Marrying a concubine and swallowing her dowry? The mistress turns around and marries a high-ranking

Chapter 447

Having solved the biggest problem, Yin Bohong finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He then went to Ling Shuang Courtyard.

I still need to inform Jian Qingshuang. Although she certainly doesn't want to, she has no choice now.

At this moment, Jian Qingshuang, in Lingshuang Courtyard, finally felt uneasy and anxious.

Yin Bohong used to come and keep her company almost every day, and he would explain in advance if he had something to do, but now he hasn't come to Ling Shuang Courtyard for many days.

And he had repeatedly told her that he didn't have that much money anymore...

But she was already being very frugal! The things she bought were all necessities, and none of them were expensive!

Unlike those vain and vulgar rich ladies who insist on wearing gold and silver, or buying silks and satins and jewelry.

She bought writing brushes, ink, paper, inkstones, musical instruments, chess pieces, calligraphy, and paintings—items for self-cultivation and character development, not things of the same nature at all! How can you say she's being wasteful!

Jian Qingshuang sent her maid to the Yin residence several times to invite Yin Bohong, but Yin Bohong ignored her. Moreover, when she went out to buy things, no shop was willing to let her keep track of the expenses anymore.

She was used to spending money like water and had no concept of money, so she didn't have much money left. Just as Yin Bohong said, she was struggling to make ends meet.

At the end of the month, it's time to pay the rent for Ling Shuang Courtyard next month. Although the courtyard isn't very big, the location and scenery are excellent, and the rent is twenty-five taels of silver per month.

But she couldn't even come up with five taels of silver. She had no money to buy groceries for the next few days.

This unfamiliar and unpleasant feeling made Jian Qingshuang very irritable.

She should be focusing her energy on more refined things, not worrying about mundane necessities!

Just as Jian Qingshuang was filled with worry, Yin Bohong finally arrived.

Jian Qingshuang was overjoyed and rushed over as if she had found a lifeline.

"Bohong! You've finally arrived!"

Yin Bohong was still a little embarrassed to speak, and was hesitating about how to tell Jian Qingshuang when Jian Qingshuang spoke first, quite excitedly.

"Bohong, are you angry with me? I really didn't buy anything recklessly. Let me tell you, I finally managed to buy that rare ancient book from the previous dynasty that we've been longing for! We'll look at it together in a bit! You'll be so happy when you see it!"

Then he added casually, "By the way, have you received your monthly allowance and salary? I'm out of household expenses, and I also need to pay the rent for Ling Shuang Courtyard."

Yin Bohong: "......"

He rubbed his temples and said bluntly and stiffly, "The lease on Ling Shuang Courtyard doesn't need to be renewed. You and Han Cheng will move to the Yin Residence tomorrow."

Jian Qingshuang opened her eyes wide and stared at Yin Bohong in astonishment.

"...Why are we moving to the Yin residence?"

Yin Bohong bluntly stated, "The Yin family agrees to pay off the money you owe outside, but you must become a concubine. This way, you and Hancheng will still have your own courtyard to live in and receive a monthly allowance, which will be your livelihood. I can no longer let you live outside and squander hundreds or thousands of taels every month. Do you understand?"

Jian Qingshuang shook her head, completely unable to believe it, and tears immediately welled up in her eyes.

"No... I don't want to be a concubine! How could I possibly become a concubine!"

She started crying.

"You said back then that you wouldn't let me into the Yin residence, that you would come with me, and that we would have our own little family outside! ... You know perfectly well that concubines have no dignity whatsoever, are oppressed by the principal wife, looked down upon by everyone, and their children can't even call her 'mother' but only 'aunt.' How could you let me suffer such humiliation!"