The daily life of a concubine's daughter

Chapter 254 Reckless

At noon, Master Jiang Da and Master Jiang Sanlang went to the outer courtyard to have dinner with the old Duke, and Master San Shi Jianan, Master Liu Shi Mingmo, and Master Qi Shi Mingchen also accompanied them.

In the inner courtyard, the lady dowager, Fu Nanjun and Shi Yao accompanied Madam Jiang for lunch.

The maids and servants followed the rules and came and went, but no footsteps could be heard.

Muxiang stood behind Shi Yao and served her food.

Shi Yao was nervous and accidentally dropped a chopstick.

Muxiang was startled and quickly bent down to pick it up. Mujin handed her a new pair of chopsticks.

Shi Yao's cheeks flushed, and she smiled awkwardly at the old lady and Mrs. Jiang: "Grandma, my granddaughter is rude and disturbed my eldest cousin."

Mrs. Jiang curved her lips and said, "No problem."

The lady smiled at Shi Yao soothingly.

Shi Yao raised her sleeves and wiped the non-existent cold sweat from her face.

After the meal, Shi Yao said goodbye to the lady, returned to Guanju Courtyard, lay on the big kang, and began to worry.

How should I cancel this marriage that everyone is optimistic about?

The lady dowager and the old duke want to find a reliable marriage for her that can protect her, and the Jiang family needs this marriage to consolidate the marriage with the Shi family, so that Jiang Sanlang can rise to the top with the help of the Shi family.

So far, both parties are satisfied.

Shi Yao, who was dissatisfied with the marriage, could not find a convincing reason to cancel the engagement.

When a chopstick dropped, Mrs. Jiang showed no disgust from head to toe. She smiled and looked at her as if she were a lover.

But it is not worthwhile to do something out of the ordinary and completely incur the disgust of Mrs. Jiang.

Shi Yaoke had never planned to not get married. Her reputation was already bad, and if it got any worse, she would be trapped in the Shi family's mansion for the rest of her life. Instead of that, it would be better to find an auspicious day to die early and be reborn.

Shi Yao rolled from one end to the other, and then from the other end to this end.

Eh, does she have to count on the people from the third room to ruin her "good marriage"?

Destroying your own reputation is really a bad idea.

But, no matter what, she would never "get close relatives", and the thought that the other party was related to her by blood made her shudder.

Mu Xiang came in and smiled when she saw this: "Girl, stop now. Be careful that the jewelry on your head doesn't fall off or you might get pricked."

After saying this, he came and held Shi Yao down, took off the hairpins in her hair and the bracelets on her wrists, and put them neatly into the lacquer box.

Xing Mi came to take off Shi Yao's coat and said with a giggle, "Young lady, you really love this big kang. I heard from Sister Mu Jin that the old lady ordered a new step-out bed after the New Year and it will be moved in soon."

Shi Yao treated herself like a pancake and let the maids do whatever they wanted to her.

Ren Dong fetched some water, and Ban Xia wiped Shi Yao's face and hands. Seeing that Shi Yao's wrists were shiny, she muttered, "Mrs. Jiang looked at the girl's bracelet several times today."

Upon hearing this, Shi Yao lazily explained: "She is not greedy for my bracelet, but the person who gave it to me."

"Princess Ziyang? Madam Jiang has sharp eyes. She can tell at a glance that this bracelet was given by the princess." Mu Xiang said without comment. She sat on the kang and asked softly, "Is the young lady dissatisfied with the Jiang family?"

"Well, I'm not dissatisfied, but... but... well, I can't explain it to you clearly. Anyway, I'm afraid that the marriage with the Jiang family will not be completed."

Shi Yao felt very upset.

I finally found a suitable marriage, but it was a blood relative.

Not to mention those within the fifth degree of mourning, she wouldn't even dare to do that to those within the tenth degree of mourning.

The maids looked at each other and dared not say a word.

