Forcing me to raise a concubine? The mistress of the Marquisate has gone mad

[Have you heard? The mistress of the Changning Marquis's mansion is jealous and doesn't allow the Marquis to take a concubine. The Marquis can't hold it back anymore and doesn't even let go of the lowly maids! ]

[All men in this world have three wives and four concubines. This mistress is so incompetent! ]

[Who says it’s not true… But this Marquis is so generous that he can even eat a low-ranking maid. He is really not picky… He said that the maid was big and strong, and she was really lucky! ]

Rumors about Shen Ruoyan's jealousy were flying everywhere. Whenever Lu Jing walked outside, he would receive sympathetic looks from others, as if he was being suppressed in the mansion.

Although this rumor was directed at Shen Ruoyan, Lu Jing felt that he didn't seem to get anything out of it either.

Moreover, someone spread the news that he was impatient and started fooling around with the maid in the study, which made him lose face in public. Even going to a brothel would make people laugh:

"My Lord, please don't embarrass us sisters. We dare not do anything in the study..."

The court attached great importance to literature, and the study room of an official's home was an important place in the family, which was an extremely solemn and dignified place. Even concubines were ashamed to make trouble in the study room. Once the incident in the Marquis's Mansion was spread, it became a joke in Shengjing City.

[No wonder, the Changning Marquis Mansion is originally a military family, maybe the study is just a decoration! ]

Madam Lu was so angry that she couldn't get out of bed. She just claimed to be sick, spread her hands, and ignored everyone. Lu Jing wanted to talk to her about taking Fang Rou as a concubine, but when he arrived, he couldn't even get in the door.

"The old lady said that she is getting old and her health is getting worse. Let the Marquis go find the mistress. After all, she is the one in charge of the family, so she should come up with an idea." Nanny Xue stopped the person but pushed the matter away.

Lu Jing had no choice but to go to Shen Ruoyan.

"It is not impossible for the Marquis to take Miss Fang as a concubine. But this concubine is not allowed."

"Why is that?" Lu Jing was puzzled and questioned: "You still don't want me to take Rouer as a concubine, right?"

He knew that Shen Ruoyan was deeply in love with him and loved him so much that it would be impossible for her to let Fang Rou in so easily! Although he felt a little sorry for Shen Ruoyan, he didn't like ladies from noble families like her.

So, I can only let her suffer.

"Does the Marquis also believe those rumors outside and think that I am such a narrow-minded person?" Shen Ruoyan was greatly shocked. The fiery gaze made Lu Jing feel a little uncomfortable. "Isn't it true?"

"Master Hou!"

Shen Ruoyan raised her voice, "I ask myself, over the years, I have never taken the initiative to say that the Marquis is not allowed to take a concubine. Even when Fang Rou's incident happened, it was for the consideration of the Marquis's mansion that I said to beat her to death."

Her tone was firm and her eyes were clear: "Now, people outside say that I am jealous, and some say that the Marquis was allowed to sleep with a low-ranking maid and accepted anyone who came! If Fang Rou had been dealt with in the first place, how could all this dirty water be thrown on the Marquis?"

Shen Ruoyan regretted her decision, her face full of heartache, "My Lord, it's okay for me to be misunderstood, but I don't want you to bear this infamy!"

She really loves me terribly!

Lu Jing straightened his shoulders and began to understand Shen Ruoyan. After all, she was the mistress of the house and had to consider everything carefully. Rou'er's saying that she was intolerant was obviously a misunderstanding.

"Then tell me, what should we do now?" When Lu Jing said this, he didn't even realize that he had gained a little more trust in Shen Ruoyan.

And Shen Ruoyan was waiting for this moment!

"Fang Rou's identity must not be confirmed. Otherwise, everyone will point fingers at the Marquis behind his back, affecting the reputation of the Marquisate."

Shen Ruoyan spoke so sincerely that even she began to believe it.

"But she is actually the Marquis's woman, so I have to give an explanation. How about this, I will pick two more decent girls from outside and marry them together with Fang Rou. Then outsiders will think that I am taking the initiative to marry the Marquis to wash away my jealous reputation."

Shen Ruoyan smiled slightly, "What do you think, Lord?"

Is there such a good thing? !

Lu Jing was a little unconvinced. Why did Shen Ruoyan suddenly become so generous? It's not like he had never thought about taking a concubine before, but every time he mentioned this, Shen Ruoyan would start to cry and feel sad, which was very troublesome.

In addition, he was concerned about the Shen family, so if Shen Ruoyan disagreed, he would give up the idea.

Have you figured this out now?

"That's great." Lu Jing didn't want to show it too obviously, so he suppressed the upward curve of his lips. "This way, the rumors about your jealousy will be refuted, and we can kill two birds with one stone."

Shen Ruoyan nodded and said, "My Lord, you are wise."

That night, Lu Jing left Shen Ruoyan with satisfaction. Fang Rou, who was placed in the other courtyard by him, broke two teacups when she heard that she would enter the house with other women!

As for the concubine...

Since they entered the family together, there is no such thing as noble concubines or no noble concubines. They are all concubines of the lowest rank, with no distinction between high and low.

Shen Ruoyan leaned against the head of the bed, Chunxi massaged her legs, and listened to her slowly say: "Let Qiuye go out tomorrow and deliver the things to Qingsong Garden. Since it is the Marquis's mansion taking in a concubine, it should be lively and exciting."

Chun Xi nodded, but still couldn't help but feel sorry for her master, "It would be fine if the Marquis wanted that girl, but why did the Madam have to take two more?"

There were few people in the backyard of the Marquis's mansion before, and even if the Madam suffered grievances, it was only the old lady and the Marquis who could give them relief. But now there are three more concubines, and the Madam is not favored. Who knows what will happen in the future!

"Chun Xi, this woman will cause trouble when she's around. If there are fewer people around, she'll keep catching you. If there are too many people around, she'll be too busy to take care of herself."

She knew very well Fang Rou's purpose, which was simply to take advantage of the Marquis's favor to compete with her, the mistress of the house.

Unfortunately, Shen Ruoyan had already changed her mind. If it was before, she would have been tricked from the beginning. But now, she was able to take advantage of her trick.

There were so many concubines in the harem, and all of them revolved around one man, so it was inevitable that they would fight with each other. However, she had disdained this back then. If every concubine had to fight with each other, she would have nothing else to do all day.

"These two concubines are the gifts I carefully selected for the Marquis. I believe he will like them."

Chunxi paused and understood. She thought, Madam has really changed. Madam has never cared about these things and always took things as they came.

Now, my lady has finally started to think about herself!

"The servant understands."

She also needs to learn to grow so that she can better help her lady.

Shen Ruoyan smiled with satisfaction. Fortunately, the people around him were promising. Didn't Fang Rou's concubine want to occupy a place in the Marquis' Mansion?

Then give her this opportunity - if too many people share the favor, it will lose its value...