Chapter 1231 - 140 Hostility (Second Update)
Madam Xiao sat back down into her chair, glanced at Lin Yuan, and forced a smile, saying, "Are you talking about the matter of that concubine?"
Concubine? Lin Yuan understood immediately, having deciphered Madam Xiao’s attitude from her words. Since she already referred to her as a concubine, it seemed she had agreed to let Shopkeeper Xiao bring that woman into the household.
In fact, although men here could have multiple wives and concubines, ethically, the main wife was still protected. If the legal wife did not consent, the husband could not arbitrarily take a concubine into the household and would at most have to buy an exterior residence to keep her.
That was why Shopkeeper Xiao had not dared to bring that woman into the house before, even though she had already borne him a son.
But now things were different. Madam Xiao had given her consent, so naturally, that woman could be brought into the household.
With a smile, Madam Xiao either truly had come to terms with it or had resigned herself, as she murmured softly, "He even dared to steal silver, if I didn’t agree, would I really have driven him to suicide?"
Her quiet murmur left Lin Yuan feeling stifled in her chest. Perhaps in Shopkeeper Xiao’s view, Madam Xiao might not be considered beautiful and her temper was extremely explosive, but one thing was indisputable: this woman truly loved him, even willing to forgo her own last line of defense to bring her rival into the household. Such a woman was not easy to come by.
After seeing Madam Xiao off, Lin Yuan shook her head repeatedly, unable to calm her emotions for a long time.