The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

Pei Baozhu glanced at Grandma Pei and saw that she had calmed down a little. This time she continued, "Madam, the family my grandfather wants to marry me to as a concubine is from the capital."

"Which one?" Xia Mianwan asked seriously.

Pei Baozhu said: "It is the Qiu family of the Minister of Revenue, Lord Qiu."

Xia Mianwan was really surprised that the Pei family's patriarch was so bold. "Is it... the young master of the Qiu family?"

Pei Baozhu shook her head. She looked at Xia Mianwan seriously, her expression full of resentment. "No... it's not the young master of the Qiu family, it's the master of the Qiu family."

"Lord Qiu?" Xia Mianwan raised her eyebrows slightly, and she touched her chin with a serious expression.

The Qiu family and the Xu Guogong Mansion are tied together to fight for the throne. The emperor is in his prime, and the prince is young but already has the appearance of a future king. As long as the emperor does not make mistakes, the relationship between the emperor and the prince will be like an iron barrel, indestructible for at least twenty years.

However, whether Duke Xu intended to show goodwill to the General's Mansion or wanted to set up a plan to bring the Pei family on board, he seemed to be impatient.

If the emperor cannot be confused and the prince is extremely intelligent, and he is willing to make such a bet just because the legitimate daughter of Duke Xu has a prince, then this is not a bet, this is madness.

If Pei Baozhu was not a daughter of the Pei family, how could Lord Qiu take a concubine? How could he know about this when he had never even seen her since they were so far apart?

The Pei clan leader is really brave.

Xia Mianwan couldn't fully understand the hidden clues at this time, but Pei Baozhu must not enter the Qiu family, otherwise no matter what the future of the fight for the throne would be, Pei Baozhu would definitely be cannon fodder.

Such a young life, not to mention whether it was because of Xia Mianwan's original compassion, even for this reason, Xia Mianwan could not let Pei Baozhu jump into the fire pit. Pei Baozhu had never enjoyed the protection of the Pei family, but because of the Pei family, she was implicated. Thinking of this, Xia Mianwan said to Pei Baozhu: "Baozhu, I know about your situation. You don't have to worry. Stay at the Pei family first, but I want to ask you something, you have to answer me honestly."

Pei Baozhu nodded heavily, "Young Madam, please ask."

Xia Mianwan asked, "Are you unwilling to be a concubine, or are you unwilling to marry into the Qiu Mansion?"

Xia Mianwan stared at Pei Baozhu with sharp eyes.

Pei Baozhu hesitated for a long time before she said, "Madam, I...I don't want to be a concubine, nor do I want to marry into the Qiu Mansion, and I don't want to be a concubine in the Qiu Mansion."

Xia Mianwan looked at Pei Baozhu indifferently. She was sure that Pei Baozhu must know something.

"Baozhu, if you come to ask the Pei family for help, shouldn't you reveal all your cards?" Xia Mianwan smiled faintly. Although her beautiful eyes did not show a smile, they did not make people feel aggressive.

Pei Baozhu thought for a long time before she was about to speak, but Grandma Pei stopped her, "Madam, are you really willing to help us?"

Xia Mianwan sighed and said, "Grandma Pei, you should know that you are coming to the capital to ask for my help now, and you can only risk everything. If you have any way out, you will not find me. If you haven't thought it through, you can go to Yangliu Courtyard and think about it slowly. I'm not in a hurry."

Xia Mianwan spoke very directly, and Grandma Pei was shocked by Xia Mianwan's aura.

Pei Baozhu gritted her teeth and said to Grandma Pei: "Mother, the young lady is right. Now that we have come to the capital, there is no way out. We have no one to turn to."

Grandma Pei sighed and nodded, "Baozhu, why are you and I so miserable!"

Pei Baozhu asked her brother to support her mother, and then said: "Whether one has a good fate or a bad fate, one must struggle first before knowing whether it is a hard fate or not."

"Madam, I've made up my mind," I said. "Originally, we didn't know about it. We just heard from grandpa that our family was going to discuss marriage with a high-ranking official in the capital. Mother thought it was related to the Pei family, and wanted to ask grandpa for this marriage for me. Although our family is the eldest, we have been living a very depressed life at home since my father passed away. If we can marry into the high-ranking official family in the capital, mother thinks that my brother and I will live a much more comfortable life.

After that, my mother helped me several times, but the other families in the family also received the news and wanted to fight for it.

A few days later, a strange man came to our house. He was well-dressed and had a very elegant look. He spoke with a Beijing accent. I thought it was a bit strange, so I secretly listened to the conversation between my grandfather and the man outside the study.

Only then did I know that the man was from the Xu family, from the Xu Guogong Mansion. They wanted my grandfather to build a good relationship with the Pei family. If you don't care, just work harder. It doesn't matter if it succeeds or not. It will naturally loosen up slowly. If the Pei family is still unwilling to pay attention to their family, then let me marry into the Qiu family and then come back to the Qiu family to complain. Mrs. Pei is kind-hearted and I think she will not ignore me. Grandpa chose me because the eldest house has no pillar. It's easy for me to control my mother.

Later I stopped listening. Their voices became quieter and quieter. I moved closer and closer, but later I couldn't hear them clearly. I was afraid of being discovered, so I left out of concern.

Afterwards, I told my mother what I heard that day, and you know what happened next."

Pei Baozhu explained these things very clearly, and Xia Mianwan heard them very clearly. "Did your mother decide to come to the capital?" Xia Mianwan asked softly.

Pei Baozhu shook her head. "It was me who decided to come to the capital. I had no way out, and I had no ability to resist. Since Grandpa never considered our eldest family as a family, why should my brother, mother, and I consider them as a family? Since they want to harm the Pei family, the enemy of my enemy is my friend, so I decided to take a gamble. My mother didn't agree at first, but my brother and I both thought so, and she couldn't do anything to us."

Xia Mianwan smiled when she heard this, "Baozhu, I understand. You, your brother, and mother should go to the place I arranged for you to rest first."

Pei Baozhu nodded gently, helped her mother up, turned around firmly,

Xia Mianwan asked Ruzhu to take Grandma Pei and her group over there, and when they came back, she told them about their situation.

Xia Mianwan said: "Ruzhu, do you think there is something wrong with them?"

Ruzhu thought for a moment and said, "It shouldn't be a problem for now. I can't see too much."

"Send someone to keep an eye on them, and ask them to report everything every day, no matter how big or small, to me." Xia Mianwan said.

Ruzhu asked in confusion: "Does the young lady not trust them?"

Xia Mianwan sighed and said, "It's not that I don't trust you, it's just that this is too coincidental. I'm worried... something happened. Be careful, and this matter is not that simple. I have to think about it carefully. You give my letter to Qian Da and ask Qian Da to find someone to go to the clan. I need to know something. If the Pei clan members can't behave themselves and even bite back, I will definitely not indulge them anymore. I can ignore the past, but if it's now... I won't be so easy to talk to."

Ruzhu knew that Xia Mianwan had his own plans, so she agreed and went out to find Qian Da.