The two concubines hid in their own courtyard and had no sense of existence at all.
Therefore, after Qin married into the Marquis's Mansion, she lived a very comfortable life.
It’s a pity that no matter how comfortable her life is, she can never forget her first love.
If Lord Qi knew what Qin was thinking, would he get furious
Bai Chen was very much looking forward to seeing that moment.
At this moment, the eldest daughter of the Qi family, Qi Zhuyu, also came in.
Bai Chen raised his head and glanced at her.
Qin Zhuyu is only thirteen years old now. He is very handsome, has a noble demeanor, and walks gracefully. When he walks in from the door, he seems to light up the whole room.
She didn't even look at Bai Chen, or maybe she didn't even see him at all. After entering the door, she sat next to her mother.
"Mother, that country woman actually ran away. A large group of servants couldn't catch her. She is indeed a peasant who does farm work. She can run really fast.
Mom, do you want to go look for her and see where she ran off to?"
Qin tugged at her daughter's sleeve with a strange expression and pouted in Bai Chen's direction, "Come and meet your sister-in-law."
"Sister-in-law?" Qi Zhuyu finally saw the woman in mourning clothes sitting at the bottom, "You are my brother's..."
It was hard for her to call a country girl "sister-in-law".
Bai Chen nodded, stood up and said, "Hello, Sister Zhuyu."
Qi Zhuyu nodded, concealed the contempt in her expression, and said nothing more, but her eyes were very indifferent.
She has always been well educated by her mother and always maintains the image of a young lady from a marquis's mansion.
In the capital, she is considered a talented woman with some fame. She has reached the age to discuss marriage, but she has not found a satisfactory one yet.
Of course, it is impossible for such a young lady from a noble family to look down on a girl born in the countryside.
But she would never show her contempt or disdain on her face.
In the plot, the living Ji Jiuyue had never seen the eldest daughter of the Qi family once, but after becoming a ghost, he saw her quite a few times.
For a period of time, the eldest son and Ji Jiuyue had been hiding in Qin's bedroom.
During this period, Qi Zhuyu often whispered with her mother in the bedroom.
In this way, her true nature was exposed to the two ghosts.
When she was alone with her mother, she mentioned her eldest brother as a sickly boy and showed no respect at all.
But when the eldest son was alive, she would always politely call him "Brother" whenever she saw him.
From this point of view, she is also a hypocritical woman who appears virtuous on the surface but is actually evil at heart.
Originally Ji Jiuyue wanted to scare her, but was stopped by the eldest master.
He only needed to deal with Qin, Qi Zhuyu had no grudge against him.
He is a ghost who clearly distinguishes between gratitude and resentment.
So, let's just leave it at that.
For a moment, the whole hall was silent. Qin took out a string of Buddhist beads from her sleeve and counted them one by one.
After a while, a maid with a bad appearance finally came over with a tray with a cup of tea on it.
Qin winked at the maid.
"Young Madam!" the maid called out and brought the tray to Bai Chen.
Bai Chen held up the teacup with both hands and knelt in front of Qin, "The daughter-in-law serves tea to the mother-in-law."
Qin forced a smile, took the tea, took a sip, and put it back on the tray.
"Okay, get up."
But Bai Chen was hesitant and showed no intention of standing up, looking very shy.
Qin looked at Bai Chen's expression and immediately remembered that she should give a gift when meeting him. This was the rule of drinking tea with the daughter-in-law.
I was so caught off guard that I didn't know what to give.
The servants looked at each other in bewilderment. This bride was so tactless that she even had the nerve to ask for a gift.
But this is the rule for a bride entering the house, and since the lady hasn't said anything, they can't say anything.
Since you have drunk the daughter-in-law tea, of course you should give her a gift.
It's just that this marriage is a little special, so everyone forgot about the gift.
Qin seemed awkward. She touched her head and body for a while, and finally her wrist. Then she took off one of the bracelets on her wrist.
"Here, take it."
Bai Chen looked at Qin with a smile on his face, feeling happy in his heart.
