Chapter 23: Mother's Family
In any case, knowing that his dowry was burned like that, whoever he was changed would be unhappy, but Yan Su understood his current situation, so even if he was unhappy, he could only endure it.
Speaking of which, she is already very good now, in the same concubine room, Lian Wanrou and Yao Jia are still on their side, and they don't want to put themselves to death like Xiao.
"Madame, don't be too angry, if you are angry, it is not worth it, when the Xiao family burned the dowry, the concubine body did send someone to investigate, it is really nothing valuable."
Seeing Yan Su frowning, Lian Wanrou opened her mouth to persuade her.
"I know, in a situation like this, even if I know that she burned it, what can I do? She is in charge of the middle feed of the Hou Mansion, and I, although I am the wife of the main family given by the emperor to marry, I have only met the Hou Ye once until now. β
"But...... Is there really nothing of value in my dowry? β
The thing has been burned, even if Yan Su feels uncomfortable, there is no way to do it, what she really cares about is that there is nothing valuable in her dowry.
According to the memory of the original owner, her father is the Shangshu of the current dynasty, as the daughter of Shangshu, even if the power of the mother's family is in the middle of the court, but when the daughter gets married, there is not even a valuable dowry, right?
"Ma'am, are you alright?" Seeing Yan Su's brows furrowed again, Lian Wanrou asked.
"It's okay, it's okay, I'm sorry for you." waved her hand, and somehow, a trace of thought suddenly surged into Yan Su's heart, that is, she wanted to find an opportunity to go back to her cheap mother's house to have a look.
"Madame is polite, don't think about it now, take care of your body with peace of mind, if you lack anything, just tell your concubine." Hearing Yan Su say this, Lian Wanrou smiled and spoke, she didn't know what Yan Su was thinking at this time.
"I see, Aunt Lian, thank you." Yan Su said this sincerely, although Lian's had the intention of using her, but after all, he helped her.
What's more, according to the current situation, Lian's help can't actually get any benefits, in case he still can't attract the attention of Hou Ye Shen Xiao, then everything Lian does is in vain.
Not only that, but the hatred between her and the Xiao family will become deeper and deeper, and according to Xiao's current situation, maybe one day, the Lian family will be poisoned.
"Madam is polite, as long as you can attract the attention of the Hou Ye and get the heart of the Hou Ye, then all this done by the concubine will not be in vain."
What Yan Su can think of, even Wanrou can naturally think of, in fact, now that she thinks about it, she doesn't know why she chose to help Yan Su in the first place, but since she has helped, there is no turning back.
Anyway, there is still hope, after all, the lord's gown is here, and Forsythia has also seen it with her own eyes, and the new lady is walking in the house wearing the lord's gown.
"I'll do my best." Yan Su nodded, although he didn't know if he could succeed, but he couldn't quit before he did it, he had lived two lifetimes, and he couldn't live too much, right?
After talking to Yan Su for a while, Lian Wanrou left, seeing that Lian Wanrou was gone, Yan Su sat on the soft couch, pondering his previous thoughts.
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"Master, the third prince is here." Shen Xiao was reading a book in the house, and when he heard the reply, he put down the book in his hand, got up and walked towards the door.
"The Three Princes." Seeing the third prince, Shen Xiao saluted him and spoke in a light tone.
"Marquis Shen doesn't have to be polite, hurry up and excuse me." After helping Shen Xiao, the third prince glanced into the house, "I don't know if I can go into the house and say?" β
"Three princes, please." The emperor sent the three princes to deal with the affairs of Jincheng with him, and Shen Xiao naturally would not turn the three princes away.
Smiled and nodded, the third prince raised his feet and entered the house, Shen Xiao gave a few commands, and followed into the house.
After entering the house, the two sat down, and soon someone brought refreshments, and then retreated.
"Marquis Shen is really clean and self-conscious." After sitting down, the third prince smiled and talked about last night's events.
Hearing the third prince say this, Shen Xiao didn't say anything, just picked up the tea in front of him and took a sip.
Seeing that Shen Xiao didn't talk, the third prince didn't care, he also picked up the teacup and took a sip, and then spoke again, "Is there any progress in the matter?" β
Since he was ordered by the emperor, the third prince naturally wanted to send someone to investigate, but he knew that Shen Xiao had a good hand at investigating the news by his side, so he put his hope on Shen Xiao.
"It's still under investigation." The matter has not yet been decided, even if there is some news, Shen Xiao will not say it rashly.
What's more, what he can find, presumably the third prince can also find out, it's just a matter of time.
Shen Xiao said this, the third prince was not reluctant, he didn't expect to really get any news, and coming here was just close to Shen Xiao.
"What does Marquis Shen think of the things in the court now?" Changing the topic, the third prince tested Shen Xiao. "Who do you think is most likely to inherit the throne?"
