Chapter 260: Taking a Concubine
At that time, all the maids and servants in the Zheng family respected her.
She had a monthly salary and a decent reputation, all of which were due to her excellent embroidery skills.
In addition, she was beautiful, so the maids in the courtyards of the ladies and young ladies all loved to come and talk to her.
"Sister Yanran's needlework is so beautiful. Why can't I have such a pair of skillful hands?"
A maidservant hung her head, sighed helplessly, looked at Yanran's hand, then looked at her own, and the corners of her eyes drooped even more.
A little girl who was close to her pushed her and touched her hand with a smile, "Don't do that. Sister Yanran's hands are as skillful as the Weaver Girl's, while yours are like chicken claws. It's true that the things you embroider can really scare people."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone burst into laughter.
The teased little maidservant was so angry that she pinched the face of the little sister next to her, "Bah! You bitch, you're still talking about me! Do you think your embroidery is not shabby?"
The little sister dodged and hid behind Yanran, and even arched her eyebrows at the little maid, saying in a delicate voice: "Good sister, I was wrong, please don't pinch me~"
"But having said that, Sister Yanran's embroidery is so beautiful. The loquat and mountain bird are so lifelike, even the insect-bitten loquat leaves are embroidered in. It's so beautiful!"
"Sister Yanran, when my father and mother redeem me, I will also learn embroidery from you. You can expect to receive my salary then!"
Yanran was embroidering while watching them making noises. She smiled and nodded, "Okay~"
She was really respectable at that time because of her exquisite embroidery skills. Not only the little maids, but even the wife of the third young master of the Zheng family, Ling Qiu, was polite to her.
until……
Yanran's eyes were suddenly filled with hatred.
Until that day, when she was doing embroidery in her room, Zheng Xiu, the third young master of the Zheng family, got drunk and broke into her room.
That day was a heavy rain in Yu Yanran's life, and it brought continuous dampness afterwards.
The third son of the Zheng family took her body by force, and this scandal was discovered by everyone in the mansion.
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"I thought she looked quite capable. Although she was pretty, she had no evil intentions and just focused on her embroidery every day. I didn't expect that she was so good at judging people by their appearance that she actually attracted the master of the mansion."
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"Bah! I must have misjudged her before. I actually thought her embroidery was beautiful!"
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"Humph, if she's only thinking about seducing you, she has to make her embroidery look good. If it's not good, why would she bother inviting Master Xingying to come over so she can take advantage of the opportunity to seduce her?"
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"What's the difference between her and those girls in the brothel? It's so disgusting! I've never seen anyone as self-deprecating as her. Didn't she say before that she wanted to open an embroidery shop? I was actually fooled by her!"
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"You're stupid! Being an embroiderer means you have to embroider yourself. Even if you open an embroidery shop, it's still going to take a lot of effort. You have to run around the shop every day. How can it be as comfortable as being served by someone else?"
In an instant, because of this sudden change, Yanran became a despicable person who was criticized by everyone.
She didn't understand why it was Zheng Xiu who broke into her house.
She became a wicked woman who was condemned by everyone as a villain with evil intentions.
Everyone called her a seducer and nailed her to the pillar of shame.
Yanran looked dazed, clutching the torn clothes to wrap her body, her eyes filled with death. She slowly glanced at the pillar next to her, gritted her teeth and wanted to turn around.
Fortunately, the maid beside Ling Qiu was quick-witted and stopped her quickly, preventing him from being killed on the spot.
Ling Qiu, the wife of the Third Young Master of the Zheng Family, sighed softly, holding a handkerchief in her hand. A look of pity fell on Yanran, and she spoke gently, "Now that things have come to this, why blame Miss Yanran any more?"
"What happened today was an accident. My husband shouldn't have gotten so drunk. Well, if that's the case, why not marry Miss Yanran? That way, everyone will be happy, and Miss Yanran won't have lost her life in vain."
This is the way the world is. When a man and a woman are caught cheating, the man is just teased and called a womanizer.
Or at most it will be discussed for a while.
But for women, it is a disaster. What awaits them is either having their hair cut off and becoming a nun, or being tied up with a white silk.
Yanran is definitely not going to survive in her current state.
Even though her parents couldn't bear to let her go, she had the heart to send her to be a nun, but she couldn't bear to let her die.
The gossip of the neighbors around her would also cost her her life.
With such a scandal on her shoulders, no one would dare to buy her embroidery works no matter how good they were.
Ling Qiu's expression was gentle. He took the initiative to step forward and tightened Yanran's clothes. His expression was still compassionate. "Miss Yanran, I have always liked you. Now that something has gone wrong, how about you serve your husband well from today on."
"From now on, I will treat you as my own sister."
Yanran opened her mouth.
Her mind was in a mess. She felt something was wrong, but she couldn't tell what it was.
Everyone around praised Ling Qiu for being virtuous and sensible. Zheng Xiu felt very lucky to have such a wife, which was a blessing from his previous life.
Yanran was also lucky to have met a wife as easy to talk to as Ling Qiu.
If it were someone else, seeing her seducing so happily and taking advantage of the host's drunkenness to lure him into the room to do such a vile thing, they would have hanged her with a white silk thread long ago.
If it were a good-tempered mistress like Ling Qiu, not only would she not blame her, but she would also give her a status, allowing her to serve Zheng Xiu from then on.
"Our Third Young Master's wife is too good-tempered. If it were me, I would have to have her slapped a few times to ruin her seductive face!"
"If it weren't for the fact that our Third Young Master is so blessed, it would be because his Third Young Madam is so virtuous that he can live a comfortable life."
"You're still young, how could you possibly know those vixens use all sorts of tricks to seduce people? You just happened to be caught today. Who knows how many times they've succeeded in their attempts in private?"
"If the Third Young Madam insists on beating her to death, then she'll have fallen into the trap of this little vixen. The more she beats and scolds her, the more the Third Young Master will pity this vixen. On the contrary, if the Third Young Madam is virtuous, the Master will feel that he has failed her."
It wasn't just the maids who praised Ling Qiu for her virtue.
Even Ling Qiu's mother-in-law had a melancholy look on her face, feeling sorry for her daughter-in-law, and immediately asked someone to give the housekeeper's key to Ling Qiu.
She even patted Ling Qiu's hand and supported him in front of everyone.
"My son, it's Xiu'er who has wronged you in this matter. It's also the fault of this lowly maid, who used to be so seductive and charming that she caused you so much sadness."
"From now on, this place will be left to you to take care of. If there are any restless people again, just have them dragged out and beaten to death with sticks."
"I'm truly sorry for you. It's hard for you to be so virtuous. Tomorrow I'll take you out for a walk. Don't let that fool and that slut hurt you."
Ling Qiu had a smile on his face, but his eyes were just red enough.
Her voice was a little muffled, and she nodded towards her mother-in-law.
But he had already made the decision to take Yanran as his concubine.
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