He favored his concubine and I cut off my wealth. Everyone in the mansion was in a panic.

In the spring of March, the warblers are flying and the grass is growing. The inside and outside of the Yanglinghou Mansion are filled with festive red, making the already lush spring day even more lively.

Shen Qing raised his hand and picked a piece of red silk from the branch of the crabapple on the side. He gently twisted it with his fingertips, and a subtle coolness flashed in his bright black eyes.

When her mother was still alive, she always told her that a woman should be gentle, because only if she is gentle and behaves dignifiedly, she will be respected and loved by her husband's family.

Shen listened and followed suit.

Ever since I passed the door, I have abided by my duty and never fought or grabbed.

Her husband fell in love with his childhood sweetheart, Bai Yueguang's cousin, so Shen Qing allowed the two to enjoy each other's lives day by day, because her mother said that as a wife, generosity and tolerance are essential.

My mother-in-law likes rare treasures, so she sends a batch of treasures and antiques every once in a while, especially during holidays, because my mother said that as a daughter-in-law, you must be obedient and know how to make your mother-in-law happy.

But what's the result?

On their wedding night, her husband and his childhood sweetheart fell asleep together, leaving her alone in the empty room.

In the morning and dusk, her mother-in-law treated her coldly, but greeted her husband's cousin with a smile.

Now, less than a year after she came to the house, this family brought a concubine into the house as a wife, and stepped on her face openly.

Shen Qing raised her eyes, looked up at the sky, and said silently: Mother, you are wrong. Women who are gentle and kind may not necessarily get respect and consideration, but may also be endlessly pushy and unscrupulous.

In this case, there is no need for her to be the gentle and virtuous mistress of the Hou Mansion.

…

At the same time, the main hall of the Hou Mansion.

The Marquis of Yangling and his wife were sitting in the high hall, looking at the talented and beautiful couple, with loving smiles between their brows and eyes that Shen Qing had never seen before.

They had watched Lin Xuefu grow up. She had good looks and good character, and she treated Mu Ziqian sincerely. It was a pity that she was from a bad background, otherwise Shen Qing, a half-businesswoman, would not have had her turn. The position of the mistress of the Shanghou Mansion.

"Couple greetings!"

As soon as the Master Li finished speaking, before Mu Ziqian and Lin Xuefu had time to bow down, they heard a clear female voice at the door, "My husband took a concubine, why didn't you call someone to inform me? Is it because you were afraid that I would disturb you?" What's your interest?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the expressions of everyone in the room suddenly changed. They subconsciously looked towards the door and saw Shen Qing walking towards her. She was wearing a crimson embroidered brocade long skirt. Her skin, which was already whiter than snow, became whiter and her delicate face With a generous and decent smile, he said, "It would be unsatisfactory for the prince's direct son to take a concubine, but the mistress of the house is not present."

Marquis Yangling and his wife looked at each other with a look of surprise in their eyebrows.

Because they knew that Shen Qing had a soft temper, they welcomed Lin Xuefu in with such fanfare as a wife. They thought that Shen Qing would huddle in his yard and turn a blind eye like before, but they didn't expect that she would come here on her own. .

Mu Ziqian finally recovered from his daze. Looking at the bright and dazzling Shen Qing, he always felt that Shen Qing today seemed a little different from before.

Under the hijab, Lin Xuefu clenched her silver teeth, and the nails in her wide sleeves dug into her palms. Concubine was the title she least wanted to hear, but Shen Qing never left her.

Just when Lin Xuefu was trying to swallow the humiliation, she suddenly noticed something bright in front of her eyes. Lin Xuefu raised her head suddenly and saw Shen Qing holding the mandarin duck hijab she had embroidered by herself, and took a cursory glance at it. He glanced at it and threw it to the ground, and then looked up at Mrs. Yanglinghou who looked up at her with a look of astonishment. "My mother often told me that Yanglinghou is one of the three princes in my court. He has a distinguished status and the rules in the house are also strict." She oversteps her bounds at will, but now Aunt Lin openly wears the red hijab that is only used by wives, and disregards the rules of the house. I wonder how my mother is going to punish this concubine who doesn't know etiquette? "

Mrs. Yanglinghou had a look of confusion on her face. After all, what Shen Qing said was an indisputable fact, but punishment was impossible because everything today was ordered by her.

As for the rules Shen Qing said, she had tailor-made them for Shen Qing from beginning to end. As her niece, Lin Xuefu naturally did not need to abide by them.

"Qingqing is right, but rules are dead after all, but people are alive. Xue Fu and Qian'er have a friendship that grew up together. Today is the day when she comes to the house again, although it is a little over the rules. , But it’s not harmful, what do you think?”

Madam Yanglinghou had a gentle smile on her face, but Shen Qing could see a strong warning and coldness in it.

Shen Qing turned a blind eye and looked directly into the cold eyes of Mrs. Yangling Hou, "What mother said is wrong. Rules are rules. Let alone a small concubine, even I, the principal wife, cannot easily go beyond it. As the saying goes, There is no rule without rules. Although our Yanglinghou Mansion does not have a centuries-old tradition and profound heritage like the other two princely mansions, we are still the Yanglinghous granted by the late emperor. If we only act based on our hearts, wouldn't we make people laugh? "

Hearing this, Marquis Yang Ling's face instantly darkened.

Similar to Lin Xuefu who couldn't hear others saying she was a concubine, the last thing Yanglinghou wanted to hear was that Yanglinghou's mansion was not as good as the other two princes' mansions.

However, before Marquis Yangling could speak, Shen Qing turned his attention to Si Li again, "Jiang Si Li, I remember that you are also a famous Si Li in Shengjing. You have presided over the weddings of countless children from aristocratic families. Why are you today?" You can't even distinguish between taking a wife and taking a concubine. Could it be that I, the mistress of the Hou Mansion, who is being married by a matchmaker, cannot catch your eye? "

As soon as Shen Qing finished speaking, Jiang Sili immediately looked at the Yangling Marquis and his wife in panic. Seeing that they had no intention of protecting each other, he quickly knelt down on the ground with a "thump", "Madam, you are joking. I am old and I mispronounced the etiquette."

Shen Qing retracted his gaze and said in a slightly cold tone, "Since that's the case, Jiang Sili must be more careful next time. If there is another mistake, Shengjing will lose a Sili who is proficient in etiquette."

Jiang Sili nodded in response and raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead, feeling lucky that he escaped.

Shen Qing turned around, and Chan Yi had already moved a chair for Shen Qing, and coincidentally placed it below the wife of Yangling Marquis.

If you don't know, you might think Shen Qing is Mu Ziqian's elder.

Shen Qing thought this position was great, so she lifted her skirt and sat down. Looking at the bright red wedding dress on Lin Xuefu, Shen Qing felt that it was a bit annoying. She turned to look at the wife of Yangling Marquis and said bluntly, "Mother, concubines are either pink or rose red. Aunt Lin is wearing a mandarin duck veil and a bright red wedding dress. Are you sure you want to bring such an ignorant woman into the mansion?"

The face of the wife of Yangling Marquis sank again, and her voice was also a little cold, "Then what do you want?"

Shen Qing picked up the teacup without changing her expression, "Either take off your clothes and serve tea as a concubine, or throw you out of the mansion and the marriage is cancelled."

The wife of Yangling Marquis immediately widened her eyes, scolded "asshole" in a harsh voice, and then said coldly, "Shen Qing, after Xuefu married, we will be a family. Are you sure you want to make things so ugly?"