The Splendid Medical Concubine: The Journey of a Concubine

Chapter 116 116 Blackmail (first update)

In the past, when Chu Qianchen saw Aunt Jiang crying so hard, she would feel distressed and would want to coax her into showing off. But now, she only feels annoyed and hypocritical.

She had heard words like this too many times in her previous life.

Chu Qianchen didn't even raise his eyebrows and interrupted Aunt Jiang directly: "Auntie, you don't have to cry. I won't go back to my house. In case I am killed violently for nothing, it is better to stay in the village."

Upon hearing the word "violent death", Aunt Jiang's eyelashes trembled slightly, and there were crystal tears hanging on her long eyelashes.

The lady outside the pavilion naturally heard these words and looked a little embarrassed.

She also knew that Chu Qianchen talked about "violent death" as soon as he opened his mouth. He deliberately told it to herself and Chu Lingxiao, and used it to hurt them.

She specially brought Aunt Jiang with her when she came to Yanghezhuang. In fact, she hoped that Aunt Jiang, the biological mother, could persuade Chu Qianchen to let the girl go back to the Hou Mansion with them. Now it seems that her efforts were in vain.

Chu Lingxiao twitched the corners of his mouth mockingly, noncommittal.

He had already told Mrs. Chu that Chu Qianchen was simply a heartless white-eyed wolf.

She has no Chu family, no parents, only her own interests in her heart... That's why she would please Shen so much. To put it bluntly, Shen is her legitimate mother, and Shen has Duke Mu's Mansion as her backer.

Aunt Jiang picked up a handkerchief and wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes, and choked sadly: "Sister Chen, I know you are blaming me, that's why you said that."

"The Emperor's decree granting marriage is not only embarrassing for your father and grandmother, but also for me, and I feel sorry for you."

"If possible, I would also like to suffer it for you..."

Aunt Jiang looked like she "wanted to suffer for Chu Qianchen", and her motherly heart really made those who heard it sad and those who saw it moved.

But the word "accepted" sounded uncomfortable to Chu Qianchen's ears.

Her expression, which had always been as calm as water, changed slightly.

For her, the prince is the most important person. She cannot allow anyone to speak of the prince in this tone, not even her own mother!

"Auntie, you are too presumptuous."

Chu Qianchen's tone was cold, his eyes as sharp as swords, and he shot straight at Aunt Jiang.

There was silence for a moment.

Aunt Jiang's pretty face froze, tears slipped down her cheeks from the corners of her eyes again, and she looked at Chu Qianchen with a hurt look on her face.

Her tear-filled eyes seemed to be able to speak, so weak and pitiful, which made Chu Lingxiao feel heartbroken.

"Minshan." Regardless of the pain in his body, Chu Lingxiao stepped forward and gently hugged Aunt Jiang, coaxing her with soft words.

The look he looked at Chu Qianchen was full of hatred, and he really regretted not strangling her to death when she was born.

The madam secretly thought that it was not good, she was afraid that her son would say something wrong and offend Chu Qianchen again.

"Sister Chen." Mrs. Tai said before Chu Lingxiao, walked into the pavilion and sat down next to Chu Qianchen.

Seeing that the Biluochun she had prepared was finally put to use, Amber served the tea to the Madam with sharp eyesight and quick hands, with such thorough etiquette that no one could fault her.

"I heard what your father said... Hey, you misunderstood your father too deeply." The Madam's tone was filled with a bit of sadness, a bit of pity, and a bit of emotion. "Your father was distracted for a moment. It was him. No, he also learned a lesson this time.”

"Of course the Hou Mansion will not abandon you. If anything happens, I, the grandmother, will make the decision for you."

The madam looked at Chu Qianchen with gentle eyes and her tone was sincere and loving.

Chu Qianchen was indifferent and drank his tea without answering.

The wife was not in a hurry, and observed the change in Chu Qianchen's expression, and continued: "Sister Chen, after you get married, as a concubine, if you want to gain a foothold in Prince Chen's Mansion, you have to rely on the Marquis Mansion. Her natal family is a married woman. I rely on you, don’t risk everything just to vent your anger.”

