Chapter 138 Just a mistress? What's so shameful about that?
Lin Yingyu never expected that even now, Lu Zhaoruo could still be so sharp and sarcastic in her criticism, constantly using terms like "concubine," "lowly status," and "lewd behavior."
She scoffed inwardly.
Ha, she really is a feudal woman through and through, repeating the same few moral slanders over and over again, with nothing new to say.
She chuckled coldly, her tone rising as she lazily said, "Lu Zhaoruo, it seems you hate me to the core... Look at all that cursing you've done..."
She paused for a moment: "No wonder..."
Then, deliberately drawing out the sound, she stepped forward and said with a smug tone, "After all, the person you grew up with and were betrothed to early on fell completely in love with me in just one month."
"You are naturally resentful and can't understand why I... defeated you in just one month, a feat that took more than ten years."
Upon hearing this, Lu Zhaoruo not only did not get angry, but her expression remained calm and composed:
"Lady Lin is right."
"I am indeed not as good as you."
"To think that he could win the exclusive favor of such a heartless and ungrateful person as Shen Rongzhi."
"Fortunately, Heaven has eyes and did not let me into its sights."
"Otherwise, wouldn't that really prove the saying..."
"Catfish are attracted to filth, and rats are drawn to rotten flies?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Yingyu's smug expression froze instantly.
After a long silence, she slowly let out a cold laugh through her teeth: "Madam Lu really has a silver tongue. Oh, right..."
She changed the subject: "Rong Lang once told me personally..."
She enunciated each word clearly: "If you were innocent, he wouldn't have been so heartless towards you; he would have had some pity. After all... you worked hard and dutifully as a maid in the Shen family for three whole years!"
Lu Zhaoruo's fingers suddenly clenched tightly.
In her past life, it was precisely because of her 'impure body' that she felt indebted to Shen Rongzhi and was willing to humble herself and serve as a servant in the Shen family, exhausting her energy and suffering endless torment!
And now...
The reason she still retained a sliver of tolerance for Shen Rongzhi and didn't push things too far was because of his 'impure body'.
To her surprise, Lin Yingyu was not ashamed of being a mistress at all; instead, she was met with even more outrageous sarcasm and retorts!
This was completely beyond her understanding of women in the world.
How could there be such a shameless woman in this world who is not ashamed of her illicit affair, but rather takes pride in it?
Such bizarre and unconventional thoughts are simply unheard of!
Lin Yingyu felt a sense of satisfaction seeing that she remained silent.
Just a mistress?
What's there to be ashamed of?
She raised her chin, her expression haughty.
She never cared about what others thought! What did it matter to her if they slandered or ridiculed her? She lived a carefree and happy life!
She never felt sorry for herself; on the contrary, she thought Lu Zhaoruo was the complete loser...
A pathetic creature who is unloved and only knows how to roar in anger!
Such anger, with every word of humiliation, ultimately... it's just because of resentment, isn't it?
She had seen many women like this, trapped by love and obsessed with titles and status!
Lin Yingyu's greatest chance of winning was never to make a married man fall in love with her, but rather that she herself hadn't truly invested much love.
Looking back, she had a chance encounter with Shen Rongzhi on the fishing island.
He was gentle and refined, elegant and dashing. He was not only skilled in composing poems and prose, but also possessed a captivating voice. When he recited poems and prose, it was as enchanting as a gentle spring rain.
So what if he's married? She certainly wouldn't let such a stunningly handsome man go.
Later, it was learned that he came from a prominent family and owned many shops.
She was even more tempted.
Although he later changed his story and his family had still fallen on hard times, he claimed that his ancestors were actually imperial merchants who had been rewarded with five thousand copper coins and a thousand acres of fertile land. She was determined to go back with him, hoping to enjoy a life of luxury and have the chance to meet his "official wife" in her spare time.
Unexpectedly, what awaited her was not wealth and honor, but a public slap and a defendant in court!
Fortunately...
She raised her fingers and brushed them across the gold-inlaid jade hairpin in her hair.
Fortunately, she also had a "benefactor" in the capital.
Although that "benefactor" was ruthless and difficult to control, she still had leverage over him, which she could use to manipulate and counter him.
She originally wanted to take Shen Rongzhi with her to the capital, but he refused.
Now she has decided to go to the capital alone...
Since that "benefactor" was unwilling to rescue Shen Rongzhi, she simply abandoned him...
In any case, he has become a useless pawn, and what the capital has no shortage of are high-ranking officials and nobles with high status and outstanding appearance.
She was confident that she could find a successor who was more handsome and powerful than Shen Rongzhi.
As for her status? A mistress?
She didn't care at all.
However, since Shen Rongzhi had once been her man, she would never allow him to harbor feelings for another woman.
Even in death, his heart will only have Lin Yingyu in it!
She had already planned that once her child was born, she would use the money sent by the "nobleman" from the capital to buy a small house in the city and hire two honest old women to take care of her two daughters.
She herself will set off for the capital to climb higher branches and find a bigger tree!
As for that "noble person" from the capital...
Lin Yingyu's lips curled into a cold, confident smile.
"I'll help you this time, so please don't bother me again in the future?"
"Oh……"
Having seized your fatal weakness, you think you can just offer me a paltry favor and expect me to let you go?
As for Shen Rongzhi?
A faint sense of regret swept through Lin Yingyu's heart.
It's a pity that he had such a gentle and refined appearance, and such a beautiful voice, as captivating as a spring night's drizzle.
But this regret was fleeting.
Who told him to be so foolish? He surrendered without resistance as soon as he returned to the Shen family, ending up imprisoned with no hope of ever getting out of trouble!
What difference is there between a man who has lost power and whose future is ruined and a good-for-nothing?
Why did she still go to that gloomy prison to visit him?
Because she, Lin Yingyu, absolutely could not allow herself to leave any man with the impression of being 'heartless and ungrateful,' even if he was a dying cripple!
This drama of 'deep affection and loyalty' must be performed fully and convincingly.
Lin Yingyu snapped out of her reverie, a venomous sneer playing on her lips as her gaze pierced Lu Zhaoruo like needles: "Speaking of which, I'm rather curious..."
"Was the man who forcibly took Lady Lu's body back then a toothless, filthy, old coffin-stuffed man, or a stinking, yellow-toothed, murderous brute?"
"Or perhaps... a shifty-eyed, vulgar, and deranged monkey?"
With each question she asked, her tone rose a notch, every word dripping with vicious humiliation.
Madam Yang, standing to the side, trembled with rage. Unable to contain herself any longer, she stepped forward and sternly rebuked, "Shut up! Aren't you afraid of retribution after death for such wicked and foul language?"
Lin Yingyu sneered as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world: "Retribution? In my eyes, Lin Yingyu, only living a miserable life and dying a pathetic death is retribution!"
She glanced at Madam Tu with a flick of her eye and asked deliberately, "Old Madam Tu, don't you think so?"
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