Chapter 192 May this lowly servant and her bastard child die together!
In the northeast corner of the backyard, outside a low-ceilinged maid's room, a large crowd of servants from the Meng family had gathered.
Everyone craned their necks, whispering and talking amongst themselves, yet they were all restrained by the rules and dared not get too close.
Upon seeing the mistress, Geng Qionghua, stride angrily toward them, the crowd hurriedly parted to the sides, making way for a narrow passage. Everyone held their breath and lowered their heads, not daring to meet her gaze.
The door was wide open.
A strong smell of alcohol mixed with the odor of cheap cosmetics wafted out, making one want to vomit.
The maid Aru, with her hair disheveled and clothes in disarray, was being held tightly by two rough old women, one on each side of her arms.
However, her rather attractive face showed no sign of panic or shame, but rather a sense of triumph and smugness.
Meng Jiang, the master of the Meng family, was completely unaware that he was lying drunkenly on the maid's narrow bed with his chest exposed, snoring loudly!
Geng Qionghua stood at the door.
Her gaze swept across the room, and she felt a surge of blood rush to the top of her head. Suddenly, everything went black, her body swayed, and she almost collapsed.
Yang, the old woman standing nearby, quickly reached out to support her, saying repeatedly, "Mistress, be careful!"
However, Geng Qionghua suddenly turned her head and glared fiercely at her trusted confidante, Granny Yang.
Startled by the sudden and undisguised murderous intent, Granny Yang trembled, her face turning deathly pale, and she lowered her head guiltily.
Granny Yang was a dowry brought by Geng Qionghua from her mother's family; she was the most shrewd and reliable.
If she were to stumble upon such a scandal on any other day, her first reaction would undoubtedly be to immediately block the news, dismiss the servants, and cover up for her master!
But today, instead of trying to cover it up, she rushed to the hall where guests were gathered and loudly proclaimed it! She completely exposed this scandal and made her lose face!
She didn't even immediately move the master back to the main room, leaving this shameful scene exposed to everyone's eyes!
This is by no means an oversight.
This is clearly a deliberate betrayal!
Geng Qionghua shoved away Yang Mama, who was helping her, and rushed into the room. She raised her hand and slapped Aru hard across the face, cursing, "You despicable thing!"
Aru was beaten so badly that she fell to her knees, her cheeks instantly turning red and swollen, but she bit her lip tightly and refused to beg for mercy.
Geng Qionghua glanced at Meng Jiang, who was dead drunk on the bed, her eyes surging with intense hatred and disgust...
Suppressing her overwhelming rage, she sharply ordered, "What are you all standing there for! Move the master back to the main room to sober up!"
Granny Yang hurriedly responded and, along with another old woman, stepped forward, frantically trying to help Meng Jiang up from the bed.
However, Meng Jiang was sturdy and drunk, like a lump of mud. The two struggled for a long time but couldn't budge him. Instead, they were both panting heavily.
At this moment, Lu Zhaoruo arrived.
Seeing this, Dongrou, who had been anxiously huddled in the corner, rushed forward and grabbed Lu Zhaoruo's sleeve, her voice filled with panic and guilt: "Madam! I just returned from changing and bumped into Granny Yang in the corridor. She was carrying a basin of water and ran straight up to me, splashing it all over me! Then she said she would take me to a nearby room to wait while she went to get clean clothes to change into... But who knew, who knew that when I opened the door, I would witness such a disgusting scene..."
Her voice choked with emotion: "My lady, Dongrou really didn't mean to cause you trouble, it was my negligence..."
Lu Zhaoruo gently patted the back of her hand to comfort her, but her gaze suddenly sharpened and shot towards Granny Yang, who was struggling to support Meng Jiang.
She was Geng Qionghua's trusted confidante from her family home, and she was extremely shrewd.
Why are you behaving so strangely today, going to such lengths to lure a foreign guest's maid here and expose this family scandal?
This is no coincidence; it's clearly a staged performance.
"It's alright, this isn't your fault."
Lu Zhaoruo said calmly, "Someone deliberately invited us to watch this play."
