your engagement letter and finalize the marriage to prevent that bitch Yang Wan from interfering."

Child marriage? Fiancé?

So this is a fiancé falling from the sky?

Xie Zhichan instantly understood why he was taken back to the mansion: "So, the old lady and father agreed to take me back to the mansion because of this son-in-law who was the top scholar?"

Mother Xie nodded and smiled, "Lu Xiuzhu's grandfather was a Jinshi, and his father was also a Jinshi. Although they didn't make the top three, they were both in the top ten. That's why mother took a fancy to that boy early on. When it comes to finding a son-in-law from the list, I'm still better than you, aren't I?"

There was a smug look on her face, and she felt that she had planned everything out. She even winked at Xie Zhichan, looking very cunning and coquettish.

Xie Zhichan sighed in his heart. It would be hard for Xie Chushan to find such a woman who was insightful, good at planning and lively even with a lantern. He got her for free but didn't know how to cherish her. It was no wonder that the Duke of Weiguo's Mansion had fallen to the point where it had to rely on its son-in-law to pave the way for it.

Humph! It's really a mess!

There is no telling how many such parasites there are in Kyoto. On the surface, they are from noble families, but in reality, they are just relying on the influence of their ancestors to make a living.

The mother and daughter talked for a while, and Xie's mother noticed that there was only a little maidservant following Ah Yuan, who was pretty and lively, and didn't look useless. But she was worried that Ah Yuan had just returned home and didn't know much about the affairs in the mansion, and might be tricked by Yang Wan.

So he gave a maid named Mai Sui to Xie Zhichan.

Xie Zhichan did not refuse. Naturally, the person given by Xie's mother was more trustworthy.

As the time grew later, Xie Zhichan led Xiao Liu'er and followed the wheat ears to his own yard.

Although Feiniao Pavilion has not been inhabited for a long time, when you walk in, you will see the pleasant fragrance of flowers, rockery and running water, and everything is tidy and neat.

Mai Sui smiled and said, "As soon as Madam asked the master to agree to take you back, she sent people to clean up Feiniao Pavilion and replenished all the missing and damaged items for Miss. Madam has been really thinking about Miss all these years."

Xie Zhichan knew that Mai Sui said this to her intentionally, hoping that she would not feel estranged from her mother because of being sent to the farm, and that she would be able to rely on her son-in-law, the new top scholar, to protect her mother in the future.

In his heart, he couldn't help but think highly of Xie's mother. If someone around him could be trained to be so loyal, she must be sincere and not lacking in brains and skills. If she allowed a concubine to become so powerful in the Duke of Wei's mansion, she must have been disappointed and disdained to fight.

After all, it is this world that restricts women's future. If not, Xie's mother would have used her wisdom to achieve a career and live a life of extraordinary woman.