Of course, Chu Xinyu remembered that at that time she went to the foot of the mountain to sell herbs and met Miss Rong who was beaten to abortion by her husband. After asking, she realized that her life experience was quite pitiful.

Miss Rong was originally the daughter of the Golden Gate Embroidery House. She was loved by her parents since childhood. However, since Miss Rong's mother passed away, her aunt was promoted to the right after giving birth to a son, and the concubine became the legitimate sister. Because of her only son, even Rong's father, who once loved her, was no longer as good as her in the past. Later, for various reasons, Miss Rong's status at home plummeted.

Miss Rong has a lover who is in love with each other. The other party comes from a scholarly family and is a talented person. The two made a private agreement that after he went to Beijing to take the exam, they would come to her home to propose marriage. However, Miss Rong's sister also liked him. In order to seize his lover, the sister and her aunt joined forces and framed Miss Rong three times and four times but failed.

Finally, he passed Rong's father and took advantage of his love for the exam with Rong's girl, he took the initiative to give Miss Rong's Geng's letter to the matchmaker, and decided to get married with her current husband.

After his father came back, he did not object to the marriage under the persuasion of his aunt. The lonely and weak girl Rong finally got into the sedan chair under various pressures.

Her husband is also a wealthy family in the local area. He looks handsome but has a bad temper. He is not a good job. He likes to gambling and drink. If there are any problems, he likes to punch and kick the servants and maids. He even beats two maids to death by him. It is nothing to beat a few maids who signed the contract for sale at home. Moreover, the other party is quite powerful in the local area, so how dare anyone else make things public?

My husband's all kinds of bad deeds were only known after Miss Rong married me. My aunt and her husband's aunt were handkerchiefs. How could the aunt not know these secret history that was not public? It was because she knew what kind of person the other party was to plot against Miss Rong.

Outsiders who were unaware of the situation all said that Miss Rong's aunt was a good stepmother, so she found a good husband for her. Outsiders only looked at the bright outside, but did not know the dirty inside.

Chu Xinyu still feels sad when she recalls Miss Rong's experience. This is the sorrow of women in ancient times. The marriage system has always paid attention to the fate of parents and the words of matchmakers. This system does not respect the wishes of the parties involved, which has led to many love tragedies and ruined the happiness of many people.

Chu Xinyu said, "So, do you suspect that the eldest lady is coveting my marriage like Miss Rong's aunt? But I don't have a lover or a marriage contract."

Except for the aunt who lives in the palace, she joked to her son, the fourth prince, King Qin, when she was still in the belly of her biological mother. But the marriage contract of a dignified prince was not so simple. Although her name was chosen by the King of Qin, there was no marriage letter or exchange of tokens, and the marriage contract was not established.

Lan Yi shook her head and said, "What I want to say is, if the eldest lady makes up her mind and you insist on refusing, will she use extraordinary means like Miss Rong's aunt? I know that as long as you don't want to, no one can force you to get into the sedan chair, but can they guarantee that they will not destroy your reputation and make you have to accept it under all kinds of pressure."

Chu Xinyu's eyes narrowed. The ancients had very strict moral requirements for women. Generally, women with bad reputations would be despised and difficult to find a husband. Although she did not have great expectations and desires for getting married, she did not want to leave outside and be pointed at by others.

I couldn't help but think of the peace talisman that Yuan gave him. There was no problem with the peace talisman, but the sachets containing the peace talisman were filled with the problematic spices. If they weren't familiar with the taste of various spices, I don't know when they would have been plotted.

"I understand your concerns." Chu Xinyu lowered his eyes and was silent for a moment before slowly saying: "Let's do this, find someone to check her, and pay attention to what plans she has next."

She had probably guessed Yuan's purpose, but there was no evidence yet. If she wanted to overwhelm Yuan, she had to know her weaknesses, so-called knowing herself and her enemy.

...

Back at Yilan Xiaozhu, Chu Xinyu saw two strange maids walking around the yard. When they saw her, they asked with great luck. She frowned and said, "Are you?"

"They are the maids arranged by the eldest lady for the fifth girl." Zhao's mother came out of the house and saw Chu Xinyu and went up to her and said, "The eldest lady said there were too few people here and was afraid that she would not serve you well, so she asked Yu Tou and Li Tou to come. They have undergone various professional training since childhood and are familiar with the maid's duties. In the future, you can bring them with you when you attend banquets or go out."

They were not here to serve her, but to monitor her. Doesn’t Chu Xinyu understand Yuan’s purpose, but she may not accept it.

"I thanked my mother for my concern for me, but my small courtyard is small and I can't live in so many people. My mother Zhao knows that they are all very crowded now. If they must stay, it's easy to deal with it. What if I send the two maids back and let them take over their positions?"

When the two girls heard this, they were shocked and afraid that they would be condemned back. Li girls said anxiously: "Miss Fifth, the eldest lady asked us to be your eldest and second-class maids, not your rough worker."

Chu Xinyu raised his eyebrows slightly, dared to refute the master's mouth? This maid had a temper, and she sneered without any trace, "I guess you have visited this small courtyard. You know how big it is. Besides, I like to be quiet and don't like the excitement. There is enough manpower in the room. If you don't accept it, please go back." At this point, she did not give them any chance to refute and walked into the house.

Seeing this, Zhao's mother didn't say much and took them back.
Chapter completed!