Chapter 80: The Mistake is to Think Too Highly of Yourself
"Lü'e serves me well and is clever and smart, so I will give her the title of concubine."
Huo Siyuan hugged Lu'e, and his expression towards Liang Shanyu was full of impatience: "After all, she is just a maid. You, the wife of the second young master of the Marquis's Mansion, can't tolerate a maid?"
"Second Young Master..." Lu'e's shoulders trembled, and the tears at the corners of her eyes stained her rouge into crimson. She lay in his arms in shock and fear.
When she looked up at Liang Shanyu, she was particularly timid. "Second Madam, I only want to serve you well and have no intention of marrying up to someone higher than you. I hope you will grant me your wish."
Liang Shanyu took an unsteady step back. She stared at the man and woman in front of her, tears of anger and grievance rolling down her cheeks.
"Huo Siyuan, I'm pregnant with the Marquis's great-grandson, and instead of coming to see me, you're hanging out with this vixen in the house, and you want to take her as a concubine? How can you be so unjust to me?"
Looking at the charming and pitiful Lu'e, she rushed over angrily, grabbed Lu'e's hair and tried to pull her off: "And who the hell are you? You are worthy of arguing with me? Get down now!"
"Young Master, save me--" Lu'e looked at Huo Siyuan with a pale smiling face and scattered hair, like a frightened deer.
Huo Siyuan took a deep breath and without thinking, he slapped Liang Shanyu in the face in anger, "Let go!"
There was a crisp sound, which startled the maid outside the house and made her hold her breath and concentrate.
Liang Shanyu covered her face and fell to the ground, her hair scattered and her pearl earrings broke into two pieces.
"You actually hit me?"
For a long while, she covered her swollen cheeks and raised her head, tears mixed with rouge flowing down, "Huo Siyuan, I want to give birth to a son for you!"
She had been clinging to Huo Siyuan ever since her rebirth, hoping that Huo Siyuan would lead her to a comeback. How could he...how could he treat her like this!
"Don't forget, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still waiting to celebrate the baby's full moon!" She struggled to her feet, "And now you're hitting me for another woman?!"
When the prince was mentioned, Huo Siyuan paused with his hand protecting Lu'e.
Looking at Liang Shanyu, who was crying, he suppressed his impatience, softened his expression and said, "If you weren't being unreasonable, why would I hit you?"
"You're pregnant, so you can't just leave me to be a widow with no one to serve me, right? This wouldn't make sense in any family. You're the legitimate wife, so how can you be so narrow-minded and jealous?"
Liang Shanyu's whole body was stiff and trembling, and she didn't know whether it was because of pain or anger.
Glancing at Lu'e, who was hiding in the corner sorting out her clothes, Huo Siyuan said with a rolling Adam's apple, "Anyway, Lu'e has already recovered, so we'll carry her to the side yard today. You should also be gentle and sensible, and stop fussing over these trivial matters."
These words were like a knife cutting into Liang Shanyu's heart, and her face became increasingly pale and distorted.
What a petty person!
She had put so much thought into planning for him and helping him, but in the end, a seductress took advantage of the situation, and in the end, she was the one who got jealous?!
Seeing Liang Shanyu about to explode again, Huo Siyuan didn't bother to argue. He stepped forward, hugged her, and whispered to her ear, "Alright, alright. You will always be the wife. Why lower yourself to a servant girl by getting angry?"
"You should know that you are the one I love most in my heart. If you weren't pregnant, I wouldn't be interested in anyone else."
Liang Shanyu clutched her handkerchief tightly, knowing that his sweet words were of no use.
But...it's come to this!
What else could she do if she continued to make a scene? It would only backfire, causing Huo Siyuan to dislike her, and that lowly maidservant would become even more favored!
"Hehe...my husband is right. I was impulsive just now." Liang Shanyu covered her swollen and painful face with her hands, lowered her eyes, and buried her unwillingness deeply.
"I'm pregnant now, so it's inevitable that my mood might be a little off. Please don't be offended, my husband. I won't disturb you."
She almost gritted her teeth as she finished speaking. Her eyes, filled with hidden jealousy, fiercely darted towards Lu'e and said reluctantly, "You too, you must serve your husband well, otherwise I will not let you go!"
"I will follow the madam's instructions." Lu'e smiled happily and bowed delicately.
Seeing Huo Siyuan's satisfied expression, Liang Shanyu felt a pain in her face and lungs, and she staggered away.
On the other side, Zhushu quickly brought back the news from the second house, vividly describing what happened in their house and Liang Shanyu's expression as if she had swallowed a fly when she left.
"Miss, this trick is really satisfying. It's a pity that I didn't see the second lady get slapped in the face with my own eyes!" Zhu Shu laughed so hard that he fell backwards.
"But the sound could be heard outside the courtyard, which shows that the Second Young Master did not hold back."
Liang Weiyuan was at the head of Huo Jinjian's bed, wiping his face with a handkerchief, and she did not hide this matter from him.
Hearing this, she spoke calmly as expected: "She forgot her old lover when she found a new one. Her mistake was that she thought too highly of herself."
She overestimated the fetus in her belly and also overestimated the man's love.
Thinking of the previous life, a hint of coldness and mockery flashed across Liang Weiyuan's eyes.
Huo Jin saw her fleeting emotion clearly, paused, raised his finger and scratched her palm with a hint of disapproval: "You can't generalize."
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