Chapter 290: Forced Concubinage
"Miss, let's" Just when Ling Ling was about to ask if she wanted to go back, Huang's mother ran up and hurriedly apologized as soon as she came.
"Ouch, Mrs. Cousin, this is really unfortunate, just wanted to send tea over, the ancestor woke up, the old slave was about to report to the young lady to visit the ancestor, the ancestor coughed, the old slave was in a hurry, busy to get medicine, this busy, just forgot about the young lady! Don't blame the old slave, right? As he spoke, he didn't wait for Rao Xuekong to speak, and said: "The old ancestor knew that the young lady was coming, and he was very happy, so let the old slave quickly invite the young lady to come in." ”
Rao Xuekong smiled, "Then let's go." ”
This half-hour waiting for the wind is regarded as a little filial piety to Jin Xiaohan's grandmother's identity, if the old man just wants to balance it like this, she can bear it.
I just don't know if the old man is satisfied.
After getting off the pavilion and entering the courtyard, the maids who came and went were faintly more imposing than ordinary maids, and the arrogance between the eyebrows and eyes made Ling Ling and Qingqing couldn't help but be ashamed.
The door of Old Madam Xiao's house was open, but there was a thick curtain.
On the left and right stood a maid and lifted the curtain for them.
As soon as they entered the door, there was a strong smell of sandalwood and medicine, mixed with an indescribable strange smell, Ling Ling and Qingqing couldn't help but chirp for a while, seeing that Rao Xuekong's expression remained unchanged, as if there was no reaction at all, both of them secretly admired.
"But the Xiaohan family is here?"
An old voice came from inside.
Rao Xuekong didn't speak, and Huang's mother had no choice but to respond: "Go back to your ancestors." It was the young lady who had come to see you. ”
"This is really filial piety, come in quickly."
"Young lady, the ancestor called you." Huang Ma looked at Ling Ling and Qingqing again, and said, "These two little girls are waiting here, it's not good for too many people to crowd into the bedside of the ancestor." ”
Rao Xuekong nodded, motioned for Ling Ling and Qingqing to wait, and walked in by himself. There was a beaded curtain between the outer and inner rooms, and there was a maid on the left and right who pulled up the beaded curtain for her.
This old lady Xiao is still quite big, and there are already four maids in these two doors.
When I entered the room, the strange smell was a little stronger. Rao Xuekong only distinguished it at this time. This is the smell of the elderly who do not pay much attention to personal hygiene.
The black carved bed was hung with a thick sauce-red curtain, and two maids were pulling up the curtain, and the old man on the bed was half-propped up. He looked at her.
I just woke up. But the bun is neat. It's not half messy, wearing a jewel-embellished forehead guard, and a small face. It was full of wrinkles, and the upper eyelid was half-covered, but it couldn't hide the sparkle in the eyes.
The hands propped up on the bed are deeply wrinkled, and the backs of the hands are full of age spots. Five fingers and three large gemstone rings.
"You're from Xiaohan's family?"
Rao Xuekong stood still and said, "I've seen Old Lady Xiao, little girl Rao Xuekong." ”
"Come and help me up." Old Madam Xiao said to her.
There are two maids next to her, and you asked her to help? Although she has this identity, she hasn't passed the door yet. She can only be regarded as a guest now, and she is still a guest whose status is much higher than that of Old Madam Xiao. If you want to use filial piety to suppress her, it's not too early at this time.
The two maids stood beside them with their eyebrows lowered and their hands down, motionless.
Rao Xuekong looked left and right at the house, and directly ignored Old Madam Xiao's words, only that it was not her who called.
"Xiao Han's family!"
"Old Madam Xiao," Rao Xuekong interrupted her, and said with a straight face: "The general and I haven't visited the church yet, so please call me Miss Rao, Miss Rao, or call me by name." ”
Old Madam Xiao was so angry that she grabbed the quilt tightly in her hand.
Seeing that the situation was wrong, Huang Ma hurriedly said to the two maids: "You don't want to help the ancestors up." ”
The two maids just moved.
Mrs. Xiao was helped up, lifted the quilt and got out of bed, dressed neatly, and even wore a thick gown. How can anyone sleep so neatly dressed to sleep?
It seems that this old lady Xiao's illness really can't toss her.
After Mrs. Xiao got up, Mother Huang and the two maids were busy waiting for her to wash, and once again left Rao Xuekong aside, but they didn't tell her what to do.
Rao Xuekong turned around and went to the outer room, and found a place to sit down.
After Mrs. Xiao finished washing, she found that the person had gone out.
The two maids helped her out, and when they saw Rao Xue sitting there comfortably looking at her room, Old Madam Xiao's face suddenly became gloomy again.
Her seat was covered with thick soft cushions, and after she sat down, Huang Ma asked, "Ancestor wants to use some porridge?" ”
"If you don't eat, you don't eat, you have no appetite!" Old Madam Xiao waved her hand, turned to Rao Xuekong, and said, "Xiao Han has really been so busy lately?" Let him come and see my wife, he is all pushing, you say that I raised him so big, what's the use? ”
Rao Xuekong smiled silently.
