Chapter 367 The You Family Tradition
Speaking of Third Sister You, she has always been a maverick, especially in her dressing style.
For example, when Jia Zhen celebrated his birthday a few days ago, everyone in and outside the Ningguo Mansion dressed up for the occasion, but she insisted on wearing mourning white, and laughed, scolded, and did not change her expression in front of Jia Zhen!
But today, she really can't be independent anymore.
Ever since she finished washing up in the morning, she has been rummaging through the wardrobe. She was afraid that the brighter ones were too tacky, and the plainer ones were too cold. After an hour or so, she still couldn't choose a dress that satisfied her.
Alas~
Two days ago in the government office, I should have asked Liu Lang about his daily preferences!
Frustrated, she rolled up the clothes and stuffed them back into the cupboard. Then Third Sister You sat heavily on the bed with her long, well-proportioned legs bare.
But when it became quiet, she felt something was wrong - why was there no movement in the yard?
So she went to the door in confusion, lifted the bamboo curtain, and leaned out most of her fair body, which was only covered with a bellyband. She saw You Erjie sitting blankly on the bench, holding a plain white handkerchief in her hand, kneading it like dough.
Seeing this, Third Sister You hesitated for a moment, then turned back and put on a casual skirt, went to the outer room and sat opposite her elder sister, and said in a crisp voice: "My dear sister, don't think that I am selling you out. Marrying Lord Sun as a concubine is better than being molested by Jia Zhen like a concubine."
You Erjie raised her head and glanced at her, then lowered her head and stammered, "Brother-in-law...Brother-in-law also promised to take me as a concubine."
“Pah~!”
Third Sister You spat with disdain and sneered, "Sister, you must have been blinded by his family's wealth and didn't see what kind of situation his concubines are in now! They are called concubines, but they live like prostitutes all day long. How can they be treated as human beings by everyone in his house?!"
In fact, You Erjie was not unaware of these circumstances, but she always hoped that Jia Zhen would treat her differently for Youshi's sake.
After all, she was once a young lady who had been pampered for several years by a wealthy family. Later, her family fell into poverty and her livelihood became difficult. She was particularly longing for that wealthy life. So when she was molested by Jia Zhen in Ningguo Mansion, although she felt ashamed, she was really greedy for that life of luxury.
Third Sister You naturally knew what her sister was thinking, so after she finished talking about the miserable conditions of the concubines in Jia Zhen's house, she changed the subject and said exaggeratedly: "This Lord Sun is different. I heard that his two concubines are very well taken care of. Not only are they well-dressed and well-fed, with servants and maids at their disposal, but they are also taken out for fun from time to time. It's simply perfect!"
As she spoke, she lowered her voice again and pretended to be mysterious: "Especially, this Lord Sun has one good thing that no one else can match."
Hearing her speak so mysteriously, You Erjie finally became interested and leaned forward to ask curiously, "I wonder what the benefit is?"
Unexpectedly, Third Sister You reached for her chest and said with a giggle, "Of course it's his strong body. I'm afraid there may not be many people in the whole capital who are stronger than him."
"Pah~ What good is this?!"
You Erjie's face flushed immediately, and she slapped her claws away and spat, "You are a girl, and you have the nerve to say such things!"
She said it wasn't a good idea, but the flushed look on her cheeks showed that she knew the beauty of it.
"How is this not a good thing?"
Third Sister You pretended to be surprised and said, "If he didn't have such a good body, how could his two concubines get pregnant within half a year of entering the house?"
As she spoke, she reached out her hand again, but this time it landed on You Erjie's belly, gently stroking it and murmuring, "We women can rely on our looks when we are young, but in the future, won't we have to rely on our children for filial piety?"
You Erjie was really tempted this time. Since she was now determined to marry into a wealthy family, she naturally wanted to enjoy wealth and luxury for a long time. If she could give birth to a son or daughter, she would have someone to rely on when she was old and ugly.
