My house was confiscated and I was exiled. I emptied the emperor's warehouse and fled.

"Sister Wanwan, since the Third Young Master doesn't have a clear candidate, can I be his close friend? Don't worry, I know I'm not worthy of him, I just want a concubine position."

As she said this, Zhao Keyan's heart was beating fast, her blood was rushing up, and her face was flushed with shame.

Even though she felt embarrassed, she forced herself not to lower her head, but to look directly into Su Yunwan's eyes to convey her determination.

Su Yunwan: "..."

Seeing the shock in her eyes, Zhao Keyan explained, "Rather than obeying my parents' orders and marrying someone I don't like at all, I would rather marry the Third Young Master as a concubine."

"Then do you know what it's like to be a concubine?" Su Yunwan's face turned serious.

Zhao Keyan nodded vigorously: "I know, being inferior to others, being humble... Compared to these, I don't want to be with someone I don't like against my will and spend my life in boredom from now on."

Su Yunwan's eyes flashed like lightning: "According to the Qin family's practice, they always marry a wife first and then take a concubine. If you really want to be a concubine, you have to wait for Qin Mu to marry and have children, which will take at least one or two years.

Moreover, in the Qin family, once a concubine, always a concubine, there is no possibility of promotion, and the practice of favoring the wife and killing the concubine is never allowed.

I would rather be a poor man’s wife than a rich man’s concubine.”

She wanted to remind Zhao Keyan that one should never lose one's personality and dignity.

Those who despise themselves will be despised by others.

If you give too much but don't get the same amount in return, the resentment will turn into hatred over time, and you don't know what kind of hurtful things you will do to others and yourself.

Zhao Keyan was stunned when she heard this. How could the Qin family, which had many wives and concubines in the previous generation, have such a rule about taking concubines?

If after one or two years, the Third Young Master fell in love with his wife, wouldn't she become the third party?

At that time, she could only wish them the best and then quietly withdraw.

After retiring, what should she do now that she is over the appropriate age?

Zhao Keyan suddenly felt that the road ahead was uncertain and she was at a loss for a moment.

Just then, a pair of wild mandarin ducks swam out from the reeds.

They embraced each other happily in the water, lovingly and affectionately.

Zhao Keyan stared at the mandarin ducks, two lines of tears silently rolling down her cheeks.

After a long while, she wiped away the tears on her face and said with a wry smile: "I originally thought that if the Third Young Master was willing, I would stay with him. When he gets married one day, I will move to the other courtyard to live out the rest of my life and will not embarrass him.

But if he marries a wife first and then takes a concubine, I can’t come between him and his future wife and destroy their relationship.”

Su Yunwan's expression was slightly moved: "Have you ever thought about marrying Qin Mu directly?"

"No! The Third Young Master is like the bright moon in the sky. I can never reach him. It is already my extravagant hope to have a small place to accompany him."

Su Yunwan: "...Your filter for Qin Mu is too strong!"

“What is a filter?”

"When you look at Qin Mu, you automatically ignore his shortcomings and like him no matter how you look at him, but in the end you find that he is not what you imagined in your mind at all."

Su Yunwan felt that what Zhao Keyan fell in love with was love itself, not Qin Mu as a person.

Otherwise it is really hard to explain why such an intelligent person could be so humble for a man who doesn't love her!

Zhao Keyan understood the meaning of the filter and immediately shook her head firmly: "I don't have a filter!"

At this point, a hint of embarrassment flashed across her face, and she expressed her thoughts that she was too ashamed to show to others: "Sister Wanwan, I am not completely emotional. I also have my own selfish motives. You may not have thought that the Third Young Master will not always be the Third Young Master."

Su Yunwan looked puzzled, then suddenly realized, "You mean, the future?"

"That's right!" Zhao Keyan nodded and said frankly, "The Qin family is different from other wealthy families, and the prince will definitely achieve great things in the future.

Just now I was thinking that when the new dynasty is established and the day comes for rewards to be given according to merit, the third young master should be able to get the title of prince or duke.

In this way, in addition to the position of the principal wife, his backyard will also have the positions of concubines and concubines.

I don’t ask for the position of concubine, I just hope to be granted the title of concubine, so as to change my family’s status and give my nephew more choices in life.”

According to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, among the four classes of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, only the two classes of artisans and artisans were not allowed to enter officialdom, and their descendants were subject to the same restrictions.

It is not easy to make the transition from one class to another.

As long as Zhao Keyan gets the position, it would be easy for the Zhao family to change their nationality.

Her nephew could be well trained from a young age, and one day he could pass the imperial examination and enter an official career, completely changing the family's fortunes.

She broke the principle of not becoming a concubine of a wealthy family, and faced with the dual temptations of family interests and her own feelings, she finally maintained her bottom line as a human being.

Su Yunwan couldn't help but chuckle, with admiration in her eyes.

She just likes sober girls!

Even if the other party knows that it is impossible to do something, he still does it, falls into it consciously and becomes a complete love-brained person.

"I'll go back and ask Qin Mu. As long as he's willing, it's not impossible for you two to succeed."

"Really?" Zhao Keyan showed surprise, then said distressedly, "But my background is far from being good enough to marry him."

“Those are external things.”

"But the Third Young Master will be looked down upon. I don't want him to be ridiculed and become the topic of conversation for others."

Su Yunwan: "..."

I just thought she was sober and weighing the pros and cons, how come it became an illusion!