Chapter 1067 Divine Doctor
Because the bronze mirrors of ancient times were somewhat blurry, obscuring many truths, let alone in the hazy reflection, the heavily made-up face appeared, at first glance, truly to be the most dazzling among beauties. It’s no wonder Mo Xiuzhi, caressing her own face, was full of self-admiration and paid no heed to Madam Ruan’s advice.
In fact, the makeup was ghastly.
Madam Ruan, considering her daughter’s feelings, simply did not say it outright.
"Enough, enough, Mother, please go out. In a little while, when the time comes, the General will send someone to fetch me."
Mo Xiuzhi impatiently pushed Madam Ruan towards the door.
"It’s still not even light out yet, the time is still early."
In this era, even the practice of taking a concubine was done with great care. A main wife, married through formal wedlock, would typically enter the household at noon, then pay respects at the ancestral hall to complete the marriage rites, and could be directly led into the bridal chamber afterwards.
However, being of lower status, when a concubine entered the household, she could only be carried in through the back door, and even the exact time of entry was meticulously selected, at dusk.
So, to put it nicely she was a concubine, but more bluntly, she was hardly different from a servant.
Situ Yongjie, not having a main wife, was somewhat better off. Had there been a Main Wife, the concubine would need to wait outside the Main Wife’s door before dawn, awaiting the Eldest madam to wake up and serve her.