Chapter 383: Madam Slaps Zhuang Hui
"I've raised you with all my wealth and treasure, taught you to be dignified and polite, and taught you to read and write. Is this just for you to debase yourself and become someone else's concubine?"
Zhuang Hui was raised by the eldest lady for many years.
The eldest lady has always been calm and composed, like a bodhisattva placed on a shrine, with her eyes downcast all day long and no expression on her face.
Nothing seemed to stir her emotions.
Even if she made a mistake occasionally and the eldest lady wanted to scold her, her expression was always calm.
At most, just a frown.
Although Zhuang Hui was really afraid of the eldest lady, she never really hit her.
This was the first time that the eldest lady was so angry with her.
Zhuang Hui knelt on the ground, trembling and sobbing, her body shaking uncontrollably, but she still said carefully: "Mother, please don't be angry."
"I……"
"I just... I just want to survive. I'm not shameless and insist on becoming someone's concubine. My cousin and cousin-in-law said that when the truth comes out, they will let me fake my death and set me free."
Zhuang Hui knelt on the ground with tears streaming down her face. She looked at the eldest lady with grievance and said sadly that she just wanted to survive.
She repeated to the first lady what Yan Jin and Xiao had said to her.
But after hearing this, the eldest lady's expression did not ease, but became even more gloomy.
She even threw a book at Zhuang Hui's face.
"How could I raise such a stupid thing like you!"
The eldest lady stared at Zhuang Hui's face closely.
Zhuang Hui's appearance combines the best features of her biological mother and father.
She is so charming and seductive that even when she is just standing there quietly, she exudes a sense of charm.
Fortunately, her eyes were not gentle, and she was too introverted. She did not wear bright clothes on weekdays, and her clothes and appearance were very simple. In addition, her behavior was dignified, which greatly contradicted the bright and frivolous feeling brought by her face.
But even so, Zhuang Hui is still a great beauty with outstanding temperament.
Especially when she cries, it can easily arouse the desire to protect in kind-hearted people, but it can also arouse the desire to sadistic in those with dark and paranoid hearts.
With such a face, she wants to be Yan Jin's concubine!
He even dared to assure her that Yan Jin would not have any feelings for her.
"What does your face look like? What does Xiao look like? With a beautiful woman like you by your side, do you really think Yan Jin is Liu Xiahui?"
To be fair, Xiao is definitely not ugly.
She is pretty and gentle, and is indeed a beauty.
But there is a huge gap between beauties.
Xiao is pretty, but compared to Zhuang Hui, she is nothing.
"If you follow Yan Jin, you will be his concubine in name only. How can you prevent him from doing anything to you?"
"Then the Yan family will say that you don't know the rules and that I'm a concubine who buys things. If someone thinks you're disobedient and sells you off, what will you do then?"
"Some things don't weigh more than four ounces on the scale, but once they are weighed, they weigh more than a thousand pounds. You really think being a concubine is easy, but that means you'll be dependent on others for your entire life, living at their mercy. When they're happy, they treat you like a person, but when they're unhappy, they kick you away like an object. You can't even find someone who wants to help you make decisions!"
After hearing what the eldest lady said, Zhuang Hui's face turned pale.
She had thought about these things too.
Can--
"But my cousin and his wife both said that this was just a temporary solution. Once the truth comes out, I will be free."
"Mother, please grant your daughter's wish. I really can't survive in this mansion. Father and grandmother want me dead every day!"
"presumptuous!"
The eldest lady's voice was cold, and her calm eyes were tinged with anger. "You grew up in front of me, and I'm still alive. Who would have the guts to touch you?"
"As long as I'm alive, your father and grandmother won't do anything to you. Otherwise, how could you still be alive today? I would have sent you to hell with a white silk scarf on the day this happened."
"Besides, your claim that I'll help you fake your own death and set you free once the truth is revealed is simply a joke."
The eldest lady looked at Zhuang Hui with increasing disappointment. She really didn't understand how she could have raised such a stupid and naive child.
"They say the truth is revealed, but what if the truth never comes to light?"
"Do you want to stay in the Yan family until you grow old and die, and be a concubine who can only rely on others for your whole life?"
These words were so harsh that Zhuang Hui almost couldn't breathe.
The eldest lady's words left her speechless.
She just lowered her head and said hesitantly, "I believe that the truth will eventually come out. Or at worst, I can go and explain it to my cousin. I will only stay in the Yan family for three years."
"Three years from now, regardless of whether the truth is revealed or not, my cousin must help me fake my death and set me free."
Zhuang Hui's idea is naive and stupid.
The eldest lady's eyes turned cold as she looked at him.
"Raising a stupid child like you is the worst sin of my life."
She stared at Zhuang Hui's suddenly pale face, feeling almost breathless. "Three years later, okay? If three years pass and the truth comes out, and you break free from the stigma, what if three years later, you and Yan Jin have a child?"
"Or maybe after spending so much time together, you've already fallen in love with Yan Jin and are willing to be her concubine?"
Zhuang Hui's face suddenly turned pale.
"No... Mother, don't worry. I absolutely won't have any feelings for my cousin. No matter what, I won't fall in love with him, and he won't like me either. Mother, you can be absolutely assured of this!"
Her cousin and cousin-in-law are her benefactors.
How could she be so shameless as to intervene between her two benefactors?!
Zhuang Hui pleaded desperately, "Mother, I beg you, please believe me, I just want to find a way to survive. Now, I have no other way to go, right?"
"I won't have children with my cousin. Once I enter the Yan family, I will hide in my shell and never cause any trouble for my cousin and his wife."
The eldest lady raised her hand to support her forehead.
She looked at Zhuang Hui with great disappointment.
It was impossible to imagine that she had spent so many years raising such a stupid girl.
The eldest lady's expression was stern, and her question was pointed, "How can you guarantee that you won't have any selfish motives?"
"How can I guarantee that you won't cause trouble for your cousin and his wife?"
"Zhuang Hui, you promised me before that you would behave yourself and never cause any trouble for us to gossip about."
"You promised you would be good, but what about now?"
"How much trouble have you caused now?"
Zhuang Hui's face turned pale.
The eldest lady's question left her speechless.
She closed her eyes in pain.
"Mother……"
"Don't call me mother!" The eldest lady looked at her coldly, "The child I raised must never be married to someone else as a concubine."
"If you are really willing to degenerate like this, then you should not recognize me as your mother."
She stared at Zhuang Hui coldly, "Being a concubine or being my daughter, you can only choose one."
Zhuang Hui burst into tears. She rushed to the eldest lady, her body shaking. "Mother! Don't be angry!"
"I--"
"I just won't agree to my cousin and his wife's request. Please don't be angry. Please don't abandon me!"
She cried so hard that her whole body was shaking.
The eldest lady just sighed and asked someone to wash her face to wash away the tears. "Zhuang Hui, you are still young and don't understand. Most women who become concubines don't have a good ending."
"I'm a trader. If one day I'm gone, and the Yan family forces Yan Jin to send you away and ask you to serve his boss, will you have the freedom to refuse?"
After all, Mr. Zhuang is not a loving father.
He doesn't care whether Zhuang Hui lives or dies.
As for whether Zhuang Hui would be sold, he didn't care as long as Zhuang's father could get a share of the profits.
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