Chapter 558 Beloved Woman?
Chapter 558 Beloved Woman?
Chapter 558 Beloved Woman?
Zhou Shang looked at Zhuier in surprise. He didn't understand why Zhuier spoke like that. How dare a servant to criticize his master, and to say such harsh things. Wasn't he too bold?
"You can't talk like that." He looked at Zhuier angrily. "The general is the master. No matter how bad the master is, it is his business. It is not our place to make excessive comments. Besides, the general is a hero of Northern Qi. His military achievements for Northern Qi are enough to offset his other mistakes. Even if someone wants to say something like this, it should be the lady who says it. You shouldn't say too much."
Zhuier was not happy at that time - "What do you mean I shouldn't say more? My current master is the Fourth Young Lady, and my previous master was the First Lady. No matter when, I will stand with the Fourth Young Lady and the First Lady. If he treats the First Lady badly, he will not be respected by us servants. I am just a little woman, and I can't control those things in the country. I just know that the master at home is not living a good life, and whoever makes her live a bad life should be scolded!"
"you……"
"What about me?" Zhuier glared, "I said something wrong? No way! The general is a mother's boy. He is only good to his mother in his life. The worse his mother treats him, the more he wants to be good to her. I don't know what's wrong with him. People look down on you, but you have to flatter them and try to get close to them. Can't you see the difference between you and him?
For the sake of an old lady, he made the eldest lady's family suffer so much injustice. Of course, you don't know all this, but I know it all. You are also a servant of the Ye family. Although you used to be at the border, you have also seen what the old lady has done in the past few months. How much suffering and anger has our eldest lady suffered in the past twenty years? But she thought that although her mother-in-law was not good, her husband treated her well. He was so high in official position and did not take concubines. He was devoted to her, so she endured all the suffering and anger.
What was the result? I tell you Zhou Shang, the Mu family is also a military family, and the Mu family is also precious! If the lady had known about the general's affairs outside, she would have turned against him long ago! She couldn't bear the old lady any longer!
Don't tell me about being a hero or not. I only know that he was unfaithful to his first wife and lied and cheated all his life!"
Zhuier was also very angry. She said everything that she had been holding back in her heart. At the end, she said something more: "Zhou Shang, you are not honest. You haven't said everything yet! Apart from the concubine who gave birth to a child, you didn't say anything else about the general!"
Zhou Shang was stunned. "Other things?" He lowered his head and said, "Do you also know about the other two ladies?"
Ye Wenyan was so angry that she laughed, "The other two?" What on earth had Ye Jinggui been doing all these years? Was he fighting in a war, or taking a concubine? She knew Zhuier was talking about the eldest princess, but she didn't expect that this trick would yield an unexpected reward.
Zhou Shang still lowered his head, not noticing the surprise in Ye Wenyan's expression, and just said honestly: "In addition to the concubine who gave birth to a child for the general, the general has two confidantes at the border. The general actually cares more about those two, because he told me to call them Madam. One is Madam Qin, and the other is Madam Jing. As for the concubine, the general only let me call her Aunt."
Ye Wenyan frowned when he heard this. Madam Qin, Madam Jing, what the hell is this? Ye Jinggui's colorful life at the border, in addition to concubines, also has a confidante? The concubine who gave birth to his child can only be called aunt, but the confidante can be called Madam?
"Since she's called Madam, she must be more than just a confidante, but also someone who's been taken in as a concubine, right?" She snorted coldly, "Madam, Ye Jingsheng has one wife and one concubine, which means he has two wives, but he has three. Could it be that he married her in a formal ceremony at the border?"
Zhou Shang shook his head. "How could it be possible to marry openly? The concubine's affairs were kept secret, and Madam Qin and Madam Jing had to keep it secret even more. Not only was it kept secret from the first lady, but also from the concubine. Even the two ladies didn't know each other's existence.
The border town is very big, built along the national border, in a long semi-arc shape, with the entrance at one end and the exit at the other. It takes more than two hours to get from the entrance to the exit, even if you take a carriage. So if one of the two people lives here and the other lives there, there is really no chance of seeing each other. Moreover, as long as the general does not go out with them, even if they meet, they have no idea who he is, and the general will never go out with them. "
Ye Wenyan was very interested in these two people. "You mentioned confidantes before. Since there is such a saying, these two people must be important figures in the local area. Tell me, what are their backgrounds?"
Zhou Shang told her: "Mrs. Qin's family runs a clinic. She has been learning medicine since she was young. One time, she went to the border alone to collect herbs and ran into the Qiuhu people who crossed the border. The people saw that she was beautiful and wanted to take her back to be their wife. She was just encountered by the general who was on a hunting tour and was rescued.
