Chapter 780 Being a Concubine
Chuzhou is near the sea, south of the Huaihe River. Most of the girls here are born with slender bones and graceful looks.
In the afternoon, it was snowing in the sky, Chen Yanchu stood under the eaves of the porch, stretching out her pale white hands, letting the snowflakes fall on her palm or pass through her fingers.
The Chen family's ancestral home was in Jiangling, and their ancestors were farmers. More than 20 years ago, the Yangtze River burst its embankment, and all the Chen family's several acres of land and two thatched huts were washed away. Chen Min was the only one left in the Chen family. He fled to Gyeongju, just in time to recruit soldiers.
Sixteen-year-old Chen Min entered the military camp by relying on the three moves and two moves he learned as a child. Later, he married Shangfeng's daughter, Lin, and went from a hundred households to a thousand households, and now he is the commander.
Chen Yanchu was born in Chuzhou. She is Chen Min's only prostitute daughter.
And because she was born delicately and beautifully and liked peonies, Chen Min hired a gardener from Luoyang with a lot of money to teach her how to grow peonies. There were no other flowers in her yard except peonies, and there were more than a dozen expensive varieties. The courtyard was naturally named Peony Court.
Yao Huang hurried over, Chen Yanchu hurriedly looked over with full of expectation, she walked through the veranda, quickly walked to Chen Yanchu's side, and whispered, "Girl, this servant has already heard that Mr. Gu and the daughter of the Qiao family are already engaged. .”
Chen Yanchu trembled all over. Originally, Zhao Fan's face turned pale in an instant, and she was on the verge of falling. Yao Huang hurriedly supported her, and carefully helped her into the room. The handkerchief covers her face.
Yao Huang had known for a long time that the girl liked Mr. Gu's family since she was a child. Later, Mr. Gu's family went out to study and hadn't seen each other for five years. A few days ago, Mr. Gu's family came back, and the girl rushed to meet Mr. Gu's family. When she came back, she was in a daze. A heart can no longer tolerate others.
"The second girl is here!"
Yao Huang looked out of the window and saw the second girl Chen Yanrong wearing a crane cloak with lotus green bucket pattern and embroidered with foreign thread and fancied silk. The servant girl wrapped an oiled paper umbrella for her and swayed over, "Miss, the second girl is here!"
Chen Yanchu got up quickly, and when she saw Chen Yanrong, she showed a more miserable expression. Chen Yanrong saw it as soon as she came in, and hurried forward, and said with concern, "Sister, what's wrong with you?"
The two are not from the same mother. Chen Yanrong is the concubine daughter of Chen Min's concubine, the Song family. She is half a year younger than Chen Yanchu. Seeing that there is no one else in the room, she hurriedly asked, "Your sister is for the son of the Gu family?"
Chen Yan Chufan didn't want to tell his mother what happened, so he told Chen Yanrong, and she burst into tears, "It was only after Yao Huang found out that Mr. Gu has already got a marriage contract, and he is the first daughter of the Qiao family."
Chen Yanrong was not surprised, but asked, "Sister, do you know if Qiao's family is from Yanjing Mansion?"
"I don't know either."
"If it's the Qiao family in Yanjing Mansion, my sister doesn't have to worry about it. What kind of family is the Gu family? Mr. Gu's grandfather was a minister of punishment. The Cui family is studying and waiting for the next year's scientific examination. But what about the Qiao family? The Qiao family is a merchant. It must have been a helpless move to set up this marriage back then. It is still uncertain whether it will be successful in the future. If you lose confidence, if you miss the opportunity, you will regret it for the rest of your life!"
Chen Yanchu cheered up, called Yao Huang to ask, "Who did you listen to? The Gu family said this?"
Yao Huang was stunned for a moment. It took her a long time to get acquainted with a nanny in the courtyard of Mr. Gu's son, and to build a relationship before she heard what the other said. How could it be false?
Neither the master nor the servant saw the contempt and banter that flashed in Chen Yanrong's eyes. When Yao Huang approached the mother of the Gu family, Chen Yanrong knew about it a long time ago. The mind of the eldest daughter of the family said.
The mother of the Gu family was very worried, not to mention anything else, how can a girl fall in lovesickness before she leaves the cabinet? The Gu family refused to ask for such a girl. When Yao Huang really came to ask, the mother of the Gu family didn't doubt it at all, and said ambiguous words, saying that the young master of the Gu family was married.
How did Yao Huang know that the other party had thoughts on his mind, and how could such a thing as a marriage contract be made out of nothing?
The Gu family was close to Emperor Zhaoyang, and after the change of Zhaoyang Palace, Gu Lin, the elder of the Gu family, stepped down from the position of Minister of the Ministry of Punishment due to his old age and infirmity.
The eldest son of the Gu family is the eldest son of this generation. He has outstanding character and amazing talents. He is one of the best sons in Chuzhou. The wife of the Gu family has high vision and does not have a fancy girl.
Although Chen Yanchu is also well-known in Chuzhou, Mrs. Gu's family doesn't like her from the bottom of her heart. She just thinks that this woman is superficial. A daughter of a military commander's family, she only knows about sad spring and sad moon all day long. After seeing her son, her eyeballs Can't move anymore, even being a concubine is not good enough, how can there be any thoughts of getting married?
Poor, Chen Yanchu went to the Gu family's door in the early years, and was able to receive the hospitality of the Gu family because of his father's status, but the last few times when he came to the door, the wife of the Gu family refused to show up. The last time, she was asked to wait in the small flower hall A full half an hour.
No wonder, how humble and shameless she is in the eyes of others!
The look in Chen Yanrong's eyes flashed away, and she hurriedly persuaded her sister, "Sister, no matter who said it, it doesn't matter even if it's true. Anyway, the son of the Gu family hasn't come to propose marriage, and the bride hasn't married yet. Sister, if you want to, you can get the moon first if you are close to the water, and there are plenty of opportunities."
Thinking of this, Chen Yanchu shed tears and shook her head, "Marriage has been a major event since ancient times, and the parents ordered the matchmaker's words. How can I ruin the reputation of the Chen family and ruin the future marriage of my sisters because of my own selfishness."
Chen Yanrong couldn't help being moved, held her sister's hand, and shed tears along with her, "Sister, you always think so much about us, why have you ever thought about yourself? Marriage is about life, even in the future... I won't let you My sister sacrificed so much for me."
She stood up abruptly, "I don't care, sister, I'll go find Young Master Gu..."
Before she finished speaking, Que'er, the maid beside her, rushed over and said, "Second Miss, something is wrong."
Chen Yanrong said angrily, "What's wrong with the big thing? You are in a panic, what do you look like?"
"Second girl, I heard from Yan Hong in the eldest young master's room that the master will send the eldest girl to be the second prince's concubine..."
Before Que'er finished speaking, Chen Yanchu's eyes darkened and she passed out.
Chen Yanrong breathed a sigh of relief, and carried Chen Yanchu to the bed with two maids, and was about to ask for a doctor, but she woke up, took Chen Yanrong's hand, and cried, "Sister, I must never be a concubine for the prince , sister save me!"
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