Chapter 103 Brother-in-law and Sister-in-law?

For a moment, Liu Rumei considered turning back the way she came.

Just pretend you didn't see anything, don't know anything... As long as she still needs Sheng Huai'an, she can just pretend to be polite to him.

But suddenly, she didn't want to endure it anymore.

After all this scheming, what has she gained?

Was it Jia who brought her humiliation?

Or was it Sheng Huai'an who let her down?

Upon entering the inner room of the study, she immediately saw Sheng Huai'an, disheveled, pinning a woman to the desk, demanding her in a condescending and superior manner.

"Sheng Huai'an!" Liu Rumei called out softly, a bitter smile of utter despair on her face. She clutched her chest and asked, "Is this the 'one love for life' you spoke of?"

The sudden sound startled Sheng Huai'an. He was initially annoyed, thinking that some fearless servant dared to disturb him.

Upon discovering that the person standing behind him was Liu Rumei, her eyes brimming with tears, his handsome face turned deathly pale, his eyes filled with panic.

"Sister-in-law!" Without thinking of anything else, he quickly turned around and walked towards Liu Rumei, eager to explain to her.

Seeing Liu Rumei suddenly raise her hand to cover her eyes, he realized that his clothes were disheveled, so he quickly picked up the outer garment that had been thrown on the ground and put it on, looking very embarrassed.

However, by the time he finished dressing, Liu Rumei had already reached the entrance to the secret passage.

"Sister-in-law, don't go!" He quickly caught up with her, grabbing her wrist tightly to prevent her from leaving. "Yushu and I aren't what you see. Let me explain!"

"I saw it with my own eyes, how could it be false?" Liu Rumei looked at him with tears in her eyes, her weak voice trembling, "You didn't tell me about your matchmaking with the fifth daughter of the Xiang family, and you also lied to me and kept it from me about other people. In your heart, what am I really?"

"Of course you are my sister-in-law, the person I love most!" Without thinking, Sheng Huai'an said eagerly.

Hearing this, Liu Rumei smiled weakly, covered her mouth and coughed, looking as if she had no strength to argue.

But to Yu Shu, this caused a huge uproar.

Brother-in-law and sister-in-law!

She knew they weren't innocent, but she never expected them to be so audacious as to go this far!

She heard about this huge scandal. Just look at the three chastity arches in front of the Duke of Wei's mansion, does she... does she still have a way to live?

Yu Shu was so frightened that she trembled.

At this moment, she had no intention of competing with Liu Rumei for favor, and she didn't even care about wealth and honor. She wished she could be invisible.

While the two "madmen" weren't paying attention to her, she slowly got up from her desk, quietly picked up her clothes from the floor, and put them on.

But she didn't dare leave, and could only stay put.

On the other side, Liu Rumei stubbornly entered the secret passage. Sheng Huai'an had no choice but to close the entrance to the Duobao Pavilion secret passage with a troubled expression and catch up with her.

However, the two of them didn't go very far.

Without a lamp, the dark passageway was completely blind and difficult to navigate.

The pitch-black darkness seemed to amplify the desires and malice in people's hearts. Sheng Huai'an took only a few steps forward, then suddenly pulled Liu Rumei into his arms and groped for her lips to kiss her fiercely.

"Sheng Huai'an, let me go!" Liu Rumei cried as she struggled.

Sheng Huai'an was no longer the gentle and considerate, even overly cautious, man he used to be. He forcefully gripped her wrist and, despite her resistance, bit her lip until it bled.

The two people were like two beasts entangled together.

After an unknown amount of time, Liu Rumei finally broke down and cried.

She uttered no accusations, yet every word seemed to carry an accusation.

The tears softened and ached in Sheng Huai'an's heart, making him feel more guilty than if he had been condemned a thousand times.

"Sister-in-law, don't cry. It was my fault." Releasing his grip on Liu Rumei's shoulders, Sheng Huai'an coaxed her repeatedly, "Don't worry, how can a servant compare to you? You are unique in my heart! Even when my elder brother was still alive, I admired you, and I will only ever love you in this life!"

"Please don't cry, okay?"

"If you don't like Yushu, I'll deal with her as soon as possible. It's just that it will be difficult to explain to my mother, and I might have to talk to her for a while."

"Didn't you want to go out for a walk? I'll arrange it as soon as possible, okay?"

"..."

Sheng Huai'an coaxed Liu Rumei for a long time, making many promises to her.

Only after Liu Rumei calmed down and choked out, "I'll trust you one more time," did he breathe a sigh of relief and say, "I'll go back to my study to get a lamp and take you back to Qinghui Garden."

...

After sending Liu Rumei back to Qinghui Garden, Sheng Huai'an returned to his study and found Yu Shu sitting blankly on the floor next to his desk.

Hearing his approaching footsteps, she looked up at him blankly, her beautiful eyes brimming with tears, threatening to fall, making her look even more pitiful.

But of that face covered by the veil, only the eyes were visible...

Sheng Huai'an cursed under his breath, not even knowing who he was cursing.

"Second Master..." Yu Shu asked in a trembling voice, "You, just now I...you wouldn't..."

Her question was incoherent, but Sheng Huai'an understood it.

He exhaled and frowned, saying, "What are you thinking? You're mine. Just serve me better from now on, and don't think about anything else."

"Yes, yes!" Yu Shu immediately breathed a sigh of relief and had the strength to get up from the ground. She wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and said, "It's late. Let me help you wash up and rest."

Thinking of something, Sheng Huai'an said to her, "Together."

"What?" Yu Shu asked.

Sheng Huai'an put it more plainly, and in a more flippant tone: "Let's wash together."

Yu Shu was overjoyed and wept, nodding repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes, this servant will go and prepare hot water as soon as possible."

When the two of them bathe together in the tub, they inevitably do other things as well.

An accidental discharge of a weapon led to a passionate encounter between lovers.

That's all there is to it...

When everything was over, Sheng Huai'an rested his arms on the edge of the bathtub, tilted his head back, and breathed heavily.

Yu Shu dared not let him soak in the water for too long, as the water had already cooled down, and it was autumn now. If he fell ill and missed his studies, she feared he would take his anger out on her.

Even though Sheng Huai'an would occasionally look at her with affection these days, she didn't feel that he truly regarded her as a human being.

As it turned out, she was right.

She brought warm water and wiped Sheng Huai'an's body again after he stepped out of the bucket. After helping him put on clean and refreshing clothes, he looked at her with admiration and satisfaction, as if he were looking at a well-behaved dog.

After resting in bed, a nervous Yu Shu asked in a low voice, "Second Master, about Madam... is there a secret passage from our study leading to Madam's Qinghui Garden? You and her..."

At this point, Yu Shu bit her lip and didn't continue.

By the moonlight streaming through the window, Sheng Huai'an turned to look at her. Seeing the tension and unease in her eyes, he calmly chuckled, "What are you afraid of? You're mine. As long as you don't tell anyone, why would I make things difficult for you?"

"But Grandma got angry when she saw it..."

"Don't worry," Sheng Huai'an said, "I've already thought of a solution."