Chapter 1447 - 266, Watching the Shop (8)
Lady Jiang’s mind was struck fiercely, almost leaving her bewildered, but it was quite some time before she finally regained her senses and urgently asked, "Did elder sister mean Wu Hanyu from the Wu family of Jiangnan? Wasn’t it said that Young Master Wu was finding her a suitable family to marry into, and that she would only marry as the legitimate wife of a legitimate son? How, how has it come to involve the Second Prince?"
"Ha!" Tao Hua curled her lips, waving her plump hand dismissively, "Only those of you who are oblivious to the inside stories would believe such tales! Don’t you know? The talk about Young Master Wu finding a match is what we in the Matchmaker Circle call a feint; their real aim has always been the Second Prince, they merely used other matters as a cover to prevent this marriage alliance from being thwarted by too many knowing of it."
Seeing the obvious panic in Lady Jiang’s eyes, Tao Hua threw out one final bombshell: "A senior sister in our Matchmaker Circle said that Miss Wu, upon entering the Second Prince’s Mansion, wasn’t even made a concubine. She has to serve several noble young ladies who entered the mansion before her! Tsk tsk, Miss Wu is willing to accept such treatment, she is far more patient than your grandniece!"
However, Lady Jiang was somewhat puzzled, "But if that’s the case, wouldn’t she have to live her life like a maid unable to lift her head in dignity?"
Tao Hua looked at her helplessly, with a tone of ’you still don’t get it’: "Look here, dear sister, you’re really not thinking it through. Right now, she’s just a maid, but if one day the Second Prince ascends to the highest seat, at the very least she would become a Concubine!"
Having a Concubine in the family was an immense honor for a family of merchants!
Lady Jiang’s heart stirred; if the Third Prince ascended the throne in the future, their family would have missed out on having a Concubine! And if Yaoyo was fortunate enough to bear a son later on, perhaps their Chen family could even boast an Empress!
With these thoughts, Lady Jiang’s heart was too excited to contain herself.