Chapter 227: Establishing Hua Wuniang
Hua Changxi didn’t want to stay in the main hall. Using the excuse of playing with He Xiao Man, she told Old Madam Hua and then took Hua Wu Niang to her own room.
“Xiao Man’s arms and legs are really quite sturdy.”
Hua Changxi smiled as she watched the energetic little baby crawling all over the bed. She suddenly looked at Hua Wu Niang and asked, “Is the chance of bloodline ancestral return high for the He family?”
Hua Wu Niang smiled uncomfortably. “I’m not very clear about that.”
She was just a concubine. Although she was now brought along by the Marchioness to participate in the He family’s social events, she was still excluded from important internal He family matters.
Seeing Hua Wu Niang’s embarrassed expression, Hua Changxi realized she had asked the wrong question and quickly explained, “I just wanted to estimate, to see if our Xiao Man might inherit the He family’s bloodline ancestral return.”
“The He family’s Golden Tiger bloodline, when cultivated together with body refining techniques, would definitely not have low combat power.”
Upon hearing this, Hua Wu Niang immediately asked, “Jiu Niang, can you tell if Xiao Man has a Spiritual Root yet?”
Innate Spiritual Roots are generally present from birth, but they are shallow and fragile when the child is just born, requiring slow nurturing until they become pliable and strong enough for cultivation.
Those with abundant resources can nurture their Spiritual Roots early and begin cultivating at three or four years old.
Those with scarce resources, relying solely on their physical bodies to nurture their Spiritual Roots, would be considered early if they start cultivating in their teens or twenties.
Hua Changxi had used the Diagnostic Technique to investigate but found no Spiritual Root within He Xiao Man. Seeing Hua Wu Niang looking at her expectantly, she hesitated before shaking her head.
Upon seeing this, Hua Wu Niang’s face first showed disappointment, then a look of disbelief, and she confirmed with Hua Changxi again.
“Jiu Niang, the child is still so young. Could it be that the Spiritual Root hasn’t manifested yet, or, or, did you make a mistake?”
Hua Changxi looked at her. “Fifth Sister, Xiao Man doesn’t have a Spiritual Root, so he can’t be a Law Cultivator, but he can still walk the path of a Body Cultivator.”
“There are quite a few people in our family without Spiritual Roots, aren’t they all Body Cultivators?”
“Besides, Xiao Man also has the He family bloodline. If he can achieve bloodline ancestral return, his cultivation path in the future won’t be too bad.”
Hua Wu Niang’s expression improved slightly after hearing this, but then she looked at Hua Changxi, wanting to speak but hesitating.
Seeing her like this, Hua Changxi felt a headache coming on. “Fifth Sister, just say what you want to say directly.”
Hua Wu Niang: “.Jiu Niang, I know you are very capable. I want to know, do you know of any method to stimulate bloodline ancestral return?”
Hua Changxi looked at her. “Fifth Sister, why do you ask this? Did Third Master He ask you to ask?”
Hua Wu Niang first shook her head, then nodded. “Third Master did mention it, but I also want to know myself. After all, the chance of bloodline ancestral return in our family is too high. I just want to know if it’s because of you.”
Hua Changxi: “Fifth Sister, our family’s bloodline ancestral return has nothing to do with me.”
Hua Wu Niang’s eyes flickered. Jiu Niang only said that the family’s bloodline ancestral return had nothing to do with her, but she didn’t deny that she had a method to stimulate bloodline ancestral return.
“No one knows what this World will become in the future. Xiao Man doesn’t have a Spiritual Root, so I just want…”
Hua Wu Niang took Hua Changxi’s hand. “Jiu Niang, I just want Xiao Man to have the Strength to protect himself in the future. Without a Spiritual Root, relying only on Body Refining might not lead to a great future. Can you help him achieve bloodline ancestral return?”
Hua Changxi withdrew her hand and smiled. “Fifth Sister, you worry too much. Xiao Man is still young.”
Hua Wu Niang: “Jiu Niang, you might not be able to understand a mother’s heart right now. When you have children later, you’ll know. Mothers always want to leave the best things for their children.”
Hua Changxi continued to play with He Xiao Man, who was crawling on the bed, without responding.
Seeing this, Hua Wu Niang walked over. “Jiu Niang, there’s one more thing I need to tell you. Third Master, he said he’s going to divorce Third Madam.”
Hua Changxi’s expression froze, and she looked at Hua Wu Niang. “Wasn’t Third Madam He sent to the estate? Why does Third Master He suddenly want to divorce his wife?”
Hua Wu Niang was silent for a moment, then said after a while, “Third Master said that he is a Son of a Concubine and deeply understands the awkward position of a Son of a Concubine. He doesn’t want Xiao Man to suffer the cold stares of the world like him.”
