Reborn as a Landlord

Chapter 1943: Chapter 989: Bewitchment (Part 2)

Yan Daopo stopped at this point and refused to continue speaking.

"A little what?" Lady Zhang quickly asked. freёwebnoѵel.com

"Madam, this..." Yan Daopo glanced at the few maidservants standing by, "There are young girls present..."

Everyone has a sense of curiosity, and especially with Yan Daopo saying this, Lady Zhang was even more eager to know what Yan Daopo was refusing to say.

"There’s nothing much going on here, you don’t need to serve me, all of you go out." Lady Zhang instructed the maidservants in the room.

The maidservants exchanged glances but did not move.

Lady Zhang remembered Lian Manman’s displeasure and caution towards Yan Daopo; surely Lian Manman had instructed these maidservants not to let Yan Daopo talk to her alone, fearing that Yan Daopo might deceive her.

Lady Zhang trusted Yan Daopo, but she also trusted her own daughter, and did not want to easily go against her daughter’s wishes. Seeing that the maidservants weren’t leaving, she hesitated.

"These young ladies, they’re not Madam’s maidservants? New ones, yet to be taught manners. I’ve been to many families, and haven’t seen anything like this." Yan Daopo, watching Lady Zhang’s every move, noticed her hesitation.

Although Lian Manman wasn’t present, having these maidservants in the room was greatly detrimental to what Yan Daopo was planning. She had to get them out.

Lady Zhang was an honest person, and Yan Daopo’s words caught her. It wasn’t suitable to tell Yan Daopo flat out that it was Lian Manman’s instructions because she didn’t trust Yan Daopo. Therefore, she had no choice but to let the maidservants leave, or else if Yan Daopo spoke outside, it would make people think the Lian Family had no rules, and that she, as the lady of the house, couldn’t even command a few maidservants, and it would become the joke of Prefecture City.

"You all hurry out, I have no need of anything, I’ll call you if I do!" Lady Zhang once again instructed the maidservants.

The maidservants also heard Yan Daopo’s provocative words and saw that Lady Zhang’s face seemed a bit urgent, so they exchanged looks and reluctantly left the room.

"What do you want to say that you cannot say in front of young girls?" Lady Zhang urged Yan Daopo after sending the maidservants out.

"It indeed cannot be said in front of young girls." Yan Daopo smiled accommodatingly, "Madam, indeed you are blessed, living peacefully with just you and Master, everything is smooth and pleasant. Who can have such luck as you? Never mind families like yours, even many less fortunate ones with three wives and four concubines and big maidservants, can hardly avoid such troubles."

While speaking, Yan Daopo carefully observed Lady Zhang’s expression.

Sure enough, Lady Zhang’s face showed some traces of worry. She remembered what Yan Daopo had said before, and couldn’t help but worry. Like her, she and Lian Shouxin were partners through adversity, from poverty to wealth, and Lian Shouxin was upright, never having any other thoughts. Then there’s Lian Zhizhi, with the Wu Family being that type of family, and the good relationship between Wu Jiaxing and Lian Zhizhi, making their status higher than the Wu Family now, meaning Lian Zhizhi would never have to worry about such matters in her life.

Only Lian Manman... she’s about to marry someone like Shen Liu and enter a family like the Shen Family.

Though she wasn’t habitually living in Prefecture City, Lady Zhang had heard many things about the major families, including disputes between wives and concubines fighting for favor.

Lady Zhang wasn’t clever, and her family was simple, but she understood that life in deep family yards wasn’t easy.

"I don’t mean to bring bad luck to Madam." Seeing Lady Zhang troubled, Yan Daopo hurriedly continued, "But indeed Madam doesn’t treat me as an outsider, and I believe in my heart I must help you plan."

"In a noble family like Sixth Master’s, there surely won’t be a shortage of people in the house in the future. Besides, Sixth Master is such a person, in appearance and temperament. His people in the house aren’t like those in ordinary families."

"What’s different?" Lady Zhang asked.

"In other families, they may casually buy someone with silver or lift someone from a poor family, and that’s about it. But the people in Sixth Master’s house, their family background and character are surely uncommon. Not speaking of distant matters, even just in Prefecture City, there are unknown numbers of noblewomen willing to be lesser wives for Sixth Master." Yan Daopo explained,

"Like His Majesty in the Imperial City, lifting little concubines into the palace, who have to be legitimate daughters of third or fourth rank officials... Being a lesser wife for Sixth Master is more dignified than being a legitimate wife for ordinary people. I’ve seen many such situations, prominent, wealthy concubines..., many titles."

"If the girl marries in, without growing seven or eight hands and three or four pairs of eyes, she might not manage." Yan Daopo sighed to Lady Zhang.

"How can that be...," Lady Zhang sincerely believed Yan Daopo’s words by seventy to eighty percent, but emotionally was reluctant to agree, "As for their young couple, at least..."

"A young couple, a year or two, then after a month or two, the novelty wears off. Afterwards, Madam could bear it? People without foresight will have immediate worries. The girl is young, doesn’t understand these crucial matters, but does Madam not understand? Madam should make arrangements early for the girl. If the girl supports well in the Shen Family, Madam and the girl’s brothers will..."

"We don’t count on her for anything," Lady Zhang interrupted because she didn’t like the last bit Yan Daopo said, "We just hope she does well for herself, that’s better than anything."

"Madam truly cares for her daughter." Yan Daopo immediately followed, "If you care so much, does Madam have any plans?"

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