Jin Wang Dotes on His Concubine

Chapter 186.2

The Xia Family wasnt rich. Father Xia was a blacksmith who had a son and a daughter with his wife Gao-shi. Besides Lancao, there was Lancaos older brother, Dazhu.

It was reasonable to say that a girl from an ordinary family should never have to resort to selling herself. However, that year, Father Xia fell ill and the family had no money for treatment, so he sold Lancao.

Lancao was also lucky to be bought and brought into Jin Wang Manor, which had just been built.

At that time, Jin Wang was still underage and lived in the palace. Once he became an adult, he was granted a fief and left the capital. The group of servants in the capitals Jin Wang Manor landed a jackpot. They received their monthly wages, but they didnt have much work to do. They just had to complete their basic duties.

The manor allowed servants to redeem themselves, so Lancao had been planning to go home after saving enough money to redeem herself. It was a pity that the idea was good, but the reality was cruel. She had been working in the palace for ten years but had not saved any money. Seeing that she was almost eighteen, Lancao attached great importance to this opportunity.

It was a pity that something unforeseen happened in the middle, which completely changed her previous mood. Lancao got the freedom she had always dreamed of, but she was very unhappy after returning home. The Xia Family also thought she had made a mistake and was kicked out of the princes manor.

Xia Dazhu was married to his wife, Ma-shi, and they have a son and a daughter. Unlike Father Xia, Xia Dazhu was a lazy glutton and his wife, Ma-shi, was also a narrow-minded selfish woman.

In the past, when her sister-in-law was a servant in the princes manor, she had money in her hand, and she desperately held on to it. Now that Lancao came back, Ma-shi couldnt even wait for half a day before complaining.

At first, she grumbled that Lancao had made a mistake and was kicked out. But the more she talked, the more she felt heartbroken, and she began to complain that Lancao had cut off an important source of income for the family.

How much money does Father Xia make as a blacksmith every month? Xia Dazhu doesnt make any money. The Xia Family was such a big family, if it wasnt for the monthly subsidies from Lancao, it was unknown how they wouldve lived.

Now that Lancao has returned from the princes manor, what would happen in the days to come?

Lancao had long known that her sister-in-law was not easy to tolerate, but she always kept in mind that her parents and elder brother were at home. She was sold as a child, and with the monthly money sent back, she had fulfilled her portion of filial piety to the two elders. No matter how poor the family was, she did not believe they would drive their daughter out of the house.

It was true that no one had chased her away yet, but the atmosphere in the house was foul. Her sister-in-law saw her as a black-eyed chicken, and would always say unpleasant words around her. She was already upset to return home like this, but this made her even more uncomfortable.

She felt bored at home, so she went out to talk to her childhood playmates, but when she came back, her box of belongings was turned over.

Everything that Lancao had was in the box, and the most important thing was twenty taels of silver in the bag, which was rewarded to her from above. This was Lancaos only silver, but the money that she was going to rely on in the future was gone now.

Lancao became instantly infuriated and asked her family loudly who had overturned her box.

Gao-shi did not go through her things, so only Ma-shi was left in the family. It went without saying Ma-shi was the culprit.

Ma-shi refused to admit it at first but later said that Danzi, Lancaos nephew, had found the money. She also said that since Lancao was her sister-in-law and a member of the family, there was no need to differentiate between what was mine and what was yours in a family.

Although Lancao looked weak, she had a strong temper. She immediately flipped over the table in Gao-shis room and started fighting Ma-shi.

The Xia Family was a mess. Gao-shi was anxiously wiping away her tears, but she couldnt persuade her daughter, so she could only ask the neighbour next door to help her call her husband and son back.

Before Father Xia and Xia Dazhu came back, Lancao already snatched back the money.

Ma-shi refused to give it, so Lancao smashed the things in her room. After smashing only a few things, Gao-shi was so distressed that she threw the money to Lancao. After Xia Dazhu came back, Gao-shi cried and complained, saying that Lancao disrespected her older sister-in-law and kept her private savings without taking them out. Not only did she hide her own money, but she also smashed things in her brothers and sister-in-laws room. All in all, she made a lot of complaints

After marrying his wife, Xia Dazhu forgot about his sister, so he scolded Lancao for a few words, and Lancao started arguing with him.

When Su Yucheng arrived, the Xia Family was in full swing.

Many people were outside the door, saying that the daughter-in-law of the Xia Family was good for nothing. Her sister-in-law had been sold as a child and it was unknown how much money she had contributed to her natal family all these years. Now that she finally came back, the daughter-in-law wanted to snatch her sister-in-laws private savings.

As they gossiped about everything, Su Yucheng limped in and squeezed himself through the crowd as his leg was still not healed.

Before he could stand still, there was a burst of exclamation from the crowd. It was because Xia Dazhu, realizing he couldnt win the fight with his sister, noticed there were more and more onlookers. In a fit of anger and humiliation, he raised his hand, about to make a physical move on his sister.

Su Yucheng hurried over and grabbed Xia Dazhus hand.

What are you doing?!