Transmigrating into a Turbulent Era as a Soldier, Starting with Marrying a Wife

#150 - Chapter 150 The Female Marquis Arrives

Li Yuan was comfortably enjoying himself in the courtyard when suddenly, someone knocked on his gate.

Li Yuan was taken aback, thinking it was the Marquis sending someone to inform him of something.

He told Xiao He to open the door.

But as soon as the door opened, he was stunned.

It wasn't anyone else at the door, but Marquis Longxiang, Bai Jing, and her sister, Bai Yuxuan.

What surprised Li Yuan the most was that the Bai sisters weren't wearing their usual attire.

Instead, they were dressed like ordinary commoner women, in simple blue linen clothes.

However, the female Marquis Bai Jing was quite tall and had a great figure, so the clothes didn't quite fit, especially across her chest, where they were stretched very tight.

Following behind her was Bai Yuxuan, also in a plain, coarse cloth dress.

She was dressed just like a young wife from an ordinary family in the market.

Seeing the sisters dressed like this, Li Yuan's brain short-circuited for a moment.

He stood there stunned for quite a while.

In his heart, he kept asking, "What... what exactly is going on?"

The female Marquis didn't wait for Li Yuan to invite her in; she simply pushed open the gate and entered the courtyard.

Looking at Li Yuan with a smile that wasn't quite a smile, she asked:

"Earl Qingyuan, are we disturbing your enjoyment?"

Hearing the female Marquis's sarcasm, Li Yuan immediately came back to his senses and hurriedly shook his head with a wry smile.

Why did the female Marquis and her sister suddenly come over?

The reason was simple.

They were worried.

Just now, the female Marquis was arranging for her subordinates to tidy up her new mansion.

Bai Yuxuan, who was beside her, reminded her:

"Elder Sister, is it appropriate for Li-lang to go and see the new residence by himself?"

Bai Jing was a little puzzled.

"What's wrong, Younger Sister? What's inappropriate?"

Bai Yuxuan knew that her elder sister was careless, so she said softly:

"Elder Sister, don't forget that Li-lang has just been bestowed with ten beauties."

"If there are no accidents, they should be waiting in the mansion for Li-lang to arrive."

Hearing her sister's reminder, the female Marquis also looked thoughtful.

Bai Yuxuan continued leisurely:

"Actually, it's not a big deal that Li-lang received a reward of beauties."

"After all, he's young and full of energy, and he needs women to attend to him at night."

"However..."

"Li-lang is from the borderlands after all, and he doesn't know the treacherousness of the capital of Great Liang."

"These ten beauties, although they were bestowed by the royal family..."

"...aren't they actually chosen by the Empress Dowager's faction?"

"I'm saying, what if, Elder Sister..."

"...what if the Empress Dowager's faction has some plot against Li-lang?"

"If they planted spies among these beauties, wouldn't that be detrimental to Li-lang?"

Hearing this, the female Marquis nodded repeatedly.

Then, she said to her sister in a low voice:

"We sisters already have conjugal relations with Li-lang."

"As wives, we naturally have the responsibility to remind our husband to be careful in everything."

"We should also examine these beauties of unknown origin first."

"It's best to make sure there's nothing wrong before letting our husband enjoy them."

The Bai sisters came from a noble family with meritorious service, and it wasn't a big deal for the male head of a noble family in Great Liang to have several wives.

Sometimes, for the sake of the family's prosperity, their own wives would even help their husbands find suitable women to take as concubines.

This conversation between the sisters was actually a way for them to build each other up psychologically.

If they were going to find Li-lang, they needed a suitable reason to justify it.

Since the two had agreed, they didn't delay any longer.

Marquis Longxiang was about to order someone to prepare the horses, but Bai Yuxuan stopped her.

Bai Jing was very puzzled and hurriedly asked:

"What's wrong, Younger Sister?"

Bai Yuxuan hurriedly said to her elder sister:

"I just went to inquire, and the mansion that Li-lang was assigned to is in the Southern City of the capital."

"The people who live there are all commoners and small households."

"If Elder Sister rides over on a tall horse wearing a python robe and jade belt like this, wouldn't that scare the surrounding neighbors?"

