The Love of Passerby A

Chapter 480: A Survival Guide for Women in the Old Republic of China (9)

The next morning, the sun shone through the window lattice, casting mottled shadows. Cao Wanning and her daughter got up early and changed into the clothes they had prepared yesterday.

Then they set out for Cao's Mansion.

When Cao Wanning stepped into the gate of Cao's mansion, his eyes happened to meet a woman who was sitting at the table playing mahjong with several people.

Looking at the woman's clothes, Cao Wanning could guess that this was probably the concubine his brother Cao Ce had taken in at some point in time.

This concubine had obviously just married into the Cao family and had not yet met Cao Wanning.

Before, she had been concentrating on the mahjong game in her hands and had not paid much attention to the movement at the door. Now, when she saw the person coming, her brows frowned slightly.

However, as the saying goes, "Respect the clothes first and then respect the person."

Seeing that Cao Wanning and her daughter were dressed simply, the concubine felt a little contemptuous.

So, while she casually played a card, she said to the housekeeper Cao Quan who led Cao Wanning and her daughter here: "Hey! Where did this poor relative come from?"

As an old servant of the Cao family, Cao Quan naturally knew Cao Wanning's true identity, and even knew the origins of the clothes they wore.

Facing the rude question from the fourth concubine, Cao Quan replied calmly: "Fourth concubine, this lady is the military governor's biological sister, and the young lady is the military governor's biological niece.

Please just continue playing cards with peace of mind. I will take care of the rest."

Unfortunately, the woman known as the Fourth Concubine did not understand the deep meaning of Cao Quan's words. She even turned around and said to her fellow card players: "Look, in this world, there are more and more poor relatives begging for food!"

The words were full of contempt and disdain.

Cao Wanning didn't intend to speak at first, but when he raised his eyebrows slightly, he saw a figure in purple clothes slowly moving downstairs.

"Xiao Ran pays her respects to your fourth aunt." She curled the corners of her mouth and gently pushed Su Xiangran in the direction of the fourth concubine.

Su Xiangran looked back at her mother, only to find that she nodded at her.

"Xiao Ran, give this..." Su Xiangran had just finished bowing and hadn't even finished her words when she heard someone talking.

"Who does she think she is? She is worthy of my sister bowing to her." Cao Shixun rushed in hurriedly. He pulled up Su Xiangran, who was half squatting, and protected her in his arms.

Cao Wanning originally wanted to put some pressure on "certain people", but unexpectedly, before that "person" could open his mouth, her son rushed out first.

"Aunt." Cao Shixun bowed respectfully to Cao Wanning, then walked straight to the fourth concubine who had stopped drawing cards.

He kicked the stool she was sitting on hard and shouted, "Hey! You are so brave! How dare you bully our Cao family's aunt in our Cao family."

At this moment, the fourth concubine finally realized that she might be in big trouble this time.

Judging from the eldest young master's current attitude, this mother and daughter are obviously not ordinary people.

She felt extremely regretful. If she had listened to Cao Quan's advice and focused on playing cards instead of provoking them, she might not have fallen into such a predicament.

At this moment, she regretted it very much, blaming herself for being too impulsive and not seeing the situation clearly.

At the same time, the fourth concubine's card-playing friends are also good at observing people's words and expressions.

Although the Fourth Concubine is now deeply favored by Governor Cao, no one can predict how long this novelty will last.

The reason why they tried to please the Fourth Concubine was simply because they hoped to gain some benefits by whispering in Governor Cao's ear.

However, compared with Young Master Cao, the situation is completely different.

After all, as the only son of General Cao, Cao Shixun's status and family background are far beyond the reach of a childless concubine.

So, looking at the current situation, several people felt that the Cao family was not a place to stay for a long time, so they all stood up and told the fourth concubine that they had something to do at home and they could play mahjong another day.

In fact, these people will not come to the house in the short term. Who knows whether the Fourth Concubine can still be favored by Governor Cao as before after what happened today.

If she falls out of favor, they will naturally stop flattering her.

As soon as a few people went out, they looked at each other, their eyes full of pity.

They had spent a lot of time and money on this fourth concubine before, and now they could only hope that it wasn't all wasted.

In the hall of the Cao family, when Cao Shixun wanted to say something, his mother Wu Wenyue was already standing at the stairs and stopped him, saying, "Shut up, do you have any manners? She is your stepmother after all, even if she did something wrong, I will discipline her.

At worst, your father is still here, so there's no need for a junior like you to jump around."

When the fourth concubine heard this, she immediately relaxed because she thought: this official lady didn't care about her much, of course she wouldn't listen, and the master was pampering her now! Probably she wouldn't be punished, it seemed that she had passed this test today.