Lu Jiao had figured it out now, the banquet today might not be held to win them over, it was just to win him and Xie Yunjin into their circle.
Lu Jiao also understands this point. It is impossible for all the officials in Ningzhou government office to be clean. If they can't draw Xie Yunjin and her into their circle, then they will have to be careful in the future, which will be very troublesome.
So the best way is to lure him into their circle, so that it will be much more convenient to do things in the future, and the best way to win over officials is to send a woman, and send the woman to this official mansion. It means that they are with them, and this woman will help these people to keep an eye on them.
Lu Jiao couldn't help sneering, but her face was extremely calm, she looked at Madam Lin with a smile and said, "These are carefully cultivated by each family, how can I win love, or don't want it, let's talk about our adults With me all day long, if these girls go to our house to talk with me, they will inevitably meet my adults, will they marry in the future?"
Lu Jiao looked like she was thinking about these girls.
Everyone on the field was silent, all looked at Lu Jiao, guessing that this woman didn't understand what they meant, or she was just pretending that she didn't want to take concubines for her own men.
Mrs. Lin and Mrs. Wang looked at each other with annoyance in their eyes, but the faces of the two did not show it. They are both people who have been in the house for many years, and there is still some scheming.
Mrs. Wang said with a smile: "Mrs. Xie, Mrs. Lin means to send two of them to your house to serve as concubines for Mr. Xie."
This is clear enough, it depends on how you refuse.
Lu Jiao turned her head to look at Mrs. Wang, then turned to Mrs. Lin and said, "Mrs. Lin probably doesn't know about my family. The adults in my family once said that they don't take concubines in this life, but I am the only one wife."
As soon as this remark came out, the entire banquet hall was in an uproar, and many people murmured that it was impossible.
There are still men in this world who only marry one wife. What's more, Xie Tongzhi is so young. Now he is a sixth-rank official, and he will definitely climb up in the future. When he reaches a certain high position, how can it be possible to live with only one wife?
Mrs. Lin, Mrs. Wang and the others couldn't help laughing, and they both looked at Lu Jiao kindly and said.
"Mrs. Xie, we have a few years more food than you, and kindly advise you, don't have such delusions. Men's words are not trustworthy. If you believe it, you will lose. Moreover, concubines are just men's playthings. If you are happy, you will lose." Give the man two for fun, and if he’s not happy, he’ll just sell it.”
"We women should be virtuous and take the initiative to take concubines for men, so that men will appreciate your intentions and respect you as a first wife. If you don't take the initiative to take concubines for him, you will be more annoyed when he asks for it. You're not too polite."
Mrs. Lin and Mrs. Wang thought that what they said was confiding in their hearts. Aren't all men so virtuous? For example, in their family, which one does not have several wives and concubines, they still sell and sell them. If they all stay, each family will have at least a dozen concubines.
After hearing Madam Lin and Madam Wang's words, Lu Jiao said with a faint smile, "Thank you two Madams for thinking of me, but I really don't want it anymore, I believe my lord, what he said must be done. "
Lu Jiao acted like I believed in my man, I believed in my adult.
She was so sour that Mrs. Lin and Mrs. Wang were both annoyed and furious, but they didn't let it out. They just waved their hands to let the young ladies back out.
The atmosphere in the banquet hall was very strange. Many people regarded Lu Jiao as a monster, thinking that she was a whimsical idea. How could men not take concubines? Even the subordinate officials below have two or three concubines in their families. Why wouldn’t men want to Hugging left and right.
Everyone thought that Lu Jiao was whimsical, and they waited to see her slap her in the face.
However, everyone stopped talking about this topic and talked about other topics one after another, as if the scene just now was just a small episode.
However, Mrs. Lin gave the big maid beside her a wink, and the big maid immediately went out to inform someone to send a message to her master in the front yard. government.
When Lin Tongzhi received the news, he felt a little annoyed. He was both annoyed that his wife couldn't do anything, and that Xie Yunjin's wife didn't know what to do. The ladies from various families sent them to their houses as concubines, but they refused to accept it. people hate.
Lin Zhifu narrowed his eyes and glanced at Xie Yunjin beside him, and a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He didn't believe that men don't like to take concubines. There are so many beautiful women in this world. How can there be not many of them in their current status? If you want to hire a few women, then why are they working so hard.
While thinking about it, Zhifu Lin gave the steward a wink, and the steward immediately walked over with a smile and said, "My lord, do you want to let the dancer come up and dance to cheer everyone up?"
Prefect Lin seemed to have just remembered this and said: "Okay, let the dancer come up and dance to cheer everyone up."
He looked at Xie Yunjin on one side with great interest and said: "There is a beauty among the dancers, she is very beautiful, as beautiful as a stunner, Tongzhi Xie will take a good look at it later."