Shi Yao scratched her head, stretched out her foot to hook a pillow, pressed it down, and lay on the edge of the kang, asking, "By the way, Sister Muxiang, have you found out why the old man hurriedly sent the first wife away in the afternoon yesterday?"

Banxia hurriedly lifted the curtain, looked outside for a few seconds, then turned back and nodded at them.

Mu Xiang then said, "It is said that the old master asked the chief steward to deal with the offending servant. One of the stewards who replied let slip that on the birthday, the guests heard the news that the Fourth Prince broke into the inner house, and the banquet was in chaos.

It was the eldest wife who suggested that the ladies be witnesses and go with her to capture the Fourth Prince and go to the palace to seek an explanation from the Emperor. That's why the female guests at the banquet went to Lanpei Courtyard together and caught the Fourth Prince and the eldest girl in the act.

The old master should have known about it, but after the steward told him again, the old master got angry and ordered people to send the first wife away immediately."

Shi Yao nodded: "That's what I thought. Sending people out of the city in the middle of the afternoon out of the blue."

She turned over and sighed, "Forget it. I have a headache today. I will think about these troubles tomorrow."

She closed her eyes and prepared for a nap.

The maids immediately shut up. Muxiang pulled a thin quilt over her and then signaled everyone to go out and not stay here to bother Shi Yao.

At this moment, all the courtyards were discussing the real reason why the Jiang family came to visit the old lady, and almost everyone guessed that it was because of the marriage.

At Fusuiyuan, Shi Mingkui sneered, "Check! Check if Jiang Sanlang has any moral flaws!"

In the Handan Courtyard, Fu Nanjun instructed Han Mama: "Mama, send someone to find out about Jiang Sanlang's character. He is nineteen years old. Find out if he has maids, concubines, etc. serving him in his courtyard."

Le An Ning took a big bite of the cake and said sourly, "In his previous life, Jiang Sanlang almost got the top prize, but because the second place was old and the third place was ugly, the emperor chose him as the third place.

The old lady really loves her granddaughter, leaving the best one to her second sister. If she didn’t spend money on it, it would be fine. But when she did, it was such a promising young man.”

Fu Nanjun smiled and said, "It's human nature. Who doesn't want their daughter to marry into a good family? In my opinion, the Jiang family is a good match. Jiang Sanlang has surpassed all the candidates arranged by my family. However, my second sister seems reluctant."

Le An Ning felt more and more annoyed, and muttered: "Jiang Sanlang is not willing to do it, but she still wants to marry the prince... Bah, I said something wrong, slap my mouth!"

Seeing Fu Nanjun's dangerous eyes glancing at him, Le Anning quickly changed his words.

Qi Wan remained silent and said nothing.

Shi Yao doesn't care who she marries.

Anyway, the old lady was there to help Shi Yao, so she should still think about how to get a divorce and when is the right time to file for divorce.

People from each courtyard were running around, but there was no movement in the Chanmao Hall.

Zheng was suddenly sent away yesterday, which scared Gong Xuan.

Therefore, Gong Xuan stayed indoors obediently, focusing on taking care of the fetus and wanting to give birth to the child safely.

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After Shi Yao woke up from her lunch break, she received a little guest, Shi Yunfan.

As soon as Shi Yunfan arrived, he recited a poem to her, "The orioles are singing on the river island. The beautiful lady is the ideal match for the gentleman..." He asked her in a baby voice whether "Shi Yao" and "Guanjuyuan" were both from this poem.

Shi Yao chatted with him humorously for a while, then gave up the swing and asked the maids to push the swing for Shi Yunfan.

Shi Yunfan's chubby face smiled so hard that his eyes were buried in his flesh and were almost invisible.

The child's innocent smile made Shi Yao forget her worries temporarily.

After four or five days of peace, on this day, the Madam was in good health and could go out for a walk. She said to Shi Yao, "The imperial examination will be held soon. Students from all over the country will gather in the capital. Yao girl, you should also go out to the teahouses and taverns to see the grand spectacle of students competing with their talents."