Chapter 687: The foot-washing girl wants to be in power (30)

"I know that many people can't stand my original identity, a prostitute, dirty. But can I choose? Do I have a choice?" Lan Maner gently stroked the bed curtain with her fingers, "I am of humble status, so even if I become your second wife, I will be looked down upon and talked about by the servants. I was ridiculed for giving birth to a daughter, and it was all

in vain." "Yuanyuan, everyone says it's 'perfect'. I think it's a mockery of me. The eldest daughter was born fat, and it's not a boy. You left without even looking at her, master. Do you know how sad I was that night?" Lan Maner shook her head absentmindedly, "No, you don't know. You only know how good you are to me. You think that I should be content with the title of second wife."

"Lan Maner, what else do you want to say? Go on." Zong Ying put his hands on the bridge of his nose and pressed hard.

He wanted to know how much dissatisfaction she had accumulated with him.

"Master, do you want to hear it? Then I'll continue. Anyway, I know that my future life will not be good." Lan Maner's smile was as bright as a short-lived flower, which would eventually fade away after a short bloom. She also knew that she would wither in this backyard.

"At that time, I thought, if only I could marry someone like the master. So, I gave the master medicine. I got what I wanted and got pregnant with the eldest daughter. Because I was pregnant, I was lucky enough to become the second wife of the clan mansion." She had a faint smile on her lips when she recalled, "Maybe it was because of my little tricks that the master didn't like it. In addition, I gave birth to a daughter, so the master rarely came to my yard afterwards."

"The master is always so busy that he doesn't even have time to stay in my yard for a night. I am a woman, a normal woman. Although I love the master, I also want to feel the feeling of being cared for and accompanied by someone. Jia Lan showed up at the right time." Lan Maner raised her eyes slightly, looked at the hydrangeas blooming extremely vigorously outside the window, and said expressionlessly, "Jia Lan and I are old acquaintances. He has always been interested in me. But I have always looked down on his sissy attitude. However, after I entered this clan mansion, I began to miss the old days. His appearance gave me imagination. He was born to be a woman, so I would bring him to this Xia Garden from time to time. No one doubted his identity."

"It's just that women will always hate something again after they've hated it. Jia Lan's greed quickly made me dislike him. The young master's departure made you pay attention to Yuan Yuan again. I also have an idea." Lan Maner turned the jade bracelet on her wrist, and a sadness appeared on her calm face. "Originally, I planned to use Jia Lan for the last time and never contact him again. Who knew that the truth would be revealed."

"The second wife has gone insane, so send her to the side hospital to recuperate." After all, she was his former bedmate, and Zong Ying could not make up his mind to kill her.

The eldest wife was a little surprised by his decision. She subconsciously wanted to say something, but Shi Yi, who was standing next to her, reminded her and she regained her rationality.

"Master, although I have done something wrong to you, it has nothing to do with the eldest lady." Lan Maner pulled off the jade pendant hanging on her neck and threw it in front of him. "The eldest lady is indeed your daughter. I, Lan Maner, dare to swear on the life of my dead mother."

Zong Ying picked up the broken jade pendant and held it in his palm.

When Lan Maner followed him, there were a lot of lies and truths mixed together, which was also a point that he had always had a knot in his heart.

What he never told everyone was that he didn't love Yuanyuan, but he always doubted whether Yuanyuan was his biological daughter. It was not until Yuanyuan got measles and faced a life-and-death situation that he hated his cowardice in his heart and stopped avoiding his true heart.

"Don't make things difficult for the second wife. Wait until she gives birth to the child before making plans." He spit out the turbid air that had been accumulating in his chest, and looked at Ma Jingyang apologetically, "It's a joke, right?"

"Ma Jingyang is here to see Master Zong today. Since Master Zong is not sick, Ma will take his leave." Ma Jingyang did not want to get involved in the backyard disputes of the Zong family, and now he was also showing his attitude of keeping his mouth shut.

"Thank you, Brother Ma." Zong Ying arched his hands, covered his face with one hand and walked towards the study, "The rest of the matters will be handled by the first wife. I'm too tired and need to rest."

"Master, have a good rest, and everyone else will follow me to Chunyuan." Li Muting's goal had been achieved, so she was naturally satisfied. Moreover, now that the master has full trust in her, she will certainly handle all subsequent matters and let the master feel at ease with her.

A few days later. The side courtyard.

"Alas, I heard that the second wife has also come to the side courtyard. Tell me what happened to the master. There are three wives in total, and two of them have been sent here." Aunt Cai held the cards in one hand and cracked melon seeds with the other hand, looking very comfortable.

"If you ask me, it's still the bad feng shui of this side courtyard, it's a bad omen. Do you remember that the second and third wives lived in this side courtyard for a few days when they entered the mansion. You see, the third wife gave birth to the little master, but she died not long after. The second wife gave birth to the eldest daughter, and she got measles and almost died." Aunt Li, who had the best relationship with Aunt Cai, touched the scar on her ankle and played the cards.

"Bah, you all know shit. I'll tell you in secret." Nanny Wang spat out the melon seed shells in her mouth, looked around for a few times, and lowered her voice and said, "The second wife had an affair with an outsider,

and the child is already one month old. Family disgrace should not be made public, and the master felt aggrieved, so he sent her to the side courtyard." "Affair? Second wife? You didn't lie to us, did you?" Nanny Cai and Nanny Li looked at her at the same time, waiting for her to continue. Nanny Li added, "Don't talk nonsense here, the second wife gave birth to the eldest daughter for the master. The master loves the eldest daughter so much now, how could the second wife do such a thing."

"Why would I lie to you two old women!" Nanny Wang's voice became louder, "If I didn't have a good relationship with you, I wouldn't tell you about this. The eldest wife has issued a gag order for everyone who knows about this. The second wife and that man are old acquaintances."

"Old acquaintance? Didn't the Second Madam cut off all ties with those people when she entered the mansion?" The wound on Li Ma's foot became even more itchy, and her skin rustled like dry bark.

(End of this chapter)