Xie Yunjin raised his eyebrows noncommittally, and the stewards of the Lin Mansion have already gone down to make arrangements.
The dancers quickly came up to dance, and there were men on the stage, and they drank some wine. When they saw the dancers who came up to dance, their passion was instantly aroused, and everyone watched excitedly, discussing happily while watching. .
Until the dancers slowly backed away, a woman in red dress came up from behind, her long sleeves were fluttering, and her body was spinning, like a red butterfly in the middle of the hall, all the men in the banquet hall were shocked. I was stunned.
Everyone looked at the whirling and dancing woman, and was attracted by her. This woman is so beautiful, her face is delicate and beautiful, her body is as weak as a willow, her waist can be grasped with one hand, and she is spinning It looks like a dancing butterfly.
Above the banquet hall, Xie Yunjin saw the dancing woman and took a second look.
Because he recognized the dancing woman as Cao Qinglian, the seventh lady of the Cao family. Wasn't Cao Qinglian sent to the military camp to act as a prostitute? How did she end up in this place?
Xie Yunjin thought about it thoughtfully. Seeing him like this, the prefect Lin thought he was fascinated by the women on the field.
He couldn't help a smug smile from the corner of his mouth, heh, man, which one is not such a virtue, when he sees a beautiful woman, he can't move, he wants to take it for himself, and he wants to sleep.
Xie Tongzhi is not the same no matter how noble he is.
In the middle of the banquet hall, after the dance ended, the dancer in the middle slowly stopped and stood upright to salute the prefect Lin.
"Wan Yue has met the magistrate."
Wan Yue was the former Cao Qinglian. She glanced up secretly, and saw the short and fat man sitting next to the prefect Lin. The man's handsome eyebrows and eyes were like a brushstroke, and he looked like he was sitting there in an official uniform. , like a ray of light, everyone around was blocked by his stunning appearance, as if he was the only one in the world, sitting there silently watching her.
Cao Qinglian's mind was buzzing, she didn't expect to see this man again one day, and at this time he is a high-ranking official, and she is a dancer.
Seeing Cao Qinglian's appearance, Shangshou Lin Zhifu suddenly laughed, it seems that this dancer has also taken a fancy to Master Tongzhi.
Master Lin looked at Cao Qinglian who was next, and felt very sorry. To be honest, he also wanted this woman, but unfortunately the wife at home watched closely, so he never got it. Now he wants to give it to Xie Yunjin. Master Lin feels very uncomfortable. , but he couldn't bear the child and couldn't be a wolf, so he could only abandon this woman right now.
Master Lin thought about it and looked down at Cao Qinglian with a smile: "Wan Yue, this is Mr. Xie Tongzhi, see Mr. Xie soon."
Cao Qinglian quickly lowered her head, and saluted Xie Yunjin who was above her: "I've met Mr. Xie."
She understood what Master Lin meant. Master Lin wanted to send her to Xie's mansion to be a concubine.
Cao Qinglian is one hundred willing. She was demoted as a military prostitute because of the Cao family. Later, the Lin family secretly bought her and raised her in the mansion. She originally thought that she would become Master Lin's concubine, but now But Master Lin will give Xie Yunjin to be a concubine.
Cao Qinglian naturally wants to follow Xie Yunjin, which is better than following Master Lin. Xie Yunjin is so good-looking, young, and has a bright future. On the other hand, Master Lin is short and fat, and he is still so old, so he can be her father.
Cao Qinglian felt that this was an opportunity for her, so she hurriedly saluted Xie Yunjin who was at the head: "I have met you, Master Tongzhi."
Although she had plotted against Xie Yunjin in the past and was rejected by this man, Cao Qinglian thought that Xie Tongzhi was just a scholar in the past, and her own wife was a powerful person. He would not dare to take a concubine, but today is different, Xie Tongzhi Now that he is a sixth-rank official, if he wants to take a concubine, will his wife dare to stop him?
The more Cao Qinglian thought about it, the shyer she became, the more delicate and lovely she became.
In the banquet hall, everyone blushed and their hearts beat faster. This is really a stunner in the world. I didn't expect Mrs. Lin to be willing to send such a beauty to Mrs. Xie's residence.
Mr. Xie is really lucky.
Someone directly raised a wine glass to respect Xie Yunjin: "Master Xie is very lucky."
"Yes, yes, thank you sir is a good fortune."
Prefect Lin looked down at Cao Qinglian and said, "Wan Yue, toast Mr. Xie."
Cao Qinglian immediately walked to Xie Yunjin's side, Xie Yunjin raised his hand and rejected her coldly.
"Need not."
After he finished speaking, he turned his head to look at the prefect Lin and said: "There is a good wife in the family, the next official will not make the good wife feel uncomfortable for other women, please forgive me, magistrate."
(end of this chapter)