Chapter 175 Do You Want to Be His Concubine? (Second Update)
"Mother." Zhuang Wan stood up and walked over to hug her.
Madam Zhuang could no longer hold back her tears, and two lines of tears fell: "Wan'er, my Wan'er."
The hardest thing to give up in this world is blood relatives. Even though Mrs. Zhuang is not her mother, at this moment, Zhuang Wan still feels the deep maternal love in her arms.
Her excitement and trembling were genuine, and so were her tears, which soon soaked the fabric on her shoulders. Zhuang Wan's heart felt heavy and bitter, and tears welled up in her eyes.
The mother and daughter hugged each other and cried for a long time. Finally, Mrs. Zhuang calmed down and helped Zhuang Wan wipe her tears.
"I never thought I'd see you again," Mrs. Zhuang said with tears in her eyes, "How wonderful! My Wan'er is still fine. God bless you!"
Zhuang Wan helped her sit down, poured her a cup of hot tea and handed it to her to warm her hands. Her heart was filled with guilt for a moment.
"I'm sorry I'm late," she said.
"No, no, no, Wan'er, there's no need to say that. I know you're in a difficult situation, and now that I see you like this, I'm so happy."
She knew exactly how Zhuang Wan had gone to the Pei residence, and could imagine the fear she felt there. She was so young, only seventeen, yet she had to navigate this situation with such caution and effort. She had been worried about her during her time at the manor, and when Pei Xingju started sending supplies and even invited doctors to see her, she gradually began to understand what was going on.
"You and Master Pei..." She lowered her voice: "What's going on?"
When this was mentioned, Zhuang Wan blushed for the first time.
I had originally thought I was going through a dangerous situation, but I hadn't expected there to be a silver lining in the end. There were some things I couldn't tell Madam Zhuang about, so I picked up some of their past experiences and told them.
"At first, I was worried too. I had to flatter him in every way to make him trust me. Fortunately, I learned some sweet-making skills from books, which helped me gain his trust a little, and I lived a peaceful life in the Pei Mansion."
"And then?"
"Later, he regained his memory and realized that I was lying to him. But he also knew that I was only doing this to survive. He was a little angry at first, but he eventually forgave his daughter."
Zhuang Wan recalled that when she wanted to break up and leave, Pei Xingju was indeed angry for a while, but at that time she didn't know that Pei Xingju was interested in her, and she even thought he was stingy.
Thinking of this, she smiled: "Mother, Lord Pei is a good man and a broad-minded person. He didn't hold it against his daughter for what happened in the past."
Mrs. Zhuang nodded: "Of course I know he is a good person, but..."
"Just what?"
"Wan'er," Madam Zhuang said after a moment's silence, "Tell me the truth, you and Master Pei... have you given yourself to him?"
Zhuang Wan nearly choked on her saliva when she heard such lewd words. She hurriedly explained, "No, we haven't reached that stage yet."
Hearing this, Mrs. Zhuang felt relieved, but there was still some worry between her brows.
"Master Pei is certainly a good man. Not to mention that you are under his care, I also owe a lot to him at Zhuangzi. Otherwise, I might not be alive to see you." She said, "I will always remember Master Pei's kindness. I remember his kindness, but I also fear his kindness."
Zhuang Wan listened quietly.
Madam Zhuang said, "I'm afraid he'll ask for something in the future. What should I do?"
"What do you mean by mother?" Zhuang Wan asked.
Madam Zhuang looked at her and touched her cheek: "Wan'er, do you want to be his concubine?"
"Of course not." Zhuang Wan shook her head.
Mrs. Zhuang sighed.
"Wan'er," she said, taking Zhuang Wan's hand, "Lord Pei holds a high position of power and is a handsome man. I've heard that many noble ladies in the capital are infatuated with him. A man like him is naturally a rare and precious man. However, Lord Pei is the Imperial Tutor of Emperor Da Zhao, a favorite of the Emperor, and our Zhuang family is no longer the same. If he were to ask me for your hand, I'm afraid you would only be able to be his concubine."
"He's certainly a good person, and he's very kind to us, mother and daughter." Madam Zhuang continued, "But I really don't want the daughter I raised to become someone else's concubine. It breaks my heart."
After saying this, Mrs. Zhuang started crying again.
Zhuang Wan was stunned and remained silent for a long time.
She had never thought about this question. In her previous life, if she liked someone, she would just date him and marry him when the relationship reached a certain stage. But in this ancient society with strict social status, marriage was based on the principle of being well-matched. If one of them was a favorite of the emperor and the other was a poor noblewoman, it was obviously not a good idea.
It's understandable that Mrs. Zhuang thought this way, but...she didn't actually think that far ahead.
She likes him now and only wants to date him, as for the future...
"Mother," Zhuang Wan comforted Madam Zhuang, "How could my daughter become a concubine? Don't worry, I won't ruin myself."
She is a modern person, monogamous at heart, and would feel ashamed to interfere, so how could she possibly be a concubine?
But Madam Zhuang was clearly worried: "But if you continue to follow him like this, how are you going to live in the future?"
"Let's do what we have to do," Zhuang Wan said. "I like him now, so I'll be with him. If one day I don't like him anymore, I'll just... forget it. It's too far off. We haven't reached that stage yet."
Madam Zhuang asked, "What would you do if he wanted you to be his concubine?"
"He dares!" Zhuang Wan's voice suddenly became louder: "If he has any idea, I will immediately..." tear this scumbag apart.
Although she felt that Pei Xingju might not let her be his concubine, and although she had not thought that far ahead, Mrs. Zhuang's words put the insurmountable fact before her eyes, and for some reason, Zhuang Wan felt depressed.
So when I saw Pei Xingju again, his eyes were not eyes and his nose was not a nose.
Pei Xingju was puzzled. It was clear that they had only not seen each other for a long time, so why did Zhuang Wan act like she had a grudge against him?
"What's wrong?" Seeing that her eyes were red as if she had just cried, he walked closer and wanted to hug her.
Zhuang Wan broke free and glared at him sideways. She recalled the countless female confidantes he had in the book, and her view on relationships between men and women was probably the typical male chauvinism of the era.
"Stand further away." Zhuang Wan pointed two steps away and said, "I want to ask you something."
Pei Xingju pondered for a moment, then took two steps back, saying, "Ask."
"If a beautiful woman stood in front of you and said she wanted to marry you, would you agree?"
Pei Xingju was stunned for a moment. Looking at the beautiful and charming woman in front of him, he suddenly felt a little nervous.
"I......"
Zhuang Wan raised her eyebrows: "How dare you hesitate?"
"No... no," Pei Xingju nodded hurriedly, "I agree, of course I agree."
"Pei Xingju!" Zhuang Wan's eyes widened, furious. "How dare you agree to this! You scumbag!"
“......?”
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