After saying that, she seemed to sense something, turned around, and stared at an exquisite pavilion not far away with her cool gaze.
On the second floor, a window was half-open, and a handsome figure dressed in a cloud-gray robe stood by the railing.
It was Meng Xi, the eldest son of the Meng family.
His expression was indifferent as he looked down at the mess in the courtyard, as if watching a farce that had nothing to do with him.
At this moment, a nanny stepped forward and whispered, "Madam, what should we do with this lowly maid?"
Seeing that Aru not only did not beg for mercy, but knelt upright with an air of arrogance, Geng Qionghua was filled with rage and shouted, "You despicable thing! How dare you deliberately seduce the master and defile the family! Drag her away, give her twenty strokes of the cane, and sell her off at a brokerage tomorrow!"
Unexpectedly, Aru suddenly raised her head and shouted, "Madam! You can't hit me, and you can't sell me!"
Geng Qionghua looked at her with disdain: "Who do you think you are?"
A hint of smugness flashed across Aru's face. She gently placed her right hand on her lower abdomen and said loudly, "Because... this servant is carrying the master's child!"
Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked!
Even Lu Zhaoruo and Dong Rou, who were watching quietly from the side, showed surprise.
Geng Qionghua's face turned deathly pale in an instant, her body swayed, and a metallic taste filled her throat, almost causing her to vomit blood.
Seeing this, Aru became even more smug. She turned to Meng Jiang, who was being helped up by the nanny and was still drowsy, and called out in a sweet voice, "Master! Master, wake up! You promised me the other day that you would take me as a concubine and give me and my child a proper status. You must stand up for me!"
Meng Jiang, his eyes glazed with drunkenness, mumbled, "Give...take! You're much more docile and charming than that Geng woman..."
These words pierced Geng Qionghua's heart.
Once upon a time, when Meng Jiang's deceased ex-wife, Madam Di, was still alive, he would hold her close and speak softly, "Qionghua, you are more gentle and lovely than Madam Di."
The past and the present overlapped, an irony that broke her heart.
She forced back her tears, quickly wiping away a single wet drop from the corner of her eye with her fingertips.
When she looked up again, her eyes were filled with sharpness: "I knew long ago that you were wicked, but I did not expect you to be so impatient! Relying on your looks, you dare to try to climb up to me with your lowly body, and now you even dare to show off such despicable tricks in front of me!"
Aru raised her head, feigning sorrow: "Madam, please understand, it was not that this servant intentionally seduced the master, it was truly..."
She gazed tenderly at Meng Jiang, "It is true that my love for you is mutual, and my feelings for you are sincere."
"sincere?"
Geng Qionghua suddenly stepped forward and slapped Aru several times, leaving her cheeks red and swollen.
He then leaned down and pinched her chin hard with his fingertips, forcing her to raise her head: "What a fine 'mutual affection'! You dare to be so arrogant just because of the child in your belly? Do you really think I can't do anything to you?"
She disgustedly shook off his hand and sternly ordered her men, "Someone! Go and brew a bowl of abortifacient medicine immediately! Use the most potent one!"
Aru was terrified and collapsed to the ground, clutching her lower abdomen tightly. She cried out, "No! Madam! You mustn't harm the master's flesh and blood! If the master finds out when he wakes up, he will... he will be furious!"
Geng Qionghua looked down at her condescendingly, her gaze as if scrutinizing filth: "Enraged? Since you rely on this bastard child and are so reckless, then don't blame this lady..."
then.
She raised her hand, her fingertips casually brushing against her hair, and slowly untied a red gold and kingfisher feather phoenix tail hairpin.
This hairpin was a betrothal gift that Meng Jiang personally put on her when he asked a matchmaker to come to his home to propose to her as his second wife.
He once said, "Qionghua's beauty is unparalleled, and only this phoenix hairpin can match her."
Aru stared blankly at the hairpin, not understanding its meaning.
The next second.
A murderous glint flashed in Geng Qionghua's eyes. She suddenly exerted force with her wrist, driving the hairpin tip deep into Aru's lower abdomen.
This place is pregnant with Meng Jiang's child!
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