Chapter 57 - God Help Me
Men and women were at least ten years old. Separated by a screen, Mrs. Xue also generously invited her concubines to sit together with her. She even patted the hand of another concubine and spoke for a while.
In the past, these children were like thorns in the eye, but now she finally understood the benefits of having a concubine as a concubine. Using a useless woman to exchange for her daughter's bright future was really worth it.
She wished that she could have a few more daughters so that she could help her eldest son, Dora, get some family members. Anyway, they were just for food and clothing, so it was easy to raise.
If she knew this would happen, she wouldn't have attacked him when she found out that Mrs. Ruan was pregnant. So what if she could have given birth to a son? Wasn't he still a bastard?
What is a bastard son? No matter how capable he was, he had to call himself his mother. Even if His Majesty bestowed upon him in the future, he would only have a direct mother to bestow upon him a title.
Of course, this didn't mean that Mrs. Xue liked her children. They were evidence of Zuo Yunwen's infidelity. They were unfilial children borne by him and other women, so no matter how much they raised them, they wouldn't share their heart with him.
Zuo Shaoqing had never known that his own mother died when he was pregnant. The only one who knew this news was the maid that Mrs. Ruan had personally served at that time. Unfortunately, it was also dealt with by Mrs. Xue.
After eating half of his fill, Zuo Shaoqing returned to the yard and ate the longevity noodles made by Nanny Liu himself. This family would not give birth to a bastard child, and his father probably wouldn't even remember his birthday.
He remembered that when he was young, he had been able to eat longevity noodles made by Lady Ruan every year. Even after all these years, he still remembered the taste.
Nanny Liu peeled an egg into his bowl and lamented, “After today, Lord Third will be fourteen. He's already at the age of a kiss, too bad... San Ye will definitely fight for high school next year. That way, you won't have to worry about your marriage.”
Zuo Shaoqing didn't know why he thought of Lu Zheng, he lowered his head and said with a red face: “How can we start a family without starting a business? We'll talk about it after we pass the Conference Test Hall's trial next year.”
Nanny Liu looked at him lovingly, “Lord San is talented and intelligent. This old servant has heard people say that High Scholars who are able to win the Top Scorer will be able to reach high school. It's not impossible for them to be in the top three.”
Zuo Shaoqing finished his last mouthful of broth and patted his belly in satisfaction. He knew who the top scholar for this year's competition was. This time, even if he couldn't win the title of champion, he wouldn't let that person go to high school.
It didn't matter if he was envious or jealous. In short, Zuo Shaoqing had remembered the top scholar whom they had never met.
Judging by the time, that person should also be heading towards the capital after the new year. It seemed like he had to leave soon, he had to capture Lu Zheng. No one could take away the person he had his eyes on!
Zuo Family's year was very happy, and the number of relatives and friends that came to visit was much more than in the past. Most of them had heard the news that Master Lu had lived in Zuo's Mansion for a while, and took advantage of this chance to find out the truth.
Zuo Shaoqing could now be considered a famous figure in Youuxi Town. Every time he went out, he would receive all kinds of gazes, and there were even some matchmakers who came by to talk about marriage.
In the past, even though Third Master Zuo was also from Zuo Family, he could be considered a good son-in-law in the eyes of the people from Youuxi Town. However, it was rumored that the Third Master's personality was weak and difficult to accomplish much.
Those who were better off wouldn't be willing to marry their daughter to him, and those who were too poor to catch up, so none of them had such thoughts.
Third Master Zuo was Master Top Scorer, and he had to rush to the capital to take the exam this year, so his future was bright. As for the question of his first mother, he would make sure that his daughter would split the family, and when he came out, he would be the one in charge. He didn't even have a proper mother-in-law, how nice would that be.
Mrs. Xue saw that all of the matchmakers who came to praise Zuo Shaoqing to the heavens, and almost wanted to drive him away. However, her luck was so good that she got first place in the country exam.
Originally, she planned to marry her second son this year, but the situation was different now. Instead of rushing to marry him, she decided to wait for her Zuo Family to recover before marrying a daughter of an official.
As for Zuo Shaoqing, she really wanted to pick one of these. In any case, if it wasn't the daughter of a land lord, then it was the daughter of a impoverished scholar, a perfect match with that vile seed.
“Please go back, I can't decide on the marriage of our Lord San.” The master of her family had specifically told her that the marriage of her child was not something she was in a rush for. A few more months and things would probably be completely different.