Who knew that while she was thinking, Third Sister You became frivolous again, slid her hand down, and said with a smile: "Of course, if you insist on marrying into the Ningguo Mansion, you can also enjoy the filial piety of your sons and nephews, but the way you show your filial piety may be different from that of other families."
You Erjie realized that what she said was joking, but she didn't realize that she was referring to the dirty things that happened between fathers and sons in Ningguo Mansion, and she was so embarrassed that she could hardly control herself.
But after the shame gradually subsided, she became nervous again and hesitated, "But what about Zhang Hua..."
"Don't mention this yet!"
Third Sister You immediately became serious and repeatedly reminded her, "If Lord Sun likes you, then what does a poor family mean to you? If he doesn't like you, wouldn't it just cause you more trouble if you bring this up?"
You Erjie nodded obediently, and suddenly stood up and said shyly: "I...I'll go in and put on some rouge and powder first."
Third Sister You chuckled, but hurriedly caught up and asked, "Where are Mother and Aunt Wu?"
"He said he was going out to buy some food to entertain us..."
Before You Erjie could finish her answer, they heard the alley suddenly become lively. The two sisters looked out through the window and saw You Laonian carrying two full bamboo baskets of vegetables in front, and Wu Ma behind her with chickens, ducks, fish and meat hanging all over her body, both of them came into the yard panting.
You Erjie hurriedly went out to help, but Old Lady You dodged and repeatedly ordered, "Go to the inner room, go to the inner room! If you smell like a mess, how can you face the guests?"
Third Sister You also came out from the inner room at this time. Seeing that the two had brought back so many things, including many rare wild game in the city, she couldn't help but smack her lips and said, "Mother is really spending a lot today. I'm afraid she has spent all her expenses for a month on this!"
Old Lady You always favored this youngest daughter, but she was not in a good mood towards her at the moment. She sneered and said, "If that pretty boy came alone, let alone all these things, I wouldn't even be willing to pour him a cup of tea!"
As she spoke, she couldn't help but complain about how she had gone through so much hardship, only to end up raising a money-losing gigolo.
With such a mother teaching by example, it is no wonder that You Erjie would yearn to marry into a wealthy family and even be willing to become a concubine.
However, Third Sister You had already grown tired of hearing such talk in the past few days, and she just laughed and joked, not taking it seriously.
Seeing this , Old Lady You had no choice but to lead Aunt Wu into the kitchen while cursing and started to cook with ease.
In fact, at the beginning, Old Lady You was not so satisfied with the candidate of Sun Shaozong. She always felt that a fifth-rank official and the head of Ningguo Mansion could not be compared at all.
However, a piece of news that Third Sister You heard made her change her mind instantly - the widowed mother of one of Lord Sun's concubines [Xiangling] was now living with her daughter in the Sun family, and was being served with good food and drink.
This gave Old Lady You hope, and she waited and waited these days, hoping to get this rich son-in-law as soon as possible so that she could go to that wealthy family to relive her old dream.
Now that the wedding day had arrived, she naturally worked even harder, perhaps even more enthusiastically than You Erjie herself, so after a short while, the small courtyard was already filled with the fragrance.
But no matter how long he waited, there was no sign of Sun Shaozong and Liu Xianglian.
Third Sister You was so anxious that she went out to look several times before she finally saw her dream lover rushing towards her. She bowed on the white horse and asked, "Excuse me, is this the You family?"
The handsome appearance of the man made Third Sister You so fascinated that she leaned against the door frame to avoid collapsing on the ground. After a long while, she managed to squeeze out four words: "It is... It is the You family."
At this time, Old Lady You heard the noise and came out happily to greet them. However, when she saw that there was only a pretty boy outside, her wrinkled old face suddenly fell.
How smart is Liu Xianglian?
Seeing the old woman coming out to greet him with a happy look on her face, and her nose and eyes looking at him turned red as she saw him, he immediately realized that in the eyes of this old woman, he was probably the unnecessary extra.
So he quickly dismounted and said with a smile, "Brother Sun encountered a case on the way, so he might be delayed for some time before he can get here."
After she finished speaking, the old woman's face really changed color.
