Unsettled

Ms. Ma and Third Uncle's words left Zhao Shu utterly bewildered.

It was as if he harbored suspicions that they might not be Shao Xiaozhi's biological parents. After all, the Shao Family wasn't destitute to the point of offering their daughter as a concubine out of sheer necessity. What could they possibly be thinking?

Moreover, Shao Xiaozhi was Shao Yunduan's cousin. Did they not concern themselves with her dignity?

Zhao Shu held a deep-seated disdain for them, and he wasn't shy about expressing it. He silenced them with a pointed remark, "Your son is pursuing the recommended man examination, the Advanced Scholar examination, and a path to becoming an official, correct? If he achieves that status and has a sister who is wed to a merchant's family as a concubine, aren't you worried about the potential harm to his reputation? Even I, despite my own shortcomings, wouldn't dare to take an Advanced Scholar's sister as a concubine for my household!"