The daily life of a concubine's daughter

He was smart since he was young, but he used this intelligence to skip school. He often relied on his eldest brother to cheat to cover it up. His younger brothers did not dare to say anything about his second brother's mistakes, and he even kept it a secret from his parents.

It wasn't until he was a teenager that I realized he was a complete fool.

Fighting, skipping school, visiting brothels, cricket fighting, cockfighting, dog racing, gambling, molesting decent women, and getting into the bed of young widows...he did everything a playboy could do.

The gambling house owner came to the mansion in person to collect the debt. Shi Mingwu could no longer hold it back and finally revealed his true identity.

The old Duke, the Zheng Duke and Zheng all joined in the battle. They beat and scolded him, but his temperament had already been formed and they could not change it, so they had to let him do as he pleased.

Now, since he is neither good at literature nor martial arts, the Duke's Mansion pays him to get a sinecure position in the Ministry of Personnel. He shows up at the Ministry every now and then, and the rest of the time he hangs around in the capital.

To put it nicely, Shi Mingwei is a playboy; to put it bluntly, he is a gangster.

However, because he had the least time, he spent the most time with Shi Mingzhu among the eight brothers, and had the deepest sibling relationship with Shi Mingzhu.

Thinking about the description of Shi Mingwei in the original novel, Shi Yao couldn't laugh.

In the eyes of the elders, Shi Mingwei loves his younger sister the most and is willing to kill or set fire to her for her, but this younger sister specifically refers to "Shi Mingzhu", his sister from the same mother.

He would not extend this love to his cousin Shi Yao.

The lady had misjudged people's partiality.

But Shi Yao had grown wild in Jinling, and even though Guanju Courtyard was spacious, she was tired of it. She really wanted to go out for some fresh air, so she agreed to the offer and asked knowingly:

"Grandmother, where is my second sister-in-law? Since my second brother is escorting me to burn incense and pray for blessings, if my second sister-in-law is cheap, why not go with me?"

Zheng's face froze again.

Obviously, mentioning Le Anning touched Zheng's sore spot.

The Madam Tai did not cover up for the eldest wife and sighed, "You probably didn't see the chaos that day. Your eldest sister scratched your second sister-in-law's face. She is the most beautiful among your sisters-in-law and she cherishes her appearance the most. That's why she has been embarrassed to go out for several days."

Shi Yao was shocked.

What's the matter?

Why does it sound like the old lady is deliberately instigating the people in the first house and making fun of Shi Mingwei and his wife?

She stole a glance at her aunt, and sure enough, she could no longer keep up her forced smile. She sat there expressionlessly and respectfully without saying a word.

Sixth sister-in-law Wang Fan shook the lady's arm: "Grandma, do you dislike our other daughters-in-law because they are ugly? Second sister-in-law hasn't been here for just a few days, and you're already worried about her."

After some banter and laughter, everyone managed to cover up the embarrassment.

After breakfast, Shi Yao got everything ready and was about to go out when someone came from Handan Courtyard, along with Shan Nai, who had recovered from his injuries.

"The eldest grandmother is ill, Qiushi is also too ill to get out of bed, and the servants in Handan Courtyard are not up to the task. The prince has no choice but to hear that the second young lady has recovered, so he hurriedly sent us to bring Wuxi and Luokui back to serve the eldest grandmother.

Second Miss, please understand. Business is slow in winter, and the traffickers all hide away for the winter. It is difficult to buy good people for the time being. Please use shannai first. When spring comes, the Duke's wife will ask the traffickers to come, and Second Miss will personally select the one she likes to serve. "

After hearing this, Wu Xi and Luo Kui felt secretly reluctant.

After spending seven or eight days together, the two maids had become familiar with Shi Yao. They knew that she had a casual personality. Although she did not like to reward people, she had never been harsh to anyone. She had never been bossy, deliberately making things difficult for the maids, or beating or scolding the servants.