It was a coincidence that time. In the past, the general would not go on hunting trips himself. That time, he had an argument with his aunt. It seemed that his aunt mentioned the matter of letting the child recognize his ancestors. The general was very upset, so he took me on a hunting trip. Madam Qin was 18 years old at the time, which was considered a grown-up girl. However, she had never married because of a big funeral in her family. The general rescued her. She happened to have some herbs with her, so she cured a wound on the general's arm. After a while, the two of them fell in love. Madam Qin was also a courageous woman. In order to hide her relationship with the general from everyone, she even broke up with her family. "
He glanced at Ye Wenyan, and seeing that Ye Wenyan didn't look angry, he dared to continue speaking -
"Mrs. Jing was the top prostitute in the local brothel. Because she was so beautiful, the brothel owner was reluctant to give her away. She was kept until she was nineteen years old. Only when someone offered a huge price higher than the sky did the brothel owner let her go.
And the person who paid a high price was none other than the general.
It was just that the general was not convenient to show up, so I did it. I gave the brothel mother a sum of money, but not to buy her for one night, but to redeem her directly. After Madam Jing came out of the brothel, she was kept by the general in the easternmost part of the town, in an ordinary small courtyard, but Madam Jing was devoted to him.
After all, being a concubine to the general was much better than being a prostitute in a brothel. In the future, she might have the opportunity to follow the general back to the capital and be recognized by the family. Then she would truly turn over a new leaf, and even be able to return to the border to seek revenge on the person who had forced her into the brothel and the brothel mother.
These things are not my random guesses, I have heard Madam Jing say them many times. It's a pity that the general will not bring them back. He didn't bring the concubine who gave birth to the young master back to Beijing, let alone the two wives who have never had children. It's just..."
When he said this, there was a hint of worry on his face, "Fourth Miss, the general returned to Beijing to visit his relatives but died at home. I wonder if those three know about this. Although they are just concubines, they are not very good-tempered, one more fierce than the other. I am really afraid that they will make a fuss after knowing this. If everything is exposed, the general's good reputation will be ruined."
Zhuier was so angry that he hit his chest, "What good reputation does he have? His good reputation is all lies he made up to deceive his superiors and subordinates! If you are afraid of ruining him, don't do it! If you do it, don't hide it! If you hide it, don't be afraid of being exposed! What, he still wants fame, wealth and women? I tell you, it's just because he is a general. I can't say some unpleasant words, otherwise I will tell him that he is nothing and what he is not!"
Zhou Shang's face turned red with anger. He wanted to refute Zhuier, but he felt that nothing he said would stand up. The general was indeed wrong about this matter. No matter how you look at it, he was not doing justice to his family. Besides, the fourth young lady was still sitting here. The fourth young lady loved this maid almost like a sister. He couldn't help but consider the fourth young lady's attitude.
But what was the attitude of the fourth young lady? It seemed that she had no attitude. She just fiddled with her fingernails for a while, and then said calmly: "Okay, I know everything, you can go and do your thing!"
Zhou Shang was worried: "How does the fourth young lady plan to deal with this matter? Young lady, the general is dead, can this matter be forgotten? Please do it for Madam Quan and don't let her know these bad things! I know that the general is not a good person, but I think there are reasons why the general is so bad. The old lady is one of the reasons!"
When he said this, he observed Ye Wenyan carefully again. Seeing that Ye Wenyan did not mention letting him go again, he knew that Ye Wenyan wanted to listen to him, so he continued: "The general often drinks at the border, and I always accompany him. Every time he drinks too much, he will talk about family matters, saying how well his wife treats him, and how badly the old lady treats him.
The general said he was unwilling to accept this. He had earned fame and fortune for the family, so why didn't his mother like him? The second child was a parasite, but his mother placed him in a very important position in her heart. I was so good, but in her heart I was worthless.
Whenever these things were mentioned, the general would drink more heavily. Especially when the second master went to the border for training, he brought two large carts full of luggage, all of which were clothes and daily necessities prepared by the old lady.
The general was fully confident that he would have a share, even if not half, at least three or five sets of clothing. Unfortunately, all the things in the two carts were for the second master, and there was nothing for him.
The old lady only asked the second master to bring instructions, saying that you are the elder brother, you must take good care of your younger brother. If your younger brother is injured on the battlefield, you will never return to the capital in your life.
People are like this. The more unwilling he is, the more he wants the old lady's motherly love, but the more he wants it, the less he gets it. So his personality becomes more and more awkward, and he is less and less willing to face everything at home in the capital. Maybe... maybe the general's greatest wish is to never return to the capital for the rest of his life, and to live his life guarding his beloved woman at the border!"
The tea bowl in Ye Wenyan's hand finally broke!
Beloved woman?
Shit!
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