“Madame Zuo must be joking. You're the boss, aren't you the one who decides Third Master Zuo's marriage?” All the matchmakers immediately poured out their praises, praising Mrs. Xue as if she had nothing under the sky. They thought disdainfully in their hearts, ‘Could it be that I don't want to make a marriage for my concubine?'
Mrs. Xue felt her whole body relax as she replied with a smile, “Our Third Master is very precious. He is going to marry a noble in the future. How could he like a girl from this small place?”
“This...” All of the matchmakers' faces sank. Although this was indeed the case, it was not suitable for them to say such words.
Mrs. Xue continued, “Ah, this child is stubborn. His identity is different now. How can I still be his master?”
“You must be joking, no matter how capable San Ye is, he still has to call you mother.”
“That's right, no matter how promising he is, isn't he still a concubine?”
“This disrespect to his mother is a great disgrace to his parents, I don't think Lord Third can do that, right?”
Mrs. Xue was beaming with smiles as everyone talked to each other and smirked at Zuo Shaoqing.
When she had heard enough, she waved her hand, “I'm sorry that I have to trouble you all for a wasted trip... Butler, pack a red packet for each of the senior servants and send them out.”
As soon as the matchmaker left, Luo Xiaoliu rushed into the yard to report the news. After he finished speaking, he indignantly expressed his indignation to Zuo Shaoqing: “Master, Madam is going too far!”
Zuo Shaoqing didn't mind and smiled, “I have to thank her more. These days when I went out, I've been met with all those annoying things. Now, it's peaceful and quiet.”
“This is a matter of life and death for you. What if no girl is willing to marry you in the future?”
“Do you really think highly of the girls here?” Those women were not even a thousandth of Lu Zheng's size. He wasn't blind, how could he have made such a selective mistake?
“Uh, that's true too... However, if word of this matter of your reputation being tarnished spreads, you will become arrogant and rude, looking down on everyone else.”
The corner of Zuo Shaoqing's mouth lifted slightly. With a smile on his face and clear eyes, he asked gently, “Do I look like this kind of person to you?”
Luo Xiaoliu was stunned and subconsciously shook his head: “It doesn't look like it... It doesn't look like it...”
After the first night of the first month, Zuo Yunwen couldn't wait for the steward to pack up the luggage for the two young masters and even picked four people from among the group of attendant to be their bookkeepers.
Zuo Shaoqing tactfully refused and only asked to bring Nanny Liu who had always taken care of him.
At the very least, before his name fell on the list, no one in the Zuo's Mansion would dare to offend him. Even Mrs. Xue had adopted a gentle policy towards him in front of everyone.
“Shao Qing, mother knows that you are the most sensible person in the family, the most progressive, outside of your home, you must not lose too much weight, do not provoke too much trouble, and do not lose face for your Zuo's Mansion, do you understand?”
Zuo Shaoqing listened to her lecture absentmindedly. He put on a look of fear and trepidation and respectfully promised: “Mother's lesson is, son has remembered it.”
Wasn't he just afraid that he would cause trouble for Zuo Shaoyan? You still don't know who caused trouble for whom? It seemed like he had to think of a way to get rid of Zuo Shaoyan on the way.
He glanced at Zuo Shaoling, who was selling well in front of Mrs. Xue, and lamented. He didn't know much about the disease and how long the incubation period would last. Unfortunately, he didn't have the chance to see his second brother's bad luck.
He just remembered that night, Zuo Shaoling's yard was in chaos.
When Zuo Shaoqing was woken up from his dream, he laughed out loud: “The heavens are on my side!” It seemed that God was on his side.
The answer Luo Xiaoliu got when he went back was Zuo Shaoling's previous illness. It was said that he had been hiding it for several days already, not daring to tell others or ask for a doctor.
Coincidentally, Zuo Shaoling went into her room tonight and was discovered somehow. Zuo Shaoling had messed around outside and had some knowledge about this sort of thing. His first reaction was to slap his across the room and ask if she went out with a man and came back with a disease.
Of course she said no, she swore that it was only Second Master, didn't that mean Zuo Shaoling passed it on to her?
Zuo Shaoling was infuriated. He almost beat his to death on the spot. In the end, a maidservant reported Mrs. Xue's death to him, which saved his life.
When Mrs. Xue finally understood what had happened, she was so shocked that she almost fainted on the spot. She was very clear on her son's character and character.
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