In Songhe Garden, Old Madam Sheng and her two young daughters-in-law sat on chairs, grimacing. A maid stood beside each of them, applying ointment to the areas where they had been stung by bees.
Old Master Sheng, Second Brother Sheng, and Third Brother Sheng stared at the three women in shock.
It's terrible, absolutely terrible.
The three women sat in a row, each with swollen, exposed skin, and even yellow bee venom was oozing out.
"Ouch! You little slut, are you trying to kill me with pain? Be gentle!"
Madam Sheng was seething with anger and had nowhere to vent it. Looking at the pretty little maid in front of her, she kicked her.
The maid was kicked and fell to the ground. She looked at Madam Sheng's gloomy face but didn't dare to say a word. She just endured her grievances, got up, and continued to apply medicine to Madam Sheng.
When Master Sheng saw the pretty young maid being beaten, a look of displeasure appeared on his face.
"Liu, why did you hit her? How can she not feel pain after being stung by a bee like this? Just bear with it. What's the difference between you yelling and screaming like this and a shrew!"
"Oh ho! You're feeling sorry for her now, aren't you? Third Master Sheng, let me tell you, don't think I don't know you've got inappropriate thoughts about this pretty girl." Madam Sheng raised her swollen hand and pointed at Third Master Sheng's nose.
"You, you're talking nonsense!" Master Sheng's face instantly turned red, and he glanced at Old Master Sheng.
Seeing that Old Master Sheng was looking at him with a frown, he quickly lowered his head.
Old Master Sheng was afraid that he and his second brother would tarnish the reputation of the General's Mansion, so he was extremely strict about their private lives. Therefore, even though he had his eye on Hongzhu, he did not dare to make a move.
Seeing this, Madam Sheng became even more certain of her suspicions. She glared fiercely at the little maid, as if she wanted to devour her alive.
"Well, you shameless little slut, how dare you seduce my man! I'll skin you alive today!" With that, Madam Sheng rushed forward and began to beat the little maid.
The young maid trembled with fear, quickly backing away while crying, "Madam, I didn't! I didn't seduce Third Master, we're innocent!"
"Innocent? Ha... Even if you're innocent now, will you still be innocent in a couple of days? I've seen plenty of lowly sluts like you who do nothing all day and try to climb into their master's bed just because you're a bit pretty!"
As Madam Sheng spoke, she grabbed Hongzhu's wrist and pinched her flesh hard. The little maid screamed in pain, and tears streamed down her face, but she still gritted her teeth and endured it.
When Master Sheng saw that Hongzhu's pretty face was covered in tears, looking so fragile and pitiful, he quickly stepped forward and pulled Madam Sheng back, saying, "Madam Liu, that's enough! Stop making a scene here!"
"I'm being unreasonable? Third Master Sheng, it's obvious you two are having an affair, and you're still saying I'm being unreasonable?" Madam Sheng struggled to shake off Third Master Sheng's hand.
"Who said I had an affair with her? Don't talk nonsense!"
"Heh, Sheng Laosan, don't think I can't do anything just because you don't admit it! Guards! Strip this slut naked and throw her into the brothel. Let her be ridden by a thousand men and slept with ten thousand men, then let's see if you still like her?"
As soon as Madam Sheng finished speaking, two old women came over and headed straight for the red candle.
"Madam, please spare my life! Hongzhu has always been loyal to you! I really didn't seduce Third Master!"
Hongzhu knelt on the ground, her legs trembling uncontrollably. She pleaded for mercy while weeping bitterly.
"Drag her away!"
Madam Sheng ignored Hongzhu's pleas and insisted on selling her.
Upon seeing this, Master Sheng felt a surge of inexplicable anger and slapped Madam Sheng's pig-headed face.
"You shrew, you're right, I do like Hongzhu. Today I'm going to take Hongzhu as my concubine. You're just a country woman, and I haven't divorced you. I'm even letting you enjoy life with me. You should be secretly happy!"
Did you think this was in the countryside, where you, Liu Cuihua, could do whatever you wanted?
It's perfectly normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines in aristocratic circles. With your jealous nature, don't blame me for divorcing you!
Madam Sheng was frightened by the sudden rise of Master Sheng. In the village, she was known for her shrewishness. After coming to the capital, she was always afraid that Master Sheng would look down on her, so she disciplined him very strictly.
Master Sheng always obeyed her every word, just like he was back in the village, acting like a complete coward.
But this time, Master Sheng hit a little maid for her sake, and it seems that Master Sheng really despises her.
Overwhelmed with grief, she burst into tears: "Waaah... Sheng Laosan, you heartless bastard! When your family was so poor you couldn't even afford food, I didn't look down on you for being poor. I used my dowry to help support your whole family. What? Now that your family is rich and powerful, you look down on a lowly person like me?"
You're calling me a country bumpkin?
Aren't you from the countryside? Aren't your whole family from the countryside?
"Enough! Third son's wife, stop bringing up those past favors. You're only willing to support the Sheng family because my son is handsome. Otherwise, with your looks, how could you have married into the Sheng family?"
Madam Sheng originally didn't want to get involved in the affairs of the younger generation, but this Liu Cuihua actually brought up the fact that she used her dowry to support their whole family. If this got out, wouldn't the dowry controversy that had just been calmed down be discussed again?
Then those people will say that the Sheng family has a tradition of relying on their daughters-in-law's dowries to make a living.
“Mother! I don’t want to bring up the past, but your son has become a crook, so I have to say something to let him know who he is! Don’t forget your roots just because you have a little money!”
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