klisemfg Chapter 924 Chapter 924
Chapter 924 Chapter 924
Jin Qi had a pitiful expression on his face, and he acted like he was saying to Pan Xi, "You are a maid from the capital who has seen the world, so please give more advice to me, a stupid girl from the countryside."
Pan Xi was coaxed into gradually losing her mind and was thinking about supporting Jin Qi. If Jin Qi could marry into a good family, she could go there and find another man.
Thinking of this, she expressed her true feelings and asked softly:
"Girl, you are young and beautiful, why do you want to be someone's concubine and live under someone else's rule?"
Jin Qi was slightly stunned when he heard this.
"Didn't my sister also say that Prince Yong is an excellent husband—"
"It's not that she's bad, but the eldest girl has a strong temper. If she really enters the Prince's Mansion, even if the Prince can take concubines and maids, she will definitely be a strict mistress. It's really a waste of talent for the girl to be a concubine in the Prince's Mansion."
Ugh!
Jin Qi sighed twice and lowered her head, "I am weak by nature. If I marry into an ordinary family, even if my uncle and aunt support me, I am afraid I won't be able to survive. That's why I want to rely on my sister--"
"Seventh Miss, a peaceful life is the best life."
Jin Qi nodded, "I know that, but dear sister, I have no parents and no brothers to rely on. My uncle and aunt raised me. They couldn't sleep or eat well because of your health. I was worried about it—"
"The general asked you to take his concubine over?"
Jin Qi could hardly hear what he said, and nodded slightly, "I thought that although my sister is usually dignified and doesn't allow people to get close to her, she has always been dignified and well-mannered. She can't have children, and if I can have a child, there's no need to distinguish between the two sisters..."
"Seventh Miss, if you stretch out your slender white fingers, they are still long, let alone in the backyard of the mansion."
Pan Xi herself had been beaten by Qiao Wan's original wife, and only then did she understand that if a woman was really useless and wanted to be a concubine, it didn't matter whether she was a high-ranking official or a peddler, it was ultimately just a thing.
Jin Qi listened with a look of melancholy on his face.
"Sister, don't worry. The matter of concubines has been settled. My aunt even said she would find me a good marriage a few days ago."
Pan Xi nodded slightly.
"My dear girl, please ask the general and the princess to pick a good husband for you. It's OK if he has decent looks and family background. The most important thing is his character. The most important thing is that he can handle things."
Qiao Wan took advantage of her recklessly, and not only was her body defiled, but she ended up with nothing.
He almost lost his life in the General's Mansion in Liyang.
Pan Xi was always afraid when he thought about it. Jin Qi heard it and shook his head, "You don't know that with my status, I can't marry into a higher family even if I want to."
With Jin Meng's support, the most she could do was marry into the family of a minor official or general.
If things are better, you might meet a county magistrate of the seventh or eighth rank. If things are worse, you might just find a random young general and send him off.
Pan Xi heard it and exclaimed in surprise.
"You are the general's niece..."
"I'm not her biological daughter. Besides, my aunt never raised me since I was little. Some of the noble families sent people to inquire about me and decided not to let me go."
"The girl is so good, why do you despise her?"
Why?
Jin Qi smiled bitterly, "She disliked me for not being brought up by the mistress and having no manners, and she also disliked me for being weak and having difficulty giving birth."
Pan Xi's heart was filled with turmoil, "Didn't the general hire a nanny to take care of the girl?"
In the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, illegitimate girls born to lame concubines like Pei Qiuyu were raised by two nannies from the age of six to fifteen, and were only sent away after they reached the age of college.
How come such a huge general's mansion, with a princess in charge, doesn't care about the education of girls?
Jin Qi shook his head. "My uncle is very busy with military affairs, so he dotes on me. But... but because of this, it is difficult to find a good match for me."
Pan Xi did not give up. After careful consideration, he asked again, "General, there are many wise and talented people around you. Is it possible that you can't get a good marriage?"
When talking about this, Jin Qi was so angry that he cried.
"I won't hide it from my sister. There are a few of my uncle's subordinates who have come to ask for marriage. It would have been fine if they hadn't asked. It's only when I tell them openly that I feel it is extremely insulting."
what?
Pan Xi looked at Jin Qi, who was about to cry, and brought her some hot tea. "Girl, please speak slowly."
"I am not a concubine's daughter after all. In this general's mansion, my sister is like a bright red peony in July and August. No matter how useless I am, I am not a weed."
"The girl is of good family background, a legitimate daughter of the Jin family."
Pan Xi told the truth with a calm face, which made Jin Qi trust her more. "The ones who came to propose marriage were either brothers of their own family or illegitimate sons. Only one fourth-rank general wanted to be the eldest son's legitimate daughter-in-law."
"Brothers are not as important as sons and daughters. This will definitely not work. A son born out of wedlock will be pressured by a proper mother-in-law when he enters the family. If the concubine is still around, it will be difficult for the son and daughter-in-law to marry."
However, the eldest son's wife had a high official rank.
"Girl, the last one——?"
Jin Qi covered his eyes with a soft embroidered scarf and choked up, "Everything is fine, but I am a hunchback."
Pan Xi was slightly stunned, "What is a hunchback?"
Jin Qi let go of the handkerchief, tears welling up in his eyes, "He is just a hunchback. I heard that he can write good calligraphy and compose good poems. He has a good appearance and a smart brain, but a hunchback..., when he stands up, he is not even as tall as me——"
Having said this, she could no longer bear it and lay down on the table and started crying.
Pan Xi was speechless.
"How did these people come to speak?"
Jin Qi's tears fell like pearls from a broken string, "I have no one to teach me since I was a child, and I am a little weak. I don't know why, but I have a bad reputation."
"But I see that Miss Seven has lost a little weight, but it's not a life-threatening thing."
Jin Qi shook his head, "There are many prejudices in the eyes of the world. As a result, they say that there is no good family for me to be the wife. If there are one or two good ones, they will ask to be the wife."
"There is no such thing as a lady in Dalong. He made up some lies and wanted to trick the girl into becoming a concubine. Of course, she can't go."
Jin Qi spread his hands, "If there is a good way out, I don't want to make my sister hate me. Even if she can't have children, I'm afraid she won't want to share a husband with me. She has always looked down on me since she was a child--"
"Miss, if we have the chance, we can ask the general for help. If that doesn't work, we can still go to the capital to look for him."
Jin Qi felt gloomy. "How could I have the chance to go to the capital? But in the past two years, I have also understood that my aunt, although a princess, has never educated me. The powerful families in Liyang are all aware of this. It is wishful thinking for me to marry her and become her legal wife."
Pan Xi opened his mouth to speak, ready to give some advice.
Then Jin Qi looked up with a determined look in her eyes, "Since I am destined to be a concubine, then I will be a concubine to a man from a rich and noble family!"