Huang's mother flashed her eyes, and she smiled and said, "Ancestor, isn't it the same for the young lady to come to see you?" ”
"Well, Xiao Han is twenty years old, and I was really heartbroken about his lifelong events in the past, Xue Kong," Old Madam Xiao said: "You know everything about Xiao Han and those women, right?" ”
Which women? Rao Xuekong shook his head and said, "The general is indeed busy with official business now, and it is estimated that he has no time to entangle with any woman." ”
"Do you really believe that?" Old Madam Xiao scoffed and said, "You are still young, what the men say, you can just listen to it and have fun, but don't take it seriously!" You will enter the General's Mansion in two days, and you will be the wife of the General's Mansion in the future, Xiao Han's parents are not there, there are no adults in the mansion, no one in charge, I was afraid that you would not be able to deal with it, so I called you here, there are some things, you have to mention some things, don't make a mistake then. ”
"Old lady, please."
"I heard that Xiao Han, that kid said something stupid in front of people?"
"Silly words?"
"Then you don't want to marry, as long as you are alone."
Rao Xuekong suddenly said: "It turns out that this is what I mean, yes, he said it, but it's not a stupid word, right?" ”
"Why doesn't it count?" Old Madam Xiao snorted and said, "If this kind of thing is said, he is not afraid of being laughed at and lose his big teeth!" A dignified man, in the position of a general, is still so immature and irrational! Do you say that throughout the ages, which man who has achieved great things has only one woman by his side? Listen to me, don't underestimate the affairs of the inner house, it's not so easy to manage the inner house! As a housewife, you should solve problems for your husband and think about your husband's family! How can a woman serve a good husband? What do you say you should do when you come with water? What should I do when I am sick? Besides, if you have a body, it will be inconvenient for many months, what should I do? ”
Rao Xuekong was stunned, she didn't expect this old lady Xiao to be such a hot topic as soon as she opened her mouth.
Old Madam Xiao thought that she was fascinated by what she heard, and continued: "If you don't give your husband a concubine and don't arrange a room for him, then he can't bear it and lingers in the land of fireworks, wouldn't that hurt him!" A dignified general, is it only worthy of those dusty women to wait? If you think about it again, his current identity and status, it is difficult to guarantee that those dusty women outside will not have extravagant hopes! If those women are pregnant with the Jin family's seeds, what will you do then? ”
Rao Xuekong was dumbfounded.
This old lady Xiao's imagination is really good! However, I have to say, the opinion of these women in ancient times should be like this, right? Waiting for her husband is a big deal, she is uncomfortable, pregnant, and she is afraid that she will not be able to take care of her husband's physical desires, so she will arrange for him to wait for other women!
Although she understands the low status of ancient women and there is really no way to do it in the general environment, she is forced to accept her husband's three wives and four concubines, and she takes the initiative to arrange a concubine room for her husband, which is really two different things, and she can't understand it anyway.
Besides, even if she can understand others, she will never be able to do it herself.
Unless she's crazy.
Old Madam Xiao didn't have the slightest sign of coughing, the maid handed her a cup of tea, she took a sip, and continued: "Xiao Han and the person named Wang Xiu did have a marriage contract, and then it was not officially canceled, and I don't know what happened, but that is not important, the important thing is that Wang Xiu is still dead set on Xiao Han now, you should be in the main room, and you should also think about it for Xiao Han, although he is a general, but there are more people to help and support, isn't it better?" Wang Xiu has a lot of dowry alone! Just let her be a good concubine, and she can also share the hard work of taking care of Xiaohan for you, wouldn't it be right? ”
Rao Xuekong chuckled: "Old Madam Xiao, I want to come to Wang Xiu to visit you, right?" ”
"That kid has a good heart." Old Madam Xiao paused, and then said: "One wife and one concubine, it's still a little cold to say it, but it's still a little difficult for you to rely on you to arrange a concubine room for Xiao Han." Just when Rao Xuekong thought it was the kind of embarrassment she understood, Old Madam Xiao continued: "You are still young, I guess you can't see which one is good or bad, don't look for the fox spirit, but you can't say that you have suffering." I heard that Mrs. Rao is also a child, and Lord Rao only marries one wife, yes or no? You see, this is a living example, right? If you only marry such a wife, isn't it childless? ”
Seeing Rao Xuekong change color, she snorted and said reluctantly: "But they were lucky enough to pick you up." I heard that you were wandering alone before you entered the Rao family? Without your parents to teach you well, it's normal that you don't understand these principles, and now I'm the only old bone who has to worry about it, so I have to pull you to the right path. ”
Rao Xuekong didn't understand why Old Madam Xiao asked her to come at this time, she showed a smile and asked, "Listening to Old Madam Xiao's words, is it to find all the concubines and rooms for the general?" I wonder how many young ladies are ready to go on the right path? ”
"Except for Wang Xiu," Mrs. Xiao said arrogantly: "We can't take too many women who don't know the roots into the house, so there is another concubine and two rooms, all of which are picked in this family, and the appearance and character are all first-class and good, you must not find fault." (To be continued......)
PS: Thank you Zixue Liubu and Little Flower for the pink ticket.
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