Here, they just need to do their job well, which makes them feel more comfortable than staying in Handan Courtyard and having to carefully watch their master's face.

Shi Yao immediately waved her hand and said, "Since my elder brother asked for someone himself, I have no reason to keep anyone. Shannai stays here, while Wuxi and Luokui can go back to Handan Courtyard. Thank my elder sister-in-law for taking care of her for me."

The two maids did not have the slightest lingering attachment to Shi Yao, and felt suddenly empty in their hearts.

Well, they are just being sentimental.

Shi Yao didn't know what Shi Mingwu was planning. It seemed like he was conspiring with Shi Mingwei and deliberately transferred the people from Handan Courtyard away. The whole family had bad intentions. Living in this large mansion, she had to be careful all the time and think the worst of people.

It would be better to transfer Wuxi and Luokui away, so that I don't have to keep an eye on them every day and worry that they will learn from Songlan and Qiushi to do bad things. It will make my eyes tired and my heart tired.

With this in mind, Shi Yao took Shannai to Ganlu Hall again, explained the whole story to the lady, and shamelessly asked her to lend two people.

The lady gave Muxiang, the round-faced maid who opened the curtain for Nanny Tang and Shi Yao when they first came to Ganlu Hall.

As Shi Yao expected, when Shi Mingwei was riding a horse to protect her carriage, the shaft of the carriage broke halfway.

He looked like a loyal and honest man, and said in a gentle voice, "Don't be afraid, second sister. Wait in the car. I'll go to the front to ask if there is anyone who can repair the car. Don't walk around. I'll be back soon."

After saying that, he waved his hand behind him, waved the whip first, and ran away hurriedly with the guards.

Shi Yao stuck her head out and looked outside.

At some point, they arrived at a residential area. It was covered with snow, everything was quiet, and people were hiding in their homes for the winter.

There were no human footprints on the road except for a few horse hoof prints.

This is really a situation where there is no village in front and no shop behind.

Only a fool would believe Shi Mingwei's words "I'll be back soon".

Aunt Tang noticed something was wrong and frowned, "Why did the Second Master take the guards away, leaving the Second Miss alone as a delicate girl?"

Muxiang said nothing, sitting there bored and making tea. When she saw that the teacup in front of Shiyao was empty, she picked up the teapot on the small stove and refilled it.

Shannai shrank back in the corner like a wooden man.

Shi Yao drank her tea slowly and said, "My second brother is unreliable. You know this better than me. The old lady trusted him for nothing."

This time, Mu Xiang spoke up and said with a smile, "Second Miss, don't listen to what others say. Second Master will definitely come back. You are his cousin."

A cousin is not a biological sister.

Shi Yao smiled but said nothing.

Muxiang was able to become the lady's personal maid, so her status must be extraordinary.

Her grandfather was the second manager of the outer courtyard. He had been able to read and write since childhood and was well versed in the ways of the world. He was no worse than the daughters of small families. He was in charge of the key to the lady's warehouse. When Nanny Tang wanted to take something from the warehouse, she had to register with her first.

Lian Qiao, the maidservant beside Shi Mingzhu, was her cousin. Shi Yao was not surprised when Lian Qiao spoke up for Shi Mingwei.

She drew aside the curtain and looked back and forth.

Looking up, I saw more than a dozen people walking towards me from both ends of the alley. They were all men, with dishevelled hair and dirty bodies, and they walked in a sloppy manner.

Not a beggar, but a gangster.

It turned out to be waiting for her here.

Shi Yao turned around and saw Muxiang shivering, so she let down the curtain and put her bright red fox fur coat on her - the fox fur coat was tied on her by the wife of the Duke herself before she went out.

She thought Zheng gave it to them because she was afraid that outsiders would say that she, the daughter of a duke, was stingy, and that people in the capital would talk about her being harsh on her niece.

"I don't know when my second brother will be back, so I'll put the cloak on you for a while so you don't catch a cold."