Reborn Concubine, Be Respectful First

Su Xinqing knew that Su Xintao was a person who was accustomed to exaggerating things and being two-faced.

With just one word, she can talk about you from birth to death. It is very easy for her to make up stories and stir up trouble.

Su Xinyu sat nearby, feeling uneasy. She looked at Su Xinqing and then at Su Xintao.

No one dared to say anything.

However, the look he gave Su Xinqing did not contain any malice, but rather a deep sense of apology.

"Fifth sister, are you having a good time at your husband's house these days?" Su Xinqing ignored Su Xintao, who would never visit her unless she had something to ask.

Just leave it there, and when you get anxious, you will tell them your purpose.

"Hello, third sister. I... I'm fine. My mother-in-law and her family are all kind people, and my husband is... also very good." Su Xinyu said shyly, with an imperceptible blush on her face.

It seems like he was thinking of someone important.

Su Xinqing saw Su Xinyu's embarrassed look and knew why she was like that: "I heard that my fifth brother-in-law is the chief clerk of Jingzhao Prefecture and he took the imperial examination in the same year as my cousin?"

"Third sister, what you said is absolutely right. My husband did take the same imperial examination as Lord Song in one year, but he was only a third-class Jinshi, which is a world of difference compared to Lord Song." Su Xinyu replied embarrassedly.

"Fifth brother-in-law is already very powerful. Many children from wealthy families in Beijing are still not on the list!" Although she had never met this nominal brother-in-law, Su Xinqing had heard Banyue talk about him once or twice.

My father is a distant relative of the He family, but he is already out of the fifth degree of mourning.

Although his ancestral home was in the capital, he did not have any money, shop, or skills to make a living.

He could only support his family by selling calligraphy and paintings on the street.

In order to allow my fifth brother-in-law to study, my mother also helped with laundry work. In addition to a son, she also had a daughter who got married early.

It was just for the sake of her fifth brother-in-law that she had more money for his studies. Fortunately, her hard work paid off and she was finally on the list in the second imperial examination.

This time, he married Su Xinyu, the daughter of a bastard of the Earl's Mansion. Originally, she should have been an official of Shujishi. However, how could the Su family invest too many resources in such a daughter of a bastard?

Relying on the He family is even more impossible with any money.

Therefore, the remaining positions can only be taken by the rich and powerful, and only then will the honest fifth brother-in-law get his turn.

In this way, Su Xinyu was suppressed by Su Xintao, and it was known that Su Xinyu's dowry was not much.

"You...you shouldn't go too far! Su Xinqing, don't think that you can be arrogant just because you married Chu Wei. You should know that Chu Wei always does jobs that offend people. If the emperor dislikes you one day, your life will be more difficult than ours. Now even the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion has driven you out. In the future, you and your wife will have no family support." Seeing the deep sisterly love between the two but excluding herself, Su Xintao's eyes turned red with anger.

He stood up and started to scold Su Xinqing.

"Haha... I don't know whether I will be sad in the future or not, but it's enough that I am happy now. Also, it's not the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion that drove us out, but I don't want to live here anymore because there are too many people, just as annoying as you. Banyue, show me out!" Su Xinqing was wearing a pink and green double-sided embroidered straight-sleeved gold-plated top and a royal blue and finely embroidered Ji silk slanting skirt. Her exquisite hair was adorned with a red coral pearl hairpin, and she wore kingfisher serpentine jade earrings on her ears.

He was a man of stunning wealth and good looks, with skin as white as snow and as delicate as silk, as if it could be blown away, and willow-shaped eyebrows and almond-shaped eyes, which were sparkling.

Now he suddenly got angry, and the aura of "keep away from strangers" emanating from his inside out was very similar to the way he usually looked when he saw Chu Wei.

I haven't learned 100%, but I've learned 70% or 80%.

Su Xintao was so frightened that she was stunned. Banyue had already disliked the other party.

Banyue and Shanlan exchanged glances, and they quickly asked the people to leave.

Su Xinyu looked at the fifth sister who was dragged out, and once again looked at the third sister who had the least presence in front of her at a loss: "I... I won't bother you either..."

"Fifth sister, no way. This is your first time visiting my house. I'll show you around, okay?"

Tang Jinxia looked at her fifth sister with a smile. They had been in similar situations when they were in the Earl of Yong'an's Mansion.

Just because of the difference in their fathers, their relationship can be said to be neither close nor distant.

Now it seems that this second aunt is actually a pragmatic person and does not blindly pursue wealthy and powerful families.

Instead, he chose a reliable family. Although the family conditions were poor, the family had a promising future.

As they were both scholars, she didn't mind her cousin looking after her.

"Yes, thank you, Third Sister." It was impossible for Su Xinyu to not feel any emotion in her heart as she looked at her increasingly beautiful Third Sister.

She knew from a young age that their father and mother were not favored by the old lady, especially the children of the second wife.

He was even more cautious in the mansion. No matter how talented his father was, he was an unpopular bastard.

Although my parents had a good relationship, the old lady forced my aunt to live with my father, which caused them to become estranged.

Her mother didn't have too high expectations for her and her brothers, just that they were well.

Now that she is married, she lives a relatively good life and can be the head of her own household. Her mother and two younger brothers still live in the Earl of Yong'an's Palace.

She had no choice but to make this trip today.

After sending away the two sisters of the Su family one after another, Su Xinqing thought that the matter was over.

Unexpectedly, we welcomed the third visitor.

It turned out to be Mr. Qian, whom I hadn’t seen for many years.

"Master Qian, I'm fine!"

"Haha, I didn't know that I had a student like the Third Young Lady of Zhenbei Marquis. I never taught the Third Young Lady to be disrespectful to her stepmother and to insult social ethics. The birthday of the eldest daughter actually required others to invite her many times. Isn't the Third Young Lady afraid of being criticized by the people of the capital if she tells others about it?" Madam Qian sat down next to Su Xinqing with a cold face.

He directly ignored the status of Su Xinqing, the mistress of the Chu Mansion.

Su Xinqing raised her eyebrows and glanced at the other person indifferently.

"I don't really care what others say about me. But recently I've heard a lot of rumors about Su Xinya, a good student of Master Qian from the officialdom. Things like the rumor about her and the second young master of Yongchang Prefecture, how she seduced the crown prince with her beauty, and how she improperly took care of the royal heirs. Any one of them is much more serious than my little matter in the harem. So, Master Qian, if you have time, you should pay more attention to my sister. My sister's matter is related to the major affairs of my Dazhao Kingdom." Su Xinqing's tone was flat, and she didn't seem unhappy at all because of what Master Qian had said just now.

This made Master Qian turn around and look at Su Xinqing, his former despised student, who was on an equal footing with him.

When I saw him, his eyebrows and eyes were picturesque, his appearance was as gorgeous as a flower blooming in spring, and there was a faint smile on the corners of his mouth.

She looked like a lady from a noble family, beautiful, intelligent and calm.

I couldn't help but think of Concubine Su whom I saw yesterday. She looked haggard, perhaps because of the pain of pregnancy and childbirth. She was in a bad mood and it was really pitiful.

However, I couldn't help but think of Concubine Su's recent situation in the Prince's Mansion. I didn't expect that there would be a day when she would need this little concubine's help.

Master Qian couldn't help but wonder if he had bet on the wrong person.

Soon, this thought was suppressed.