The Demon Queen of Divine Doctor is not to be trifled with

Chapter 354 I Want to Marry a Concubine

The people in Fuluyuan have been having a lot of trouble because of that tree lately. Originally, only a few maids and Jun Tao knew what was going on with the tree, but now everyone has more or less some guesses.

The old woman who had spoken earlier heard the maid's mumbling, came to the big tree, squatted down and looked under the tree.

There was a circle of pebbles under the tree. The stones were clean, without any food residue or even any bad smell. Except for the faint smell of medicine on the bark, everything else was normal, as if no one had fed the tree food in the past few days.

The old woman was a little panicked again. The ghost in the yard gradually made her feel that it was real. She even felt a little confused and wanted to lie on the couch for a few days like the old lady. Ye Jingsheng looked at this scene and felt more and more uneasy.

He knew that the old lady had poured out the old man's medicine, but he did not stop her from doing so. Because he also felt that his father was not good to him, and only cared about his eldest brother's family, and almost ignored him, the second son, and even never taught him martial arts or literacy since he was a child. Whenever he asked, the answer he gave was that the Ye family could not afford a third general, and the court would not allow the Ye family to have civil officials to attend court.

So he hated and resented his father since he was a child. Because of his father's neglect, too many people called him a loser. Even his wife's family looked down on him. Old Madam Xiao even said that she regretted marrying her daughter to him.

Moreover, he knew that compared with the Ningguo Marquisate's Xiao Family, his father preferred the Mu Family, who were also military commanders, and preferred the daughter of the Mu Family. So when the Xiao Family wanted to marry Xiao Shubai to his eldest brother, his father decisively refused and immediately chose a legitimate daughter of the Mu Family for his eldest brother.

Xiao Shubai married him because she couldn't marry her elder brother. Also, he didn't want to marry Xiao Shubai at first, because he knew that Xiao Shubai was older than him, and he was still young at that time, not even old enough to get married. Xiao Shubai did everything she could to marry into the Ye family, and even designed to harm him, so that he not only had to bear the crime of drunkenness and immorality, but also had to marry Xiao Shubai, an old woman.

His father beat him up for this and said that he was a disgrace to the family. How could a bastard like him appear in the Ye family mansion?

All of the above factors led to the fact that even though he knew what his mother was doing, he had no intention of intervening. Instead, he joined in the fun and pushed the eldest wife's family into the abyss.

What he did left Xichun with only one handle, and in order to silence her, he took Xichun as his concubine. But no one knew how many people in Fuluyuan knew about it, and no one knew how many mouths the old lady silenced.

He had always thought that since the old lady had done such a big thing, she must have guarded it strictly and made sure that nothing could leak out. But now that it had become like this, it was obviously exposed, and it happened to be leaked to Ye Wenyan. What he feared was really what he got. He strode into the main room, where the maid was feeding the old lady, one mouthful at a time. If she didn't feed her well, she would be scolded by the old lady. Ye Jingsheng quickly stepped forward to take the bowl, and waved his hand to let the maid leave.

The old lady was a little surprised to see him coming, because during the few days when she was ill, her second son had only come to greet her twice, and he never came at other times. But she didn't resent him, because she knew that her second son was running around outside, looking for a way to get his job back.

This is not an easy thing and it cannot be done in a day or two, so it is normal not to come to see her.

But since she was here today, she had to ask how things were going. But before she could open her mouth, Ye Jingsheng asked, "How did the news of what mother did leak out?"

The old lady's heart skipped a beat, and her expression suddenly turned ugly. "What's the matter? I don't understand what you are talking about."

"Mother." Ye Jingsheng put down the bowl. "There is no one else in the room now, just the two of us. What can't we talk about? In fact, we have all done some things that we thought others didn't know about, but in fact, we all knew about each other. Even when I did that thing, mother gave me some advice indirectly."

"When did I give you any advice?" The old lady was obviously a little panicked. She wanted to lie back on the couch, but was grabbed by Ye Jingsheng. She struggled hard, but it was useless. Her son was much stronger than her. "What on earth are you going to do? Jingsheng, we are the only ones left in this family, mother and son, can it be that you can't even tolerate me now?"

"What are you talking about, mother?" Ye Jingsheng was also anxious. "Your son will never tolerate you, mother. Your son just wants to share your burden. Now this matter is no longer a secret. The servants in Fuluyuan know about it, and Ye Wenyan knows about it too. I just ran into her at the gate of the mansion. Guess what she said?"

The old lady shuddered, "What did she say?"

"She said that the reason I can still live in the First-Rank General's Mansion is because of my eldest brother, not my father. What does this mean? Mother, can you tell me why Ye Wenyan said that?"