"Li-lang probably wouldn't like it either."

Hearing her sister's words, Bai Jing nodded slightly. That was indeed the case.

But, if she didn't wear the Marquis's robe, what should she wear?

Bai Yuxuan hurriedly brought her mouth close to her elder sister's ear and whispered something.

Hearing her sister's suggestion, the female Marquis's eyes immediately lit up, and she said with excitement:

"Interesting, that's a good idea!"

"Let's do it that way!"

The sisters left the Marquis's residence to Zheng Biao, asking him to continue leading the servants to tidy up.

Then, the two of them found two sets of commoner women's attire, and with Zhao Yong and a few guards, they went out the door.

What the female Marquis didn't know was that there was another person following behind the Bai sisters.

It was Wu Ling, the female Banner Leader of the Suspended Blade Guards, who had been quite low-key these days.

She didn't have any malicious intentions; she just felt that the female Marquis's guards were too weak when she went out.

She had been provided with good food and drink by Marquis Longxiang's people these days, but she hadn't caught any assassins or done anything to help, and she felt a little guilty.

So, seeing that the Marquis had brought few guards today, Wu Ling simply acted as the female Marquis's hidden guard.

The sisters didn't ride horses but pretended to be ordinary commoner women, strolling all the way to the Southern City.

Although Marquis Longxiang wasn't visiting the capital for the first time.

She had never been to the Southern District.

Walking on the street, looking at the shops on both sides, the pedestrians on the road, the hawkers selling goods.

And the daily life of ordinary people, she also found it quite interesting.

Li Yuan's new residence wasn't difficult to find.

Bai Yuxuan inquired along the way and soon arrived at Gan Jing Lane in Qingshui Street.

Knocking on the gate of the courtyard, the sisters looked inside.

Sure enough, as expected.

Li-lang was sitting comfortably in a rattan chair, with three beauties massaging his shoulders and legs.

Although it didn't matter if a noble man had more women.

Seeing this scene, the female Marquis was still a little unhappy.

Li Yuan saw the Bai sisters coming and hurriedly stood up.

He walked over and asked:

"Marquis, why did you come?"

Bai Jing said with some嬌嗔:

"Can't I come?"

Li Yuan could only smile wryly.

The female Marquis didn't say anything but walked past Li Yuan and approached the ten palace maids behind him.

Then, she said to them in a cold voice:

"All of you come over and let me take a good look."

The ten palace maids looked at each other. They were wondering who this woman in plain clothes was.

However, these palace maids had come from the deep palace after all.

They still had the ability to observe people's expressions and behavior.

Although they had never seen Marquis Longxiang before, they were very familiar with the female Marquis's aura and demeanor.

Moreover, this Earl at home was very polite to the two new women.

They immediately knew that the other party's identity must not be simple.

So, the ten palace maids stood up properly.

The female Marquis put her hands behind her back and walked in front of the ten people, looking at them one by one.

First, she nodded in satisfaction, not forgetting to comment:

"Not bad, this Wu Dean handled things fairly well."

"The women he chose for Li-lang are all top-grade women in the palace."

"It's just that they're all a bit older, not as tender as the younger ones."

"Should I go to Eunuch Wu and say some good words for you, and get some younger ones for Li-lang?"

What could Li Yuan do? He could only watch the female Marquis and shake his head with a wry smile.

Then, he hurriedly changed the subject.

"Marquis, is your new Marquis's residence all tidied up?"

Bai Jing shook her head.

"Not yet. Those servants are clumsy."

"They're not as clever as these few of yours."

Then, the female Marquis rolled her eyes and said to Li Yuan:

"Earl Qingyuan, how about I discuss something with you?"

Li Yuan naturally agreed readily.

"No problem, as long as I can do it, anything is fine."

These Bai sisters were already his wives, so what could he not agree to?

Seeing Li Yuan agree so readily, Marquis Longxiang nodded in satisfaction.

Then, she said to Li Yuan with a smile:

"It's nothing, it's just that the servants bestowed upon my Marquis's residence are all clumsy and useless."

"I see that the ten palace maids here are all quite good. How about lending them to me first?"

"I wonder, Earl, are you willing?"