The scumbag ran away from marriage, I remarried on the spot

In the afternoon, Gu Jingxi returned from duty.

There were two rough maids cleaning the yard. When they saw him coming back, they quickly stopped what they were doing and bowed before continuing to clean.

After entering the house, Gu Jingxi didn't see that familiar figure. The house was still very quiet. At this time, Ayao probably wouldn't be taking a nap. When he was about to go out, he saw a maid coming towards him.

Xia Zhu came in carrying a tray with a pot of hot tea that had just been brewed. Yingying bowed, then placed the tray on the table and said respectfully: "Master Hou, this is the hot tea that has just been brewed. Is it yours?" I usually drink Junshan Silver Needle.”

Gu Jingxi ignored these unimportant matters and instead asked, "Where is the madam? Why haven't you seen the madam?"

Xia Zhu replied respectfully: "Madam left the courtyard about half an hour ago. I don't know whether she is with the eldest lady or the second lady at the moment."

Gu Jingxi nodded and said, "When Madam comes back later, if you ask me where I have been, just say I am in the study."

"Yes." Xia Zhu responded, then looked at the tray on the table and said, "Then the slave will deliver the tea to the study for you."

Gu Jingxi said, "No, I'm not thirsty." After saying this, he walked out of the house and headed to the study.

The master refused to drink tea, so Xia Zhu had to serve the tea and prepared to leave the house, but before she could take a step, Chunliu walked in.

Chunliu glanced at Xia Zhu faintly. Xia Zhu was a gentle and beautiful woman with a gentle temperament. She usually didn't talk much and seemed to be a law-abiding person. However, there had been changes recently. She had secretly worked hard on her appearance, and she had been secretly working on her appearance. Madam couldn't see it. At that time, when he appeared in front of the Marquis, Xia Zhu had never seen such abnormal behavior before.

Xia Zhu saw something was wrong in her eyes, as if she could see through everything, and her heart skipped a beat. She asked, "Chunliu, why are you looking at me like this?"

Chunliu moved to her side and whispered: "Xia Zhu, you and I came into the mansion together and have a close friendship. This is why I would like to remind you, don't think about things that don't belong to you, otherwise you will not end well. .”

Hearing this, Xia Zhu's face changed slightly, and then he looked at her blankly: "Chunliu, why can't I understand what you said?"

Seeing that she was still pretending to be stupid, Chunliu's face darkened: "Do you have to ask me to make things clear? After the Marquis came back from Hangzhou, you became different from before. In the past, you would not create opportunities to attack the Marquis. Come closer. Now the Marquis has recovered from his illness, but my wife is pregnant and inconvenienced. Do you think you have a chance?"

When Xia Zhu's thoughts were revealed, Xia Zhu couldn't help it, so he stopped pretending and asked her: "Chunliu, haven't you ever thought about it? How can you be a nobleman if you leave the house and marry an ordinary person, or marry a manager in the house?" How good is your concubine? If you become the concubine of the Marquis, you will be able to live a prosperous life and be cared for by maids for the rest of your life. If you give birth to a child, you will be the birth mother of the girl from the Marquis and the son of the Marquis. If the child has a future, you will also be prosperous. "

Chunliu was silent after hearing this, and looked at Xia Zhu quietly for a while, as if she really knew Xia Zhu at this moment. In the past, Xia Zhu abided by his duties, probably because Mr. Hou had not recovered from his hidden illness. She shook her head gently: "Xia Zhu, I can understand your thoughts, but our pursuits are different. I want to be an upright wife, not a concubine who cannot be promoted. If you are a concubine, you will be a concubine for the rest of your life. Even if you are favored again, you will not be able to straighten your child. The child cannot call himself mother."

After Chunliu finished speaking, he thought for a while and added: "Look at the big room, the uncle dotes on those beautiful concubines, but they are just playthings. With the eldest lady pressing down, they can only be bed warmers. Yes, after warming the bed, I poured down a bowl of duck soup. Look, except for the eldest wife, which concubine has good news? And our wife, although she is not old, is not easy to mess with. She just got married. After severely punishing the two gossiping maids, no servant in the Hou Mansion dares to act arrogantly in front of her."

After hearing this, Xia Zhu's expression changed.

Chunliu continued: "Don't mention the long-term in advance, just the present. The Marquis loves his wife so much, holding her in his hands and doting on her, and no one else can get in his eyes. No matter how hard you try, it's just to the blind man. I advise you to waste all your efforts in ogling me, so I will say this and you can take care of yourself."

After Chun Liu left, Xia Zhu was the only one left in the house. She slowly clasped the hands holding the tray. After taking a few deep breaths, her expression returned to normal before she stepped out of the house.

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In the evening, Meng Jinyao has not come back for dinner.

Gu Jingxi was confused, so he asked Chunliu to go to the first or second bedroom to find Meng Jinyao back.

However, Chunliu was immediately confused and replied: "Master Marquis, the lady said when she went out that she would not come back for dinner tonight and would have dinner at the old lady's place."

Gu Jingxi frowned: "Didn't you say you went to the first or second bedroom?"

Chunliu replied: "When Madam went out, she said she was going to the old lady and wanted to have dinner with her. Maybe the other maids remembered wrongly. Recently, Madam often gathers with the First Madam and the Second Madam. Today at noon , Madam also had lunch with the Second Madam.”

Gu Jingxi nodded and said, "No need to show off, I'll go to the old lady's place to have dinner."

Chunliu responded: "Yes, Lord Marquis."

After Gu Jingxi left, Chunliu broke into a cold sweat for Xia Zhu. Just now, the Marquis said that Madam should go to the First Lady or the Second Madam. It must have been Xia Zhu who said it, because after the Marquis came back, he only talked to Xia Zhu. Talked.

She really didn't expect that Xia Zhu would be so bold and lie about his wife's whereabouts. She probably thought that when the Marquis learned that his wife had gone to the eldest lady or the second lady's place, and if she didn't come back when it was time to eat, he would be in the eldest lady's house. Or if the second lady is having dinner there, the Marquis will not go to the first room or the second room to look for his wife.

When the madam is not around, Xia Zhu can find opportunities to perform well and try to win the favor of the Marquis. Even if the Marquis later learns that the madam has gone to the old madam, Xia Zhu can still argue that he remembered it wrong.

Chunliu immediately went to find Xia Zhu, dragged Xia Zhu into the room where the two of them lived, and warned her: "Xia Zhu, out of past friendship, I covered up what happened today for you, but this is the only time, there will be no Next time, if there is a next time, I won’t cover it up for you, and you can just fend for yourself.”

Xia Zhu didn't react: "What's the matter?"

Chunliu said bluntly: "Madam obviously went to the old lady's place to have dinner, but you lied about the first lady or the second lady. You know your intentions."

Hearing this, Xia Zhu's heart skipped a beat and he hurriedly asked: "Then what was Lord Hou's reaction?"

Chunliu warned earnestly: "I only said that Madam has been close to the First Madam and the Second Madam recently. Maybe the other maids remembered it wrong. The Marquis didn't say anything, but don't do such stupid things again in the future. If you can get away with it the first time, you may not have such good luck the second time. Put away your inappropriate thoughts, and if you want to get married, just ask the madam for her permission, and the madam will arrange the marriage for you."

After Xia Zhu heard this, he lowered his head slightly with an indistinguishable expression.

Chunliu wasn't her, and he didn't know if she listened to what he said. He looked at her quietly for a moment, said nothing, and turned around to leave.