"Third prince, presumably the emperor has his own plans, you shouldn't come to ask Weichen." Without the slightest hesitation, Shen Xiao opened his mouth, what did these three princes mean, how could he not know?
"As for the affairs in the court, when Weichen went to the court, the three princes were also there, and what Weichen knew, presumably the three princes also knew."
Shen Xiao's answer made the third prince frown, but he also knew that Shen Xiao had always remained neutral, so it was very difficult to win him over.
However, the third prince did not intend to give up, he continued to talk to Shen Xiao, but he avoided the affairs of the court and just chatted casually.
"By the way, I heard that my father gave Marquis Shen a marriage, and he is the daughter of Yan Shangshu's family?"
Who Yan Shangshu is, the third prince naturally knows, and the emperor is jealous of Shen Xiao, this kind of thing is not a secret.
"Hmm." Although he didn't want to say anything more to the third prince, the third prince just didn't leave, even if he had spoken euphemistically, the third prince still sat in the room and talked to him as if he hadn't heard anything.
"I heard that the daughter of Yan Shangshu's family is a beauty, and Marquis Shen is so blessed." The third prince said this because he didn't know what to say, after all, everyone in the court knew what Yan Shangshu's family was like.
Hearing what the third prince said, Shen Xiao didn't speak again, but as soon as the third prince said this, Shen Xiao really thought about the thief who stole the pastries at home.
I don't know if she went to eat pastries during her absence?
Shen Xiao knew very well that Yan Su's life in the mansion would not be too easy, after all, several of his concubines were not fuel-efficient lamps, especially the Xiao family, who was in charge of the middle feed in the mansion.
Although he warned Xiao Shi when he left, it was difficult to guarantee that Xiao Shi would not do it again, even if she didn't do it, she could let others do it.
To be honest, Shen Xiao is still very interested in his new wife, after all, a woman is still very bold to eat raw snake meat without changing her face, even if she has to do it.
Not only that, but she dared to sneak into her room to eat pastries, which was really bold enough.
Of course, there is also a possibility that she didn't know that the yard was her own yard.
But it doesn't matter, what Shen Xiao hopes most now is that when he returns to the Hou Mansion, his new wife is still alive.
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What Shen Xiao thought, Yan Su didn't know, at this time she stood in front of the door of Yan's mansion, her face was full of surprise.
If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she wouldn't have believed that her mother's house was like this, which was too broken, and it was not much different from the Jingyuan she lived in before.
Of course, Yan Su's feeling is still a bit exaggerated, after all, it is Shangshu Mansion, no matter how dilapidated it is, it will not be the same as the previous Jingyuan.
Standing at the door for a long time, Yan Su couldn't let herself knock on the door, she always had a hunch that if she knocked on the door, she would be lied on.
"Miss? Miss, you're back! Yan Su was thinking about it, the door in front of him suddenly opened, and a middle-aged man walked out of it, and when he saw Yan Su, the other party's face suddenly showed surprise.
"Uh...... You are? "Although he inherited the memory of the original owner, it was not all, so it was normal for Yan Su to not recognize people.
"Miss, don't you know the old slave? The old slave is Yan Zhong! "The middle-aged man who opened the door and came out was the son of the Yan family, and he grew up in the Yan family since he was a child.
"Well, I was sick some time ago, so my memory is a little bad." Seeing the sadness on Yan Zhong's face, Yan Su had no choice but to explain.
"Sick? Is that okay now? No wonder the old slave looked at the eldest lady and became thin. After listening to Yan Su's explanation, Yan Zhong nodded, but believed Yan Su's words.
"It's rare for the eldest lady to come back, come in quickly, by the way, the eldest lady is now Mrs. Hou, why did she come back by herself? What about my uncle? And the maid around you? β
Looking behind Yan Su, Yan Zhong said with a puzzled expression.
"I wanted to come back and see it myself, so I didn't let anyone follow, Master Hou...... He went out. Hearing Yan Zhong's question, Yan Su opened her mouth to answer, she was still hesitating whether she wanted to go in or not.
"Miss?" Seeing that Yan Su didn't move, Yan Zhong opened his mouth suspiciously, Yan Su couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and finally raised his feet and walked towards Yan Fuzhong.
After entering the Yan Mansion, Yan Su became more and more surprised, he saw that the faΓ§ade of the Yan Mansion was not very good, it was very dilapidated, but he didn't expect that the inside was not very good.
"Yan Zhong, how can the family be broken like this?" Unable to help frowning, Yan Su looked at Yan Zhong and asked.
"Miss, you don't know the master's temperament, originally Yu Lu was barely able to support the life in the house, but he often helps others, and now our Yan Mansion is still there, and it is already blessed by the ancestors!"