"The days ahead are still long, so we need to take a long-term view."

"The wedding is only a month away. After you return home, you still have to prepare wedding clothes and dowry."

The lady was moved by emotion and understood by reason.

She believed that Chu Qianchen was not that stupid person who couldn't understand the world. As long as he carefully analyzed the stakes with her, she would understand what kind of choice was best for her.

In this world, apart from blood and family ties, what can maintain the relationship between each other is more interests.

Chu Qianchen listened quietly for a moment. It wasn't until the wife mentioned the dowry that she had some reaction. While stroking the tea cup, she asked, "What dowry does grandma plan to prepare for me?"

Seeing that Chu Qianchen finally responded, the wife secretly breathed a sigh of relief: as long as Chu Qianchen didn't persist, they could coax this girl back to the Hou Mansion. After all, this girl just wants to get a good dowry.

Alas, although she is somewhat clever, she is still young and has a narrow vision. It is no wonder that she is chasing her aunt and fourth brother like a pug all day long.

No matter what she was thinking in her heart, the lady had a gentle and loving look on her face, and she coaxed Chu Qianchen and said: "Sister Chen, you will be the princess from now on. You are the best married daughter of this generation of the Chu family. Yes, the dowry is comparable to that of your eldest sister."

The madam thought that this little girl's family had a good reputation, and the Chu family promised to give her the honor that only a legitimate daughter could have, so she should be satisfied.

"Mother!" Chu Lingxiao couldn't believe her ears and blurted out. My mother treated this girl too favorably!

Aunt Jiang opened her eyes first, and then lowered her eyes.

When the wind blew, the shadows of the trees swayed, casting shallow shadows on Aunt Jiang's gentle and beautiful face, and her eyes washed by tears were as dark as a pool.

"Madam, I know that you love Sister Chen very much and have a loving heart." Aunt Jiang rubbed the handkerchief with her slender white fingers, and said timidly, "There are rules in the Hou Mansion. For Sister Chen, If someone breaks the rules, will it happen..."

"Rules are made by people." The lady said flatly.

Aunt Jiang bit her lower lip weakly and hesitated to speak.

Chu Qianchen's lips curved, revealing a pair of shallow dimples, and he said matter-of-factly: "Grandma, according to the rules in the house, the eldest daughter's dowry is twenty thousand taels of silver from the father's son."

According to the custom of the palace, the proportion of dowry for the eldest daughter, other legitimate daughters and concubines are different, with the eldest daughter being the best.

Chu Qianchen's smile was as bright as a flower, and he continued with a smile: "Grandma, I'm getting married soon anyway, and the wedding is only a month away. I don't need you to prepare any dowry, just fold it into silver."

"It's good this way, the money is the most real, and it prevents anyone from passing it off as a good one when purchasing, or changing the order overnight."

She deliberately emphasized the words "change morning and evening".

It means that they simply have one idea every day. Yesterday they wanted her to die suddenly. Today they changed their mind and planned to take her back to their home and promised her a dowry of 20,000 yuan. Then tomorrow, they can regret it again and change their mind. Her share of dowry was also reduced.

"..." Madam Tai's face stiffened slightly.

She originally wanted to use her legitimate daughter's dowry of 10,000 taels to coax Chu Qianchen first, and then talk about the rest when she went back. Unexpectedly, Chu Qianchen asked for 20,000 taels as soon as she asked for it, and also directly asked for cash.

Chu Qianchen took a sip of tea gracefully and said, "Grandma, I am going to marry into the prince's palace after all!"

From the beginning to the end, Chu Qianchen kept smiling, as if she was just asking for some money.

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Madam Tai, Chu Lingxiao and Aunt Jiang were all shocked by Chu Qianchen's lion's big mouth.

