Reborn as a bride, pretending to be virtuous, the prince held his waist and regretted

Just as Gu Xiling was guessing, the man outside laughed loudly, "My name is Wang Shiwen. May I ask which master of the Changning Marquis's Mansion is in the carriage?"

The servant stepped forward and answered, "So it's Prince Wang, and inside is my prince's wife."

Wang Shiwen smiled and bowed, "It turns out to be my sister-in-law. I am sorry for the disrespect. Is my sister-in-law going to the farm to visit Brother Zhou today?"

Gu Xiling raised her eyebrows slightly when she heard Wang Shiwen's voice.

People just don't like to be talked about.

Wang Shiwen has been mentioned several times in the past few days. Did you meet Wang Shiwen on the road?

It seems that he went to Zhuangzi to visit Zhou Jin.

Zhou Jin was not around, so Gu Xiling did not need to get off the carriage. She answered softly, "I was going to the manor to visit the prince. How did Prince Wang know that the prince was unwell?"

Wang Shiwen had not met Gu Xiling yet, but he had met Gu Xirong.

After learning that Zhou Jin did not marry Gu Xirong but Gu Xiling, Wang Shiwen thought that Gu Xiling was in trouble.

This is indeed the case. Zhou Jin, who failed to marry his beloved, is aloof and difficult to deal with, and he always finds ways to make trouble for others.

It's true!

However, Wang Shiwen only knew that Zhou Jin was difficult and the devil was one foot taller than him, but he didn't know that Gu Xiling was ten feet taller than him and had even deeper scheming.

Wang Shiwen sympathized with Gu Xiling, but this was Zhou Jin's private matter, so he couldn't say anything!

"I learned at the government office yesterday that Brother Zhou was injured. Today is a day off, so I went to visit him."

Gu Xiling nodded, "On behalf of the prince, I would like to thank you for your concern. When will the carriage be repaired?"

Wang Shiwen apologized, "It will take another stick of incense."

"Oh, let's wait." Gu Xiling felt that the time was not long and there was no need to ask the other party to move the carriage now and delay the repair of the carriage.

Gu Xiling asked the driver to retreat a few feet to prevent him from getting too close and scaring the horses and injuring people.

Wang Shiwen listened to Gu Xiling's pleasant voice and wanted to know what she looked like.

However, this is against etiquette.

He can only endure!

Xiuzhu would occasionally glance at Wang Shiwen while checking whether the carriage in front was repaired.

Wang Shiwen's eyes swept across the carriage behind from time to time and met Xiuzhu's gaze.

What a pretty maid.

The maid is so beautiful, so the second young lady of the Gu family must be pretty too.

When Xiuzhu saw Wang Shiwen looking at her, her face turned red with excitement and she shrank back into the carriage.

Xiuzhen frowned and lowered her voice to remind him, "Xiuzhu, be reserved. Don't embarrass the Crown Prince's wife."

Xiuzhu said shyly, "I am sorry to have embarrassed the Crown Prince's wife! I will never dare to do it again."

Gu Xiling glanced at Xiuzhu with a serious expression, "Xiuzhu, if you have an idea, I can fulfill it, but my only requirement of you is respectability. Not only the respectability of Changning Marquis's Mansion, but also your own respectability."

When Xiuzhu heard this, her face turned pale, "I...I dare not."

Gu Xiling looked at Xiuzhu with bright eyes and spoke earnestly.

"I will do what I promised you. You probably won't be able to become a concubine in the mansion, but if you want to be a concubine, you can't be a maid in the Changning Marquis's mansion as a concubine for others. That would be a lowly concubine."

"You are a maid in the harem, you should know that concubines are divided into different levels. There are lowly concubines, good concubines, and noble concubines. If you are not polite and hang out with them, you can only be a lowly concubine. Your birth means you are destined not to be a noble concubine. If you are polite and follow the rules, I will release your indenture and restore your status as a good citizen, and you can be a good concubine."

According to the laws of Kangguo, concubines could be sold at will and were considered property. Even if they were beaten to death, they only had to pay hundreds of taels of silver to the government.

Noble concubines are the daughters of officials and women of Juren or above. Even if there are no three matchmakers and six betrothals, there must be three matchmakers and three betrothal gifts, and there is also a betrothal letter. They cannot be bought, sold, beaten or scolded at will.

Even if divorced, she could still take her dowry with her.

A good concubine, even if it is a girl from a peasant family, a merchant family's daughter, or a scholar's family, cannot be obtained by simply being carried into a pink sedan chair. There must be a matchmaker and a betrothal letter, and she cannot be sent away with just a contract of selling her body.

