The sickly son died young? After the marriage exchange, I will bring prosperity to his entire clan f

But so what? The Liu family is large and powerful. Even if they don't have one or two partners, there will always be others and a way out. But his beloved concubine is someone who is perfect for him no matter what.

The wife in the family is dull and boring.

So what if the Liu family rose to prominence by relying on the family of his first wife? Now that the Liu family is powerful and has gained status, he no longer cares about giving face to his first wife and prefers to pamper the one he likes.

"Madam, you may not know this, but my wife is in poor health and rarely goes out. She is not capable enough to handle diplomatic matters, so her concubines take over. Just like Concubine Liu from the Zhao family, I heard that Concubine Liu had a banquet yesterday before leaving."

Du Mingxian knew this was Liu Yuanwai's explanation. "Since Aunt Liu has no legal wife and the other party is not in our mansion, and they are shouting and threatening to kill us, then just pretend I didn't say these things."

"Madam is very generous." Master Liu felt terrible inside, but he still had to be polite. "I wonder how much that tea set cost, Madam? We are willing to compensate you."

"Then I won't stand on ceremony. That tea set is something I brought from the capital. It's a good thing my father found for me. How about a thousand taels?"

"Why don't you just rob me?" The concubine immediately started yelling when she heard the amount of money, feeling that Du Mingxian was deliberately making things difficult for her master. How could a set of teacups be worth a thousand taels?

Du Mingxian frowned slightly and remained silent, but she was secretly overjoyed: Wasn't this a robbery?

Master Liu came here to apologize and make peace, and also to ask the county magistrate's wife to bring his beloved concubine along for a visit. He didn't want to offend anyone, so he said, "I'll keep my mouth shut."

His reprimands to his beloved concubine were gentle, not harsh at all.

He then apologized to Du Mingxian, "I'm really sorry, that's just her personality, but she's a very simple and kind person."

Du Mingxian smiled without saying a word. She could see that the reason why this concubine had become like this was partly due to the fact that Master Liu had always doted on her.

Seeing that Du Mingxian remained silent, Master Liu steered the conversation in a different direction, saying, "We are willing to compensate for that tea set, a total of 1,100 taels of silver. I will have someone deliver it to you as soon as I get back."

"Okay," Du Mingxian agreed, and stopped talking to Liu Yuanwai.

Master Liu smiled ingratiatingly at Ling Silang, "Sir, what happened yesterday was my aunt's fault. I brought her here today specifically to apologize to Madam."

Ling Silang glanced at the concubine who was looking defiant. "Master Liu, this isn't an apology, she's clearly here to cause trouble. We heard her throwing a tantrum as soon as we arrived at the door."

"The compensation money we're paying now is because she did something wrong, which is why this happened. But look at her..."

"I think we should let the women handle this themselves. Let's just talk about what's between us."

Master Liu looked embarrassed. The main reason he came today was because of his concubine. If it were anything else, why would he have come?

The county magistrate was clearly unwilling to get involved, and he was getting angry. In addition, his concubine kept pinching him, making him restless.

After exchanging a few casual words, Master Liu said he would send someone to deliver the silver later, and then left with his concubine.

As soon as they stepped out of the main hall, the concubine was very unhappy. She didn't hold back her voice at all, as if she was deliberately letting them hear her, "So much silver, enough to buy me a set of jewelry, and you just agreed to give it to them. Isn't this robbery?"

"Say less," said Master Liu, pulling the man away.

Du Mingxian looked at the concubine thoughtfully.

Prices in the Da Shun Dynasty were not very high. Ping County was just a remote small county, even close to the border, so the people did not have an easy life.

She had also made a special trip here to see that a decent set of headdresses could be made for a few dozen taels of silver, while those costing over a hundred taels were of the very best quality.

Listen to what this concubine is saying.

Buying a set of headdresses for a thousand taels of silver is truly an extraordinary luxury.

In Ping County, or even in the capital, a set of headdresses costing five or six hundred taels of silver is considered very presentable. Headdresses costing a thousand taels of silver are considered luxury items in the eyes of noblewomen, the kind that can be passed down through generations.

“This Master Liu is very wealthy. I heard that the jewelry for one of his concubines costs over a thousand taels of silver. We should investigate how he got so much money.”

Ling Silang didn't really care, but he didn't like the concubine's attitude. "Alright, then let the people in the shadows get moving. They're free lately, so they can investigate Master Liu."

"Hmm, there might be a big discovery."

"Hopefully."

It was getting late, so Ling Silang decided not to go to the front. If there was any urgent business to attend to, he could have it taken to the backyard, while he stayed in the backyard with Du Mingxian.

"Would you like me to go for a walk with you?"

"Okay, it's good to go out for a stroll."

So the two changed clothes, took nothing with them, and went out onto the street, strolling around like ordinary people.

Du Mingxian looked at the clothes of the people in the county. They were all in relatively good condition, with well-patched clothes. However, there were also some who looked like villagers who had come from outside the city, and their clothes had many patches.

"It seems that not all the people in Ping County are living well. Aren't you going to inspect the area? When are you going?"

"The plan is to leave the day after tomorrow and return in six days."

"How about I go with you?"

Ling Silang wanted to refuse, but seeing Du Mingxian's enthusiastic expression, he said, "Alright, then we'll sneak out and check out the situation in each village."

"Okay." Du Mingxian thought he would refuse, but she was very happy to hear him agree.

The two wandered around for a long time. When Ling Silang saw a pharmacy, he wanted to go in. "There are a lot of mosquitoes in the summer. Let's go buy some mosquito repellent."

"Okay, do you want to buy it and put it together yourself, or buy it ready-made?"

"Buy some ready-made supplies and some medicine. I'll prepare some myself when I have time. You can store them away so they're easy to grab when you need them."

"Okay." She really didn't have that kind of medicine in her inventory.

The two went inside; Ling Silang bought medicine, while she stood to the side, observing from all sides.

There was a doctor taking pulses in front of him. Sitting opposite him was a lady, with a maid and an old woman standing beside her.

After taking her pulse, the doctor's expression was not good. "Madam, don't worry too much. It won't harm your health. Just take care of your body first, and you will conceive when the time is right."

"Thank you, doctor."

"I'll prescribe some medicine for you, Madam. Take it carefully when you get home; your mood is very important."

"it is good."

Du Mingxian had some indescribable feelings in her heart. Women in this era valued offspring very much, especially boys, and they were obsessed with it.

Just then, the lady got up and, supported by her maid, walked out, while the old woman stood aside waiting to get the medicine and pay.

As they walked out, the maidservant advised, "Madam, please don't overthink it. Yesterday, that woman was thrown out by the magistrate's wife. Even if the master takes her to apologize today, the outcome may not be good."