Especially Aunt Jiang. Aunt Jiang stared at Chu Qianchen with a deep look in her eyes. The handkerchief in her hand was almost torn by her. The events of the day when the Qinghui Courtyard was destroyed were flashing before her eyes like a revolving lantern.

That day, she realized that Chu Qianchen seemed to be very different from before. However, Chu Qianchen had always been filial and obedient to her in the past ten years. She only thought that Chu Qianchen had gone sideways. It will get better in a while.

At this moment, she was convinced that Chu Qianchen had indeed changed...

After a brief shock, Chu Lingxiao came to his senses and was furious.

"Twenty thousand taels?" He said through gritted teeth, staring at Chu Qianchen with eyes almost bursting with fire.

Chu Qianchen has the courage to say this!

He subconsciously picked up the crutch again and wanted to hit Chu Qianchen.

Chu Qianchen raised his lower lip with a half-smile, and reminded leisurely: "Father, if you keep tossing it, I'm afraid you'll never be able to do without the crutch for the rest of your life."

Others may not be able to tell, but Chu Qianchen is a doctor with sharp eyes, and he can see at a glance that Chu Lingxiao's left foot is more seriously injured.

Chu Lingxiao's left leg originally only needed to be well taken care of, which was just a slight limp. However, he ignored the injured foot and failed to take good care of it, so he went around messing around. This time he was scolded by the emperor's stick again. Under the stick, it was inevitable that he would accidentally hit the injured leg. , his leg injury naturally became more serious.

Chu Lingxiao originally only felt the pain in his buttocks, but after Chu Qianchen said this, his attention returned to his legs, and he felt that the injured leg began to hurt again.

The pain was bone-piercing and excruciating.

Mrs. Tai also looked at Chu Lingxiao worriedly, and then noticed that her son had been standing with a cane, and said distressedly: "Lingxiao, sit down quickly. How do you feel about your leg? Does it hurt again?" "

Chu Lingxiao had just been beaten today and couldn't sit down at all. However, his legs were not well-conditioned and were not suitable for standing. The boy could only put thick and soft cushions on the chair. Aunt Jiang personally supported Chu Lingxiao. Ling Xiao sat down.

For Chu Lingxiao now, sitting was like a torture, the pain made his facial features distort and he grimaced.

Aunt Jiang was beside him, soothing and soothing, speaking softly and being considerate.

Mrs. Tai and others all gathered around Chu Lingxiao, asking for his welfare, and hurriedly ordered the stewards in Zhuangzi to fetch the doctor.

Chu Qianchen turned a blind eye to this and just drank the new tea that Amber had just served. Whether it was the action of picking up the tea cup or brushing the tea leaves with the tea lid, they were all so elegant, as if they were measured with a ruler. The same.

The elegant fragrance of tea mixed with the fragrant fragrance of flowers filled the pavilion.

Chu Qianchen complimented casually: "Hubo, your tea making skills have improved."

"Thank you for the compliment, Miss." Amber was overjoyed and felt a bit flattered.

The master and servant were chatting and laughing, which was in sharp contrast with the people around them, such as Mrs. Chu, Chu Lingxiao, Aunt Jiang, etc. It seemed that there was an invisible barrier that separated such a small pavilion into two worlds.

Aunt Jiang bent down to massage Chu Lingxiao's acupuncture points, while quietly looking at Chu Qianchen, a swaddled baby girl appeared in her mind.

Nearly fourteen years later, the image of the little baby girl is still deeply etched in her memory.

The little baby girl's sleeping face was peaceful, her long and thick eyelashes were like combs, her slightly red skin was delicate and flawless, and her lips were like delicate flowers that seemed to break if touched.

As time flies, the baby girl grows up day by day. From the cute girl in Yuxue, her height grows little by little, and she gradually grows into a beautiful girl.

Just like the hibiscus flowers blooming beautifully on the branches.

Aunt Jiang straightened up and picked a hibiscus flower from the branch nearby.

She pulled off the petals of the hibiscus flower piece by piece with her hands, still looking straight at Chu Qianchen.