"How do I know why she said that!" The old lady's teeth were trembling, and her face was pale. Ye Jingsheng's words brought her unprecedented fear, so much so that she felt that Ye Wenyan's knife was already on her neck, and she could chop off her head with a slight movement. "Treat your concubine well." She suddenly lowered her voice to a very low level, almost leaning over to tell Ye Jingsheng in his ear, "As long as she keeps her mouth shut, nothing will happen."

Ye Jingsheng was also panicking. The old lady was so cautious that he also became alert.

Yes, Ye Wenyan has already taken action and has started to torment the old lady. Will it be his turn soon?

He had to keep Xichun steady, because compared to Xiao Shubai, Xichun was the harder one to control. Because they had no vested interest in each other, if he did anything bad to Xichun, the matter would probably leak out from Xichun's mouth.

Although Xichun herself had participated in the incident, the barefoot are not afraid of the ones wearing shoes. Slaves have only one life, so how can he risk his life to fight with a slave? So he couldn't provoke Xichun, couldn't let Xichun go to that step, and couldn't offend Xiao Shubai too much, because Xiao Shubai said that she could do what Xichun could do.

But what about Xue Qiao and Wu Shuang?

He asked the old lady, "If I want to marry a concubine now, what do you think, mother?"

The old lady was stunned. She didn't react for a moment to why her son suddenly changed the topic. Weren't they just talking about that matter? How did it involve a concubine? And... "Where did the concubine come from?" She asked Ye Jingsheng, "Where are you going to find a concubine? Have you found one already, or did you just plan to do this?"

"I found her a long time ago." Ye Jingsheng told the truth. "I found her more than ten years ago. I have been raising her in the outer city. We have a daughter who is the same age as Hongzhuang, but prettier than her. Not only is she beautiful, but she is also well-educated, polite, sensible and obedient. She has not quarreled or made a fuss for so many years, and has always been considerate of me. In order not to embarrass me, she has never mentioned the matter of recognizing her ancestors. Her mother is also a beautiful woman. She has always respected me and never complained about me. They originally planned to live outside all the time, just to avoid causing trouble to the family and not to anger the Xiao family. But now there is another little life in her belly, and I can't let that child be born outside. Now the family has become like this, and neither of the two children born by Xiao Shubai is useful. If I let my own flesh and blood wander outside again, I will have no hope in this life. Mother, you have to help me."

Ye Jingsheng had hidden Chang Xueqiao and her daughter very well over the years. General Ye Er, who was neither good at literature nor martial arts, might have done this most successfully. Of course, except for Ye Feizhou, he failed to hide it, but he did a perfect job of hiding the truth from others, including Xiao Shubai and the old lady.

So when the old lady heard him talk about these things, she was more than a little confused. It took her a long time to come back to her senses. The first thing she asked him was: "Is the baby in your belly a boy or a girl?"

Ye Jingsheng shook his head, "It's only been two months, and we still can't tell whether the baby is a boy or a girl. Besides, they live in the outer city, and we can't hire a good doctor to diagnose them. I thought about bringing the baby back home as soon as possible and raising them well. Whether it's a boy or a girl, it's our hope." The old lady nodded, "Yes, whether it's a boy or a girl, it's our hope. But it would be best if it was a boy. Your father didn't like you before, and didn't care about your children, so we hope to have more girls and marry them into the palace in the future. Only in this way can you have a chance to turn things around. But the situation is different now. The first thing you have to think about is inheriting this family business. As for the rest, we'll talk about it later!" The old lady sighed here, leaning lightly on the cushion behind her, not knowing what she was thinking about.

Seeing that his mother had no doubts about him taking a concubine, Ye Jingsheng was very happy, "Then mother must help me."

The old lady glanced at him and said, "If you want me to help you, it's nothing more than Xiao Shubai and the Xiao family. This is actually not difficult. Just for the two children, Hongzhuang and Feizhou, the Xiao family can't say anything. But you must think about it carefully. That thing was done by you and your wife together. If she uses this matter as a threat, you still can't confront her head-on."

Ye Jingsheng was in a low mood, and he still felt bad when he left Fuluyuan. Just like what the old lady said, what if Xiao Shubai threatened him with that incident? How should Xue Qiao get in?

He was not feeling well, and the old lady was not feeling well either. Because Ye Jingsheng asked about what happened back then and told her what Ye Wenyan said, she was still worried. She was always wondering what Ye Wenyan knew and how much he knew.

Also, she had always thought that Jun Tao was the only one who knew about what happened, but in fact, even her second son knew about it, so Xiao Shubai must have known about it too. With so many mouths, how could she stop them?