The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 297: complete
Chapter 297 Accomplishment
Although Chun Xing is not beautiful, she is quite pretty. The eldest daughter was named a princess a few days ago, so her status has increased because of this. After all, she has become the maidservant beside the princess.
Two days ago, her mother came to see her and said that Aunt Wang next door and the steward of the Minister of Revenue’s Mansion came to say that the wife of the Minister of Revenue’s concubine’s son could not have children again after a difficult delivery last month, so the Mansion wanted to find a good concubine for the Minister of Revenue’s concubine’s son. Aunt Wang was familiar with the wife of the steward of the Minister of Revenue’s Mansion, so she recommended Chun Xing, who worked for Princess Zhenguo. However, when she asked, she found out that Chun Xing had signed a contract to sell herself.
The steward of the Ministry of Revenue’s mansion turned around and was about to leave, but was persuaded to stop by Aunt Wang. Aunt Wang kept speaking well of Chun Xing to the steward, saying how proud and favored Chun Xing was in front of the princess, and that if she asked to redeem herself, the princess would definitely agree.
Her mother was also afraid that this good marriage would slip away, so she kept nodding and promising. The manager of the Ministry of Revenue’s office then said that for Aunt Wang’s sake, the matter could be done as long as Chun Xing could redeem herself.
Chun Xingniang agreed immediately and hurried to find Chun Xing, saying that her family was counting on her to become a concubine in a noble family and support her two younger brothers in their studies.
Chun Xing’s heart started pounding when she heard this. Chun Xing had seen the illegitimate son of the Minister of Revenue. A few days before the eldest girl came back, she asked the lady for grace to go home. On the way, her purse was stolen and she had no money to pay for the things she bought. She was almost mistaken for a thief. It was the illegitimate son of the Minister of Revenue who came forward to rescue her.
Therefore, she was certain that the illegitimate son of the Minister of Revenue had fallen in love with her.
Seeing that she had no objection, her mother asked her to go to the princess to ask for mercy and redeem herself and go home. Otherwise, if she followed the princess back to Shuoyang, how would she take care of the family?
Chun Xing has been worrying about how to talk to the princess these days. Since the princess is willing to grant her grace today… and let Nanny Tong find a good family for her, she might as well take the opportunity to ask the princess to redeem her.
Bai Qingyan leaned on the couch by the window, holding the spine of a book in one hand and a round-mouthed blue and white teacup with a lotus painting in the other. He did not ask why Chunxing was so attentive today.
After Chun Xing wrung out Bai Qingyan’s hair, she saw Chun Tao had gone out, then she knelt at Bai Qingyan’s feet and called him softly, “Princess…”
“Just call me Miss.” Bai Qingyan put down the cup and turned a page of the book. “Do you want to ask for something?”
Chun Xing bit her lip and said, “That’s right. The young lady is going back to Shuoyang in early May, but my parents are here. I want to ask the young lady for mercy and redeem me…”
She raised her eyes to Chun Xing who was kneeling on the ground and knelt down, and said softly: “You and I are master and servant. When Nanny Tong finds you a family, she will return your indenture to you when you get married. You don’t have to worry.”
She paused and asked, “Or, do you already have someone you like?”
“My dear young lady, my mother… has already found a marriage for me.” Chun Xing’s ears turned red when she said this.
Originally, this should not have been said. She was a maid who sold herself, and her parents had no right to find a husband for her. Who she would marry depended entirely on the words of her master.
Hearing Chun Xing say this, she closed the book in her hand and smiled: “This is a good thing. Is the family your mother found for you reliable? What does the family do? What are your parents-in-law like?”
It’s not that Bai Qingyan is interested in this matter, but she has heard from Nanny Tong about the character of Chun Xing’s parents. She is afraid that Chun Xing’s parents will marry her off to someone else for money. After all, they are master and servant, and she can’t just watch her go into trouble.
Chun Xing’s ears turned even redder. “Yes… the Sixth Young Master, who was born out of wedlock to the Minister of Revenue, wanted to find a concubine to carry on the family line because his wife had a difficult childbirth and was unable to have any more children.”
The illegitimate son of Minister of Revenue Chu Zhongxing?
Bai Qingyan narrowed his eyes. The Minister of Revenue Chu Zhongxing was ostensibly a former subordinate of Prince Xin… but in reality, he was a subordinate of the Left Prime Minister Li Mao. Although Chu Zhongxing hid his identity very well, Bai Qingyan still knew about it thanks to his experience in his previous life.
She lowered her eyes and looked at Chun Xing who was kneeling on the ground with her head bowed, and her eyes dimmed.
The wife of an ordinary family is unwilling to do that, but instead rushes to the Shangshu Mansion to be the concubine of a bastard’s son.
She didn’t get angry, and casually put the book on the small black lacquered square table: “Chun Xing, is this what your mother meant, or…you mean this too?”
Chun Xing couldn’t figure out whether the elder girl was angry or not, so she didn’t dare to say anything for a moment. She bit her lip, lowered her head and said nothing.
“Chun Xing, a concubine of a noble family, even if she is a good concubine, is just a slave. The child in the future cannot call you mother and cannot be close to you. If, as you said, the wife of the Sixth Young Master of the Shangshu Mansion suffered a dystocia and injured herself, it would be even more impossible for the child to be raised by you. There is even… the possibility of abdicating the mother and leaving the child behind during childbirth. Just because our Duke’s Mansion does not have these secrets in the backyard does not mean that other mansions do not have them.” Bai Qingyan persuaded patiently.
If he wanted to talk about this in more depth, Bai Qingyan was afraid that Chun Xing wouldn’t understand, so he could only pick out things that she could understand.
After all, Chun Xing had never done anything to let her down since she came to her side, so that made sense… It would also be considered a perfect relationship if the master and servant didn’t make things too awkward.
When Chun Xing heard Bai Qingyan’s words, she shuddered.
“But even in our house, although the aunt has maids to serve her and has no worries about food and clothing, have you ever seen any illegitimate son or daughter get close to the aunt? Have you ever seen any aunt in our house dare to risk her life to find a young lady? Although the aunt does not have to visit the mistress every morning and evening, she cannot even leave her own courtyard.”
She sighed softly, “Chun Xing, don’t be too ambitious. Being a concubine has never been easy since ancient times! Being a concubine of a noble family is even harder. You can lose your life if you are not careful! It would be better to let Nanny Tong find you a wife in a wealthy family. It would be more comfortable to be your wife.”
Chun Xing bit her lower lip when she thought of the handsome young man who rescued her that day, but she believed that the Sixth Young Master of the Shangshu Mansion had feelings for her and that he would definitely protect her as long as he was around.
Chun Xing’s eyes were red. She kowtowed to Bai Qingyan as if she had made up her mind. Then she looked up and said, “I hope the eldest lady will grant my wish.”
Bai Qingyan pursed his lips, and gently stroked the edge of the book with his hand on it. Seeing Chun Xing’s determined look, he added, “Chun Xing, do you know that the Shangshu Mansion chose you to be the concubine of their illegitimate son? Perhaps it’s because you are my personal maid.”
“No, young lady! It definitely wasn’t true. My purse was stolen on my way home that day. I had no money to buy things so the boss thought I was a thief and took me to see the officials. It was the Sixth Young Master of the Shangshu Mansion who rescued me!” Chun Xing explained hurriedly.
She paused as she stroked the spine of the book.
If she was not sure just now that the Shangshu Mansion was coming for her, then at this moment… she could confirm that it was coming for her.
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