The Mute Wife Who Brings Prosperity

Chapter 914 - 868: Concubine Selection (3 Updates)

Wen Wan returned to Changning Marquis Mansion, and Zhao Xunyin, seeing her absent-mindedness, asked, "Dou Kou mentioned you went to the Xie Family. What happened over there?"

Wen Wan did not hide anything. After sitting on the soft couch, she said honestly, "Xie Feng plans to buy a manor secretly from his parents to bring Song Qi over."

Zhao Xunyin was taken aback, "To support a mistress?"

How old is Xie Feng, planning to support a mistress before even marrying his main wife? Has he gone mad?

Wen Wan smiled slightly, curling her lips, "I told him, I have several manors under my name, and I can give him one."

"Wanwan." Zhao Xunyin’s expression changed, "Although you and the Third Son have officially separated, you should still be worthy of the deceased old lady and your niece. Giving him a manor to bring someone over, isn’t that aiding and abetting?"

"Mother, just wait and see. Song Qi’s ambition is as high as the sky. Whether Xie Feng can bring her over is still uncertain."

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Ningzhou.

As Wen Wan mentioned in her letter, Song Wei stopped tormenting Song Qi, had people bring her back from the graveyard, invited a doctor to check her pulse, and used the best herbs to nourish her.

In just half a month, her appearance had already greatly improved, starting to look delicate and refined.

This left Song Erlang anxious, feeling something was amiss, yet not daring to ask.

It was instead the Second Lang’s wife who, seeing the second daughter looking more radiant by the day, felt comforted yet somewhat guilty. She directly asked Song Wei, "Third Son, why did you suddenly have her brought back?"

Song Wei said calmly, "The princely heir of Prince Cheng is selecting a concubine. They went to the Ministry of Revenue to check the birth dates of noblewomen in the capital. Song Qi has a chance of being selected. A letter came from over there, saying she will be sent to Beijing in a few days."

Indeed, there was such a matter in the capital. Although Prince Cheng was from the same generation as Zhao Xi in the Imperial Family, like the deceased old lady of the Song family, he was particularly superstitious, having calculations done for everything.

This time, when his son was selecting a concubine, they had the Astronomical Bureau calculate the birth dates and then went to the Ministry of Revenue. This period had those officials in charge of household registration at the Ministry driven crazy.

The Second Lang’s wife, upon hearing this, felt delighted, "Really?"

Song Wei lowered his eyes and continued drinking tea, not responding further.

"Oh my, why didn’t you mention such a big thing in advance, I wasn’t prepared at all." The Second Lang’s wife rubbed her hands, pacing back and forth, "Should we hire a nanny for her? Qi Qi’s temperament, I’m afraid she’ll be disliked for not knowing the rules when she goes."

"Even the scholars from Hongwen Academy couldn’t teach her to respect her superiors and care for her subordinates. What good can a nanny do?"

Song Yuanbao entered from outside with a stern face. Although he disagreed with Song Wei bringing Song Qi back to take care of her well, upon hearing from Song Wei that there was a purpose, he did not dwell on it further. After all, Ye Ling’s pregnancy was advancing, and it was indeed not suitable for the family to keep Song Qi, who was considered a jinx. She ought to be sent away.

Yet, when facing Song Qi and the people of the Second Household, Song Yuanbao could not bring himself to show pleasant expressions.

Seeing the Second Lang’s wife remain silent, Song Yuanbao snorted coldly again, "Only the capital can afford a nanny. Hiring one costs as much in a month as Duobao spends in a year. If your family is rich, you can hire one yourself."

The Second Lang’s wife said nothing more. She only had one manor, which Wen Wan had given her after collecting debts. Previously, when Song Erlang worked at Shuntian Prefecture, his salary was not high, and when they returned, the couple combined had only a few hundred silver coins. Now their living expenses were covered by the family, and if they had to spend money themselves, it would certainly not work.

Song Wei, however, said, "Hire one."