“He wants… he wants…”
Seeing Hua Wu Niang’s embarrassed expression, Hua Changxi finished her sentence for her. “Third Master He wants to make you his official wife?”
Hua Wu Niang nodded. “Yes. Before the return visit, Third Master went to see the Marquis and told him about it. The Marquis and everyone in the Marquis’s Mansion didn’t object.” She paused, a hint of joy appearing on her face.
“Third Master should also tell his family about this today, Jiu Niang. After I’m made official, I won’t be a concubine anymore, and I won’t bring shame to the family.”
Hua Changxi frowned. “Did Third Master He only say he wanted to divorce his wife before the return visit?”
Hua Wu Niang’s eyes flickered, and she nodded. She knew in her heart that Third Master’s decisive divorce and the Marquis’s Mansion’s lack of objection were all because Jiu Niang had obtained the Secret Realm.
The He family saw the signs of the Hua family’s prosperity and wanted to form a closer relationship with the Hua family.
“Jiu Niang, aren’t you happy for me?”
Hua Changxi smiled faintly. “Fifth Sister, you are the one living your life. As long as you are happy, that’s all that matters.”
Hua Wu Niang took Hua Changxi’s hand again. “Jiu Niang, I know the He family has their own little schemes, but once I’m made official, I’ll be a proper daughter-in-law of the Marquis’s Mansion. The Hua family will also have a capable Affinity by Marriage.”
“This is also a good thing for the Hua family, right?”
Hua Changxi smiled and withdrew her hand again. “Fifth Sister, you know that our family matters are decided by Grandfather and Grandmother. You really don’t need to tell me these things.”
Hua Wu Niang noticed Hua Changxi’s distance and was very confused. After hesitating, she still asked, “Jiu Niang, do you think I shouldn’t be made official?”
Hua Changxi chuckled. “Fifth Sister, to say something you might not like to hear, your life in the Marquis’s Mansion has nothing to do with me. You can live however you want, and you don’t need to care about anyone’s thoughts.”
Hua Wu Niang looked unconvinced. “But we are family. Your thoughts are very important to me.”
Hua Changxi was silent for a moment. “Fifth Sister, since you put it that way, I’ll tell you my thoughts.”
“Whether the Marquis’s Mansion makes you official or not is the Marquis’s Mansion’s decision. I have no opinion, nor do I have the right to have an opinion.”
“However, I just feel that Third Master He is too heartless. I am unwilling to acknowledge this brother-in-law.”
Hua Wu Niang was truly confused. “Jiu Niang, back then, Third Madam wanted me to die in childbirth. You were the one who insisted on severely punishing Third Madam. I thought you hated her very much.”
Hua Changxi: “I do hate Third Madam He for trying to take your life, but that doesn’t stop me from disliking Third Master He.”
“People like Third Master He always put their own interests first.”
“During your childbirth, he only wanted a son to continue the family line. So, when you had a hemorrhage after giving birth, whether you lived or died was of no consequence to him. He could disregard your life.”
“Now, he sees that the Hua family has something useful and wants to win them over, and he can casually sacrifice his original wife.”
“This kind of person who profits by sacrificing women is so selfish, so heartless.”
Hua Wu Niang was stunned. Third Master He wanted to make her his official wife, and she was only concerned about the change in her and her son’s status. She had never considered what Jiu Niang had said.
Hua Changxi: “Fifth Sister, Third Master He treats women as tools, summoning them when he needs them and discarding them when he doesn’t. This is something I cannot agree with. He and I are not on the same path.”
“So, Fifth Sister, I’m giving you a heads-up. In the future, don’t come to me with He family matters. If you do, I won’t pay attention.”
In the main hall, Third Master He did indeed inform the Hua family members about making Hua Wu Niang his official wife. Most of the Hua family members, as he had expected, were overjoyed and felt greatly honored.
The Marquis Wu Yi’s Mansion was a prominent establishment among the Nobles in the Capital City. The Hua family, on the other hand, was merely a small household.
For the Hua family to associate with the Marquis’s Mansion was something they wouldn’t even dare to dream of before. Now that the two families could become related by marriage, it was an absolute honor for the Hua family.
However, at the return visit banquet, Third Master He noticed that Hua Changxi did not give him a pleasant look, and even a hint of disgust flickered in her eyes, which greatly puzzled him.
By making Hua Wu Niang his official wife, the Hua family and the Marquis’s Mansion would become a proper Affinity by Marriage. The Hua family could then enter the circle of Nobles in the Capital City through the Marquis’s Mansion. With such great sincerity, what dissatisfaction could Hua Jiu Niang possibly have?