It's really a shame to save face!
In front of so many servants, she had to give it to him. This was the rule of drinking the daughter-in-law's tea.
"Yes, thank you mother-in-law." Bai Chen showed a happy look on his face and took the jade bracelet. With the jade bracelet that Qin had worn, it would be much easier to deal with her.
"Okay, you've finished your tea, you can leave." Qin glanced at Bai Chen indifferently and frowned, feeling that she had gone too far in saving face.
Although the quality of that bracelet is not top-notch, it is still worth several hundred taels of silver.
Look at her naive look. I thought she was pretty good just now.
It seems that after all, being born in the countryside, no matter how good one is, there is a limit.
Forget it, one day she will be forced to withdraw.
Just at this moment, someone else came in through the door.
The person who came in was the eunuch, Lord Qi, and as he walked he coldly scolded a steward who was standing at the door.
"What's going on? The whole mansion was noisy this morning."
The steward glanced at Qin Shi and said, "My Lord, it's nothing serious, it's just that the eldest young lady ran away and some people are chasing her.
Qin also stood up quickly, walked over with an apologetic smile, and took his cloak, "Xuan'er's daughter-in-law is here to pay her respects."
The eldest son of the Qi family was named Qi Xuan, and Qin had always called him Xuan'er.
"Xuan's daughter-in-law! Who?" Lord Qi was confused for a moment, because he was not at home when Ji Jiuyue came in last night.
"He just arrived yesterday, the one who went to the countryside." Then, Qin wiped her tears again and whispered, "Poor Xuan'er, he left after we married his wife."
For a moment, the whole hall was shrouded in a layer of sadness, and the servants also wiped their tears.
"Ah! Life and death are determined by fate. Xuan'er has a stepmother like you, so he should be content. Don't be sad, ah!"
Lord Qi sighed, patted Qin's hand gently, and then took her hand to sit in the main seat.
The couple looked very affectionate, the kind that made others envious. They could even display their affection in front of a room full of servants.
Lord Qi had an elegant demeanor, handsome eyebrows and eyes, a beard, and looked like a middle-aged man in his forties, with a tall and thin figure and sharp eyes. But when he looked at Qin, his gaze became very gentle.
Qin hid her 'sad look' and pointed at Bai Chen who was still kneeling and said: "Look, this child hasn't stood up yet."
Only then did Lord Qi turn his gaze to Bai Chen.
At present, he does not have much resentment towards his country daughter-in-law.
But there is absolutely no good feeling.
If a country bumpkin were to hang around the mansion all the time, it would be an eyesore.
It was painful for him to see his eldest son hanging on by a thread. Over the years, he had basically given up the fantasy that his eldest son could recover.
However, the lady always doted on her eldest son and kept saying every day how pitiful the child was.
She would only treat him as her own son, even better than her own children.
Seeing how concerned his wife was about the child, he felt that she was a very kind woman.
I felt a little more sympathy for her.
When his wife was arranging a marriage for his eldest son, he did not raise any objections and let her do it, completely trusting her.
He actually had a bit of a lucky mentality. What if the wedding really did make Xuan'er get better
But unfortunately, the lady’s efforts were in vain, and Xuan’er died after all.
Lord Qi looked at Bai Chen for a long time and thought, she is good-looking and doesn't look stupid or vulgar, so it might be a good idea to keep her to observe mourning for Xuan'er.
Although Bai Chen was still kneeling, he appeared neither humble nor arrogant, and did not show any fear at all.
A hint of doubt flashed across the eyes of the Marquis of Qi, and he finally spoke.
"Get up!"
"The daughter-in-law hasn't toasted to the father-in-law yet." Bai Chen lowered his head shyly.
Qin frowned and told the servant waiting beside her, "Bring another cup of tea."
"Yes!" A maid responded and went to pour tea.
After the tea was served, Bai Chen held the tea in both hands and held it in front of Lord Qi, "Eunuch, please have some tea."
For a new daughter-in-law, as long as the elders have drunk the daughter-in-law tea, she is recognized by them.