Neither good concubines nor noble concubines could be sold at will. If they were divorced, they could take away their clothes, private property, and dowry.

If the woman dies, the matter must be reported to the government to find out the cause of death. If there is abuse or murder, the husband will be punished.

Aunt Bai was once born in a brothel and was a lowly concubine.

She was dead before, so the housekeeper of the Marquis of Changning's mansion took Aunt Bai's indenture contract to the government to cancel it and paid one hundred taels of silver.

This person disappeared completely!

After hearing this, Xiuzhu pondered for a moment. She understood the deep meaning of the Crown Prince's wife's words and she must not let Wang Shiwen succeed easily.

If he really liked her, even if he just liked her appearance, Wang Shiwen should have entered the mansion as a concubine.

Otherwise, she would rather wait a little longer and work for the Crown Prince's wife than be a lowly concubine who could be beaten and scolded at will.

Xiuzhu's eyes became serious at this time, "Thank you for the reminder, Madam Crown Prince!"

Gu Xiling smiled and said, "I've always known that you are a smart person, so I know you will do smart things, not stupid things."

Xiuzhu nodded and quickly replied, "Yes, I understand."

The moment she saw Wang Shiwen, Xiuzhu had indeed thought of several ways to make Wang Shiwen have feelings for her.

However, although such means could quickly win Wang Shiwen's favor, they might not necessarily make her a good concubine of Wang Shiwen.

Comparing before and after, it’s really not worth it!

Gu Xiling gave Xiuzhu some advice, thus completing the relationship between master and servant.

After all, she had once taken back the dowry worth tens of thousands of taels with the help of Xiuzhu.

As expected, the carriage was repaired after an incense stick of time. Wang Shiwen stepped forward and bowed, "Sister-in-law, the carriage has been repaired. Let's set off immediately."

Gu Xiling smiled and said, "Okay!"

In recent days, although the sky has been cloudy, it has not rained.

The official road was easy to walk on, and after half an hour, they all arrived at the farm.

Gu Xiling, wearing a veil on her head, got off the carriage.

Lai Fu received Zhou Jin's order and waited for Wang Shiwen at the door. Unexpectedly, the Crown Prince's wife and Young Master Wang came over one after another.

"Xiu Lan and Xiu Zhu, you take the Crown Prince's wife to the backyard, and my prince will go to see the Crown Prince."

Xiulan quickly replied, "Yes!"

Gu Xiling looked at Wang Shiwen through the veil and told Lai Fu, "Entertain Mr. Wang well and don't neglect him!"

At this time, Gu Xiling also saw Wang Shiwen's appearance clearly.

She has a slender figure, a white face, a pair of peach blossom eyes, amorous and romantic, and a very gentle voice.

But his cheeks are thin and fleshless, and his chin is a bit pointed.

Although she was smiling, she looked quite feminine.

He is handsome indeed, but Gu Xiling feels that he is not as handsome and elegant as Zhou Jin.

Lai Fu agreed, "Don't worry, Madam Crown Prince."

Seeing Lai Fu being very respectful to Gu Xiling, Wang Shiwen also quickly bowed and replied, "Thank you, sister-in-law!"

Even if Gu Xiling was not favored, she was still the wife of the Crown Prince of Changning Marquisate, and it was not Wang Shiwen's turn to neglect her.

After entering the manor, Lai Fu brought Wang Shiwen to Zhou Jin's yard.

Zhou Jin's hip injury has healed and he can sit down now. "Brother Wang, I apologize for not welcoming you from afar."

Wang Shiwen showed concern, "Brother Zhou, is your leg injury better?"

Zhou Jin smiled and said, "It's nothing serious. I'm sorry to have worried you, brother. Is your work in the Ministry of Revenue going well?"

Wang Shiwen heard this with a melancholy tone, "Everyone knows that I was demoted. Although it is not difficult, no one takes it seriously. Unlike Brother Zhou, His Majesty personally ordered the arrangement."

Zhou Jin smiled and said modestly, "The Agricultural Department is a clean government office. I deal with agricultural books and agricultural tools, or I deal with the land. Can't you see that I have turned black?"

If it were in the past, Zhou Jin would have been complacent about being specially valued by His Majesty.

But ever since he started doing farm work with Gu Xiling, his personality has become more stable, and when he considers a problem, he no longer just looks at the upper side, but also thinks about the lower side.

For example, now, he did not emphasize that His Majesty attaches special importance to it, but instead said that the Agricultural Department is not easy to work in.

Wang Shiwen felt resentful when he saw that Zhou Jin was not being rude.

It seems that he is not the only one who has grown and improved after this setback. Zhou Jin is also different from before.

The aloof and noble Zhou Jin is not real now!