Chu Qianchen felt something vaguely, raised his head and looked over, and met a pair of willow-leaf eyes as dark as ink. There was a hint of cold resentment hidden in the other person's eyes.

The next moment, Aunt Jiang smiled softly, and she looked pitiful, as if the "resentment" just now was just Chu Qianchen's illusion.

Chu Qianchen raised his eyebrows, and his eyes fell on the broken hibiscus flower in Aunt Jiang's hand. Her long eyelashes trembled, as if something flashed through her eyes... and then she calmed down again.

"Sister Chen." Aunt Jiang dropped the hibiscus flower in her hand on the ground and walked towards Chu Qianchen. Her embroidered shoes happened to step on the ruined hibiscus flower and the rippling skirt. The bottom is looming.

She sighed slightly, and the sigh was blown away by the breeze as soon as it escaped her lips...

"It was my failure to protect you that made you suffer so much."

"I know all your grievances."

"Sister Chen, you are just a concubine. You and His Highness Prince Chen are in the same world. This marriage is too high-profile. I'm afraid you will be wronged if you marry into the prince's palace."

"Every time I think about it, I can't sleep at night and can't eat."

Aunt Jiang looked at Chu Qianchen worriedly, her reddish eyes pitiful.

Chu Qianchen stared at Aunt Jiang for a moment, with no trace of what she was thinking on her calm face. .

She was quiet for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes, my aunt is right, this relationship is too high-end."

"So, I'd better buy more dowry. With the dowry by my side, I won't be able to bear any grievance in Prince Chen's Mansion in the future."

"Auntie said, right?"

Without waiting for Aunt Jiang's answer, Chu Qianchen went on to himself and said, "Grandma, why don't you give me thirty thousand taels?"

Aunt Jiang: "..."

Aunt Jiang opened her eyes slightly and wanted to say something else, but she could only shut her mouth when she received a cold glare from the Madam.

The madam was very unhappy. The dowry money was originally twenty thousand taels, but after Aunt Jiang said these few words, it became another ten thousand taels. If she continued to talk, wouldn't she have to add another ten thousand taels? !

Mrs. Tai's eyes became darker and darker. She felt disgusted with Chu Qianchen's greed. On the other hand, she blamed Aunt Jiang for not being able to take care of her daughter.

She calmed down and discussed with Chu Qianchen in a good voice: "Sister Chen, you have studied housekeeping with your mother for a few days. You should know that the harvest in the past two years has not been good. There are many heirs in the house, and the expenses are getting higher and higher every year." It’s been more than a year, and the company doesn’t have much cash. If I have to spend 20,000 taels, I have to scrape together everything.”

"Besides, you have so many younger brothers and sisters. They are all grown up and are about to start families."

Mrs. Ren kept talking, but Chu Qianchen smiled and said nothing, just drinking tea by himself.

In fact, her mind was already far away.

There is still one month left before the wedding. Counting the days, half a month should be enough for Xue Fengyan and the others to contact the prince.

She had to get the 30,000 taels of dowry money as soon as possible. Once the money was in her pocket, no matter what happened in the future, no one would want her to spit it out.

The prince has a crossbow team. In recent years, the military pay allocated by the court has been insufficient, and there has been a long-term shortage of iron arrows. In her previous life, she heard Su Mubai and Xue Fengyan mention that when she was poorest, she often used those iron arrows when cleaning the battlefield. Recycle it and use it again in the future.

The most expensive thing in war is silver. Thirty thousand taels of silver can be used to make up some iron arrows for the prince.

Chu Qianchen smiled happily, the corners of his lips curved.

She was immersed in her own thoughts, and her smile looked like a different feeling in the eyes of the Mrs. Chu Qianchen. She just felt that Chu Qianchen was demonstrating.

The madam's eyelids twitched.

Could it be that Chu Qianchen already knew that the emperor ordered her to enter the palace tomorrow to attend the longevity banquet, so she was so sure that they must bow their heads.

Silence spread in the pavilion.

(End of chapter)